Wednesday, April 29, 2009

UPDATE!!! IC in this morning's chalk walk article

the event is postponed till further notice.. because of stupid rain :(

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http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_12252178

here's a shot of the Copia piece that IC did last year...

Monday, April 27, 2009

ICUC MYSTERY REVEALED (including video of the making)

SO A COUPLE DAYS AGO I POSTED A BLOG ABOUT SOMEONE PUTTING UP A HUGE STICKER OR WHEATPASTE IN OUR GALLERY. NOBODY IN INDIVIDUAL COLLECTIVE KNEW WHO IT WAS AND IT REMAINED A MYSTERY UNTIL TODAY. BUT UNTIL I GET TO THAT LET ME START OFF MY SAYING IT WAS MY BAD ON BLASTING IT ONLINE WITHOUT MORE DETAILS, SO HERE IS HOW THE STORY GOES...

THURSDAY: CRIS EDWARDS WALKS IN THE STUDIO AND A HUGE PASTEUP IS AGAINST THE CEILING AND MASS TEXTS AND TWITTERS EVERYONE IN IC. EVERYONE IS SHOCKED AND AMAZED AT WHAT HAPPENED AND NO ONE KNOWS WHO IT IS. PEOPLE START PUTTING THE BLAME ON PEOPLE.

FRIDAY: ANOTHER HUGE PASTEUP IS ON THE GALLERY WALL AS WELL AS 'UNDERGROUND COLLECTIVE' NEXT TO 'INDIVIDUAL COLLECTIVE' AND CHARACTERS EYES WHITED OUT AND REPLACED WITH SWIRLY EYES ON THE COLLABORATIVE WALL. RAW-UL TWITTERS THERE IS ANOTHER ONE AND EVERYONE STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHO DID IT.

SATURDAY: IC ROCK THE COWBELLS EVENT. AFTER A LONG NIGHT, AND WHEN THE GALLERY CLEARS ALL BUT IC MEMBERS, ICUC IS REVEALED.

NOW BEFORE I TELL YOU WHO IT IS, LET ME ADD THE DETAIL I SHOULD HAVE IN THE LAST POST. THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE PASTE UPS HAD TO BE A KEYHOLDER OF THE IC GALLERY. THE IC GALLERY WAS NOT BROKEN INTO. IT WAS NOT PUT UP MYSTERIOUSLY DURING AN EVENT OR OPEN HOURS. YEA, THE PIECES CLEARLY MOCKED ALL OF IC'S CHARACTERS BUT IT WAS CLEARLY A JOKE AND WOULD NOT BE TAKEN ANY FURTHER BY VANDALIZING OR DESTROYING ANYONE ELSE'S ARTWORK.

WITH ALL THAT SAID, LET ME TELL YOU WHO THESE PRANKSTERS ARE.....TIMOTHY G (OF IC AND DAT:AA), CRIS EDWARDS (OF IC), AND.....MYSELF (OF IC, DAT:AA, AND S&B). YES I PLAYED A PART OF IT AS ONE OF THE ARTISTS AND HELPERS. CRIS AND TIM CAME UP WITH THE IDEA A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON, TOLD ME TO WAKE UP BECAUSE THEY HAD A 'SECRET MISSION' THEY WANTED ME TO BE A PART OF. I KNEW ALOT OF THE IC CHARACTERS SO I HELPED IN MOCKING THEM UP AS WELL. OUR INTENTIONS WERE NOT BAD, BUT JUST TO SHOW THAT PEOPLE IN IC CAN COME UP WITH A SUCCESSFUL AND AMAZING COLLABORATION. WE DID NOT START THIS ICUC PROJECT TO BE SELECTIVE AND LEAVE OUT ANYONE, BUT WHERE WOULD THE MYSTERY AND FUN BE WITHOUT THE GAME OF 'GUESS WHO'. WELL THE MYSTERY DRAGGED ON LONG ENOUGH AND THERE GOES YOUR ANSWER. ICUC IS TIM, CRIS, AND MYSELF. THE IC CREW GAVE US PROPS FOR PULLING OFF SUCH A STUNT AS WELL AS THE ART BUT WITH A BIG MYSTERY AND SECRET TO THE CREW LET TO BLAMING I DID NOT WANT TO HAPPEN AS WELL AS SUSPICION OF OUR GALLERY BEING UNSAFE. SO TO EVERYONE, ICUC IS NOT OUT THERE TO VANDALIZE YOUR ART BEING HELD IN THE GALLERY. YOUR ART PIECES ARE AS SAFE AS ANY OTHER ART GALLERY OUT THERE. THE MOCKS ON THE COLLABORATIVE WALL WERE TWEAKED WITH BECAUSE I KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE PAINTED OVER THE NEXT DAY ANYWAYS. EVERYONE IN IC IS VERY RESPONSIBLE AND VERY PROFESSIONAL WITH OUR GALLERY, BUT...WE STILL ARE HUMAN AND LIKE TO HAVE FUN TOO. I CAN HONESTLY TRUST EVERYONE IN IC WITH ANYTHING. I GUESS THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO SAY EXCEPT THIS IS ANOTHER PAGE IN THE HISTORY OF INDIVIDUAL COLLECTIVE. PEACE.

Now here is the raw footage of the process!:


ICUC Mystery Revealed - Dyno

Thursday, April 23, 2009

IC live on Stickam!!

Check out IC live sessions over the intershnitzle!

http://www.stickam.com/individualcollective

Great job yallz!!

-SRS

ICUC?


mystery of the day:

who's responsible for this paste up? I know these things so far..

  • its someone that's old school IC.. or a huge fan
  • must've been a keyholder or knows a keyholder..
  • knows how to keep a secret really well..
whoever it is should silkscreen me a shirt tho, I likes ;p

WTF BOMBED INSIDE OUR GALLERY!?


so i get back to vallejo, from san francisco and when i plug in my dead cellphone and turn it on, i get HELLLA texts about someone putting a big ass sticker in our gallery. i get to the gallery, and a bunch of Individual Collective are starting up at it talking and thinking who did it. it is a big ass wheatpaste of drawings of IC characters being mocked, all with swirl eyes. i want to know who did it!!!


-JR aka DYNO

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Rod Rock Mural Progress Shots



IC members Shwin, Brandon (Uncle Chang) Robinson, RAW-UL, MYNT, and Dyno Thank DJ
Rod Rock for being our in-house DJ by painting a mural in his house! Check out more photos here.

Friday, April 10, 2009

IC in The Tempest - SCC Student Newspaper

Check us out! They came by to interview last week: here's the article.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Baby Dyno Cures the Diabetes Out of Young Faces and HUGE Tanooki

Spotlight Against Diabetes, put together by Circle K International, took place at SF State this past Friday. Me, Shwin, Ant, and Tim Guitarte (the new addition to Individual Collective who took his first dive into live painting at events) all worked on a mural while Christy took care of the merchandise table and captured the photos. It was an event for a good cause and awareness and i was glad to be a part of it.




In the end, we celebrated with some Sushi on Geary (where the sushi spots are 4 per block)


Footage by Nico coming soon!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

yay open mic!!!

thanks to everyone that made it out to our Open Mic Open Canvas night! We have a very talented and eclectic group of individuals in this city.. it was an awesome jam full of spur of the moments, freestyles, free writing, freestyle painting, freestyle instrument playing, free (fill in the blank) ________________.

keep a lookout for our future events...



Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Call for artists:

title: "The Highest Lows: A Lowbrow Tribute to Fine Art"
date: May 16th 2009 - closing TBD
location: 419 Georgia st., Suite # 30 Vallejo, Ca 94590

Costs: TBD

Event Details:

This Gallery Showcase is taking Classical or Academy style Fine Art and mashing it up with it's Popular opposite Lowbrow Art.

The artists in the show will create art using the classical techniques and style of Fine Art (High) with the focused subject matter of the pieces being Lowbrow (low). ( Fine Art style : Figure Drawing, Still Life, Land Scape,portraiture, photography etc. with subject matter often found in Lowbrow: Spray cans, Gothic, Hip-hop, pop surrealism, Punk, Urban Landscapes, youth etc.) For Examples see the Artist Banksy. There will be a brainstorming session for all artists involved in show.

Signups close this Sunday (March 29th).. contact any IC member for more details.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Individual Collective in Vallejo Times Herald

Here's the link to our first article about our gallery! Congrats everyone on an awesome show!!!

-Brandon


http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_11965960

IC smashed it!

much love to everyone that came and showed love!!! on behalf of IC i want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for showing support. hopefully all of you enjoyed the art, music, the chill vibes... 

please join us for our usual open studio nights on tuesday. we hold our usual meetings to inform IC members and newcomers about all our opportunities. All are welcome, musicians, artists, designers, anyone.. Keep an eye out for all our future events. Keep the arts alive!

Shwin

Thursday, March 19, 2009

remember what? consigned who?...


good work cris! (cris with a cr)

props, kudos, high-fives, judo chops, 3 cheers, toasts to a job well done.

open mic & open studio

$2 entrance
performers free



open mic, open studio, open minds...

Saturday April 4th 7-10pm
@Individual Collective Gallery
419 Georgia st. suite 30
Vallejo, CA 



    Wednesday, March 18, 2009

    Boxed In Shirts

    Available Saturday @ the grand opening of the Individual Collective Gallery




    photo taken by my Uncle Joel

    Friday, March 13, 2009

    here is what HellaPoetic is looking like



    Lexationships:



    Swim to Sydney:



    Mandeep Sethi:



    and of course Individual Collective (here is 3 members at least):


    Sights & Sounds from JR Ignacio on Vimeo.

    So save up $5 by March 27th and i'll see you there!

    -JR aka DYNO

    P.S.-Don't forget about the Individual Collective Gallery Opening next Saturday evening as well.

    Tuesday, March 10, 2009

    IC's open studio 03.10.09

    "lets get these swimming pools" -slug










    Thursday, March 5, 2009

    Calling all poets and spoken word artists:

    The Individual Collective gallery is searching for local poets and spoken word artists to showcase their talent at the new venue in downtown Vallejo. Message me back ASAP if you are interested in taking part of this event. The flier is in the works so the sooner you message, guarantees a spot on the flier.

    Title: Individual Collective presents…HellaPoetic
    Hosts: Dyno and Ave
    Where: IC Gallery
    When: Friday, March 27,2009
    Time:7-10pm

    Emcee: Mandeep Sethi

    Evening sounds by: DJ Rod Roc

    Performers so far: Ave, Eileen, Earnest, and more.

    Details: Individual Collective is presenting HellaPoetic featuring bay area poets and spoken word artists. The event is also including live art by Individual Collective and an acoustic performance by Swim to Sydney. In addition the topics of love, sex, and relationships will be covered by James and Marc of Lexationships.