Artist and author, Yuri Shimojo, explains how her unconventional upbringing has influenced her many forms of expression throughout the years leading up to her current watercolor paintings.
Feb 17, 2011 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: abstract, artist, author, autobiography, AXIS, Bossa de Novo, brooklyn, com, Evolution, friends we love, Japanese arts, japanese culture, journaling, mike vargas, moni vargas, morono kiang gallery, new york, painting, visual art, watercolors, yuri shimojo | Leave A Comment »
Pop Art icon, Kenny Scharf shares ideas behind his stream of consciousness approach to mural painting as well as some new projects on the pipeline. The mural in the video was done in connection to his opening exhibition at the Anonymous Gallery in NYC.
Apr 15, 2010 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: 7d, anonymous gallery, AXIS, canon7d, icon, ideas, KENNY, kenny scharf, mural, new, NYC, opening exhibition, painting, pop art, popular, spraypaint, stream-of-consciousness, VIDEO, work | 1 Comment »
Music pioneer Gilles Peterson takes us on an up close and personal ride through his 30 year career sharing humorous insights on his life and times as one of the most influential DJs in global jazz and dance music scene.
Apr 06, 2010 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: acid jazz, arsenal football club, AXIS, bbc, brownswood recordings, creative process, dj, emotional states, family, football, friends we love, funny, gilles peterson, inspiration, london, love, motivation, music, music pioneer, night club, nuyorktricity, passion, radio, record, signature styles, uk | 6 Comments »
NYC’s favorite creative powerhouse Mr. Bobbito Garcia, gets the spotlight treatment as he takes us a ride through some of his career highs, inspirations and a life changing moment in Africa.
Jan 10, 2010 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: apt, art, AXIS, basketball, Bobbito Garcia, com, creative, dancing, dj, dj spinna, djing, friends we love, johannesburg, little, louie, music, NYC, play, Rich Medina, ride, vega, water | 2 Comments »
Critically acclaimed and world renown artist, Jose James invites us to witness the Black Magic of his new record with an intimate studio session that reveals the many facets of his creative process.
Jul 29, 2009 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: 120 seconds, amsterdam, artist, AXIS, basement jaxx, Billboard live Tokyo, billie holiday, black magic, brownswood recordings, centro cultural, Chico Hamilton, christian mcbride, code, com, dj moni, elan mehler, flying lotus, friends we love, friendswelove, friendswelove.com, gil scott-heron, gilles petereson, gilles peterson, heritage orchestra, hermitage, jazz, jazzanova, jazzy sport, john coltrane, jon lucien, jose james, junior mance, london, love, lyricist, marvin gaye, mike vargas, moni pineda, moodymann, music, nicola conte, north sea jazz fesival, north sea jazz festival, nuyorktricity, NYC, paridiso, rotterdam, royal festival hall, soil & pimp, songwriter, summerstage, taylor mcferrin, terry callier, the dreamer, toshi matsuura, verve, vocalist | 27 Comments »
Film director Albert Xavier recounts how his artistic background prepared him for filmmaking and the development of his latest release, Hermafrodita, which is the first Dominican film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Jul 11, 2009 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: Albert Xavier, Artist Profile, AXIS, Canne Film Festival, com, dj moni, Dominican Republic, Festival, film, film director, filmmaker, friends we love, friendswelove.com, hermafrodita, mike vargas, moni pineda, nuyorktricity, production company, US, video producers, web series | 7 Comments »
Ellis Gallagher aka © Ellis G. takes us on a personal ride through his creative process and the defining moment that led him to his signature style of shadow-based outlines.
Jun 24, 2009 | Categories: AXIS, MOST RECENT, VIDEO | Tags: adhesive, Arts, AXIS, chalk, common sense, creative, drawing, ellis g, ellis gallagher, friends we love, gallagher, graffiti, inspiration, led, motivation, nuyorktricity, NYC, nypd, respect, ride, shadow, sidewalk chalk, street art, style | 3 Comments »
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