Stanley Kubrick Retrospective at LACMA

My friend and I went to LACMA's current exhibits- a Stanley Kubrick Retrospective and Caravaggio. Melinda and I are both fans of Kubrick but I didn't know what I was in store for.

 

This exhibit was INTENSE. There were props from all of his movies, including behind the scene shots, video installation, marked up scripts and liner notes, his chess set (chess was a very important influence, particularly in his perspective of war,) and source material.

 

It is amazing to see how intense this man as a filmmaker, director and writer, really was.

 

This man was all about details and made sure that he explored every angle, studied every past history event and pushed his actors to make sure that he got the right shot.

 

All that attention to detail and long hours of dedication is what makes his movies stand the test of time. 

 

 

 

After sharing my pics, my friend and colleague Eric gave me things to marinate on- an biography of Stanley Kubrick, the book of Russion filmmaker V.I. Pudovkin translated in English and a flash drive of two documentaries on the man. SO AWESOME! It's like I am taking a college course on the man.

As a member of the museum, I have free tickets. I am going to watch his all of his movies before revisiting it agan. I know there are so much more I missed the first time around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zombies Take over Long Beach

 Jason Liwag and Garry Booth of Phone Booth Gallery are co-curators of this year's Zombie Art Show. This show was by invite only and I am happy and honored to be chosen to show this year. i am a huge fan of horror flicks and zombies happen to have a special place in my heart. (Not really. Like I wouldn't welcome one in open arms. I am the first to blast a shotgun to it's face.) But I digress...

This idea came from a friend of mine in the East Coast. She jokingly said I should do one of a zombie biting a boob. Ha! Okay, well I did and added a bit of a twist to it.

Mixed Media on Wood

10"x10"

2011

Come out and not only see my piece in person but to check out the dozens of wonderful artists on display at the Zombie Show. And if it weren't enough, the opening reception is happening the SAME night as the Downtown Long Beach Zombie Crawl and Music Festival!

 Come dressed as a zombie or bring a camera as hundreds take to the streets of Downtown Long Beach. Listen to live music. Check out the film fest. October 29, 2011. But also remember that the artshow will be free!

"Love Never Dies (yea, right!)"

Mixed Media on Wood

9"x12"

2010

This was last year's zombie piece from the "Zombies Invade LA" Art show held in Downtown LA's Yojie's Shabu Shabu and Sake Restaurant. You can buy a vinyl postcard size magnet at my Etsy store.

and just as an added bonus, brain cupcakes =)... Didn't make them but I thought they were so cute!

i found this picture posted up from my friend/filmmaker/photographer Mia, on her blog:



This was taken during my last curated art show, "Because Your Mama Said So", art work inspired by the 80's TV icon, Mr. T. I'm sporting Original Hip Hop Chocolates art submission by Marcus G.


she certainly has an eye and every time i see a flick from her, i get inspired. the beauty about being a creative person in nature is that you are surrounded by other creative spirits, which always widens the perspective, nourishes the soul, and challenges the critical thinking.


one thing that Mia's and other friends' work have inspired me to do is to take pictures of my own. sure i bought a digital and am excited of editing video clips and making short films but i also wanted to play with analog cameras. there is something about film that captures light and images in a way that super fine digital cameras can't reproduce unless you take it to Photoshop.


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: Santa Monica statue : Santa Monica, CA 03/09


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: me : at a sushi restaurant. Hollywood, CA 02/09


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: sarah and melinda ninja : at a sushi restaurant. Hollywood, CA 02/09


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: ver : at a sushi restaurant. Hollywood, CA 02/09


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: bambu and eye-a-sage : at larmont sunday farmers market. Los Angeles, CA 04/09


the analogue processes give it to us raw, crisp, flawed yet forgiving. like when a pencil hits the paper and it ain't vector; or a needle hits the groove of a record and the sound ain't digitize....


plus, cuz it's expensive, it makes us practice our composition skills and capturing moments at the right time: not like getting trigger-happy with your finger cuz jpegs can be easily sifted through and deleted.


make it count.