John Hughes Tribute Show at Gallery 1988

Now that they posted all the info about the John Hughes Tribute show I thought I'd pass it along.

To my surprise they used my piece for the show's promo card! Most unfortunately I'm going to miss the show opening (in LA this friday) because I'm attending a book signing event in NYC. Some of my work I created while I was a student at Otis College of Art and Design (in the fashion program) is going to featured in a book about emerging fashion designers. I came a bit early to get some work done in the city and to catch up with my best friends who recently moved to NY. It's great to be back in the city and I feel like a kid seeing snow for the first time in a 5 years. Because I've lived in LA all my live I see/touch (real) snow every 4-6 years.

When I dropped off my piece before I left I got to see some of the other pieces and they all look great! So if your in LA this friday night and have plans, cancel them and go checkout the show! I don't know of anyone who has a pulse that doesn't love all of John Hughes films.

Insperation: Juan Rayos

Longboard Girls Crew from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.

MADRID LONGBOARD from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.

For the past couple of months I've been keeping up on Juan Rayos's skate videos. Recently I came across his photographs of skaters and love them just as much. I hope he continues to post more. 

Enjoy.

Insperation: Michael Cina for Ghostly International

'Michael Cina is an accomplished Creative Director that is currently leading the multi- disciplinary design studio, Michael Cina Associates. Michael is widely known for starting YouWorkForThem, a graphic design boutique, and it’s sister company, WeWorkForThem, an award-winning design studio. (1)His work is commissioned and constantly sought after by many of the Fortune 500 companies and has been featured in hundreds of publications. He is often asked to speak around the world about his passionate vision for design.

Ghostly International commissioned Michael Cina to work on an album cover for them in 2007. As time passed, we developed a great working relationship. Michael Cina Associates has helped them transcend how art and design can function, and in the end, have created objects of desire.

 I love his work and am in awe of his diverse portfolio!

At some point in my life I hope I'm able to catch one of his talks. 

 

(1)Michael Cina Associates. "Ghostly International." Michael Cina. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. .

(2)13, NightGI-101April. "Mike Cina - Ghostly International." Ghostly International - Of Art & Artifice since 1999. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. .

Preview! : John Hughes Tribute Show at Gallery 1988 (in LA)

2011 is off to a great start and I have some new work I'm going to post very soon!!

My goals for 2011 didn't quite solidify until a few weeks in. I recently found and have chosen a path that will lead me into 2012. So 2011 is all about work-work-work and I couldn't be happier.

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Next month I'm going to be in a group show honoring John Hughes at Gallery 1988 (in LA). I'll post all the info about the show once it's released but for now I wanted to give you a quick preview. This was the first piece I 'documented' through out my creative process.

The art show is honoring John Hughes and all his iconic films(such as Pretty in Pink,Weird Science, Home Alone, Ferris Beuller's Day Off and the Breakfast Club). For the show I decided to do a portrait of the lovely Molly Ringwald.

I wanted to incorporate some ink in this piece so once I laid down my red/pink wash, I found a good photo of her gorgeous face, pulled out my black pens and got to work. I tend to be really selective about the images I use as a reference and take into consideration everything from the angle of the eyes, the lighting to whether or not it's a personal challenge for me (to try to recreate). I love a good challenge. For me, portraits are defiantly a personal challenge and can be a bit terrifying. I can barely breath when I'm fist getting started. When I love the wash (of color) I'm working with I never take the placement of the face/image (on top of the wash) into consideration. It's purely luck when the ink wash flows with the face/image. I hate planning out a piece. I love watching it evolve as I go along.

I'll post the completed piece in the next week or so, so stay tuned!

Insperation: The Society of Critically Acclaimed Rad Films (aka The S.C.A.R.F)

Whats better than finding awesome videos online? A Tumblr that finds and posts awesome videos online for you! That's where The Society of Critically Acclaimed Rad Films (aka The S.C.A.R.F) comes in. My friend Fu Paullada and I created it! We're obsessed with rad films and decided to stash our favorites on the same tumblr.

 Check it out and follow us!

These are some of my favorites..

We both love thisss. Señor Fu and I are planning to be make/star in a (better) vid like this. Stay tuned!


Gnarls Barley "No One's Gonna Love You" from Logan Hefflefinger on Vimeo.
I live for videos like this. The storyline was fast, unpredictable and awesome. A killer combo. Who needs a gun when you have Jedi skills. I wish there were Jedi classes in this galaxy..that would be awesome..Thanks Ross Ching (and crew) for making this.


3 Minutes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

Some of my Favorite Things of 2010

Best 'Music Video':
Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc | A Take Away Show - Part 2 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Fashion Film:
I love Garance Doré and her husband Scott Schuman (the Sartorialist) but I think I love (the verrry talented) Lorenzo P. & Vincent P even more. Like them, I find the men and women wrapped up in the fashion 'world' quite hilarious..my faVorite parts are at :43, 1:47 3:09 ..amazing..


A Monster Invasion from Lorenzo Papace on Vimeo.

Music:
I-loVE-THis-sonG. It's #1 on my list from 2010. Checkout the rest in this Tobacco x Felt x Hood Internet collection!!
The Hood Internet x Tobacco x FELT - Paul Reubens' Aerobics by hoodinternet

Tame Impala's album- Innerspeaker. I lovvved their album, lovvved seeing them live.

Star Slinger's debut EP- Volume 1. and all his remixes (for FREE!)

Star Slinger- Volume 1

A-Track's (FREE)-Dirty South Dance 2

A-Trak-Dirty South Dance 2

Mos Dub (FREE)



Fulfilled Dream: Seeing Phoenix(the band) l-i-v-e

One of my favorite (artist) moments: A storyboard artist on a job(in the works) reached out to ask if was also the illustrator Nicole Guice and that he like my work. "because as an illustrator I was familiar with your work which I like a lot. It has a very nice "feel", but i didn't know you're into modeling and acting." Made my month.


Best moment/s: seeing my siblings and best friends careers bloom. I'm sooo proud of them,admire their beauty inside and out and inspired by their many talents. I'm very lucky to have them in my life.


Favorite charity on the rise: Pencils of Promise. Adam Braun is an inspiration and an exceptional leader. Checkout Pencils of Promise and join me in supporting his cause! I'm donating $10 a month to help educate and empower kids and their communities from all parts of the globe.

By Nick Onken - P.O.P school children in Loas - More of his photos HERE!

Happy New Year!

Christmas Gifts!

 
I hope you and yours had a most marvvvelous ou-liday! I did and this year I made my dearest friends Christmas gifts. I love giving unexpected, funny, memorable and personal gifts. My attempt to recreate their beauty was thE hardest drawing challenge I'm ever attempted! 
1)Heather Goldberg is a Jewelry/womenswear designer/artist and loves thug rap as much as I do. Checkout her beautifuuul jewelry here!!
2)Regina Yazdi is one of my favorite illustrators and,like me, was born with a pencil in her hand. Her work bembodies the past and the future of fashion illustration. I just realized how hard/fun it is to draw fellow illustrators. 
3)Theo Moysis is a fresh faced fashion designer living in New York and is currently designing at Tommy (the new hipper subdivision of Tommy Hilfiger). Like me, he loves to hunt down/share new music. 

Inspiration: Erika Stevenson

These days it seems like everyone has 'one of those cameras' with the vintage feel and the slightly saturated colors. Unlike a lot of the photographers on Flickr/Tumblr/blogs/everywhere online, Erika Stevenson's photographs seemed more like art than a just another beautiful/bland photograph. I love how some of the landscapes/compositions in her photographs look a bit one dimensional. 

Checkout more of he work here.

Yelawolf

Yelawolf "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

I've posted music videos by Yourstru.ly before and their latest interview/live performance with Yelawolf is amazing.  He talks a bit about how he finally decided to stand up, make his own luck and put his passions into action. I love hearing these kinda stories and seeing creatives in action. Thanks again Yourstru.ly.

3D Beauty

House In Sao Paulo / GrupoSP
(This is the same house )

I love architecture. I love product design. I love transportation design. I love interior design. I love textile design. I love designing accessories. I love designing/designers who design everything. Recently I've come across some exceptional pieces/spaces/places and thought I'd post them. Enjoy.

Marge Arkitekter - Villa J, Stockholm 2010 (on the right)

Ribbon House by g2 estudio

A new classic piece for a studio/any room!

Staircase by Danny Kuo