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About Me

Evolve is the second collaborative art project form Darin Slavik. ProjectNEXT was the first involving 16 artists and Darin to complete 22 canvases. Each piece was the collaboration on a single idea between the two artists passing the canvas back and forth to each other through the mail. Two years in the making from first canvas painting and mailing to recieving the final works, ProjectNEXT was a success. Having been displayed at multiple Tattoo conventions and several galleries it will run its final course being displayed at the Hell City respawn show in Columbus, OH.
Evolve is the NEXT step. With a goal of at least 50 panels, plus other media...

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Tattooers who paint like the world depends on it.

Phase Descriptions::

::Collaborative::
Each canvas in a take upon an agreed subject matter between Darin and the other artist. Each person adding to the piece and mailed back and forth until its completed.

::Exquisite Corpse Method::
A subject matter is agreed upon and then one half of the canvas is completed and then mostly covered with a small amount showing. The next artist finishes the canvas based upon their interpretation of the revealed portion.

::Rogue::
Initially a canvas is mailed to an artist or shop who have proved themselves to be an industry leader in the tattoo and art community. After adding their part they would pass the canvas on to another artist interested in participating and taking each piece closer to completion. Upon a set date it is to be mailed back.

Each piece will be labeled with the pertinent contact info.

My Blog

STATUS Check

Its this Stage in a project like this that it seems that there isnt much going on, Truth is there isnt. Actually there is, it just doesnt seem so. New paintings are in the planning stages, Artists nee...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:52:00 GMT

whats new...

So having finished my traveling and getting unburied from the in progrees pieces that have been awaiting a fresh batch of paint to go round, I finally started some new pieces and have been in co...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:07:00 GMT

Hell City

I'll be at Hell CIty may16th-18th displaying ProjectNEXT . im gonna bring some canvases and paints with me hoping the opportunity presents itself to do some collaborative painting...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:16:00 GMT

accepting artists.

tattooists with experience with painting are now being sought. multiple fields of product will be produced. send email, have references, withhold fear and doubt. more info as it materialize...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:19:00 GMT

the next phase in collaborative art.

The tattoo community has taken steps in the more artistic direction for the last few decades. In the past ten years the amount of non tattoo art , by tattooists has skyrocketed. This project wil...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:54:00 GMT