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Crystal Davis ~ Cikee

in loving memory... in celebration of life...

About Me

I paint. I draw. I play records. I record records. I think. I speak (often a little too much). I love learning.

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My Interests

Hip Hop. Radio. Wax. It's all about the underground and the community behind it. If you don't like it's because your eyes are closed and you refuse to listen. Art: the beauty in a line. Recording: the magic of the mix. (Gear fiend for life!!)

I'd like to meet:

People who love art, music and are inspired by the world instead of repressed by it. Everybody else...Surprise Me... I love new people, ideas, and pretty pictures.

Music:

Hip Hop: I get down with the ol' skool and upliftin', the new but fresh, and the invitingly obscure. Jazz: the classics and the transcendental. Abstract screeching only sounds good when I do it. Anything else that makes my head nod.

Movies:

Recently: Good Night and Good Luck, Heights, Shop Girl, The Constant Gardener, Control Room, Immortel, Croupier, Crimson Rivers, The Swimming Pool, Layer Cake, The Princess and the Warrior, Run Lola Run, Gosford Park, Heaven, Sin City, Man on Fire, The Truth About Charlie, Beseiged, Naked, Equalibrium, Sexy Beast, Omnyoji (1&2), Iron Monkey, Kung Fu Hustle, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Raise the Red Lantern, The Emperor and the Asassin, House of Flying Daggers, Hero, Full Frontal, Radio Favela, Underworld, Shattered Glass... From Day One: Seven Samurai, The Scent of Green Papaya, Before the Rain, Ghost In The Shell, The Amateur, Kurosawa's Dreams, Chasing Amy, Yojimbo, Sunjuro, Hidden Fortress, The Bad Sleep Well, Howard's End, A Room with a View, The Tango Lesson, Pillow Book, Orlando, Metropolitan, Barcelona, Last Days of Disco, Dark Days, Love and Human Remains, The Big Blue, Zentropa, Akira, Mean Guns, New Jack City, The Sicilian, The Year My Voice Broke, Flirting, The Mystery of Rampo, The Lover, The Mission, Damage, Waterland, Eat Drink Man Woman, Kafka, Out of Time, The Limey ...

Television:

It's all too embarassing.

Books:

Anything with cannons and sinking ships, social context, meaningless period mush, and historical analysis is good for me. I can't read magazines, newspapers, or anything else with poor grammar. The List Begins... Aldous Huxley:: Point Counter Point, Island, Brave New World, Doors of Perception ~~ Yukio Mishima:: Confessions of a Mask, The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea, The Sound of Waves, The Temple of the Golden Pavillion, Forbidden Colors, After The Banquet, Spring Snow, Runaway Horses, The Temple of Dawn, The Decay of the Angel ~~ Arthur C. Clarke:: Childhood's End ~~ Herman Hesse ~~ A. S. Byatt ~~

Heroes:

My family and friends and all other people that express themselves with truth dignity, and compassion. Life is art.

My Blog

new podcast posted... John Ackerly of International Campaign for Tibet & SF Events april 7-9th!

this interview is from 2006 but i wanted to put it up and out there given the current events taking place in Lhasa and all over the world. There is a forum tomorrow in Berkeley (although i believe it ...
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:08:00 PST

some new pieces posted to flickr... and a sneak peak a sumthing almost done

Crystal Davis in Flickrand here’s a sneak peak of something on the way... almost done so i’m postin it here......
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:31:00 PST

Lullabye Show this Thurs Jan10th! Agnes Szelag multimedia event at Luggage Store Gallery

my former teacher and friend Agnes Szelag is part of an interesting (i think totally worth attending) multimedia event at the Luggage Store Gallery this Thursday evening...thought i would put the word...
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:04:00 PST

Art and Electro: Filters Sweeps and Brush Strokes 2moro Sat. jan5th & ICON @ Space Gallery 1/18

HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!!!Just a quick heads up to let y'all know I'm involved in a few greatshows as an artist or a dj this month and I hope some or all of thesedates can fit on your calendar...
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:27:00 PST

rembrandt and commercial concessions... the decisions of an artists who eats...

i'm posting this because there is a lot of great introspection and thought that never hurts an artist to hear and because the of the added view of Rembrandt's decisions and subject matter in relation ...
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:11:00 PST

the living home... watch please:)

nkay... this is seriously cool... probably not perfect but a good example of where our thoughts should be heading after we've gotten monthly rent under control...yes... i have continuous consumer eco ...
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:53:00 PST

Come see me at the Berkeley Crafts Fair (Limited Edition Prints Available)

Hello and Happy Holiday Season!!I just wanted to send a quick note out that I will be taking part inthe Arts and Crafts fair sponsored by the Berkeley Ecology Center thisSaturday and next Saturday Dec...
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:17:00 PST

julian schnabel on charlie rose and thoughts on what we are without obvious action

http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2007/11/30/1/a-discussion-a bout-the-film-the-diving-bell-and-the-butterflysome great comments from Julian Schabel... Basquiat has always beenone of my favorite films ...
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:24:00 PST

from poland to south africa... warsaw village band and karoo documentary

lately i've come accross a couple of great things on linktv and their world music and documentary programming...first... last night i caught this video and now i want to hear more...http://www.myspac...
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:52:00 PST

showing a painting at Laptop Battle... nov. 10... 111 Minna Gallery

hey kids... i'll have a this piece of peace up at Minna with the crew for the Daly City Records laptop battle on sat. nov. 10...i was planning to live paint to but now it looks like i'm the go to girl...
Posted by Crystal Davis ~ Cikee on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:39:00 PST