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Hello everyone!

I've been absent for a few days as a result of my mother breaking her ankle (poor Grace Kelly!  send loving thoughts her way, it'll help her recover from surgery!).  From the woods of Wisconsin, I am sitting writing you and it seems appropriate to pick up the artist of the day update with one I have known for years, ever since we lived in Milwaukee years ago.  

Nate Page is an artist who explores architecture in a variety of ways that affect the social and functional implications of a structure.  His recent installation at Machine Projects earned him a great deal of attention, as he actually turned the building inside out.  Check out what he has to say about his project here:

http://machineproject.com/projects/interviews/interview-with-nate-page/

He was also featured in Beatiful/Decay Magazine for a series of carved magazines that are beautiful in both their topographic qualities as well as their power as fragmented faces.  Take a look at a review here:

http://beautifuldecay.com/2009/08/15/nate-page/

Since we understand that Nate is interested in exploring time and space, we invited him to join the project in hopes that something would happen that wouldn't just be about the animated image, but something that also resonates with the morning and alteration of both image and time.  We are totally proud to have worked with him on this project, and look forward to future collaborations.

Three days left!  Please know that by contributing to this project you are making a statement about not only creativity, but the power of community and numbers as well!  Thanks to all the Backers out there reading this for believing in our project!  In the next three days, you can make a world of difference by helping us to promote this fundraiser!  Please help!

In thanks and appreciation, 

The Quick and Dirty Team

Hey Everyone!

I promised to feature an artist from the project everyday, and today's artist actually worked for MTV as an animator before his music was featured on the channel.  In fact Tunde Adebimpe has racked up quite a list of artistic activities, including acting, animating, painting, filmmaking, and music.  Read how the transformation happens in this excerpt from the NY Times below!

"A filmmaker and painter turned musician and actor, Tunde Adebimpe proved the widespread suspicion that very few forms of creative expression were out of boundaries for him. Adebimpe jump-started his career as a student at New York University's prestigious and exclusive Tisch Film School; in that venue, he developed a startling facility for stop-motion animation that helped him land a job working on MTV's violent cult claymation series Celebrity Death Match. After graduation. Adebimpe honed his facilities as a painter on the side and shot a series of experimental films and videos, hitting something of a creative peak with his creation of the music video for the garage punk band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' song {&"Pin,"} which depicts a female doll-like character being skewered by mechanical hands with safety pins, romantically cavorting with a giant insect, and -- ultimately -- morphing into a butterfly. Adebimpe then broke out as a musician on his own, headlining the experimental rock ensemble TV on the Radio opposite fellow visual artist David Andrew Sitek."

Tunde is obviously a creator in the barest sense of the word.  We are totally jealous of his opportunity to animate in Eric Fogel's Celebrity Death Match, and always look forward to a new TV on the Radio album.  In fact, several members of the Quick and Dirty project also worked on an animated music video for his band!  Check out some links below:

Celebrity Death Match: Madonna vs Michael Jackson 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKs8ft0dBss

TV on the Radio: New Cannonball Blues Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv0G5ibi3VY

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Binary High Fives!

Quick and Dirty Team

Folks, I just go track from Pitchfork Music Festival, where I am selling my posters and T-Shirts in the middle of the pouring rain and part time sunshine.  This is what I remember about midwest summers.  In the booth next to me is Dan Grzeca, today's featured artist!  Dan has my little brother working in the booth with him, so I had to feature him as a favor exchange...but also because he is one of the premier poster designers in the US, all because of lovely work like the two screen printed works below. 

Seriously though, besides being a highly collected and coveted artist, Dan has some other fresh talents.  Anyone who knows him can testify to his "song" (jingle?) writing skills.  No that he needs to apply that talent to himself.  Just take a look at his website, and you will know exactly why Dan's work is so celebrated.  

http://groundup.bigcartel.com/

Until tomorrow!

Gina

When you involve 30 different artists in one project, its hard to keep track of all the talent involved, and to really get a grasp of that.  For the remainder of this campaign, I will try and feature at least one artist a day, in order to expand the awareness of who made this film and what they do out there in the world.  Today's focus?  Animation god Jim Trainor.  

Jim is famous among artists and animators for his dry humor and poetic storytelling.  His shorts often focus on the inner reflection of animals, sometimes prehistoric, sometimes overtly sexual, and the animation is always rendered with a certain charm and innocence where less is deeply and rightly more.  He currently teaches animation at the School of the Art Museum of Chicago, and was this year's Alpert Award recipient, a totally rad award to get when you grow up, considering you get $75,000 for your work in the name of Herb Alpert....you know, that thrift store record with the girl covered in whip cream from head to toe?  Yeah, that's the Herb Alpert (and the Tijuana Brass Band) I'm talking about.  Check out my favorite Jim Trainor film below!

The Moschops:

Part one:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZE_dBxM9IE  

Part two:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVOlV8277Vk

Dear Backers!

You were the few who did not mind our long video!  Thank you for that, patience is a virtue after all.  For the remainder of our project, I uploaded a new video, jam packed with animation...that's right, go ahead and take a peek, you'll see a chapter from the film tucked neatly in our new short promo vid.  Thanks again for jumping on the supporter wagon early, and don't hesitate to share our project with friends and foes alike.  Who knows, we might like your enemies : )

Onward!

Team Quick and Dirty