keirin culture is putting on a race on september 18th. definitely something to come check out if you're in the area. help spread the word.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
point me to the sky above, i can't get there on my own
another reason to come out of hiding in september. Jamie Booker is opening a boutique in Roanoke, which will feature art, jewelry, clothes, music, and other all around cool stuff. pretty pumped on it. come out to the opening to see peter evans do his dj status, see some art from us, buy some cool limited edition shirts that are coming out through press press and keirin culture and more! should be a good time so check it out.Tuesday, August 25, 2009
R.I.P. Dash Snow
When i heard this i guess it had somehow slipped my mind to post it. New York artist Dash Snow overdosed recently and passed away at the age of 27. His photography was hella tight and so where his collages. R.I.P. Dash.
http://www.tinyvices.com/dash_snow
Monday, August 24, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
lately
Saturday, August 15, 2009
i shine like morrissey on henessy on christmas eve
...no more like morris day on hella yay, dressin gay
finally got some film developed...96 exposures and this is all that came out decent
finally got some film developed...96 exposures and this is all that came out decent
Friday, August 14, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
my home is nowhere without you
got some things to get off my chest....bear with me, i'm not a good writer and i dont have any pictures to accompany this
the main goal, at least as far as i'm concerned, for this collective is to contribute something to the arts community. lately, i haven't felt like i've had anything to contribute though, and with that comes a feeling that i might have just wasted the last 4 years of my life at college. With self-depricating aside, i think it's time to review why this blog and collective were started in the first place: our goal was to individualize ourselves through means of creative expression. first and foremost that was the main thing everyone felt was crucial; making an identity for themselves through their respective work. however, this is always a bit harder than it seems seeing as how there is literally an ocean of like-minded people out there trying their best to do the same thing. what do we do? do we distance ourselves from them or join together and try to come up collectively? we made that choice. we would band together three kids that knew each other from riding skateboards, and along the way add other people that we saw fit what we were trying to do, luckily we've found at least one. the problem now is trying to distance ourselves from the rest of the artist population and have an identity that is our own. in the city i live in, the current "art scene" is comprised mostly of middle aged women who bought a paint set and the occasional kid trying to be "unique" and "express themselves" via means of half-assed products with little or no intrinsic value. i won't single anyone out or name names, but if you pick up on some familiar descriptions, so be it....
the thing that upsets me most about the current state of art in roanoke, and for many other small towns for that matter, is that a lot of the proponents for it are promoting art in the wrong way. i dont want to criticize the city for putting up an art museum, i think it was a wonderful idea, but why so much space for so little work inside? there was years of hype leading up to this, and the day it finally opened, i was right there in line, only to be utterly disappointed by the lack of quality and quantity i was expecting. and it's not just the actions the city takes that makes me disheartened, it's also the people. just because you have a public arts display downtown and someone gets arrested doesnt constitute it's validity as art. just because some wanna-be "graff writer" gets permission to paint a building doesnt mean our city has an "urban arts scene." none of these things in and of themselves mean anything. instead of riding a bike 6 months to promote yourself, why dont you work with the local government to convert part of the city to alternative energy? a lot of my friends dont drive cars, espescially for longer than 6 months, and you dont see them getting a museum.
obviously our values and opinions on what contemporary art should be differs fron the residents of our city. but the point of the collective, the point of the blog, the point of everything we do is to raise awareness about this. why should we sit in the dark while everyone else gets the attention? so we decided to have an art show. and then another one. hopefully this will at least influence someone to do the same thing. there's so much backward thinking here, and this city has the potential to be so much greater, so we're going to keep on doing this until that happens. even if no one else cares.
the main goal, at least as far as i'm concerned, for this collective is to contribute something to the arts community. lately, i haven't felt like i've had anything to contribute though, and with that comes a feeling that i might have just wasted the last 4 years of my life at college. With self-depricating aside, i think it's time to review why this blog and collective were started in the first place: our goal was to individualize ourselves through means of creative expression. first and foremost that was the main thing everyone felt was crucial; making an identity for themselves through their respective work. however, this is always a bit harder than it seems seeing as how there is literally an ocean of like-minded people out there trying their best to do the same thing. what do we do? do we distance ourselves from them or join together and try to come up collectively? we made that choice. we would band together three kids that knew each other from riding skateboards, and along the way add other people that we saw fit what we were trying to do, luckily we've found at least one. the problem now is trying to distance ourselves from the rest of the artist population and have an identity that is our own. in the city i live in, the current "art scene" is comprised mostly of middle aged women who bought a paint set and the occasional kid trying to be "unique" and "express themselves" via means of half-assed products with little or no intrinsic value. i won't single anyone out or name names, but if you pick up on some familiar descriptions, so be it....
the thing that upsets me most about the current state of art in roanoke, and for many other small towns for that matter, is that a lot of the proponents for it are promoting art in the wrong way. i dont want to criticize the city for putting up an art museum, i think it was a wonderful idea, but why so much space for so little work inside? there was years of hype leading up to this, and the day it finally opened, i was right there in line, only to be utterly disappointed by the lack of quality and quantity i was expecting. and it's not just the actions the city takes that makes me disheartened, it's also the people. just because you have a public arts display downtown and someone gets arrested doesnt constitute it's validity as art. just because some wanna-be "graff writer" gets permission to paint a building doesnt mean our city has an "urban arts scene." none of these things in and of themselves mean anything. instead of riding a bike 6 months to promote yourself, why dont you work with the local government to convert part of the city to alternative energy? a lot of my friends dont drive cars, espescially for longer than 6 months, and you dont see them getting a museum.
obviously our values and opinions on what contemporary art should be differs fron the residents of our city. but the point of the collective, the point of the blog, the point of everything we do is to raise awareness about this. why should we sit in the dark while everyone else gets the attention? so we decided to have an art show. and then another one. hopefully this will at least influence someone to do the same thing. there's so much backward thinking here, and this city has the potential to be so much greater, so we're going to keep on doing this until that happens. even if no one else cares.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
some commisioned stuff i've done lately...
shirt and tour poster for red clay river
and two shirt designs for kerin culture
shirt and tour poster for red clay river
and two shirt designs for kerin culture
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