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Mr.Smiley

www.artwrightstudio.com/ www.thehivegallery.com

About Me

My new website is almost up after years of ummmmm not being up....... sneak preview at: http://www.artwrightstudio.comI love making things and getting lost and making more stuff. I create to express what impresses me and disappoints me about life and the system we live in. I try everyday to establish new grounds, new ways of looking at the world around me. Our society has a way with diluting the genuine human experience- Im interested in finding my own "way".Im really busy putting shows together here downtown at my gallery, The Hive, www.thehivegallery.com and other shows around the city. When I get out of the ratrace, I love running out into nature- hiking, camping, cooking, painting the inside of my van, painting my face (well not really painting the face but I should start sometime I guess).My art is interactive and sculptural- most of the paintings plug into the wall with lights and motors and stuff. You can see them or me anytime, at one of our shows. My art can be viewed on my website- www.artwrightstudio.com.
The Hive Gallery: Lightning in a Bottle 2008
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog....

good times were spent in the forest at LIB.Thanks Randy Kono for the kickass coverage!

My Interests

Painting and sculpting and viewing the world around me. I like camping, dancing around and playing with the demons. You can view my art on my sometimes working website- www.artwrightstudio.com

I'd like to meet:

People who are real, no Hollywood b.s., Free minds, mind spellunkers, curious about the cavernous journey we call NOW....

Music:

Anything dark and hard, also a bit of light and ummmm, fluffy.Venetian Snares, Amon Tobin, Planet Mu artists, Ninja Tune artists, Rephlex Records, The Verve, Spiritualized, SlowDive, Dead Can Dance, Tool, KMFDM, My Bloody Valentine, Laibach, Ninja Academy, Edit

Movies:

Harold and Maude, The Brothers Quay, The Holy Mountain, El Topo and any other Zodorowsky movies, UHF, anything David Lynch, The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb, Clash of the Titans, Pecker, The Big Labowski..... Im a movie freak- anything with stop action animation and midgets is a plus, oh yeah, kung fu too!!! Hiiiiiiiiiiiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..........

Television:

Don't have one around, I like watching soccer when Im near one though, and Dave Chapelle, 6 Feet Under, Joseph Campbell stuff

Books:

Kurt Vonnegut, Carlos Casteneda, Clive Barker. I read alot about psychology and mythology- writers: Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, anything on Alchemy and mind expansion.

Heroes:

Hero of the Gorillas: Diane Fossey / Chimpanzee Woman: Jane Goodall /Animator: Bill Plympton /Director: David Lynch /Writer: Joseph Campbell /Painters: Francis Bacon, Bosch /Video Artist: Bill Viola

My Blog

THE HIVE GALLERY 729 S. Spring St. LA, CA 90014

THE HIVE GALLERY 729 S.Spring St. LA, CA 90014 betw. 7th and 8th street Big Opening multimedia show every first Saturday of the month with over 40 artists, djs, performances, laptop and more...free y...
Posted by Mr.Smiley on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

HANGAR 1018- 1018 S.Santa Fe LA,CA 90021

Im curating a huge art/music/video/dj show next Saturday the 13th of Nov. Check our website at www.hangar1018.com for pics of past shows and info. We'll have 30 killer artists, featured artist JJ Ma...
Posted by Mr.Smiley on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST