///Note: We will hold a silent auction of one of Raul’s paintings during this event. The full proceeds will go to benefit Wes Putnam, who was critically injured when a speeding taxi hit him in April. More info about Wes: http://bit.ly/qbdtz2///

\\\This event will include a live performance by experimental percussionist, Ripley Tao.\\\

ANTI•TLED, New work by Chilean artist, Raul Pizarro. Opening reception and party at Laughing Tree Lab, September 17, 2011, 7pm-3am

For this show, Pizarro has painted a number of what he calls, ‘anti-portraits,’ wherein he uses digital post-processing to warp and distort photographs of his subjects and then uses these manipulations as reference for his paintings.

To better understand the intention driving Raul’s process, here is portion of his working artist statement for this series:

“This world we know is merely the surface of a vast, multiple universe of form where our true self is revealed. It’s a place where we can’t divide or distinguish our emotions from our thoughts and actions. Everything that is ultimately is interconnected and inextricable. Thus, the struggles, ambivalence and contradiction we experience in everday life are, in fact, the real image—the inherent nature of the human being.

“In matter of fact, the whole universe exists already in a diverse and varied multiplicity of states. Even if we were in an “enlightened” stage of development, our most precious creative conscience would be expressed in a multitude of facets. Informed by this understanding, I try to convey this multifarious nature of reality through my work. And still, I create “as through a glass darkly,” for I can’t paint what I’m not yet…..”

An interview Chris Backe did with Raul last year: http://www.chrisinsouthkorea.com/2010/07/interview-raul-pizarro/

“This documentary follows the lives and careers of a collective group of Do-it-yourself artists and designers who inadvertently affected the art world.” (from imdb)
more about the film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1151359/

8mm is a bi-weekly night of vintage and/or art film at Laughing Tree Lab in Kyeongnidan. Doors open at 8pm, film starts at 8:30pm.

All film nights are 5,000 won. You may BYOB.

Walking Directions to Laughing Tree Lab:
Take exit 2 out of Noksapyeong Station, walk straight down the hill to the pedestrian underpass, cross through, head out the right side exit, and walk straight for a block and a half. The entryway is on the left between Buttercup Cafe and Taco Enchilato.

2011년 8월 13일, 녹사평 역 주변에 새로운 창작경로이자 작품활동 공간인 Laughing Tree Lab 가 출범한다. Laughing Tree Lab 는 창작과 공동작업, 재구상, 및 영감을 키우기 위한 서울 안의 비옥한 토양이다. Laughing Tree Lab 는 한국과 전세계의 창작자간의 연계와 상호 교류를 위한 주요 기점이다. 출범 행사에는 단체 기획전, 생음악, 행위예술, 그리고 DJ등이 포함될 예정이다.

Walking Directions to Laughing Tree Lab:
Take exit 2 out of Noksapyeong Station, walk straight down the hill to the pedestrian underpass, cross through, head out the right side exit, and walk straight for a block and a half. The entryway is on the left between Buttercup Cafe and Taco Enchilato.

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Music:

8:00 Matthew Mongano
9:30 Spoken word performance
10:00 On Sparrow Hills
11:00 DJ Dongseon Chang
12:30 Ripley Torres
1:30 Laughing Tree Lab resident DJs Omniology & Misterfire

Group exhibition: “In Vitro”

Intended as a playful take on the laboratory metaphor, the theme of this launch exhibition, ‘In Vitro,’ suggests notions of inception, fertilization, birth, and intentional, creative combinations. At the same time, use of the the term In Vitro is a conscious reflection on the artificiality of the art and performance space. Its a reminder that what we experience therein are extracts from the organic complex of life, isolated in order to facilitate the experimental processes of observation, reflection and synthesis.

Artists:

Joe Tetrick (USA) http://on.fb.me/oTE72q
Raul Pizzaro (Chile) http://www.flickr.com/photos/pizarropintor
Joel Bewley (USA) http://bit.ly/pZxldi
Younsoo Kwack (Korea) http://younsoo.org/
Julia Chiplis (USA) http://juliachiplis.com/
Jialone (Korea) http://www.jialone.com/
Hez (Korea) http://hez370.com/
Jimmy SK (England) https://jimmysk83.wordpress.com/
Youngdoo Moon (Korea) http://youngdoo.net/portfolio/
Dr. Wa-tAP (USA) http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr-wessa
Ah Young (Korea) http://blog.naver.com/3nomal
Lea Choi (Korea) http://on.fb.me/pALY35
Adam Lofbomm (USA) http://eyes.laughingtree.com/