Category: Art
Student Art At The Escuela Superior Autonoma de Bellas Artes In Cusco
I spent a good portion of my time in Cusco, Peru admiring the work created by art students of the Escuela Superior Autonoma de Bellas Artes. My favorite piece was a large installation by Victor Salvatierra Laime, Oscar Alberto Llalla Cordova, Elio Pumasupa Solano, and Mario Gamarra Valdez. The piece illustrates the famous battle at Cusco between the Incas and the Chankas.
The Chankas was a indigenous tribe in Peru primarily located in the Andahuaylas (modern-day Apurimac) region and consisted of two separate tribes: the Hanan Chankas and the Uran Chankas.
In 1438, Hanan Chanka leader Anccu Hualloc led an army of 40, 000 strong, including warriors from the Ayamarca tribe, and invaded the city of Cusco. Incan prince Cusi Yupanqui led the resistance with allies from the Canas tribe and regained control of Cusco. The battle led to the formation of the Incan empire, known in Quecha as Tawantinsuyu, by Yupanqui who became Pachacutec.
There are more photos of student art at my photoset at Remezcla, From Graffiti To Pre-Columbian Art: Peru Photo Series.
Designer Con 2012
I attended Designer Con, the annual art & design convention, in Pasadena recently alongside my friend who runs his own label, Chickenfarm. The convention gives smaller, mostly independent designers a chance to promote themselves. Needless to say, there were a lot of very interesting, creative people in that building that day.
Below are some of my favorite photos from the event. Check out all my photos from the event at my flickr page.
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Street Art In Lima, Peru
I’ve been in Lima, Peru for three nights now and love it so far. I am impressed by the amount of street art throughout the city. Below are a few of my favorites. I’ll add more to the Street Art in Lima folder on my flickr throughout my stay as I find them.
Hennessy Unveils V.S. Bottle Design By Futura With Concert feat. Diplo and Santigold
I received a last-minute invite last week to a private party hosted by Hennessy where the company unveiled its latest V.S. bottle design by artist Futura. The event included music by Diplo and Santigold plus a surprise appearance by Kid Cudi.
A few photos from the event are below and the complete can be seen on my flickr.
L.A. Artist Takes Aim at 9/11
The image of the passenger-plane-as-weapon is meant to provoke a reaction that challenges people’s long-held fears over terrorism, including their initial reaction to the attacks on 9/11, as well as the immediate calls for revenge.
“It’s overtly shocking,” Gomez says of the image. “That was purposeful because we did immediately go for an eye-for-an-eye. It was almost like they exploited our fear and they were like ‘now’s the time to do it.’ I know that we fall into it quite easily.”
Read the full story and interview at Remezcla.
Birds, Bands and Bob Marley: Welcome to Feeding Birds Boutique’s Midsummer Flock Party!
My friends at Feeding Birds Boutique held their annual Midsummer Flock Party this past weekend. The event featured a number of free shows by local musicians, rare photos of Bob Marley for sale by photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker, the Calbi food truck and Los Angeles shaved ice truck.
Local art(ists):
A Visit to Museo Nacional Colegio de San Gregorio (St. Gregory’s College National Museum)
A highlight of my stay in Valladolid, Spain was my group’s trip to the city’s nationally-recognized museum of religious sculpture at Colegio de San Gregorio. The museum hosts an incredible collection of religious sculptures and paintings from the 15th – 18th centuries. Highlights from my visit are below and, as always, all photos from my visit (nearly 200!) can be seen on my Flickr.
How I Came to Love the Lone Star State: SXSW 2011 in Pictures
I made my first trip to Austin, TX last week to attend the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival and though I only spent 48 sleepless hours there, I’m already making plans to return next year. Coachella, I love you and we had great times but I’m now in love with another music festival.
I saw a lot of great bands, made some new friends, bumped into some old friends and drank some great local beers (hello 512 Porter). The only bad memory I have of the trip is of the non-existent taxi service at night. Hooray for (almost) being left stranded in Austin at four in the morning!
Head over to my Flickr for photos of The Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group feat. Cedric Bixler-Zavala (sort of The Mars Volta but not technically The Mars Volta), Adebisi Shank, Polock (interview with Polock coming soon), Fang Island, Little Red Radio and many more.
Mucho Fashion, Muchas Chicas, Mucho Party!
Hang The DJ’s & Mucho Wednesdays team up for a Saturday night fashion fest!
Afroxander (aka Iván Fernández) 