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holy shit - SAM3

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:25:00 +0000

I laid on the ground in total darkness getting these photos, with the shutter open a full 15 seconds. It was totally inspiring. See more photos here

See Sam's site: http://sam3.es
& blog: http://sam3-security.blogspot.com/

I'm in Madrid

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:06:00 +0000

Discovering hamburguesas in the Prado Museum.
"San Antonio Abad y San Pablo Ermitaño" by Velázquez and
"Abraham y Los Tres Angeles" by Tiépolo

I'm in London

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:42:00 +0000

Subaquatica:

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:15:00 +0000

I've known of Subaquatica for a long time. Most of the artists I've taken inspiration from have had something to do with the site/shop/gallery in Madrid. Now I'm their Artiste of the month. Wow. That meant designing a "header" for their site, so I modified the MOMO Maker to try handling the whole bit for me. See it working live here.
See Subaquatica interview here (English)or(Espanol).

Monkey Town video

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:33:00 +0000

Describes our process. The tune "How Many More Times" is from the Led Zepplin album on the wall. I spent most of the memory card trying to twist the camera, so the record would appear to spin... but decided to save all of that for a DVD 'bonus features'.

Norman McLaren

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:15:00 +0000

Who knew about McLaren? This "Dots" film was made in 1940, the sound is painted onto the films audio portion.
More:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC0w-yhkR1I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnLJqJBVCT4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgJ-yOhpYIM
Thanks NANO

Monkey Town

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:24:00 +0000

Milton Carter and I redid the hallway in Monkey Town.

Photos here.
Barnstormer Mike Houston is in the dining area next month.

Collage

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0000

done just before I left town. I was up all night, finished with 10 minutes to pack; forgot to pack clothes, but things generally worked out.

From BCN

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:40:00 +0000

Long-time inspiration Zosen, is making clothes with Clàudia Font: here

Monkey Town delayed but still cool

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:59:00 +0000

Milton Carter & I are working in the hallway at Monkey Town, at the top of March hopefully xx here's a sketch:

Still installing these

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:56:00 +0000

Leftovers

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:35:00 +0000

Everything past this point is post dated, from my old "Leftovers" section, which looked like this:

Same trash, now powered by Blogger.

MOMO Maker (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:33:00 +0000

The MOMO maker has been hard at work generating my artwork - [you can see it working >>here<<] Its really three layers of random slideshows with 20 "slides" on each layer - but the result is 8000 possibilities (!) which we will get to see if we watch it long enough. I've been saving some screen shots here

Travel (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:31:00 +0000

MADRID
read: MADRID FECAL FACE BLOG

Thank you - Subaquatica (Sergio)& Nano & Eltono & everyone else

BOSTON
for public street art jam put on by the very generous and intelligent Geoff Hargadon, co-conspired by Gary Strack.

We were in Cambridge, it was Autumn, the leaves were turning, there was sculling on the Charles, and Judy Supine and I colabo'd a bit.

SEOUL SOUTH KOREA
for TNT - This was really amazing - I hope I can organize documentation soon

thanks Soo - check him out >>here<< . The above photo is in >>MMMG<< Design Cafe

MANCHESTER UK
with Rottenrow Workshop

Really amazing. There's a video, God willing, in the werks.
Rottenrow (& Lucy) you rock .

Key West

helped a little with costumes for Fantasy Fest, w/ Lucky Seven. And this is David Wegman at the Groovy Regatta, with one of his homemade sail boats...

Graffiti Observer (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:25:00 +0000

Random Madrid Survey

Late Collaboration with Fred Radtke

The Ballywho? Sent me this.

Queries (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:23:00 +0000

Akiko interviewed me for

and what's funny is Milton rewrote the questions before we sent them back. HERE

FONT

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:20:00 +0000

I designed a font for some reason. My inspiration was the old 32 bit looking Folder Icons.

Feel free to download it >>here<< and do whatever with it. Its just an image, you'll have to cut and set type where you like.

I dunno. I spent a long time dicking with this font thing... ( ! )

HOLY WAR (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:17:00 +0000

Art is for everyone!

Thomas Kinkade is the worlds most successful living artist. His inspiration is a religious one.

This print is still available through Gallery of Light

I'd like to show you the enormous print that Thomas Kinkade was selling through his Gallery of Light just before we invaded Iraq. (But all I can find is this print, above)

It shows President Bush seated at the head of a table with all his military advisors and Jesus Christ, everyone in prayer, and awash in eagles and weaponry and maybe the twin towers and giant american flags. I've tried hard to find it, but I think Thomas Kinkade might have buried it since Iraq turned out not to be the Holy War he hoped it would be.

MOMODORES (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +0000

I've been in Phoenix AZ. with my day job - and with some old friends! We got the band back together so to speak. Everyone I started out with.

Then they put a band together for real:

The Momodores !

Its a dream come true. Have a listen.

We were delayed some time out there - collecting Per Diem - hence the album title

Behind The Seen (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:58:00 +0000

FUN SHOW

December 13th
Behind the Seen

Ad Hoc in Brooklyn

Street Artists will show work they're NOT known for, which is a great Idea. Michael Defeo put it together - artists incl:

Skewville, Blek le Rat, Martha Cooper, Dan Witz, Lister, Elbow Toe, Mark Jenkins, Judith Supine, Nuria, Eltono, Swoon, Flying Fortress, Obey, Caleb Neelon (Sonik) ! I've waited 10 years to do something with him!!! Jace, Leon Reid, L'Atlas, Tofer, G, Thundercut, Jean Faucheur, John Fekner & Don Leight, Richard Hambleton, Ron English, Michael De Feo, Maya Hayuk & Me! adhoc.org

This piece was up just 5 days (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:57:00 +0000

- but that's when Google photographed NYC!

Try the street view thing here

Attitude Tees (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:53:00 +0000

So this guy Chad contacted me :

to do a T Shirt

"Its a serious offer for a serious designer...

I am sure you are approached all of the time about designing t-shirts, so I do want you to understand that this offer is very legitimate. I am currently in charge of a very large and successful wholesale ladies line. With that said I would like to extend an invitation to you to submit a design to Keydon. Keydon is a new t-shirt design competition website. On top of the website the shirts will also be displayed at the wholesale markets we already attend. The staff will be picking the first 20 shirts, and after that they will go into the voting system. In your case I would like to guarantee you a spot in the first 20. What this means for you is 15% of the selling price on the design for the life of the design, the first print that rolls off the line, and great positioning for the "Race For 500" and "Race For 5000" contests. "

So I respond immediately with this women's tee:

and expect a serious answer

Chaditude writes to say:

"Wow!!! That is an amazing design. We really appreciate you taking the chance to participate! However, I regret to inform you that in order to take part in the design competition you must be over 10 years old. Stay after those art classes though little buddy, because you have talent!! "

Art World + UPDATE (post date: Nov 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:50:00 +0000

+ ART WORLD UPDATE +(Last time I was asking "What is it?") Well:I've since met with Heike Derwanz a german woman writing her PHD thesis on the meeting point of Street Art and the Art World. If she approaches you for info please help her out.

She's catalogued loads of interviews and will need a year or more to process these - but in the mean time it seems to her that the Art World is a relatively new subject of study, from the anthropologic side. The proportion of university energy devoted to it is small and under funded. Besides the book that started it all, that I mentioned last time; Becker's1982 Art Worlds. Heike suggested we read High Art Down Home from Stuart Plattner.

I disclosed my crack-pot theories and we slipped into a scene from Slackers. My paranoia - visions - baseless revisionist home brew, hoping along on one leg of vocabulary. What a hoot.Below is the post from last time so you don't have to look for it.

...There's been some discussion in New York City where I live, concerning Street Artists and The Art World. People have a lot to say about this Art World, but what is it? I'd wanted to look into this & get rebels and myself out of the dark, but it is such a tired subject really. I only would have mouthed off conspiracy hookey and conjecture, so back to the good stuff. There might be a lecture series on my findings however at various bars if I drink too much.The term was only coined in 1982!! with Howard S. Becker's book Art Worlds

... (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:38:00 +0000

*I'm trying to get out of New York this winter to edit 3 videos and design a few prints and zines somewhere sunny with electricity.any ideas? Wanna see a real artist at work? I'll throw in tons of MOMO merch; prints, originals, whatever. - x

This could be me with sun burn & computer in your house!

*DONE - thanks Cayman

Dewitt Peters (post date: November 2007)

noreply@blogger.com (MOMO) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:36:00 +0000

Haitian Art as we know it, began with a white dude from the states who set up a center to teach & promote the stuff in 1944. W o w. Dewitt Peters was an American WW2 conscientious objector, who fled to Haiti in 1943. In 1944 he opened the Centre D'Art in Port-au-Prince.Of course Haiti's greatness was preexisting - She was the first in the Caribbean to throw off slavery, with the only successful slave revolt in history. And being independent so early, in 1804, preserved more of the nation's West African culture. Voudou is an obvious example - and much of the visual art that was "discovered" stems from this religion.

I'm hearing all this from Arlo Haskel a former manager of The Haitian Art Company, Key West .

Hector Hyppolite was a part of the first generation at the Centre

I'm crazy for Haitian Art without any research- but a story like this has it all. Rubber-meets-the-road cultural clash, defiance, mixed purpose and value. See also http://www.medalia.net/Ahistory.html or http://www.discoverhaiti.com/artsynop.htm

Frantz Zephrin!!!!! See more of his works >>here<<

Hector Hyppolite was a part of the first generation at the Centre.