DJANGO UNCHAINED

Just throwing out this new Quentin Tarantino movie trailer for all yall who haven't heard...Django Unchained is coming!! via. 

Degenerate Art Goes Digital

Degenerate Art is now available On Demand and on itunes ! Watch it, love it, rate it, and spread the word around :) We need your support!

Roommates with Don

My brother, the director, photographer, producer, artist. He is doing amazing things everyday! One of my favorites are the hilarious sketches him and his friends create. Brian Stevens, Andreas Riter, and Joe Pettinati directs a hilarious Mad Men parody. "Being Don Draper's roommate isn't all it's cracked up to be." If you haven't seen this yet you are in for a laugh. Keep up with Joe here and Brian here. 
Credits:
Don--Andreas Riter
Don's Pop--Ted Welch
Date--Stephanie O'Neill
Roommate--Brian Stevens
Directed by--Joe Pettinati

Singularity

Singularity, Collection by Snic. 


Max Tubman does it again! This time he profiles the collection Snic made for The Big Show, recently shown in Las Vegas March 2012. Video by Max Tubman, music by Kodomomusic.com, opening credits by philthysoftpretzls.com, and photos by me.


Here is an excerpt of the entire piece on Max's blog, Steam Machine Video. Click here to see entire post:
[This video represents a certain turning point. This is a turning point for me as a filmmaker and the video itself captures a turning point in Snic’s glass sculpture work...Snic has done a lot of work in other none traditional techniques to complement his monochromatic sculpture work. This is one of the reasons his work stands out from the rest and why many try and mimic his style and innovation.] 

Boro Quartet

Boro Quartet by Max Tubman

[Borosilicate is the material, four artists working seamlessly together to create on fluid body of work. This video is a snipit from a week long collaboration between glass pipe artists, Micah Evans, Salt, Snic, and Zach Puchowitz. This collection of pieces was made for the Functional Glass Industry Awards.]
 Max Tubman is fantastic. He also helped film, Degenerate Art. Watch this and then love him.

Degenerate Art: Last showing

Degenerate Art poster around Austin. Tonight is the last showing for SXSW 9:30 at the Ritz. Last photo with director and former shop mate, Marble Slinger. pics via.

Bad Brains

Bad Brains: Band in DC

Randomly saw this film last night for SXSW.  Obviously music is a huge influence on our lives but I didn't know the band, Bad Brains, and I didn't know the effect the band's front runner, HR, had on millions of fans and major artists in the industry.  I was glued to the film and fascinated by their 'rich and complicated history.' Go see it!

Just Another Glassblower

DEGENERATE ART PREMIERE

With artists (from left) SALT, Zach Puchowitz, Marble Slinger, Chris Carlson, Cowboy, SNIC, DWreck, and J.A.G.

Degenerate Art

Degenerate Art: The Art and Culture of Glass Pipes - SXSW 2012 Accepted Film

[“Degenerate Art” tells the story of glass pipe-making from Bob Snodgrass and the origins of the “color-changing” pipe, to the radical emerging art movement it has become today. Despite federal laws andevents like Operation Pipedreams, pipemakers are pioneering not only new techniques in working glass, but have also created a whole new genre of American folk art. Between raw materials and glassworking tools, and consumer demand for glass pipes, a huge multi-million dollar industry has formed around this taboo culture. The pieces not only reflect the artists making them, they are a reaction to the status quo. The work itself challenges our right to free speech and expression, as well as reflecting the nature of the people who make and collect the pieces. One of the last true underground scenes, glass pipe art remains invisble to mainstream culture. “Degenerate Art” will be the first of its kind, a historical instant cult classic documenting the golden era of the movement.]

AND THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS..

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