2011 is right around the corner. Happy New Year kids! If you're looking to a snazzy legit website done for the New Year & you dig my website, be sure to contact Eric Himmelreich. He built my website pretty fast and it is definitely my most favortie site I've had to date. This guy dorks out completly on all that computer science and codeing stuff, but in an amazingly awesome way. He knows his stuff! If you need a simple layout or in the need for something complex he can handle it.
No painting, drawing, or any artwork this week. It's the holiday season! My family is crazy but I love them anyways. I headed back home for a few days and enjoyed the mayhem. So I'm sharing my Christmas with you guys through a few entertaining photos. Enjoy...
I was recently interviewed by CityLink Magazine. If you live in South Florida grab a copy of the issue now. It's a nice little write up. Enjoy... If you don't live in South Florida you can read online article here: CITYLINK
I am very fortunate to have some amazing friends. Many of these friends run or work with some great Humanitarian based organizations all around the world. I just wanted to take a moment and post several non-profit & great organizations that I've worked with and fully support what they do! I try daily to step back, look at life, and be greatful for all I have. It's amazing just to take a minute to learn more about our world and possibly a little about yourself. Enjoy.. Click links to learn more: JEDIDIAH / CHARITY WATER / LIGHT GIVES HEAT / BEAUTIFUL FEET / FALLING WHISTLES / THE GLUE NETWORK / LOVE LIGHT & MELODY / KROCHET KIDS / TOMS /
Wed: Ran around the graffiti murals in Wynwood with Mike C., chatted with Jeff Soto, stopped in at Aqua, chatted a bit with Ekundayo, chatted a bit with Francesco Locastro & met Rocky Grimes at the C. Emerson booth, walked to the beach and watched Metric play a live concert. Thurs: Checked out the Jonathan Levine Murals. Met a bunch of people. Fri: Woke up early, checked on the graffiti murals around Wynwood talked to Ron English, saw Shepard Fairey, Met up with Keith Case and went to Scope (amazing), said hello to Adrien Brody, went to Graffiti Gone Global, met & talked to AlexOne from Paris (nice guy). Sat: Went to Gallery 101 saw some amazing art by Charles Pfahlto, David Bowers, & Andrea Kowch, went the Art Whino party chatted with Ekundayo, AngryWoebots, etc. Went to bed.
My Favorite Paintings I took photos of: (yes, these are paintings) My Favortie Graffiti Murals I took photos of: See all my photos from Art Basel here: * BASEL PICS *
Art Basel is upon us. I look forward to this insane epic event every year! Art Basel is the the largest art event in the United States and has been called "The Olympics of the art world". One takes place in Miami and the other main event in Switzerland. I will be showing at a couple events (one shown below), painting a mural, and running to as many shows as possible. Below is a list of shows I plan to attend. Overload of creativeness and eye candy will be taking place! I will be visiting these shows: AQUA ART FAIR JOHNATHAN LEVINE : URBAN ALCHEMIST SCOPE BASEL ART WHINO : THE TAKEOVER GRAFFITI GONE GLOBAL : FRESH PRODUCE PRIMARY FLIGHT NEW IMAGE ART MULTIVERSAL See you guys in all the mayhem...
I recently finished a 6x4ft mural for the newest A1A Burrito Work Taco Shop. Each restaurant/shop will be featuring an original mural painted by yours truly. Stop in and get some tasty burritos! Also this weekend if you live in South Florida come out to the 10th annual Art Scavenger Hunt. Run around in the dark and grab yourself some free artwork. Two of my prints and a couple of my posters will be hidden for you to find. Stop by it's a fun event!
10x10 is an installation style art show put on by Kara Walker Tome'. I rarely do these type of shows but they are so much fun to be a part of. I first came up with an idea to cover a room with graffiti art. Bringing the outside world to the inside. Collaborating with Mike Caldarera, the simple idea progressed. Our busy schedules gave us only one day to install. With the painting help of several amazing graffiti friends we pieced together our "Graffiti Dream" Installation. The room included all walls to be covered in graffiti, over 300 used spray paint cans, eight milk crates, seven spray painted Televisions (one playing the classic 1983 film "Style Wars"). Over 750 people came out to the show/event in Lake Worth, FL. Other artists did a great job putting in a lot of effort into some amazing installations. Huge thanks to all the graffiti artists who helped make our room look amazing: Sone, This, Slow, Sentr, & Krang. *Click here to see a slide show of the entire event from New Times*
I have been overwhelmed lately with amazing events, news, shows, and interviews these past couple weeks. It has been none stop and this weekend is no different. I will be showing work at three great looking shows this weekend. Stop by and enjoy these events... "Small Stuff4". Bear&Bird Gallery. Sunday, Nov 21. Small and very affordable art. I'm showing 2 brand new paintings. "10x10". Lake Worth Storage. Sat, Nov 20. This show is always amazing to come check out. It isn't something I normally do but has been so much fun so far. Myself and my friend, Mike Caldarera, are putting together an entire installation entitled "Graffiti Dream". Basically covering an entire room with graffiti art, spraycans, etc. One night only event! I will also have a few smaller works for sale. "Hopes & Hand Grenades". 1310 Gallery. Sat, Nov 20. I will be showing two paintings during this show. Great space in down town Ft. Lauderdale, should be a good show.
Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Classic 2010. Just an amazing 3 days full of friends, love, and helping others in Flagler Beach. I saw many many faces and people I hadn't seen in awhile. It's very overwhelming, especially when you're trying to get a decent mural done. But in the end the art side raised over $1500 for the local food bank and the entire event raised over $40,000! That's more then any year before. More people attended and more money was raised for scholarships. The event started out at a chilly 39degrees and stayed pretty chilly through the weekend, but that didn't stop some amazing surfing, music, art, love, and food fun from happening!
Below are the three murals that we painted live and all auctioned off. Murals painted by Austin England, Patrick Maxcy, & Chris Maslow. Thanks & love to each of the artists for an awesome job! Also congrats and thanks to each of the people who bid and got to take home thier favorite portions of the murals. Flexfit sponsored a huge portion of the art event providing 100+ hats that were painted live and auctioned off during the weekend. Thanks to everyone who bought a hat & for all the time put forth painting them. Hats painted by Stewart Maxcy. So many amazing friends. Enjoy this quick photo montage of the the event... * as always click to enlarge images / pics taken by various people.
Every year it gets bigger. Two days of surfing, concerts, art, food, giveaways, fun, etc. Go to the website to see everything that is going on: www.tommytant.com and/or watch the commercial below.
This year I've organized three different artist to come and paint 3 different murals at once. Each mural will be painted on 6 different canvases that will be auctioned off throughout the Saturday. All of it is to help and support the food banks of Flagler County. Artist include Chris Maslow, Patrick Maxcy, and Austin England. More info and images on that HERE. Come by and bid on the piece you wish to have: This year I will also be donating a hand signed, framed & matted print of one of recent paintings: "The Most Powere Law of Nature." Be sure to stop by and bid on that as well. There is so much history and stories behind this event. It's probably my favorite event because it's held in my small beach home town. Pro surfers Bruce Irons, Aaron Cormican, Blake Jones, Will Tant, Alek Parker, etc will be there surfing during the event and in a new night time surf comp put on by RedBull. The amazing band, Braddigan, will be preforming a live concert on Saturday. Flexfit also donated 100 hats that will be painted during the event by Stewart Maxcy, yes my dad! Come by and get your one of a kind hand painted hats! So much is going on. See you guys there!! WWW.TOMMYTANT.COM
I have five different shows coming up in November. One of them is "Small Stuff 4" at Bear&Bird Gallery.
The idea is to create small works that are affordable to the public. Cool thing is, the minute you buy it, you get to take it home right there. I did two small paintings for the show. It was a bit of a challenge because I never paint small. Both are based off little sketches I did on scrap paper while day dreaming. So if you like what you see go to the show on Nov 21.
Recent article and interview from "The World Artist Network" Pretty nice write-up and interview about my work. Also includes an image of the painting "Subspecies". Enjoy...
Midnight Madness should just be called "Madness". There were non stop people and things going on everywhere for 15hrs straight! I was extremely exhausted at the end of the day. I started painting about 10am in my roped off tented area. I had the basic idea for what I wanted to do. We decided last minute that the mural should be larger. It ended up being 8ft x 4ft. Below is a time lapse of the entire mural. Several people bid on the mural and it was auctioned off. The money again going to a good cause- Grind For Life. I met a lot of great people and some rad kids. Even got to see some old friends I haven't seen in awhile. I know there were several pics taken through out the day. If you have any you'd like to share just email me. Thanks a lot guys.
Live mural Painting tomorrow! Oct 15, 2010 I will be painting a 6x4ft mural tomorrow at Island Water Sports's Midnight Madness Event from 8am-Midnight. The entire street will be blocked off for this massive event. Huge street course, Pro Skaters & Surfers, Giveaways, tons of vendor, Half pipe, Live Art, Live bands, etc. Best Part is it's all free! The mural I'm painting will be sold through a silent auction during the event. Proceeds will go directly to Grind for Life. "Grind For Life is an organization that provide financial assistance to cancer patients and their families when traveling long distances to doctors and hospitals. In addition, we educate and inspire these patients and families concerning cancer survival and recovery." I have some crazy ideas for this painting and a good amount of time to work on it. Stop by and say hello & place a bid for a good cause.
Last Friday an event called Concrete Jungle was held in Key Biscayne, Fl. Concrete Jungle brought people of all races and ages together for one purpose. To raise awareness and funds for Haiti. Several reggae/hiphop/ groove/funk musicians came out for the event. Sekajipo & his whole band had the people dancing and moving to the groove. LaGuardia rapped with some heartfelt & powerful lyrics. Miami's break dance crew came out and tore up the floor. Even a mini Micheal Jackson hopped up on stage outta nowhere.I painted for several hours. The 6x4ft mural was used to raise money for kids in Haiti. Specifically to get mattress covers for them to prevent the spread of disease. I used an image of an actual Haitian kid but placed him on the top of a dozen mattresses. Just like the princess & the pea and just as happy as can be. Be grateful for what you have.Such a fun night. Thanks to Keith Case for putting the whole thing together for a great cause! Also Thanks to Sam Albanese for taking some great photos.
I have 3 live murals coming up all within 30days and each one to raise money for a great cause. These events are always a great time with so much going on and new people to met. The first of the three murals I'll be painting starts this Friday. Oct. 8, 2010 in Key Biscayne, FL
I'll be painting a 6x4 mural to raise money for Haiti- Specifically for plastic covers on mattresses for children. In the hundreds of orphanages within Haiti, they continuously have to use old, overused, stained mattresses for the children. They need a way to keep to mattresses clean and free of diseases. This mural will be auctioned of in hopes to raise enough money to help several orphanages in this situation. Some great hiphop & reggae music, food, drinks, and live art : all for Haiti.
Finished up a new small piece for a Bear&Bird Gallery "Monster's Under My Bed" group show. Over 200 works based on Childhood fears.
The piece I did is a “Landstrider” from a fantasy film directed by The Muppets co-creators Henson and Frank Oz. “Jim Henson has always been a huge inspiration to me,” Maxcy reveals. “He continually pushed the boundaries of creativity. But The Dark Crystal, one of his films from 1982, always creeped me out. It's pretty creepy when movies make creatures and puppets look realistic. This creature was called a Landstrider. Many of the characters in that film scared me when I was younger and to this day, I still have a hard time sitting through it.” - CityLink Magazine Read more about the show & see more images at City Link Magazine. Be sure to go to the show Oct 2nd @ Bear&Bird Gallery.
Recently I was in Northern Florida. My buddy asked if I wanted to go fishing. I haven't gone fishing since I was about 15years old, but it sounded like a great idea! I dont like killing animals and I don't consider myself a redneck by any means, but waking-up at 9am to go out in some secluded wetlands was just amazing! No one around, just blue skies, fish, birds, dolphins, and other wildlife. It's nice to take a break from our busy lives for a minute. We ended up catching four fish that day. I caught two spotted trout myself but let one go because he was too small & he told me he missed his mom.
Every now and then I get a new fun yet challenging commission. This one tops them all! A good friend of mine Matt Katsolis called me a month ago and commissioned an epic war painting. Basically an amazing idea that turned into more then anyone bargained for. Especially his wife, Jen.
This is the exact email I received for this piece: "The mayor of sausage town at his podium speaking to his people in a jubilant manner declaring the end of the 26 year war against the pickle people. Yay peace in the land! Banners waving throughout. Copper (his dog) is the sausage president in a bad sausage costume." Several emails later an entire event was planned around the surprise unveiling of this piece. Complete with sausage & pickle hor dourves'. the pictures speak for themselves... The final piece, that will eventually become a 3 part series... Family portrait. Check out Matt's amazing video work here: www.aquafluence.com/
Live painting, gallery shows, bears? It's all covered! Be sure to come out to one of these events if ya wanna see my work and hang out!
Oct 2 : Monsters Under my Bed / Bear&Bird Gallery in Lauderhill, Fl Oct 8 : Live Mural painting in Key Biscayne,Fl Oct 15 : Live Mural painting at Island Water Sports in Deerfield Bch, Fl Oct : TataGala Art show in Sarasota Nov 6: Live Mural painting at Tommy Tant Surf Classic in Flagler Bch, Fl Nov 20 : 10x10 Installation show in Lake Worth, Fl Dec 2-5 : Art Basel in Miami, Fl Jan 14 : Observations of the Beautiful / C.Emerson Gallery in St. Pete, Fl TBA : C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, CA
More specific artshow details as time gets closer...
The show turned out to be a lot of fun. Thanks to all my friends & new friends who came out. Matt Butcher took the stage at 7:30. Playing some heart felt tunes with his acoustic guitar & harmonica. Coffee was brewing, cupcakes &coffee ice cream were being eaten, and discussions of art were going on. Thanks again for all the support. Nice article about the show & the work written & printed in several papers... Thanks to the show sponsors: Ikea, Starbucks Coffee, Cupcake Gloria, City of Sunrise Foundation, & Squire Sanders.
If you didn't get a chance to come to the solo show and see the new work, you can now check it out here. Two brand new framed paintings and close-up details. Both works are available. Enjoy...
"Subspecies". acrylic on canvas. 38"x26" "The Most poweful Law of Nature". acrylic on canvas. 22"x26" -Thanks for the love & support - Patrick Maxcy
Sunrise Civic Center Art Gallery Grande' / August 20, 2010 / 7pm - 10pm.
Several never before seen works will be on display. Also limited edition posters will be on sale during the show only. If you get a chance definitely stop by. It's going to be a great time! All details for the event are below: Opening night is Friday August 20. The show will be on display from 8/13-8/29 Gallery Hours: Tues,Fri,Sat 10-5. Wed, Thurs 12-7 Music by Matt Butcher. Sponsored by Starbucks & Cupcakes by Gloria. Sunrise Civic Center Art Gallery, 10610 West Oakland Park Blvd. Sunrise, FL 33351
