2013 Where's The Gold!?

These past couple of weeks I've caught a few episodes of "Gold Rush" on Netflix and it's really intrigued me. As I sit here in the last couple of hours in retrospect of 2012, one simple thing keeps coming to mind in light of the New Year...
However 2012 turned out for us, let's keep the gold (the good) for 2013 and leave the things not usable behind. I really hope the best for you in the New Year to come. Thanks so much for all your support and friendship (old and new). I really appreciate it.
I wish the best for you my friends.

Happy New Year!

Love Amia

Murray Christmas!

"The Worst Noel" by Henri LeChat Noir

TOP 17 IN 10

This week I've been thinking about how powerful music is and how certain albums can reach out, grab you, turn you upside down, and shake the change out of your pockets. In other words have an impact on us or set as a memorial...marking a specific time period in our lives. Growing up as a young person, I was exposed to a broad genre of music and developed a real love for many different bands. I'm so grateful for that because I could never see myself identifying with only one style. With that said, I thought I'd make a list of not just the albums that have had an impact on myself and my artwork, but albums that I loved each and every song on and literally drove them into the ground listening to them. Currently, Aesop Rock's Skelethon has been on repeat! I decided to do a top 10 from the past 10 years, but quickly realized it was more like top 17. Good stuff. What are yours!?

Arcade Fire/Suburbs

Beach House/Teen Dream

Freetime Synthetic/LP Mixes

Guru

Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton/ Stones Throw Records

So I entered a design for Stones Throw Records poster contest, "Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton" which will be a feature-length documentary about avant-garde Los Angeles-based Stones Throw Records, its culture, and its enigmatic artists. You can check it out on the link below. If you're a Spokane native you'll also know that our very own beloved James Pants is with the label as well as a lot of other great artists. The winner chosen will have their design used for the film's posters and possibly the new DVD cover. 
Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton

So many other great submissions. Be sure to check them out HERE.

Slugfest

Live Art by Jason Corcoran (JKC):

Jason Bagge installation art. PayPhone and MTV which played 80's cassette tapes!
See it up close HERE.

Live Art by Kirsten Stobie:

One of my dear friends and art collector Christi (L) who owns some of my artwork. I call her and her husband our local "Herb and Dorthy". Seriously. They are a tremendous pair who have supported Spokane's music, skate and art scene for many many years. We love you Christi and Mike! (Christi actually won the raffle for Kirsten's painting in the background!).

Jason Bagge's parents dancing. Raddest parents ever!

Summer In Siberia in the ring:

Alex Brandt. Summer In Siberia:

LtoR: Summer Hightower (one of our local fashion and jewelry designers), me, and close friend and fellow artist Jamie:

JKC:

Papercut Crew Breakdancers!

Taylor and Jamie:

Rajah Bose and Thuy (background) from Flying Spiders:

Me and good friend Patrick Kendrick. Pk is founder of Platform Booking and books many music and art shows in town. He's also one of the founders of Terrain, Spokane's huge and ever growing annual juried art event. Pk booked my first art showing in '05! He has a great passion for bringing the community together through music and art. Cool dude!

Isamu Jordan (R) and Jason Corcoran (Flying Spiders):

FS:

Couple of the fusion belly dancers having fun:


Photos by Amia using:
Cannon Zoom 35mm
Fuju Color 800 Speed Film

UNTITLED

UNTITLED

Fact
share them like tracts
Leaving on backs
of cracked pavement
Walls and fists
indoctrinated
to the one who gave you
the one you run to

WHY? did I not know
you needed saving
The earbuds you wore
were worn
Bad beats dripped down
your shaven
jaw
Leaked on the floor
puddle
Left wanting more
than mundane wavelengths

Dissatisfied cassette tape


Amia
2012

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

You know, there are a lot of artists whom I totally respect and admire both locally and in the bigger scheme of things in the art world, but few and far between are there artists (both visually and musically... that's another future blog) that literally grab me and turn my insides out. Something happens on a level that I completely connect with visually, emotionally...even spiritually, and I find it very intriguing I've discovered some of these artists years after their death. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy being 66 years after his death. It amazes me how our lives have an affect on others and ripples throughout  history like a rock thrown into a pond, rippling out, touching the lives of others in a new generation. A distant future. There is no other way I can explain it, yet I am eternally grateful how I've been influenced by others. That being said, I introduce to you Mr. Laszlo Mohloy-Nagy, Hungarian/American (1895-1946). Artist proficient and innovative in Photography, Painting, typography, sculpture, printmaking, industrial design and film.

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Gelatin Silver Print
1925-1926
Photo by photographer wife: Lucia Moholy

Contruction AL6
1933
Oil on aluminum

A19. Oil.
1927

Yellow Circle


Composition
1924

Photomontage

The Olly and Dolly Sisters
1925
Photomontage

City Lights
1926
Photomontage

Paul Harland Carnival
Composition with two masks
1934
Photomontage

Double Portrait
Gelatin Silver Print
1923
Photomontage

Photogram

Two Dolls
Gelatin Silver Print
1926

Untitled. Multiple Portrait. 1927

Photogram

Flower
1925
Photography

Here are a few of other artists that have I love: Favorite Links