tatiana krasovski

Gallery Hop

tkrasovski — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:08:12 +0000

This past weekend I attended two shows around LA. The first was an opening at Known Gallery on Fairfax which featured a sweet group show with works by the likes of Alex Pardee, El Mac, Retna, Craola, Dabs/Myla and a smittering of other artists who go by a single name. There was a great eclectic mix of work never lacking in flavor and some beautiful pieces in the mix.

We followed this up by hitting the Manifest Equality closing party the same night and attempting to take in all the amazing work and allowing it to inspire us. The space was huge, the music was good and the work was off the hook. The pieces included installations, crafts, prints, paintings, photos and multimedia pieces. While the work was variable in medium, the consistent message weaved everything together into a very visually fulfilling experience.

Photos below.

Moment of Zen

tkrasovski — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:10:46 +0000

I’ve recently found myself being giddily rediscovering street art. The massive format, the unusual locations, the differing techniques all make seeing art outside a very different experience than the controlled experience of a gallery show. There’s something immensely appealing about being surprised by beauty when you least expect it; about finding it when it’s just a little dirty and imperfect and weathered and stunning nonetheless.

If you’ve got a fast connection, do yourself a favor – rollover and watch in HD.

From the Women are Heroes project by JR

JR / Exposition Paris 2009 – Ile Saint Louis
Uploaded by JR. – Independent web videos.

Moment of Zen

tkrasovski — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:01:17 +0000

It’s been a while since I saw a video that made my jaw drop and felt was worthy of Moment of Zen status, but Wizard Smoke fits the bill to a tee. I love seeing beautiful cinematography mixed with unique effects, especially when those effects are just quirky ways of playing with color and light and dust and smoke. I really appreciate people who are willing to get dirty (so to speak) in order to produce something that looks unique instead of defaulting to some pre-packaged filter.

In any case, everything about this video is divine, from the cinematography to the music to the editing. I like the wavering tempo of it which is unusual for other videos I’ve seen on the subject, but is so wonderfully refresing. Enjoy.

A short skateboard video from Salazar Productions featuring, Bradley Sheppard, Alien, Nate Lacoste, Chris Connolly, Nate Roline, Stacy Gabriel, Desmond Hoostie, Mike Klinkhamer, and Rob Rickaby

Directed By Liam Mitchell
Cinematography by Nathan Drillot and Liam Mitchell

www.salazarfilm.com

lily girl

tkrasovski — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:11:17 +0000

The title is a work in progress, but the painting is all done. She’s a tiny one measuring in at 6×9 inches. Gouache on wood panel, and small enough to fit in your pocket as long as your jeans aren’t too tight.

.Swing. Print Release Info

tkrasovski — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:52:46 +0000

Hi all,

My Swing prints finally arrived and they look quite splendid. They’ve been a long time in the making and I’m really happy with how they turned out. I had these printed on some sexy French Paper Sno Cone stock which has a lovely blue color. There are also a super limited quantity of variant prints which are printed on white stock.

These will be available next Tuesday, November 24 at 10AM PST at Shop.Krasovskiart.com

The basics:
18×24 inches
Signed & Numbered edition of 57
5-Color Screen print on 140lb blue paper stock
Printed by D&L
$30 plus shipping

White Variant
Signed & Numbered Edition of 10
$67 plus shipping

Shipping will be $7 within the U.S. and $12 International. Multiple orders will be combined.

Much love,
-tk

Gallery Hop

tkrasovski — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:03:25 +0000

FYI – Click on the photos to see full size

This past Friday there were a few openings around LA I wanted to catch. The plan was to make a trek across the city beginning with Thinkspace Gallery in Silverlake and ending at C.A.V.E in Venice. I’m not going to pretend to be an art critic so this will not be a fair and balanced review of what I saw, but i WOULD like to share some of the work that blew me away.

First up, Thinkspace is consistently one of my favorite galleries to visit because they are SO ON POINT all the time. The work they exhibit is fresh and dynamic and always a pleasure to see. This month’s exhibit was Timothy Karpinski and Turf One.

Karpinski’s work was pastel, soft, romantic and felt so very nostalgic in some way. There were an abundance of painted paper cutouts woven together to create figures and stylized wooden cutouts with tiny messages written in secret spots.

Turf One’s work was in the back of the gallery with two pieces painted directly on the wall.

The paintings were whimsical and bizarre and a little dark and so very beautifully rendered. There was also a wonderful mix of tactile objects and unusual frame which made the paintings beautifully self-contained little islands of wonder. And really, do you see this monkey? I think he’s going to pop out and cymbal me in the face.

Next I hit up Copro Nason for the Wilderness Buffet show. Unfortunately I arrived 10 minutes too late only to be asked if I’m “picking someone up” by a tall man in a suit. Confusion set in momentarily, later to be dispelled by the sound of top 40 tunes bumping from a nearby space and the vision of overdressed adolescents. Apparently I had crashed the end of a high school homecoming dance at Bergamot Station. Moving on.

C.A.V.E Gallery in Venice was my final stop. There was a group show on that night, but two pieces struck me in particular.

The first was a piece by Kendra Binney, whose work I’d seen before in pictures, but never in person. I have to say I was absolutely stunned by this piece when I walked in. It’s painted on a wood panel, and covered in a heavy coat of resin which gives it a really striking appearance. It’s reflective and vibrant and so dimensional. Absolutely beautiful.

The final showcase is a watercolor by Tina Darling which was beautifully illustrated and had a perfect mixture of this large subtle form in the middle surrounded by this really intricate hair.

I absolutely love seeing artworks in person. I always come away being surprised and inspired and just feeling elated overall.

-tk

Moment of Zen

tkrasovski — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:28:26 +0000

I’m loving the juxtaposition between organic and mechanical forms in this film by Jp Frenay. This moment of zen is brought to you by Artificial Paradise Inc.

Artificial Paradise, Inc is an experimental film anticipating a future where a major corporation has developed an unique software, based on organic virtual reality, which holds all the lost memories of humankind. A user connects to this database of the forgotten…what is he searching for?

Selected at the ONEDOTZERO festival in the WOW+FLUTTER 09 category

Selected for the Autodesk 2009 Siggraph Show Reel

Moment of Zen

tkrasovski — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:53 +0000

Came across this beautiful short by Terri Timely today on the subject of Synesthesia. The cinematography in this film is stunning and there’s a very nice arc in the story which starts of gradually and builds like a complex piece of music. In keeping with its theme, this video made me feel more like I was listening to a song, picking out the nuances of separate instruments and hearing the arc almost more than watching the images. Perhaps because the play on senses makes the piece so abstract, there’s something very experiential about watching this video.

It’s certainly worth a look.

..icecube..

tkrasovski — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:49:28 +0000

this little ice cube is a presence which can both ignite the body and chill the heart.

18×24 inches, ink and gouache on wood panel.

process:icecube from tatiana krasovski on Vimeo.

sketchbook lovin’

tkrasovski — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:17:24 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve posted some sketches, so here are a few more. It’s fun going back through old books and seeing pages because the drawings end up being a lot like a diary for me – a visual manifestation of events which becomes a code only I can decipher.

Here’s a hint on of the them. The page with all the little mouse drawings was done for a school project where I built a little game using Processing. It’s still up on the UCLA server and you can play with it here if you’re curious.