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Of course it’s on our Youtube page if you care to see the other videos that have recently gone up. I shot this from my seat, and after the Q and A, there’s a little extra with David Choe’s parents. Hear what mom has to say about her son. Man, I’m evil, but her answer was telling. They were proud. The dad was all smiles, and he also went to each of the three screenings. That’s a proud dad. Check out our Youtube page here. There’s some art exhibition video to see as well. Thanks much and Happy 4th.
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When Shepard Fairey met Obama, he showed him the now infamous design that you see on the poster. Obama said something to the effect of, "I like that image, how did you spread it so fast?" That's a great first question back. He could have said, can I have a poster? But instead I'd like to think Obama understood that the image was powerful and out there en masse much like an Obey sticker, and...
When Shepard Fairey met Obama, he showed him the now infamous design that you see on the poster. Obama said something to the effect of, “I like that image, how did you spread it so fast?” That’s a great first question back. He could have said, can I have a poster? But instead I’d like to think Obama understood that the image was powerful and out there en masse much like an Obey sticker, and realized the power behind “street art”, youth, and a true indie/punk rock grassroots movement using the power of blogs. Think Obama’s competition knows this? Meeting up with Shepard always bums me out since he makes me feel dwarfed. What did I do to deserve that today? We’re the same age, and I remember his work from the day we started out. We’ve been through some of the same lumps, and he’s at year 19! For some reason, he reminds me of Yoshitomo Nara. It’s their face, their laugh, and musical tastes. Shep’s always complimentary about GR since it’s a mag he reads. He even said a big part of his world ends with GR and Juxtapoz. It’s great to see him rock at his own studio/gallery/meeting place in Echo Park. Guess what he likes to drink?
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That's sort of what we looked like at the Miya Ando Stanoff art exhibition. Her back story is amazing. She's the descendant of a sword maker. That's cousin Mike Idemoto and Eugenia Yuan. That's Miya above my cousin's left shoulder. This all took place at the Bandini gallery on Fairfax. The art is minimal style, sort of Rothko in a way, but it's all made out of metal, and with industrial finishing...
That’s sort of what we looked like at the Miya Ando Stanoff art exhibition. Her back story is amazing. She’s the descendant of a sword maker. That’s cousin Mike Idemoto and Eugenia Yuan. That’s Miya above my cousin’s left shoulder. This all took place at the Bandini gallery on Fairfax. The art is minimal style, sort of Rothko in a way, but it’s all made out of metal, and with industrial finishing techniques, the work has tones and textures. I’m a little more into pop culture, so this type of work is something I’m not used to seeing. Evidently, she’s from Watsonville, a small town in California, where my mother’s side has some roots. Miya now lives in Brooklyn and has art exhibitions all over. See her site here. I liked this piece the most.
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