Great news! ArtCard has finally started to gain momentum. The citywide mail art collaboration has attracted over one hundred and twenty artists from across Los Angeles and is showcasing artwork from twenty five different neighborhoods.
Our third episode, on artist Rika Ohara, is currently in the editing room. Oliver and I are collaborating on this edit, which at the moment looks great! Meanwhile, Oliver is working on a new LA-Artist trailer that includes our first four episodes (only two of which have been released). The group of artists that comprise the LA-Artist Documentary Project’s first four episodes are: Lucas Aardvark, Sarah Sitkin, Rika Ohara, and Heriberto F. Luna.
Last Friday, Oliver and I sat down with the artist of an upcoming episode, Rika Ohara, a filmmaker whose most recent work The Heart of No Place sparked a conversation among us about the meaning of “home”, “in-between” spaces, celebrity, assumption, technology, personal history, migration, movement, and food.
During production we have collected a vast amount of video media, a lot of which we don’t have the opportunity to use in the final cut.
This media consist of interviews and b-roll footage that capture the artists at work and in their creative space. Due to the new media, online short film format we edit [...]
Having decided to leave no rock unturned, LA-Artist has launched a new campaign to further document art in and around Los Angeles. Inspired by Frank Warren’s Post Secret campaign, we have decided to expand the film series to include a project we call ArtCards. Our team of dedicated volunteers has been strategically placing ArtCards all [...]
Greetings all! We have fantastic news! LA-Artist is collaborating with two more very talented and enthusiastic local artists!
Yesterday, I drove five minutes down the road to meet with muralist and community artist Raul Baltazar. Living just off Alvarado in Echo Park, I quickly realized that we are neighbors. Very cool! Raul’s work presented itself to [...]
Yes. Finally. What you have all been waiting for: LA Artist is scheduled to release episode two of its documentary film project on Friday the 2nd of October 2009. Sarah Sitkin, the featured artist/photographer, has a style and demeanor that electrifies the screen. She is creatively liberated and I hope that this sense of freedom [...]
LA Aritst has started to post still images from the project’s rushes. If you visit LA Artist on Flickr you can can view a still image introduction to the upcoming episode.
Last week, as you may already know, Oliver Shipley filmed photographer Sarah Sitkin at her downtown studio on 38th and Main St. After reviewing the [...]
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