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Thursday, April 23rd 8:30pm at Abe & Jakes Also in this magzine: Artist Shout Out: HERAKUT Listen To: Mi Ami Style Icon: Jane Birkin Spencer Fashion Show Coloring Page: b.d. eek
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IN THIS ISSUE: Artist Shout Out: HERAKUT - 2 Drunken Sailor’s Tailor - 8 Spencer Fashion Show - 13 Listen To: Mi Ami - 14 Coloring Page: b.d. eek - 17 Style Icon: Jane Birkin - 18 NEXT ISSUE - 21
Artist Shout Out: HERAKUT by: Harold Johns III
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Herakut is an ongoing collaboration between German duo Akut and Hera that effectively synthesizes two seemingly opposing styles to create singular pieces of art. Akut specializes in photo - realistic por traits created through a self-taught process developed from years of graffiti work.
Hera on the other hand is more spontaneous and figurative in her approach, a reaction to the strict arts education she received as a child. Despite their differences, both artists share a love of street art and were able to admire each others’ work over the years through graffiti magazines. 4
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In 2004 after meeting at the Urban Arts Festival Seville in Spain a partnership was fostered under the shared name, thus Herakut was born.
Screenshots from: ‘Streetart’ In The Gallery See Video at: therathaus.com
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Herakut has been painting on walls and canvases throughout the world ever since. In April of 2008 they showed at one of the hottest spots for up and coming artists in the world, the Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art in West Hollywood. And this April a retrospective book of their work entitled “The Perfect Merge” will be released. More than a great title, this may also serve as the perfect description for their work.
Read More Artist Shout Outs at therathaus.com Artist Shout Out: Matt Shlian
“‘As a paper engineer my work is rooted in print media, book arts and commercial design. Beginning with an initial fold, a single action causes a transfer of energy to subsequent folds, which ultimately manifest in drawings and three dimensional forms.’”
Artist Shout Out: Cody Hoyt
“Cody Hoyt should be appreciated for his unique blending of Constructivist theory and postmodern methods.”
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Interview: Malina Heinemann by: Tricia Rock The facts: Thursday, April 23rd 8:30pm. Abe & Jakes (8 E 6th Street). The Kansas Naval Academy presents Drunken Sailor’s Tailor, a fashion show and benefit for World Wide Impact Now and the Americana Music Academy. 16 local artists, designers, and clothing stores.
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A fashion show is art, an exhibition that shows only the final product. When you watch the models come down the runway it’s easy to forget that what you see is the culmination of work done by many. What about the people who take the show from conception to reality? Who are they and why do they keep coming back for more? In the small fashion community of Lawrence passion reigns over price. The creators and participants of Drunken Sailor’s Tailor, who all work on a volunteer basis, are not simply interested in fashion but live and breathe style. I sat down with Malina Heinemann, who along with Phil Chiles, owner of Wild Man Vintage, is the heart and soul behind Drunken Sailor’s Tailor. We talked about theater and fashion, artistic inspiration, and her realization at age six that styling wasn’t just a hobby but an intrinsic calling. 8
Is this the first fashion show you and Phil have worked on together? Phil really was the one who wanted to do this. He also had the idea for The Son of Fashion Monsters benefit show (held in October of 2008). Doing shows for Phil has been a really good experience because he trusts my inspiration. I can just kind of go with it. I can be there any time of the day and he’s really patient with the creative process. What’s going to be different about this fashion show? I am not doing any styling for Wild Man. I’m kind of helping Phil along with his process, trying to get things together and coordinating. I wanted to give someone else the opportunity to style. There’s just so much going on (in Wild Man). It’s great, it’s like you’re a painter and there’s tons of paint, every kind of paint, every color of paint, and you can just use whatever colors you want. 9
How did your involvement in fashion shows begin? Starting out at Johnson County in their fashion program, taking classes and I did my own line. After that I was really inspired. I went to London for a costume design degree, majoring in millinery. Here in Lawrence I did a run for Arizona Trading Company then Phil asked me to style a show. It was a really good way for me to mix theater and fashion. I kind of have a producers mind - having the whole creative idea, the entire full visual idea. But that’s also my biggest battle, not having anybody to give those things to and run with it. I think a lot of people struggle with that as an artist.
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So what drives you to keep participating in shows? For me it’s about being around people, connecting with people. Just kind of about the character and turning them into a character. It’s a fun way to get a point across too. Having a story to tell rather than just to be about clothing. I think initially you get people’s attention because they’re there to see fashion and then you can really express something. You can show people what’s inside of your brain or your heart, or somebody else’s heart. Do you feel like your interest in fashion is something you were born with? Is there a moment you remember as your first fashion moment? When I was a kid I was really persistent that every Sunday was like, that was the day. The day to dress to the nines. And as a little, little kid I was all about being dressed up. There was this secret little stash of costumes at a relative’s, it was under the stairs and I’d go over there and play dress up. I found this dress that looked like a wedding dress and I wore it to church. I was dressed like a bride and made a veil to go with it. I had hot pink tights on, hot pink accents and black patent leather shoes. I just remember I was like, this is it man. This is like bride fashion. This is what I’m going to be doing. This is my love. And look how good I look. Ridiculous. My parents were just like, what can we do? She’s wearing a veil, she’s only six. That’s kind of where it started for me and I don’t think I’ve really grown out of that. I try to go out and get all dressed up and I’m like, I need a veil... or something. It’s never enough. 11
What are your plans for the future? I’m hoping to really narrow my path. You look at theater and fashion and as far as costumes go it’s head to toe, it’s way too much. I never am able to actually realize my design. With millinery it’s a concentrated area on your head, it’s one focused area. That’s what I really want to get back into.
What are you looking forward to with Drunken Sailor’s Tailor? It’ll be a good experience to kind of back away from having my stuff on stage. I never get to see the shows. It’s nice to just give people the opportunity, support, and venue to show their stuff. There are a couple of people that I really know what they’re bringing to this and then there are others that I have no clue. That’s a little bit scary but it’s also exciting.
Learn more about: Americana Music Academy: www.americana-music.org World Wide Impact Now: www.worldwide-impact-now.org
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Drunken Sailor’s Tailor Thursday, April 23rd 8:30pm. Abe & Jakes (8 E 6th Street)
Also on the same night,
More Fashion! So before you go to Drunken Sailor’s Tailor at Abe & Jakes...
Make sure to head down to the Spring Student Night at the Spencer Thursday April 23rd at 6pm (All Ages) Sustainable Eco-Friendly Fashion starting at 7pm Designers are presenting clothes with organic cottons or other fair trade fabrics, recycled fabrics, even some made of bamboo and coconuts. This event is in collaboration with the campus wide, week-long initiative “Blue to Green.” Featuring Designers: Liz Kowalchuk Meghan Arthur Magic Carpet Traveler Loni Hosking for Eco Boutique White Chocolate
DJ Matt Stackswell is providing music, and Stephen Moles will MC the show.
Spencer Museum of Art - 1301 Mississippi - Lawrence, KS - KU Campus
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Listen To: Mi Ami “Watersports” by: Meghan Bainum
Watersports is an album that lurks like a hungry animal in the massive African Savannah - out of sight but never far away, carefully tracking prey with a hungry eye and stealthy footstep. Indeed, the influence of the African night is in the album almost literally, with vocalist Daniel Martin-McCormick sounding at times quite like a lonely hyena, pleasantly yapping away at some sort of unknown sign, while the sounds of relentless, fevered drumming fills the night air. Mi Ami is a band that does not shy away from the primal parts of music, and indeed Martin-McCormick’s voice, along with the drumming of Damon Palermo and Jacob Long on bass have created an album that seeps into the parts of the brain where the line between animal and man is at its most tenuous. In a world where most music is manufactured to the point it is difficult to hear the humans behind the machine, “Watersports” is all animal, full
Watersports Tracks: 1. Echononecho 2. The Man In Your House
3. New Guitar 4. Pressure 5. Freed From Sin
6. White Wife 7. Peacetalks/Downer
Echononecho 12”
Telepathe Devils Trident (The Remixes)12”
Ark of the Covenant 12”
African Rhythms 12”
of blood and piss, and ready to break loose. Because the edge is so readily trod by the folks in Mi Ami, this album won’t be for those who crave order, control, structure, melody, or anything approaching rules for songwriting or music making. But for those listeners who can let go and enjoy that strange tickling in the back of the head that suggests we’re not that far from the loincloth, Mi Ami’s “Watersports” is the perfect release. They just played at South by Southwest, with other Touch And Go/Quarterstick Records bands on March 20 at Flamingo Cantina before going on a European tour.
Available from Touch and Go Records 99¢ per track download: www.touchandgorecords.com Other Links: www.myspace.com/miamiamiami
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Hear More Music at therathaus.com Listen To: High Diving Ponies
“Kansas City native Josh Thomas continues to explore what he describes as ‘post-shoegaze danger pop.’”
Listen To: Ponytail “Ice Cream Spiritual”
“Love them or hate them, at the very least you have to respect Ponytail’s own belief in what they are creating.”
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Rathaus Coloring Page! by: b.d. eek - www.myspace.com/bdeek
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Style Icon: Jane Birkin by: Tricia Rock
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When considering Jane Birkin a style icon, one cannot ignore the fact that two of her daughters Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon should carry the title as well. All three have that allure of effortless French fashion most women strive for, however, each interpret the look in a slightly different way which highlights their individuality. Not only has The Rathaus featured Jane Birkin as a style icon here and on therathaus.com, we have also published web articles on both Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon. Check out The Rathaus online for the full story of this remarkably stylish family. Jane Birkin made her debut playing a model in Michelangelo Antonioni’s controversial 1966 film Blowup. Although born and raised in London, Birkin then decided to move to Paris to pursue a career in acting, modeling, and singing. She landed the lead female role in Slogan, despite her limited knowledge of the French language, where she met and starred with Serge Gainsbourg. The two soon began a long intimate relationship and recorded one of the first of many musical collaborations “Je t’aime… moi non plus.” The song featured erotic lyrics over the sexualized moans and groans of Birkin, causing quite a stir. Although many deemed the song too sultry for radio play, the scandal increased its popularity to make it a commercial hit throughout Europe.
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Birkin and Gainsbourgs’ daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg was born in 1971. The couple separated in 1980 and in 1982 Birkin had another daughter Lou Doillon with director Jacques Doillon. Throughout the years Jane continued to star in films and work on music, making her a French icon. She was nominated for numerous Cesar Awards for her acting and collaborated with many musicians including Francoise Hardy, Feist, and Franz Ferdinand. However, she may be remembered most for her inspiration of the Hermes Birkin bag, created in 1984. The bag is said to have been designed for Jane after the head of the fashion house saw the muse struggling with several bags while boarding a plane. The bag is now one of the most expensive and sought after accessories in the fashion world, with a waiting list of over two years. Jane Birkin’s style is the epitome of French fashion. Chic and basic yet with such an ease it looks as though she just strolled out of bed, tousled her hair, and grabbed the few pieces of clothing that were lying around. This relaxed hippie vibe complete with her signature fringe hairstyle inspired women throughout the world to loosen the grips of 1960’s mod fashion for a more natural beauty. Today Birkin has been concentrating her work more towards humanitarian efforts, however, she has teamed up with luxury cashmere and wool knitwear line Lutz & Patmos for a Spring 2009 collection. 20
Simply put, Artstew’s goal is to help create new opportunities for art to flourish in Lawrence by bringing the artististic community together. Whether you consider yourself an artist, or just an art lover, we welcome you. For more information goto: www.artstew.org or contact us via email at: contact@artstew.org Artstew Magazine is published by Artstew Design and Creative Arts. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited. Printed by: Office Helpline P.O. Box 442398 Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 843-8521 info@ohonline.biz www.ohonline.biz
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