COLLABO :: Human Degree x Lichiban

<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OCjPa_mI84o/S9kpOhBkRzI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/nIvfN3pic7I/s800/HumandegreexLichiban.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_OCjPa_mI84o/S9kpOhBkRzI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/nIvfN3pic7I/s800/HumandegreexLichiban.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 506px;" /></a>Last year, my friend, painter/art director <a href="http://www.rodneywhite.com/">Rodney White</a> teamed up with photographer <a href="http://www.shutterblind.com/">Arian Camilleri</a> to work on a painting/photography collaboration series.<br />In their own words, "<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">What if you saw a person, and he or she told you what they wanted you to conclude about them? Through the collaboration of photographer, artist, the subject and their words, a dialogue is started and the degrees of human separation become closer.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Human° was created by Arian Camilleri and Rodney White, two artists of different disciplines with an ambitious but possible goal. Bring humans together 1° at a time. </span></span><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Humanº is an ongoing portrait project and we are always looking for interesting subjects.</span></span>"</p>They asked me to come on board and give them 9 words that would represent me. I think this was my first AIO appearance on a photo. The project is still growing, but I love what they have so far. According to the plans, the 36"x 44" prints will eventually be revealed in an exhibit and will be also collected in a book. Check out more of the series on <a href="http://humandegree.com/">humandegree.com</a><br /></div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zYJVcQpK4RbsCckM6ZqOeIJ6xlHybAeTybi3ygrs6P4?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_OCjPa_mI84o/S9kpO3fU9gI/AAAAAAAAC6c/ep_TFJ_hG38/s800/HumandegreexMagnusxRodney%20copy.jpg" /></a>

COLLABO :: Human Degree x Lichiban

Last year, my friend, painter/art director Rodney White teamed up with photographer Arian Camilleri to work on a painting/photography coll...

Read more »

LIFE AS A CAT :: JOHNNY VOLTIK & the Electrikats x LICHIBAN x ENKI x AZUSU + WEZN [PHOTOGRAPHY]

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/weznlightpainting">WEZN</a> & <a href="http://lichiban.net/">Lichiban</a> collabo<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AIO</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">A.ll I.n O.ne<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Lichiban-WEZNchakras2-600.jpg" /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2968267057/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=12d3a5/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="100" width="400"></embed><noembed>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/track/a"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;A∆ by Johnny Voltik&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</noembed></object><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">JOHNNY VOLTIK & Electrikats :: THE SATELLITE CEREMONY<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Lichiban, Damon S., Azusu, Johnny Voltik, Enki Alien</span><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/DSC_0007JPG.jpg" width="600" /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1346985822/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=48d59c/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="100" width="400"></embed><noembed>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/track/johnny-voltik-theme"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Johnny Voltik Theme by Johnny Voltik&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</noembed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">JOHNNY VOLTIK & The Electrikats</span> (Satellite Opening Ceremony Part I)<br />My debut appearance as </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" >AIO</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> doing the </span><span style="font-style: italic;">kat marks &</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> electric movements (in Part II)<br /></span><object height="385" width="480"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cU3piO_EBcM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban-johnnyvoltik2-600.jpg" /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=720801532/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=12d3a5/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="100" width="400"></embed><noembed>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/track/moon-crawling"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Moon Crawling by Johnny Voltik&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</noembed></object><br /><br />Azusu (djembe) & Enki Alien (vocals, DJ)<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/azusulichibanenki.jpg" /><br />JOHNNY VOLTIK & The Electrikats (Satellite Ceremony Part II)<br />[edited by J. Voltik :: vocals by Enki Alien :: electric moves by <span style="font-weight: bold;">AIO,</span> my Electrikat avatar]<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GgMKO7EJFF8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Satellite Ceremony (Part III) coming soon.<br />BOOKING INQUIRIES : jvoltikbooking@gmail.com<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://johnnyvoltik.squarespace.com/">johnnyvoltik.com</a></span><br /></div>

LIFE AS A CAT :: JOHNNY VOLTIK & the Electrikats x LICHIBAN x ENKI x AZUSU + WEZN [PHOTOGRAPHY]

WEZN & Lichiban collabo AIO A.ll I.n O.ne &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="htt...

Read more »

LIFE AS A CAT:: catwalk

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:10px;">nightcrawling with the <a href="http://mymoismusic.com/">MY M.O.</a> crew, Enki 'Swami' Buestami & Dion McKenzie after SPACEBALL [photo: Leon deCastro]</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/enkidionlichibancrop600.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:10px;"><a href="http://johnnyvoltik.squarespace.com/">Johnny Voltik</a> & the Electricats</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:10px;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/johnnyvoltikenkilichibanjoel600.jpg" /></span></span></div><br />Lichiban's furry accessories are courtesy of <a href="http://www.cocolah.com/">Cocolah</a>

LIFE AS A CAT:: catwalk

nightcrawling with the MY M.O. crew, Enki 'Swami' Buestami & Dion McKenzie after SPACEBALL [photo: Leon deCastro] Johnny Voltik...

Read more »

ROOM777: THE MAGIC ROOM presents :: the cat who fell to earth

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Link" border="0" class="gl_link" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichi5-VRphoto600.jpg" /><br />goodbye ROOM 777<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">[photo by <a href="http://www.photosbyvr.com/">Victoria Holt</a></span>]<br /></div>

ROOM777: THE MAGIC ROOM presents :: the cat who fell to earth

goodbye ROOM 777 [photo by Victoria Holt ]

Read more »

LIFE AS A CAT :: the world is a mirror

Here are some new shots of my feline alterego <span style="font-style: italic;">Mercuria</span>-the alchemist of the heart- by fellow artist, my beautiful friend ARIA ISADORA. <span style="font-style: italic;">Mercuria</span>'s mask's silver and turquoise colors are referencing mercury// Hermes Trismegistos and my sign Virgo ruled by the planet Mercury/Hermes.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban-ariarivera-red500.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Lichiban-AriaIsadora-purple500.jpg" /></div>

LIFE AS A CAT :: the world is a mirror

Here are some new shots of my feline alterego Mercuria -the alchemist of the heart- by fellow artist, my beautiful friend ARIA ISADORA. Merc...

Read more »

SOLAR LOVE ::: /////// stargazing

<div style="text-align: center;">the solar eclipse <b>of July 22, 2009</b> is the longest total <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse" title="Solar eclipse">solar eclipse</a> of the 21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in some places.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban-maskedfuture.jpg" style="width: 558px; height: 419px;" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/575822-Total_Solar_Eclipse-Africa.jpg" /><br /></div>

SOLAR LOVE ::: /////// stargazing

the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 is the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in ...

Read more »

Photoshoot with AMIR EBRAHIMI & invite to his show opening loft party Sat July 11

<a href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Lichiban_MagicFace500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Lichiban_MagicFace500.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 414px;" /></a>Back in the winter, my good friend and one of my favorite photographers, <a href="http://www.amirnyc.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">AMIR EBRAHIMI </a>and I had a chance to work together on a photoshoot for a CLAM Magazine feature. I've been a fan of his work for a while and gave him some light <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-homies-rule-too-amir-ebrahimi.html">here before</a>. He captured some of my favorite photos of many BK artists, such the likes of Raye 6, Sarah White, Taylor McFerrin, DJ Cuco, Jah Dan, Livingroom Johnston, Concep, The Roots, and many more...he's just got that special skill to capture people in their element/presence. I highly recommend him.<br /><br />Here are some of the images from the shoot (the series has its own storyline). I waited to share them together until CLAM came out, and it's just happens that Amir's doing his debut solo show opening this <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday at the LOFT</span> (13 Lexington Ave, Brooklyn NY), so it's perfect timing. On top of the photography exhibit and tee-shirt line launch we have <a href="http://www.myspace.com/taylormcferrinmusic"><span style="font-weight: bold;">TAYLOR MCFERRIN</span></a> and <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/09/artist-to-watch-raye-6-wondrous.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RAYE 6</span></a> performing so you can be assured that it's going to be a sexy vibe and the photos are guaranteed to be amazing (including some stunning nudes of Raye). If you haven't seen either of these two perform, now it's the time to get an intro! Check for details on the flyer below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichibanlotusheartemirebrahimi500.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Lichiban-AmirEbrahimi4.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 333px;" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/LICHIBANamirebrahimimask-1.jpg" style="width: 498px; height: 331px;" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban500.jpg" style="width: 449px; height: 672px;" /><br />Here is the man<br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5462614&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=911c22&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5462614&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=911c22&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5462614">Amir Ebrahimi, Photographer :: 120 Seconds</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/fwl">friendswelove.com</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />COME THROUGH TOMORROW-this is Brooklyn underground in the making<br /><img alt="amir ebrahimi,amirnyc.com,jahdan,raye6,taylor+mcferrin,live music,brooklyn,nyc,show,exhibit,art,painting,fun,photos,metric nine productions,metricnnine.com,anyc.com,the loft,13 lexington,new show,friends we love" border="0" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u50/metricnine/web_flyer_LC_pre-1.jpg" /><br /></div>

Photoshoot with AMIR EBRAHIMI & invite to his show opening loft party Sat July 11

Back in the winter, my good friend and one of my favorite photographers, AMIR EBRAHIMI and I had a chance to work together on a photoshoot f...

Read more »