Last night (Feb 11th) Girlfriend & I went on a date to the 4th Underground show for ArtLoveMagic (A local art community here in Dallas) & had a BLAST! It was my first Tag show to ever go to & the first of it's kinds date for Girlfriend.
Walking in all we saw was artiest for yards to the left & the right. Many of them doing live art. So many people too, it was like being at an anime convention all over again. I couldn't wait to get down there & look at all the art. It all seemed invigorating,new & overall exciting.
The first thing we came across was the Circus Freaks. We only got to see one of their shows (sadly) but they were dressed the part & the show we did see what a poy spinner, Little G. He normally does fire spinning but since it was an inside event that was next to impossible to do. The dubstep music was great & the blinking glow sticks (which were the fire substitutes) spun like crazy & he intracnced us all that were sitting there. After Little G's number was done it was hands on work shop time! The fact they they offered this made me smile. It gave a chance for anyone who wanted to learn how to do what they were doing to try it & get some tips to perfect it. It was nice to see people wanting to help others for once in the art community.
These are some shots of Little G doin his grove thang. Haha! Also, on another are we got from them, we found out that they do a show every MOnday night at the House of Poets from 8pm-9pm then have the hands on workshop from 9pm-12am. It's $10 to cover & it's 21 & up. 580 W. Arapaho Road, Suite 199 Richardson, Tx 75080.
That is something that has bothered me alot of the art community (Not sure if it's just around here or in general but...) there seems to be a lack of willingness to help one other. Everyone says they they want to help however they can to get other people to their dreams but then turn the other check & it drives me mad. One of the reasons I adore ArtLoveMagic so much cause they are actually willing to help one another advance.
Aralyn Mcgregor wasn't the next artist we encountered but it's one that defiantly caught our eye. As soon as I can afford it I will be looking in to her art to buy. It was soft & pleasant & caught you in a moment for several moments. You can't quite put your finger on it but it holds you there & makes you think. The other thing that I liked about her art is that there was alot of women power pieces. I'm always looking for artists that show a side of something for it's strengths, not it's weaknesses.
Brandy Collins is an artist we actually bought from! She had little 5x7 prints of her paintings, that she dropped the price (after us getting confused about it all) to 4 for a dollar. So we got Guitar Kiss, Searching for a constant, & the other two I can't find on her site, but they were all wonderful pieces. This though (I can't find the name for it.) was my favorite. I didn't get to buy it but I plan to when I get the money for it because it was just so eye catching. The other things I really enjoyed about about the artiest was that she engaged us. When we took an interest in her art she imidiately turned around & began to talk to us & ask how we were & so forth. It's so nice to be acknowledged by a friendly person.
Pink Light images was SO much fun & gave me along of inspiration for my own photography. She had a wooden booth with with some lights hanging about & in the back she had some people from the show come in & paint the back to look like a solar system. The lighting was great & she was so happy & fun with her pink hair that she was something to remember. It didn't seem like she was there to make money, she was there to put smiles on people's faces. Her bubble gum pink hair was something worth remembering, for sure. I'm impatient to see the photo's of Girlfriend & I. There was also a 5x7 print I really liked & wanted to see if she had a bigger copy of. (Here's her image of us! That was super fast!) If you want to see all of them then just go to events, & then to underground 4!
The Killer Art was AMAZING. I had never seen something like this before. He took slabs of metal, carved an outline into them, then "painted" it with a BLOWTORCH. We got to see him to it all & MAN OH MAN WAS IT COOL. If either of us could of afford it we would have gotten a an art piece from him. But we have his website & I would like to ask to see if he would be willing to do a Ra piece for me. The wall hangings is more of what we saw at the show.
This is The Killer Art at work. It was an amzinv thing to watch & if I would of been smart I would of taken a video, but...I did not think of it. So here are some photos.
Cori Berg I don't actually remember that much but Girlfriend picked up her card because it was pretty. (Just like her huh? Haha!) But none the less her stuff seems great, & she's pretty. Can't go wrong there can you?
Called To Be An Artist had wonderful stuff. I was really impressed by some of her photography & the different techniques she used. The only thing that turned me off was how out there Christian she was. I'm super glad she is religious & has found her path that fits her shoes but to put a bible in someone's bag when they buy things from you isn't something I would ever recommend. She was sweet &, again, I loved her art for the art. It all looked great & we even bought a few prints from her "Against abuse" series (I believe that's what it was.) Her paper flowers were what originally caught our eye to begin with.
Three of One if three different people that all work together for their art. They just all happen to be brothers! I find that family businesses are the best kind & it seems like these three are really pulling it off! We bought a piece from these guys too particulerally Jerod Alexander Davies who does the body painting art. We bought the one of the girl with the cherry blossoms on her shoulder, but everything we saw here was wondrous! More then something we enjoyed. I'm actually considering it they need any more models for the body art because I would love to become an art piece even if I did have to be nude. I don't think I would be too worried about it around these guys anyways because if you are around an artist nude, it's not like being around anybody nude. It's overly hard to explain in words on a blog, just trust me on this one.
There were plenty of other artist there as well but these were just the card we happened to pick up. I can't wait for the next show to happen & I also can't wait til I can get my own booth in one of them
I plan on sitting down this week & getting some business cards planned out because this morning I woke up with a photography name in mind... Relic Photography then my tag line will be "Capture the moment, you'll never get it back." I'm kinda looking to see what people think of this name or if you would like to give me an suggestion sin a comment I am more then willing to consider them! After I settle on all of that I will be getting a websit together through my good friend Style Geek. Expect more pictures sometime this week & by tomorrow I plan on having my first forgiveness letter us.
~Cyran J. Harrington~
P.s. Here are the other photos we took while at the event that are not of the artist listed but of the artist doing live art to show off their talents to the world. Along with some goffy things of Girlfriend & I.
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Every event ArtLoveMagic has a place with a bunch of paper on it with art supplies so that you can express yourself!
Sadly we didn't get this artist name but we loved the colors in his work & the style. He/They also did the head on a plater thing above this pic. (Left is Girlfriend, Right is me!)
The last 8 shots were all live artist that we took photos of but never got cards/names.
These last three shots were of live body art which is always fascinating to me.
