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Got the Jack Long video done. Took a lot longer and I put more effort into this, but part of the problem is that there was over 25 minutes of footage to be cut into 4 minutes! It’s hard to capture Jack, there’s so much more to say, but nonetheless, hacking down footage is almost like editing an article. Below: that’s Lisa Ling and her husband. That dude is tall. Lisa made a comment that Jack’s art looks Russian. He was puzzled and was sort of surprised to hear that. Then a couple minutes later, he realized that one of his pieces has a building that he copied from a Russian church!Jack Long video below
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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...
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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