Jeff Mcmillan
Jeff McMillan was born in October of 1977 in San Jose, CA where he spent a good portion of his life, and it was during the first few years of Jeff’s existence that he started trying his hand at art at the young age of 3. McMillan’s influences lie heavily in 80’s pop culture. The artist proclaims that the decade boasted the best television programming, cartoons, toys, and movies. It was a decade of imagination and creativity during a time when the world was changing so drastically on all levels. As he continued to make use of the right side of his brain, it eventually became time for McMillan to begin the final stages of schooling. He attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco from 1999 to 2001 until he made the big move to Southern California, where he continued his schooling at the prestigious Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, CA from 2001 to 2004. He studied illustration at both schools until he graduated from the Art Center with honors. He now lives and works in Long Beach with his wonderful wife, Liv and a disobedient Siamese cat.
Website — http://www.jeffmcmillan.com/
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Steven Daily Interview
November 10th 09, 11:11
Hello, this week for the interviews we have Steven Daily. He was gracious enough to take some time out of his busy schedule and talk to us. Mr. Daily has painted a ribbon of bows and a track of scars across the North American continent, working with thousands of interesting human beings in the process. Some of the astonishing entities who have withstood the physical presence of our intrepid explorer of dreams and nightmares include Disney, Sony, Slave Labor Graphics and HBO. All those who retain the steady hand and fine line of Steven James Daily for purposes related to commerce or art find as much satisfaction in the result as Mr. Daily does in the craft. Every piece staves off decay while adding new layers to the compost of culture, creating updrafts of creativity that reach far beyond the space in which you view the art. A broad landscape of modern culture and the wreckage of the ghosts of history; this is what the eyes of Steven James Daily have seen and this is what his works reflect.
SXH- Where are you from and what can you tell us about your hometown?
SD- I Really don’t have a home town, like a lot of kids in the eighty’s, my Mom and step dad moved around a lot.I think They were always trying to run and start over some place new, when things got rough. I spent a considerable amount of time in Georgia, Illinois and numerous cities in California. I had four different high schools and two different middle schools. When I turned nineteen I was fed up with my family’s “Gypsy tendencies” and spent most of my time in Riverside California where I was born. It’s really hot and gross, its where people go to buy houses for lower and live comfortably on a middle class income and all the smog and shit collects there from the city. But there’s a small scene that’s pretty genuine, and a lot of bros!
SXH- As a kid, what did you want to be growing up?
SD- An Artist, A Ninja, A Green beret, or a Rock-star.
SXH-Who or what do you look at for inspiration?
SD- Life, love, depression, hate, greed, Government, oddities, taxidermy, anatomicae, video games, media, conspiracy theory’s
SXH- Where’s your studio?
SD- Right now it’s the dinning room of my apt. it’s crowded and not well ventilated.
SXH- Describe a typical work day:
SD- I work ungodly hours. Wake up drink coffee, troll the net, answer emails. If I am inspired I’ll do warm up sketches, or sometimes I’ll have that creative hang over and start painting right away Because I can’t wait to get back to it. Then I micro manage my hours between paining illustrations, Personal work, and graphic design.
SXH- What materials do you usual work in?
SD- Acrylic and oil, and lately a lot of Graphite and Bristol.
SXH- What is your all time favorite painting?
SD- That’s like picking a favorite super hero. There’s so many, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, c. 1601-1602. It is housed in the Sanssouci of Potsdam, Germany Epiphany I: Gottfried Helnwein
SXH- What do you do when you’re not making art?
SD- Hiking, Play video games, Hang with friends, go to art shows, watch tv and movies.
I wish I could still skate board but my bones are old and I have this thing called fear now, it’s weird.
SXH- Is there any Artist or Illustrator you would like to collaborate with?
SD- Well I all ready got to do a little collaboration with Michael hussar that was awesome!
Your self, Dan Quintana, Mark Ryden, Crayola, Eric white. There’s a lot of people out there that would be fun to collaborate with.SXH- What are you working on now and what’s in the future for you?
SD- A new show, some group shows, some illustrations, some designs, and some custom toys. Who knows what the future holds, every year I am blessed to be able to grow and stay dedicated and afloat. But I am real anxious to see what’s next. Untill then I’ll keep traveling the river and see where I end up.
SXH- Important non related question here: Sabbath or Zepplin?
SD- Sabbath the zepplin. I like both. But sabbath has less hippie overtones.
SXH- Coffee or tea?
SD- Coffee, but I really like tea as well.
SXH-Music, talk radio, books on tape or golden silence
SD- Net flix live streaming, Podcasts. music.
To see more of Steven’s work, please visit his myspace page
Check out his drawings in action at Sketch Theatre
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Mark Bodnar’s “And We All Go” at La Luz De Jesus
November 6th 09, 10:06
Mark Bodnar’s work springs forth from the long tradition of cartooning, but he succeeds in making it feel contemporary, rather than treating it as a static object of fetish. His paintings exhibit all of the clarity and directness of the great illustrators of the past and his technique is marked by simplicity, contrast and balance. But his greatest strength lies in the meaning behind the images. Bodnar’s work feels more like illustrations to stories that have yet to be written. Creating windows into wonderful worlds is magic of the first order. Mark Bodnar is a master of that particular brand of alchemy.”
Stephen Worth – Director, ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive
Mark Bodnar grew up by the shores of the Great Lake Erie in Ohio. He moved to a haunted quarter of the state capitol and earned a BFA from the Columbus College of Art & Design in 2001. Since then, his artwork has been seen in gallery shows from New York to Los Angeles as well as various publications including The New York Times and National Geographic Adventure. Bodnar created cartoons for Cartoon Network and currently lives and paints in Los Angeles.
November 6 – November 29, 2009
Reception for the artist: Friday, November 6, 8 – 11PMLA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY
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Brendan Monroe at Richard Heller Gallery
October 26th 09, 11:32
Brendan Monroe premiered a new body of work titled “Places Between Here and Here” at Richard Heller Gallery this month. In addition to some fantastic organic and biologically inspired paintings, he also delighted show attendees with several impressive installations. A faceless man sitting on a bench alone observing Monroe’s show, A constellation of hanging wood sculptures suspended from the high ceiling in the front room, and a sea of organic clouds taking over an entire wall.
to see more of Brendan’s work, please visit www.brendanmonroe.com
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James Fish Interview
October 22nd 09, 12:07
Hello, This week I had a chance to talk with James Fish. Friend and instructor at UCLA and Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, I always admired James’ style, his compositions of drawing, painting, and found imagery are incredible to look at. His work reminds me of total freedom and the joy of creating art. James Fish’s work has been seen in Rolling Stone, Spin, Dwell, How and American Illustration to Gus Black’s album cover uncivilized Love. James David Fish creates fantastical landscapes that have been appropriated and relocated from a pool of images both found and created. Artificial environments are the stage where new dramas erupt. People and animals are placed there to interact as an experiment unbeknown to them. Utopia is a reoccurring theme, fueled by literature of Science Fiction(A. Huxley, Deleuze and Guattari, Freud). The conventions of man-made ideals are corruptible and are inherently corrupt. These scenarios are played out in order to understand our connection to the recent-past, doomed to repeat itself.
SXH- Where are you from and what can you tell us about your hometown?
JF- I grew up in Bakersfield, Ca. Lots of suburban sprawl, places to ride and roam and drift. I thrived riding my BMX bike in the empty fields around our neighborhood wandering around those giant steel oil-pumping teeter-totters. As a preteen, “punk rock” music had filtered it’s way into this town and ignited within me a fire of rebellion, self- expression and creativity which manifested itself through hand-made t-shirts, painted jackets, home made skateboards and skateboard ramps.
JF- My family left there when i was a teenager, I finished high school in Ventura California and learned how to surf.
SXH- As a kid, what did you want to be growing up?
JF- Wow gosh. I drew a lot of motocross cycles and riders and dragsters. I suppose that I wanted to become one of those types. I don’t remember wanting to be anything in particular.
SXH- Who or what do you look at for inspiration?
JF- As a kid, I spent hours listening to music and studying album covers. My senior year in High School, I had a very inspiring art teacher, whose name is Patti Post, she turned us onto poetry, Rembrandt and the sculptor George Segal. As a young adult, art school brought a lot into the mix. I discovered a wonderful world of movies and moviemakers such as Fredrico Fellini, Jean Luc Goddard, Werner Herzog, Kenneth Anger, and early Woody Allen. I looked at local artists like Chris Burden, Mike Kelley, Tim Hawkinson, Vito Acconci, Richard Prince, Julian Schnabel and Europeans like Joseph Beuys, Francesco Clemente, Francis Picabia, Franz West and Sigmar Polke. I went through a phase really loving Japanese illustration and theater posters (from the 60’s – 80’s). I was impressed by how a conservative tradition put forth this colorful and reactionary form of commercial art. At this time of my creative development, I was spending lots of time in thrift stores, and loved discovering tattered tchotchkes, discarded objects, and other little paintings of doe-eyed children, clowns and poodles. Moving into Los Angeles had opened a treasure trove of liquor store murals and ice cream truck paintings whose naïve charm came through with its awkward anatomy, crass colors, misspelled words and bad interpretations of pop culture. This really turned me on.
SXH- Where’s your studio?
JF- My studio is deep underground, it’s in my head, it’s outside. Everything is on wheels, always moving. For me, studio is not about a place. It is a practice of making and sharing. The physical place where paintings are stored and supplies are kept is Los Angeles, CA.
SXH- Describe a typical work day:
JF- All days are started with a double espresso. Kids are part of my typical day, they bring creative inspiration. I’m a freelance designer/artist and I teach a Mixed Media and Collage class. I love to share an “open and experimental” approach to image making and design. Some days are spent doing very technical programming for Flash and trouble shooting.
SXH- What materials do you usual work in?
JF- I work with acrylics, photo copies, found papers, fabrics, vinyl and spray paint. Some may simplify it by calling it “Mixed Media and Collage” I teach Mixed Media and Collage to designers at UCLA Extensions.
SXH- What is your all time favorite painting?
JF- Picasso’s Guernica! Also, I recently discovered the paintings of Momma Andersson, her paintings are intriguing.
SXH- What do you do when you’re not making art?
JF- I ride my bike. It satisfies my quest for adventure, and it satisfies a personal need to “play” while having a physical outlet. Bikes have brought me back in touch with my childhood feelings of freedom. Bikes are another form of fetish, personal expression. The bike is a vehicle for personal transformation (see the movie Breaking Away). I’ve had lots of fun riding with friends and some local bike clubs.
SXH- Is there any Artist or Illustrator you would like to collaborate with?
JF- I would really like to collaborate visually with a musician, textile design with a fashion designer, or surface design with an industrial designer in order to merge into a new realm. Stage design for the theater would be exciting too. Collaboration is an activity to go beyond oneself. The end-result is often enlightening.
SXH- What are you working on now and what’s in the future for you?
JF- Recently, I’ve put together a new portfolio of illustration. I need to promote that or get and agent. Illustration is something that I used to do and let it fade without promotion. At this point, I want to reclaim this aspect of my creative career. Currently, I’m working on some websites in Flash. I design for print and web with the occasional animation project. I’ve been entertaining the notion to put together a reel and merge into the realm of motion graphics.
SXH- Important non related question here: Sabbath or Zepplin?
JF- While I love Sabbath’s darkness and loin-tweaking motorized sound there is something delightful about Zepplin’s diversity and richness and Robert Plant’s androgynous voice. Both of those bands were played with great regularity. Zepplin’s “Physical Graffiti” was one of those albums played very loud when my parents were gone. I’m not black or white on this issue, shades of beige is what you’ll get from me. Paranoid has got to be one of the most amazing songs ever! Sweet Leaf makes me want to cry.
SXH- Coffee or tea?
JF- Coffee…….Espresso, specifically.
SXH- Music, talk radio, books on tape or golden silence
JF- I find myself listening to Radio Nova via the internet, it helps me keep up with my French language and a lot of the songs in English whose lyrics are banned from the airwaves often slip through. I like Devendra Banhart, Nick Drake, punk rock, Konono No.1, 60-70’s French pop. I love Dub. I do find myself listening to NPR for news and debates about current affairs. Golden silence is rare since the construction going on next door for the last two years.
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To see more of James Fish’s work, please visit Fishlab.com
some other links to check out while your at it-
James David Fish, Fishlab Blog, Little Wild Things
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Josh Cochran Interview
October 13th 09, 11:24
Hey there, This week we have super illustrator Josh Cochran, Josh and I went to Art Center around the same time. He’s a great guy and his career is taking off, so keep an eye out for his work, because it’s everywhere. Josh grew up in Taiwan and California but currently lives in Brooklyn with his lovely wife Jenny and his small dog Porkchop. He takes the subway everyday to his studio, an old pencil factory in Greenpoint. His drawings are commissioned by a variety of clients in broadcast, books, magazines, and advertising. He has received awards from several publications and organizations including:
Print Magazine’s New Visual Artists (read), The Art Director’s Club Young Guns 6
Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, 3×3 Mag,
Society of Publication Designers, Luerzer’s Archive and was recently featured on
the cover of Communication Arts (read). Occasionally, he exhibits his work here
in the States as well as abroad.SXH- Where are you from and what can you tell us about your hometown?
JC- I grew up in Taiwan, Washington State, and Orange County, California. My family moved around quite a bit growing up. My memories of Taiwan is being in tiny enclosed spaces packed with tons of people. Barely any room to maneuver around. Orange County was quite a bit different, lots of people but also lots of space. Lots of bros driving around in pickup trucks with surfboards in the back and asians with tricked out Hondas and enormous exhaust pipes.
SXH- As a kid, what did you want to be growing up?
JC- I’m one of the lucky ones thats always known I would be some sort of artist growing up. I was really into cartoons and comic books and it made sense for me to pursue some sort of career with drawing.
SXH- Who or what do you look at for inspiration?
JC- A short list:
Edward Fella
Hokusai
Jockum Nordstrom
Paul Noble
Ben Shahn
Milton Glaser
William Eggleston
Elvis Studio
Taylor Mckimens
Kanye West
Hergé
SXH- Where’s your studio?
JC- My studio is in Brooklyn. Coincidentally, in an old pencil factory.
SXH- Describe a typical work day:
JC- I come into the studio around 9:00 surf the internet, answer emails, music, invoice for a while, draw for a little bit scan stuff in, color on the computer, lunch, listen to more music, eat lunch, drink tons of coffee back to drawing, read blogs, more computer scanning, wife calls, procrastinate a bit, bicycle home just in time for dinner around 8ish.
SXH- What materials do you usual work in?
JC- I draw with pencil on vellum, sometimes I use brush and ink on paper. Color is done in photoshop with a Wacom tablet. Super simple nothing too complex. Though I highly recommend Tombo B pencils made in Japan.
SXH- What is your all time favorite painting?
JC- I work the best early in the morning or late at night. Mid-day is really hard for me to be super productive unless I’m under deadline and in panic mode. Like right now its 11:27am and I’m almost in panic mode.
SXH- What do you do when you’re not making art?
JC- I love riding my bike around Brooklyn one of the best things I’ve discovered recently after moving to New York. I’m not going too fast where I would miss the scenery, and I get the exercise I miss by sitting at my table all day long. I also play post-apocolyptic games on the Xbox 360.
SXH- Is there any Artist or Illustrator you would like to collaborate with?JC- Mike Perry! I’m actually contributing some work for a new book he’s coming out with on silkscreens. And we’ve collaborated previously on some fancy wrappers for hipster chocolate bars in Williamsburg.
SXH- What are you working on now and what’s in the future for you?
JC- I’m currently working on some station commercial bumpers for Nickelodeon, more ads for the Dubai Metro and a few editorial illustrations. I’ve been trying to do some larger scale pieces and hopefully can implement more of that in future projects.
SXH- Important non related question here: Sabbath or Zepplin?
JC- Sabbath.
SXH- Coffee or tea?
JC- Coffffeee
SXH- Music, talk radio, books on tape or golden silence
JC- Books on tape for mindless coloring stuff, music for everything else.
To see more of Josh’s work, please visit- www.joshcochran.net
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Alex Pardee Interview
October 5th 09, 11:52
This week , I had the opportunity to catch up with Alex Pardee, here’s a history of Pardee, for those of you who aren’t familiar with his work, A native Californian artist best known for illustrating The Used’s album artwork. He has also done works for Hurley International, Twenty Twenty Skateboards, Bay Area rapper TopR, Upper Playground, Street Drum Corps, Aiden, Kid Robot, and lately the cover of In Flames’s ninth studio album, A Sense of Purpose, and its first single, entitled “The Mirror’s Truth“. He is a member of the groups Cardboard City and Zerofriends. He runs the website EyeSuck Ink which includes links to his blog and store. Through his art he has admitted to overcoming depression and anxiety disorders along with emotional struggles. Pardee is currently working on a motion picture for Chadam (often confused with Chadam Mihlberger) as well as various art shows and products. Pardee released his first official art book, titled Awful Homesick in October 2008. Recently he has started to donate his proceeds to needy charities, including Purple Heart and To Write Love on Her Arms. Thanks Wikipedia! And tomorrow, Gallery 1988 will host Pardee’s “Hiding From The Normals” solo show Oct 6th. Check it out, if you’re around. It’s going to be great!
SXH- Where are you from and what can you tell us about your hometown?
AP- I grew up in Antioch, CA, which is about 50 miles northeast of San Francisco. It’s a small suburban town, but it’s actually been in the national news a lot recently since it was discovered that dude Phillip Garrido kidnapped that girl and kept her in his backyard for 18 years. I don’t know if I should do the whole “Antioch REPRESENT” thing, or to be slightly embarrassed.
SXH- As a kid, what did you want to be growing up?
AP- Realistically? Boba Fett. Other than that, shit I don’t know. I think I am still trying to figure that out. I mean, even when I was younger, I wanted to do something creative, like a cartoonist, or fine art or filmmaking or something, but I never could figure out specifically what I wanted to focus on. I think that’s why I STILL don’t know, and why I seem to always bounce around and get my hands in a ton of different projects.
SXH- Who or what do you look at for inspiration?
AP- Recently I think my inspiration has changed drastically. Visually I absorb anything and everything shiny. Movies, shitty TV, the internet, friends, taking walks, people watching, etc. I do get a lot of my inspiration from pop culture, whether it shows in my work or not. Pop culture, just in general, sparks things in me constantly.
But recently I’ve noticed that I have been a lot more trusting in myself and maybe even a lot more self-absorbed. I kind of accepted the fact that, though I can keep trying and trying, I probably won’t ever get to the “level” of the technical quality of artists that I am in love with. I mean, I’m not ever going to stop trying to push myself technically and try to get TO that next level, but I have beat myself up for years about the fact that I don’t really have the technical confidence in my paintings that I would like. I would just compare myself constantly to artists that are far superior, and I think I have cut that back a lot recently. Doing that gave me a little freedom, because I know the one thing I AM confident with is my imagination. So recently, when I have a big looming project or an art show or something that NEEDS a big burst of inspiration to get started, I have just trusted myself and let myself explore my imagination and just start painting or drawing. I think there’s a balance in there somewhere that I am trying to figure out. I think it’s important to study other artists and absorb every piece of art that you love, and to BE influenced by it, but simultaneously, because all art is so personal, you need to be able to let go and trust yourself to do your own thing, no matter how good or shitty it may be, as long as it’s your own. Was that long-winded enough?
SXH- Where’s your studio?
AP- As of a month ago, I just moved into an old house in Walnut Creek, CA that was actually a brothel in like the 1920’s. My studio is set up here, and I think I can actually still smell the syphilis on the walls, which rules.
SXH- Describe a typical work day:
AP- It varies a lot. Actually, that’s a lie. The routine is similar, but the filler is way different every day. I get up about 9-10 and freak out about emails I didn’t respond to the day before, try to get some coffee, then it’s a head-spinning mess of errands, drawing, painting, blogging, scanning, and everything that goes along with that until about 3-4 am. If I’m lucky I let myself take a shower. But that’s mostly for other people’s benefit.
SXH- What materials do you usually work in?
AP- I try to explore different materials all the time, because I’m a firm believer in the discovery process. Like, yah, maybe I will be SUPER GOOD at like, conte crayon drawing on bark? So I’ll play around with that, but most of the time it’s a pretty big fail, so I tend to default to inks, or watercolors, which is what a majority of my work is done with.
SXH- What is your all time favorite painting?
AP- There’s a harsh 3-way tie going on that was only a 2-way tie until last year. The contenders: The original Creepshow Theatrical poster painting. ( http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/CreepshowPoster.jpg ) The Theatrical poster painting for SQUIRM ( http://posterwire.com/wp-content/images/squirm.jpg ) and James Jean’s TOYMAKER piece.
SXH- What do you do when you’re not making art?
AP- Feeling guilty that I COULD be creating something productive.
SXH- Is there any Artist or Illustrator you would like to collaborate with?
AP- Yah there are like a billion. You, Skinner, Augor, Horkey, John Pound, Jim Phillips, Graham Ingels (which won’t happen since he is dead which sucks), Todd McFarlane, Gary Larson, The Rock, so many!
SXH- What are you working on now and what’s in the future for you?
AP- I’m putting the finishing touches on my new solo show, “HIDING FROM THE NORMALS” which opens up on Oct 6 at Gallery 1988 in LA. And man, the show is going to be so much fun. In addition to like, every horror VHS that my parents would let me get my hands on, I grew up repeatedly watching and falling in love with Dark Crystal and Labyrinth and Star Wars and I always saw those as basically living and breathing works of art. And, as an adult, artists like Guillermo Del Toro, and Clive Barker, who are telling just as fantastic tales and creating just as amazing and imaginative universes for us adults who never grew out of our love for the old Henson/Lucas/Disney approach. These filmmakers and their teams created so many extra subtle elements that no one would ever notice individually because they were so small, but when piled together they formed this elaborate UNIVERSE that made it so easy to transport you into that world. I mean, take Walt Disney and Disneyland for example. You go to stand in line for Star Toursand there is so much to look at, and signs to read and videos playing that tell you about this world you are about to enter and so much supplemental material that it’s impossible not to enjoy even STANDING IN LINE! And that makes the actual ride even more fun. The Disneyland approach is what I have been trying to do lately with some of my shows. I took that approach with my “Letters For Digested Children” show at Upper Playground earlier in the year, and I am taking that approach to the next level at this new show at G1988. How so? Well, you will have to come to the show to find out. But in short, I’m creating enough material to hopefully transport the viewer into this other world if they feel like letting go.
SXH- Important non related question here: Sabbath or Zepplin?
AP- Sabbath. Unless it’s on a first date, ever since Damone said that putting on Kashmir in the Gremlin is ONLY way to score.
SXH- Coffee or tea?
AP- Both. Iced coffee. Chai tea. And Ice-T’s O.G. Album
SXH- Music, talk radio, books on tape or golden silence?
AP- All of the above. In waves of love and hate. Speaking of, I love you Jeff. In waves.
Try and make it out to see Hiding From The Normal tomorrow night at Gallery 1988
Please visit Alex’s website to see more of his amazing work- www.eyesuckink.com
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Edwin Ushiro Interview
September 22nd 09, 15:30
I recently had a opportunity to talk with Edwin Ushiro after his solo show titled “Softly Encompassing the Womb” at Le Basse Projects in Culver City. Edwin Ushiro moved to Culver City from Maui, this Japanese artist got his feet wet in the art world as an art director and visual effects consultant for film and television before moving into the fine art gallery realm. The artist has since shown work internationally including in Los Angeles, New York, Berlin, Amsterdam and San Francisco. Ushiro has also participated in high profile exhibitions such as the Scion Installation Tour at Miamiʼs Art Basel, the Japanese American National Museum and at the Museum of Kyoto in Japan among many others. The buzzed-about artist has also recently been the subject of several magazine features.
SXH- Where are you from and what can you tell us about your hometown?
EU-I am from Wailuku, Maui. Now a sleepy town where grandmas go do their banking and shopping by day and hippies dance to music at night. It was once a thriving town where the sailors used to frequent back in the day. Looking back at those old black and white photographs, Wailuku was a party town, now perfect for raising a family.
SXH- As a kid, what did you want to be growing up?
EU- My dream was to be a veritech pilot like in Robotech. But to my knowledge, it’s not a reality. Is this correct?
SXH-Who or what do you look at for inspiration?
EU- Fascinating stories of the paranormal, life and love. I read a lot of books by Glen Grant, Hawaiian Folklorist and Living Treasure of Hawaii.
SXH- Where’s your studio?
EU- In another quiet town in Culver City, California and actually the stomping ground of Glen Grant, so I guess I’ve come full circle.
SXH- Describe a typical work day:
EU- I roll out of bed, turn on the computer and do my emails to get them out of the way, fire up the Howard Stern, eat oatmeal, shower, then work on film related projects or fine art paintings and experiments, take a break for lunch, work, take another break for dinner, then work until my eyes get tired, sleep and repeat.
SXH- What materials do you usual work in?
EU- Anything I can get my hands on.
SXH-What is your all time favorite painting?
EU- I am in SF right now, I don’t have a favorite, but I saw a huge painting by Alma Tadema which is always an insane experience.
SXH- What do you do when you’re not making art?
EU- Hang out with my friends, go to the beach, snowboard, basketball, try to watch tv/movies, basically insert myself back into society.)
SXH- Is there any Artist or Illustrator you would like to collaborate with?
EU- I dunno? I like what I am doing and I am unsure if I am ready to share. I did something with Tessar Lo. You know him, right?
SXH- What are you working on now and what’s in the future for you?
EU- Maybe you shouldn’t print this one, but I am working on a Hello Kitty piece, but I am also working on a few other pieces. One goes to the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California for the “Giant Robot Biennale,” and the rest goes to New York for a pop-up LeBasse Projects exhibition.
SXH- Important non related question here: Sabbath or Zepplin?
EU- I’ll stick to my Hawaiian music, but my neighbor blasts Zepplin once in a while and sometimes I turn down whatever I am listening to just to feel their vibe.
SXH- Coffee or tea?
EU- Tea.
SXH- Music, talk radio, books on tape or golden silence
EU- Talk radio, love to listen to Howard Stern while drawing. It’s my morning regiment. I know Dave Choe listens, but I wonder how many artists out there listen too. Talk radio is good to have when you are working alone. I guess it’s kind of similar to people writing their movie scripts in Starbucks. Dont get me wrong, golden silence is excellent. Especially when you are so immersed in your world, any noise seem useless when all the sounds you hear are imaginary.
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LeBasse Projects presents:
“Softly Encompassing the Womb”
A Solo Exhibition by Edwin Ushiro
September 12th – October 3rd 2009
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Thomas Lee Bakofsky “Times New Roman”
August 7th 09, 10:13
A native of West Texas, now living in Los Angeles,Thomas Lee Bakofsky draws some of his inspiration from his ties to the border town of El Paso. He is skilled at mixing mediums- painting with serigraphy and woodblock, collage and illustration and all of the above and in between. The artists curiosity toward human nature, socio/political structures and religion lead to humurous, thought provoking, very livable and skilled works of art.
See more of Bakofsky’s work- www.bakofsky.com
Trifecta gallery presents “Times New Roman” new works for Thomas Lee Bakofsky and guest Cassandra Simon
New Times Roman Aug. 6th-28th
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The Blab! Exhibition
August 6th 09, 11:22
Copro Gallery and Monte Beauchamp proudly present the fifth annual “BLAB! SHOW,” a kaleidoscope of colors and scenes from the “21st-Century Apocalypse” feature in the next issue of BLAB!
Artists include: MARK RYDEN, JOE SORREN, JEFF SOTO, SHAG, FEMKE HIEMSTRA, ALEX GROSS, NATALIA FABIA, RYAN HESHKA, MARTIN WITTFOOTH, OWEN SMITH, GARY BASEMAN, XNO, JEAN-PIERRE ROY, KRIS KUKSI, GEORGANNE DEEN, GARY TAXALI, Zap artist SPAIN, FRED STONEHOUSE, ANDY KEHOE, MARC BURCKHARDT, MARK TODD, CALEF BROWN, Garbage Kid’s creator JOHN POUND, DAVID SANDLIN, and many more.
BLAB! — the premiere anthology of art, illustration, found graphics, and sequential art — is the brainchild of Chicago-based art director and designer Monte Beauchamp, whose work has appeared in GRAPHIS, PRINT, COMMUNICATION ARTS, AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION, and THE SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS. He has received numerous design awards for Excellence in Print and Television Communications. His books include: STRIKING IMAGES: Vintage Matchbook Cover Art (Chronicle), THE DEVIL IN DESIGN (Fantagraphics), THE LIFE & TIMES OF R. CRUMB (St. Martin’s Press), NEW & USED BLAB! (Chronicle), and DEVILISH GREETINGS (Fantagraphics)
see the show’s preview here
and don’t forget about Blab! Magazine
BLABSHOW! 2009 – 5TH ANNUAL
Opening Reception, Saturday August 8 – 8:00 – 11:30 p.m.
Dates: Exhibit runs – April 8 – August 29, 2009Bergamot Station
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