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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Whino Films Presents : Daniel Fleres

Whino Films is the latest love child of Art Whino. We will be documenting the Art Scene in the DMV (DC MD VA)and throughout the world (If you will fly us)

Whino Films premiers with : Block Party The solo show of Daniel Fleres.
Special thanks to invited artists: 8-Bit Artist, Aaron Kraten, Deli, Downtimer, gaNyan, Grant Gilliland, Josh Taylor, Mike Die, Stuter and Uncle Mildred

If you missed the opening make sure you come out to Thursday's Sept 25th BLOCK PARTY 2 event from 7-11pm Enjoy a special event with guest DJ Munch, and a special appearance by GRAMMY Winner: TONY RICH (Hidden Beach Records) Tony Rich will be performing 3 songs from his new CD "Exist" and will be available to be autographed. Complimentary beverages, light food, plus giveaways/door prizes provided.

This event is powered by Art Whino & Groove Arts Collective
It is sponsored by Scion, Vitamin Water, & Honest Tea.
A special thanks to Stephanie Holland & Thornell Jones for your support.

Also be on the look out for Whino Shirts and Whino Books coming soon!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Heineken Red Star Tour VIP Reception and Markys Music Video

Studio 43's artist Marky video shot at Art Whino

VIP Reception we had For the Heineken Red Star tour and Studio
43 at our gallery. Kenny Burns, Raheem Devon, Marky amongst many others!

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Whino Lounge at Crafty Bastards Sept 28!

Come check out our Art Whino Lounge at Craft Bastards!

We will have Honeylab DJ's blowing up the spot all day.
Some of the featured DJ's are DJ Mikel Panda and Eddie Twain.

Tons of Art on Display from our collaborative!

Crafty Bastards will be selling their handmade wares at the 5th Annual Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair. The festival will take place Sunday, September 28th from 10am-5pm at the Marie Reed Learning Center in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/craftybastards/

Art Whino at the Washington DC International Arts Expo THIS WEEKEND!

Come check out our HUGE booth at this great event!

The Washington DC International Arts Expo was founded by Fine Artist Lisa Jones, a dedicated community activist committed to enhancing artists’ careers by providing opportunities for sponsorship and exhibitions. Ms. Jones’ vision of producing the Washington DC International Arts Expo was to provide a significant venue for artists to be introduced to and recognized by the general public and the local art world.

Last year’s event featured some of the country’s most celebrated artists including Frank Frazier, the estate of William Tolliver, Floyd Gordon, Shannon Elkins and Larry Poncho Brown. Ms. Jones is joined in her efforts by Collective Vision partners Pauline Garcia and spokesman Kris Jenkins, New York Jet’s defensive tackle and Washington, DC community activist.

The Collective team is rounded out by an eclectic group of talented and experienced individuals and organizations including Evelyn Lugo, Director of Operations; Carla Labat, Project Manager for A Collective Collaboration; Anne Tally, Curator & Project Manager for An Intimate Evening; The CalPro Group, Management and Marketing; Medisor Strategies, Public Relations & Marketing; Aura Management Consulting, Technical Support & Website Management; and, Krista Forbes, Marketing, Advertising & Promotions.

Cheeseburger Sushi Oct 3rd DC & Oct 4th MD

Art Whino presents Cheeseburger Sushi, a playful juxtaposition of forms and ideas by artist Brandon Hill. In this solo exhibition Brandon infuses his funky style into a charged cross representation of the modern vs. the traditional, the Eastern vs. the Western, and the image vs. its physicality.

Touting the Cheeseburger as the “ambassador” food item of Americanism , Brandon playfully asserts that it is comparable in that sense to the way Sushi is viewed with an association to Japanese-ism. The two, he explains, “serve the same purpose in their level of respective popularity as well as status.” This core concept is the underlying connection within his various works that all incorporate “a fun mix of ideas that could be considered traditional by one culture” and new to another.

This show promises to be eye candy for everyone; incorporating 2D works, sculpture, designer vinyl, furniture art, light installation, and (of course) tasty treats, all in Brandon Hill’s unique and light hearted style.

The event is FREE and open to the public.

Live music by DJ Fleng

Performance by Flying Fist From The Floor

Did you miss Block Party because of the storm? WELL CHECK IT OUT NOW!

Sunday, September 7, 2008

DC Based Art Whino Artist presents "The Golden Ass"

Mark Jenkins set up his appropriately themed "Golden Ass" sculpture in a tourist trap row in Barcelona, where living statue street buskers feed on coins from the passersby, The sculptures dedication to it's inanimate role is astounding and certainly worthy of the large amount of coin he gathered! Sometimes you get exactly what you paid for.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

VIDEO OF INKED SOULS SHOW!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Art Whino is used for Markys New Music Video to air on MTV and VH1

I was approached by Six from Cool Kidz Forever Films to use Art Whino for a video shoot for one of Kenny Burns artists from Studio 43. The artist name is MARKY. It was a lot of fun. Keep an eye out for the video on MTV an VH1. The song name is Shiela. The premise is that he meets a girl and then he hops in his Lamborghini (You know like most 18yrs do) and then he rolls into Art Whino to check out the dopest Art in the nation which happens to be at the Nations Capital. Hells Yea.

Interview with Art Whino Artist David Foox

David grew up as quite the wild child in New Zealand. He was living alone and far away from his parents at a very young age. Other than getting into heaps of trouble, he developed a creative personality that is one of the largest contributor to his style. When he moved to New York he started painting miniatures with a professional career model painter who worked for DC Comics. David painted with him everyday in his studio and obtained a certain style from all of his 3D practice. The highlights and line work in his paintings come directly from the many hours he spent painting miniature models in the small Brooklyn studio.

When canvas became David's second medium he started out mostly painting women. Women he was chasing, women in different sexual position or orgasming. Most of these paintings are part of the secret collection that only his closest friends own. His more well-known work explores broader and less taboo topics such as the samurai, lucky number 8, the Buddha, certain types of weaponry and assorted foreign currencies. His most recent work, the Scary Money series is a product of his obsession with foreign currency. It is by far his most fascinating work and he will continue to grow this series much more in the near future. He also plans to paint more erotic material this year to give others a chance to collect these breathtaking and sometimes shocking pieces.

Interview

What drew you to become an artist?

When I look at something beautiful I get a really good feeling inside. I guess you could call this a feeling of joy or happiness. I have responded this way to beautiful things ever since I was very young. It impacted my early choices in toys, games, girls and now my paintings. That and the limitless ability to create things 2D and 3D.

Who or what has made the biggest impact on you and your art?
I think my art carries with it a certain youthfulness (like playing with GI Joe or Star Wars) but also a very distinct political and socially responsible message. I try to make everything so subtle in this regard that it is almost un-noticeable. So to answer the question, I like toys and toys have massaged my style. But I also like the numbers "88" and "18" and of course Buddha.

What is your medium of choice? One of two things: 1) acrylic on RIVES paper 2) sculpy and no.8 wire (for 3D creations)

If you were asked to paint a self portrait what would it look like?
HA! I have thought about this a lot and I have a few ideas of what I would want to convey. Prolly the one I have settled on is as follows: A bare-chested, well-muscled, warrior type character from either around 800 AD or much much earlier in history wearing a white sheet around the waist with some brown leather extras. In my right hand I carry a sword made of Damascus steel and wrapped around my left arm down to my hand is a brown leather strap 1 inch fat and lined around my left arm. On my head a halo of light and my face serious with concentration. Magic would surround me and a sense of strength would imbibe the viewer. My other idea is a lot lighter.... I thought it would be cool to create a self-portrait of me as a MUNNY Toy!

What projects are you working on now?

Whew! Too many to list. Ok... Organ Donors by FOOX (this is a toy line that I've developed that is coming out in October), developing the "Scary Money" series into something bigger both in terms of storyline, my personal message, and mediums. Painting for solo shows in Houston (Oct), NYC (Nov), Vegas (Mar '09), and SF (Apr '09). And then some secret projects!

Do you have any art available in shows/galleries at this time?
I am actually out of stock. I really tried to stick with only doing original pieces for as long as I could, but I think we will be starting a print run for certain pieces pretty soon. I really want to try doing a run with a laser etching machine.

There are still a couple of paintings available right now at at www.kungfoox.com but it is mostly my older work. There are three specialty shops in Los Angeles that carry some fun products that have been made out of my work like stencils and skins. You can find them at Lab 101, Black Maria and Black Market, all in LA. Also, I am dedicating the entire next month to painting for a few upcoming solo shows. So the pieces for those shows will be available for purchase at the events. The first is in Dallas at the G-Star Raw Store in Victory Park for a one night only event September 18th. At the end of October I'll have a lot of work done because I am doing a solo show in quite a large space in Houston and then in November I will have a large body of small pieces prepared for a one night only show at the Mansion in NYC curated by Paper Magazine. I'm really excited to get some new work out for these shows.

Do you think formal training or not having formal training helped your art?

I have strong opinions on this. I will try to answer it diplomatically. An artist is not created in a school, an artist is born. Art schools are great for churning out clones of old masters or photocopies of their teachers. I think practice, dedication, desire, and observation are stronger teachers of art than any school. Just looking at life, the characters that come in and out of the frame, and your good old fashioned imagination are the greatest tools available. Use them! Having said that, I did do a quasi-apprenticeship under a well-known miniature painter. Learning to paint models and monsters first has certainly allowed me to develop my brand of shading and shadowing.

Can you give us a description of an upcoming project that is still only being developed in your head (a project in progress).

No. Well. Alright. I want to re-brand the State of Texas. Recently, my wife and I were in California for Comic Con and we were rolling in our signature black on black on black on black Chevy Beast (with Texas license plates) and at the light some douche yelled out "Go Back to Texas You Fucks". I just wanted to drive the Beast over them but that is not allowed. :) So I thought about WHY Texas has such a bad rep abroad. And the answer lies in a combination of Republican backlash, backlash against Pres. Bush, and a shift in geopolitics. Well I love Texas and I love it for the reasons that make it unique and distinct. Open roads, little traffic, friendly people, big hats, big trucks, cheap(er) gasoline, the cowboy history (Remember the Alamo), the Lone Star, Sheriffs and Deputies, Texas summers, the Piney Woods, billboard signs advertising firearms ("Invest in Peace of Mind"), and border towns all make for a pretty interesting story and one that I want to explore - but only from the positive aspect - unfortunately the negative is already well advertised!

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Inked Souls - The Kicks and Canvas

Click on the images to see a close up!

Jessica Zadlo, Erik Abel, Mandoe MaK, Martin Wittfooth

Indie 184, Cope 2, Bat, Brandon Hill

Adam Russell, Noek One, Robots will Kill Col+ Veng, Cameron Tiede

dust, Rich Salcido, Kareem Rizk, Papermonster

Scott Altmann, Aro, David Foox, Paulo Arraiano

Shawn Huddleston, Morten Andersen, Jazirock, Adam Harteau

Tim Conlon, Annie Owens

Inked Souls Video

Art Whino Gallery x TAGUR (Inked Souls) Group Show from PaperMonster on Vimeo.

Video Footage by PAPERMONSTER!

Inked Souls!

Thanks to everyone who came out and made this show a SMASHING success!

A SEVERE storm knocks out the power at the Harbor 15 Minutes before the show. So what is a gallery to do? Roll up a Escalade, grab a 100 foot extension cord and power up the show!