The NacGroup Presents Ivan Roque “Lost in Cinema”
Ivan Roque’s “Lost in Cinema” is a series of 16 works based on the artist’s characters “Lost” and “Found.” Using collage and painting Roque pays tribute to 20th century cinema greats such as Al Pacino’s “Scarface,” Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky,” series and the cult classics “King Kong” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
Born on December 27th, 1991 Ivan Jorge Roque, also known as “The Lost Artist,” is a Cuban-American urban artist hailing from the inner city community of Carol City, Florida. Currently a student at the Miami International University of Art & Design, Roque is an emerging urban pop artists to watch. He has been working steadily and has accomplished quite a repertoire at an early age. Roque has participated in a number of group shows, has had a public installation commissioned by the town of Surfside and was chosen for the Pop Up Piano Series during Art Basel Miami Beach 2012.
Roque’s collages present his interpretation of the world. The artist explores morality and questions definitions of right and wrong within the context of contemporary American society. He created the characters “Lost” and “Found” as a representation of the two halves that make up every individual, good and evil, mischief and innocence, rebellious and loyal.
The new works present a move towards a new direction for Roque as he pushes his limits in “Lost in Cinema.” Movies are a source inspiration for the artist and he appreciates the medium’s ability to convey messages. Roque sees film as moving paintings with endless possibilities for interpretation. This association started the idea to merge cinema and fine art into this new series, which will be accompanied by a surprise site specific installation at Nac Gallery.
NacGroup is a global entity that consists of a group of like minded individuals with a shared passion and purpose, who have rejected today's accepted conventional wisdom as it relates to how a gallery should operate. NacGroup offers consulting services, brokering and collection as well as estate representation. Nac Gallery, a division of NacGroup, provides a vehicle for emerging and mid-level career artists to reach their respective audiences in a targeted and effective way. Nac Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the North Beach Arts District of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
“Lost in Cinema” runs from May 18th, 2013 through June 13th, 2013 at Nac Gallery, 3325 NE 32nd Street, Fort Lauderdale 33308
VIP Preview: Friday, May 17, 2013. 7-11 pm
Public Opening: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 7-11 pm
For more information on “,” the artist, or upcoming events such as monthly auctions at the gallery visit www.nacgallery.com or call 805.272.5831 or 239.321.9240
Congrats Grad
....now what?
You should be proud of yourself, really! College is really really hard, and not everyone makes it through. And now you have a degree which is a huge accomplishment in your life.
But after years and years of school, from Kindergarten til now, you may have absolutely no idea what is next. I mean really, what the eff do you do after graduating college??
2. Now stop breathing, for the rest of your life, and define your goals. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Write down your short and long term goals, this will give you a better chance of achieving them.
3. Network! Contact any connections you may have, take internships if you can afford to. Impress as many people your desired field as possible so that you will have recommendations and a place to build up from
4. Dont turn your nose up at a job. Beggars cant be choosers. If you absolutely need a job, take one.
5. Keep a positive mind set! Employers love fresh, hungry people who believe there are endless oppurtunities.
6. Update and monitor your social networks. Clean up Facebook/Twitter/Instagram and update your linked in. Employers check these things, believe it or not.
7. Be Prepared To Fail
8. Respond well to that failure. That's how we learn and grow. Learn from your mistakes, fix them, and improve.
skulls!
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Travel while you're young
One Day you will wake up and all of a sudden you will be 40. Hopefully with a career, maybe with a family and a home. They say when you get older life just seems to happen to you, you have to deal with loads of responsibilities and take care of other mini people, if you have children that is.
But your youth is a time of empowerment, to some degree it is the opportunity to do what you want. Now, some don't have as much control over their circumstances as others, but if you do, SEIZE THE FREAKING DAY!
When you are in early adulthood, you have some sorts of responsibilities, a vague view on what adult life will actually be like. This is the time you are developing your views on the world, and these views are often shaped by experience. This means you need to get out there and experience!!
"So, young person, travel. Travel wide and far. Travel boldly. Travel with full abandon."
1. Life is an adventure, and one you should not take for granted. Travelling shows you to take the oppurtunity for every adventure that comes your way. Some day you will look back on your life, and hiking the Appalachians, biking around Paris, and laying on the Brazilian sand will not be moments you will regret, they will be the moments that you savor, the ones that keep you young when you look back on them. Travelling shows you how full life can be, and that seeing the world is an investment, not a luxury.
2. When you travel, you become compassionate. We all have our defining moments in life, choices that make us who we are. Travelling will catapult you into make decisions based on the bigger picture, because you will be forced to see that the world is much wider than your little tiny scope of things. Travelling will show you that you need to care about world issues, because you will be seeing them first hand, and you will not be able to ignore them.
3. You will become a cultured individual, which is truly a rarity in this day and age. Gaining appreciaton and respect for other cultures is extremely important in being a good person, and in your success in the real world. The world is full of all kinds of different, but amazing people. And it is filled with so many beautiful things and wonderful art. Experience the world for all its worth, and appreciate what it has to offer. Become cultured and know that it is an important thing to be.
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Healthy treats to satisy a sweet tooth
slice up some fresh fruit and place it in a popsicle mold along with some low-sugar or freshly made fruit juice for a healthy and refresshing treat
Drizzle some organic honey on Plain or flavored 0% Greek yogurt. This offers a little sugar and tart with the added bonus of protein!
One word: Antioxidants!
But make sure its
70% cocoa or more
Mix in some fresh fruit, greek yogurt, whey protein, and ice and you have the perfect healthy, sweet treat.
Dip a banana in some dark chocolate and freeze it overnight
Sweet and refreshing, great for summer nights instead of ice cream
City Bird
standing abs
15 reps 3x each side
15 reps 3x each side
15 reps 3x
each side
15 reps 3x each side
Dumbell
15 reps 3x each side
Luckily there are a few moves you can do with out getting down in the dirt. But if you do end up laying down, add the following moves into your workout routine!
15 crunches (to warm up)
1 min regular plank
15 Russian twists with two 5lb. weights
10 v-ups
Rest-10 seconds
35 bicycle crunches
25 competition sit ups
1 min regular plank
Rest-10 seconds
15 leg lifts
25 crossover crunches right
25 crossover crunches left
Rest- 10 seconds
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Pilates
Pilates...and why it rocks
What exactly is Pilates?
Pilates is a body conditioning routine that may help build flexibility, muscle strength, and endurance in the legs, abs, arms, hips, and back. It puts emphasis on spinal and pelvic alignment, breathing, and developing a strong core or center, and
improving coordination and balance. Pilates' system allows for different
exercises to be modified in range of difficulty from beginning to
advanced. Intensity can be increased over time as the body conditions
and adapts to the exercises.Pilates improves muscle tone, balances musculature, supports correct posture, and teaches to move with ease and grace.
Check out BLOGILATES, videos all done by pilates instructor Cassey Ho, with all different levels of expertise and focus on every body part!
GO VEG!
Veg
Why you should make the switch to a vegetarian lifestyle
1. Significantly improve your health
Studies have shown that becoming a vegetarian can reduce your risk for heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. As well at decrease your chances for strokes, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, bladder cancer, stomach cancer and ovarian cancer, but also osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Additionally, processed meats are often covered in chemicals that your body cannot handle.
2. Save our planet
Becoming a vegetarian will drastically reduce your carbon footprint! It reduces deforestation and saves our water. 1 meat eater 1 day = 4200 gallons of water. 1 vegan 1 day = 300 gallons of water. Grains and corn are fed to livestock in excess in order to bulk them up to get more meat out of them, if that extra gran/corn was fed to starving children instead it could end world hunger. Livestock creates a huge amount of waste and toxic emissions that end up in our earth and drinking water.
3. Animal Cruelty
No one wants a little animal to suffer, but its hard to say that if ten minutes later you are going to be eating a hamburger that came from a mistreated cow. The majority of people are aware there is some sort of mistreatment to animals in slaughterhouses, but are not exactly sure of the extent to this problem. The animals are bread to be killed and are often mistreated and kept in terrible living conditions. Take the time to educate yourself on exactly how the animals you are eating are being treated and you may think twice about eating them.
1. Make sure you really believe in it
Cutting out meat entirely from your diet is hard. Especially, if you eat a large amount of meat on a daily basis. So, it is important that your heart is in this decision so that you know you will stick to it. It is easier to make a permanent decision if you really believe in it. Just make sure you know all of your reasons for becoming a vegetarian and have done all of the necessary research. People will criticize your decision, but if you know why you did it, what they think doesn't matter.
2. Find A Buddy
Everything is easier to do when you've got a friend next to you. It's cheesy, but really! When you have someone with the same goals as you, it is easier to achieve yours together. You can be each others cooking buddy and support system. It also adds a degree of accountability, you don't want to be the one to give up first.
3. Give it 30 Days
Just tell yourself you are going to try becoming a vegetarian for 1 month, or at least 30 days. It takes 30 days to break a bad habit, or make a good one stick. And this makes it seem less daunting than trying to make a decision that will last for the rest of your life. If you love it and still feel passionate and notice how much better you feel health wise after 30 days, then keep going to 60 days, and then 90, and so on and so on. It doesn't have to be a life commitment, but you'll notice after that time that it wasn't as hard as you thought to make the switch, or to stick to it.
Honestly, being a vegetarian is not for everyone, but there are a few things you can do to start making the transition slowly, and reap some of the benefits
1. Be A Pescatarian (no meat or poultry, but fish is allowed)
2. Meatless Mondays
3. No Meat After 5pm
4. Cage-free, Free-Range Organic meat
TUC Ed Update
best fitness apps
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Cost: Free
Good For: People who want at-home and in-gym work outs
Start by choosing your goal (health, fat loss, muscle gain), location (home or the gym), duration, session type (full body, upper body, lower body, abs) and muscle focus. Pick the equipment you have to work with, like a chair, study table, dumbbells or resistance bands, and GAINFitness will design a custom work out for you. This app can be used as an assistance for your work outs in the gym, or you can use it to design a challenging work out for when you want to work out at home.
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Good For: People wanting guidance in the gym
Start by entering your statistics (height, weight, age) and Fitness Buddy will create a workout based on your personal fitness goals and the amount of weight/reps you want to use. The app offers pictures and descriptions for each work out to ensure you do them properlty and tracks your progress for each work out, and overall.
Fitness Apps
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The perfect jeans can make all the difference
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Inside Out Project
Inspired by JR’s large‐format street "pastings", INSIDE OUT gives everyone the opportunity to share their portrait and make a statement for what they stand for. It is a global platform for people to share their untold stories and transform messages of personal identity into works of public art.
Each INSIDE OUT group action around the world is documented, archived and exhibited online. Over 120,000 posters have been sent to more than 108 countries since March 2011.
The INSIDE OUT project has traveled from Ecuador to Nepal, from Mexico to Palestine, inspiring group actions on varied themes such as hope, diversity, gender-based violence, climate change... Discover the extent of the project through some selected actions.
a New JR x Jose Parla Mural in NYC
Welcome To My World
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street artist
