Shawn Huckins‘ acrylic paintings illustrate the past and present status of the American technological revolution in shorthand; intricately replicated 18th century portraits superimposed with an abbreviated text message. The result spawns a Pandora’s box of philosophical questions and meanings that have neither easy answers nor simple explanations. The paintings are humorous antidotes doused in a seriousness that speaks to the deterioration of human interaction and community. Would Ulysses S. Grant update his Facebook status after gauging a Confederate soldier’s eye …
Author: Tracy Jones
Recently I had the opportunity to contribute to the latest issue of Hi-Fructose. I was a fan long before I got involved with them. Although I did a feature on painter Jon Fox, there’s a plethora of goodies in those pages. San Francisco based artist David Choong Lee is repping pretty hard in there too. The magazine’s statement is below. We’re pleased to show you a preview for our next volume of Hi-Fructose New Contemporary Art Magazine! Our first issue of 2014, …
Prince Po is out the gate next month (February 4th) with his latest solo album Animal Serum (Wandering Worx & Green Streets Entertainment), produced by west coast rapper and producer Oh No. For those that don’t know, Po was Pharoahe Monch’s partner-in-crime when they were the pioneering duo Organized Konfusion. The futuristic music they made in the 80’s and 90’s remains relevant and groundbreaking to this day. Po’s solo albums, particularly The Slickness (2004), was a personal favorite. On “Bump …
Lately Peter Mayhew aka Chewbacca has been feeling all warm and fuzzing inside since he’s been tweeting these crazy ill behind the scenes Star Wars flicks. He’s release 70 images so far, but said he still has 1200 in the vault. More images here. …
This is dope, Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and his art collective, A Country Called Earth will air “Time Is Always Now,” a live show featuring all new material from the continent of Africa. The show is this Friday, January 17, 12:30 a.m.(CAT)/5:30p.m. (EST)/2:30p.m. (PST). That’s 7:30am Japan time. The performance will commemorate the birth-date of the all time charismatic champion of the world, boxer Mohammad Ali. The undisclosed location of the concert will be revealed at the end of the …