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The Kooks Road trip Part One
Chicago
Our fun began early on Thursday afternoon, when The Kooks took to the streets of Chicago, playing a short pop up show for UberLive.
Only a few songs were played...Down, Naive, She Moves in Her Own Way and Around Town, but they had the crowd dancing as people watched along the streets and from the windows and doors of their work places.
Only a few songs were played...Down, Naive, She Moves in Her Own Way and Around Town, but they had the crowd dancing as people watched along the streets and from the windows and doors of their work places.
Park West Venue......
Back at the venue, Brandy and I queued up early. She wasn't happy..I was excited. I wanted to make sure we got a prime viewing of the show that evening. To me, prime viewing means barrier. No other place will do.
The Kooks hit the stage about 10:30 that evening and they dominated it for an hour and a half.
Opening with Down, the first single off their up coming album Listen ( out September 8th ), the crowd instantly stood up and took notice.
Luke and the band sang their way thru both old and new songs, including London, a song off their new album I had not heard before ( This album just keeps getting better and better )
Pritchard knows how to work the crowd. Putting down his guitar, especially during Bad Habit and Forgive and Forget, he spun and danced his way across the stage, often making me feel dizzy. More than once he jumped onto the barrier, giving the crowd a up close and personal view
Opening with Down, the first single off their up coming album Listen ( out September 8th ), the crowd instantly stood up and took notice.
Luke and the band sang their way thru both old and new songs, including London, a song off their new album I had not heard before ( This album just keeps getting better and better )
Pritchard knows how to work the crowd. Putting down his guitar, especially during Bad Habit and Forgive and Forget, he spun and danced his way across the stage, often making me feel dizzy. More than once he jumped onto the barrier, giving the crowd a up close and personal view
Midway thru, the band slowed things down and Luke picked up his acoustic guitar, singing Melody Maker ( a personal favourite of mine ), Sway and of course Seaside, which seemed to be a crowd favourite
As a surprise, we were treated to a duet with Luke on acoustic guitar and Sidney Wayser, lead singer of Clara Nova, who opened the show for the Kooks. It was a sweet song that the two had written together, titled Born To It.
The night was over to soon for me when they left the stage, coming back for an encore of Do You Wanna and Naive.
I think the most satisfaction I got from the show, was Brandy and Bre walking out of it, realizing why The Kooks are my favourite band.
Well getting handed a drumstick by Alexis, Luke's guitar pick, and a set list was pretty cool also!!
I think the most satisfaction I got from the show, was Brandy and Bre walking out of it, realizing why The Kooks are my favourite band.
Well getting handed a drumstick by Alexis, Luke's guitar pick, and a set list was pretty cool also!!
Sharing Gems of Wisdom
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Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Some people are worth melting for. ~Olaf~ From the movie Frozen.
Do unto others as you would have others do to you.
Every day is a new beginning.
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach~
Of all afflictions, the worst is self contempt. ~Berthold Auerbach~
Power over others is weakness disguised as strength. ~Ekhart Tolle~
It"s okay to say "I don't know." Admitting you don't know the answer is better than looking like a fool with a wrong answer. ~Bernadene Whitten~
Spring is natures way of saying, "let"s party!" ~Robin Williams~
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ~Socrates~
Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain~
Analog Art 2014
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ANALOG ART 2014
The second edition of Analog Art was held at Yo Space in Miami's Little River district. After a successful first edition in 2013 at Sweat Records patrons were excited to see what artists would do this year, painting and manipulating vinyl records and record sleeves. The one-night only event featuring DJs spinning... what else?... records, turned out to be a night of art, music, friends, fun and positive vibes.
Analog Art 2014 was a very diverse show with over 50 artists such as 8bitLexicon, Agent7, Aquarela, Atomik, Bad Panda, Buddha Funk, Carlos Alejandro, CP1, Ernesto Kunde, Evoca1, Jessica Schnur, Jill Weisberg, Jorge Rodriguez, Lorie Ofir, Luis Valle, Nate Dee, Red, Ruben Ubiera, Teepop, Tesoro Carolina, Whut and Yuhmi Collective
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On July 27th The Kooks put on a fantastic concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C.
They opened with Down from their new upcoming album, the crowd was totally into it from the moment they started. The energy was palpable. They played several songs from the early albums including You Don't Love Me, Do You Wanna, and Seaside and of course played some of their new songs including Forgive And Forget, Around Town, and Bad Habit.
The reception to Bad Habit was especially incredible, everyone was singing and dancing around.
They opened with Down from their new upcoming album, the crowd was totally into it from the moment they started. The energy was palpable. They played several songs from the early albums including You Don't Love Me, Do You Wanna, and Seaside and of course played some of their new songs including Forgive And Forget, Around Town, and Bad Habit.
The reception to Bad Habit was especially incredible, everyone was singing and dancing around.
Luke Pritchard constantly kept the crowd entertained throughout the entire show with his amazing vocals and his unique dance moves. Seriously, the man can move, he's intoxicating to watch.
The crowd was begging for more and went wild when they returned for their encore songs. They ended the show with the classic song, Naive, which was one of the two encore songs.
The Kooks certainly did not disappoint and I can't wait to see them again in the fall when they play at Rams Head Live in Baltimore. -Emily B.
The crowd was begging for more and went wild when they returned for their encore songs. They ended the show with the classic song, Naive, which was one of the two encore songs.
The Kooks certainly did not disappoint and I can't wait to see them again in the fall when they play at Rams Head Live in Baltimore. -Emily B.
Michael Vasquez Artist Series Release Party at Del Toro
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Michael Vasquez Artist Series Release Party at Del Toro
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Style4thepretty more then a "Life Style" mag it's a brand 4 the people. Indie fashion/Music/art.
Keeping you in the now on current events as well as the indie scene. The art that's starving for your attention.
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Tales from the Queue
Arctic Monkeys, Cleveland Ohio
We arrived at the Cleveland venue at about 1 in the afternoon. This was unusal for us, we are usually there very early, but actually Cleveland didnt seem to interested in a queue, we had only a few girls in front of us. It was an outside venue, right next to the water, so for awhile, we had a nice breeze to keep us from being to hot. Later we moved away from the water when it was told to us that the gate was elsewhere, and the cement began to heat up a bit more.
We have always queued, I think, tho we are the first to complain about being out in the weather, we must secretly enjoy it. Actually, it is a bit of fun, we get to know other people in line and have fun talking to them. But it can get a tad boring after awhile, even if you have your friends there beside you. So this time around we took our notebook and found a few people and had a chat with them.
The first people we found were a group of three girls that were standing off to the side of us. Lilly, age 16 from the Cleveland area, Sidney, also 16, had traveled from Ashville, North Carolina and Donna, 16 from the Cleveland area
When asked they told us they had been queuing about as long as we had. So we started in with a few questions..Lilly admitted to us that she was really just along for the ride and didn't know much about Arctic Monkeys, but she was looking forward to hearing them sing Do I Wanna Know and I Bet You Looked Good on the Dancefloor.
Donna told us she was a recent fan, with Do I Wanna Know being the first song she had ever heard by them. All three said they were looking forward to seeing a great show.
We gave them a few pointers on how to make it to the barrier, telling them to ditch their backpacks and to change shoes from flip flops. Later in the afternoon during soundcheck, I did hear a few screams from them when Do I Wanna Know came on and noticed they had left the flip flops behind and put on tennis shoes. I did not get a chance to meet up with them again after the show, but if any of you are reading this, drop us a comment and let us know how the show was for you, we would love to know!!
Later, we met Owen and his friends. I have to admit, Owen pretty much stole our hearts with his own version of Alex Turner style, complete with comb. It was obvious by the way Owen was dressed that he was a big fan of Arctic Monkeys, especially Alex Turner , he is 16 years old and from the Cleveland area. This was his second time seeing the band perform live and they had arrived in the queue about 3 that afternoon. Like Sidney, the first song he had ever heard bu the band was Fluorescent Adolescent and his favourite B side was Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You ( That is a great B side in my opinion also ) We had to ask, if his choice of clothing was a usual thing or just for the concert, he politely told us that yes, he usually dresses a bit like that, but he might have amped it up a bit for the show ( I have since become friends with Owen on Insta and trust me when I say he pretty much could give Alex a run for his money on most days)
With Owen was Emmett, 15 also from the Cleveland area> He was new to Arctic Monkeys ( I really got the impression Owen rather dragged him there) and didnt really know any of the bands B-sides, but he did like Do I Wanna Know, which was the first song he had heard by them. Emmett and his brother Cullen, 13, seemed more interested in the opening band White Denim. Cullen admitted that he also was new to the band, and just kinda ended up at the concert.
On a side note, Emmett and Cullen ( wonder if their mom was a Twilight fan ) told us a bit about the band they are in called Archie and the Bunkers, which they described as a mix of Acid Jazz, Garage Punk Boogaloo and Blues. You can check theo out on their facebook www.facebook.com/archieandthebunkersofficial
Nick, the last of the group was a huge punk rock fan and him and I spent alot of time discussing punk bands while we queued. This was his first AM concert, but he was a regualr at small local punk shows. He was a bit undecided about his favorite B-side but was expecting to see a great show. The first song Nick had heard by the band was RU Mine
All of these boys became fast friends of ours and we were able to share the barrier with them. After the show we were sitting out on a curb and they came and found us. All of them but Owen were holding a new vinyl copy of AM, that they had bought at Merch and were excitedly telling us how great the show was. Looks like Owen did a good thing by bringing them along and Arctic Monkeys have three new fans.
Thanks for the fun guys, we hope one day we will meet up again in another queue!!
Max Lehman - contemporary ceramic sculptor from Santa Fe, NM
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Tell us about your ceramic sculptures. They seem very labor intensive. Break down the process for us?
I employ a variety of techniques. I learned ceramics mostly from apprenticing in a production pottery studio when I was a kid. I have become more interested in the ceramic process recently, but for the most part I use clay as a medium to achieve a particular end. That is not to say that I abandon craft but I tend to let the vision guide the construction and not the other way around. I have had over 30 years experience working with clay so I feel comfortable with the medium but I will abandon process if it becomes unnecessary or gets in the way of where I want a piece to go.
Your work has a whimsical and childlike joy about them. How do you pick your subject matter for the works?
I would consider my style a miss mash of Punk Rock, Pop Surrealist, and Pre-Columbian imagery with some 1950's advertisement thrown in for good measure. So really it is just a reaction to the things I like that are around me everyday. I have a fairly large collection of paintings and I look to artists out side of ceramics for inspiration
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THE MAJESTIC WORLD OF
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Max Lehman is a contemporary ceramic sculptor based from New Mexico. His work is fueled by the southwestern United States and it's deep rooted culture. We discuss his early interests, current developments and future plans.
I would say that Michael Lucero was an early influence on me as far as ceramics are concerned. But most of my influences come from painters like Mark Ryden, Kenny Scharf, Todd Schorr, Keith Haring. I was influenced very early on by Punk Rock, I was living in London at the time that the Sex Pistols, Siouxie and the Banshees, Chron Gen, The X-Ray Specs, etc were on the scene. I still listen to that music and the new stuff today. I would also say I have been heavily influenced by the ceramics from Pre-Columbian civilizations most notably, Teotihuacan, Mayan, and the Tsistiquate, but not limited to those, also many Peruvian and Andean cultures.
What's the art scene like in Santa Fe, New Mexico?
Santa Fe is like no other city in the US and if you add in Northern New Mexico you get a landscape and a people that are more unique than anyplace on the Earth. The original inhabitants can trace their history back Tens of THOUSANDs of years, newcomers (The Spanish) can go back 500 years and us Johnny come latelys (Anglos mostly) have been migrating to New Mexico since the Mexican American War and there was a big influx of artists in the 1920s. It is a very welcoming place.
Northern New Mexico is very laid back and very liberal. I sometimes call it the Island of Misfit Toys, because if you don’t fit in anywhere else you can fit in here. I also call it the Land of Shirley MacClaine I don’t think I need to explain that. There is a very lively arts scene; you might say you can’t spit without hitting an artist. And it runs the gamut from very traditional style painters ie landscape, still lives, portraits, figurative style bronze work, to cutting edge installation and performance and everything in between. Imagine a 400-year-old city in the middle of the wilderness, desert on one side old growth forested mountains on the other with about 60,000 inhabitants, yet there is a world class opera and opera house, a symphony, a dozen major museums over 300 galleries, restaurants, shops, micro breweries, I could go on. It’s really quite something. But you have to dig in, get to know the place, it can be like the five blind men describing an elephant. You can’t just sit and wait for it to reveal itself to you. You have to let down your guard and be willing to get off the beaten path. I think that to some visitors it has a "Mall Like" feel to it, at least on the surface. Some people come here expecting a Disneyland experience and leave not ever knowing where they were or what they missed.
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The ceramic arts is definitely in a class of it's own. Who are some contemporary ceramic artists you bounce ideas off of and get excited about?
I would say that Michael Lucero was an early influence on me as far as ceramics are concerned. But most of my influences come from painters like Mark Ryden, Kenny Scharf, Todd Schorr, Keith Haring. I was influenced very early on by Punk Rock, I was living in London at the time that the Sex Pistols, Siouxie and the Banshees, Chron Gen, The X-Ray Specs, etc were on the scene. I still listen to that music and the new stuff today. I would also say I have been heavily influenced by the ceramics from Pre-Columbian civilizations most notably, Teotihuacan, Mayan, and the Tsistiquate, but not limited to those, also many Peruvian and Andean cultures.
What's the most difficult thing about glazing with ceramics? Do you experience a lot of lucky mistakes along the way?
I don’t really have an answer for this question. I use commercial glazes in my work and can usually anticipate what the outcome will be. There is some variation that happens when you give up a piece to the fire but in today’s world I don’t see any reason why I should not use commercial glazes any more that I would expect a painter to be grinding their own pigment and mixing their own medium. Naturally if something does go awry I pull out the paint, in fact some of my surfaces are entirely painted or a combination of paint and glaze.
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Anything you are working on currently you can tell us about?
Yes here is a description of an installation I am building for the “End of Days” exhibit that will be taking place this fall in Santa Fe.
The piece is titled "Bride of the Bomb"
My plan is this.
I envision creating a large installation piece that will include at least three sculptures and up to appx 35 to 40 small pieces created from molds I have purchased on ebay.
The small pieces are going to be based on these ghost figures that I have various molds of, they are from the nineteen fifties and look like a person wrapped in a sheet carrying a pumpkin. The figures are going to stay the same but we are going to swap out the pumpkin with different items, accessory items like shoes or purses, skulls, bombs, missiles, guns, etc…
The three big pieces will be comprised of: A wedding cake tank that will have a skeleton bride riding on top. The cake will be decorated with skulls and weapons and icing. The next piece will be a missile launcher decorated in a similar fashion, and the final piece will be an atom bomb on wheels with an apocalyptic figure riding it kinda like the cowboy at the end of Dr Strangelove.
I am seeing the entire thing set up on a catwalk like a fashion show runway. The atom bomb will lead followed by a block of 12 or so of the ghost figures set up like they are marching, followed by the rocket launcher followed by another block of ghosts followed up by the wedding cake.
So it will have the look of a fashion show runway crossed with a Communist May Day military parade. The whole set up could be as much as 18 to 20 feet long and appx 3 - 4 feet wide.
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ONE PEOPLE
In the past, it can be said that the Chinese police were very kind, because they couldn't hurt the people that wanted to hurt other people until those people hurt others. So when the police subdue a murderer, there are some people hurt, and the people's safety can't be guaranteed.
But in America, the police aren't so kind. If someone does something to make the police think he wants to hurt others, the police will subdue him right now with guns or other things.
Now the Chinese police have some change. They are encouraged to subdue a murderer right now. It makes people feel safe, and people believe the police more.
But in America, the police aren't so kind. If someone does something to make the police think he wants to hurt others, the police will subdue him right now with guns or other things.
Now the Chinese police have some change. They are encouraged to subdue a murderer right now. It makes people feel safe, and people believe the police more.
CHINESE & AMERICAN
, my teacher Matt was at home. Suddenly, a group of police surrounded his house. They all held guns. One of them shouted, "Hand over your guns!" Matt was shocked and afraid. He put his hand over his head and got out of the house slowly. Finally, the police knew it was a misunderstanding.
For this story, we know the government is very concerned about the problem with guns. The government even established a series of laws about guns. In China, guns are not allowed to be used. If you have a gun without the government's permission, you will have to go to jail or even be shot.
To be honest, most people are afraid of guns. Because if the bad guys have guns, they would do bad things, such as rob and murder people. They cause a great and bad influence on society. A person's life is not safe. The consequences would be unthinkable.
Although in some countries, people can have guns with a license. It always causes murder. In China, there are millions of people. It's hard to manage. So using guns is less possible. In a word, 'guns' is a sensitive word in China.
In my opinion, guns are not needed for ordinary people. The police can protect our life. Some people shouldn't use guns privately, even buy guns from other countries. This breaks the law. We also should report such cases to the police. Many hands make lighter work. We need to create a safe and good society together. Say "NO" to violence. No guns, no danger.
For this story, we know the government is very concerned about the problem with guns. The government even established a series of laws about guns. In China, guns are not allowed to be used. If you have a gun without the government's permission, you will have to go to jail or even be shot.
To be honest, most people are afraid of guns. Because if the bad guys have guns, they would do bad things, such as rob and murder people. They cause a great and bad influence on society. A person's life is not safe. The consequences would be unthinkable.
Although in some countries, people can have guns with a license. It always causes murder. In China, there are millions of people. It's hard to manage. So using guns is less possible. In a word, 'guns' is a sensitive word in China.
In my opinion, guns are not needed for ordinary people. The police can protect our life. Some people shouldn't use guns privately, even buy guns from other countries. This breaks the law. We also should report such cases to the police. Many hands make lighter work. We need to create a safe and good society together. Say "NO" to violence. No guns, no danger.
The Problem With Guns
I am going to write a story about Tony Parker who plays basketball in the NBA. As I know, Parker is one of the best point guards in the NBA. And Parker joined the alliance in 2001.
Parker is a man who was born in France. As we know, last month he led his team to a championship. Although he is too old. So he said, "Nothing is impossible." And seven years ago he got the same results. People always called him "The French small sports car."
And Parker always says "Winners are too busy to be sad, because they are always working."
Parker is a man who was born in France. As we know, last month he led his team to a championship. Although he is too old. So he said, "Nothing is impossible." And seven years ago he got the same results. People always called him "The French small sports car."
And Parker always says "Winners are too busy to be sad, because they are always working."
A GREAT FRENCH SPORTS PLAYER
At 5 p.m. on that day, seven buses were burnt to pieces, the glass broke in all the windows, the insides were blackened. In ZheYi, a middle-aged woman said her daughter was still in first aid. "She was 18 years old this year, she had just attended the university entrance exam.
The woman was, at that time, driving the car to DongPo intersection, when it burnt up suddenly. Her daughter was knocked back by fire. She rolled on the floor and immediately put the fire out, but her hands and body had different degree burns.
The woman was, at that time, driving the car to DongPo intersection, when it burnt up suddenly. Her daughter was knocked back by fire. She rolled on the floor and immediately put the fire out, but her hands and body had different degree burns.
BIG
The northeast of China has many big forests. Every year, there is much wood production. Many people cut down trees because they can get money. So many forests are disappearing, and some animals are disappearing too.
On April 1st, 2014 China said stop cutting down trees in the northeast of China, because China doesn't need much wood now and forests are disappearing. So many workers need another job now. "I cut down trees for twenty years, but now I have to find a new job. I will plant trees and cut them down. Hundreds of companies are closing. Some of them are planting trees now," a worker said.
On April 1st, 2014 China said stop cutting down trees in the northeast of China, because China doesn't need much wood now and forests are disappearing. So many workers need another job now. "I cut down trees for twenty years, but now I have to find a new job. I will plant trees and cut them down. Hundreds of companies are closing. Some of them are planting trees now," a worker said.
Cutting Down Trees
an interesting thing about Roey. Yesterday, Roey wanted to go into
a clothes shop .But she was too careless and didn't see the window door. All the people in the shop looked at her and shamed her. Roey said she felt very embarrassed and touched her head. She just smiled and said that the window was really clean. She didn't see it. Then a shop assistant told her to be careful next time.
I think we should be more careful. When we do anything, we should use our heads more and then we can do things better than before. Also I think the shop assistant should put some clear signs on the window door, or other people will hit it too. And maybe they will be hurt. We should remind people to be careful. So we should be careful.
a clothes shop .But she was too careless and didn't see the window door. All the people in the shop looked at her and shamed her. Roey said she felt very embarrassed and touched her head. She just smiled and said that the window was really clean. She didn't see it. Then a shop assistant told her to be careful next time.
I think we should be more careful. When we do anything, we should use our heads more and then we can do things better than before. Also I think the shop assistant should put some clear signs on the window door, or other people will hit it too. And maybe they will be hurt. We should remind people to be careful. So we should be careful.
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A GREAT FRENCH SPORTS PLAYER
WRITER: Caesar
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Event in Hangzhou
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The consent of the governed
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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Aaron Thomas Roth - Artist from Tucson, AZ.
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You work a lot in black and white...what brought you there?
For me working in black and white has always been more comfortable than working in color. The contrast of black to white and all the subtle grays in between allow me to create a feeling for the piece that I just don’t feel I could achieve through the use of color. To me black and white images remove the viewer from being in or part of the image by keeping the image separate from real life… it keeps participants at arms length but still gives them the ability to be voyeurs from a safe distance.
How do you decide the imagery you use for your work? Is there a narrative or motif?
I think the imagery for my work comes to me when I least expect it. The idea is to show figures that are displayed in a limbo of sorts… trapped between the planes of heaven and earth. I want to capture that split instant that shows a figure’s movement toward a moment of change, whether it’s a physical, mental or emotional change. I’m constantly on the lookout for that perfectly uncomfortable static pose, it can be something as simple as a hand gesture that speaks to me. After that everything else seems to fall into place. In the end, the goal is to evoke an unsettling feeling for the participant… I want to give them just a piece of the story and to let them judge the outcome.
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Aaron Thomas Roth was born in Chicago, Il., in 1973. He was raised in Los Angeles and New York City where he attended the School of Visual Arts and received a BA in Illustration. He studied with the great Sam Martine and Joo Chung… with their mentoring he was able to pursue his love of collage and experimentation with new mediums. We had a chance to have an interview with him where he discusses his influences, his current work and upcoming shows. Aaron currently resides and works in Tucson, AZ.
A CONVERSATION.
Some of you work seems to have a dialog with Francis Bacon? Are his paintings in any way a point of reference for you?
Bacon’s work definitely has been an influence for me in many ways. As a young kid, I was surrounded by my mother’s collection of art catalogues and coffee-table books. One of my favorites happened to be an old Tate Gallery catalogue on Bacon. Thumbing through the pages, there was something about his paintings that really grabbed me and made a severe impression in my mind… those dark geometric shapes that seemed to go deep into the painting were in such stark contrast to those soft organic piles of barely distinguishable forms of flesh. For the first time I had a sense as to what it was to be moved by art. I realized that not only was art created with emotion but it also conveyed an emotion that was for me, in this case, brilliantly haunting. I knew this was the type of feeling I wanted to come through in my work.
What are some things you are working on currently?
Now that the Dublin Biennial has wrapped up and a majority of my entries for up coming competitions have been sent off… I’ve decided to lock myself away in the studio to concentrate on producing new works. There will be a solo exhibition of my work at the monOrchid gallery in Phoenix toward the end of the year as well as a possible two-person exhibit in Germany in early 2015.
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To learn more about Aaron Thomas Roth
visit his website right here.
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Jeffrey Noble "Welcome to MarZ" at Butter Gallery
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Based on photos taken in Jeffrey Noble's hometown of Melbourne, Florida in the late 80s and early 90s, the series of paintings by the young artist explores the climate of the time with a twinge of nostalgia and a rather gloomy outlook on the future. Inspired by Noble's musings on the lifestyle of the last generation growing up without the internet the paintings are defined by a pervasive black atmosphere. With sand, oil and spray paint Noble creates a system that responds to cultural context and materiality. He mines his life experiences in Melbourne and Miami and uses those to present a narrative rendered in a unique style that merges European painting tradition with graffiti and Noble's personal aesthetic. He thereby creates works that grapple with often dark and apocalyptic thoughts and themes set in a digital future projected upon images of the now defunct Melbourne nightclub The Marz Club.
"Welcome to MarZ" is on view until August 30, 2014 at Butter Gallery, 2930 NW 7th Ave, Miami 33127
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