“It has its own set of rules, but painting on velvet produces a unique result that, much like the material itself, envelopes viewers in a rich, smooth, luxurious pocket of gooey satisfaction,” he said. Before working on velvet, Lawson spent a decade creating work for his Pareidolia series featuring surreal, organic forms designed to be […]
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FILM
The Goonies, (U.S., 1985, dir. Richard Donner) a group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a treasure map, 9 p.m., Aug.21. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. WED Dirty Wars, (U.S., 2013, dir. Rick Rowley) an investigative journalist explores the truth behind America’s covert wars, 7:30 p.m., Aug.22. Oklahoma City […]
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Beast master
Max Ogan — or Maximus, as he likes to be called — is surrounded by giant monsters and giant robots in his Plaza District studio, Bomb Shelter, but he’s not running for cover or summoning twin fairies for help. It’s all part of his latest exhibition, Machines vs. Monsters: Final Wars, his tribute to kaiju, […]
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Next up: Death Star
The Oklahoma City resident recently shared this wish with the world at atatforamerica.tumblr.com — specifically, to build a full-scale, functional model of an AT-AT Imperial Walker from ‘The Empire Strikes Back,’ all in order for “America to make something awesome again,” the site reads. Nerds everywhere scream, “Cool!” Tea Partiers everywhere cry, “Whaddaya mean ‘again,’ […]