Under construction...

Somehow my entire site go corrupted by simply viewing templates to look for code I could use here. Everything looked fine until I posted something earlier and it displayed in that lame polka-dotted template from 5 years ago. I've been planning on doing a complete overhaul of the site but expected to have some time to work on it. Well guess again...in the meantime I've just used this new format which isn't terrible but definitely not what I was looking for. Just bear with me for another week or so until the new and improved site is fully operational. Trust me, it will be worth it. In addition to a totally new graphic layout, the new site will make it easy to go back into all the archives & find things as well as making it easy to share & bookmark posts. In all fairness, Blogger still is the best free blog tool out there...but when something goes wrong or messes up with them it's a major problem.

Thank you for your support and patience.

Terry Rodgers

The Calligraphy of Disproportionate Advantage, 2007, 76" x 108", oil on linen

I love this guys work. Mostly because his paintings are like snapshots from my personal life as an international player...Ok, the secret's out! Don't be jealous..as you can see, it's just a bunch of sexy people lounging around naked, drinking champagne and smoking cigarettes. I don't even like cigarettes!

"Rodgers’ current work focuses on portraying contemporary body politics. His rendering of the upper-class leisure life stands as an iconic vision of today’s society. The resulting paintings are not snapshots or slices of life, not verite records of actual moments in actual party or family situations, or diaristic records of his life, but carefully constructed and composited fictions, designed to elicit the most meaning and sustain the maximum amount of ambiguity. "


He also does a lot of G-Rated work that is equally impressive. I think his understanding and use of color & contrast is phenomenal and heightens the experience. Rarely are the subjects looking at us or even each other making me wonder about the activity out of the frame and also serving to fracture the space within the frame while maintaing a tight and balanced composition. I'll refrain from more artsy talk...You can see more of his work and learn more at >> TerryRodgers.com << Eyes on You, 2006, 62" x 72", oil on linen

Shades of Olympus, 2004, 70 ½" x 99", oil on linen

Requiem for an idiot

Classic jazz/funk break by French mastermind Serge Gainsbourg.


This version by Placebo is pretty good too.


I'm really feeling this performance by French songstress Vanessa Paradis.

New and Old songs of tomorrow

Just want to post a couple goodies real quick. First up is a killer version of the Eagles' classic "I Can't Tell You Why" by none other than Chromeo!!?? Next is one of my favorite songs by the late great Sun Ra. After going to see King Britt & crew do their amazing "Saturn Never Sleeps" performance which is an amazing tribute to Sun Ra as part of the exhibition at the ICA, I've been going back and listening to a lot of Sun Ra. King consistently pushes the boundaries and is a brilliant producer. OK!...I was only going to post 2 tracks but now I feel I've got to post something from King Britt. I should just do a feature on him. The man has been a very prolific producer/remixer under various monikers for over 15 years spanning all genres and remains one of the most in-demand DJs around the world. Anyway, here’s one of my favorite tracks off his ‘80s inspired Sylk 130 album “Re-Members Only”.

I Can't Tell You Why - Chromeo



Disco 2100 - Sun Ra



Skipping Tones feat. Alison Moyet - Sylk 130


Get the album >> HERE <<

Design of the year. Maybe.

I see & study a lot of design that's out there and sure, a lot of it is shiny, cool, smooth, expensive and often useless. Then every once in a while comes along a product that just makes sense and you want to punch yourself because you didn't think of it or do it first. This is one of those brilliant designs.

Very advanced image creating tool

Check it out...this is AMAZING! Kids these days are so smart. What will they think of next?!
Read all Aviary's new product, Crane! Aviary makes some very impressive tools but this is the best one.

Terry Timely

These guys make some really great short films, music videos and commercials. DO NOT miss watching their latest work titled "Synesthesia". Check out their work at Terri Timely.

The IQ font

Amazing project!!! I hope to work on some things like this in the not too distant future. (plug: stay tuned for the release of my sound/art/design project nearing completion of phase1 in the next couple of months.) The concept of creating visuals based on tracking movement through a defined space is something I really wanted to explore but just didn't have the budget for. This shows what is possible when using very sophisticated technologies in highly creative ways. Also thanks to companies like Toyota for realizing the importance of art/design and spending tons of money on this. Say what you will about the corporate 'machine' but the fact is that machine helps a lot of ideas to become manifested. What a creatively diverse team too!

iQ font - When driving becomes writing / Full making of from wireless on Vimeo.

Surprisingly, NOT in Dubai

This building is NOT in The United Arab Emirates' city of Dubai as you may expect for some outlandish piece of architecture like this. It's actually in Huainan, Anhui providence, China and serves as the local urban planning exhibition hall for the developing region. This reminds me of the work of Claes Oldenburg, especially the building he and Frank Gehry collaborated on.

Heavy Metal Church

The newly built Parish Church of Santa Monica by Vicens & Ramos architects is amazing!!! Beautiful building all around. If I'm ever in Santa Monica I will definitely be going here. The exterior of the building is made of steel that was meant to rust which gives it the orange color. A metal exterior for a church is an interesting concept..plus it will probably prevent people from using their phone in church!
Read about the building and process >HERE<

Longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century

Ok, back from a little hiatus....I'll be posting a lot over the next couple weeks though to make up for it. I've seen and heard a ton of great things to share but let's start with something that will only happen once in our lifetime. If I had the money I would have flown over there just to witness that.

On July 22 was the longest solar eclipse the earth will witness this century. Unless you were in the right part of Asia you would not be able to see it though. You can find out more about the event from NASA. Speaking of NASA, this eclipse also comes at the same time of the 40th anniversary of NASA pulling off the greatest hoax in history. (the alleged moon landing...ugh, don't get me started on that!!)



(I love this picture by Rajesh Kumar Singh)

(this one by Altaf Qadri is really nice too)