ART: BBOX Presents BIGGIE, BEASTIES & BEYOND

Please join us on October 30th for the opening of Christopher Rini's show 'Biggie, Beasties, and Beyond.'

5pm at BBOX Radio in Downtown Brooklyn
138 Willoughby Street

Live performance at 6pm by Resonance & Behavior

ABOUT THE SHOW

When BBOX Radio approached Chris Rini about putting this evening together, the initial intent was to create laudatory works, based on a shared history in music and borough. After picking two iconic images, it became apparent that there was a sad, prophetic vein in each of them. They're more somber than their predecessors, no doubt because even the artists themselves are no longer young. The Beastie Boys are now elder statesmen of a genre and this reckless, casual violence would normally be written off as the folly of youth. In a perverse, life imitates art moment, their 80's dystopia full of cash and cocaine is more reminiscent of current events. The color palette was chosen as an allusion to old sepia photography, and implies that this is "ancient" history, doubtless to be forgotten and repeated.

"Ready" is even more stark in that it's original intent has come full circle. This album signifies the shift in a genre's themes & production style from the 80's to the 90's. It is also the breakout album of one of the greatest hip hop artists. That it should loom so large in his catalog is a sad reality. This piece is meant to be more of a tombstone than album cover. Juxtaposing the iconic baby with Wallace's dates of birth and death let the viewer ruminate on both their own memories along with B.I.G.'s legacy.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Christopher Rini is a contemporary artist living and working in NYC. He works primarily in wood stain, using figurative, iconographic and architectural imagery to explore the way inanimate objects and moments in time gain significance in our lives. Memory is seen as a defining piece of our experiences and identities, yet something that can never perfectly be shared. His next show will be an installation piece at the Art Bar in Manhattan this coming December.

Christopher Rini was born in Queens, NY and received his BFA, Fine Arts, from Hunter in 2001. He also received three full fellowship grants to the Vermont Studio Center from 1999 to 2001. He has produced work both for private collectors and for use in commercial spaces.


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ART: Justin BUA & MASScanvas $5000 T-Shirt Design Contest/Signed Print Giveaway

Justin BUA has joined MASScanvas to issue his T-shirt design challenge: "Unity."
As a ground-breaking urban artist, break-dancer, producer, author, art professor, and all-around Renaissance Man, BUA knows a thing or two about Unity. His own art is strongly influenced by the people in his community, originally New York and now Los Angeles. He paints people from all walks of life and areas of town, featuring different backdrops and showcasing diverse, creative passions. His chosen charity, Farm Sanctuary, also promotes Unity--toward animals, toward our own health, at a local level as well as at a broader, national level with their legislative endeavors.

What does Unity or 'being united' bring up for you? What message of Unity would you like to share with the world. Show BUA and the world a design that you think best answers this challenge, and makes a fantastic T-shirt to boot.

Five winning designers will win $1,000 in cash each, after a public vote and final selection by our Artist Roundtable (including BUA himself!). At the end of the challenge (April 21st 2011 at midnight), tees with the winning designs go up for sale (by April 30th 2011), and 10% of all the sales will go to support Farm Sanctuary.

**As a BONUS, Justin BUA & MASScanvas has provided THEZROHOUR with a signed print of BUA's painting "1981"! To win this print, all you have to do is send an email to edaye@thezrohour.com with an answer to this question- WHICH FAMOUS NYC HIGH SCHOOL DID JUSTIN BUA ATTEND? The first person with the correct answer will win this free print. Winner will be announced Friday April 22, 2011**

For more info:

MASScanvas.com
MASScanvas on FACEBOOK

ART: Justin Bua - Legends of Hip-Hop Exhibiton Tonight

Justin BUA: Legends of Hip-Hop
Celebrating Urban Culture and The Legends of Hip-Hop

One-Night Exhibit: Friday, November 12, 2010

House of Art gallery is pleased to present Legends of Hip-Hop, a solo exhibit of the art of Justin BUA, the author of The Beat of Urban Art and Legends of Hip-Hop (2011). The gallery will be showing original paintings of BUA's Hip-Hop greats. He will also be unveiling his most recent paintings, "Biggie", "Jay-Z", "Nas" and "Slick Rick". "Biggie" is also a limited edition giclee print available exclusively at House of Art.

BUA’s art represents the lives of the revered and the marginalized, the heroes and the underdogs of his time—New York City during the 1970s and ’80s. In his second book, Legends of Hip Hop, due out in 2011, BUA will delve deeper into the history of Hip Hop and pay homage to the greats of the culture.

BUA says of his art, “My work portrays the underground urban world - its music, dance, politics, history, emotion, and cultural importance – artwork for the people, of the people and by the people. Like Rembrandt and Goya’s depictions of both the aristocracy and the outcasts of society, I document both the icons of my time and society’s marginalized, each, with equal reverence. It is not only a statement about the ghetto economies and the plight of those living in the projects, but the will, the creativity, and the rich culture that has been born from the inner-city. I celebrate the urban experience.”

House of Art is located at 373 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 1123. The gallery hours are Wednesday-Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon to 7 p.m.; and via appointment. Catalogue and digital images are available. Private viewings are available upon request. RSVP contact Richard Beavers at 347-663-8195, email: rbeavers@nychouseofart.com. Web site: www.nychouseofart.com

ART: Custom Art On Vinyl Records

Artist CHRIS HEROD has begun work on a series of illustrations using vinyl records as his medium. These are brilliant and present a new way to showcase (copies) of your favorite jams on wax. Check his blog <a href="http://artofthescratch.blogspot.com/">HERE</a> for more info.

ART: KEHINDE WILEY- BLACK LIGHT Opens September 3rd

One of my favorites, Kehinde Wiley, presents a new show featuring photographs done in the style of his paintings. The show runs from September 3-26, 2009. The grand opening is Thursday, September 3rd from 6-9PM at DEITCH Projects.

DEITCH PROJECTS
76 GRAND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10013
212 343 7300

DUBELYOO's Art, Beats + Lyrics Hits ATL This Friday

DUBELYOO, the artist behind the cover of our promo CD release "THE ZRO HOUR: Respect The Architects Vol. 1", presents his latest Art, Beats+ Lyrics exhibition in Atlanta this Friday @ The W Hotel in midtown. For more info click HERE

Sneak Peek at Cover Art For THE ZRO HOUR Promo CD by DUBELYOO

Coming soon (in just a matter of weeks), we are about to release our promotional CD entitled "THE ZRO HOUR: Respect The Architects Vol. 1". It will be a compilation of some of the best freestyles and interview highlights of the past few years. The CD will feature Eternia, Point Dot Period, Dashah, Godhead The General, Bekay, Lin Que, Hasan Salaam, Chesney Snow, K Banger, Monster, Randy Mason, Knewdles from the Misnomers and others. The CD also features an exclusive track by Six Zro Entertainment's SAFARI, produced by EDAYE & Ambush, and two classic joints by ZEPS- "I Love NY" and "The Zro Hour Promo".

The brilliant artwork above was done by DUBELYOO. Dubelyoo's art has been featured in several magazines and corporate campaigns. DUBELYOO'S work appears in the 2006 full-length motion picture, ATL, directed by Chris Robinson. His work is also featured in the 2008 music video for Grammy award winner Alicia Keys' single, "Teenage Love Affair". I had been following Dubelyoo's work for a couple of years and Beth "The Superfan" suggested I contact him to see if he could do the cover for us. It was the best idea and resulted in the impressive painting above. Dubelyoo captured our personalities and the vibe of THE ZRO HOUR perfectly.

THE ZRO HOUR will be repping at this year's BROOKLYN HIP HOP FESTIVAL (6/20) and will be distributing free copies of the CD there. More info coming soon-

ART: Anthony & Trina Burks Present Collaboration: Salute to Women

THE ZRO HOUR always takes a bit of time to appreciate the diverse forms of art within our culture. If you are in the West Palm Beach area in Florida, come through and support our friends' Anthony and Trina Burks' Collaboration exhibit. This year's exhibit is a salute to women. Featuring artists Anthony Burks, Nzingah Oniwosan, Tonya Mosely, Terre Rybovich, Lance Clarke, Norman Gitzen, Mike Keilly, and Barbara Cheives. The opening reception was May 1st and the exhibit will continue through the month of May until the 29th.

For more info:

dize@bellsouth.net
561. 842.5724

408 Northwood Road
West Palm Beach, Florida 33407

VIDEO: Art, Beats, & Lyrics @ Birmingham, AL

Art, Beats, & Lyrics - Birmingham, AL from kdygitle on Vimeo.