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Don’t Paint with Your Teeth featuring a TON of Illustration students

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Move 16: Don’t Paint With Your Teeth
A Group Show of blue ballpoint pen, pencil and Sharpie drawings
Curated by Rich Jacobs
May 9th – June 8th 2008
Opening Reception Friday May 9th 2008 7 – 10pm

Move 16: Don’t Paint Your Teeth, marks the 2nd group drawing show at Cinders curated by artist Rich Jacobs. The guidelines for this one: Make a drawing using either ballpoint pen, pencil, or sharpie on an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of white paper. This show brings art back to its most basic and raw form of drawing and with materials that everyone has access to. This DIY creative spirit runs throughout the show, which includes a diverse array of artists that spans several generations from around the globe. There will be a limited edition zine catalogue made to go along with the show in the very near future!

Featuring work by Mark Gonzales, Matt Leines, Chris Shary, Caroline Hwang, Rachel Sumpter, Rich Jacobs, Chris Mendoza, Neckface, Eric White, Suzanne Sattler, Erika Borboa, Brian Chippendale, Diane Barcelowsky, Maya Hayuk, David Ellis, Jeff Ladouceur, Theo Ellsworth, Hisham Bharoocha, Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, Logan MacDonald, Allyson Mellberg, Justin Williams, Garry Davis, Irene Cho, Davd Aron, James Kirkpatrick, Jojo Li, Jordin Isip, Melinda Beck,Tim Kerr,Taylor Mckimens, Daniel Higgs, Ryan and Casey Gallagher, John Orth, Sto, Daniel Davidson, Pam Morris-Gallagher, Phil Franklin, Christine Shields, Andrew Scott, Pat Delaney, Mike Boul, Moses, Dennis and Loreto Remsing, Kelie Bowman, Kate Hurowitz, Carl Dunn, Oliver Rosenberg, Oliver Harkness, Rodger Bridges, Tod Swank, Olivia Shoa, Bill and Christopher Sprague, Kostas Seremetis, Zachary Rossman, Matthew Thurber, Rebecca Bird, Eric Shaw, Morgan Goodwin Acheson, WoonHyae Bae, Lindsey Balbierz, Noel Chanyungco, Arlette Espaillat, Nicholas Gannon, Florence Gidez, Rich Guzman, Seulki Kim, Sae-am Lee, Shanna Mahan, Yulia Makarova, Elizabeth Meluch, Ray Ray Mitrano, Cassie Ramone, Liz Riccardi, Jeremy Schlangen, Peter Sriployrung, Nicholas Sultana, Emmanuel Tavares, Franklin Valdez, Misaki Kawai, James Gallagher.

(fancy color code = Illustration Faculty, Illustration Alum, Current Illustration Students)

Cinders Gallery
103 Havemeyer st.
Btwn Hope and Grand St.
Williamsburg Brooklyn
718-388-2311
http://www.cindersgallery.com

[images l-r: Shanna Mahan, Lindsey Balbierz, Florence Gidez]

Mark Your Calendar: Recent Works at Tres Gallery featuring Ronnie Lawlor

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Illustration Alum and Adjunct Faculty Ronnie Lawlor, in conjunction with Margaret Hurst and Eddie Pena (both are also Parsons alums and faculty members), is mounting a show at Tres Gallery. Recent works by all three artists will be on view. Make sure to drop by!

Parsons Illustration BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition

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Join us for the Parsons Illustration
BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition!

Exhibition on view: May 6th-May 10th, 2008

Opening Celebration: May 7th, 2008 6-8 p.m.

Chelsea Art Museum

556 West 22nd Street

New York, NY

[top image: lindsey balbierz; bottom image: sae-am lee]

Alumni Bulletin: News from Illustration Grads

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Larry Roibal (’82) recently had his piece “Sunday Morning” accepted for the Communication Arts Illustration Competition. Larry’s unique style was also highlighted by the fine folks over at Drawn a couple of weeks ago.  See more of Larry’s work at his website. Congrats!

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Alum Chris Roth has been creating like crazy, including tons of animations for CBS (like this!), a Spiderman stained-glass window in honor of legendary artist Stan Lee, and this great spot for Channel Frederator (the first piece is his!):

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See more of Chris’s work at his website. Keep up the great work, Chris!

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Alum Angie Mason recently had her work included in the Fusion 5 Festival, which is an amazing new art festival put together by Strychnin Gallery Owner Yasha Young and Hotel 3.14’s creative director Dani Morla.

The artists included in this event were:

Bijou (France), Diva (Spain), David Hochbaum (USA),
Angie Mason (USA),Till Krautkraemer (USA),
Manuel Cortez & Philipp Baben (Germany), Brian Horton (USA),
Chichi Menendez (Australia), Natalie Shau (Lithuania),
Chris von Steiner (France), Mark Verhaagen (Netherlands)
David Stoupakis (USA), Daniel van Nes (Netherlands),
BORIS + NATASCHA (Germany & Australia), Mkan (France),
Virginie Ropars (France), Ansgar Noeth (Germany),
Matthew Bone (USA), Mimi S. (Germany),
Kristen Ferrell (USA), Oksana Badrak (GUS),
Mijn Schatje (France)

Angie also posted images up also at her flickr site and had this to say about her experience:

It was a great event where each artist was given a room/suite that matched their art (no two rooms are a like at this very unique hotel) and the artists had to fill the space with their work making the room their own and then have it viewed during the opening party exhibits and public openings. There was wonderful music and art and press and an ever flowing amount of absolute vodka since they were one of the main sponsors.

Thanks for sharing the news, Angie!

Liz Lomax gives lecture at Society of Illustrators

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We just got this email from Illustration Alum Liz Lomax:

I wanted to let you know about a lecture I am giving at the Society of Illustrators at the end of this month. I’ll be talking about how I got started as a 3D Illustrator ten years ago and how I’ve turned some wire, tinfoil and Sculpey into a career. I’d love to see you there if you can make it.

Liz Lomax, a three dimensional illustrator in New York, is widely recognized as one of the leading figures in her field. She illustrates using a unique process she developed herself over ten years as a professional. Her work has won awards and appeared in many annuals and books on illustration. Her clients include some of the best names in advertising and magazines.

April 30 at 6:30 pm
“An Evening With Liz Lomax”
$10 ($6 for students)

The Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Book Signing for Leah Hayes’ new book tomorrow!

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WHAT: Book signing for Parsons Illustration Alum Leah Hayes‘ new graphic novel Funeral of The Heart.

WHERE: Spoonbill & Sugartown
218 Bedford Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718.387.7322

WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 7PM

Funeral of the Heart is Leah Hayes’ stylistic tour-de-force and graphic novel debut, featuring a series of short stories by Hayes and illustrated entirely using the otherworldly medium of scratchboard. Hayes creates a world of unease and ambiguity populated by obsessive characters, forlorn animals, and mysterious, inanimate objects; odd occurrences, unnerving deaths and unconventional but genuine love bind these characters and their stories together. In “The Bathroom,” a middle-aged couple discover a mysterious tunnel in their pool house after a neighbor’s child accidentally drowns in their pool — leading to an immaculate bathroom and another drowning. In “The Needle,” two sisters suffer the death of their grandmother as well as her possible resurrection at the hands of the woman with the needle.

The stories are hand lettered and juxtaposed against stark, highly stylized, graphically powerful, black and white images. Stories with titles like “The Bathroom,” “The Needle,” and “The Hair” may sound innocuous, but they aren’t fables that should be read to one’s children — unless your children enjoy being made uneasy by beautiful things.

Come out and support Leah, but if you can’t make it, the grab your copy of Funeral of the Heart over at Fantagraphics.

R. Sikoryak in 3D Comic Carousel at Comic Con!

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NICK MAG PRESENTS 3-D COMIC CAROUSEL

Sunday, April 20
3 PM – 4 PM

At the New York Comic Con
Jacob K. Javits Center (655 West 34th Street)
Location:  Kids Room 1E09

A series of cartoon slide shows of comics from Nickelodeon Magazine,  
presented by an array of artists and other characters.

Plenty of gags, goofiness, audience participation and 3-D action!  
Definitely for kids and alternative-comics-loving adults.

Free 3-D glasses and magazines!

Speaker(s):
Chris Duffy – Magazine Editor – Nickelodeon
Dave Roman – Magazine Editor – Nickelodeon
R. Sikoryak (Drawn and Quarterly, Parsons Illustration Alum & Adjunct Faculty)
Sam Henderson (Magic Whistle)
Kim Deitch (Alias the Cat)
Michael Kupperman (Tales Designed To Thrizzle)

Assisted by Karen Sneider (Pony Up!)
Adapted for 3-D projection by Gerald Marks

For more info and tickets:
www.nycomiccon.com

Children 12 and under are admitted for free on Kids Day!

Also make sure to check out the Facebook event page for full details (add Parsons Illustration as a friend while you’re there!), as well as R. Sikoryak’s website for more of his great artwork.

 

[image by R. Sikoryak]

AJ Fosik in Illustration Play

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Illustration Alum AJ Fosik has an entire section devoted to his work in Illustration Play, edited by the innovative group over at Victionary. Here’s the official press release description:

Getting more boredom from the computer-dominated design world, we always crave for new ways and trends of illustration. Appealing to the curious in all of us, our latest released title Illustration • Play will give you an insight into that! The title reveals the very different signature skills and unique styles of various illustration techniques and experiments, such as paper cutting, stitchery, hand knit, fabric piecing, origami, patchwork, etc. With exclusive interviews, lets’ spread the pages and understand more about diverse yet distinct perspective of each featured artists in a total number of 23 from around the globe!

Pick up your copy of Illustration Play here and read more about AJ in this great article from Swindle Magazine!

Reminder/Repost: Fine Arts Career Exploration Day

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fine art career day

FINE ARTS CAREER EXPLORATION DAY for
PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN:
 Career Exploration event featuring fine arts related organizations.

Today: Wednesday April 9th, 2008
12pm-2:30pm
Lang Student Center
55 W 13th Street between 5th & 6th Avenue, 2nd Fl
 Hosted by The Department of Fine Arts and Parsons Career Services.

This event is open to students/alumni from all majors and will have
representatives from museums, galleries, and arts organizations on site
to talk about opportunities (volunteer, internship, employment, etc.)
and resources available in the arts.

Some of the participating organizations include: The Kitchen, New York
Foundation for the Arts, El Museo del Barrio, Mixed Greens, P.S. 1,
Creative Time, The National Academy Museum and many more!

Examples of the some of the opportunities available range from
curatorial internships and full-time artist educators, to digital design
positions and artist fellowship information.

Students are encouraged to come with copies of their resumes, samples
of their work (where applicable), and questions about career advice.

David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim at Giant Robot 2

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gr2 flier
Deharavath Art Show
opening Giant Robot (GR2)
featuring works by Yukinori Dehara, David Horvath, and Sun-Min Kim
April 19 – May 14
Reception: Saturday, April 19, 6:30 – 10:00

Parsons Illustration Alums David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim have new works in a show going up at Giant Robot 2 later this month. Here’s more info taken from the official press release:

Giant Robot is proud to host Deharavath, a group art show featuring the work of Yukinori Dehara, David Horvath, and Sun-Min Kim… David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim are best known for creating of UglyDolls, the indie plush dolls that have gained a rabid worldwide following and sparked a movement of cool handmade toys. For this show, the duo is making one-of-a-kind framed prints, drawings, paintings, and handmade plush surprises. Horvath and Kim promise that everything will be all new, including a special Ice Bat kaiju figure made in conjunction with Dehara.

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276