Author Archive: Jake
Some black light fun
I have been working on a fun little project with Tretorn, wherein I colored up some Nylites and snapped a photo under a black light. Even though I won’t be wearing this pair, I was particularly pleased to be able to participate in the project since Nylites are seriously my favorite canvas shoe and have been for a couple of years now.
Domino Sugar Factory (Part 2)
Here are some more images from inside of the old Domino Sugar factory. In the previous post, I focused on the pieces associated with the art installation that opened last Saturday. In this post, I’m sharing photos of the actual structure, which for me was as interesting as the art exhibit that was contained therein.
Domino Sugar Factory (Part 1)
I popped by the old Domino Sugar factory on Saturday to see the new Kara Walker installation. The Domino Sugar factory is slated to be razed in the coming months to make room for luxury condos. I was very excited to be able to check out the inside of this industrial icon. It was like stepping into a time capsule of old industrial Brooklyn. Oh yeah, and the art was pretty interesting. In this post, I’m including my images of the pieces placed by Walker. I’ll write a follow-up post which will focus more on the structure. Enjoy.
Noell S. Oszvald
I had seen this woman’s work before on Tumblr uncredited. I was pretty happy last ween when Juxtapoz featured Noell S. Oszvald, and included some of the images that I seen an appreciated sans attribution. Her stuff is pretty amazing. She manipulates self portraits into the final image that you see. Extremely clever and ultra-creative.
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Staple Summer ’14
Jeff Staple is killing it, once again with the summer collection. I was a huge fan of the video that they did for Spring ’14. They went next level with the vid for summer. Peep it below.
Staple Summer ’14 – Paradise Lost (Behind the Scenes) from staplepigeon on Vimeo.
Some sage advice about skateboarding
In this video, youngster runway model Natalie Westling gives some sage advice about skateboarding. I especially appreciate the part about cruiser/longboards. Peep the vid below.
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Horse Cycles of Brooklyn
Cool Hunting recently profiled Brooklyn based Horse Cycles in a video they made. I thought it was pretty cool. I sort of dream to have a gig like Thomas Callahan who owns Horse, and builds the bikes. I envy anyone who can make a living doing something that they are truly passionate about.
Cool Hunting Video: Horse Cycles from Cool Hunting on Vimeo.
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El Mac at Coachella
El Mac participated in the latest iteration of Coachella by painting this mural titled “The Anonymous Farm Worker.” Mac says this about the piece:
It’s not intended to represent any one specific person, but rather many people, especially the “anonymous farm worker”. Farm workers in this country have been marginalized despite producing the very food we all need for survival. The Coachella valley is an important region for farming, and has been the setting for many of the struggles by the UFW to to improve workers’ rights since the 60s..and you can feel this history there. Anytime during the day while I was painting this I could look to the park to my right and see groups of viejitos that looked similar to the man I was painting, all gathered at picnic tables gambling and laughing. One girl came by and asked if I was painting someone famous..when I said no, she replied “good, then I can say it’s my tío..thank you for bringing beauty to our varrio” -This is the best kind of feedback I can hope to receive.
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paintings of Hanjo Schmidt
Another repost from BOOOOOOM! for your Friday enjoyment. I seriously love this style of painting. Check out more work from Hanjo Schmidt on his site.