art canvases @ d Fair

I'll just mention here with 2 photos that the same canvases that I already made and wrote about here were part of the stand that AJP made for presentation of their association, program and activities on one local fair for association and organizations that work in this field – education and animation of kids, teenagers and youngsters in general.

I was very happy searching the photos on the ajp camera and finding how they use the things that I made for them multiply times.

So, voila..mood: happy :D

Monsieur Benjamin Lacombe avec His illustrations

About this exhibition I find out after I saw the invitation. There was on the cover perfect illustration on young witch with magical ambient in the background. In the same moment I wish I can see more from this illustrator as I like the illustration a lot and share a lot of links on twitter connect with illustrated art.

I actually write about Benjamin Lacombe born in Paris in 82, one year older then me. As a student in ENSAD in Paris he already illustrated few books with his works and is well known for the world scene. He published for Walker Books (USA) and is also nominated for prestige award in Time Magazine. With his style of works yet to come even more famous he works constantly for Albin Michel, Barefoot Books (USA), Edelvives (Spain), Hemingway Korea (Korea) and much more and also you can find him very often in the galleries around the world centers as New York, Paris, Roma, Tokyo...



the exhibition named ' Portraits de Sorcieres' took place in Bibliotheque Municipale de Thionville in the open space called l'Espace Invitro and on the expo were exposed more then 30 illustrations from this illustrator, most of the books that are illustrated by him and a lot of posters and cards with his work.















Great artist/ illustrator that is very young and unique in his style of work and message that he brings with his illustrations. Happy that I saw this!

more about Benjamin Lacombe you can find on his personal PAGE or on his BLOG. There is a fan page on facebook also. I saw this animation on his profile I like it and I decide to share it here too.

"Once Upon a Time.."



Teaser of "Once Upon a Time.." Pop Up Book published November 5th 2010 in France by Seuil Jeunesse. Also published the 5th november in Spain by Edelvives and in Italy.

Resumé:

Eight classical tales evoked by a double page with ingenious mechanism, in a magnificent book which associates technical exploit and artistic talent. Find the characters of the most famous tales: Alice, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty , Blue Beard, Peter Pan, The Little Red Riding Hood, Mrs butterfly , Poucette staged by Benjamin Lacombe and in volume by José Pons. At the end of the book, Jean Perrot's point of view, an expert of the tales and the youth image, will come to light the work.


Folow the White Rabbit....

d new ajp graf'

There was this part of the wall under the big painting that was not in good situation and also with half of the color out. We had one event last week and the president of the Association Jacques Prevert together with the program coordinator ask me about any idea how we can arrange the big room for this event.

I give idea that I can make graffiti under the painting so with that we can cover the destroyed wall and also make a promotion with writing the name of the association. For the other walls I propose to select the best works: paintings, collages, sketches that we do with the kids for on their painting activities.










All at all cleaning the space in the room, give new function and adapt for the event that follow. I succeed to finish the graffiti for maybe 5 hours work in 2 days and in the other time helping the others with making the cartoon frames for the kids works and also trying to make the composition of all this 20-30 paintings from them. We decide that the sheets that I've paint and write before we can use with putting them on the walls too. We made colorful ambient and perfect atmosphere for the event.



I have new idea, for the wall that is still empty, maybe it will be realized soon :))

food #installation & online #performance

Today, for few hours starting the online performance in which I'm the one of the participants. Is idea of one transdisciplinary artist from Macedonia, with 40+ exhibitions and festivals in USA, Germany, Austria, Italy, Turkey, France, Spain, Puerto Rico, etc. Featured in TV programs, newspapers and magazines. His name is Zoran Poposki and I'm happy that I'll took part of his idea for installation and online performance.

More from the info bellow & absolutely in the article with the first impressions after the _one hour online communication with the alternative people from Portland who'll visit the food installation. Start thinking about the topics, should I make some plan, should I improvise... :)) [tik-tak] the time is NOW!

One-day food installation and performance by Zoran Poposki @ PNCA

By Way of Introduction

November 12, 2010, 12 PM PDT (9 PM CET)

PNCA | Pacific Northwest College of Art

1241 NW Johnson St | Portland | Oregon | 97209

www.pnca.edu

BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION is a food installation and happening aimed at collective participation and focuses on creating dialogue between individuals from different cultural backgrounds through food, web applications for communication, and music.

With: Damon Ayers, Marija Barisin, Nadia Buyse, Ivana Dragsic, Patrick Driscoll, Biljana Ginova, Mitko Gogov, Aleksandar Grozdanovski, Apostolova Ivanka, Juleen Johnson, Vladimir Martinovski, Julia Naskova, Ana Piponska, Stefan Ransom, Timothy Stigliano, Filip Stojanovski, Goran Taleski, Michael Welsh, Tessie Word.

The show marks the completion of Zoran Poposki’s month-long artist residency at PNCA, as 2010 ArtsLink Fellow.

Zoran Poposki (MFA New Media, TI/DUK Austria) is a transdisciplinary artist based in Skopje, Macedonia. His work has been presented in more than 40 exhibitions and festivals worldwide. In his videos, performances and digital prints, Poposki explores issues of identity, territory and public space.

www.poposki.info

#experimental_nighT

Amazing finding was the concert that we attend this Wednesday []10.1110] d day before my BIRTHday. One friend of mine told me about the program of this event called 'festival Musiques Volantes' few hours before the start and it was great that for such a little time after he told me he found the invitation for me, so I could attend too.

It was concert for electronic, ambient, experimental music on which I had opportunity to listen two artists with different styles of electro and to watch one vj..

The first or the resident were KOMPARCE from Metz and they were perfect combination of experimental video and sophisticated electronica ambient with sound that flow and create positive fluids in the atmosphere. Progressive with some industrial, even moments with melody that's rich with musical mix beats, samples, analog sequences over the lines etc.. amazing project by Christophe Biache (MR BIOS) & Samuel Ricciuti (DOG BLESS YOU)

this is the video that I made from small part of their set_

JAN JELINEK is a German electronic musician who also operates under the names of Farben, Gramm and The Exposures. His music is usually categorized as minimal techno, glitch or microhouse, and is characterized by deep basslines, extensive use of samples from earlier jazz and rock recordings, and clicks & cuts effects. He is the founder of the German record label Faitiche. (f...wikipedia is doing a good job sometimes)

..he had some problems with the live..some of the cables were not working proper and every time he wanted to go up with the frequencies the sound was scratching and stopping. Even that he had this problem during his set he made amazing work too..for me interesting, because of his bit dark mood in the sound, on moments making it out of the definitions – psychedelic.

KOMPARCE myspace

http://www.chezkitokat.com

JAN JELINEK @ ~scape-records or faitiche

#streetart workshop @ voiceOfaRt

This Youth Exchange [YE] is something like vol.II of the YE Power of art. On the first one I lead sticker art workshop and on the open space in discussion with the participants there was the interest of learning more about street art. For this one [Voice of Art] we decide to accept the idea and to share more information for this wave in the contemporary art.

The participants firstly have the opportunity to hear something about the sticker art and the different styles of creating them and during the time for workshop they had the chance to try to create pieces of art in which they will mix different materials as sprays, markers, paper, colors, stencils etc..for the one that were interested in vis a vis conversation I explain more about the old school graffiti, colorful, 3D, characters etc. My idea was to try to mix both styles on one board. Big stickers vs. Colors, sprays, stencils..composition. They were pretty interested in the idea also as in the topic and all of them invent creative and unique ideas. One of the participants on the workshop for art installations decide to use stickers in her installation, so basically she was attending 2 workshops in same time and create and learn more about 2 new forms for her. Also there were participants who create more then 10 stickers that after we scan and apply on big board that was also part of the exhibition in 'maison de la familles'.





All of the participants mainly understood the meaning of street art because besides this program that guides them directly trough the process of creating art piece they also learn more about the Youth in Action (YiA) program that actually finance this kind of youth activities in which the young people via informal way learn. On this exchange the participants hear new things about the contemporary art that comes from their countries, their culture, tradition etc.
The final results from my workshop I see as very progressive. All of the pieces on different way are bringing the message for solidarity. The works are nice and unique as their understanding the meaning of solidarity filtered trough this techniques.

Art #installation @ Voice of art

The installation workshop come as result after the first project 'Power of art'. It was obvious that the young people are more inform about the contemporary art nowadays, and even that they made great stuff on the painting workshop, they had a deeper concept and more progressive ideas. It was the same with my workshop 'sticker art that this time was updated in street art..

The idea that Bruno de Sario [Italy] on the first project give to Us [Together] was a perfect method/ process of creating conceptual/ contemporary art works/ installation from organic and recycled materials. Project very, very ecoLOGICal, trying to invent art concept from low budget materials that are easy for recycling or already recycled for me is science. The connection of them with organic stuff, associate me on connection with nature, one of the first rules that we need to respect if we are aware persons. That was excellent starting point for raising better youth values trough this specific art.

The participants who attend his workshop [I wish I was one of them] were amazed from the way of getting into the materia, from the explanations about the history of this field of art, and the knowledge that without reserve he share with them. ;)
He help them bringing their ideas in the cleanest and purest forms that were catchy for the eyes of all of us (participants) and also the public on the opening of the exhibition.
Solidarity as topic is important for the civil society today. We must be active in creating society in which solidarity is accepted in way of producing it, not just on a level of understanding it as definition.

This post is written just because I'm grateful to Bruno for being there and being that what HE is :)
check his blog to see more of his art works - Bruno de Sario

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