FACE OF ANOTHER

FACE OF ANOTHER

Balconi Coffee Company + Cafemode present

FACE OF ANOTHER

group art show of portraits

curated by Kio Griffith

JUNE 17  to JULY 24, 2012

OPENING RECEPTION: JUNE 24, 2012 from 5 to10pm

FREE ADMISSION

BALCONI COFFEE COMPANY 

11301 Olympic Blvd, #124 Los Angeles, CA 90064

hand crafted syphon coffee brewing everyday 

from 7am [weekdays] 10am [weekends] to 10pm

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Artists were asked in pairs to make portraits of each other or to select a third subject and create a dual portrait. Works will be displayed as diptychs throughout the space.

Featuring: Douglas Alvarez, Michael Arata, Nick Arciaga, Heather Arndt, Yu Bando, Terri Berman, Icela Perez-Bravo, Aaron Brown, Emily Cline, Shigenori Ebata, Douglas Eisenstark, William Emmert, Griffin Gatmaitan, Scott Griffin, Poel Hikaru, Maria Inostroza, Aska Irie, Yamato Irie, Tomoyuki Iwanami, Jeremiah LaTorre, Sean Martinez, Monique McKeag, Ingrid Alexander Measures, Jon Measures, Mildred, Yuki Miyazaki, Misato Nagare, Eric Nakamura, Aya Niibo, Daisuke Okamoto, Shinichi Ono, Maria Paredes, Carol Powell, Ernie Ramirez, Shannon Rowland, Chigusa Saga, Mika Soma,Kazu Tabu, Mayumi Tanaka and more…

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CAFEMODE creates art and music exhibitions in alternative spaces. If you're interested in finding more about CAFEMODE, please visit www.cafemode.com or write to info@cafemode.com.

SONG X

Balconi Coffee Company + Cafemode present

SONG X
group art show

curated by Kio Griffith

MARCH 4 to APRIL 4, 2012
OPENING RECEPTION: MARCH 4, 2012 from 5 to10pm


FREE ADMISSION

BALCONI COFFEE COMPANY
11301 Olympic Blvd, #124 Los Angeles, CA 90064

hand crafted syphon coffee brewing everyday
from 7am [weekdays] 10am [weekends] to 10pm

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SONG X is a group show of artists' interpretations of a piece of music that sticks in
one's mind so that one seems to hear it, even when it is not being played. This condition
is also known as musical imagery repetition and involuntary musical imagery.

Reinterpretated as single cut EPs artists were asked to create their custom 7 x 7 inch
artworks based on their song choice.

Featuring: Douglas Alvarez, Michael Arata, Heather Arndt, Terri Berman, Kevin Chan, Jana Cooksey, Shigenori Ebata, Douglas Eisenstark, William Emmert, Rebecca Green, Scott Griffin, Michelle Hall, Walt Hall, Phil Hayes,  Poel Hikaru, Jun Hiraoka, Aska Irie, Ichiro Irie, Tomoyuki Iwanami, Keith Knight, Michelle Lai, Kaoru Mansour, Jon Measures, Yuki Miyazaki, Misato Nagare, Eric Nakamura, Aya Niibo, Didi Ol, Daisuke Okamoto, Akeno Omokoto, Kosta Potamianos, Ernie Ramirez, Joe Suzuki, Kazu Tabu, Mayumi Tanaka, Greg Yermakov and more…

Opening reception features a special performance by Shin Kawasaki who will attempt
to sing and play the tune choices!

_ _ORNAM_NTS: keepsakes, relics, socks, magic

_ _ORNAM_NTS: keepsakes, relics, socks, magic
curated by Kio Griffith Balconi Coffee Company
11301 West Olympic Blvd. #124, Los Angeles, CA, 90064 | 310.906.0267


Opening reception: December 11, 2011, 5pm to 10pm
Show runs from December 11 to January 9, 2012
OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 10 AM - 10PM


_ _ ORNAM_NTS: keepsakes, relics, socks, magic is a group show of artists' non-traditional ornaments. All ornaments will be available cash-and-carry in time for the uncommon holiday gift seekers. Small sized ornaments will be priced at $30 and larger works at $50.


FEATURING: LISA ADAMS, BRIAN ALLAN, DOUGLAS ALVAREZ, JUNA AMANO, MICHAEL ARATA, TERRI BERMAN, MICHELLE BOROK, JENNIFER LYN BROWNE, GINO BURMAN-LOFFREDO, STEVE CHILDS, MATHIS COLLINS, JANA COOKSEY, DAVID DE BOER, LAUREN DEES, HIRO DEGUCHI, ANNA DUSI, SHIGENORI EBATA, DOUG EISENSTARK, CHARLES ELLINWOOD, JAMES FAULKNER, BILL FARROUX, AARON GIESEL, WALT HALL, PHIL HAYES, JUN HIRAOKA, ASKA IRIE, TOMOYUKI IWANAMI, JIWON KIM, MICHELLE LAI, CHRISTINE LEE, MONIQUE MCKEAG, JON MEASURES, YUKI MIYAZAKI, MISATO NAGARE, ERIC NAKAMURA, AYA NIIBO, JAYME ODGERS, DAISUKE OKAMOTO , MOTO OKAWA, DIDI OI, SHINICHI ONO, ICELA PEREZ-BROWN, POEL, PHLOE PONTAOE, KOSTA POSTAMIANOS, CAROL POWELL, ERNIE RAMIREZ, NINA SAVILL, AMY SHAWLEY, MIKA SOMA, DEBBIE STAFFORD, RICCARDO SPINOTTI, JOE SUZUKI, MACHA SUZUKI, KELLY THOMPSON, NORTON WISDOM, FRED ZOLAN and more…

Earthworks 06 : 50/50 SHOW

\Opening Reception : Dec 15, 2009 8 to 11pm
$5 cover

Dec 15, 2009 - Feb 10, 2010
open everyday 11:30am - 10pm [except M-F between 2:30-5:00pm]
SHOJIN restaurant
333 S. Alameda St., Suite 310(3rd Floor)
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Earthworks 05 : YOU & ME opening reception + performance

video by Ken Tanaka

EARTHWORKS 05 - You & Me

Opening Rception : Oct 6, 2009 8 to 11pm
$5 cover

Oct 6, 2009 - Dec 6, 2009
open everyday 11:30am - 10pm [except M-F between 2:30-5:00pm]
SHOJIN restaurant
333 S. Alameda St., Suite 310(3rd Floor)
Los Angeles, CA 90013

OMOCHA DE CHACHACHA reception September 12, 2009 @ Cafe Bolivar

video by Ken Tanaka
song by WESO
free MP3 download

Omocha show - Photos

The show was awesome!! Thanks all!
Here are the pics :


Sorry for all the multiple shots!! ;)

Omocha de cha cha cha

CAFEMODE + CAFE BOLIVAR present
OMOCHA de CHACHACHA
AUGUST 17 to SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
ARTIST RECEPTION > SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
@ CAFE BOLIVAR 1741 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
www.cafemode.com

new new

for an auction at a church in september

finished

new stuff!

some new stuff. blue one is complete. other two are on their way. the orange is a commissioned portrait of cantinflas. :)

Earthworks 04 : CATCH opening reception + performance

video by Ken Tanaka
music by the Rickleman's

NINELIVES opening @ QIO select boutique gallery July 11 + 12, 2009

progress

so i'm recovering from feeling sick. but i've made progress on this painting. not sure if i want to leave it the way it is or add something. i really like the simplicity it has right now...but i'm not sure how complete it is...opinions?

The story behind this piece...

A friend of mine introduced me to the Danish band Private and I really got into the songs they have on their website (www.weareprivate.com). I was watching the video for Crucify My Heart and I was inspired to draw one of the singers in the video:



By the time I was done drawing the lady singer from Crucify My Heart I was listening to another Private song called We Got Some Breakin' Up to Do and I included some lyrics from that song in the drawing. Check out that song here:



I hope you enjoy Private and my drawing inspired by Private.

Earthworks 04 : Catch > NEXT WEDNESDAY July 8 from 7 to 11pm

new painting.

been playing around with this the past two nights. going well so far.

"catch"

DONE. i'm over it. moving on haha. actually, i sorta like this one. this one i'll be showing at the cafemode 04 show. just gotta varnish it. Let me know what you think!

starting anew

for the third time :/
discussing this with my new old friend Caroline (new as in we just reconnected, old as in..i know her from what seems another life), i just have to paint. paint and stop painting over ideas. just do the damn thing so i can figure out what's what. and perhaps carry a moleskin journal with me. eh...i feel sorta lost on the art front these days. feeling weird about always wanting to paint animals. but maybe i should just paint what i want. john james audubon. no one told HIM what to do.