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Parsons Illustration BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition

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]

Electric Windows in Beacon, May 17th-18th!

ELECTRIC WINDOWS
BEACON, NY
May 17th-18th

24 street artists will converge in Beacon, NY from May 17th to May 18th to create live artwork and have their work installed on the exterior of a 19th century factory building. Electric Windows draws its name from the former electric blanket factory at the foot of Mount Beacon that will act as the backdrop for the event. E.W. turns the idea of a gallery inside out using the large industrial windows as frames for each artists work. Usually street art is not so easily contained in a rectangle but this installation ingeniously bridges the gap between indoor and outdoor art both inverting and subverting the concept of the art gallery. Each of the 24 pieces will be approximately 8 ft x 12 ft. The installation will be on display for 12 months.

Electric Windows coincides with the fifth anniversary of DIA:Beacon and Sitelines, a Hudson Valley arts fair. The project will be documented from the beginning of the weekend through completion of the installation for possible future publication.

There will be a companion show of Electric Windows artists at the Open Space gallery (owned by Adjunct Illustration Faculty Dan Weise!). Featured artists include Ron English (NYC), Above (San Francisco), Ripo (Barcelona), Lady Pink (NYC), Michael De Feo (NYC), Jim Darling/Tina Andersen (Los Angeles), Rick Price (Beacon), Peripheral Media Projects (Brooklyn) and Dan Funderburgh (Brooklyn) and many more…

Organizers will also be flying in DJs for the latest version of Next Step, a live art and dance party that has been gaining ground as the place for locals and expats from Brooklyn and Manhattan alike.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

If you are interested in volunteering to help out with various odd jobs, please contact Dan Weise as soon as possible! Beacon is easily accessible by train from New York City, so don’t let the commute frighten you off. This is a great opportunity to be involved in a dynamic project.

This weekend should be an unprecedented convergence of the arts from live street art to high end museum pieces that will have heads turning to Beacon.

Electric Windows Beacon
1 East Main Street
Beacon, New York
May 17th-18th

Howard Zinn’s illustrated “A People’s History of the American Empire”

Historian and activist Howard Zinn, working with comic artist Mike Konopacki, has produced an illustrated book called A People’s History of the American Empire. Here’s an excerpt from the publisher’s write-up:

Adapted from the bestselling grassroots history of the United States, the story of America in the world, told in comics form.

Since its landmark publication in 1980, A People’s History of the United States has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book, A People’s History triggered a revolution in the way history is told, displacing the official versions with their emphasis on great men in high places to chronicle events as they were lived, from the bottom up.

Now Howard Zinn, historian Paul Buhle, and cartoonist Mike Konopacki have collaborated to retell, in vibrant comics form, a most immediate and relevant chapter of A People’s History: the centuries-long story of America’s actions in the world. Narrated by Zinn, this version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. The book also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as one of America’s leading historians.

Shifting from world-shattering events to one family’s small revolutions, A People’s History of American Empire presents the classic ground-level history of America in a new form.

Grab your copy here!

Bonus: Here’s a short film called “Empire or Humanity?: What the Classroom Didn’t Teach Me about the American Empire” by Howard Zinn and narrated by Viggo Mortensen.

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Extra Special Bonus: This weekend, Howard Zinn and Mike Konopacki will be appearing at Cooper Union to talk about the book.

Quick Hit: The New Yorker’s Naked Campaign

Over the past couple of months, The New Yorker has been posting video shorts of the fantastic illustrator Steve Brodner, drawing and discussing the Presidential campaign, its candidates, and the social dynamics surrounding this historic race for the White House. Here’s one installment, but make sure to visit the Naked Campaign YouTube channel to see all of them.

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

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

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!

Jesse Willmon at Brooklyn Flea!

We just received this email from Adjunct Faculty Jesse Willmon

Have you ever thought:

“Golly, I sure do love buying stuff, especially those keen cards that my buddy Jesse makes. But he only sells them online and purchasing things over the internet is frightening. If only there was a way to buy those cards in person.”

Well you are in luck because for the next two Sundays (April 13th and April 20th), I’m going to be at the Brooklyn Flea Market in beautiful Ft. Greene, Brooklyn selling my “100% Cute, 100% Evil” cards in person. I’ll be part of the SuperMarket booth with a bunch of other artists feverishly selling our wares in a non-online situation.

The Brooklyn Flea Market
is open from 10am to 5pm so you have lots of time consider buying cards in bulk.

Make sure to check out more of Jesse’s work at his website. And if you can’t make it to the flea market, don’t despair–Jesse’s wares are available online.

Reminder/Repost: Fine Arts Career Exploration Day

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.

Internships at Blue Sky Studios

blue sky

This information was just passed our way via Parsons Career Services:

Blue Sky Studios is happy to announce our new Design and Story Internships starting this summer. We are seeking junior and senior level students with exceptional talent in drawing, design, and/or storyboarding. The selected students will have the opportunity to work hand in hand with professional artists in a studio environment. We ask that all portfolio and resumes be submitted through the school. Also, we are only accepting a maximum of 10 student submissions per school for each internship. We hope you spread the news of this opportunity to your students. If you have any questions or concerns please contact our recruiter Sabrina de los Rios (sabrina@blueskystudios.com) or myself.

The deadline for submissions is April 30th. Full details can be found on our website.

Blue Sky Studios produced the work of Illustration alum Peter de Seve (Ice Age) and is one of the leading animation studios out there today, so make sure to check it out!

David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim at Giant Robot 2

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