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Kidlat’s “The Red House” at Stephanie Chefas Projects.

Opening Friday, December, 2018 at Stephanie Chefas Projects in Portland, Oregon is Filipino artist Kidlat’s solo exhibition, “The Red House.”

The work of Filipino street artist Mark Copino, who goes by the pseudonym “Kidlat” (“Lightning” in English), is inspired by social realities, narratives of resilience, and the blend of historic cultural fragments. He is known for creating dream-like, minimalist stencil graffiti, evocative of American contemporary artist Logan Hicks, wherein vibrant color is added to a broad monochromatic space, evoking a subtle sense of hope. Kidlat’s work breaks free from the traditional Filipino artists who historically favored painting pastoral and peasant scenes with folkloric themes. His individual contemporary identity, while distinctly Filipino, emerges from practicing art in the streets where experimentation can flourish without strict rules.

In “​The Red House,​“ Kidlat has created contemporary minimalist imagery of typical Filipino children in his neighborhood with only a few domestic elements immediately visible to the eye. Each piece contains symbols including animals that express the ambiguities of history and culture that affect the quality of life for his generation and the younger. Some of his work reflects the reality of inequality and other lingering effects of centuries of colonialism and repression manifested in the daily lives of Filipino children.

Los peachcreeks tocaron en Leon, Gto. y los seguí para acosarlos con mi lente nuevo.

Los peachcreeks tocaron en Leon, Gto. y los seguí para acosarlos con mi lente nuevo.

Morning on the Seine, Clear Weather 1897

UEHARA Konen（上原古年 Japanese, 1878-1940）

Stunning Dreamlike Cityscapes of Los Angeles by Anthony Samaniego

Los Angeles-based photographer Anthony Samaniego captures a combination of stunning, colorful cloudscapes and cityscapes of his home city. Titled “Dreamscapes,” Samaniego’s work showcases soft pastel colors with an ethereal touch of fluffy clouds over the Los Angeles skyline.

Sound of Saturn’s Rings ♄ - Audiovisual Made with code / Processing

Visible frequency range: 4000Hz Audio length: 180 seconds Resolution: 12 steps per second Speed: 2 degree per second Audio: NASA Voyager Recordings (1992) 04. Saturn’s Rings

♄ the astrological symbol for Saturn represents the matter (cross) taking precedence over mind or human spirit (crescent).

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