Sandi was born in New Britain, Connecticut. After graduating in 1997 she made her way to Denver, Colorado. She is currently a tattoo artist at Kaze Gallery.
Women have always been the focus of most of her paintings. The beauty, flow and character of women have intrigued her for as long as she can remember. Sandi loves animals and incorporates them into her paintings on occasion.
“Many Australians will be familiar with Paul’s work through the annual Archibald Prize for Portraiture at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He has been a finalist on many occasions and was awarded the People’s Choice award three times. In 2009 his portrait of the comedian Paul Livingston (aka Flacco) won the Art Gallery of New South Wales’s Packer’s Prize.”
Hypebeast presents a feature focusing on Joshy D to get a better perspective of the whole REBEL8 brand. The REBEL8 CEO and President talks about getting his first tattoo by Mike Giant and the meaning behind REBEL8. Directed by The WereHaus.
The video aims to help stop domestic violence. It was directed by Joseph Kahn and features Megan Fox, Dominic Monaghan and Rihanna. Megan Fox donated her pay for appearing in the video to Sojourn House, a shelter for abused women.
Kanye West’s video for “Power”. Directed by Marco Brambilla.
”Power shows a continuous camera move from extreme close-up of Mr. West revealing an a neoclassical video tableau showing characters and creatures surrounding him in an abstract environment – all moving in extreme slow motion. Inspired by Michelangelo’s frescos in the Sistine Chapel, the piece depicts a faux historical moment – an empire on the brink of collapse from its own excess, decadence and corruption.”
Savage Justice is a solo exhibition by Morgan Slade at LeBasse Projects.
“Slade creates one of a kind mixed media paintings. Altering his own digital photographs of scantily clad women with paint, pen, pencil and collage he transforms straightforward images to chaotic madness. His pieces prey on primitive natural instincts with a youthful aesthetic appeal and bright, vibrant colors. By defacing exceptionally attractive people, Slade aesthetically changes his figures to appear flawed in some manner. He creates visual metaphors of consumerism, advertising and technology by inventing his own symbols or by appropriating familiar icons.
For Savage Justice Slade goes one step further by collaborating with iconic designer Betsey Johnson. This exhibition was shot on location in the Betsey Johnson flagship store in Los Angeles utilizing clothing and models from Johnson’s own line.”
Nicole Reed is a photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. Nicole says she is very shy in front of the camera and thinks that is why she has chosen to stay behind it. She likes her subjects to be themselves and gives them no instruction. Nicole prefers to capture a moment rather than create one.
Michael Pratt was born in Roswell, New Mexico. A ceramist and painter, Michael co-founded Pratt & Larson Ceramics in Portland, Oregon in 1980.
Terry Richardson swings by Good Time Charlie’s Tattooland to get a new tattoo by Jack Rudy. Here are some pics from his visit.
