Otcasek studied at the Columbus College of Art and Design (Columbus, OH) where he focused on painting and Art History.  Informed both by his traditional art background and 17 years as an Art Director and Lead Artist in the video games industry – Otcasek takes a bold and confident look at subjects we might overlook or so often […]

An adaptive creative process is fundamental to Gianni’s artistic practice. Works often begin with a singular image, texture, feeling or text and take shape naturally by way of channeling the hand/eye/mind that contains a sacred knowledge and un/common sense.  Favoring found materials, steeped in history and meaning allow for chance encounters, shifts of direction, and […]

Memorable highlights in his life include, “experiencing” his idol Jimi Hendrix at the Boston Garden in ‘68.  Getting knocked on his ass by Paul Newman during the hockey auditions for Slapshot in ’76 and very nearly killing a young Quentin Tarantino, during a scene from Sam Shepard’s True West, while a member of Allen Garfield’s […]

Vendors are preparing for the opening of Parachute Market, which opens this weekend for a two day run (Saturday, March 22 – Sunday, March 23).  Celebrating the second year of the bi-annual design fair, Creative Director Coryander Friend curates the show inspired by the spring equinox and created the theme Let There Be Light.  Four […]

The traveling portrait pop up invites Angelinos and it’s resident artists to come and have their portrait taken for free. Each participant receives their beautiful, high resolution portrait and can do whatever they wish with it (Sell, Trade, Instagram, Tweet, Print, Publish, etc.). The portraits are published within Installation Magazine along with more information about […]

This Saturday, February 15th – Have your portrait captured by Installation’s Creative Director Garet Field-Sells (fieldsells.com), and be featured with a bio and selected portfolio of work in a very special issue of Installation Magazine. The barter? Bring a piece of art or personal object to leave behind. Installation will auction it off during a charity […]