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| Artwork by Morris Vogel |
INTERNATIONAL ART COLLECTIVE - DAILY POSTS FROM LOS ANGELES, CA.
Friday, April 6, 2018
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Review : ANBESSA ORCHESTRA
REVIEW : ANBESSA ORCHESTRA
Anbessa Orchestra performs Ethiopian jazz and funk songs in New York City. For those who don’t know Anbessa means Lion, and it is an important and powerful symbol for the people of Ethiopia. The seven-piece orchestra consists of composer Nadav Peled on guitar, Wayne Tucker on trumpet, Eyal Vilner on alto saxophone, Eden Bareket on baritone saxophone, Dor Heled on keyboard, Tamir Shmerling on bass, and the magical Eran Fink on drums. For several years the group has done rocking New Year’s Eve shows at international music venue Barbés. You can also find them at Brooklyn Bowl, Pianos, Rockwood, etc. They pull from diverse influences but stay true to African funk. The group themselves are not Ethiopian, with members hailing from Israel and New York. One member began their musical journey with western music, progressed to Reggae and then found Ethiopian Funk, but you’d swear you were hearing a 1960’s Alemayehu Eshete. They have a great high energy live performance with surfy guitar licks, banging horn sections and intricate drum-work. Erán Fink’s drumming is elaborate and driving: almost surgically quick.
For those unfamiliar with Ethiopian funk, it has similarities to other styles. Many of the scales and tones feel Middle Eastern or Indian. There is an air of surf rock undercutting the Afro jazz drums. Long psychedelic guitar and horn jams are standard. Punchy horn sections reminiscent of old soul music carve through the melodies. Anbessa has it all.
Their self-titled debut EP is full of original music and classic tunes from Ethiopia. Right from the start of the album, you’re transported to a freaky tropical other-world. The tunes are addictively smooth and take you on a jamming journey. There are few keeping this music alive and fewer playing it in North America. Keep an eye on Anbessa Orchestra and buy their albums and merchandise!
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Monday, April 2, 2018
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Saturday, March 31, 2018
Friday, March 30, 2018
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
REVIEW - Fábio Miguel Roque - Awake
REVIEW - Fábio Miguel Roque - Awake
Fábio’s photos always seem deep in a dream. Inky dark scenes of nighttime adventures are sparsely dotted with ghostly figures you’d only meet after midnight. Eerie flashes of light allow a glance into an obscured world. Skittish dogs and broken signs are protagonists in his gorgeously textured black and white photographs.
His lens artfully captures non-places. There are always beautiful environments, urban and natural, but they are never specific: strangely and vaguely relatable. The viewer is able to interject their own story and relationship to the empty scenes.
His “Redemption” series uses repeated patterns and geometric designs throughout, giving a musical and mathematical quality to them. Many of the works are minimal, offering only a hint of architecture or bold shape in the dark: a glimpse into the ordered world of man.
“The Cubans” is one of his few series to utilize vibrant color. And he does so wonderfully, as much as I enjoy his unsaturated works these too should not be disregarded. They capture the warmth of the Caribbean.
Keep following Fábio Miguel Roque on his personal site and here on SharksEatMeat.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Monday, March 26, 2018
Sunday, March 25, 2018
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Friday, March 23, 2018
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Review : Sushe Felix
Review : Sushe Felix
Sushe Felix is a talented landscape artist in Colorado. Her fractured landscapes resemble stained glass or cubist works like Braque. Animals play and flowers bloom in her playful scenes. The images glow with light. The sun’s rays or moon’s glow flood the shattered planes that compose the environments. The broken layers unfold and undulate, giving the images movement.
The paintings have been a staple of southwest and mountain landscape imagery for years. Along with partner Tracy Felix, who's landscapes have a more fluid and sculptural style, Sushe has kept regionalist landscape art alive. Her works tell stories of the land much as Thomas Hart Benton or Diego Rivera had. And they celebrate the sublimity of nature much like a Frederick Church or Thomas Cole. They depict a deep love and respect for the earth. They have a spiritual quality; paying tribute to nature.
Sushe knows the land well. It shows in her work. I encourage you to collect this artist’s paintings. Visit her website and look for more here at SharksEatMeat.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Saturday, March 17, 2018
The GO Show: REVIEW
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| Artwork by Ryan Quickfall |
The GO Show: REVIEW by John Coulter
On Friday night I went to a unique art exhibition at Union Garage, a Brooklyn space which hosts amazing events and sells motorcycle gear. While I’ve been to some of their motorcycle events, this is their first art exhibition I have attended. It was a group exhibition curated by Ryan Quickfall. Artists included Rachel Wolfson Smith, Ryan Quickfall, Steve Caballero, Patrick “Duffy” de Armos, and Christopher Moytt. I’m very impressed with whoever hung the show. Artwork was hung on brick and metal walls, personally, I know both can be challenging. The works were very cleanly displayed floating on wires across a variety of surfaces.
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| Artwork by Patrick de Armas |
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| Artwork by Rachel Wolfson Smith |
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| Artwork by Patrick de Armas |
Curator, colorful illustrator and printmaker Ryan Quickfall displayed several screen-printed motorcycle scenes. His line work and colors are reminiscent of classic comics and posters such as Ghost Rider or Watchmen. The colors are perfectly soured, greens inky and pinks neon. The line-work is as meaty as an R. Crumb or an issue of Fist of the North Star. Patrick “Duffy” De Armas displayed mixed media collages with text. The work uses typography to convey a love of hotrods, motorcycles and the open road. Christopher Myott‘s funky illustrative oil paintings were enjoyable. The works have a very 1950’s modernist feel in line with Alice Neel. Bold lines and contrasting flat colors are utilized well. Rachel Wolfson Smith’s work brings a unique style and perspective to motorcycle art. Pastel colors and gestural marks capture fleeting moments in motion such as the stirring dust of the bike. The works have a very atmospheric quality similar to Frederick Church or Monet.
Famed skateboarder Steve Caballero, immortalized in the Tony Hawk Pro Skater video game series for his extreme sports skills is a talented visual artist as well. His artwork has a laidback style like something you’d find at a tattoo parlor. Caballero also included several more elegant pieces of a blue Indian Larry Motorcycle and a colorful helmet, rendered more traditionally.
Keep up with Union Garage’s events by signing up for their mailing list. Follow the individual artists in the show, and as always check SharksEatMeat for all your daily art and culture news.
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| Artwork by Steve Caballero |
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| Artwork by Ryan Quickfall |
Friday, March 16, 2018
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Review : Omega Shell
Review : Omega Shell
New York artist Paul Apart creates sound sculptures as well as jewelry that’s worth taking a look at. His body of work shows off his talents with many materials including metal work, electronics, woodworking, clay, and clear plastics. The forms the sculptures take are borrowed from nature. Sea shells, insects and other natural forms are inspirations for the shapes. The materials reflect this natural theme with rusty, earthy, and worn materials often being used.
Many of Paul’s sculptures including Omega Shell 3.5 and Nauti Shell overtly take the form of the golden ratio. Mathematics plays a great part in both nature and art. Music relies on relations of numbers and tempos. Pi and the golden ratio are crucial to mathematics and appear throughout nature and art. The golden ratio is in both nautilus shells and the way ferns grow and unfold. It’s also found in successfully composed art such as Seurat’s Parade de cirque. The design functions strongly in many of Paul’s works, unwinding with a calming rhythm.
Box Shell, features an electronic speaker at its center with a clean unwound sheet of metal emanating outwards. The speaker reverberates sound through the piece. The explorative audio sculptures smoothly blend sound and form into one object.
His jewelry and chainmail designs are clean and elegant, and the craftsmanship exquisite. For those looking for a smaller accessory or gift for a friend, this is a great route. Look for more of his work on SharksEatMeat.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Monday, March 12, 2018
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