The Karuizawa New Art Museum (KaNAM) currently shows a painting from my new series about abandoned places. After my Circus of Curiosity, I’m now throwing the viewer into the surreal world of an amusement park graveyard.
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Journey of Freedom
Butterflies are fluttering into the blue summer sky on my utility box mural in Redwood City. At first sight, it seems ironic that this mural is located next to the Maguire Correctional Facility. Butterflies symbolize freedom as the butterfly with its wings fully spread can go anywhere. They cannot be hold by jail grids or walls - tiny fragile creatures that even cross borders.
Read MoreGallery Opening - No Heroes Allowed at Art Attack SF
Art Attack SF is showcasing our favorite comic book villains, Henchman and sidekicks from June 3rd to June 19th. I’m happy to be part of their amazing selection of California artists.
Read MoreMCCLA Exhibition - War, Woes, and Transformations
Tonight the Mission Cultural Center opens its doors to the 30th SOLO MUJERES exhibition. This year's theme is "War, Woes, and Transformations".
Read MoreSan Francisco & Oakland - Two Art Shows, Two Contrasting Styles
Since my new black light pieces are about San Francisco and Oakland, I decided to exhibit them in both cities. 111 Minna Gallery & Love Potion Collective are very unique art venues.
Read MoreSan Francisco & Oakland - A Story of Two Cities
What you do to my city, you do to myself. The city is in my body. I have been walking it, breathing it, dancing it, eating it and sleeping it.
Read MoreBetween the worlds
Sometimes I get stuck between the old and new world. I am sitting on the mood swing - not sure if a new chapter in my life just begins or if I will fail.
Read MoreFrom Sketch to Book Cover
Designing this book cover was all about the story. Jens Albrecht’s “Jugendherbergszivi” pays homage to the Civilian Service. The main character Stu works at a youth hostel where he meets a lot of young girls and falls in love.
Read MoreDia de los Muertos Face Painting
Every year I’m face painting for the Día de los Muertos procession in San Francisco. I set up my painting station, table and chairs in the late afternoon at Garfield Park. I enjoy the beautiful altars and the scent of marigolds. The park becomes a public space to honor the loss of loved ones and to connect with one another through art and expression over the timeless subject of death and dying.
Read MoreMystery Build 2015 - Video: Entropy Presents Evolution
As the history of our universe shows, entropy constantly feeds in the cycle of life and death. Entropy is turning everything towards disorder. Though evolution is generating order out of disorder. With the Big Bang and the development of life, entropy increased in the universe.
Read MoreMystery Build 2015 - The Epic Story of Evolution
The creation of the universe was the beginning of everything. 13.9 billion years ago, the Big Bang wasn’t something that happened inside the universe - it was the moment when both time and space were created. Since that point the universe is expanding and entropy is increasing.
Read MoreMystery Build 2015 - Recycling Like True Entropy
For this year’s Mystery Build, I wanted to create something that nobody has ever done before. My project evolved into a short film that captures the evolution of life in five acts – all out of only ONE Mystery Build Kit!
Read MoreThe Pleasanton Butterfly Effect
Recently I had the pleasure to work with the Pleasanton Arts Commission. The City was looking for uplifting artworks to beautify and promote the downtown area. They chose the perfect location for my design, since I found my inspiration in nature.
Exhibition - Glow Show
Yesterday was the opening of the “Glow Show” in the Penny McNaughton Gallery at ARTescape, Sonoma.
Read MoreExhibition - Art in a Different Light
Last Saturday I was among more than 20 other artists who exhibited vibrant, brightly-colored artwork at the annual “Art in a Different Light” event at 111 Minna Gallery.
Read MoreBeyond the Great Wave
The New Age girl blows into the water of the sea until it becomes a tidal wave that is rolling into the San Francisco Bay. The dark, hidden depths of the ocean reveal the unknown - an untouched and unexplored part of the mythological world that is not visible on the surface.
Read MoreRebirth
The woman merging with the ocean wave represents her liberation. She is in process of a deep personal transformation – discovering free expression and moving towards her true self. While unleashing the power of the ocean she reaches her full potential.
Read MoreMystery Build Art Contest 2014
When the magic of a circus touches the town it becomes a place full of mystery. The circus sparks a desire for joy and freedom.
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