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February 13, 2008
I haven’t reviewed anything for a while, so it’s great to be able to get back at it with this killer animated movie.
“Blood Will Tell” is an animated short made by Andrew McPhillips, a British born CG Artist. He has done work on AI : Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report, Shrek II & Mighty Joe Young. This 3d animated short comes in at around 6 minutes. And for those who have seen Aphex Twin’s Chris Cunningham directed short “Rubber Johnny”, you know 6 minutes is plenty.
Andrew has a background in film & photography, it shows with the great shots this short has. The overall effect on the film looks like your watching a Victorian “tin-type” photographic process in motion. continue reading...
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December 3, 2007
Well the Vivisect Playground show at the Gallery 1988 in SF was a blast. The parking wasn’t so fun, I think half of California was in SF, it took and hour to find a spot.
The gallery was packed, and the line to get a free sketch from either Luke Chueh or Craola was pretty long. We stuck it out, and got some really killer sketches from Craola. He was such a nice guy to talk to, great attitudes make the art even better in my opinion.
There was also alot of really amazing art there. Some great works from Mari Inukai, Roland Tamayo, Erik Alos, Phil Holmes, Matt Dangler and many others. I really liked the Mari Inukai pieces and the Erik Alos painting. Mari Inukai’s work has so much texture to it, you really have to see it in person.
I also got to see some of the prints that Gallery 1988 sells close up, they are top notch. The new Craola print as well as Stella Im Hultberg’s Crazy4Cult print look great. No worries about getting a subpar print.
I have pics of the show in the “gallery” section, and the show will be online for all to see at the Gallery 1988 page.
Speaking of Craola, there is an original painting of his for sale here.
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August 22, 2007
I wanted to start collecting zines, underground comics and so on to start reviewing. Also, to create a good little collection for myself. I’ve always collected comics, but honestly current comics kind of suck. So why not get a hold of all the independent comics & zines put out by artists?
This specific zine is created by Travis Jackson, Tom Haubs & Ken Garduno. It’s around 5.5″ x 7″ and it has roughly 30 b&w drawings on the inside. The cover is nice and sturdy, sturdy enough that it survived the punishment of being shipped. It’s also signed on the inside cover, letting you know what # you have. I think the styles of the three artists fit very well, you can tell page after page that this zine flows quite well. It succeeds in making me really want to own some original art by these artists.
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June 2, 2007
In this new area I will review books and items that I have had contact with, galleries I have been lucky enough to visit, and of course painting and prints that I have been able to acquire.
This first piece I am writing on is a painting I got from Kendrick Mar. It’s called “Inner Child” and is oil on canvas. The first thing I noticed when I unwrapped this was his packaging job. He really knows how to make sure the painting is protected, i’ve bought paintings from galleries that were shipped in worse packaging than this.
The painting is 22″x21″ and feels very strong. I found out he stretches his own canvas, and this baby feels sturdy. The painting itself has a nice glow to it, this is a really good example of how pictures will never show how good a painting really is.
In person your able to see how vivid the colors are, and how confident he is in his brush work.
When you step back from it, it really does stand out. I have a few pieces that get lost on the wall. This one doesn’t.
Head over to his site to get a look at his work, if your interested in a piece, just e-mail him.
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I haven’t reviewed anything for a while, so it’s great to be able to get back at it with this killer animated movie. 
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