Shot of the Day: 07.03.09
A view inside of Tall Trees National Park on the northern California coast.
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Shot of the Day: 07.02.09
Urban homeless have always used supermarket shopping carts as a way to transport their belongings. Each one is unique and often times an interesting study of the person behind the cart.
American Artifact World Premier at The Red Vic
On Saturday, June 20th, following TRPS Rock Art by the Bay at Ft. Mason, Merle Becker’s documentary American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art, had it’s world premier at The Red Vic on Haight St. in San Francisco. The movie is a must see for any rock poster collector or fan. Not only are you seeing poster artists in their studios talking about their craft, you also get a solid history lesson about the rock poster evolution from Elvis to Pearl Jam. Visit americanartifactmovie.com for the screening schedule.
I took some photos outside the theater while waiting in line and also during the Q&A segment after the screening. Below are some of my favorites.
Invader: Top 10
This is a video promoting the French artist Invader’s solo show at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in Manhattan next month. Invader is known for creating art out of tiles and Rubik’s Cubes to replicate vintage 8-bit video game characters. His website is also very fun and worth a look.
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Shots of the Day: 06.17.09
Today is my son Jonah’s birthday. Everyone can give you advice about raising kids, everyone can tell you what is going to happen in the first 6 months, but no one can tell you the true feeling in your heart when you become father to a son. Jonah has enriched my life in more ways than one. Not only is he a great audience for my silliness, he is easily amused…just like his old man. I love Jonah to pieces and wish him the happiest of birthdays. Happy One Year Buddy, I love you!
Raw Meat On the Doorstep
Mike Shine creates paintings on driftwood he finds in the sand and rocks on beaches he surfs at. An advertising art director during the day, Mike escapes from being a desk jockey the only way he knows how to, he retreats to his cabin in Briones, CA and makes art. “The Shack” as it is affectionately called, is part art studio, part art gallery and part home. The entire cabin is covered in his art, either hung on the walls or murals covering the walls. Mike’s art is rooted in carnival imagery and colors from a time long since gone. He’s influenced by Faustian imagery and stories and likes to paint with a lot of people around.
Mike recreated his lovable “Art Shack” for The Museum of Craft and Folk Art’s Inside/Outside: Artist Environments show and recently sat down with skateboarding legend and successful filmmaker Stacy Peralta for an interview which was turned into a mini-film called Raw Meat On the Doorstep. Whether you are familiar with Mike Shine’s art or not, this film is worth watching for a peek inside the Art Shack and Mike Shine’s creativity.
Inches or Quotes, Feet or Apostrophe
Graphic designers around the world either know when to use these in the right context or don’t. The guys over at ME/AT started a blog called Apostrophe Atrophy which raises awareness on correct and incorrect usage. Oh, and they have no problem making fun of people who get it wrong.
