Art/Quiltmaking, road trips, thrift shopping, the losing battle of the middle class, kitty, and peace.
Music
My Gramps 1920's
STEREOLAB, Electrelane, Bjork, The Fall, Brian Eno, Broadcast, Belle & Sebastian, Maria Callas, Nina Hagen, Grace Jones,
Klaus Nomi, The Cramps, Ethel Merman, The Gun Club, The Residents, Gang of Four, Pit Er Pat, Kraftwerk, The Brian Jonestown Massacre,
Bessi Smith, Monade, Patti Smith, Philip Glass, X, The Knitters, The Flying Lizards,Blondie, Talking Heads, Romeo Void, Portishead
Polyrock, Bauhaus, sylvester, Joy Division, Soft Cell, Billie Holiday, Rufus Wainwright, David Bowie
The Avalanches, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, Fun Boy Three, The Broadway Musical Hair, Godspell, and Stephen Sondheim.
Movies
Films by- John Waters, Todd Haynes,Todd Solonz, Lars Von Trier, Fassbinder,Pasolini,
Kubrick,Pedro Almodóvar,Christopher Guest,Hitchcock,Douglas Sirk, and Gus Van Sant,Paul Morrissey/Warhol Films, And those brothers who made that movie Grey Gardens.
Day Job
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Night Job
My work has been getting a lot of attention in the last couple of years although I have yet to figure out how to make a living at it. My art has been shown twice at the Andy Warhol Museum where I received two awards, one being the Carnegie Museum of Art Purchase Award. I've also had work shown in France, Germany, Australia, and New York City. My main website is www.shawnquinlan.com.
Who I'd like to meet: PET THE CELEBRITY!
Who Should Paint You: Andy Warhol
You've got an interested edge that would be reflected in any portrait
You don't need any fancy paint techniques to stand out from the crowd!
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Come and party with Squonk Opera on Friday May 22nd at 8:00 pm at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room for the Galaxy Premiere of Astro-rama!
Astro-rama is a joyous large scale outdoor event that unifies an audience in creating humanity’s message for far-flung galaxies. The show features live music, dynamic video, 3 stories of scaffolding, a 40' radio telescope, cherry pickers, scissor lifts and a giant robot. Astro-rama was filmed over 2 chilly nights in October 2008 at Pittsburgh's Schenley Plaza.
Astro-rama premiere and party with the Squonkers. Friday, May 22, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. for $25 Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people.
I hope all's well with you and that you enjoy checking out my web site some time.
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You might enjoy watching some of my films (use the on screen controls to skip between them):
Hand to Hand - the coast to coast collaborative collage of Rebecca Trawick and David Wallace
Over the course of two years, Rebecca and I traded collages back and forth through the mail, adding to each work as it changed hands. Throughout this process, we never met in person - I live in Pittsburgh, and Rebecca lives in Southern CA. We found that working together was a way to communicate on a purely creative level. We weren’t interested in becoming “pen pals,” but rather in seeing how our two styles could combine to create work that was not completely me, not totally her, but something new and surprising to us both. The work debuted at Moxie Dada in Pittsburgh in January 2007 and has since been shown at Phd Gallery in St. Louis and Tangent Lab in Wichita, working its way across the U.S. in much the same way the pieces themselves traveled between the two of us.
"This beautiful collection of collages holds no specific thematic intentions; there are no hidden messages to interpret. Each piece offers its own vocabulary, images for which viewers can create their own meanings. Or one can simply appreciate the image for its aesthetic value as a beautiful work of art." - Janera Soloman, Pittsburgh City Paper
'Hand to Hand' February 11 – March 13, 2009 Presented by Hub-Bub at The Showroom 149 S.Daniel Morgan Ave. Suite 2 Spartanburg, SC 29306 864-582-0056
Opening reception Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Thank you so much!! Yes, I'm very happy and looking forward to everything. All is pretty well... I hate the schedule (still on overnights) but I'm happy to have a job!! This makes me miss you! I hope you're doing well, too!
Squonk Opera and the Lively Arts College of Fine Arts Performance Plus present Indiana County: The Opera.
Come celebrate Indiana County with a new installment in our ‘Hometown Series’, a show that has been called “noisy, colorful, funny, outrageous” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and “a quirky, playful, music- and image-driven piece of performance art “ by the Tribune Review.
Our show is not exactly ‘opera’, but a multi-media live concert that weaves music with video projections, props and puppets. To see more of what we do, check out our website at http://www. squonkopera. org.
Indiana County: The Opera includes amazing Indiana based dance and choral groups, and lots of video interviews with Indiana County residents.
Friday, January 30 at 8:00 pm Fisher Auditorium IUP Performing Arts Center
Tickets are available in advance at the Hadley Union Building, at iuptickets. com, the door starting at 7:00 p.m. or call (724) 357-2547 for information
Come join us and say Hi! Hope to see you there! Squonk Opera
Hello Quiltman! Thanks for joining my friends! Your work is very interesting & makes me think - ouch! How did you get into the art quilt scene? I design my quilts, but I'm more of a traditional type. I love to play with color & shapes.
Also, if you get a chance, check out my band, the3christs at www. myspace. com/the3christs. Listen to our latest, "Cocoa Bean" & leave a comment.
Interesting, too, you are the second person who had something about "peace" on his profile that I visited today. I am really looking for some peace myself so I can rediscover me & re-unleash my creativity.
