Thursday, April 21, 2011

Black Bubblegum & Nicholas De Sena

The painting is called "Winter," by Nicholas De Sena. Regarding his art, Mr. De Sena says "success is not a destination, but a journey."


I was originally going to pair this with "Waiting Beds" probably because of the city imagery, but we're getting a lot of urban backgrounds, so that seems less bueno a justification. So now I think it talks better with "Black Bubblegum."



Mr. De Sena started out drawing on his desk, has been a freelance graphic designer, a musician, a tattoo artist apprentice, and then returned to what gets called fine art.

"Taking time off to collect my thoughts, I started to paint again. Opening up my mind and painting whatever my soul screamed allowed me to reconnect with myself and the others around me. I went full circle, back to drawing on wood or anything I could find. Once again, I began to rely on nobody but myself and I was able to achieve what I needed to express myself fully and honestly. I hope you all enjoy my art, for it is an expression of my deepest emotions. As I search for more knowledge of art, I can't stress enough how strongly I feel that creative people just think and learn differently than others. It is a shame that while so many of us get lost in a society infatuated with money, we ignore who we truly are inside."

Find more Nicolas De Sena at www.nicholas-de-sena.artistwebsites.com

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Welcome Red Art Rising Faster

Here we begin our artistic outreach. We're pairing songs with art.
Art that's red!
How about that for a curatorial aesthetic!

Our first artist is
Erik Von Ploennies,
and we're pairing his work
"Eye For An I" with the song "The Shadow."
Note: The art isn't illustrative; we just like the way these two things "talk" to each other.



Erik Von Ploennies began experimenting with art in 2004 (age: 35), after visiting the Guggenheim Museum - NYC and seeing Vasily Kandinsky's, "Painting With White Border". His formal education is in electrical engineering and has no art training. Erik moved from California to Brooklyn, New York in July 2007 to pursue his interests in art. He is actively exhibiting in New York City.

Says Erik: "One of my favorite Paul Klee paintings is "Paukenspieler" (English translation is something like Drum Player or Kettle Drummer). The eye, bold black lines, and red, became the inspiration for my painting."

You can find more of Erik Von Ploennies at http://www.erikvp.com/gallery.html

Thanks for kicking things off Erik!