“Firewall” (Don’t Let Our Government Ruin The Internets)
I’m glad to be a part of this project which seems to be gaining some momentum. I’ll try to gather all links to press, etc… here on the blog.
CNET: New “Firewall” song protests SOPA copyright bill (Q&A)
Washington Post: Anti-SOPA advocates and ‘ObamaGirl’ creator combat bill through song, boycott
Music and Lyrics by Leah Kauffman
Buy single on iTunes
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/firewall/id490955904?i=490956053
https://twitter.com/#!/leahrkauffman
www.leahkauffman.com
Produced by Ritz Reynolds
https://twitter.com/#!/ritzreynolds
Video by Dan King
http://www.stupideasyideas.com
Internet played by Eric Smith
http://www.ericsmithrocks.com
For more info visit:
http://www.americancensorship.org
http://www.stopcensorship.org
DRGN KING: “Paragraph Nights”
This is the title track from DRGN KING’s upcoming record, Paragraph Nights, out December 2011. Directed by Dan King.
www.wearedrgnking.com
www.drgnking.bandcamp.com
www.twitter.com/drgnkingdom
www.twitter.com/ritzreynolds
www.weirdmansion.tumblr.com
www.ritzreynolds.tumblr.com
Special Thanks To: Keith Birthday (www.norwegianarms.bandcamp.com), Leah Kauffman, Andy Black (who graced this song with his wonderful bass playing), Jon Chicot, Stupid Easy Gallery.
PhilaMade: Show and Tell III Hosted By Stupid Easy
As a photographer I have a responsibility to be curious. If I didn’t experiment in the studio my work would get stale real quick. Occasionaly these late-night episodes of temporary-insanity lead to new discoveries which become part of my creative process. Every creative has their own process and PhilaMade thinks we can all benefit from a little Show & Tell.
PhilaMade celebrates, inspires and cultivates creative brilliance in the Philadelphia Community.
“We are excited to partner with Stupid Easy for our third installment of our Show and Tell. Get ready to cram cromulent process insights and scrumtrulescent ideas down your gullet. This time around Show and Tell’s distinguished presenters are…
Geekadelphia
The Neiman Group
Neo-PangeaSure, our presenters have launched amazing projects, but what’s behind the curtain? What technologies were employed? What kind of research generated? How did they arrive at the final concept? What did each team member do? What did their clients do? What did they do when their clients did what they did?”
Join us as part of DesignPhiladelphia on Tuesday October 18th at Stupid Easy Gallery, 307 Market Street, from 6-9:00 and see how they got it done.
Food and drinks to be enjoyed by all, courtesy of Swig bartending.
Upcoming PhilaMade Event
Come out and talk about PMFail! PhilaMade will host a Project Management focused Happy Hour Round Table the following Tuesday, October 25th. A week after Show & Tell III. INFO HERE
Design Philadelphia 2011
Last year we had a great time hosting Our red carpet (and hair) event “Blade” as part of Design Philadelphia. Check out this video to learn more about it:
While Stupid Easy isn’t hosting an event this year (we’ve been busy enough with Chris Clark’s solo show, first Fridays, Dragon King videos, Philly 360 spots, stop motion mobile apps, Phillies time-lapse videos, Vitamin Water video art, AAA mag cover shoots, and 4100 mile road trips;
I’m proud to have my photograph of our front door featured on the inside cover of this year’s Design Philadelphia official guidebook!
Stop by to grab a copy, or pick one up at any DP friendly place around town.
Construct Destruct, Chris Clark @ StupIDEAsy
Construct Destruct, Chris Clark’s first solo exhibition with StupidEasy Gallery, debuts Saturday, September 24th .
Clark uses a mix of spray paint stenciling, screen printing, collage and painting to create environments that are rich in depth and texture. His work explores the relationship between the natural world and technology. It suggests a certain tension between the two elements, creating an energy that is both kinetic and foreboding.Organic and manufactured forms along with portions of text and images from blueprints & diagrams are fantastically layered to create environments that feel engineered and beautifully toxic. The objects could be anywhere, and the complex physically worked surfaces can become so dense that there is little room for anything else. His blending of organic forms with manufactured surfaces suggests technology run amok and a natural world in accelerated flux. His richly layered and obsessively detailed environments leave you with a feeling of being taken out of time as well as out of place.Please join us from 7-10pm for the opening reception on Saturday, September 24th. The artist will be in attendance.
StupidEasy is located at 307 Market Street above Artist & Craftsman Supply.
Dates are as follows:
Show: September 24th – October 22nd
Private Opening for Press and Distinguished Guests: Saturday, September 24th. 7-10pm
Public First Friday Opening: Friday, October 7th. 7-10pmStupidEasy Gallery
307 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.stupideasyideas.com
http://chrismclark.blogspot.com/
DRGN KING – “Holy Ghost”
Summer Visits
There has been a ton of stuff going on around the gallery. There are new projects everyday. The good news is we have had a few visits from our friends DRGN King as well as Chris m. Clark. DRGN King has been working on a video with Dan and Chris has been in to talk about his show in the fall. In all the chaos Dan was able to take a minute and take a portrait of Chris and his sweet nose cast.
The good news is Chris’s show has already gotten some buzz. Street Dept noticed Chris’ tiny installations around fishtown. Here’s the link where they mention his work. ( http://streetsdept.com/2011/08/07/a-little-instillation/ ) These tiny pieces definitely brighten fish town and catch your eye. They seemed excited to see more of what he has to offer and so are we.
So Easy a 3rd Grader could do it. . . .
Dan and Lauren have been creating an interesting video for the Multicultural Alliance Congress who are launching an app to assist people in finding Philadelphia’s multicultural restaurants, shops and events around the city. We were able to construct known land marks out on construction paper. Above you see Lauren working on creating a map of a section of Philadelphia.
A Couple Days @Citizen’s Bank Park
Working at the Phillies Stadium had a lot of great things about it , but one of the coolest things had to be getting so close to the World Series Trophy !! Check Out the Time-Lapse Video that Dan made on the GPTMC facebook page. We were able to help with the installation of Joe Hill’s work as well as see some fans interact with his work. The weather was not perfect but we had a fun time doing it.
Pigeon Point Beach, St. Lucia, W.I.
