Orchard Windows Gallery presents BEYOND THE ABYSS
Solo Art Exhibition by KALIPTUS
Curated by DINO ELI

Opening Reception: January 13th 2012
Exhibition: January 13th to January 20th

Kaliptus has created a universe of its own, an exhibition of multimedia and contemporary fine arts that takes those present on a vision quest to the gap in between the Real and the Unreal. Experience a sensory overload of divine trauma that points the finger at man, the mind, some of the deepest secrets of the universe and what lies beyond the “inner abyss”

This exhibition took place inside two galleries

“THANATOS” Room: Orchard Windows Gallery on 37 Orchard Street NY
“EROS” Room: Dino Eli Gallery on 81 Hester Street NY

Here are some photos of the event.
Click here for photos of Eros Room
kaliptus.blogspot.com/2012/01/beyond-abyss-eros-room-photos.html
Click here for photos of Thanatos Room
kaliptus.blogspot.com/2012/01/beyond-abyss-thanatos-room-photos_15.html

(Both galleries are a walkable distance from each other and no less than a few yards apart.)

Improv sounds by PHUSE.ANALYSIS

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For gallery inquires please call 917-995-1001
email: windowgallery@gmx.com

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EROS ROOM | Dino Eli Gallery, New York

THANATOS ROOM | Orchard Windows Gallery, New York

Orchard Windows Gallery presents BEYOND THE ABYSS
Solo Art Exhibition by KALIPTUS
Curated by DINO ELI

On the first Friday, the 13th of 2012, step into a portal that will take you through and beyond the abyss.

Kaliptus has created a universe of its own, an exhibition of multimedia and contemporary fine arts that takes those present on a vision quest to the gap in between the Real and the Unreal. Experience a sensory overload of divine trauma that points the finger at man, the mind, some of the deepest secrets of the universe and what lies beyond the “inner abyss”

This exhibition takes place inside two galleries

“THANATOS” Room: Orchard Windows Gallery on 37 Orchard Street
“EROS” Room: Dino Eli Gallery on 81 Hester Street

Here are some photos of the event.
Click here for photos of Eros Room
Click here for photos of Thanatos Room

(Both galleries are a walkable distance from each other and no less than a few yards apart.)

Improv sounds by PHUSE.ANALYSIS

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Phuse-analysis/151413218210110

For gallery inquires please call 917-995-1001
email: windowgallery@gmx.com

http://www.orchardwindowsgallery.com/

http://kaliptus.blogspot.com/

another very successful opening for Jamie Martinez at Orchard Windows Gallery for “I’m having trouble cutting this ballerina”. This is Jamie’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. The collection consisted of eight paintings of this gorgeous ballerina, who took over 500 photos at Jamie’s studio, and then, he handpicked 8 of the best poses to become paintings. The most intriguing part of the collection is how he broke the painting into triangles (The technique is called Triangulism); which is what he is known for. Triangulism deconstructs the image by using geometric triangles, and by process of elimination, only its core triangles are left to show its true meaning, form and structure. He believes that everything in life is part of a three point system: beginning, middle, and end. The triangles give the paintings a bit more contrast because the ballerina is so soft, gentle and flexible; while the triangles are stiff, sharp, and give the painting a lot of structure. He also showed two large framed story boards of his photographs; which are a mixture of street and Polaroid inspired photography. The Gallery was pretty packed and it seemed like everyone was having a really good time. The show was curated by Dino Eli who did a fantastic job in pulling the idea and collection together. Also, the reason Jamie called the show “I’m having trouble cutting this ballerina” is because he was having trouble breaking (He uses the word cutting) the ballerina into triangles. After months of work, he solved the problem by breaking almost all the painting into triangles, which he had never done before. The show runs from September 30th to October 9th at Orchard Windows Gallery and it’s worth taking a look at because it’s something different. Orchard Windows Gallery is located on 37 Orchard Street NYC.

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Best regards,

Jamie Martinez
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My boy & colleague from SVA (School of Visual Arts) MFA Computer Art Dept, Maurice Lee, whom also worked on some of the music tracks for my animation FALX,.. releases the illest album… for real~!!!

You can download all the tracks for free. Be sure to check him out!
http://jiggz.net/

MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge has got to be the dopest show MTV has hosted in a long time. I recently got commissioned to create a campaign animation for WFPF and discovered the world of Parkour.

Parkour (sometimes also abbreviated to PK), also parcours, or l’art du déplacement [1] (English: the art of displacement) is the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one’s path by adapting one’s movements to the environment.[2] It is a non-competitive, physical discipline of French origin in which participants run along a route, attempting to negotiate obstacles in the most efficient way possible. Skills such as jumping and climbing, or the more specific parkour moves are employed. The object of parkour is to get from one place to another using only the human body and the objects in the environment. The obstacles can be anything in one’s environment, but parkour is often seen practiced in urban areas because of the many suitable public structures available such as buildings and rails.

As soon as I get the approval from WFPF to spread the animation I made, I will post it here

http://www.mtv.com/shows/parkour/series.jhtml

In the mean time be sure to check out the full MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge episodes by clicking on the link above.

In-Joy!

I Met The Walrus from . on Vimeo.

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview. This was in the midst of Lennon’s “bed-in” phase, during which John and Yoko were staying in hotel beds in an effort to promote peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon’s every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries traditional pen sketches by James Braithwaite with digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon’s boundless wit, and timeless message.

Written and Directed by Josh Raskin
Computer Illustration by Alex Kurina
Pen Illustration by James Braithwaite
Animated by Josh Raskin
Produced by Jerry Levitan

Starring Jerry Levitan
and John Lennon

It was well past midnight. The young friar walked through the wooded valley, deep in the forest of Umbria. He was absorbed in prayer, greatly troubled by the perpetual conflict he had seen among humanity in his travels. He was fervently asking for understanding when he became aware that he was very thirsty. Looking around the darkend woodland, he noticed the flowing waters of a nearby spring, glistening in the moon light. He kneeled down by the spring and took a drink, thanking sister water for quenching his thirst. He had been walking for hours, and had fasted nearly forty days. He was exausted. Next to the spring, he noticed a small mound of dry leaves that had been heaped up by the wind.

After reciting his final prayer of the night, he lay down on the leaves and drifted off into a deep and restfull sleep.

In the early morning hours, just before awakening, he dreamed that he was walking through the deepest recesses of the underworld, where he was searching, until he found the one whom all of his fellow friars were trying to avoid.
The young frair fearlessly approached him. “Greetings, Brother. I have come here to ask you to return home with me.”
Satan laughed, and with uncharacteristic gentleness, escorted the young frair to hell’s gate.

“Be gone my brother. You are able to stay in my presence for a short while and not be burned because you are harmless, but you must leave before your profound grace expires.”

“First I would ask you why you continue to stay in this place. I am disturbed by your exile.”

“As long as there is one among our kin who does not remember what you remember, I must remain; and from here, I guard the gate to our Father;s house against all those who might sneak in before full rememberance is reached.”

“But you do not have to stay here. If you walk with me to the gate of rememberance, others will surely follow.”

“You do your work your way. And I will my work my way.”

The young frair sighed. “Though I am saddened by the division between us, I cannot force you to walk with me.”

Satan laughed. “And neither would you, even if you could. You would not force your will apon a butterfly. That is why i cannot harm you.”

“Are your words intended to seduce me?”

“I am, indeed, the master of seduction, ” he laughed again. “But i cannot seduce in absence of vanity. Any attempt to seduce you would be a silly waste of energy. I have no choice but to tell you the truth.”

“So tell me again, for I am slow of learing; why must you stay in this place?”

“To guide brethern, in my own way, as i have said.

“I do not understand. How can condemnation and violence help them?”

“By making things intolerable for them. I expose the weakness that they would greatly conceal. Those who do not listen to you, must learn through me.”

“Do you not know that people fear and hate you?”

“Of course. If they did not fear and hate me, they would quickly see their own weakness, and they would have no further need of my services; which is just as well because in the asbsence of fear and hate, I would no longer have any power to continue my work. This is perfection, my brother. Those who need my services also provide me with the energy needed to fuel my efforts.”

“You really belive that you can serve them by leading the astray?”

“Satan laughed again. “It is not I who lead them. They lead me. It is the law.”

“You have great wisdom, my brother. You understand the subtleties of creation in ways I do not. Yet, there is a stubborn place within me which insists that you can use your wisdom in a more productive manner which would bring great happiness and fufillment to you and all those who are influenced by you. Perhaps I am naive. Perhaps my stubbon perception is just wishfull thinking, born of my desire to see you end your exile. You are, after all, the beloved prodigal son, and my brother. It would be my greatest joy to share in the celebration of your return, for you are the first born of our blessed Mother and Father.”

“In your simplicity, you are most persuasive, little brother. Your words are genuine and free of subterfuge. Nonetheless, i have my vigil. Here I am bound to stay.”

“But we are both free to come and go, and have been from the begining of time when out Father touched the womb of Mother Darkness to bring us into being. Walk with me, and let us drink deeply of the love they have for each other and for us, their children.”

There was a brief flicker of sadness in Satan’s eyes, and than his face hardened again, and he laughed. “Go little brother, before your profound grace expires, for I am still capable of finding weakness within you.”

“I feel your pain, my brother, for it is my pain. We will meet again and rejoice.”

As Francis walked away, Satan watched him, and briefly considered the possiblity of speeding things up a bit.

The young frair was awakend from his dream by a lark standing on the ground close by. With his eyes still closed, he spontaneously recited his morning greeting to God and all creation. He vaguely remembered the dream, not knowing what to make of it. Opening his eyes, he gazed upon the clear water flowing from the nearby spring. The first rays of sunlight filtered through the trees, warming his face. The wind, which has been blowing a while ago, had settled down. The trees, rocks, the ground he was laying on, and the mist which played in the morning sun, seemed to be speaking to him in unison. He was simultanously filled with great joy and great sadness, as he felt himself being moved by a visceral awareness which he didnt quite comprehend.

Book: Devils & Rebels
Author: Dr. Christopher S. Hyatt
Publisher: New Falcon Publications
Title of Section: Saint Francis Visits Satan
Page of Section: 275
Author of Section: Rodolfo Scarfalloto
(Author of the Falcon Title: The Alchemy of Opposites)

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