Visual-audio synthesis is one of my favorite things these days, and this video by Andreas Hykade blows through a diverse musical universe and links them all together with vaguely human and cartoon forms. Colors and pacing change the overall tone of it.
Ben Zhu has done it again.
The director of Gallery Nucleus has managed to muster yet another sick puppy of a show, but this time a serious panty buster. Tomorrow, Nucleus will be exhibiting the tricks of four ingenious Pixar artists [Don Shank, Lou Romano, Nate Wragg, and Scott Morse], prepared to drop somadat ancient knowhow on your virgin asses with their latest book, The Ancient Book of Sex and Science. I’m positive the show is going to be sensational, considering all four artists are going to be there in the flesh, representing “original artwork straight from the book’s pages.”
I’m sorry, excuse me?
You don’t know who Shank, Romano, Wragg, and Morse are?
Well, fxck.
You do if you’ve seen Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Wall-E, Ren and Stimpy, Dexter’s Laboratory, or The goddamn Powerpuff Girls. So hustle on over. If anyone knows what science, sex, and the science of sex are, it’s definitely these guys.
www.gallerynucleus.com
www.donshank.blogspot.com
www.louromano.blogspot.com
www.n8wragg.blogspot.com
www.scottmorse.blogspot.com
I went to the Henry Art Gallery today with no expectations and was blown away by the William Kentridge exhibit. A South African native that has achieved world-class fame for his drawings, installations, performance arts, animations, and more, Kentridge currently has a body of work on display at the Henry until May 3rd. Included in the exhibit are dozens of black and white charcoal drawings, brilliant stereoscopic images, and mind-blowing animations based off of his charcoal drawings.
While the above bootlegged example (we do not condone bootlegging videos, however) is not one of the animations on display at the Henry, it essentially captures the spirit and gives you an idea of what you can expect. Go to the Henry and be prepared to be amazed by just what one man can do with charcoals.
www.henryart.org
www.williamkentridge.net
JEREMY GREGORY
With chalkboard paint, colored pencils, and colors that really pop off their black backgrounds, Jeremy Gregory‘s works are always guaranteed to appeal to a wide array of individuals. The last time I came across one of his shows at Snowboard Connection, he did something few artists do, but more should: he shared his deepest animated secrets, in the form of about five sketchbooks completely scrawled with his thoughts, cartoons, and quick sketches. And this is what keeps Gregory’s work interesting. Whether he’s traversing through books about circus sideshows or sharing his sketchbooks, he’s always doing something subtle that sets him apart from the others.
For the Observations & Perceptions show at the Fulcrum Gallery in Tacoma this month, Gregory’s approach shall be no different. Here’s what he had to say about his display for :
“My part of the show will include an installation made to look like a workshop… there will be small illustrations representing the song “What’s He Building in There?” by Tom Waits. Also, I’m doing portraits of sex offenders that are located within 1 mile of the gallery.”
Sounds like a jolly good, mind-bending time.
Click here to view Jeremy Gregory’s artist gallery on REDEFINE Magazine.
ELISE RICHMAN
At this show, you can also expect some abstract paintings by Elise Richman, whose works which recall alien landscapes not unlike a wickedly colorful bacterial colony.
You might also expect sculpture and installation pieces, possibly involving glass, by Galen McCarty Turner, Oliver Doriss, and Conor McClellan.
Castle Crashers is one of XBox Live’s newest runaway hits. It brings back the side-scrolling video game action that those of us who grew up on Nintendo and Super Nintendo know so well. It’s about time someone made a game that scrolled sideways and was attractive to the new generation.
With kickass animated graphics, cuddly cuddly characters, a remarkably disgusting yet hilarious sense of humor, and one of the most epic soundtracks ever to grace the XBox Live Arcade, Castle Crashers is building up momentum through word of mouth, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
This weekend, an ultimate nerd-fest, PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) came to Seattle and artists from Castle Crashers holed up in a booth. They brought with them glorious glorious vinyl toys of the game’s knights and one of its barbarian. Two life-sized foam characters were also present. At “Buy 3, Get 1 Free,” the vinyls of the knights probably sold much, much better than anyone with Castle Crashers could have ever anticipated. They sold out far before the event was over.
Here are two of the characters — the Green Poison Knight and the Barbarian:
But for those of you who are still interested, the vinyl’s will be available on their website, and it is a great bridge between the videogame world and the urban street art world.
Just a heads up for new artist galleries on our website!
Coming this week: Frye Art Museum and San Francisco Art Trip!
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