Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by niki in Artists, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Katsuo Design, Shows
This Saturday night Katsuo Design and Frohawk Two Feathers will be showing alongside a rad line up of artists over at Good Form.
725 N Fairfax
7-midnight
Posted on 03. Jun, 2011 by niki in Andy Mueller, Artists, Christopher Bettig, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Katsuo Design, Misato Suzuki, Projects, Tees
Some shots I took from behind the scenes at our Spring/Summer photo shoot with Andy Mueller & a slew of our artists and friends.
and a couple that Andy took of us all getting slap happy:
The Feathers Family
a crew of goofs
including Misato Suzuki
Thanks so much to all of the artists and friends for the fun time.
Extra special thanks to Jennifer Pitt for helping out.
Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by niki in Andrew Wren, Andy Smith, Anthony Peters, Ashkahn, Curse of the Multiples, Ed Fella, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Milton Glaser, Mitch Beige Brown, Nick Egan, Oliver Twisted, Reluctant Hero, Samantha Hahn, Steph Walker
The new Spring collection has launched.
New tees by Anthony Peters, Andy Smith, Andrew Wren, Ashkahn Shahparnia, Curse of the Multiples, Ed Fella, Frohawk Two Feathers, Milton Glaser, Mitch Beige Brown, Nick Egan, Oliver Twisted, Reluctant Hero, Samantha Hahn, and Steph Walker.
Check it out!
Posted on 20. Apr, 2011 by niki in Albert Reyes, Andy Mueller, Artists, Ashkahn, Christopher Bettig, Ed Fella, Florencio Zavala, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Johanna Jackson, Kaseem Greene, Katsuo Design, Kime Buzzelli, Marc Atlan, Mel Kadel, Michael Leon, Milton Glaser, Misato Suzuki, Nat Russell, Travis Millard
Photos from the install
and the soft opening with The Mighty Harajuku Girls.
(Omg they were so rad)
The benefit art auction is this Saturday the 23rd 7-10pm.
Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by niki in Albert Reyes, Andy Mueller, Artists, Ashkahn, Christopher Bettig, Devendra Banhart, Ed Fella, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Johanna Jackson, Kaseem Greene, Katsuo Design, Kime Buzzelli, Marc Atlan, Mel Kadel, Michael Leon, Milton Glaser, Misato Suzuki, Nat Russell, News, Shows, Travis Millard
This Saturday April 16th, Space 15Twenty will be graciously hosting a three week long fundraising event for Japan.
Organized with love by Niki Livingston, Sunshine Fox and Tania Enriquez the soft opening will feature a newly remastered Akira Kurasawa’s Rashomon
to be shown at 8:00pm in the courtyard and the opening of the Pop Up Shop.
(We’re big Kurasawa nerds, so we are super hyped on this)
The following Saturday April 23rd is the opening night benefit party with a silent art auction curated by our Creative Director Niki Livingston.
With over 60 artists donating work (& loads of 2K artists, included a hand lettered piece made specifically for the show from Ed Fella !!),
there is sure to be an amazing collection of art to chose from.
Hit+Run will be on hand making totes from a selection of custom work for the show and
My Hollow Drum, Holly D. Drummond and SUPERDELUX are bringing the music.
Come by, hang out and support the effort to raise some money for the rebuilding of Northern Japan.
Posted on 09. Apr, 2011 by niki in Artists, Frohawk Two-Feathers
Taylor De Cordoba is celebrating five years tonight!
They are presenting a group show with one new work from each of their stellar artists.
The show opens tonight from 6-8pm.
2660 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Taylor De Cordoba is pleased to present the 5 Year Anniversary Exhibition, a group show celebrating five years of exhibiting artwork in Culver City. The exhibition will run from April 9 – May 14, 2011, and will kick off with a champagne reception on Saturday, April 9 from 6 – 8pm. To commemorate Taylor De Cordobaʼs first five years and more than thirty past exhibitions, the gallery will feature one new piece by each represented artist, whose visions have shaped the face of the gallery. The selection of artwork will reflect the diversity of artists represented, including:
Sasha Bezzubov
Kimberly Brooks
Kyle Field
Timothy Hull
Charlene Liu
Melissa Manfull
Danielle Nelson Mourning
Chris Natrop
Claire Oswalt
Jeana Sohn
Frohawk Two Feathers
Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by niki in Artists, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Projects, Shows
Come and join us this Saturday at the gallery (if you haven’t seen it already) for the final run of Crocodile Company: The War of the Dancing Machetes, an evening of musical performances (Wonderground (LA), SUPERDELUXE (LA) and live screen printing by the H+R Crew. There will be 5 designs available to choose from to create your own one-of-a-kind t- shirt. Artists include Frau Grau (Germany), Timothy Hull (NY), Katsuo Design (Japan), Niki Livingston (LA), and Frohawk Two Feathers (LA). Also, there are two Little Joyce/Frohawk handbags available and Frohawk will be making prints by hand for sale. 60% of the proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross for earthquake/tsunami relief efforts. We hope you can make it. Special thanks to all of the artists that have dedicated their time to making this happen and a very HUGE amount of gratitude to Brandy at The Hit+ Run (H+R), Mike Clegern at Cameron Hawaii, and 2K by Gingham.
P.S. This is not a closing show. Crocodile Company (The War Of The Dancing Machetes) has been extended for one more week. And there is a rumor going around that Kent Cyclone may do a surprise set.
Saturday, March 26
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Taylor De Cordoba
2660 South La Cienega Boulevard
Posted on 03. Mar, 2011 by niki in Artists, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Interviews
Last fall we stopped by the studio of Frohawk Two Feathers to have a little chat about work, life and whatnot.
Below is the bit of what transpired.
I know most people probably don’t know that originally you studied to be a photographer, what was the path that led you to painting?
I started to realize how much my ideal job as a portrait photographer would cost (and suck) so I decided to take the path less traveled.
Over the past few years combining portrait photography and painting has evolved into an extremely involved narrative. Can you explain to us the premise behind the story and where we are presently?
Great question. Much like my decision to move from photography to painting, the body of work that I’m creating now started with woolly mammoths and is currently in 18th century Europe. I started my story with a story about a woolly mammoth from outer space and that turned into a twisted tale of a young Inuit boy and an adolescent (female) harp seal. Then that turned into a eco-conscious tale about the same Inuit boy in the Age of Exploration, fighting against human empires, penguin empires and aliens to preserve his land, and culture. And later on as a lover of history and anthropology, I decided to rewrite the 17th to 19th centuries. Currently we are in the 18th century during the 50 Years War or The Greater Baltic Conflict.
How do you choose your subject matter?
I choose my subject matter by the things that I like and current events. For example, right now I’m really into crocodiles, the Maghreb and ancient Egypt, so I synchronized all three into an elite fighting force called the ‘Company Crocodile’ that wear North African style fezzes and ride (only Barb) horses and dromedaries, tattoo their faces, and worship Sobek, the Egyptian crocodile god. And I really like celebrity gossip magazines so anything can happen.
You are also involved in a few musical side projects. One of your many aliases is the rapper known as Hi Fidel. When did you start rapping and how? When was Kent Cyclone born and where in the world did he come from?
I started rapping seriously when I was 15 years old (33 now so I’ve been in the game for a minute bitches) I’ve put out two records on F5 Records under (yet another alias) Hi-Fidel with DJ Crucial and I’m currently working on the follow up album to the Friday Night project with my buddy Serengeti and The Breakfast Kings, entitled Saturday Night. I’m also recording a record for my next opening entitled ‘Crocodile Company’ Kent, on the other hand is an entirely different beast. I created Kent Cyclone with my friend David Lohman a.k.a Blowdog in the late 90’s at Southern Illinois University. We wanted to enter the annual Battle Of The Bands and be all Dada like. I got booed but in the booing (expected) I discovered that if you provoke people and do it with a modicum of charm, they will at least listen to what you’re saying before they tell you to fuck off. As of today, my partner, Peggy Sue-Nami and I are recording a new album about relationships. It should be quite funny and entertaining. We hope.
Congratulations on recently becoming a father. Has it affected your work in any way?
Thank you. Being a dad is great. And I can honestly say that the biggest influence this has had on me is, now I can teach my daughter how to avoid my steps and become a scientist, engineer, or something that pays off right away.
What has your experience been like working with 2K By Gingham?
Working with 2k was a dream a few years back and now it is a reality. So I will say that it is quite pleasant and I feel good to be surrounded by some of the most brilliant and creative people on the planet.
Anything new you’ve been collecting?
Due to diaper costs I unfortunately haven’t been purchasing much art but I do have my eye on a few people. And here they are, Katsuo Design, Noah Davis, Augustine Kofie, Henry Taylor, Frau Grau and Jeana Sohn. I want!
What is your dream project/ collaborator?
The big dreamers with the bright ideas and a tireless work ethic.
Do you have a favorite project that you’ve worked on?
The Company Crocodile. My latest work that involves a group of marooned slaves that fight for the Frenglish Empire to be able to own land and be self-governing, self sufficient. That’s where I want to be.
How long have you lived in Los Angeles and what are the best things about being here?
LA is still growing on me after a decade of residence but I don’t care where I am as long as I can be close to a large body of water. The thing I love most is transience.
Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by niki in Artists, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Shows
Please excuse the Iphone photo quality.(I forgot my camera)
Here are some photo’s from the opening of Crocodile Company Part I. La Guerre Des Machettes Danseuses (The War of The Dancing Machetes)
and yes the show was as epic as the title.
As always the tale is loosely based on historic events, this being the War of Knives that eventually led to Haitian independence.
He has considerably expanded the iconography to include beautifully intricate cyanotype printed maps and handcrafted battle drums. As well as quickening the intensity to which we relate with the characters fulfilling the saga. Rather than simply viewing stately portraits we are now given minute yet detailed glimpses into the personal life of some of the main players.
If I had the space I would love to line the walls and hallways with the entire collection pulling the narrative from room to room.
The show was packed by the time we arrived, so I wasn’t able to get photos of the beautiful maps and enormous new portraits.
Hustler of Culture was there early and she’s got some nice shots over here
the man of many hours…
the misses and lady Naomi
beautiful Maria next to her portait
a shadowy Katsuo Design
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