J. Cacciola Gallery

Beautiful Abandoned Places and Ghost Towns

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:31:00 -0400

Beautiful Abandoned Places and Ghost Towns

laughingsquid: Blackwater, Photos of Luminous Squids,...

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:01:45 -0400

laughingsquid:

Blackwater, Photos of Luminous Squids, Jellyfish, and Other Underwater Creatures by Joshua Lambus

King Bee Wall Bronx Valeri Larko 32 x 58 OIl on Linen

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:31:01 -0400

King Bee Wall Bronx

Valeri Larko

32 x 58

OIl on Linen

webuiltthiscity: “Troubled Relationship” is now a card category...

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30:39 -0400

webuiltthiscity:

“Troubled Relationship” is now a card category at Walgreen’s, which is great because that’s the sort of situation that is usually best handled via greeting card.

The subtitles are the best.

Illicit Nightclub in a Chelsea Water Tower

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:00 -0400

Illicit Nightclub in a Chelsea Water Tower:

Atop a neglected building, an illicit, invitation-only nightclub welcomed adventurous guests who had been given a mysterious timepiece.

republicx: Republic X’s interview with Ernesto Artillointerview...

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:01:44 -0400

Ernesto Artillo

Ernesto Artillo

Ernesto Artillo

Ernesto Artillo

republicx:

Republic X’s interview with Ernesto Artillo
interview by Viktorija Zilinskaite (read full interview here)

I remember browsing intensively through the galleries online and when I found these artworks two words popped into my head immediately: quality and originality. It’s the young and talented artist Ernesto Artillo, who takes one’s breath away with these beautifully composed collages, and me, as well as our team, couldn’t be happier sharing the subtleties of enchanting life of this Spanish- born talent.

Hello Ernesto, first of all, thank you for agreeing to share your experiences with Republic X. Could you tell us how did you find yourself into this kind of art?

For me collage means to literally cut/break things to create a new order, even with my own images. I like to use pictures that I have made for something else, fashion editorials normally, take them out of that concept and give them a personal meaning. I suppose, collage makes me battle with my own conventions.

Collage aside, what kind of artist would you say you are? When and where did you start?

I wouldn’t say that I am an artist yet; I think you have to purify your feelings more, I am just trying. I’ve watched my father making collage since I was a child, but I didn’t start exploring the technique until three years ago. I started painting. I was really young and I used to go to the classes with a big group of old ladies. Then, I started to take pictures on my own and, in college, I focused on fashion and advertising. Now, I’m trying to mix all of those disciplines in my collages.

Where do you get inspiration from? Are there any particular artists or artworks which influenced your style in the first place?

I love ancient art like Renaissance portraits and Greek sculptures, but also modern artists like Matisse, Picasso or Soroya. I was brought up in a family where traditions matter, so Spanish culture, folklore, religion, flamenco… are always there too. Cinema and books are huge inspiration for me and I don’t understand life without music. Fashion has a lot to give too, but to be honest, people around me inspire me the most. What I feel for my familly, friends or loves are my best artistic tools.

That’s true, your work reminds a lot of ancient art and, I would even say, is a different, modern point of view to Renaissance. Is it something you try to express or just happens involuntary?

Both I think what we really want or need to express, happens involuntary. I want to create characters that are very strong but fragile at the same time, that’s why sometimes you can see the same person twice in one collage.

Read full interview in our latest art magazine issue.

Summer Art Preview 2013: Must-See Exhibits Of The Season

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:55 -0400

Summer Art Preview 2013: Must-See Exhibits Of The Season

mentalflossr: Pop Chart Lab presents The Cocktail Chart:...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:50 -0400

mentalflossr:

Pop Chart Lab presents The Cocktail Chart: Signature Drinks of Fictional Characters (click to enlarge)

Woman in Black Shelley Adler 56 x 50 Oil on Canvas

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:59 -0400

Woman in Black

Shelley Adler

56 x 50

Oil on Canvas

thisbigcity: The Green Lane Project is bringing together six...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:52 -0400

thisbigcity:

The Green Lane Project is bringing together six U.S. cities – Austin, Chicago, Washington D.C., Memphis, Portland and San Francisco – to build more protected bike trails. We interviewed Martha Roskowski - the project’s Director.

lettertojane: severafrahm x Zoeppritz for Aesthetics Habitat

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:56 -0400

lettertojane:

severafrahm x Zoeppritz for Aesthetics Habitat

blouinartinfo: The World’s Best Flea Markets

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:41 -0400

blouinartinfo:

The World’s Best Flea Markets

flavorpill: You win, internet. The Internet’s Funniest Band...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:44 -0400

flavorpill:

You win, internet.

The Internet’s Funniest Band T-Shirt Parodies

creativetimereports: Read “Disarm: Transforming Guns into Art,...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:30:42 -0400

creativetimereports:

Read “Disarm: Transforming Guns into Art, from Mexico to the U.S.” by Artist Pedro Reyes on Creative Time Reports.

http://bit.ly/GUNStoART

darksilenceinsuburbia: Valeri Larko. Factory, Westchester Farms...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:31 -0400

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Valeri Larko. Factory, Westchester Farms Road. Oil on board, 16 x 20”.

Be sure to check out new works by Valeri Larko as well in Exit the Freeway opening May 30th.

laughingsquid: How The West Was Pun, Solo Art Show by Hanksy at...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:45 -0400

laughingsquid:

How The West Was Pun, Solo Art Show by Hanksy at Gallery1988 in Los Angeles

ryandonato: Sculptures by Mark Jenkins

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:54 -0400

ryandonato:

Sculptures by Mark Jenkins

Foreign Words We Could Use in English

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:02:37 -0400

Foreign Words We Could Use in English:

nevver:

Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.

Shemomedjamo (Georgian)
You know when you’re really full, but your meal is just so delicious, you can’t stop eating it?

Tartle (Scots)
The nearly onomatopoeic word for that panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can’t quite remember.

Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego)
This word captures that special look shared between two people, when both are wishing that the other would do something that they both want, but neither want to do.

Backpfeifengesicht (German)
A face badly in need of a fist.

Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet?

Pelinti (Buli, Ghana)
Your friend bites into a piece of piping hot pizza, then opens his mouth and sort of tilts his head around while making an “aaaarrrahh” noise. The Ghanaians have a word for that. More specifically, it means “to move hot food around in your mouth.”

Greng-jai (Thai)
That feeling you get when you don’t want someone to do something for you because it would be a pain for them.

Mencolek (Indonesian)
You know that old trick where you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them? The Indonesians have a word for it.

Faamiti (Samoan)
To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child.

Gigil (Filipino)
The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is irresistibly cute.

Yuputka (Ulwa)
A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.

Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.

Vybafnout (Czech)
A word tailor-made for annoying older brothers—it means to jump out and say boo.

Fremdschämen (German)
; Myötähäpeä (Finnish)
The kindler, gentler cousins of Schadenfreude, both these words mean something akin to “vicarious embarrassment.”

Lagom (Swedish)
Maybe Goldilocks was Swedish? This slippery little word is hard to define, but means something like, “Not too much, and not too little, but juuuuust right.”

Pålegg (Norweigian)
Sandwich Artists unite! The Norwegians have a non-specific descriptor for anything – ham, cheese, jam, Nutella, mustard, herring, pickles, Doritos, you name it – you might consider putting into a sandwich.

Layogenic (Tagalog)
Remember in Clueless when Cher describes someone as “a full-on Monet…from far away, it’s OK, but up close it’s a big old mess”? That’s exactly what this word means.

Bakku-shan (Japanese)
Or there this Japanese slang term, which describes the experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the front.

Seigneur-terraces (French)
Coffee shop dwellers who sit at tables a long time but spend little money.

Ya’arburnee (Arabic)
This word is the hopeful declaration that you will die before someone you love deeply, because you cannot stand to live without them. Literally, may you bury me.

Pana Po’o (Hawaiian)
“Hmm, now where did I leave those keys?” he said, pana po’oing. It means to scratch your head in order to help you remember something you’ve forgotten.

Slampadato (Italian)
Addicted to the UV glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.

Zeg (Georgian)
It means “the day after tomorrow.” OK, we do have “overmorrow” in English, but when was the last time someone used that?

Cafune (Brazilian Portuguese)
Leave it to the Brazilians to come up with a word for “tenderly running your fingers through your lover’s hair.”

Koi No Yokan (Japanese)
The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall in love.

Kaelling (Danish)
You know that woman who stands on her doorstep (or in line at the supermarket, or at the park, or in a restaurant)
cursing at her children? The Danes know her, too.

Boketto (Japanese)
It’s nice to know that the Japanese think enough of the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking to give it a name.

L’esprit de l’escalier (French)
Literally, stairwell wit—a too-late retort thought of only after departure.

Cotisuelto (Caribbean Spanish)
A word that would aptly describe the prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40, it means one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers.

Packesel (German)
The packesel is the person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip. Literally, a burro.

Hygge (Danish)
Denmark’s mantra, hygge is the pleasant, genial, and intimate feeling associated with sitting around a fire in the winter with close friends.

Cavoli Riscaldati (Italian)
The result of attempting to revive an unworkable relationship. Translates to “reheated cabbage.”

Bilita Mpash (Bantu)
An amazing dream. Not just a “good” dream; the opposite of a nightmare.

Litost (Czech)
Milan Kundera described the emotion as “a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery.”

Luftmensch (Yiddish)
There are several Yiddish words to describe social misfits. This one is for an impractical dreamer with no business sense.

fortrevoryoung: Time to wrap them up and ship. My least...

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:09:06 -0400

fortrevoryoung:

Time to wrap them up and ship. My least favorite is making the large plastic envelopes.

We can’t wait to see these beautiful works in person! See them for yourself, Thursday May 30th at J. Cacciola Gallery

jasonwolfe: Driving around w/ John Cassavetes, Hollywood 1965

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:52:00 -0400

jasonwolfe:

Driving around w/ John Cassavetes, Hollywood 1965