DAY 2230 - Drawing

Sculpture by Paul Apart

DAY 2229 - Walk

Photography by John Coulter

DAY 2228 - Explosion a Espaldas

Collage by Andrés Gamiochipi

DAY 2227 - Fort

Artwork by Gordon Rabut

DAY 2226 - Nocturno

Painting by Lisi Cárdenas

DAY 2225 - Lotawana on Ice

Video by Trevor Hawkins

DAY 2224 - Off Grid

Photography by John Coulter

DAY 2223 - Portrait

Drawing by Gordon Rabut

DAY 2222 - Systematic Study of Translucence and Spinning

Artwork by Alyson Khan

DAY 2221 - The Great Wall of USA

Painting by Eric Almanza

DAY 2220 - Rwanda 25

Photography by Trevor Hawkins

DAY 2219 - Shade

Photography by John Coulter

DAY 2218 - Selene

Collage by Andrés Gamiochipi

DAY 2217 - The Party

Painting by Morgan Santander

DAY 2216 - Tight Rope #11 (Gallina)

Mixed media by Camilo Restrepo

GALLO LESTER:   MUSIC REVIEW

by John Coulter

Gallo Lester is an unorthodox musician from the Dominican Republic.  As an artist, his work is a full package: with costumes, animations and videos all cohesively supporting the music to create a memorable persona.  He pioneers the absurd in a digital age. 

The cracked out work is so alien it’s hard to look away. Like SuperJail, or a Heironymous Bosch painting,  the constant bizarreness is addicting. The high energy infects the crowd at live shows.  The music is inherently new: Avant-garde even.  While the main ingredients blend metal and mambo, Gallo commands a full range of musical talents. He often fuses punk, merengue and other contrasting genres smoothly. 

In ’No Quiero Fan’ a retro skater punk guitar riff is layered over Afro-Caribbean rhythms.  Gallo Lester’s strange production borrows from industrial and chiptune.  Gallo’s voice is gruffer than Christian Bale’s Batman and more metal than Metalman from Megaman II.  His voice goes surprisingly well with guest backup vocalists.  

 ‘La Comparsa’ features a rhythm similar to punta or dembow eerily mixed with Spanish rock.  It’s catchy, and the song progresses through diverse movements all with a hyper dance beat.  ’La Comparsa’s’ music video is like South Park but with more demons.  Gallo’s aesthetic utilizes a kitsch style similar to Tim and Eric’s.  Green screens are applied heavily in many of the videos, and rooster imagery is at a maximum. 

Gallo Lester breaks stereotypes of rock and roll.  With any luck the tracks will introduce American metal heads to diverse rhythms from the Caribbean. 

DAY 2215 - Collapsification

Painting by Daniel Dove

DAY 2214 - Azul Agua

Collage by Andrés Gamiochipi

DAY 2213 - Dual Sight

Painting by Gary Frier

DAY 2212 - Opossums 5

Painting by Phil Musen

DAY 2211 - Geel Huis

Painting by Wouter Hisschemöller

DAY 2210 - Escuela Guadalupe Mural

Mural by Tony Ortega

DAY 2209 - El Gigante Dormido

Painting by Paula Duró and Alejandro Sordi

DAY 2208 - Naked Lunch

Painting by Álvaro Izquierdo

DAY 2207 - Pixels

Photography by John Coulter

DAY 2206 - Fudo Moto

Artwork by Curro Gómez

DAY 2205 - Apego a la Ciudad

Collage by Andrés Gamiochipi

DAY 2204 - One Fast Ride

Artwork by Chris Kienke

DAY 2203 - Trixter

Painting by Daniel Dove

DAY 2202 - The Easter Egg Hunt

Painting by Morgan Santander

DAY 2201 - Tight Rope #12 (Mogwai)

Mixed media by Camilo Restrepo