International Deadline: May 18, 2022 – We are now accepting submissions for our Exhibition ‘OPPOSITIONS’. Our art gallery is located in one of the most vibrant and diverse community of artists and in London…
Our Psychedahlia Garden at the Northwest String Summit 2018. Photo by Jason Charme. #psychedahlias #Psychedahliagarden #northweststringsummit2018 #northweststringsummit #tylerfuquacreations
With each passing year, the cultural boundaries that used to separate different camps of interests become thinner and thinner. Through the all-encompassing nature of social media, everything is under the same roof, and its inevitable that once divergent topics end up sharing space together. This can be seen in an equally curious and comedic light in the presence of Beeple on The Tonight Show.
2020 by Beeple; courtesy of Beeple-Crap.
Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, is a digital artist known for his irreverent mix of fantasy, pop culture, and the grotesque. A disquieting thread runs through his work that is very evidently fuelled by an anti-establishment political ethos, treading a jarring line of humorous and horrifying in a dystopian future. From Disney to Trump, Nintendo to the pandemic, nothing seems off-limits for the bizarre and detailed depictions of Beeple. This is not to say that his work doesn’t also hold beauty—especially in earlier years, Beeple has shown a knack for creating transportive landscapes of sci-fi and cyberpunk natures, as well as deeply satisfying textural and geometric experiences.
Endgame by Beeple; courtesy of Beeple-Crap.
But to know that an artist such as Beeple, whose style is so intrinsically tied to internet culture, would be a featured guest on Jimmy Fallon’s talk show would have been shocking to hear of one or two decades ago. There is a very clear difference between the aesthetics of Beeple and that of The Tonight Show, and you can see the artist is clearly tickled by the fact in his recurrent laughs to himself throughout the course of the night.
Beeple was celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of his project Everydays, a daily practice of digital creation he has been churning out for the last decade and a half. To mark the occasion, Beeple chose to create that day’s piece during the show. Taking inspiration from both Fallon and the audience, the artist made his way backstage to put together something encompassing such themes as the moon, spring, cherry blossoms, and people falling asleep to The Tonight Show.
What ensued was not in the least bit surprising given Beeple’s own repertoire, but was certainly a sight to be seen for the average late-night show. A massive depiction of Fallon’s head rested on a grassy plain, the moon framed behind it, and a small gaggle of corpse-like sleepers laying all around. The piece has a deeply surreal energy to it and rings of early 00s digital grotesques one might find themselves in a rabbit hole of. It’s a detailed depiction of Fallon, which tends to be what gives Beeple’s work its disquieting essence amongst these artificial settings. The artist was clearly giddily aware of the oddity that he created but the host took it in stride and was appreciative of this incredibly unique televised event.
Having just sold a collage of his daily project in the form of Everydays: the First 5000 Days last year for the sum of $69,400,000, Beeple has clearly stepped in as a major player in the NFT market. His style certainly is in accordance with the current trends of the sector, so it is no surprise that he has found success within it. And with a large player in the NFT field now being a choice for mainstream late-night TV, are we finally seeing the digital phenomenon making its way into the everyday?
Mechan X has a brain (not at all something we planned to build, but it’s the thing I’m the most excited about right now.). #mechanx #mechan9 #lifeisbeautiful #tylerfuquacreations #fallenrobot #giantrobot
Submitted by Jaime Sharp on May 3, 2022
Amy Sherald, the artist behind the 2020 Vanity Fair cover portrait of Breonna Taylor, announced a donation of, “$1 million to start the Brandeis Law School’s Breonna Taylor Legacy Fellowship and the Breonna Taylor Legacy Scholarship for undergraduates.”
From Atlanta Black Star: “Three fellowships, stipends of $9,000 apiece, will be awarded to law school students with 60 or more credit hours who secure a legal volunteer position over the summer with a social justice nonprofit organization or agency during the summer of 2023.”
There is an additional opportunity for undergraduate students to earn the Breonna Taylor Legacy Scholarship, where, “up to four students, beginning with one student in fall 2023, two in 2024 and three in 2025, will receive funds from the scholarship, with each being $7,000.”
Sometimes you have to take a break from building a giant robot to make some custom Wolverine claws. The zombies won’t stand a chance. #tylerfuquacreations #zombiedefense #wolverine #claws #snikt!
Submitted by Jaime Sharp on May 2, 2022
The Human Rights Funders Network hosts an Introduction to Social Justice Investing on May 10 at 10am PT/1PM EDT.
From the Human Rights Network: “Just Futures and Justice Funders are excited about growing the field of social justice investing – an investment strategy that is deeply aligned with social justice values, led by social movements, and supports community-controlled institutions. They invite you to join this movement of community organizers, researchers, and investors who are experimenting with this strategy in order to build the economic power of Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color.”
“This webinar is organized in collaboration with Just Futures, and will:
1. Provide an introduction to social justice investing
2.Explain how it’s different from mainstream ‘responsible’ or ‘impact’ investing strategies, and
3.Offer an example of how one group is implementing it on the ground.”
Submitted by Jaime Sharp on May 2, 2022
The Nonprofit Quarterly published a conversation with president and editor-in-chief Cyndi Suarez, and Dax-Devlon Ross, author, educator, and equity consultant.
“Let’s just name and center this right here as pro-Black. It’s not just a place where Black folks can thrive and be. It’s a place where all folks can thrive and be. Because in my understanding, and how I have referenced and thought about history, whenever Blackness is centered, everybody wins,” said Ross.
“Pro-Black, to me, is connected to the notion of adaptation. It’s connected to, and very much rooted in, the notion of interdependence. It is connected to and rooted in the notion of ideas around vulnerability, and different forms of knowledge and knowing. All of those are invitations to do the exploratory work that is necessary to find out what is next.”