BRIDGE

BRIDGE

-leads to International Experience

@Project One

251 Rhode Island St, SF

$10 | 21+ | www.p1sf.com

Featuring:

DJ KING MOST (Plug Label)

DJ SPODY aka SPIRITUAL ODYSSEY

DJ JEREMIAH & AFROBEAT NATION (Maisha Productions)

DJ Kento

Art Installation by:

AKIRA KIMATA (Mixed Media)

AOI YAMAGUCHI (Japanese Calligraphy/Mixed Media)

GITHINJI (Sculpture/ Mixed Media)

“The Bridge is the borderless music and art event by mixing unique culture of African, American, and Japanese. DJ SPODY a.k.a. Spiritual Odyssey (Club Jazz), DJ Kent (Bossa Nova), Aoi (Japanese Calligraphy), Akira (Mixed Media) will take you to the world of modern Japanese music and art. DJ King Most from S.F mixes hip hop & soul sounds for the night. His highlights of collaboration include Biz Markie, DJ Spinna, SA-RA Creative Partners, and Exile & Day. DJ Jeremiah & Afrobeat Nation performs a live playing afrobeat influenced with funk. African sculpture, GITHINJI will display his unique and powerful works as well as collaborative works that will be done with Aoi, Akira and GITHINJI. Come and get experience the international night at Project One in S.F. ”

FUTURE CLASSIC

Aoi Yamaguchi will be painting live at the CD release party for DJ Green Tea's new album called "Spaces and Places". DJ Green Tea and Kero One from Plug Label will be rocking the party at Poleng Lounge (Fulton + Masonic, SF).

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Friday, September 4, 2009

massive selector + plug label present

FUTURECLASSIC VS PLUG LABEL

official GREEN TEA CD RELEASE PARTY for “PLACES AND SPACES”

@ poleng lounge, 1751 fulton st, sf

21+ | 10pm-2am | $10 cover

featuring live performances by

GREEN TEA (soul in the hole/plug label) + KERO ONE (plug label)

live guitars by MARK ARROYO

with special guests

SURESHOT (million dollar crates)

PROOF (massive selector)

KINGMOST (plug label)

RENMIN (soul in the hole, sweater funk)

REJA (soul in the hole)

live art by

AOI (surreality in reality)

Akane

Q: What is medium of art you deal with?

Oil, acrylic, watercolor, color pencil, pen, ink, pastel, marker, and digital.

Q: When did you start becoming dedicated to your means of artistic expression? What was the trigger?

I don't exactly know from when, but maybe since I was little. It was really fun to craft and draw something.

Q: What / Where do you get your inspirations from?

Everyday life, nature, color, people, feeling, and my past.

Q: What made you join this SIR exhibition?

I've been looking for a place that i can show my works. And when I went to the book store in Japan town, Noa gave me a invitation of the show"WATER".

Q: Tell us a little bit about your vision of your art work at the show"FIRE." 　　How do you interpret the theme "FIRE" as one of the Four Elements of the nature?

For fire show, I am planning to do abstract painting. I'll try to represent power and magnificence of fire.

Q: Do you love Japan?

Yes, I do. I love Japanese culture, four seasons, foods, and thoughtfulness.

Q: Do you have any message to the audience ..

Thank you for reading. Enjoy the show. Enjoy the art.

Posted by Akane

Naomi

Q: What is medium of art you deal with?

I generally work with print since I am in Graphic Design, but I dabble in photography and have a secret passion for jewelry making.

Q: When did you start becoming dedicated to your means of artistic expression? What was the trigger?

Since I was a child, I've always loved drawing. I couldn't speak English very well so I may have started to draw as a means of communication. Now, I try to communicate ideas with my graphic design. In that sense, I haven't changed too much in 20 years.

Q: What / Where do you get your inspirations from?

Its hard for me to pinpoint where all my inspiration comes from, but my designs do gravitate towards being natural and organic. I love taking photos of nature and going on nature walks through the park and to the beach. I also try to read a lot of books and go to museums and just be actively looking for good designs around me.

Q: What made you join this SIR exhibition?

My friend Keiko Moriyama invited me to one of the exhibitions. Around the same time, I was actually looking for artists that shared similar cultural influences and ideas so I am very grateful about the SIR group's existence. I'm not as involved in the group yet as I'd like to be, but its great to know that there is somewhere you can go to share your ideas.

Q: Tell us a little bit about your vision of your art work at the show "FIRE." How do you interpret the theme "FIRE" as one of the Four Elements of the nature?

For the fire show, I plan to do a mix media piece focusing on life and death fire creates. Several months ago, I went to Angel Island for a hiking trip. This was several weeks after 80% of the island was destroyed by the forest fire. It was a devastating sight with the scorched black ground and dead trees, but after a closer look, we found new life growing through the blackened soil. The contrast between the bright green plants growing out of the black soil was a beautiful sight. This image of life after death stuck with me and I felt it was something I wanted to recreate for the show.

Q: Do you love Japan?

Yes. I love the culture and the art. Japanese art especially speaks to me in so many ways. I would like to pursue my studies about Japanese design.

Q: Do you have any message to the audience ..

Thanks for reading, and I hope all the exhibited works can give inspiration to everyone who attends.

Nao

voice merchant

1st session of "voice merchant" on youtube.
Enjoy with HD quality!
Big Thanks for Yoshi

Choreography Showcase

noa- (livepainting) will collaborate with Modan Dance Movement.

SPF4 presents raw & uncut
"Choreography showcase"

Kelly Del Rosario, Mayuko Ayabe + noa-
Lisa Tilch
Nicole Zvarik
Lizzie Moves Co
Marcia Lusalva

July 8-9, Wed - Thur
8pm
$10-20

The Garare
975 Howard St, bwn 5th & 6th
(415)885-4006
www.975howard.com
Look for the red door

Art Installation by Aoi Yamaguchi
「　• と ー」　
点と線
A Dot and A Line

A letter consists essentially of dots and lines and philosophically, people communicate through these simple man-made symbols. Japanese calligrapher Aoi Yamaguchi explores new possibilities for the ancient art of calligraphy - juxtaposing traditional with contemporary styles.
www.glamourousmonochrome.com

文字というものは、点と線で成り立っている。人々は、古代からこの単純明快であり複雑な文字という記号によって意思伝達を行ってきた。現代に発達し伝承さ れて来たこの文字という歴史哲学をアートとして表現すべく、書家山口碧生による、伝統芸術「書道」の新たなる可能性を探るインスタレーション。

Opening Reception: Sunday July 5, 2009
Music by 8 doors / Hakobo
Exhibition through Sunday August 23, 2009　

@Guerilla Cafe
1620 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709