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Day 2! Eclipse!!
#tmnt#cyn art#teenage mutant ninja turtles#teenage mutant ninja turtles fanart#rottmnt#tmnt leonardo#rise of the tmnt#tmnt donatello#rise april 2024 art challenge#rise april art challenge#rise april 2024#eclipse
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Rise April 2024 Days 1, 2, and 3: Trick, Fashion, and Crossover
Technically... Usagi counts as crossover, considering he's from a different show.
#rise april 2024 art challenge#rise april 2024#rise april#rottmnt#rise of the tmnt#save rottmnt#save rise of the tmnt#unpause rottmnt#unpause rise of the tmnt#rise season 3#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#my art#rottmnt leo#rise leo#usagi yuichi#usagi chronicles#samurai rabbit#yuichi usagi#leosagi#because usgai's from a different show and is NOT from Rise TMNT his appearance here technically counts as crossover#which is perfect because Usagi's the PERFECT candidate to be the rabbit in Leo's magic trick#let's not forget that Leo canonically loves magic#i mean he's the only one who ENJOYS the Hypno clone sawing himself in half and eating popcorn#while the others are just getting their asses kicked by the other clones#except Raph#he took down his evil clone LIKE A BOSS#Leo's stipes gave me such a hard time in this one#this is probably the best I could get with his stripes because the other attempts turned out TERRIBLE#okay rant over#I'm very late but managed to combine all three prompts together
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Day 5: Casey Jr
I was just thinking about this one and then i remember cass so look at them.
The characters are from @somerandomdudelmao (and thank you for do an amazing story...)
Thats all :)
@sariphantom
#rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rise donnie#rise of the tmnt#rottmnt donnie#rottmnt leo#rise leo#cass apocalyptic series#casey jones#casey jr#rise april art challenge#rise april 2024#rise april#rottmnt future donnie#rottmnt leonardo#rottmnt donatello#somerandomdudelmao#rottmnt casey jr#rottmnt casey junior
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Rise April Week Day 1:
TRICK
(Dramatic recreation on when my little brother tried to pull this on me. Except I lifted his hand and smacked him with it, but I didn't feel like drawing that much)
@sariphantom ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TAG YOU? SORRY IF NOT LOL THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
#rise april#rise april week#rise april art challenge 2024#rottmnt#save rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rise of the tmnt#fanart#rottmnt leonardo#rottmnt mikey
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Rottmnt Masterpost
Here's a list of all my different things. I've realized I have a lot of stuff that kind of gets lost in the shuffle of everything.
#non turtle art and #reblogging myself are where you can find my other art.
Also, I do have a RedBubble shop in case you're interested!
Family Connection AU
This my own au of what happens after the events of the movie. It's only been a few days following the invasion and everyone still has a ways to go to recovery. During this time Mikey starts being able to see and communicate with the Hamato ghosts of Casey Jr's future timeline versions of themselves.
Flares
Flares Bonus
Eventually
Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Part 1
Chapter 2: Part 2
Chapter 2: Part 3
Extra
Future Leo and other sillies
Future Donnie Design
Future Donnie Updated Design (2024)
Mikey's initial response to the ghosts
Future Donnie finds about the Present Donnie becoming a spaceship
Baby Casey Jr Things
(I feel all my bad future stuff belongs with my au)
Get Dadded Leo
Get Dadded Leo Bonus
Baby and Uncles 1, 2, 3
He Tiny
Death of Cassandra Jones
Mama Casey
Future Donnie (Uncle Tello) doodles 1, 2
Squish the (face) Baby Cheeks
April Fool's Day
Chaotic Uncle Donnie
The future kiddies
Asks involving future versions
Donnie has been given Uranium
Donnie was given Uranium: The Sequel
Donnie being bribed for a hug
Donnie possibly stealing nuclear launch codes
Other People's AU
Cass' Apocalyptic Series
Baby Mutant Casey
Between the Raindrops Animatic
Emotional Damage Crit Shot
Peepaw Multiverse
Freshly Tramatized
Peepaws Get Wrecked
Other
thegunnsara's future Mikey design
burgersaucee's adventuring in babysitting, but it's the apocalypse
Mutant Mayhem x Rise
Donnie
Leo
Mikey
Raph
The whole fam meeting their Rise counterparts
One Shot Comics
Who's Older (Disaster Twins)
Watch Your Language (Brains and Brawn Duo)
Donnie's Social Tolerance (Brains and Brawn Duo)
What If Mikey Just Picked Raph Up? (Sunset Duo)
Raise Your Standards, Leo! (Baja Blast Duo)
Don't Mess With Mikey(Smarts and Crafts Duo)
Raph Knows (Raph Centric featuring Draxum)
Raph Meets Princess Peach
That's Not How Food Allergies Work (Raph Leo Duo)
Everything Else (I think)
#color palette challenge
Baby Raph AU
Local turtle Dad and his teenage self
Memes
In your fit art challenge
First sketchbook doodles
They share a voice actor
Find the Keyblade
Shadows tutorial
Yoshi/Lou/Splinter "I was today years old when I became a father" Jitsu/Hamato: 1, 2
Volatile Raph
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It is March 1st, 2024, and The Queen’s Thief fanworks challenge Weird the Tag is now live! The collection is open and will remain so until April 1st. There will be a one-week anonymous period to try to spot your friends, and authors will be revealed April 8th.
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Weird the Tag is a writing and art challenge (not an exchange), with a 100 word minimum for fics, designed to motivate people to expand their creative horizons through Queen's Thief content. This includes fanfiction, fanart of all mediums, video and audio art, filk, podfics, and fan crafts.
What do I mean when I say "weird?" I mean that I started this event because I was inspired by MWT's encouragement to "make bad art," and I want to motivate the fandom to share things that are imperfect or unserious. Create for the joy of it, whether or not you think it's good, canon-compliant, something other people will get, or using techniques you're confident in. Try new things, get a rise out of your friends, share things you're psyching yourself out of posting or are afraid nobody else will be interested in, and embrace tropey fun. Experiment!
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Ao3 collection, with full information:
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/WTT_QT/profile
This blog, with handy links and Moderator contact: https://weirdthetag.tumblr.com/
This year's optional ideas document, if you want to play and need inspiration, with more than 220 suggestions from the fandom: It's a long ugly link to a published Google doc.
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Happy creating, one and all! The mole god is cheering for you.
#Weird the Tag#Queen's Thief#QT#fanfic events#fanart events#mole god blogging#housekeeping#announcements
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ANNOUNCEMENT!
This year, I want to start off by making a tournament over all the GOOD-EST boys across media! SO! RULES BELOW!
RULES!!!
NOTE! All contest events will take place on my other page @rise-april-art-challenge (I’m too lazy to change the name, lol!)
1. Contestants
There will be 32 contestants!
Contestants will be recommended by the audience!
They can be from movies, video games, TV shows, books, audiobooks, anime, cartoons and so on.
Contestants must be the goodest boi you can think of.
And yes, trans characters count!
Only ONE character per series!
2. How to recommend a contestant!
Send your recommendation through the ask box to @rise-april-art-challenge
The recommendations period will open from Midnight tonight, January 7th (US Pacific Time, UTC 12:00 am) and will close on January 13 (11:59 US Pacific time).
Contestants are first come first serve.
If there are MORE then 32 contestants, we will have a preliminary battle royal to choose the winner! I will choose 10 of the most popular recommendations and have them duke it out!
3. Contest Rules!
Every week, we’ll have a battle between two contestants on the right bracket, and two contestants on the left.
Voting will happen throughout the week, and whoever gets the most votes will move on to the next round!
SO tune in and vote for who you think is the GOODEST BOY!
4. Conduct!
Please note, this contest is for fun, not to one up anyone’s opinions! Please be kind, patient, and good sports!
5. Use the right tags!
If you’re talking about the contest, want to make art, or support it, please use #goodest boy 2024
Have FUN!
I mean…I hope y’all do!
#contest#goodest boy 2024#polls#video games#characters#tv shows#movies#anime#animation#books#audiobooks#cartoons
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Scorpio Full Moon April 2024 Illuminating Shadows
Scorpio, the Sign of Transformation Scorpio is the sign of death and rebirth, and although the death process can be difficult, painful, and challenging, the rebirth is always beautiful. Just like the phoenix rises from the ashes, this Scorpio Full Moon gives us the opportunity to do our own rising.
The Scorpio Full Moon is also referred to as the Buddha Moon. In the Himalayas, they celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha under the Scorpio Full Moon. The Scorpio Full Moon is also said to thin the veil between dimensions, allowing our own process of enlightenment to expand. --by Tanaaz,Forever Conscious Scorpio Moon Shadowself Image art --Mahaboka
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2023 YEAR IN REVIEW!!!
My artstyle changed a lot this year, especially after my shift from ibis paint to procreate after getting my iPad (drawing on an iPad is the BEST btw 100% recommend I love it way more than a phone and it didn’t die after a month like my old wacom 💀💀). I’m relatively happy with where my art is atm and I hope to continue to improve in 2024!
Explanation of all the silly art down below! (Mostly so I can tell y’all who the fanart is for but also cause I like rambling)
January: A drawing of my Rise Leo human design I did to test out a pixel brush I found for Ibis Paint. He’s very fun to draw hehe I need to draw him more-
February: I wanted to learn how to draw the future designs of Leo and Mikey along with CJ so I planned to draw them all together! I struggled with Leo though so I just got rid of him. Sorry Peepaw 😞😞💔💔💔
March: Fanart for @beannary ‘s TLP au! I love it so much so I had to draw smth for it hehe 😈😈💥💥💥 which reminds me I need to draw more at some point- might redraw it at some point cause I’m not super happy with how it turned out but I do like the idea a lot
April: The month I created Reticent! April’s Fools was the first episode I came up with so I drew a chapter poster! It ended up being very different to the chapter cover I drew a couple months later but it’s still cool :D Leo is being weirdly affectionate to Mikey though what the heck that isn’t like him smh. Although I guess it was meant to be purposefully exaggerated sooooo 🥰
May: Reticent Casey!!! I don’t have much to say it’s just Reticent Casey HDKSGXKSHD this wasnt a very good art month
June: Krangified Donnie is literally my favourite concept ever thats it that’s all I have to say dbskdbwkh I adore Krangified Donnie and if the Rise brainrot takes over the Reticent brainrot for a while then I will probably be drawing Krangified Donnie during that time sorry not sorry
July: Reticent Chapter 3’s cover yippee!!! Still my favourite Reticent cover although Chapter 8’s is a close second (I can’t wait to post it once it’s been betaread yippee!!!). The scribble over Leo’s eyes is literally just because I was struggling to draw his eyes and i was getting annoyed dbskdbskdb it’s actually a very common issue with him (common Ret!Leo L). Also Mikey being reflected in the mirror is a reference to Mirror Man by Jack Stauber which I’ve basically considered his theme song since @aaronymous999 introduced it to me ebwjcbkwhd thank you Mr. Aaronymous! Also somebody said he was in the barbie box and I still need to draw that to this day because Mikey would’ve killed to go see Barbie.
August: RET DONNIE WOOOOO he’s being bullied again!!! I drew that piece for a colour palette challenge request and realised I got the prompt wrong so I just made it into its own thing 💥💥💥 it’s usually a flickering light gif but I chose to just use the version with the light on for this post. The photos in the background were really fun to draw hehe either April’s or Mikey’s is my favourite.
September: MY 500 FOLLOWER DTIYS YIPPEE (/my 150 follower DTIYS for tumblr). This one took me. Forever to draw and I love it to pieces hehe it was really fun to design Mikey’s room and figure out outfits for the sillies and idk the concept of a sleepover just seemed really fun to me dbskbdkdb- and all the entries I got were so so awesome I loved them all to pieces!!! I still look at them all the time hehe
October: FANART OF @endlesslogo ‘S HUMAN RISE LEO DESIGN WOOOOOO!!! This was the piece I started rendering on hehe it was so much fun to draw!!!! Although I did have a fight with rendering the hair for over an hour svsjegksbdk HOW DO PEOPLE DO IT FR!!!
November: Me and my friends were working on a crossover between our TMNT iterations so I drew all of our Karai’s together!!! Confluence Karai is on the left, created by Salem and Marine, New Stars Karai is in the middle created by Starla, and Reticent Karai is on the right created by me! All our Karais have such cool designs AHHHHH literally dead over them constantly/pos
December: Most of December I spent drawing Christmas presents so this was my present for Salem!!! Confluence!Jonatello my beloved….
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Weekly Press Briefing #94
Welcome back to the Weekly Press Briefing, where we bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more! This briefing covers all things posted from April 7 - April 13, 2024. Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing!
Challenges/Prompts:
There are no open challenges or events on our radar this week. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote or know of one we’re missing? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.
This Week in Canon:
Welcome back to This Week in Canon, where we revisit moments in The West Wing that occurred on these dates during the show’s run.
Season 7, Episode 17: Election Day Part II aired on April 9, 2006.
Photos/Videos:
Here’s what was posted from April 7 – April 13:
Allison Janney posted screenshots from this week’s Palm Royale episode.
Dule Hill posted about his daughter Kennedy’s partnership with Backlot Coffee.
Dule Hill posted promo about his upcoming PBS arts and travel show, The Express Way, which airs April 23rd at 9/8 central.
Elisabeth Moss posted a promo video for her upcoming FX show, The Veil, which premieres April 30.
Marlee Matlin posted photos from her trip get her 18th tattoo.
Mary McCormack posted a video of herself and John Slattery telling one fighter pilot’s story in honor of National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day.
Melissa Fitzgerald posted a promo graphic for The 50, a film featured at All Rise’s 2023 conference. It is now available VOD on Apple or Prime.
Donna Moss Daily: April 7 | April 8 | April 9 | April 10 | April 11 | April 12 | April 13
Daily Josh Lyman: April 7 | April 8 | April 9 | April 10 | April 11 | April 12 | April 13
No Context BWhit: April 7 | April 8 | April 9 | April 11 | April 12 | April 13
@twwarchive: April 7 | April 8 | April 9 | April 10 | April 11 | April 13
Editors’ Choice:
No recommendations this week. We'll be back with more stories soon!
Fics:
Presenting your weekly roundup of fics posted in the tag for The West Wing on Archive of Our Own.
Josh/Donna
Self-Evaluation by Telperien | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress
all i know is a simple name (and everything has changed) by JessBakesCakes for sam_writes_fics | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete
Other Pairings/Gen Fic
Regarding Jamie: Sound and Fury by mlea7675 | Rated G | Helen Santos/Matt Santos | In Progress
An Intriguing Variable by silasfinch for justdreaming88 | Ellie Bartlet/Original Female Character(s) | In Progress
you just got me started by taliamytalia | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete
Tuesday, I’m in love. by muldxr for wabadabadaba | Rated T | Joey Lucas/Josh Lyman | Complete
This Seat Taken by Forgott3nQu33n | Rated G | Will Bailey/Kate Harper | Complete
The First Lady by unseenacademic | Rated T | | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | In Progress
Multiple Pairings
What Sons Do by kcat1971 | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Helen Santos/Matt Santos, Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet, Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn, Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young | In Progress
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What’s next?
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Major Study: Pre-Production
Post # 2
Solar-Scrap: Key Game Mechanics
Thinking more about the premise and mechanics of the game, I began thinking about what a game that celebrates the power of the sun could look like. I looked to games like The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, which requires the use of physical sunlight, via a sensor built into the game cartridge, to power your defense against the undead. The concept for my game about the sun, I also thought about having it run in real-time with day cycles and seasons that matched the earth's. Examples of that are also Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, and the Animal Crossing franchise.
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand cover art, Konami, 2003.
Game Mechanics
To make the most of a real-time mechanic, I had a look at locations on Earth that may have been impacted by global warming and other such phenomena in the future. I started to explore the possibility of basing the game in Greenland. This poses some interesting hurdles which I believe can make the game really unique and fun to engage with:
Creative freedom to design what lies beneath exposed areas revealed by the receding ice shelf, Greenland has a high altitude so won't be greatly affected by rising ocean levels.
Most of Greenland is within the arctic circle, the southernmost part would still have more equal day/night cycles, but the northern wildlands will have the characteristic extreme day/night cycles that exist within the arctic circle. This would allow for seasonal challenges and collectibles that unique to the season.
Map of the Arctic with the Arctic Circle in blue, CIA World Fact Book, 2009 .
In the winter lunar months, visual interest will be met with stunning arrays of the aurora borealis which will be part of a key narrative in the game.
Solar power will be extended to night cycles by harnessing the intense radiation that causes the aurora.
A GIF showing NASA's CubeSat within an artist’s rendition of the constantly moving magnetic fields around Earth, NASA, 2016.
This allows me to design a unique solar cell that can reverse between the different harnessing modes. The transition between modes could perhaps be similar to the old flip dot displays used in signage, along with the very ASMR sound of tiny disks synchronously flipping, similar in sound to a rain-maker musical instrument.
A close up of a flip-dot display, Damo, 2018.
References
CIA World Fact Book. (2009). Arctic circle.svg. [Online]. Wikipedia.org. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Circle#/media/File:Arctic_circle.svg [Accessed 23 April 2024].
DAMO. (2018). Fun with Flip-Dot Displays. [Online]. damow.net. Available at: https://damow.net/fun-with-flip-dot-displays/ [Accessed 23 April 2024].
Konami. (2003). Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand.
NASA. (2016). Heliophysics CubeSat to Launch on NASA’s SLS. [Online]. nasa.gov. Available at: https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/heliophysics-cubesat-to-launch-on-nasas-sls/ [Accessed 23 April 2024].
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(Back on track!)
Day 3! Witchtown!!
Imma be real… could not think of a funny concept with the actual witchtown episode. My brain went “magic” and it just went. And I’m unashamed of my love for the disaster twins
#tmnt#cyn art#teenage mutant ninja turtles#teenage mutant ninja turtles fanart#rottmnt#tmnt leonardo#rise of the tmnt#tmnt donatello#rise april 2024 art challenge#rise april 2024#rise april art challenge#rise april#disaster twins#magic#witchtown
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Rise April 2024 Day 4: Book
I can totally see Rise Donnie being a fan of romance mangas.
#my art#rottmnt#rise of the tmnt#save rottmnt#save rise of the tmnt#unpause rottmnt#unpause rise of the tmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rise season 3#rottmnt movie#rise of the tmnt movie#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles movie#rottmnt donnie#rise donnie#rise april 2024#rise april art challenge#rise april 2024 art challenge#rise april#donnie is reading a lesbian parody of Inuyasha#the idea of donnie being into romance stuff is canon to me#i mean he does have a type (cute but mean)
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Day 2: Fashion
Its donnie time... with fashion :D
I am doing the monthly one but i am not sure that i gonna do all the drawings... hope you enjoy :D
#rottmnt#rise donnie#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rottmnt donnie#rise of the tmnt#rise april 2024#rise april art challenge#rise april#save rise of the tmnt#unpause rise of the tmnt#unpause rottmnt
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Exploring the Cosmic Dance: Celestial Events and the Human Experience in April 2024
As the curtain rises on April, the cosmos orchestrates a symphony of celestial events, each with a unique story to tell. At the heart of this cosmic ballet is the mesmerizing alignment of Venus and Neptune on April 3rd, a spectacle in the night sky that whispers tales of love, beauty, and the ethereal. This celestial duo, dancing in the vast expanse, isn't just a marvel of the skies but a metaphor for the human quest for harmony and transcendence.
In the realm of the humanities, this pursuit finds its reflection in the arts and literature, where the brushstrokes of a painting or the verses of a poem echo our innate longing for connection and understanding. The alignment of these celestial bodies can serve as a muse for introspection, prompting us to ponder how the themes of love, beauty, and spirituality weave through the tapestry of our lives and cultures. It's a moment to reflect on how these universal values shape our identity, guiding the principles and ideals we hold dear.
As we navigate through April, the cosmos unveils yet another chapter with the Moon's embrace of Mars and the mysterious occultation of Saturn on April 6th. This celestial event could be likened to a historical and philosophical odyssey, exploring the enduring human themes of conflict, resilience, and transformation. These themes, central to the human saga, shape our collective and personal narratives, painting our identities with the brush of courage, adversity, and growth. Through the humanities, we find a lens to view these celestial phenomena not as distant occurrences but as reflections of our own stories and struggles, offering insights into our responses to life's challenges.
The narrative crescends with the total solar eclipse and new moon on April 8th, casting a shadow that beckons us to the themes of renewal and rebirth. This powerful symbol, revered across various religious and philosophical traditions, invites us to a period of introspection. It's an opportunity to revisit our paths and purposes, resonating with the cycles of death and rebirth celebrated in literature and mythology. Engaging with these stories allows us to draw parallels between our personal transformations and the cosmic cycles, enriching our understanding of self-identity within the grand scheme of change.
Our exploration of celestial events and their resonance with the human experience wouldn't be complete without acknowledging the rich tapestry of interpretations from diverse cultures and disciplines within the humanities. These perspectives offer a kaleidoscope of insights into how societies across ages have woven astronomical phenomena into the fabric of their worldviews and identities. By delving into these interpretations, we uncover the multifaceted nature of human identity, sculpted by an array of sociocultural influences and experiences.
Crafting a narrative that intertwines the celestial, the cultural, and the personal requires a thoughtful approach, aimed at engaging those intrigued by the confluence of astronomical events and human introspection. By drawing on insights from various humanities disciplines, we weave a story that not only enhances our appreciation for the celestial wonders of April 2024 but also invites us to ponder the intricate connections between the cosmos, culture, and the construction of our identities.
As we gaze up at the night sky this April, let the celestial phenomena be not just sights for our telescopes but windows into our souls. Through the lens of the humanities, we can embark on a journey that transcends the boundaries of space and time, inviting us to reflect on the eternal dance between the cosmos and the core of our being.
In this cosmic interplay, we find not just answers but questions that propel us forward in our quest for understanding, connection, and identity. So, as the celestial bodies chart their course across the April sky, let's embrace the opportunity to chart our own, guided by the timeless wisdom of the humanities and the endless wonder of the stars above.
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OF FLAMES AND SHADOWS GONE ASTRAY at Bermudez Projects, Los Angeles
OF FLAMES AND SHADOWS GONE ASTRAY
March 9 – April 6, 2024
1225 Cypress Avenue, Los Angeles
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Bermudez Projects presents as its first show of 2024, Of Flames and Shadows Gone Astray, a group show serving as a multifaceted, cathartic confessional of love, loss, and perseverance.
In what is perhaps the most personal exhibition of the gallerist’s career, Julian Bermudez departs from conventional curatorship, and instead brings together deeply-resonant artworks as a means of addressing the challenges of his own life.
“In the last four years, I have experienced tremendous loss. Loss of love, family, friends, and home. Working through this has been a years-long process, resulting in my need for curating this show in order to fully grieve and heal,” says Bermudez. “This also allows me to push and expand the ways I approach the art of storytelling through curation.”
Through a range of mixed-media work — each incorporating fire as a
material — the exhibition touches on our shared experiences of overcoming some of the darkest moments of life; reaffirming our enkindled spirit to thrive in the face of adversity. Impermanence, resilience, loss, and rebirth are explored through each artists’ work, inciting a deeper inspection and introspection of our personal and shared existence. The exhibition aims to leave viewers with a greater appreciation for triumph over tragedy; strength through sorrow; and healing after heartbreak.
Of Flames and Shadows Gone Astray features the works of contemporary artists Francesca Bifulco, Malado Francine, Bryan David Griffith, and Cody Norris.
Bifulco’s striking sculpture, Their Wings Banging and Burning (2023) is a masterful centerpiece to the exhibition. At surprisingly five-feet tall, the burned wood, metal, and found palm cortex stands as a wounded monolith rising from its strewn ring of charcoal crowned at its base.
“I look at this piece as the anatomical dissection of resilience. It’s this vertical body that tolerates the intersections of tough-flexible, external-internal, downward-upward, and below-aboveground,” says Bifulco. “As if you’re witnessing both the wound and the healing at the same time.”
Cody Norris’ painting of twin palm trees breaking through charred earth is a literal and figurative expression of rising again after defeat. Cast in somber hues of grey, violet, and brown, the artwork presents its own scars after having been purposely set on fire by Norris.
What compels Norris to make sense of loss – and what comes of it – by scorching the surfaces of his paintings, extends beyond a fascination with fire. The driving force behind his poignant, atmospheric paintings of endangered landscapes is questioning what gets lost along the way of life.
Bryan David Griffith’s mixed-media works from his Rethinking Fire series explores the issues behind catastrophic wildfires, from past land management practices to climate change. Each piece is created by burning and/or salvaging materials from fire sites. Griffith’s works of smoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, and petroleum smoke accumulated on paper gleam with a healing, ethereal glow.
Of all the artworks in this show, Malado Francine’s paintings were not initially intended to have a specific association with burning, per se. Although there are some visual elements of “fire” appearing within her painting, Throne, or within the alchemical symbolism of her Lotto Mandalas — their partially charred and missing sections speak to the loss she experienced only a month ago.
Despite the misfortune of that recent blaze in her home and studio, the artist was able to salvage some of her work. As a result, six paintings will be presented in the aftermath of that inferno as an example of the deep resilience we carry as artists and humans, in picking up after disaster, and moving forward with grace.
Of Flames and Shadows Gone Astray does not point to, or illustrate anything specific that has happened in the gallerist’s life. Instead, it uses artworks in lieu of words, like a song or poem to tackle far-encompassing subject matter.
“Each of these artworks speak to universal themes that many of us have faced, or will face, at some point in our life,” concludes Bermudez. “It is truly important that I share my own experiences – however veiled – with audiences in the hopes of turning a painful past into a hopeful future.”
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