Mars’ art history 101
Variety: Never making up my artistic directional mind(thanks ADD!): ….fine art(BFA…large scale painting & printmaking)…..
….then an airbrushing biz, then web design….
…then a failed attempt at comic-styled art….
…then digital illustration….
& now, circling back to fine art….
…a new cycle of Mars is coming!
Artist Bios part 2
Hey! As a second preview for my http://valentiger.com upgrade….here are a few gems!
1. Brian Ewing
3. San Francisco, CA (for now)
4. 1/12/74
5. Single
6. zilch
7. Illustrator, designer and gig poster artiste’
8. Pencil and ink. I draw and ink everything by hand and then rock the rest on the computer. Most of my gig posters and art prints are SCREENPRINTED. Like Emek but not as “fancy pants”.
9. http://www.BRIANEWING.com
http://ewingbrian.livejournal.com/
http://www.revengethroughbetterliving.com
10. Working in the music industry is part of my job so I listen to way too much music. Uhh… Nick Cave, Ramones, Coheed and Cambria, Brand New, Stiff Little Fingers, Generation X, Buzzcocks, X, The EX, Turbonegro, Iron Maiden, Taking Back Sunday, The Michelle Gun Elephant, The Damned, Screamin’ Lord Sutch, Interpol, Mastadon, High On Fire, Atmosphere, N.E.R.D., Gym Class Heroes, Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Slo Burn, Radio Birdman, Tom Waits, and anything that has to do with Billy Childish. I suck at answering this question. It’s my job, so I listen and like a variety of music. Blessing and a curse.
11. Oy vey…Hmmm… Dave Johnson, Moebius, The Hanuka Bros., Hernandez Bros., Adam Hughes, Ryan Sook, Tara McPherson, Bradstreet, The Drink and Draw Social Club, Serpieri, Dave Crosland, Ash Wood, Mahfood, Mignola, The EC guys, Paul Pope, The Studio, Becky Cloonan and Wrightson. There are a ton more but nobody gets past the first few names.
12. Pushead, Emek, Andrew Bawidamann, Methane Studios, Invisible Creatures, Ragnar, Terada, Nirasawa, Takeya, Moser, Mucha, Klimt, Hohlwein, House Industries, Burlesque, Jay Ryan, Phil Hale, Dan St. George, Stephen Somers, Frazetta, Range Murata, Kozik, Coop, Forbes, Hampton….make it STOP!
13. My friends. They keep me honest. They also inspire me. We’re always recommending stuff to one another. Music and movies are a big inspiration to me. So is a stroll through an art museum or looking at porn. What, like I’m the only person that does that?
14. http://www.rocketsociety.com
http://www.gigposters.com
15. Cartoons: Ghost In The Shell (1&2), FLCL, Jin-Roh, Appleseed, Family Guy, Samurai Jack, Venture Bros., and the Simpsons.
Comic Books: Hellboy, 100 Bullets, Black Hole, Pirates of Coney Island, East Coast Rising and the old EC Comics.
16. Useless dust collecting crap. Like: Frankenstein, Pushead, Hellboy and Kid Robot Stuff. I also started collecting original art. I’m a book junkie too. Moving sucks for me.
1.) Artist Name: VAN ARNO
2.) Legal Name: VAN ARNO
3.) Location:(Country,State): LOS ANGELES,CA,USA
4.) Date of Birth :1-24-63
5.) Married_____ or Single__X_____
6.) # of Children 0_
7.) Profession/Primary Skill : FIGURATIVE PAINTER
8.) Preferred Medium:_OIL PAINT
9.) Your URLs: (if any ) WWW.VANARNO.COM
***Inspirations:
10.) Favorite Music/Bands: JOHNNY THUNDERS
11.) Favorite Comic Artists: MIKE MIGNOLA
12.) Favorite non-Comic Artists: GAMBATISTA TIEPOLO
13.) Other inspirations:_______________________________
14.) Favorite Links (List two or so…): NA
15.) Favorite Cartoons/Comic-books LIL ABNER
16.) What do you collect: NOTHING
Question 1.) Artist Name:
KMNDZ (command Z)
2.) Legal Name:
Johnny Edward Rodriguez
3.) Location:Pomona California
4.) Date of Birth : 1974
5.) Married
6.)# of Children 3
7.) Profession/Primary Skill :
Design Director, Fine-art
8.) Preferred Medium:
Acrylic on wood
9.) Your URLs:
www.kmndz.com
www.myspace.com/kmnd_z
***Inspirations:
10.) Favorite Music/Bands:
Bob Marley, Dead Can Dance, Clash, did I mention Bob, Ozomatli
11.) Favorite Comic Artists:
Bill Watterson, Berkeley Breathed
12.) Favorite non-Comic Artists:
Ryden, Arron Horkey, Daniel Despain
13.) Other inspirations:
Juels Verne, Robert Rodriguez, my family, Life of Christ
14.) Favorite Links
google.com
15.) Favorite Cartoons/Comic-books
Avitar, Songe Bob, Invader Zim, Jon K’s mighty mouse
16.) What do you collect:
Art, some hot wheels, working on my motorcycle collection
thanks,
- st. Mars
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Artist Bios part 1
Hey! As a preview for my http://valentiger.com upgrade….I will be posting some of the new featured artist profile/bios! I have been collecting these artists’ profiles for several years now. Its really fascinating to discover about an artists interests and influences! The Valentiger site already hosts about 60 bios (all completed by the artists themselves) & a few interviews. The site will be completely upgraded in a few weeks with about 20 new bios…..but first, here are a few previews!!
1.) Artist Name: Colin Christian
3.) Location: Florida,USA
4.) Date of Birth : 30/03/64
5.) Married
7.) Profession/Primary Skill :sculptor
8.) Preferred Medium:fiberglass
9.) Your URLs: (if any ) hotboxdesigns.com
***Inspirations:
10.) Favorite Music/Bands: movie scores,Radiohead,Zero 7,Bjork,Mozart,Beethoven,electronic and ambient music
11.) Favorite Comic Artists: Joe Chiodo,Milo Manara,Simon Bisley
12.) Favorite non-Comic Artists: Ron Mueck,H.R. Giger,Carlos Huante,Wayne Barlowe.
13.) Other inspirations: Stanley Kubrick,Barbarella,H.P.Lovecraft,60′s/70′s interior design, 50′s sci-fi movies,fetish girls,supermodels and hot chicks in general…
14.) Favorite Links (List two or so…):www.rottentomatoes.com,www.suicidegirls.com
15.) Favorite Cartoons/Comic-books: The Incredibles,the Simpsons,Family Guy,Tom and Jerry,Heavy Metal,2000AD.
16.) What do you collect: movies,movie scores,hot chick photos and autographs.
1.) Artist Name: __Gary Taxali
3.) Location:(Country,State): ___________Toronto, Canada
4.) Date of Birth :____Nov 5, 1968
5.) Single___X____
7.) Profession/Primary Skill : ____Pictures
8.) Preferred Medium:__________Mixed Media
9.) Your URLs: (if any ) ___________www.garytaxali.com ***Inspirations:
10.) Favorite Music/Bands: ____MC5
12.) Favorite non-Comic Artists: ______The Russian Avante Garde, Dr, Seuss
13.) Other inspirations:__________typography, package design
14.) Favorite Links (List two or so…): ___www.xe.com www.dictionary.com
15.) Favorite Cartoons/Comic-books_____BLAB!
16.) What do you collect: ____Vinyl Records, Old Books
2.) Legal Name: Chet Zar
3.) Location: u.s.a., ca.
4.) Date of Birth :Nov 12th, 1967
5.) Married: Yes
6.) # of Children: 2
7.) Profession/Primary Skill 
ainter of Dark
8.) Preferred Medium: Oils
9.) Your URLs: www.chetzar.com, www.myspace.com/chetzar***Inspirations:
10.) Favorite Music/Bands: Minutemen, Devo, Nomeansno, Dead Kennedys
12.) Favorite non-Comic Artists: Beksinski, Giger, M.C. Escher, Mucha, Norman Rockwell, Frank Frazetta, Christopher Owen, James Zar
13.) Other inspirations: Alan Watts, Wesley Willis, Jello Biafra, Noam Chomsky
14.) Favorite Links (List two or so…): http://beinart.org/ http://www.beksinski.pl/
15.) Favorite Cartoons/Comic-books: Milton the Monster
16.) What do you collect: Vintage Walter T. Foster Publications
More previews this week!
- st. Mars
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Eric Sin : http://lftovr.projectsd.net/eric.html 
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Jericó Santander : http://www.rarz.net/
I am sooo in love with this pic (detail):
There is something soooo POPcalyptic about this collection: Public Handryers
http://www.polarinertia.com/mar07/handdryer01.htm
(plus…check out his mural/graffiti pics!)
Messy Art: real product,
Frame Napkin: http://www.kyouei-ltd.co.jp/
- st. Mars
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http://mkgallery.com/new_mkg/artists/msv/lrg/invite.html
Recap of show at http://www.mkgallery.com+
Miss Van: http://www.missvan.com/
Junko Mizuno: http://jmnews.exblog.jp/ , http://miznotic.viciously-kinky.net/
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Aiko Nakagawa: http://www.faile.net/ , http://ladyaiko.com/ 
- st. Mars
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Artist Mike Giant // spotlight
OK, after a quick peak at the images on this blog: start reading this travel diary of Mike @ Fecalface & get a taste of what being an art star is like!! – Celebs, Catacombs and Fresh Bombing!!! : http://www.fecalface.com/SF/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=603&Itemid=63
Mike Giant is: drawing, tattoos, photography, and graffiti
Nice Bio: http://www.magda-gallery.com/ang/gianttexte.htm
Interviews:
http://www.rebel8.com/PRESS/SUPER7/14/S7-14.htm
http://www.racketonline.com/version1.4/mgiant/mgiant.html
http://www.voice1156.com/interview_mgiant.htm
Podcast interview: http://www.podcast.net/show/45455
Video:
Mike Giant Time-Lapse Tag: http://www.juxtapoz.com/jux/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1041&Itemid=50
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=MRLWq-er5W4
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=ffn_7IUqp1g
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=1iIvaI1XvTA
Other:
Mike & ‘Giant vs Giant’ http://www.thegiant.org/wiki/index.php/Mike_Giant
Current Show :
http://www.magda-gallery.com/fr/giantworks.htm
You Rock Mike!
- st. Mars
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POPspace: Pop Art on Myspace
I confess, I resisted Myspace as long as I could, but I gave in a year or so ago; I am glad I did! Myspace has become a great ‘starter’ site for a lot of artists & is utilized for marketing for most of the Lowbrow 2.0 crowd. I myself only use it for art surfing and news posting, but other than that, I find Myspace ugly and the ‘social networking’ aspect defunct. Before we get to the art, I am plugging VIRB @ http://virb.com ! VIRB’s design is slick, and I actually socially network….I’ve met some great people on there: visit st. Mars @ http://virb.com/mfnd !
OK, here are a handful of some of the great Popcalyptic artists of Myspace:
James Roper
http://www.jroper.co.uk/
Matthew Bone
http://www.myspace.com/destroy_painting
Jughead Jones
http://www.myspace.com/jugheadjones13
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jugheadjones/
Chistophe Lambert AKA Captain Electric
http://www.myspace.com/captain_electric
Herrschulze
http://www.myspace.com/herrschulze
Atsushi “KRNPX” Kurono
http://homepage.mac.com/kurono316/
U235
http://www.myspace.com/u_235_ba
Yasen
http://www.myspace.com/photonovela
Thanx,
St. Mars @ http://www.myspace.com/faithinart
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JUXTAPOZ #1 Flashback
I regards to Lowbrow 101, I found my old copy of Juxtapoz #1: winter 1994. I remember when I first picked this issue up….I was so excited! I couldn’t believe that a Robert Williams art mag had made it all the way to East Texas! I was in art school at the time & was familiar with Robert Williams work through the local bookstore; I was always diggin’ around, lookin’ at all the Frazetta, Dali, and Warhol books. It was a weekly ritual to scan through all the art & design mags ( …I only do this once every month or two now; thank God & my wife for my subscriptions to Jux, Art in America, and Art Forum!).
…Anyway, here are some scans of the first issue! The mag did a good job at being thorough when it cam to variety (a trademark of Lowbrow). The issue included digital art, photography, pin striping, comics, fantasy, and a John Pound centerfold poster! Check out the editorial at the front…it ends with, “…the art magazine that plans to stay below everyone’s dignity”. We will revue the current Jux issue this weekend (..still reading it…great issue: I love Panter, Morning Breath, & Faile = who needs their own cover story!!!! http://www.faile.net & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faile_(artist_collective) ).
OK…
One of the artists displayed in the mag above is Manuel Ocampo: http://artscenecal.com/ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles1997/Articles1097/MOcampoA.html
Rock on!
- st. Mars
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Current Art News Sweet Art Happenings for the 2nd week in May!
First, ArtDorks ( http://artdorks.com ) is Back! This is a talented artist collective representing some amazing Lowbrow 2.0 artwork! Just check out some of the Dorks involved:
BRENDAN DANIELSSON ( Founder) http://bdanielsson.com/
Heiko Müller http://heikomueller.de/
(currently at view at the 666B Project @ MFND.org ! http://mfnd.org ) Shawn Barber http://sdbarber.com/
Also, check out this sweet studio visit! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1esYakzj6jw&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fartdorks%2Ecom%2Findex%2Ephp
+Also check out their news feed @ http://artdorks.com/index.php . Artist Nathan Spoor http://nathanspoor.com clued me into a sculpture preview being held at his co-owned gallery The Venice Contemporary http://www.thevenicecontemporary.com .
JASON MAYNARD’S PARIS HILTON SCULPTURE: “Suicide Socialite”
…this is an interesting Pop trend. Check out artist Daniel Edwards http://www.caplakesting.com/danedwards/index.htm
Paris Hilton Autopsy Preview (pre-autopsy)
The final sculpture will also have an open abdominal cavity with a removable life-size organ, which visitors to the exhibition may hold if they wear special gloves.
You may also remember his Briteny Spears “Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston”
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Nice James Jean interview: http://thelittlechimpsociety.com/theape/lcs-interview-james-jean 
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NECKFACE : Graffiti artist interview http://www.vbs.tv/player.php?bctid=687000855&bccl=NDEyNDcwMTU1X19FVEM&r=viceblog
thanx, st. Mars
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After that crazy ‘blog on blog’ action….I re-surfed & found these artistic gems!
http://www.benfrostisdead.com Definitely Popcalyptic! Ben Frost !
http://www.thrushholmes.com/ Thrush Holmes is an Amazing Pop Artist!
http://www.rickfroberg.com/ Wicked & Surreal Inks!!
http://www.garypanter.com/ Father of Indie Comic/Punk art
http://www.sarahbereza.com/ Love the Frames!!!
http://whitelead.com/aaron/ Aaron Noble Rocks!! He creates surreal forms out of comic book images.
http://www.patriciawaller.com Soft Sculpture
http://www.sharyboyle.com Porcelain doll artist
For some reason I remembered about the hilarious Spongebob Misprint: http://media.www.beaconnewspaper.com/media/storage/paper540/news/2004/02/16/News/Valentines.Day.Cards.Include.Black.Spongebob-607674.shtml
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