March 9, 2011
The Art of Science Meetup!
I'll be hosting a Meetup at SXSW. Hope to see all kinds of folks who are interested in helping to make science more accessible through their talents and skills. Calling all designers, editors, musicians, writers, producers, coders, illustrators... and scientists interested in using their passion for evolution, space, botany, etc and banding together to communicate some cool stuff.
Read the synopsis on the sxsw website
Sunday, March 13
12:30pm
Palm door
401-A Sabine Street
Austin, TX
March 6, 2011
Thank you, Digital Artist magazine!
Digital Artist Magazine has a 6pg interview with me in issue #15. Available in the US at Barnes & Noble, etc or order it online here.
I really enjoyed this interview. Unforunately, you can't read it anywhere online, but I uploaded a pdf.
--> You can download it here (2.6 megs).
January 14, 2010
20 / 10 Vision, Opening January 21, Gallery Hanahou, NYC
From the press release: "20/10 Vision" will comprise new, original artwork from more than 40 artists - friends of gallery hanahou and artists local to NYC - with the theme of positive visions for the new decade. The works in the show will be reasonably priced so that visitors can afford to start their new year with new art."
The above image is a detail of my piece that will be included in the exhibit, "cathartes aura" + "horaltic pose". It's one of 2 giclee prints (used as an underpainting of sorts) of this image, on which I have drawn and painted to create 2 unque works.
Many amazing artists are taking part in this exhibit. Take a gander, and join us for the opening:
January 21 from 7-9pm
Gallery Hanahou
611 Broadway (F train to Broadway Lafayette)
Suite 730 NYC 10012
January 7, 2010
American Short fiction, winter issue.
I created the cover for the Winter 2009 issue of American Short Fiction. This issue features the writings of Eugene Cross, Leigh Gallagher, Michael Noll, Laura C. J. Owen, and Suzanne Rivecca. Read a little bit about the creative process of these writers and my own creative routine here. You can pick up a copy of the magazine at the magazine section of all the big book retailers (Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc), and at various indie bookstores. You can also order the magazine online.
December 18, 2009
NEW POSTCARD: "tsavo lion" + "throttling grip"
Tsavo ("place of slaughter"), Kenya is home to some famous maneless lions. In the late 19th century, some of these lions were responsible for vicious attacks on humans building a railroad from Kenya to Uganda. Colonel John Patterson, who killed the lions wrote a book chronicling the events. Bruce Patterson of the Chicago Field Museum (where the lion skins now reside) wrote a riveting analysis on the attacks, "The Lions of Tsavo : Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters". In this book Patterson discusses how human intrusion lead to abnormal behavior in these lions, provoking them to go on this grim escapade. Patterson also postulates on why the lions of the Tsavo region are maneless. It's from this text that I drew my inspiration for this piece, hence its search term title, "tsavo lion" + "throttling grip".
As always, please email with your snail mail address if you'd like a postcard, free of charge. International requests are welcome, as well.
AUGUST 18, 2009
Lovely By surprise.
If you've delved into the pages of this website, you may well know that I worked on a film for the director Kirt Gunn (see "Work" section of this site). His brilliant directorial debut "Lovely By Surprise" is now out on DVD and well worth viewing or owning. My role was a broad one- from credits, the DVD and title treatment and promotional materials, to objects that served as props in the film. I won't be a spoiler by citing them, but if you watch the film I am sure you can figure it out.
"Lovely By Surprise" stars Carrie Preston as a writer named Marian, who in her attempt to write her first novel loses herself in the fiction she's trying to create out of her tragic past. It's touching, sad and funny - a lot of emotion chocked into 2 hours, and well worth it. The carefully considered queues that build connections in the storyline create a landscape of Marian's imagination colliding with her reality.
Also starring Austin Pendleton as Jackson, Marian's mentor and a bitingly witty performance by Kate Burton as his wife. Reg Rogers plays a sympathetic car salesman, and Richard Masur is his boss. Michael Chernus and Dallas Roberts are Marian's underdeveloped childlike characters, and Lena Lamer beautifully plays a little girl struck speechless by tragedy.
After you've watched the film, check out the commentary by Kirt, Reg Rogers, and Michael Chernus. Amongst the 4th wall mustache jokes, is a unique insight into the film's production and the creator's sense of humor.
The film was edited by Jim Helton, and Steve Yedlin was the Director of Photography. A lot of amazing talents took part in this film, and it was an honor for me to participate in such a beautiful piece.
Buy Lovely By Surprise at Amazon...
Get Lovely By Surprise at Blockbuster...
Get Lovely By Surprise at Netflix...
Lovely By Surprise on Facebook...
July 27, 2009
Art as Wallpaper as Art.
I am one of 50 artists taking part in an auction to benefit Students For a Free Tibet. Two of my "Wallpaper Art" pieces are up for auction: "Tube Roses 3/4" and "Lily Pattern 2/2". These are drawings that have been scanned in and printed as large format giclee prints on watercolor paper. These giclees are then painted over with acrylic paint and colored pencil. Hand applied colors are coded at the bottom of each of the pieces. Online bidding is open now, and there will be an auction this Saturday at Art in General (ignore the bit on their site about being closed).
There is a fabulous roster of artists taking part in this auction and event, including:
Rostarr...David Ellis, aka Skwerm...Yuri Shimojo...Christian Mendoza...Kenji Hirata...Richard Gere...Jennifer Garcia...Mike Houston...Stephane Sednaoui...Jessica Dimmock...Mike Ming and many many more.If you're in NY, come out on Saturday.
50x50 ART FOR TIBET ONLINE AUCTION IS LIVE
BID ONLINE NOW THROUGH AUGUST 1st at 1PM EST
THEN JOIN US FOR THE LIVE EVENT IN NYC FEATURING MORE THAN 50
ADDITIONAL WORKS
What: Art for Tibet Benefit Event & Silent Auction
When: Silent Auction & Benefit Event on Saturday, August 1st, 5pm - 10pm
Where: 79 Walker Street, New York, NY 10013
March 22, 2009
SXSW: "Courtroom" visuals for keynotes.
I've been involved with SXSW for a number of years, but this time was a little different. I was asked by Shawn O'Keefe to be a courtroom artist, or graphic recorder for 2 of the keynotes. The paper drawings were each a whopping 4 ft by 8 ft large, and I was drawing by audial observation - responding to the remarks of the speakers on stage. Each keynote was roughly an hour long. It was quite an honor to graphically represent the ideas of these great thinkers.
Clockwise above: Me drawing in the foreground, with Guy Kawasaki and Chris Anderson in the background, A section of the complete piece created during the Virginia Heffernan / James Powderly keynote, and a section of the piece created during the Kawasaki / Anderson keynote. When I find links to these keynotes, I'll post them here. They are well worth a listen.
View the entire piece created during the Heffernan / Powderly keynote...
View the entire piece created during the Kawasaki / Anderson keynote...
I asked Virginia Ingram and Leslie Kang to take photos of my work in progress, and you can view them at the links below. In a pre-packaged world, I think organic process is important.
View Heffernan / Powderly piece in progress...
View Kawasaki / Anderson piece in progress...
February 13, 2009
Mixtape: Work spurred by music & light.
I'll be showing my piece "Monk Parakeets 2, 3/4" at a group show at 717 Studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I'll have some new postcards, "Monk Parakeet and Crocodillians" to give out in honor of this exhibition, so say hi if you see me! These cards will be posted on this site soon. Info about the show:
"Through the curatorial efforts of Laina Karavani, Graham Slick, and Raquel Lauren, 717 Studio brings you 'Mixtape'."
Friday Feb 13, 7-10p @ 717 Studio
717 STUDIO
717 Manhattan Ave 2A
(btwn Norman & Meserole)
Brooklyn, NY 11222
L Bedford G Nassau
More info about the show...
February 11, 2009
Underground Eye Candy
Late last year Curt Cloniger published a book by the name of FRESHER STYLES FOR WEB DESIGNERS: More Eye Candy from the Underground. He featured my art from my Krening site to illustrate what he's dubbed "Hand-Drawn Analog Style".
Get it at Amazon...
September 5, 2008
"Greetings from..."
The iconic architecture of New York consumed by flowers and gigantic birds...
For this fun exhibit of postcards from around the world, I collaged my work with New York city scapes. "Greetings From..." is curated by Yoshitaka Shimura, Yu Nagaba, Shinpei Onishi and Melanie Feindt and concepted by Spaniard Sergio. The opening is tomorrow at Sunshine Studio Tokyo. Others in this exhibition include Deanne Cheuk, Chris Rubino, Jon Burgerman, and many many more.
Check out the entire exhibition...
May 31, 2008
MY HOME 2.0
For the past 9+ months I've been working with Campfire as the CD (design and ID) for a colossal campaign for Verizon FiOS. My Home 2.0 is an ever expanding trinity of web content, live events, and broadcast media created to show the value of the high speed connection that FiOS provides - all hosted by 3 Techno-Gurus. Whew! I can't believe I fit 9 months into one sentence!
Check out the fabulous website - props to the Chopping Block. You can watch the show there, look at reveal photos and .movs (the families experienced their new makeovers at a large Block Party, broadcasted live on a jumbotron for friends and neighbors to share the excitement), and read the thoughts of the families before, during, and after their makeovers. Also check out the witty writings and reportings of the builds by the second funniest person I have ever met, Jim 2.0. He's great at giving a bird's eye view of the painstaking (and funny) process of creating a reality show.
Each makeover yielded techie DIYs; to mention a few, a bat cave, a shadow wall, and a car couch. We've also got some fun non-show related DIYs, including a Solar Cell Phone Charger, a Light-up Book Cover, and much much more to come!
We also created a wiki that allows for folks who have FiOS to jump in and share "tips, tweaks, instructions and other resources useful to FiOS users, which may not be available on official Verizon sites".
You'll see my influence throughout, but one nugget that you may miss (that I really enjoy), is the animated teaser. Created by me and my pal Andrew and animated by Miguel Delcan for Click, who helped us out with animation for the show open and additional DIY packaging.
There's much more to unfold on My Home 2.0, including 3 new episode w/ new guru Allison Lewis. Props to my uber talented college pal Yury Gitman for helping us find her. More super cool DIYs are coming up very soon, too. So enjoy it! And visit it often!
March 16, 2008
NEW POSTCARDS!
Printed up some new cards - running low on the others - time for something new! This card features a strange African bird, the regal and crass Southern Ground Hornbill. The back is printed upside down, oh well. Save a tree! No reprints. Email me with your postal address if you'd like one.
March 12, 2008
Graniph T-SHIRT #5
Japanese t-shirt company Graniph has released the 5th shirt in the series. This one is my personal favorite. It features "Red Tulips (and Mummy)" from my postcard series. These are limited edition - small and extra-small are sold out, so that leaves only medium and large.
March 7, 2008
SXSW - Interactive
Heading down to Austin today to catch SXSW. This is my 7th year judging the interactive festival. Haven't been down there in a while and looking forward to it!
March 4, 2008
AUNG SAN SUU KYI
GOOD magazine featured a shirt I designed for be+cause colaborations. The shirt celebrates the courageous Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. The design is available on BE+CAUSE's website in v-neck and tunic, as well as baby onesie styles. The March issue of GOOD is available on newstands now.
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of designing the ID for Deyden and Erin of be+cause, and I was thrilled to work with them again on this t-shirt.
January 15, 2008
JAPANESE T-SHIRTS
Japanese t-shirt company Graniph has licensed my art for some lovely t-shirts. The 4th piece they have printed is from my "Protea" postcard. Thankfully, they now have a site that sells to the US so you don't have to be Japanese to get them! Limited print runs, so get them fast!
July 20, 2007
MTV.COM
MTV has asked graphic designers and artists to do logo treatments for the website. It was quite an honor to do this, given that I grew up admiring the strange and artistic nature of many of their IDs.
More past and future projects will be posted soon.