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Ryan Jacob Smith interview and print release

Hungry Eyeball interviews Portland artist Ryan Jacob Smith with some new prints in our online gallery.

> (When you were in New York, what did you miss about Portland?)

When I was living in New York, I missed the West Coast vibes, Portland summers, and my friends here. I also missed the trees and fresh air.

> (Being back in Portland, what do you miss about New York?)

Now living back in Portland, I miss the East Coast energy, New York fall, and my friends there. I also miss cheap comedy nights at UCB Theatre.
I’m always missing some place, I also miss Los Angeles and San Francisco too.

> (What’s your favorite moth and why? )

The io moth has been my favorite moth for a while now. That’s the moth I depict a lot in my painting, I even have a tattoo of one. I’m not sure why I like it, maybe because I use it so much it became “my moth”.
> (I was flipping through your Flickr photos and noticed tattoo work on fruit and flash designs, can you talk about this?)

I have been wanting to start tattooing for a several years now. When I was in New York, I reconnected with a friend who started tattooing a year prior. During the time I lived in New York, I saw her progress and she eventually started working at a good shop. This inspired me just to go for it and start making first steps in learning tattooing. So, I bought some tattoo equipment while I was in New York. Then I have been practicing on grapefruit, on my legs and thighs. I also been repainting traditional flash designs and making flash designs of my own. Hopefully this work will lead to a formal apprenticeship.

> (Do you have some favorite tattoo artists?)

Yes. A lot, maybe too much to mention. There are some that I got some tattoos from: Bailey Hunter Robinson (he tattooed my io moth and my chest piece) Thomas Hooper (he tattooed my palm) Dan Gilsdorf (he tattooed most of my forearms)

> (If I asked you to do a full back tattoo on me and I said do whatever, what would you do?)

My favorite back pieces are usually classic traditional scenes like the Pharaoh’s Horses and the Rock of Ages. I also love the epic animal verses back pieces like Tiger vs. Snake, Panther vs. Snake, Eagle Vs. Snake. I think I would do the Tiger vs. Snake, you could get some interesting patterns on the snake and on the tiger stripes.

> (Can you talk about any future art plans or events?)

I have a solo show at Land Gallery here in Portland. Actually, I’m going to have a kickstarter to help pay the supplies and t-shirts for the show. After that, I’ll be looking for a better day job and a tattoo apprenticeship somewhere.

Ryan Jacob Smith kickstarter project will only be funded if at least $1,000 is pledged by Monday Apr 2, 2012 | 7:57pm PDT.

TRASHED @ 35: Willamette Week 35th Anniversary Art Show at Backspace

Portland Artist Klutch paints up Willamette Week Newspaper Box

Portland Art Show Opening, First Thursday, November 5th, 2009 starts at 5:30pm (Show closes Nov. 30, 2009)
Backspace – 115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, Oregon

To help celebrate Willamette Week’s 35th anniversary, WW asked some of Portland’s hottest emerging and iconic artists to turn their newspaper covers into new pieces of art in their own unique styles. They got the idea from local artist Klutch (Vinyl Killers), whose “remixed” WW covers caught their eye and inspired them to invite other artists to try their hand at using, well, us, as a medium. Trashed @ 35 features Klutch’s work, as well as WW-inspired art by Brett Superstar, Dan Gilsdorf, J. Shea, Alexis Mollomo, Josh Arseneau, Chris Haberman, Tripper Dungan, Pedro Dorsey, Jason Graham, Lydia Crumbley, Eve Lake and Tom Cramer among others. Come meet the artists, check out their kick-ass work, and toast WW at the crusty old age of 35 at the show’s First Thursday opening.
Willamette Week Newspaper Box was done by Portland artist Klutch for the art show.

Klutch Paints a Willamette Week Newspaper Box

((( ZINE RIVER )))

Portland is a river city; many of us lay our eyes daily upon the mighty Willamette and Columbia rivers. Yet, deep below the city’s surface runs another river, one that few have heard of and even fewer have seen. It’s a mysterious body of water that some say has the power to heal the sick, to make the old young again, to give the impotent a boner. It’s a magical place known as Zine River.

Another well-kept secret: the IPRC has a secret passageway to this amazing river of creativity. Our fearless Membership Coordinator Lori D has been down there for months, paddling the Zine River on a homemade raft, seeking out underground artists and zinesters to take part in this special benefit art show. Join us for the opening reception on Friday June 26th at 7pm, and take your own wild ride down the Zine River.

Zine River
A Benefit Art Show for the Independent Publishing Resource Center
Grass Hut Gallery
811 East Burnside
Portland, OR 97214
June 26-July 1
Opening Reception: Friday June 26, 2009 at 7pm

Featuring artwork and zines by Chris Johanson, Thomas Campbell, Lori D, Nicole J. Georges, Gabriel Liston, Theo Ellsworth, Dan Gilsdorf, Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, Megan Whitmarsh, Leif Goldberg, Keegan Wenkman, Scrappers, Sammy Harkham, Chris Duncan, Thom Lessner, Elizabeth Haidle and E*Rock.

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