Paper Hat Productions features: Out of Place!

Tonight is the Out of Place Art Riot Extravaganza!!!!

Hey everyone! We're super excited and busy taking care of last minute details for our event tonight! Monkey + Seal are super excited and can't wait to see you there!

We thought we'd share some info with you, like directions on how to get there as well as the schedule for the night!

If you've never been to SPACE Gallery, check out this handy-dandy map here (complete with nearby banks). It's located near the 19, 2, 3, 38, and sorta by the 1 Muni lines. It's at Polk between Sutter and Hemlock (right by the Hemlock tavern and across from Ozone Thai).

IMPORTANT: The bar is cash only, so if you want to avoid using the ATM and getting charged the service fees, make sure you bring some cash (or take a short hike to the nearby banks) to sample their awesome cocktails and tasty selection of beers! (On that note, don't forget the event is 21+).

7pm-7:30 - Artists reception - mingling, drinking, hanging out with people (this part is free!)

8pm - Doors open, swag is passed out, people get first raffle tickets. We'll be taking suggestions for themes/subjects for the team art battle from you, the audience!

8:30pm - Teams and theme is announced, artists split up and get limber for the battle!

8:45pm - Team Art Battle begins!

10:00pm - Battle continues, DJ Zaion starts his feature set.

10:45pm - The Battle ends.
11:00pm - DJ Zaion finished up, and voting is open!

11:20 pm - Voting closes!
11:30 pm - Winners will be announced!

Woo! We're super duper excited and can't wait to see you all there tonight! Huzzah!

Paper Hat Productions Features: Monkey + Seal

Only 2 days left until the Out of Place Art Riot Extravaganza!

As the curators and participants in the upcoming Out of Place group show, it's time to feature: Monkey + Seal :P

First off is the ever talented Eve Skylar (aka Seal) who is an amazing painter/concept artist/illustrator who is 50% of the Paper Hat Production team.

Hailing originally from Long Beach, California, this feisty artist cites classic literature, contemporary Japanese environment artists, and social issues as her inspiration.

Using extensive reference and research, Seal meticulously paints her captivating backgrounds, often with a sense of mystery and loneliness. She'll be the first to tell you that her paintings (along with research) have taken upwards of 50 hours to complete, but all that time is definitely worth it!

The other 50% of Paper Hat Productions is Rick Kitagawa (aka Monkey), who is an painter and illustrator that looks to pop culture, internet memes, and issues that affect the Asian American population as inspiration for his often humorous critiques on life.

Examining the interplay between text and image, Rick often enjoys giving a voice to the subjects of his paintings, whether it be inanimate objects, mythical creatures, or figures who are sometimes obviously upset with the way they are painted.

Additionally, as a printmaker, Rick enjoys exploring different mediums, and his combination of screenprinting with interactive sculpture will be on display at the gallery.

We'll see you in a few days!

Paper Hat Productions Website is now up!

Here is the official Paper Hat Productions "Out of Place" Gallery website. Check out our line up of amazing artists! While Monkey and Seal were working on the getting the artists together, we were thrilled to have noticed that everyone was coming from a unique perspective and interpretations of "out of place."

Click through each of the artist's page to find out more about them and get a sneak peek of their work and style.

For the March 12th Opening Night Extravaganza, we will be featuring an art team battle, pairing up artists who have never worked with each other before, may have different styles and approach, and asking them to come up with a spontaneous collaboration piece based on an audience-selected topic.

We are also very happy and excited to add Zaion as our talented DJ to the mix!

Without further a do, we will start to feature each individual artists in the coming days. First up, is Haruka.

"By using traditional method of printmaking such as woodcutting, I want the print to bring up the problems that we face as a global society and to show the meaning of cultural importance to the public. [ . . .] By showing intricate lines, . . . my idea is to face an inquiry of being lost in translation and to notify my generation of the stance we have to take in order to blend our past with our present while rediscovering our deeply rooted culture." - Haruka

You can find her official art blog here.