London Design Museum - The Designs of the year show!

My Designs for Last years Designer’s Block 2007 show were picked and shown in the Brit Insurance: Designs of the year show in the Design Museum in London from - Febuary 13th - April 27… Such an honor, I wish I could have attended. But luckily we live in a day where I can type anything that I want to see in this magic computer box! Yay for technology! Here is a blurb from the Design Museum’s website-

http://www.designmuseum.org/ -

“The first in an annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward looking new work in design of all kinds. Selected from around the world, Brit Insurance Designs of the Year presents 100 projects nominated by a group of internationally respected design experts, curators, critics, practitioners and enthusiasts. These projects fall within seven categories: architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport. The exhibition gives an overview of the most significant achievements in design and architecture in the last year, whether they are projects by a practice, a team or an individual.”

I Summun thy pics-

So, yeah, really cool to be a part of it

Have Been busy lately, am working on a bunch ‘o projects, upcoming group shows, square-dance competitions, and getting some stuff to put up for grabs in my etsy shop! Ill keep ya’s posted! Ta for now.

I proudly present the Nike Tuned 10th Anniversary Footlocker Exclusive

I have teamed up with Nike with the theme of Paris fashion week for these kicks.

Fans of the Nike Tuned know that this year the sneaker is marking its 10-year anniversary. Footlocker is celebrating the anniversary with these exclusive TN’s as an exclusive. You can pick up the sneakers in France, out now. Available in Mens and Womens in four different color variations!

http://www.runtheshow.eu/ 

Here are the other color variations-

I will post some more detailed pics soon!

Cupco Collaboration!

Howdy!   For the UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO Show, the great CUPCO has invited lots of his favourite artists and friends to decorate the CupcoDoll template however they like. The exhibition will be held at the Damien Minton Gallery in Sydney in mid-2008.UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO   www.damienmintongallery.com.au/   

Album of the Week

Love this album…….The Revolving Paint Dream.  80’s Psych-Pop 

 

 

Here’s the all Music Biography-

Not a great deal is known about Revolving Paint Dream, a psychedelic pop band that recorded sporadically for Alan McGee’s Creation label in the ’80s. Initially the band was a duo of Primal Scream’s Andrew Innesand his girlfriend Christine Wanless. The band — which quite possibly counted McGee, Dick Green, and Luke Hayes as members or contributors at various points — released a couple of records before apparently giving it a rest for good; Off to Heaven was issued in 1987, followed by 1989’s Mother Watch Me Burn. The group’s first release, the “Flowers in the Sky” single, was Creation’s second single and one of their early highlights. 

 

 

 

Whoah! been awhile……

Beep beep! Toot! TOOT! Wake up little charlie…. Well, anyway, ive been quite busy lately. Lots ‘o projects going on big and small which i will post soon when i can. Heres a little ditty for the mean time. Been doing lots of little paintings on paper lately. Its been nice to get an idea out quick and small, not drudging through a large scale piece can be quite satisfying. anyways- the photo of painting is total crap. that washed out background is shiny gold in real life, and there are really bright flouresent colors that just didnt translate. I really need to do some research and find a scanner that scans in flourescent colors. waa! waa! waa! Anyone out there have any recommendations?   

 4.25 x 4.50 in. 

While im here I might as well show you a new painting for the BALLS OUT show, at good ‘ol Grass Hut in Portland. Im excited for this one, will be heading up there soon! Really cool and talented beings up there. The Bearded People in the northwest hide magic in their beards!  Show opens March 7th. Will be heading up to Seattle for a week after that which im really looking foward to!…….. Arbito, Snaggs, get Ready, the hairless Hiberts are coming!

  18 x 18 in.

Anyway, check out the flyer for the Grass hut Balls out show! Lots of superdooper talented artists on the line up!

   Bye for now……………

SuperFlyers! Psych Editions

New Decks and colors on sale now! Just in time for the holidays!

check ‘em out here homies-

www.boardpusher.com/HAGALA

InkThis 2 - Hong Kong

AHHHH! Look out! This is my piece for the show- Shape and construction designed by Shin Tanaka.

Was suprised by the size and shapes of this place, some really insane architecture going on here!

Inkthis 2 Show in Hong Kong! Dreams and Nightmares.

DATES: 12th November - 7th DECEMBER 2007
VENUE: Grand Cinema, Kowloon.
OPENING TIMES: 10am - 10pm

Inkthis was established in 2006 by Brett Wilkinson (Onesidezero) and
Gurps Kaur as a creative outlet for new and established
artists that aim to educate, inspire and innovate.

Keep your eyeballs peeled for the Inkthis Book, published by IdN coming soon!

Inkthis

Hagala Skateboards!

Howdy Yaaaaaalllllllllll.
Im excited to announce my brand new Web shop! HAGALA SKATEBOARDS!

My friends and I started skateboarding when we were about 11 years old and. Man, we were really hardcore into it too. It was just about all we did. We made skate videos, met alot of people, and made some super awesome memories! I owe ALOT to skateboarding. But as years passed I started taking art more and more seriously, and before I knew it I was barely skating at all. Anyway, here I am, trying to connect myself to skateboarding in a whole new fun way Would love to pick it up again, but im way to paranoid I’ll break my wrist or neck, and that would be a definite no-go for painting and such…

I really plan to keep making new skateboard designs, so keep checking back every now and then!

Here’s the Link-

Hagala Skateboards!

Id love to explain my meaning of the word Hagala, but im too tired. Maybe another time…..

Bye everybody

Build Your Own Death Project!

My pack of Military issued psychedelic toxic cigarettes for the Build Your Own Death Project.

www.irreal.cl/byodp/

On a side note- I’d like to say that I have some very exciting news coming up, but I cant say exactly what it is yet. I will keep yas posted! YAAARGGH. Ta for now!

NEON! ME!

Acrylic on paper.
4″ x 5”
A self portrait for a show at Reading Frenzy in Portland back in Sept.

Wonderland Magazine

Three page Layout for an article about Synesthesia. Out nowish?!?!

DESIGNERSBLOCK 07 London

 

Found some pics around the internets of some work I did for the DESIGNERSBLOCK 07 show over in London. The show runs September 15 - 23. Check it out, there are alot of cool dudes and dudettes involved.

Make sure to Check out the other pics and video of designersblock below!

Technology Review Cover

Had alot of fun designing this one! I guess they used flourescent ink for the pink when printed. I still dont have a copy yet, but they’re Out Now!
Bye, stay tuned for some more updates coming soon.

NEON! VISION!……..The video game!

NEON! VISION!……..The video game……..for the NES!
More screenshots, characters, and info coming soon!
NEON! VISION! has many things to offer, stay tuned…..

Album of the Week

The Pretty Things! This album is sooo awesome. If you like psychedelic rock you should trust me on this one. Itunes has it, buy it now! Here’s the allmusic review-
You know what? Screw the Allmusic review, I dont like it. I dont think it likes me either, so I guess were even then. Trust me on this album though.

My New Home Away From Home…

I love this place- Video games, alcohol, food, lights, noises. The five elements to keep me alive. When im not working, you can find me here- My new home away from home.

When is it too close for comfort?

If you dont know, I am a video gamer, hardcore Nintendo gamer. I browse game sites frequently, especially the Gonintendo Blog. I ran across this indie/stundent game a few weeks back, and something caught my eye. Its called De Blob.
The game was developed in 4 months by a team of 9 students. Below is the lead programmer’s description of De Blob…

It is a 3D game in which the player controls a ball of paint rolling through the city. The ball can absorb coloured NPC’s to become larger and change its colour. With the paint, the player can then proceed to paint the entire city. Almost everything is paintable: buildings, trees, cars and using the paint trace even the ground. The main goal of the game is to paint all 17 landmark buildings. Hardcore fanatics can also try to collect all 50 coins that are hidden around the level.

So hmmm…. Paint huh?

Now take a look at the Characters-


Now take a look at my Sticker and Patch made well over a year ago.

Now, dont get me wrong, im not saying anything like ive been ripped off or anything of that matter- Just found it interesting in the simalarities. I do understand that my mouth designs here are super uncomplex and simple, but pretty damn close to comparison huh? Just look at my yellow sticker and their yellow paint blob character!….
Good night everybody- Expect more updates soon!

Album of the Week

Well, I wasnt going to put this one up as “Album of the Week” since I think its my favorite album of all time. This is the album I would take to a desserted Island if I could only pick one. That is how much I love this. It has surpassed all of my favorite albums that I thought would never be passed up such as the “White Album”, “Smile”, and “Darkside of the Moon”. Yes, you heard me, thats how strong this album is to me. The “Chips From the Chocolate Fireball” is actually two albums combined released in 1985 and 1987, the first being “25 o’Clock” and followed by “Psonic Psunspot”. I would also like to mention that the “Dukes” are actually made up of all the members of the band XTC. You know, some people would call this album a spoof, call it what you will, but either way there was some very serious work put on to this album. You just have to listen yourself. Below I posted the AllMusic Biography for the album.

“In 1985, the British pop band XTC recorded an EP of affectionate parodies of ’60s psychedelia and guitar-pop called 25 O’Clock. Instead of releasing the EP under their own name, they released the record under the name the Dukes of Stratosphear. Working with producer John Leckie, all three members of the group adopted pseudonyms — Andy Partridge was Sir John Johns, Colin Moulding was the Red Curtain and David Gregory was Lord Cornelius Plum. For this one project Gregory’s brother Ian joined the band under the name Ian E.I.E.I. Owen. The EP was released without mention of XTC’s name anywhere on the record, and the group claimed they had nothing to do with the project.
Two years after the appearance of 25 O’Clock, the Dukes of Stratosphear released a full album, Psonic Psunspot. By the time Psonic Psunspot appeared in 1987, XTC were beginning to admit in interviews that they were indeed the Dukes of Stratosphear. Later in 1987, both the EP and album were released on a single compact disc, Chips from the Chocolate Fireball.”

Website Makeover

Hello! Happy Sunday’s day! So, I have finally changed and updated my website. Its super-simple and super-connected to flickr, that way it will stay updated with fresh work from now on! Yay to technology and Yay to ice cream! The “Album of the Week” is coming soon also, sorry about last week cowgirls and boys.

NEON VISION!………is coming.

NEON VISION!………is coming. What is NEON VISION! you might ask? Well, you will have to just wait to find that out…………Stay tuned.