† FROM CLASSICISM to POST MODERNISM †
These are but a few thoughts with which to close a decade, and christen a new one.
Peace Be With You †
A VIEW OF THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM.
† FROM CLASSICISM to POST MODERNISM †
A view of antiquities, oddities, ephemera and everything in between. The V&A is undoubtedly one of the more striking museums I've ever had the pleasure of visiting. Scroll down for a view of the holdings of Victoria & Albert. TALLY HO !
THIS IS ENGLAND...
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO SERIES : TOKYO STORY 1 !
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO SERIES : TOKYO STORY 2 !
Take a look at the links above for more,
and stay tuned for more WORLD REPORTS from ol' LONDON TOWN ! ^_~
Peace Be With You †
TOKYO MONOGATARI.
† A Shared view of my second home TOKYO †
Not too long ago, I was but a NINJA in training - Living life in TOKYO... I was fortunate enough to make the trip home and reconnect with old friends, meet some new ones, and see all the newness that TKYO has to offer.
Yeah, BKLYN Keeps On Makin' It... But DAMN DOES TOKYO GET IT IN!!! ^_~
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO SERIES : TOKYO STORY 1 !
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO SERIES : TOKYO STORY 2 !
Take a look at the links above for more,
and stay tuned for more WORLD REPORTS from ol' LONDON TOWN ! ^_~
Peace Be With You †
Aerosyn-Lex in DAZED & CONFUSED MAGAZINE
Profiled for the next wave of YOUNG, CREATIVE, ENTREPRENEURS
The Future Never Looked So Good †††
With Humility in Hand, I'm PROUD to announce that the ever venerable DAZED & CONFUSED MAGAZINE has profiled me as part of their selection for "The New Creative Rebels." The feature spotlights individuals at the vanguard of Music, Culture, Aesthetics and Industry...
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ARTICLE : DAZED & CONFUSED MAGAZINE !
Undoubtedly, this current generation has been the first in history to embrace the idea of "Personal Brands" en masse. I feel as if so many of the successful, young entrepreneurs I meet have an innate understanding of Self, and of their Brand.
The Cover Says It All. A new emergent class of creatives and personalities are willingly taking their place amongst iconoclasts of the previous generation.
I'm in great company here. We live in a time where kids with the most honest, and sincere of intentions have been empowered by technology, to create and shape a new culture which has continuously evolved at a speed heretofore unseen. For what started for many as a concept, a passion, or a hunch has rapidly become a bonafide phenomenon - fueled by the interconnectivity afforded to us by modern media. †††
I hope you'll find it an interesting read. My Thanks to Terence Teh for making this happen.
PLEASE VISIT THEKDU for more of my works : THEKDU.COM !
Peace Be With You †
A view into the pages of ZOOT Magazine. Fresh from Lisbon, Portugal; Featuring the works of Serum Versus Venom ( SVSV ) ...
My sincere thanks to Thomas Probosch from ZOOT for making this featurette happen in their latest issue... For the uninitiated amongst you, ZOOT is an Avant Garde, Fashion-Forward Publication originating in Portugal, but with a keen global perspective. Their consistent Creativity and Quality has definitely been inspiring and I'm honored to have contributed to their latest issue.
ZOOT has been kind enough to run a recent campaign of ours which was originally completed for our DIESEL EXHIBITION for "Only The Brave." The accompanying words for each image are latin transcriptions for VALOR, BRAVERY, COURAGE, STRENGTH. All photographed by the incomparable ERIC VOGEL, and featuring model SHAUN ROSS. All Design and Typographic Illustration by Yours Truly †††
Model Shaun Ross in Latex Skin and Tar...
Check out some of the work featured within the hallowed pages of ZOOT ! Always great content, beautifully shot and masterfully presented...
Peace Be With You †
Lex + Maxalot Gallery in Amsterdam
A show dedicated to TIME & SPACE
From my World to Yours : Space Age Design Y'all
I was recently asked to participate in wonderful group show entitled TIME & SPACE, which took place in the venerable Maxalot Gallery in Amsterdam. My thanks to Max Ackerman for all his consideration and efforts in arming this great show. I was able to grab a few pics taken prior to the show's opening. The large calligraphic triptych which I created for this exhibition are shown in the flicks... Take a look ^_~ !
The Text in this silhouetted and is comprised of passages from the Qur'an.
The Text in this silhouetted and is comprised of passages from the book of Psalms.
For more info click here : MAXALOT ! KTHNXBAI !
Peace Be With You †
TASTE NYC Presents: NICK HOOK MIX #3.
Designed By Aerosyn-Lex / nonTYPE †
All praises due to those sauntering beats which move us to movement... Compiled for you here by the uber-capable Triad of NICK HOOK ( Musicman Extraordinaire of CUBIC ZIRCONIA Fame ) JOEY RUBIN of tastemaking TASTE NYC and Myself is a mix of sounds, beats and melodies of heretofore unheard of robustness.
Ladies, We Invite you, nay, Implore you to BACK THAT THANG UP... Fellas, we are calling on you to get out there on the floor and freak-a-bitch... This is not for the Feint of Heart. With club bangers from the likes of Trouble & Bass's own Drop The Lime featuring the lovely Ms. Carrie Wilds, to ZZK RECORDS signee Douster, to New York's own Kingdom - there's undoubtedly something here to make everyone shake!
DOWNLOAD IT HERE : HOOK + TASTE + nonTYPE MIX !
I created all accompanying Artwork for this mix series and we will be releasing a signed, limited edition run of these in print shortly.
The Type used is a new Typeface which I've been developing... This is just the first mix in a series - we'll keep you bumpin' into TWENTY TEN ! TRUST !
Hook x type x taste by nickhook
TRACKLIST:
•intro (neu meets lyrical gangbang)
•drop the lime-set me free lil silva remix (trouble and bass)
•douster- journey to the sea
•lvis1990- compass
•toddla t- shake ya body (dj sega remix)
•passion pit- little secrets (jack beats remix)
•dj tameil- back it up and dump it
•kingdom- you
•egyptrixx- hexagon ya
•florence and the machine- you got the love (xx remix)
•burial verses
•ikonika fish
•sbtrk- one week over
•simian mobile disco- cruel intentions (joker remix
•afx- lisbon acid
•afx- crying in your face
•battles-lpt-2
•flying lotus- infinium (dimlite_s re0finitum
•dam funk spacecapades
All Design and Typographic Illustration by Yours Truly †††
Peace Be With You †
Faesthetic 11: Out Now!
Ghost Stories in Black and Blue.
Featuring the work of Yours Truly!
GET YOUR COPY of this Amazing Zine by following this link : FAESTHETIC
A view of the piece which i created for this issue... A calligraphic rendering of Karasu Tengu!
Again; my thanks to Dustin and the entire Faesthetic team for inviting me to participate in this venerable zine. I'm in great company in this book... Especially with the likes of fellow KDU Veteran: Ryan Katrina aka NEUARMY. Make sure to check out the homie's work at his site: www.neuarmy.com - Keep me on lock : I've got some more goodness in store for y'all in the coming weeks... Let's go ^_~ !
Some look to the future expectantly.
Some look to the future fearfully.
Some look to the past for comfort,
yet others look to the past with a pining for the present.
No matter where one turns in the trying times,
remember that The Past, Present and Future gaze upon you, indifferently...
Peace Be With You †
Life is like an island lost in the ocean of solitude, an island
where the rocks are our hopes and the trees our dreams,
where flowers are our solitude and the streams our aspirations.
Your life is an island separate from all the other islands
and regions. However many vessels leave your shore for
other countries, however many fleets sail to your ports,
you will always be a separate island, suffering pangs of
solitude and aspiring to happiness. Other men do not know
you at all and they are far from pitying your solitude or
understanding you.
If it were deprived of light your neighbors lamp could not illuminate it.
If the house stood in the desert you could not transport it into the
garden of other men, ploughed
and cultivated by other hands.
My brother, the life of the spirit goes by in solitude,
and without this solitude and this isolation you would be
in no way what you are, neither would I be what I am.
Without this solitude and this isolation I should come to
believe on hearing your voice that it is my voice which is
speaking, or on seeing your face that it is the reflection of my face
in a mirror.
Life without rebellion is like the seasons without spring,
and rebellion without rights is like spring in a barren desert.
Life, rebellion, and rights are a trinity which can neither
be changed nor separated.
Life is like the charger of the night; the faster it gallops, the
sooner it will come to dawn...
Peace Be With You †
SERUM VERSUS VENOM in LIMITÉ MAGAZINE
A look into the ethos of a Brand steeped in Tradition and Craft.
Consumption is Salvation, Creation is Ascension.
Prolific upstart, LIMITÉ MAGAZINE has written an article on our brand SERUM VERSUS VENOM (SVSV - a bespoke, modern design-brand for which over the last 3 years I've Partnered in, Creative Directed and Designed.)
I hope you'll find it an interesting read. My Thanks to Dominique Scott for coming through to our showrooms to learn more about the Craft we at SVSV love and pursuit with a ravenous obsession.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ARTICLE : LIMITÉ MAGAZINE !
A view of the new outerwear collection and the a reverential look at the tools which cut the cloth of our garments...
Our garments are steeped in story as we allow the fabrics and textiles to drive the narrative of the collection...
Model Shaun Ross in a Hand-Knit SVSV Textured sweater...
Stay tuned as there is much more SERUM VERSUS VENOM that has yet to be revealed !
Peace Be With You †
THREADLESS SELECT : By AEROSYN-LEX
An Artist Series Collaboration T-Shirt Design
IN EXCELSIS : Modern Liturgy on Black Jersey.
This has been a long time coming... Venerable T-SHIRT heavyweight THREADLESS asked me to contribute a design for their SELECT Artist Series.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE : THREADLESS SELECT !
The shirt I created is entitled : IN EXCELSIS. It's printed with Gloss BLACK Plastisol ink and Highlighted with a Clear, Textured spot coating for an overall BLACK ON BLACK design that, while subtle, reveals itself in the light... The typography on the shirt is a custom design which it's angular structure to visualize a sampling of language taken from 15th Century Latin Liturgy. The text is represented best as a pattern, but when examined closely reveals it's meaning †††
A close study of written words printed on the front of the shirt.
A clear view of the FRONT and BACK Designs of the shirt.
PLEASE VISIT THREADLESS FOR MORE INFO : CLICK HERE !
My Sincerest Thanks to Dustin Hostetler for the invitation, and vision to make this project happen... Threadless really does some great work so take a few minutes to visit their site and support !
PS. If any of y'all BUY this shirt... I'd love to get a picture of you styling out with this piece on - Send it my way and I'll definitely post it up !
Peace Be With You †
COMPLEX MAGAZINE x THE KDU
A Video Documentary on The KDU Creative Collective
Words from the Wise...The Kid Spits Diamonds...Just watch!
COMPLEX MAGAZINE has just honored myself and The KDU by debuting a 2 part Documentary on The Keystone Design Union, and the nature of a Global Creative Collective. This is a first for the venerable COMPLEX Mag as they've never before featured a Creative Agency - nor have they ever dedicated a 2 part series to cover any one group... As Partner in, and Creative Director of THE KDU; I'm humbled to have been given the opportunity to speak my piece.
Speak Now, or Forever Hold Your Tongue.
A view from inside my Studios; somewhere in BROOKLYN.
For more info click here : COMPLEX ! KTHNXBAI !
My Sincerest Thanks to Jonathan Lees {Documentia} for coordinating, creating and cutting this piece on us... Here's to you homie !
Peace Be With You †
A look back into the Archives of Aerosyn-Lex
Skull Duggery & Thuggery
Pause With Me to Bare Witness †††
CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE : EN LAS MANOS DE DIOS !
And they brought him to the place called Gol'gotha
(which means the place of a skull) Mark 15:22
Peace Be With You †
