As part of Create Magazine's 'Network Portfolio Showcase' the image 'Twin Mountain Guardians' was feature in their Jan-Feb 2008 issue. Check out this great website here Check out the featured image @ the top of this page
The 'Demi The Demoness' Adult movie has completed filming!
SS Crompton (creator and movie consultant) sent this email with the great news:
Hey Rob!
The movie has been shot – I was in LA for the last 4 days and wanted to keep you updated on things.
It will end up being a sort of x-rated gothic episode of the old BATMAN TV show. Funny, sexy and supernatural.
The movie's cover background and other 3d images will be credited to Rob Hassan and Graphixrob Studios
Here is a partial view of the cover for a shot of the full cover visit this site Caution: nakedness ahead!!
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Portrait Of The Day Honors!
I recently received this email informing me that the Harry Potter pencil drawing that was in my stars portraits gallery chosen as the 'Portrait of the Day'
Congratulations ! Today, on 02/10/2008, your portrait of Daniel Radcliffe has been selected as the Portrait of the Day.Please have a look at it on http://www.stars-portraits.com !
A huge bravo for this beautiful portrait, and see you very soon on Stars Portraits !Best regards,Stars Portraits Teamhttp://www.stars-portraits.com
Here is the screenshot: Considering that this website has many beautiful works of art, and super talented artist associated with it I am very appreciative.
Ink Anarchy's exciting art collection is being exhibited at JUNO bar in London from Feb 11th onwards. To celebrate this there is going to be a launch night party on Monday 11th Feb at JUNO bar from 6pm.
All our artwork will be on display and available to buy on the night. Everyone is welcome and we would love to see some of our fellow anarchists there. Plus there will be loads of free sushi!! For venue info please visit www.junoshoreditch.co.uk . Further details of the event can be found at http://imperial.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10147961756&ref=mf
So, stop by the 'art battle to the death' if you happen to be in the neighborhood
The Hierograph Volume II and III are published and are currently in the 'promotional phase' The book is made up of short illustrated stories a various artwork.
Here are a few pages of my artwork contribution to the graphic novels Pages from Volume II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the March issue of Previews Magazine: Look for the artwork 'The Dark Knight' to be featured in the Previews Gallery section.
A tribute to Heath Ledger (1979-2008)
The Dark Knight is the latest movie in the Batman franchise. The movie stars Christian Bale (as Batman) and Heath Ledger (as the Joker).
And at the State Library in Trieste from 23rd November to 15th December 2007
Promoted by:
Acquamarina – Associazione Culturale
With the support of:
Regional Committee for Education, Culture, Sport and Peace;
Credito Cooperativo del Carso
In cooperation with:
Ministry for Arts and Culture; State Library of Trieste
The competition – organised and run on the web and devoted to computer-processed graphic and photographic images – aroused the interest of 410 artists from 55 different countries.
The winning 30 images will be on display until 15th December, together with 25 works byRiccardo Paci,winner of the 2006 edition of "The Brain Project".The State Library is located at 6, Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII and entrance to the exhibition is free. Opening hours: 8.30 am-6.30 pm from Monday to Friday, 8.30-1.30 pm on Saturday.
All the works posted on the competition website, the 30 best images and Riccardo Paci’s works can be seen at www.thebrainproject.eu
The international competition “The Brain Project” was organised with the support of the Regional Committee for Education, Culture, Sport and Peace of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Credito Cooperativo del Carso/ Zadružna Kraška Banka, in cooperation with the Ministry for Arts and Culture and the State Library in Trieste.
The competition aroused the interest of 410 artists from every corner of the world: 208 from Italy, 36 from the USA, 17 from Germany, 12 from Great Britain, 8 from the Netherlands, 7 from France, the Czech Republic and India, 6 from Brazil and Japan. Other applications came from major European and western countries including Australia, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia and Israel, but also from China, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, African countries and Latin America.
The subject matter was “Attraction”. Through different photo, photo retouching, graphic, and digital painting techniques participants represented this subject in an evocative, surreal, highly imaginative way without forgetting other aspects, like irony and social criticism.
Participants worth mentioning include Japanese digital artistNakamura Kazuhiko, who took inspiration from Kafka’s story and Arcimboldo’s paintings to create his “Metamorphosis”, Russian Sergey Skachkov, from Novosibirsk, who depicted a disturbing image of modern, labyrinth-like cities. If Israeli Moran Barak, from Tel Aviv, created a bright, graphic-pictorial image of friends gathered around a bonfire, Italian Rita Soccio,from Recanati, used a good deal of amused irony to represent the bizarre Proper/Star family, originating from the love of two very popular cartoon characters used in TV ads.
Images posted on the competition website were anonymously analysed by a jury of experts. The thirty best images they selected were published on the competition magazine, including 25 works by artist and computer scientist Riccardo Paci, from Florence. His personal exhibition include some printings and oil on canvas pictures with three different subject matters: “Acqua” (Water), “Stella” (Star) and “Occhio” (Eye).With one of these images, a puzzle of digital images forming a big eye, Paci won the first edition of “The Brain Project” competition, in which 309 artists from 42 different countries participated.
Members of the jury for “The brain project 2007” were:
Riccardo Baldassarri - photographer – founder of the competition (Trieste)
Annamaria Castellan – president of Associazione Acquamarina and award organiser (Trieste)
Emanuela De Marchi – film director, president of “Mis Mas eventi”, working in the show and training business (Milan)
Antonio Giusa - curator of “Spilimbergo fotografia “(Udine)
Riccardo Paci - winner of “The brain project 2006” edition, artist and computer engineer (Florence)
Tatjana Rojc – literary critic – Univeristy of Udine
Alessandro Rosada -gallery manager(Trieste)
FOR EDITORIAL OFFICES: information in Italian and English, competition logo and competition images in a high definition format can be downloaded atthe press office website: www.bekar.net
My entry made it into the top 30 (out of 410 entries)
FUTR WRLD/Antimotion has asked artists from all over the world to participate. My CG (science fiction) artwork was selected to be showcased in a limited first edition numbered 'spacebook' along with a special edition print.
There will be a FUTR WRLD exhibition and book viewing at a NYC gallery to be announced.
FUTR WRLD is an open source collaborative effort among artist to create a conceptual rendering of earth and its inhabitants in the year 2060. The contest is based on the following theme:
- Future of the living space - Future communication - Evolution of the human body / biotech enhancement - Future of transportation and movement - Future of fashion - Urban / suburban society - Future of war - Future entertainment / gaming
Stay tuned in for the time and place of the FUTR WRLD ~ NYC gallery show...
The accompanying text based on the exhibit theme 'Attraction':
Attraction is forever.
The future holds many mysteries dark and bright. One certainty is that attraction will forever be the driving life-force for all creatures great and small. Without strong attraction (one object drawing toward another) existence as we know it is impossible.
The ImagineFX magazine (issue 25) is finally out in the UK and will hit the US shores in about 2-3 weeks...this issue features a few pieces of my artwork and a short biography in the Reader Xpose' section.
Richard Johnson a Graphic Designer and Illustrator in the UK noticed my artwork in the pages of ImagineFX magazine and has graciously requested that I work as part of an artistic team contributing to the project.
The Enemy's Son: Erth Chronicles Book I ------------------------------------------------------------
This epic project was actually featured in an article ImagineFX published in issue #19, along with his own artwork in #21, and further Erth artwork in this month’s (25) issue, page 60.
This is an exciting time for Erth Chronicles, with new developments happening all the time – so make sure you keep an eye on the site, as there are regular updates in the News & Features section.
Richard is currently developing the Erth Awards which is supported by Ballistic Publishing http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/ and will be judged by some highly respected professionals in the field Check out the entire project here: http://www.erthchronicles.com/
I would like to thank the website http://www.comics2film.com/ for the heavy promotion of my comic book artwork. The site has published my artwork consistently for several months, often on their front page in the 'Spotlight On' Gallery'
About Comics2Film Comics2Film was founded on May 24th, 1997 by Rob M. Worley in an effort to give fans a single place to find all the news, current and historic about movies and TV shows that are based on comic books and comic strips.
In that time the site has grown from a hobby to a phenomenon, a trusted source cited by numerous news outlets including USA Today, CNN, Fox News, Entertainment Weekly and more.
The second installment of the quarterly anthology of adventure and mystery. Featuring comics, prose, and poetry by Paul Cartwight, Nicholas Knight, Chris Fenoglio, Shane Smallwood, Cristian Aluas, Steve Cobb, Nic Wilson, Giovanni P. Timpano, James Reed, Travis Gibb, Steven Preston, Mauricio Diaz, CAOZ, Chris Lynch, Stu Art, Aaron Nelson, Alberto Pessoa, ArleneWow!, Robert Tidwell, Gerardo Gonzales, RobHassan, Thomas Wells, and Anthony Garcia. Edited and compiled by Anthony Garcia. 80 pages, color and b/w.
My artwork is also confirmed to be in Volume #3 due out in Spring 2008
Create Magazine will publish the image "Twin Mountain City" in their Jan/Feb 2008 issue.
Create Magazine’s mission is to inform, connect, inspire and educate creative professionals. First published in 2001, Create Magazine is an award-winning, bi-monthly creative industry magazine published for those who produce or require creative services and products. As a networking resource, Create Magazine provides an insider's perspective on the people, news, trends and events that influence both local and national advertising and creative production industries.
With five regional editions nationwide, each issue features articles by local community leaders who are the trusted source for information and commentary on the Advertising, Design, Printing, Photography, Film and Video, Animation and New Media industries, in addition to national content from industry experts.
Picayune Productions in in the process of filming the movie 'Comic Ruse' and it seems that they are using a character (Mammoth) that I created several years ago.
I received this email recently from Roland the films director:
"The film is back on track. It actually stalled briefly when I got a job writing for Marvel Comics along side Orson Scott Card (Red Prophet still in stores now!), but now that the project is over, I'm pressing ahead with the film. Scenes that highlight "The Mammoth" have actually been filmed already!"
"We are glad to inform you that your work has been selected among the thirty best pictures participating in the competition.
Your artwork will therefore be displayed at the State Library in Trieste from the 23rd of November to the 5th of December 2007".
Annamaria Castellan
President of Associazione Acquamarina
The absolute winner of the 2007 edition will be offered the chance to mount a personal exhibition at “The Brain Project – 2008”, publish a short monograph in next year’s exhibition magazine and be a member of the jury inthe 2008 edition.
The first edition of “The Brain Project” competition – whose subject matterwas “Borders” – took place last year. 309 people from 42 different countriesparticipated in it thus offering an overview of the future developments inthe field of digital art.
The works posted in the competition website www.thebrainproject.eu will be analysed and evaluated online by an international jury. The thirty best pictures will be published on the website, published in the exhibition magazine and displayed at an exhibition in Trieste (Italy) at the end of November.This event is promoted by Acquamarina – Associazione Culturale with thesupport of Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Regional Committee for Education, Culture, Sport and Peace, Credito Cooperativo del Carso/ ZadružnaKraška Banka and in cooperation with the Ministry for Arts and Culture andthe State Library in Trieste (Italy).
The high quality Giclee Prints are limited to a 300 piece print run and are available directly from Ink Anarchy
The accompanying text based on the exhibit theme 'Attraction':
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