Art & News from Outside the Box
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Hi there everyone. Sorry for the lack of posts. I have been really busy this week and just havent had the time…seriously. I have been in three shows this week, working on my “secret” project, and conducting art biz. I have had little sleep this entire week. Ill be back on the horse over the weekend though. The Grant Thornton interview will be comming soon, best of etsy, and more suprises over the next couple of days. Thanks for all the support everyone. SPREAD THE WORD about the blog! Special thanks to eveyone who came out to both the Art & Music show at Square One and Twisted Sisters this week. Im gonna go up to European Street in Riverside Saturday night (5-17) to kick back, have some good food, have a few pints, and just freakin relax. Probally have a couple of friends come hang too. Any artists, fans, zombies, vampires,aliens, snake men, bearded ladies, whatever that wanna hang out and talk shop over a cold one send me an email at bgrayart@bellsouth.net and ill let ya know when im going up there and where the freak ill be. Peace-B.
Edbot5k has been busy. He has an upcomming show with him and Bo Dillard called Corporate Invasion in June with the cool folks at Comics and Classics out a Jax Beach. Ill post up the flyer and all as we get closer to the show but, if ya wanna see it now here it is. Ed has been real hard at work creating some new characters for the event. Check out Eds blog! He has quite a few pics up of his latest creations! Check it!
I have kept up with the art work of Peskimo for a while now and I just love the stuff these two come up with. The art work is very imaginative and creative. Check them out over at Kidrobot.com with there new line of custom vinyl figures. To see more about Peskimo and the other crazy stuff they come up with visit there site at Peskimo.com and check out the toys on Kidrobot.com. WORD!
Tommorow Night 05/14 at Square One in the heart of San Marco, its the Art & Music Celebration. Check out the artist line up: Anastasia Cohen, Brian Gray, Christin Easterling, Courtney Barriger, Grant Thornton, Jennifer Grey, Johnny Hanson, Krystal Van Der Westhuizen, Mac Bibby, Matt Jones, Meg Stephens, Mellisa R. WIlson, Shane Bass, Sean Shubert, Toni Alvarez, Toy Crusher, and Wyatt Parlette. Big thanks to Wes for hooking it all up! See you there!
Updated the events and shows page. Got a cool ass show out at Twisted Sisters…TONIGHT! Check it out. Gotta Run…im busy busy busy. PS- For those in the know..ill see ya at the meeting tonight!-B. OUT
Well…i guess i could post one little thing while Im at work…hee heee heeee. My buddy Zdenek from L.A. has been hitting up ebay lately with some really cool custom munny and dunny vinyls for purchase. Ive done a couple of shows with him and hes a really nice guy. To see more of what he does check out my myspace page and look at my top friends for Zdenek! Here is a link to his customs up for sale on ebay. Check him out! Ok…gotta go…im gonna get my ass fired. -B.-OUT!
Ok….no posting today til later on tonight. The weekends keep me so busy with my art work and the site…i didnt have time to post the goods. I did post a lil over the weekend though. Hope that holds people over. Ill post best of etsy tonight as well as some good info and a new call to artists. Ive been working on a “secret project” that Ill let everyone know about as we get closer to the end of the month. Brian-OUT!
PICTURE ABOVE: “Empty” by me-Wheat Paste-Acrylic-on Canvas
Ok…i have to admit, this is a great idea. I got this email yesterday and thought I would share it with everyone. These guys have this great idea about putting up plasma tv screens, hook them up to the internet, then they can broadcast an ever changing stream of pictures of random art work from various artists. I like the concept! They are currently conducting a call to artists too. These plasma screens are gonna go up in coffee shops, subways, restaraunts, hotels, etc, etc, I think ya get the picture. Check out there site and send them a message that you would be interested in participating…hell, its even free for the artist they select to be in this thing. Check them out, send them a message on where they can see your work, and BOOM! You may be hanging on the walls in a Los Angeles coffee shop in the heart of the art district or displaying your work in the subways of New York, the sky is the limit. The site is not fully functional yet but, it is basicly there so artists can contact them. Check it!
Here is the info I received:
We’ve built an exciting system, the Digi-Canvas, to display art of emerging artists on flat screens in businesses around the world. With a seamless online engine at Digi-Canvas.com Artists can upload high resolution images of their work (photography, paintings, digital arts, tattoos, etc…). Then businesses (coffee shops, galleries, hotels, restaurants, lobbies, etc…) can download playlists of art to be displayed on their Digi-Canvas. From here, consumer says, hey I love that piece, grab the remote, hit the info button and learn about you, your work, how and where to buy it.www.digi-canvas.com
The average artist (maybe you) loves to create and hates to market… right? Our job is to show and help you sell your work. Rather than spend 2 months painting a piece, and put it up in 1 gallery in front of a fickle audience, that may or may not buy that exact piece… get more of your portfolio out there. Have your work showing on a Digi-Canvas in a coffee shop in Seattle, Hotel lobby in Detroit, Bank in Phoenix, Art Gallery in New York, a café in Paris, and a museum in Moscow, all simultaneously.
It’s easy, effective, fun, and … (wait for it) … Free to the artist.
The purpose of this announcement is to assist artists with the mission of marketing their art. So if you are an artist and want to get your work out there on the Digi-Canvas, join this group! We will keep you posted on all the exciting developments, artistic opportunities, and much more.
We are launching the system in June of 08′, and currently work with thousands of artists. Drop us a line at
Bomb It premiers here in Jax tonight and on Saturday night as well. My man Levi from www.urbanartwarfare.com pulled this thing together for all of us to enjoy. So, head down to the San Marco theatre, order a cold one, and enjoy the film. As and added bonus Levi and Reggie have been bustin’ out some fresh as hell screen prints exclusively for the show. Heres a pic below! Check out urbanartwarfare.com for more info on the show and these killer prints. There gonna be selling them for only 5.00 at the show or 10.00 through the online store at http://halftonedef.bigcartel.com/. Check it out. Go to the show. Buy a print. Go home happy!
