art diva studios

US

art diva — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:29:45 +0000

DiverseArts and Ricardo Acevedo present
US
A showcase of local rainbow families that celebrate diversity
New East Arts Gallery
1601 East 5th Street, Suite 106
Open from 12 PM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, Saturday by appointment
Reception: July 12, 7 PM to 10 PM

DiverseArts is pleased to announce the opening of US, a photo-documentary chronicling the changing face of Austin and America in the context of the 2008 election year. During an election year characterized by the candidacy of the nation’s first mixed-race, presidential nominee, the photos, taken by Ricardo Acevedo, attempt to represent Austin’s “rainbow family” community: mixed-race individuals, families and couples. According to Acevedo, “American faces have become a feast of ethnic blending” representing “the beauty of our hybrid selves as earthlings, moving beyond the invisible borders of country and state.”

A California native, Ricardo “r/ace” Acevedo has been an Austin resident since 1998, gaining notoriety for his contributions to photography, music and film. His pioneering work in photographic painting lead Stacee Millangue of Austin’s “Idea Gallery” to describe his work as defining “the possibilities of modern photography.” Acevedo’s work is sensual and vivid, embracing the human form in both its delicacy and power. Recently, his work has been accepted for exhibition in the prestigious Center for Fine Art Photography’s 2008 “International Artful Nude Competition.” Samples of Acevedo’s work, photographic, fine art, music and video, can be found at www.intherastudios.com.

Outtakes…

Diskovery

art diva — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:39:17 +0000

Saturday I felt like watching the Chapi Chapo intro on YouTube. Then I starting watching Nickelodeon bumpers from the early 80’s in Related Videos. I think the video for the Midnight Juggernauts’ “Into the Galaxy” should’ve looked like the Nick graphics instead of the bland thing I watched the other day on myspace. Anyways. Then I found a bunch of Jem music videos. Wow! I don’t think I watched it that much when I was a kid, I think it was on TV at the same time as some other show I liked better. But I was impressed by the fashion and drawing style (the music, less so). I studied studying the face formula by pausing on closeups. I know I need to practice my technique some more, but I don’t want to polish it too much. I always thought it was lame that the kids in school who were considered “good” artists always drew like comic books, nothing original.

her hair looks like Tammi the hooker from that episode of King of the Hill

Galveston

art diva — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:46:42 +0000

Galveston is just about one of my favorite damn places in the world. It’s a place of bizarre beauty, shocking decay, bright colors and nearly all forms of decadence. I’ve been going there for the last 10 years every 4th of July weekend for an extended family reunion at a shorefront hotel. Long-overdue relaxation on beach is almost too good to get away from sometimes; swimming in the bathtub-warm Gulf water is also one of my favorite things in this world. Some years it’s impossible to tear myself away, and frankly too hot, to go for a walk and take photos of one of the most unique downtown areas in the U.S. Galveston was the (long e) premiere cosmopolitan city from about the post-Civil War era through the 1950’s, as the main shipping and exporting port and cultural center of the vast state, till the oil wealth of Houston overtook it, and other cities matured their own industries by the 60’s. Today, it’s an impoverished town with a tourist facade. But there’s an immense wealth of historic industrial, retail, cultural and residential architecture, all inspired by the golden industrial age of the early 1900’s and the flamboyance of seaside flora – all largely empty or in a sad state of repair. While I find something fascinating on about every square inch of every house or building, I also feel that worrying about capturing the moment on film, or should I say pixels, ruins it. Nature, history, economics and architecture: you can see why I enjoy this town so much.

I happened to have time for a downtown walk as I went in search of good coffee one morning (I found it at Mod Coffeehouse on Postoffice Street). This was the perfect time to go: very little street or pedestrian traffic, and tolerable weather before the sun had thoroughly steamed the humid air.

Old Hotel

The Past Is Present

Industrial Decay

Envelope Slot

Galveston Electric Company

Industrial Decay

Empty

Martini Theater

Sea

Bougainvillea Morning

door to…

O’Malley’s Irish Pub

Apartment foyer at night

R 1/2 Street

Smile… you’re in the ghetto!

Mailbox

Sculpture Garden

Seaside Motel

Me!Me!

art diva — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:44:59 +0000

Just for fun, a Flickr meme via la Patri.

The concept:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

The Questions:
1. What is your first name? Rachelle
2. What is your favorite food? Salsa
3. What high school did you go to? St. Joesph High School Victoria
4. What is your favorite color? Yellow
5. Who is your celebrity crush? No comment
6. Favorite drink? Red wine
7. Dream vacation? Romania
8. Favorite dessert? Bread pudding
9. What you want to be when you grow up? Artist
10. What do you love most in life? Friends & family
11. One Word to describe you. Multilayered
12. Your flickr name. art diva

Credits: 1. Rachelle Delgado’s 18th Birthday, 2. Chips & Salsa with Frieda Kahlo (finished version), 3. HISTORY OF THE QUEEN’S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE, 4. vw, 5. No no no !, 6. VinRouge - Dressed & Undressed, 7. Path of Color, 8. Bread Pudding, 9. Eden Park Artist, 10. Love XOXO, 11. a5865 Back to Backlight, 12. Goddess Art Pin

Sweat[shirt]er

art diva — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:41:22 +0000

This one’s definitely been a work in progress. I cut this sweatshirt and sewed the buttons on it while I was still in college (2002?) when I had this idea to sew dainty vintage buttons on 80’s sweatshirts and turn them into sweaters. I wore this a few times and into oblivion it went after I moved 4 times in 6 months the following year. The puff paint was added a couple of days ago. Now I feel like I can part with it.

Size: XS-S, 3/4 length sleeves
$20