EVENT: PARADOX Exhibition Art Basel Week :: ArtLink Gallery :: December 2012

The ArtLink Gallery presents:

PARADOX :: The Closest Point to Reality

A group exhibition featuring the art of Rodney Jackson

Opening reception: Thursday December 6 from 7-9PM Theatrical performance by Ibetti Perez and live music by Midiala Rosales

Art Basel Week Exhibition hours: Friday Dec 7 and Saturday Dec 8, from 1 to 7PM :: Sunday Dec 9, from 1 to 6PM :: Dec 10- 19, from 12 to 6PM

130 NW 36 Street Miami, FL 33127

www.theartlinkgallery.com

Would someone go to see art with the eyes covered? Find out in “Paradox” art exhibition at The ArtLink Gallery, a fun and thoughtful show featuring a juried group of artists who have gone beyond the approved ways of producing art, creating aesthetically and conceptually powerful pieces, enhancing the Miami’s art scene during Art Basel week 2012.

The artworks depict statements, propositions, and situations that seem to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact are or may be true.

EVENT: Tutti i colori di Obama Book Signing with Author Matteo Ceschi :: Milan, Italy :: Nov 6th

For our Italian people, who unlike some Presidential hopefuls, we adore, Matteo Ceschi will be hosting a signing of his book, "Tutti i colori di Obama: L’altra storia delle elezioni americane (All the Colors of Obama. The Other History of American Elections)" on election day, November 6th. 

"The rise of Senator Barack Obama and the affirmation of a post-racial and post-ethnic approach to society led me to investigate the roots of this position, discovering exceptional figures like the comedian and political activist Dick Gregory and the Democratic Representative, Shirley Chisholm, who had campaigned in the Democratic primaries for the presidency back in the late ‘60s and the ‘70s. I discovered the Rev. Jesse Jackson...his story grabbed me, just as Spike Lee, Malcom X and the Black Panthers had done...I followed their human and political adventures step by step..."

~ Matteo Ceschi

In honor of this very special day, artists Rodney Jackson and Grey Williamson produced a poster for Mr. Ceschi's event. 

Tutti i colori di Obama poster by Rodney Jackson

Both the cover of Mr. Ceschi's book and Mr. Jackson's poster feature the Renegade Obama bust by Grey Willamson and Kilroy III. The poster was featured on Design for Obama. 

Although we'd love to be at Mr. Ceschi's book signing, we have an important task to do today. We will be posting pictures of his event soon. Tutti i colori di Obama is available from the publisher, Franco Angeli Editore (www.francoangeli.it).

Read more of our fascinating interview of Matteo... he shares shares his inspiration, highlights and challenges while researching and writing "Tutti i colori di Obama."

Thanks for reading!

~ Onjena

#spreadLOVE

 

About the Author

MATTEO CESCHI is a historian of African-American culture and U.S. counterculture. He writes for a music magazine and teaches History of journalism and music journalism at the University eCampus in Italy. He has worked with the chair of North American History and Contemporary History at the faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Milan. In 2000 he joined the comparative history project Milan-Montpellier Group, founded in 1980 by Italian, American and French academics. He is author of Musica Nera/Black Music (Milan: 2005) and Green Rock. Music and Ecology in the United States from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen (Milan: 2008) and numerous essays in Italian and English.

About the Artists

R. JACKSON is a pop artist, designer and educator. For over ten years he has been exhibiting art internationally with the Miami Design District’s Diaspora Vibe Gallery. As a New World School of the Arts student, R. Jackson became a YoungArts finalist and won level one. This made him a presidential scholar nominee in 1990. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art, at the top of his classCancel, with a full merit scholarship in 1994. Jackson currently illustrates a children's book, written by his wife Yolande, entitled Rocko Rocket. 

GREY WILLIAMSON, born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York,  has worked as a writer, artist and designer for almost every major comic publisher in the comic industry. He formed Carbon-Fibre Media as a home for his entertainment properties and productions

EXHIBITION: DonuPop 3: PlanetRock, New Works By R. Jackson

HOWL Gallery/Tattoo presents:

DonuPop3: PlanetRock

Featuring new works by R. Jackson

Opening Reception: Friday, September 7th, 2012, 6 PM - 10 PM

Exhibition: September 7th - October 1, 2012

Howl Gallery/Tattoo
1514 Broadway, Fory Myers, Florida 33901

www.howlgallery.com

 

A unique art movement has emerged combining the dynamic and interrelated worlds of comics, anime and hip-hop, with the elements of modern cinema. This movement celebrates its multi-cultural, international influence on science fiction, action and adventure and other confluences within and surrounding present day artistic culture.

This movement is defined by an inspired, original approach to existing media that redefines the media itself.

Rocko RocketIn the spirit of this, I call this new genre Donu in tribute to the famed hip-hop producer J Dilla whose last work, the magnum opus Donutsleft an indelible mark on that industry.

Donu also makes reference to Katsuhiro Otomo’s masterpiece Domu. Katsuhiro Otomo has not only revolutionized anime in Japan but also redefined animation storytelling in the global entertainment environment.

PlanetRock is the third in a series of shows called DonuPop. These shows are designed to give the Donu Movment space within the context in of pop art.

 

About the Artist

R. Jackson is a pop artist, designer and educator. For over ten years he has been exhibiting art internationally with the Miami Design District’s Diaspora Vibe Gallery. As a New World School of the Arts student, R. Jackson became a YoungArts finalist and won level one. This made him a presidential scholar nominee in 1990. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art, at the top of his classCancel, with a full merit scholarship in 1994. Jackson currently illustrates a children's book, written by his wife Yolande, entitled Rocko Rocket. 

EVENT: A Reading of Rocko Rocket's First Launch by Yolande & Rodney Jackson: Miami

Tutti Bambini Maternity Concierge presents a reading of:

ROCKO ROCKET: Rocko's First Launch

Friday, July 13th, 2012 @ 2 PM

Meet the Creators, Yolande & Rodney Jackson

Tutti Bambini Maternity Concierge
7211 SW 58th Avenue, South Miami, Florida 33143

Pre-order signed copies of the book | T-Shirts | Art | Giveways

www.rockorocket.com

EVENT: Exhibition: Rodney Jackson & Friends' Greedy Mouse Group Show at Howl Gallery | Fort Myers, Florida

Howl Gallery presents:

GREEDY MOUSE: A GROUP SHOW:

Masters of Pop Surrealism and Lowbrow Art Pay Homage to the Mouse

July 6th - July 31st, 2012
Opening Reception: July 6th, 6 PM - 10 PM

Howl Gallery/Tattoo
1514 Broadway, Suite 101, Fort Myers, Florida 33901

Derek Hess | Bask | Skot Olsen | Pooch | Scott Scheidly
Andrew Spear | Todd Nolan | N! Satterfield | Clay McCay
Rodney Jackson | James Peterson | Matt Lackey | Andy Howl

www.howlgallery.com

EVENT: Exhibition | Living Sculpture II : International Cultural Exchange : Jamaica

Edna Manley College's CAG[e] Gallery & Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator presents:

International Cultural Exchange (ICE) : 2012

Artist talks | Workshops | Studio visits | Exhibition

Artists will talk with artists about hyphenated existence, art production while living in the Diaspora, border communities, professional development opportunities, and document the process in Jamaica side by side Jamaican artists. 

March 29th - April 3rd, 2012
Opening Reception: March 30th, 7 PM
Artists Workshops: March 31st, 9 AM - 4 PM

Edna Manley College
1 Arthur Wint Drive, Kingston 5, St. Andrew, Jamaica

Artists are from St. Maarten, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Aruba, Jamaica, Trinidad, Venezuela, Gambia, Curacao and the U.S.:

Carlos Alejandro | Danny Ramirez | Jacquenette Arnette | Patricia Roldan
Rodney Jackson | Selina Roman | Hugo Moro | Annette Lawrence
Sarah Krupp | Benari Kamau | Erin Nutsugah | Aisha Tandiwe Bell
Nicole Wynter | Vanessa Greene | Kerry Kennedy

 

For more information or interview booking, please contact:

Rosie Gordon-Wallace
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator
305.542.4277
rogwall3(at)yahoo.com

SPOTLIGHT: CANVASS 44: This is what change looks like | Obama Art Project

For the benefit of the following charities and organizations:

Organizing for America & Partners in Health

Learn more on how you can get involved with CANVASS 44.

CONNECT WITH CANVASS 44

SPOTLIGHT: Rodney Jackson | Hip Pop Art | DONŪ

Rodney Jackson

SPOTLIGHT: RODNEY JACKSON

Rodney Jackson attended The New World School of the Arts and received the only full scholarship offered that year by the Maryland Institute College of Art.

For the past fourteen years, he has been infusing traditional and contemporary art with elements of Japanese animation and Hip-Hop, placing his own personal stamp on a new pop aesthetic which comprises what many believe is the core of the new millennium cultural movement.

HIP POP ART: The Visual Documentation and Preservation of Hip Hop

Kool Moe Dee by R. Jackson

Rodney is currently developing what he refers to as ”Hip Pop Art”, where he uses stylized portraiture to document Hip Hop’s transition into popular culture.

Malcolm Big Red by R. JacksonHis most recent work uses photos and textiles to highlight the labor class of people as they carve their place into the fabric of American culture. This production has been placed on exhibit at the annual international festival, Art Basel Miami.

Hip Pop Art | www.hippopartmovement.wordpress.com.

DONŪ: Comics, Anime, Hip-Hop and Modern Cinema

DONŪA unique art movement has emerged combining the dynamic and interrelated worlds of comics, anime and hip-hop, with the elements of modern cinema. This movement celebrates its multi-cultural, international influence on science fiction, action and adventure and other confluences within and surrounding present day artistic culture.

This movement is defined by an inspired, original approach to existing media that redefines the media itself.

In the spirit of this, Jackson coined the term “DONŪ” to describe this new genre.

I AM DONŪ | www.iamdonu.com

DONŪPOP: Objects of Desire is on exhibit at the Diaspora Vibe Gallery in Miami, Florida from April 8, 2010 - May 20, 2010.  A closing reception will be held on May 20, 2010 at 7 PM.

Diaspora Vibe Gallery | www.diasporavibe.net 

TURN, TURN, TURN: The Artistic Synthesis of Vinyl to Art

 

The Guardian of Vinyl by R. JacksonThe Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center of Fort Myers, Florida, hosted "TURN, TURN, TURN" where Rene Miville, coordinator and promotor, donated over 30,000 vinyl records for the project.

Miami pop artist Rodney Jackson was just one of more than two dozen artists statewide challenged with turning vinyl records of yesterday into creative masterpieces of today.

Jackson constructed a 16 foot robot out of records and album covers and received "Best in Show" for his "Guardian of Vinyl."

"I'm a music lover. I collect vinyls so having the opportunity to take vinyl and turn it into art was the first thing that really stuck out," said Jackson.

The Guardian of Vinyl at Southwest Florida International Airport

Back\Slash: College Lifestyle Magazine

Rodney Jackson is the Art Director of Back\Slash, the first national college lifestyle magazine... the unrestrained guide to college living with content relating to Sports, Humanities, Technology, The Who, Food, Drinks, Bars, Clubs, Restaurants, Prominent Alumni, Parties, Politics, Sex, Music and whatever your unrestrained mind can imagine and some stuff that it can't. 

Cover art by Rodney Jackson.  For more, please visit Back\Slash | www.backslashonline.com 

CANVASS 44: ARTISTIC COLLABORATION

Rodney is serving as the curator on an art project in support of President Obama. To learn how you can get involved, please visit CANVASS 44.

CONNECT

www.rjacksonart.comRodney currently lives in Homestead, Florida. He is a member Carbon-Fibre Media's artistic team. As an artist-in-residence, the works of Rodney Jackson are represented by The Diaspora Vibe Gallery.  

Update on Friday, December 31, 2010 at 7:58PM by Grey

ROCKETS, ROBOTS, DONUTS: New Visual Works by R. Jackson on display at Space 39 in Fort Myers, Florida | January 7, 2011

Update on Monday, March 28, 2011 at 3:20PM by Grey

DONŪPOP.2 | ROCKETS, ROBOTS, DONUTS: Visual Works by R. Jackson on display at The Art Link in Miami, Florida | April 9, 2011

Saturday, April 9th | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | The ArtLink | 130 NW 36th Street | Miami, FL 33127

More | DONŪPOP.2

Update on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 4:38PM by Grey

ESCAPE at The ArtLink in Miami, Florida | December 1 - 4, 2011 

The ArtLink celebrates its 2nd Art Basel Week Exhibition honoring an amazing group of talented artists whose art has escaped from the past generating new ways of creation towards a major and constant development in their careers.  

Edin Chavez | Eugene Do | Leo Dcroix | Jaime Ferreyros | Sandra Garcia Pardo | George Goodridge | Rodney Jackson | Mark Keffer | Ernesto Kunde | Christina Lihan | Simona Petrauskaite | Rigoberto Rosales | Jeffrey Scott Lewis | Joanne Stein | Kent Stetson | Aida Tejada

December 1 - 4, 2011 | Noon to 9 PM

THE ARTLINK @ 130 NW 36 St| Miami, Florida 33127

More | The ArtLink