October 2006 Archives

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe." ~ Nietzsche

Full Coverage Book & Film
10.5 x 15 inches, 8 lbs.
SOLD OUT

Book 1 is a limited 2 volume edition of 1000 numbered copies in a unifying case. 240+ pages which extensively documents all 33 back pieces from start to finish, with photos by Max Dolberg and NSK, an exclusive essay by the Master Horiyoshi III and introductory text by adrian Lee.

Book 2 is a 78 page collection of recent tattoos by members of the Kolectiv and various insider photos of their general happenings. Book 2 also houses the film on DVD.

The film, shot and produced by N'Dalo Silveria is intended to draw the viewer further into the process with extensive interviews of the tattooers, tattooees and the process.

This weekend is looking good for art happenings.

The first is on Friday night, Oct. 27th at 12&Taylor gallery. It's a dual dual show with Francis Marin & Michael Oechsli (in the garage gallery) and Christina Martinez & Shelby Smith (in the gazebo gallery). Located at 723 No. 12th Street, 8pm til midnight.

The second is at Black & Brown Clothing on Saturday, Oct. 28th. Deejae, Orly, Erik & Ratha will be exhibiting their worx and Cutso, Ennui, Souniq & Vibration Army will be on hand with the tunes. Located at 1225 West San Carlos, 7pm.

Over 50 artists from around the globe have converged on the San Francisco Bay Area for the Fifth Annual Y2K6 Live Looping Festival. Perfomers from across the United States and as many as 10 other countries appear in Santa Cruz, CA., October 21-22 for the main two days of the festival. If you're in the area, drop in for the live performance (admission is $10), otherwise tune in to the webcast: Y2K6 webcast

October 21st -22nd, noon – midnight:
Alchemy
120 Pearl Alley
Santa Cruz

Visit www.Y2K6loopfest.com

State of Grace Productions presents
A Convention of the Tattoo Arts
October 20-21-22, 2006 at Parkside Hall
180 Park Ave. San Jose, CA. 95113

Y2K6 International Live Looping Festival
"BEST OF FESTIVAL" Performance

Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 8 p.m.
Admission: $10, All ages welcome.
Venue: Anno Domini, 366 So. 1st Street, San Jose - 408.271.5155

Featured Artists: *PER BOYSEN (Sweden), MIR-0 (Finland), BILL WALKER (USA), LOOP.POOL (USA), *RAINER STRASCHILL (Germany)

*Per Boysen's performance is sponsored by Universal Audio;
*Rainer Straschill is sponsored by Goethe Institut and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany

Live Looping artists use digital technology to be able to 'clone' themselves, allowing for very sohpisticated and frequently, multi-instrumental performances. There are no prerecorded samples, loops or sequences in these performances. What the audience hears is created in real time by the artist.

Very cool article by METRO's Gary Singh about the upcoming Full Coverage exhibit by NSK. clik here.

To take a quote from the recent film "All the Kings Men":

"If you don't vote, then you don't matter!"

We hope you will all attend the mayoral debate posted below, artists should be there in force or they won't think it matters!!

The San Jose Mayoral Candidates Forum on THE ARTS & EDUCATION
Candidates: Cindy Chavez & Chuck Reed

Monday, October 9, 2006
Mexican Heritage Plaza
1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose
7:30pm sharp

It is an ongoing debate as to whether or not unsanctioned art on the street (paste/stick ups, graff, street art, etc) is copyrightable or not. There's also a line between "inspired by," "tribute to" or "nod" and the blatant rip off of an artist or designer. It is someone's creation and skill then, permission or not, it belongs to them. Corporatations trying to attain street cred should partner with, not steal from, artists. My favorite line these companies are quoted as saying, when caught, is "oh the designer did it....we didn't know." So this is a heads up to designers and ad agencies as well.

"Make the shame more shameful by making it public" is just what YouThought We Wouldn't Notice.com does. So if you see injustices, let them know and they'll post it. And if there's a company on there that is biting artists, boycott them. The best form of activism is where, and with whom, you spend your money!

Phantom Galleries mural

We're meeting up again this weekend, Sat & Sun (Oct 7 & 8th, 12noon til 5pm) to (hopefully) finish up the mural. Feel free to come out to the parking lot adjacent to the San Jose Repertory Theater to finish off this 8' x 200' long construction wall mural and have a great time!

The only thing you really need to bring is detail brushes and maybe a small step stool....we'll have everything else!

South Second St. between San Fernando & San Carlos

He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. That ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe, for the moral and mutual instruction of man, and improvement of his condition, seems to have been peculiarly and benevolently designed by nature, when she made them, like fire, expansible over all space, without lessening their density in any point, and like the air in which we breathe, move, and have our physical being, incapable of confinement or exclusive appropriation. Inventions then cannot, in nature, be a subject of property. Society may give an exclusive right to the profits arising from them, as an encouragement to men to pursue ideas which may produce utility, but this may or may not be done, according to the will and convenience of the society, without claim or complaint from any body.

~Thomas Jefferson, letter to Isaac McPherson, 1813

SUPPORT INDIE WRITERS!

This Tuesday, OCT 3RD, Anno Domini proudly hosts 4 authors out on tour with their latest books in hand. Joe Meno, author of The Boy Detective Fails; Todd Dills, author of Sons Of Rapture; Todd Taylor, author of Shirley Wins; and Mickey Hess, author of Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory, will read from their newest works.

Anno Domini
366 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Doors: 7:30 pm; Readings: 8 pm
Admission: free and open to the public

If you're one of those designers that likes to create under the adreneline rush of a live screaming audience and panel of industry peers, then this competition is for you! If you're a willing applicant (victim?!) and want to participate in one of their upcoming events in NY, Chicago, LA and San Francisco, you can apply here.

The annual Clarion Alley block party, in the heart of the Mission District, is one of our favorites to attend each year, and this is your early heads up to make a plan to go check it out. Murals, music and performances throughout the day.
Sunday, Oct. 22nd, 1-8pm
Clarion Alley btwn 17th & 18th