PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE MONTH : Jamel Shabbaz

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiss6Qnp_9kIzeJKON3VKTkQ6JjA9KHLzvUu_OPjHjb8SygnBQxkVnx5cIAAIE9_j9Wjgl7avOKFz0-g7xLE4F86ckhKTxRmg9tBFyZJkJEfTRjEJYUMb-46abJDiDLqqwMn8Zjz5jPLWE/s1600-h/jshabazz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173050731431673330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiss6Qnp_9kIzeJKON3VKTkQ6JjA9KHLzvUu_OPjHjb8SygnBQxkVnx5cIAAIE9_j9Wjgl7avOKFz0-g7xLE4F86ckhKTxRmg9tBFyZJkJEfTRjEJYUMb-46abJDiDLqqwMn8Zjz5jPLWE/s400/jshabazz.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Just before I moved to NYC, I had an <a href="http://dopeswan.org/2008/01/29/the-beautiful-struggle/">interview</a> with Sallome Hrallima of Dope Swan who asked me what is my bucket list. One of my answers was to meet my favorite artists personally... a wish that has been coming true since. I've had the opportunity to meet and become friends with some of the most amazing artists of this city; it is truly what keeps me here. One of my favorite photographers/community activist/humanitarian JAMEL SHABAZZ was definitely a person I wanted to meet, and interestingly, it was via Dope Swan's A GREAT DAY IN BROOKLYN project that I had a chance to connect with him.<br /><br />If anyone wants to get a feel for what Brooklyn is about, they should make sure to check <a href="http://www.jamelshabazz.com/">Jamel's site</a> and books...he has done to capture the spirit and the peoples of Brooklyn in photography what Spike Lee has done in film. Jamel is also a mentor and a community activist who has dedicated much of his life to help and educate the youth of Brooklyn and beyond. You can imagine how honored I was to receive this birthday message from him last month.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/JamelShabbaz-lichiban-birthday.jpg" /><br /></div></div>From his books "<a href="http://www.powerhousebooks.com/backinthedays/backinthedays.html">Back in the Days</a>" and "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Before-Crack-Jamel-Shabazz/dp/1576872130">Time Before Crack</a>"<br />[it looks like while adidas lost a lot of its street presence, tights pants are back:)]<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/jamel-shabazz.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">JAMEL SHABAZZ's work on display in NYC</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Posing Beauty</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Photography Exhibition</span></span><div style="text-align: left;">Exhibition Dates: September 1- October 18, 2009</div><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Media are invited to the closing reception and book signing on October 8, 2009 from 6-8 p.m.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Department of Photography & Imaging in the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts has announced its first fall show will be <i>Posing Beauty</i>, an exhibition of approximately 80 works-including black and white, color, and digitized photographs; video installations; and web-based projects-drawn from public and private collections. The exhibition explores the contested ways in which African and African American beauty have been represented in historical and contemporary contexts in a diverse range of media. Read more about the exhibit <a href="http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/object/PosingBeauty.html">here</a>.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The exhibition will be on view in the Gulf + Western Gallery and in the 8th floor gallery of the Tisch School of the Arts Department of Photography & Imaging, located at 721 Broadway (at Waverly Place). Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays</span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BROOKLYN INFLUENCE :: A Great Day In Brooklyn</span></span><br /></div>On view September 27, 2009 -November 7, 2009<br /><br /><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz224/artisticbling/influence-web.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz224/artisticbling/influence-web.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 428px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Last summer I was part of Dope Swan's project </span><span style="font-style: italic;">A GREAT DAY IN BROOKLYN. We worked with Jamel Shabazz who documented through a series of photographs some of the makers of the Brooklyn Renaissance. You can read my post about it <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/07/artist-of-month-jamel-shabazz.html">here</a>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">A year later, the photos can be finally viewed!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">“Brooklyn Influence” </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">commemorates the one year anniversary of “A Great Day in Brooklyn” and “Another Great Day in Brooklyn”, organized in June 2008 by Brooklyn-based community arts organization DOPE SWAN. Featuring the work of renowned documentarian Jamel Shabazz and visual storyteller Lafotographeuse, the exhibition doubles as a visual blueprint and photographic memoir of Brooklyn residents who eloquently merge the worlds of art, activism and entrepreneurship.<br /><br />Proceeds benefit Brooklyn youth organization The Stoop<br /><br /><a href="http://www.corridorgallerybrooklyn.org/">Corridor Gallery</a><br />334 Grand Ave, Brooklyn NY<br /></span>

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE MONTH : Jamel Shabbaz

Just before I moved to NYC, I had an interview with Sallome Hrallima of Dope Swan who asked me what is my bucket list. One of my answers wa...

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WARRIORS OF LIGHT:: Leopard Lux presents G4 magic BELT

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6vu3p3O-2KXTAdVNVRg8kPZW5xW8QlInBaWQ-EWOPkJnPhy4j0Uz9Z0r89rZC40aIof8XNjwxbpyIK44A0kW-Ee_GINYWkDeAjWeW6M8CHGAKYs09z7ZeGL-0l6Qr9I0EhG6aCIbTMI/s1600-h/yacira-cocolah-george.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389044024669166818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6vu3p3O-2KXTAdVNVRg8kPZW5xW8QlInBaWQ-EWOPkJnPhy4j0Uz9Z0r89rZC40aIof8XNjwxbpyIK44A0kW-Ee_GINYWkDeAjWeW6M8CHGAKYs09z7ZeGL-0l6Qr9I0EhG6aCIbTMI/s400/yacira-cocolah-george.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>This post has been loooong overdue... I've been meaning to shine some light on two of my favorite peoples, designer/artists Yah of <a href="http://www.cocolah.com/">Cocolah</a> & <a href="http://cocolah.storesecured.com/items/s%7E39-aint-yacque/list.htm">s'aint yacque</a> and George of G4...these two have supplied me with my favorite accessories ranging from custom made coyote-teeth chain necklace to my mystic-magic G4 leather belt. I took this photo of the two of them last summer in BK, the day I met George. Yah was wearing one of their collabo pieces "Come Out and Play" <span style="text-decoration: underline;">h</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"><a href="http://cocolah.storesecured.com/items/g4-leather-art/g4headband3-detail.htm">andmade leather headband</a> inspired by the movie "The Warriors".</span> Also, Yah's super-fresh tribal-inspired tee is her own design, she's got tote bags and cards with those patterns on her site <a href="http://cocolah.storesecured.com/items/dirty-roots/list.htm">here</a>. Make sure to check out the Yah's highly entertaining <a href="http://www.cocolah.blogspot.com/">fashion blog</a> as well...she is mad funny!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I gave my character, light-warrior Leopard Lux one of George's belts as a way of honoring our friendship and his infinite generosity<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">LEOPARD LUX wearing magic belt inspired by G4 belts</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/2LichibanLEOPARDLUX-g4.jpg" /><br />You can preorder or buy one-of-a-kind G4 belt on <a href="http://cocolah.storesecured.com/items/g4-leather-art/list.htm">Cocolah.com</a>.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/g4-belt1copy.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"></span><br /></div>

WARRIORS OF LIGHT:: Leopard Lux presents G4 magic BELT

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FREE DOWNLOAD :: AFTA-1 & GAS'D :: LOVE IS REAL VOL. 4

Here is the forth installment of this stellar series of podcast collabo by my LA fam, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/afta1">AFTA-1</a> & <a href="http://gas-d.com/blog/">GAS'D</a> featuring some friends and favorites! Love is real<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkdAMhqrBp4N4LlEzJ3UWpRjUo8z9oIj82peGZc0koJGmtfMo2quaPkMXyarrrE2ihR-Z0fzFGvBCH9XpUyU8hlgesurv_SMBW2_Qb_quAx-sD0seDGtKRWfFRbipSP3qOijKVdbilAQ/s1600-h/loveisrealvol4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389258516739443650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkdAMhqrBp4N4LlEzJ3UWpRjUo8z9oIj82peGZc0koJGmtfMo2quaPkMXyarrrE2ihR-Z0fzFGvBCH9XpUyU8hlgesurv_SMBW2_Qb_quAx-sD0seDGtKRWfFRbipSP3qOijKVdbilAQ/s400/loveisrealvol4.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><br /><br />1. Imani Waddy & AFTA-1 – Light & Vibration<br />2. Robert Glasper ft. Bilal – All Matter<br />3. Isley Brothers – Footsteps in the Dark (King Britt remix)<br />4. Boom Clap Bachelors – Combineur<br />5. Little Dragon – Thunder Love<br />6. AFTA-1 ft. Nikko Gray – ESP (A Four Page Suite)<br />7. Herbie Hancock – Butterfly<br />8. Alpha – Reprise<br />9. Mos Def – Boogie Man Song<br />10. AFTA-1 & Cazeaux O.S.L.O. – M.M.J.S. (A Sweaterless Suite)<br />11. A Race Of Angels – Present Love<br />12. Cazeaux O.S.L.O – Wortha’s Greens<br />13. Deadbeat – Port Au Prince<br />14. Muhsinah – Lose My Fuse (Prod. By Flying Lotus)<br />15. Murcof – Mapa<br />16. Dam Funk – Angel Reflections (excerpt)<br />17. LAL Forrest – Pale<br />18. AFTA-1 – Fortune Remix<br />19. Alice Coltrane – Prema (excerpt)<br />20. AFTA-1 – 7th Sun (first Draft)</em><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD IT </span><a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/66497170adc9181e/" style="font-weight: bold;">HERE</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">!</span></span>

FREE DOWNLOAD :: AFTA-1 & GAS'D :: LOVE IS REAL VOL. 4

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PHOTO & SONG OF THE DAY:: Galactus' dream

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/card-galactus.jpg" /><br />Cybotron :: Dreamaker<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rXyCuKa4GVg&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rXyCuKa4GVg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object></div>

PHOTO & SONG OF THE DAY:: Galactus' dream

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i'm feeling..."Fancy Bones" 21 MC x SAINT YACQUE x DANTE FRIED CHICKEN x KING TEXAS

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">One my favorite design labels, 21 MC recently came out with a custom apron "Fancy Bones" for culinary trendsetter/cultural tastemaker/kitchen wizard DANTE of <a href="http://www.dantefriedchicken.com/">DANTE'S FRIED CHICKEN</a>. New hand-screened and hand-sewn at the 21Trillion Collaboration Studio...I'd def rock this in my kitchen. This collabo features the work of two of my other friends, my girl Yah of <a href="http://cocolah.storesecured.com/items/s%7E39-aint-yacque/list.htm" target="_blank">S’aint Yacque</a> (and <a href="http://cocolah.com/">Cocolah</a>) made the black & gold chain neck strap, adorned with both coyote & buffalo teeth..one similar to the one she custom made for me. Photography by one of my favorites, my friend <a href="http://www.kingtexas.net/" target="_blank">King Texas</a>. Check more photos at the <a href="http://www.21maroons.com/mr-fried-chicken-fancy-bones-apron-by-21mc/">21 MC site </a>and while you're there make sure to check out their twitter contest where you can win one of their dope Pharaoh Ponchos!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Texas_DanteFriedChicken_9109_2009-0.jpg" style="width: 606px; height: 402px;" /></div></div>

i'm feeling..."Fancy Bones" 21 MC x SAINT YACQUE x DANTE FRIED CHICKEN x KING TEXAS

One my favorite design labels, 21 MC recently came out with a custom apron "Fancy Bones" for culinary trendsetter/cultural tastem...

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NEW WORK & MURAL ::shown at Younity : FRESHER! Eco Street Art show opens tomorrow

<div style="text-align: center;">Here is one of the pieces (work in progress) I'm showing tomorrow at the FRESHER! show. It is called <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">POLLUTION (Separatio).</span>..Earth spirit choked & dismembered by the industrial takeover.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban-crownheightsBK2lo.jpg" /><br />It will be on display at the FRESHER show, along with part 2, representing <span style="font-weight: bold;">BLOSSOM (Coagulatio),</span> Earth Spirit in a state of bloom & radiance. For more info about the show check <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-show-im-showing-at-younity.html">my earlier post</a> or the <a href="http://www.theyounity.com/exhibitions.html">YOUNITY site</a>. Big shout out to my beautiful artistas TOOFLY, Alice Mizrahi & the Younity crew for putting this together! Some of the hottest female artists' work are on display, including some brand new murals we painted at the Clemente Soto Cultural Center. I'll only post mine for now, I don't want to spoil the surprise for others. <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br />Opening Reception: 7pm – 10pm October 3, 2009 – October 24, 2009<br />107 Suffolk Street New York, NY 10002!</span>. ...NYC don't miss out!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/FRESHERFLYER_web.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 421px;" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">my NEW MURAL at the Clemente Soto Cultural Center<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >::: PREGNANT WITH VISION :::</span></span><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban-pregnantwvisionMURAL1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban-pregnantwvisionMURAL2.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban-pregnantwvisionMURAL5.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban-pregnantwvisionMURAL3.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/lichiban-pregnantwvisionMURAL6.jpg" /><br /></div>

NEW WORK & MURAL ::shown at Younity : FRESHER! Eco Street Art show opens tomorrow

Here is one of the pieces (work in progress) I'm showing tomorrow at the FRESHER! show. It is called POLLUTION (Separatio). ..Earth spir...

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new Pen and Ink illustration!

Happy Friday everyone.<br />I am really looking forward to this weekend because i am itching for the time to do some painting! Unfortunately i have not done much painting at all ever since the prep for my solo gallery show in September. I started back up again last night by prepping an 18x24 canvas for a new painting based of some of my most recent pen and ink drawings. So far i have the background color painted. Now i need to project one of my illustrations onto the surface, trace the outlines and begin to fill with lots of color!<br />...here are the pen and inks i am considering using as a basis for the new painting.<br />let me know if you like a certain one and think i should paint it on this prepped 18x24 canvas that i have, as i am still undecided on what to paint on it!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3969853379/" title="Queen of the Bog Lilly by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Queen of the Bog Lilly" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/3969853379_c480cb45bc.jpg" width="371"></a><br />" Queen of the Bog Lilly"<br />original pen and Ink drawing<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3973941754/" title="Air Spirit by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Air Spirit" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3973941754_b21849e4f0.jpg" width="402" /></a><br />"Air Spirit"<br />original pen and ink drawing<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3972789703/" title="Posy Nymph by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Posy Nymph" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/3972789703_509fec02ea.jpg" width="369" /></a><br />"Posy Nymph"<br />original pen and ink drawing<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3949350910/" title="Trinity by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Trinity" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3949350910_89c6780f4b.jpg" width="368" /></a><br />"Trinity"<br />original pen and ink drawing<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3946862932/" title="Harpy by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Harpy" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3946862932_b1d9653563.jpg" width="414" /></a><br />"Harpy"<br />original pen and ink drawing<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />So, which one do you suppose i should do? Or perhaps do you have another one of my pen and ink illustrations in mind, one that i have yet to paint in acrylic color?( to find more of my pen and ink work visit <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/sets/72157610826119454/">here</a>) For this painting im hoping to document the process of creation so there will be creative process pictures soon on the way!<br /><br />Strangely enough, i have been super busy with doing tuns of tie-dye. Danny and i started doing the local Cedar Mill Farmers market on Saturday mornings and have been doing very well there! Each week we have to do another big batch of tie-dye to replenish our stock. The shirts and dresses are going so quick we cant even find the time to photograph them! But the season seems to be coming to an end now that autumn has descended, the rain is back and winter is not too far to follow. We are trying our best to squeeze as much farmers market days in while we can. So wish us luck for tomorrow. We will be out there slinging tie-dye rain or shine( and its predicted to rain!)<br /><br />Unfortunately in the midst of everything else thats been going on, it seems that we have been neglecting our etsy <a href="http://www.lucidopticlab.etsy.com/">shop</a>. Have no fear, i renewed a bunch of expired listings and added some more screen print attire and art prints to the mix!<br />and there is more to come so stay tuned!<br /><br />Many blessings,<br />-Chelsea Rose

new Pen and Ink illustration!

Happy Friday everyone. I am really looking forward to this weekend because i am itching for the time to do some painting! Unfortunately i ha...

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