Pete Ippel Selected As 2014 Recipient of the City of Ventura Mayor’s Arts Award for Emerging Artist

Please join Mayor Cheryl Heitmann as the City of Ventura celebrates its vibrant arts community at the tenth annual Mayor’s Arts Awards reception honoring the 2014 recipients. The reception is being held on the 5th of November from 7-9pm at the Museum of Ventura County. 100 E. Main Street Ventura CA 93001 2014 Award Recipients …

How To Build A Rocket Pack In Five Minutes Or Fewer: John White Hosts New Art By Pete Ippel

Breaking news, one night only: “How To Build A Rocket Pack In Five Minutes Or Fewer” New art by Pete Ippel to be presented during John White’s curated 5x5x5 performance evening. The event will be hosted by Sylvia White Gallery in Ventura, California. The show begins promptly at 8pm on Friday, March 2nd 2012. Come …

Step Through Cinema With Stefania Rota’s Cinezoïque

A linear narrative through time propelled by the vision of other cinematographers captured moment by moment, conceived and edited by Italian artist Stefania Rota. With a simple and elegant gesture Rota’s Cinezoïque presents humans, regardless of age, gender, or context, moving forward. To enjoy more of Stefania’s art visit her homepage Minimal Baroque, view her …

How To Create Photograms In The Darkroom Or Outside In The Sun

I have been traveling through my portfolio and documenting my work, here’s how to create images similar to this feather. I highly recommend trying alternative photography processes. Substrate: I used cold press acid-free watercolor paper Chemistry: Liquid Light http://www.rockaloid.com/products.html For the meticulous folk with professional darkroom access Coat the paper with Liquid Light in a …

Photographic Insight Into The Hypermodern Studio 2002

I was finishing up my thesis at Cornell University and taking double loads of classes in art and cognitive psychology in addition to Spanish. Note the lightsaber, Motorola v200 (Awesome for texting, but the speaker broke 3 times and I swapped out for Nokia 3660 the first camera phone in the US) and various cords …

Visiting The Museum Of Jurassic Technology

I read Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet Of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology while enrolled in the San Francisco Art Institute New Genres Masters Program back in 2003, and today I finally had the opportunity to check out MJT in person. I particularly enjoyed the motorized rotating bell …