July 13, 2008

great piece on the show by the hundreds. (thanks for dropping by, fellas)

http://www.thehundreds.com/wordpress/

coverage to come on current tv and juxtapoz.

BTW, some images of the art are floating around...it's too bad you can't really get a feel for the pieces from the images online. most of the pieces are around three to four feet tall. the one that you see on the splash page (and the background here) is called "ICON." as you can tell in the close-up shot, there's a ton of detail that you miss when you're not standing in front of the actual piece. ICON is 8 feet tall by 6 feet wide, slightly metallic, and made up of thousands of dollar signs. yes, i placed each one by hand.

the show is open at the japanese american national museum now through august 3rd. please drop by and check it out.

new Anna post about Mike's art show

Glorious Excess (Born) Opening at JAMN

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Friday night was the big opening of my husband’s art show, Glorious Excess (Born) at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown LA.

We spent the early evening surrounded by family and friends that made the drive through Friday LA traffic to celebrate with us. Most exciting for me was seeing the work that I’ve watched go from sketch to completion displayed in the museum. I am especially proud of the time that Mike put into this show to make a statement about pop culture and the world’s obsession with celebrity, whether or not that fame is granted through talent.

Something else that I’m excited about - a few of the photographs that I have taken of Mike working (whether it be of him painting a canvas that stretches across our garage floor or of him on stage) are printed in the Glorious Excess (Born) Art Book. It was fun to be a part of the observation process of his work coming together and it’s cool to see some of that observation in print. In the book, all of the works on display at the museum are printed, as well as photographs that give a peak into the process of creating some of the art pieces. Similar to the way he writes music, Mike likes to mix different styles when working on visual art. Each individual piece shows his ability to use spray paint, acrylic, digital media, or a mix of the three. Not told in the description of the medium used is the countless hours Mike spent on the computer, either researching or creating; rolls of masking tape for covering areas that had been painted before adding a layer of spray paint; ink and sharpie; the small canvas used as test material for transferring the images that make up the background of Song and then the additional canvases it took when the process didn’t work as planned; the massive digital printing of Icon and the hope that it would still look as amazing at 72” x 96” as it did at 8”x10”; scissors, some kind of glue or sticky stuff and finishes (check out Momento Morti up close at the show for a good look at the amount of work that went into cutting and pasting); and the light dusting of silver spray paint that covered our camera when it was left too close to the action (no harm done - it actually looks like we meant to personalize it that way).
Mike’s paintings are up from now until August 3rd. If you make it down to the Japanese American National Museum, take the time to go through the whole museum. The permanent exhibition about the history of Japanese Americans is incredibly powerful, especially the area that talks about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. They actually have one of the structures from the internment camps. Standing inside the small, shack like building that was a typical dwelling for those put in the camps, I felt that I had a better sense of what my father-in-law and his family went through during that time in our history. It’s a powerful reminder of a grave mistake driven by fear that the US government made. And, the exhibit is also hopeful because it shows the way the Japanese Americans were able to accept what had happened and move on - beyond not just the internment camps, but the other laws that kept many Japanese Americans from getting full citizenship and the right to vote. Another cool part of the permanent exhibition - often there is a Japanese American volunteer in their 70s, 80s, or 90s who was interned that is happy to share his or her story with visitors. It’s an experience to take advantage of now, while these storytellers are still with us.

NEW Anna post / Entry # 21
H E R E it is: http://web.mac.com/annashinodabooks/Ann … elius.html

Monday, July 21, 2008

The above picture was taken at the opening for Glorious Excess (Born). Pictured with me and my husband Mike is artist Corey Sandelius and his lovely fiancée. So... what better time than now to tell you about one of my favorite painters!

Mike and I have two original paintings by Corey as well as a few limited edition prints. Personally I love his unique combination of prints, patterns and colors. You can see his influence by pre-1900 Japanese Prints but what really stands out to me is how his art reflects his literary influences which include Ernest Hemingway and William Shakespeare. More on the surface of things, these influences are shown by the direct quotes of writers that make up some of the titles of his paintings. But what stands out to me is I can feel the literary influences - the melancholy of a strained relationship or the vast loneliness as felt in many of Hemingway’s works, the exploration of human emotion and the pitfalls, humor and triumphs that we’ve read in Shakespeare’s works. Reaction to art is an individual emotion, and I find that in figure drawing it is difficult for an artist to capture human emotion and really make that feeling come alive to me as the viewer. I believe this is where Corey crosses over to be an exceptional artist. I always look forward to seeing his new work, and watch it continue to develop.

You can check out his website. Or his myspace. Or, if you are in the LA area, he’ll be showing his work at Billy Shire Fine Arts, 5790 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232, opening reception Saturday, August 18, 2007 from 7-10 pm.

http://www.coreysandelius.com/

  http://www.myspace.com/coreysandelius

Mike talks about the first recipient of his art scholarship

Mike talks to Artisan News about the first recipient of the Michael K Shinoda Endowed Scholarship, download here. Mike has also updated his blog with new Glorious Excess photos.

"Once again, just like my other art shows and all the art merchandise that's been up on my website at mikeshinoda.com, the proceeds from this are going to my scholarship at Art Center of Design which is a scholarship awarded to illustration and graphic design students based on financial need and on merit. You have to be good at what you do and you have to honestly need the money to get you through school. Actually tonight I'm going to be meeting, I didn't mention this to anyone else but I'm going to be meeting the very first recipient of the scholarship for the first time tonight. His name is Daniel and I'm excited to meet him. It's so great to see it come full circle. I'm really excited to meet Daniel and just to know that the scholarship is real. He's being helped through school and anybody who wants to support that or just likes the artwork, that's what you're doing. You're doing more than just for yourself getting a cool thing to put on the wall or in your room or whatever, you are helping someone through school."

http://lptimes.com/news2008/july/Mike_a … 72208.html

Video Download: Interview with Mike on Fox News
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An interview with Mike during his recent Glorious Excess art show from Fox News, download here.

http://lptimes.com/news2008/july/Mike_G … s_Fox.html

Mike at Glorious Excess art show

http://lptimes.com/news2008/july/Mike_G … Shoes.html

http://www.mikeshinoda.com/blog/Mike_Sh … n__closing

Какой красавчеГ эхъ

1. ICON

2. SONG

3. WOMEN

4. WINE

5. STUDY FOR SXDXRNR (я эту висящей на стене нигде не видела)

6. MEMENTO MORI

7. SMOKIN'

8. NEW MAN

9.MUGSHOTXGLAMOURSHOT

10. Дизайн

это я стырила фон из рекламы GLXS, это тоже, я думаю, рисунки Майка....ну собственно, а кого ещё?