Monday, January 26, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire


Do yourself a favor and go see Slumdog Millionaire. The movie is great but the dance at the end makes it all worth it... I just don't understand why all American movies don't end like that. Check out the trailer here.

Stephen Sprouse at Deitch Projects



I found myself inspired by dayglo this weekend as I made a visit to Deitch Projects for their gallery on Stephen Sprouse. It was quite beautiful but what I loved was how even the promotional flyer for it incorporated the flourescent ink which popped under the blacklights of the gallery.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Red, White and Bloomingdale's

This ad that I illustrated ran in the New York Times today as we continued our celebration of Obama's inauguration. The turn around was quick but seeing it in the paper today brought a real sense of pride.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Museum of Art and Design::SECOND LIVES - REMIXING THE ORDINARY

Last Thursday I had the privilege of checking out MAD with some of the AIGA crowd and enjoyed the current exhibition "SECOND LIVES - REMIXING THE ORDINARY" ending April 19.

They didn't let me take pictures but Core77 has some shots for you to check out but I would strongly encourage going to see it. The gallery has "pay what you want" Thursday nights ending at 9pm ;)

Here are my 3 favorite pieces::
Yuken Teruya :: Ten Cut Paper Bags
Such intricate detail and the shadows are amazing!

Devorah Sperber :: After the Mona Lisa 7
On the wall are spools of thread that actually create upside down pixel art, a glass sphere is placed about 12ft away and it creats the image above... so great!

Terese Agnew :: Portrait of a Textile Worker detail
This quilted image was created from clothing labels... I love the irony and I love that she is a Milwaukee artist :)

Monday, January 12, 2009

ENDING 08

This year was incredibly amazing! So many great opportunities and so many more to come. I visited Milwaukee for the break and had a blast... I leave you with this proof!













Im not ignoring you!


Im struggling to fall back into the swing of things but I'll be back and posting later today! HAPPY 2009

...Mario...