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  • KCET Discusses Graffiti – Interviews Chaka, Revok, Retna

    KCET’s SoCal Connected featured a segment on graffiti art last night, including coverage of the recent Chaka opening at Mid-City Arts, and interviews with Chaka, Revok and Retna. Check out a clip below.

  • Unkle – Heaven Video

    This is an amazing video that takes the art of music + visuals to another level! Thanks to SpankyStokes. The official blurb on the the vid: ‘Heaven’ was used in the acclaimed skate film Fully Flared directed by Spike Jonze and Ty Evans. The collaboration inspired the directors to take footage and re-edit a sequence…

  • Weekend Art – Graffiti Artist Chaka Opens at Mid-City Arts

    Weekend Art – Graffiti Artist Chaka Opens at Mid-City Arts

    I didn’t grow up in LA but for those who did, around the early 90s, Chaka was a mysterious, but ubiquitous presence in the city. He left his signature tag in literally tens of thousands of places around the LA city-scape, gaining the unwanted attention of the authorities, as well as a new level of…

  • Weekend Art – Cerasoli Gallery Presents: Glamour and Gloom

    Weekend Art – Cerasoli Gallery Presents: Glamour and Gloom

    Culver City’s art scene is burgeoning and the Cerasoli Gallery is a new, but important player in town. This weekend they present a unique opening featuring three artists: John Grande, Nick Potter and Franziska Klotz. Preview images from Glamour and Gloom here April 18  – May 13 , 2009 Opening Reception: Saturday April 18, 6…

  • Robot Art Proves New Yorkers Have a Heart!

    Robot Art Proves New Yorkers Have a Heart!

    Watching this video is like getting a big hug from your favorite person. Kacie Kinzer built a small but adorable robot, dubbed a ‘tweenbot‘ , capable of moving in just one direction, set him in one corner of NY’s Central Park with a flag asking for help to get him to the other corner. Not…

  • Limited Edition Signed Erykah Badu Prints On Sale Now!

    Limited Edition Signed Erykah Badu Prints On Sale Now!

    The wait is over! 100 limited edition 40” X 30” giclee prints signed and numbered by Erykah Badu and artist Steven Lopez are now available exclusively at: www.aftermidnightsoul.com Go claim yours now -these collectors’ items are sure to be snatched up quickly. Part of the proceeds will be donated to Badu’s non-profit, Beautiful Love Incorporated…

  • Papershapers Preview

    Papershapers Preview

    Today I had the opportunity to get a preview of the Papershapers show opening in Culver City tomorrow. The artists were in the process of getting all their pieces together so this is just a wee taste of what will be on display. The show features unique works from Ana Serrano, Annie Vought, Brian Dettmer,…

  • Scion’s Papershapers This Weekend In Los Angeles

    Scion’s Papershapers This Weekend In Los Angeles

    Scion has a great show opening this weekend at their Culver City gallery. Papershapers is curated by Giant Robot and features the paper craft of Shin Tanaka, Ana Serrano, Annie Vought, Brian Dettmer, Hunter Stabler, Peter Callesen, Polly Verity, Richard Sweeney, Mu Pan and Ryohei Tanaka. The opening reception takes place April 11, 7:00 p.m.…

  • Erykah Badu x Steven Lopez

    LA-based visual artist Steven Lopez is working with Erykah Badu on a unique collaboration to help raise money for her non-profit Beautiful Love Incorporated Non-Profit Development (B.L.I.N.D.), a charity organization she established to provide community-based programs for inner-city youth. 100 limited edition prints, signed by both Badu and Lopez will be sold via www.aftermidnightsoul.com from…

  • Design A Paper Robot To Fight The Forces of Evil!

    Design A Paper Robot To Fight The Forces of Evil!

    Time to pull out your crayons, pencils, spray paint, or just crank up your Photoshop. Whatever your weapon, you can win a trip to Los Angeles to meet the king of the paper robots – Mr. Shin Tanaka himself! All you have to do is download the paper robot template, make it look nice and…

  • H.O.P.E. – Love, Lotus and More Cool Video Artsy Stuff

    More cool music + artsy video stuff….The track “Love, Lotus” is a tribute to J. Dilla from H.O.P.E, produced by Flying Lotus, and is featured in this video with some insane origami-animation brilliance from Sipho Mabona. Find out more about H.O.P.E. on his Myspace Check the video below and you can download “Love, Lotus” here.…

  • Soul + Paint = Dope Art by Steven Lopez

    Steven Lopez contacted me the other day and just about knocked my socks off with his awesome video series “After Midnight.” The concept is that he takes a song from a soul singer he digs (Jill Scott, Sade, Erykah Badu for example) and records a time-lapse video of him painting a portrait of that singer,…