Edwin Ushiro on DDtv

Today we will broadcast a live streaming interview with Edwin Ushiro on DailyduJourTV.

Ushiro will tell us a bit about his process, the ghost stories and the Hawaiian Mythology that infuse his paintings. Tune in today at 3pm PST.

Live at DDtv

Edwin Ushiro teaser on DailyD

The following is from a teaser of Edwin Ushiro's upcoming show at the gallery via DailyduJour:

"Dailydujour recently caught up with Edwin Ushiro as he was prepping one of his larger pieces for his upcoming ‘Softly Encompassing the Womb’ solo which opens September 12th (7-10 PM) @ Lebasse Projects in Culver City. Edwin’s work has an ethereal quality which is accentuated by his intricate process he’s developed on his own through experimentation. We’re not going to try to fully explain all the nuances, but the basics are that he creates several smaller pieces on transfer paper (used for their transparency which lets light flow through the work) which he then aligns into a larger piece by adhering them to a clear sheet of vinyl. That’s what you see in the picture above and the others after the jump.

As you can see, it’s not for the faint of heart. Take a basically complete piece and then apply heavy amounts of varnish (also acts as an adhesive) and sandwich between a layer of vinyl. Then, patiently and meticulously roll and squeegee out bubbles. As you can imagine Edwin’s had some less than stellar results in the early stages of using this process, but he seemed perfectly calm today."

The rest online here:

Interview with Mike Shinoda

Yesterday afternoon I interviewed Mike Shinoda for DailyduJour.com as he put the finishing touches on his show at the Japanese American National Museum that opens tonight, August 28th.

Make sure to visit a great show that Mike has put together and check out the interview on DDtv here.

Yoskay show pics

No time to clean up these images, so I apologize in advance. Thanks to all who came out for Yoskay's second solo exhibition. We are looking forward to our next show in NY. More details to come.

In the meantime, enjoy the remaining images. Make sure to drop by the gallery before it closes on May 28th...or visit us on May 27th for the Koibito release party.

More pics on my blog at DailyduJour.

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