Our friend and incredible artist, Jonny Fenix is showing in LA. The opening was last Saturday at the 6th street warehouse. Maybe you can still see his work alongside work by Shepard Fairey, Travis Millard, Jason Lee, Tobin Yelland and many more…

Watch the Video here.

Photo By Kari Rowe

They feature female riders from all walks of life, and never cease to present them with fashionable grace and ease. Making the natural beauty of these ladies glow with their great selection of photography.

The past few issues have featured nike 6.0 athletes Monyca Bryne-Wickey and Malia Manuel. Shot by our very own, Kari Rowe.

Check out more about the nike 6.0 surf team, and the digital version of foam magazine.

aries 2010 capsule build from Heather Hanrahan on Vimeo.

Vancouver shop The Boardroom is hosting Aries 2010, helping to launch it alongside the 2010 Winter Olympics with events this past Saturday, 13 February 2010 and next Friday, 19 February 2010, which will both feature presentations by snowboarding legends Terry Kidwell, Dano Pendygrass, Ken Achenbach and Barrett Christy.

What a fun shoot. Still photography is next!

Juxtapose Magazine has an article about, “yet another of Nemo Design’s impressive art gatherings.”

And we did our first studio tour of the week with UofO students. Kari keeping them entertained and educated. 1 down, 1 to go.

Nemo welcomes the Jeff Anderson Memorial show “I Am Snowboarding” to Portland! Over 500 friends came to view the art and listen to DJ JOELSKOOL and  snowboard legends, Jamie Lynn’s band, Kandi Coded.

CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE ON FLICKR.

THE ART

Snowboarding being the youngest of the core sports (surf, skate,snow) the maturation of the art has prgressed in this show to strat to play along side the older siblings. Mark Gonzales has grown from a pro skateboarder to being a contemporary artist. Snowboarding artist are getting there. Mike Parillo’s sophistication with his strokes, Michael Jager has been part of the XBox brand building, and Kevin Zacher has branched out of snowboarding to having commercial success as a photographer. I look forward to where Ryno, Lenhardt and Haynes will take their craft.

THE COMMUNITY

Jeff’’s be gone for 7 years now and many of the folks in the space never had the pleasure of meeting him. The early memorials of Jeff were with close family and friends. What is so interesting is how the positive energy of that groups love and sincere missing their friend has resonated for years and even into other countries. “Newsweek” writer Ken Auchincloss calls this “event grief,” in which “emotion is the glue that fastens people to an event played out in the papers or on television. Emotions of this sort hardly count as feelings at all; they’re a form of participation. They’re like screams at a pop concert, which don’t signify love or even admiration but just exuberance at being part of the show.” In our often-isolating society, joining others to mourn for a stranger helps people feel connected, part of a larger community and a simple reason for being.

There was a honest sense of community that resonated in the studio, in a small way, bonded the group, just for a few hours. Carpe diem.

THE GODFATHER

Kari and Todd prepare the Jeff Anderson show

Jan. 08, 2010
In honor of Jeff’s 30th birthday and to raise money for the JLA Memorial Fund, a group of world-renowned photographers and artists, friends of Jeff and of snowboarding have come together to create a unparalleled body of work titled, I AM SNOWBOARDING. View and purchase prints CLICK HERE!

One photographer is paired with one artist to create an original 30” x 40” piece. A photo of Jeff, shot by the photographer, has been enlarged onto archival canvas upon which the artist paints or uses any medium to create a unique collaborative work.

The resulting pieces are one of a kind, the partnerships formed in this project a tribute to the depth of the snowboarding, skateboarding and art communities. Portland’s got its pride with contributions from Jeff Curtes, Tim Zimmerman, Chris Brunkhart, Matt Donahue, Chris Owen, and Trevor Graves.

Photographer – Artist

Danny Zapalac – Bryan Iguchi

Cheyenne Ellis – Matty Thompson

Chris Brunkhart – Matt Donahue

Jane Baer – Mark Gonzales

Tim Zimmerman – Mike Parillo

Jared Eberhardt – Michael Jager

Jane Baer – Jamie Lynn

Billy Anderson – RYNo

Shem Roose – Scott Lenhardt

Patrice Miller – Dustin del Giudice

Jeff Curtes – Nick Russian

Todd Hazeltine – 2jaws

Ryan Boyes – Ben Brough

Dean “Blotto” Gray – Shane Charlebois

Jane Baer – Devon Weniger

Stan Evans – Robert “Sticky” Shaw

Jamie Mosberg – Jojo Whitmarsh

Trevor Graves – Adam Haynes

Chris Owen – Tyler Lepore

MMSA/Steven Brown – Stormriders crew

Billy Anderson – Jamie Heinrich

Kevin Zacher – Ethan Anderson

xoxo

Team Nemo

Cole Barash on location at Mammoth

Behind the Scenes with Cole Barash

ESPN tapped Bryce Kanights for an interview recently. In addition to the interview they contacted Nemo for our rad “A day with Bryce Kanights” videos that our own Austin Will put together. Check out the article here. Good work crew!

It is that time again, Live and Direct takes on friday night at Rotture! This month they have a special guest painter Blaine Fontana, it will be a real treat to see him paint live so don’t miss it!

Photographers Shen Wei and Jane Tam are the guest artists in StudioNemo for the month of November. The Friday nigh show went great, and despite the chili weather the house was packed! Check it out!

Reflecting China_ StudioNemo 11.6.09 from Todd Templeman on Vimeo.

Saw this video via the Defgrip crew, and just had to post it here on our site. Really great, i love the concept, color and editing of the video and music. It made me smile!

Hecq Vs Exillion – Spheres Of Fury from Tim.Chris.Film on Vimeo.

Michael Cogliantry graced the cover of Reader’s Digest. Doesn’t get any better than national coverage holding the word dumbest in your hands… So FUNNY!

Also, he’s been working very hard on his Continental Crawler episodes. Somebody sponsor this man!!! If you haven’t seen them, here is one of my favorites…

The Continental Crawler – Episode 3 from Michael Cogliantry on Vimeo.

The lovely Ms. Danielle Levitt recently joined the ranks on twitter. Which, call my old fashioned, I can’t stand (twitter that is)- but, her posts make me laugh and laugh and laugh! 

Benji Wagner made a pretty movie for a small handmade bicycle company here in Portland. Enjoy!

Signal Cycles Cyclocross from Benji Wagner on Vimeo.

Reflecting China: Gendered Visions from the Diaspora
Nemo Design is proud to present the work of acclaimed photographers Shen Wei and Jane Tam in Reflecting China: Gendered Visions from the Diaspora. Reflecting China combines work from Shen Wei’s Chinese Sentiment Series with Jane Tam’s Foreigners in Paradise Series. The result is a collection of work that explores issues of Chinese identity, gender, diaspora, cultural memory, imagined communities, longing and belonging. Both artists have been internationally recognized for their work. Shen is the recipient of many awards and was named as one of fifteen in the “new generation of photo pioneers” by American Photo magazine in 2007 as well as, one of the PDN’s “30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch” in 2008. Jane Tam was awarded with the Emerging Photographer Award at the Pingyao Photography Festival in China.

Reflecting China is part of the community programming for the Portland Art Museum’s China Design Now exhibit. It’s wonderful if you haven’t seen it yet, go. 

Please join us for the opening reception Friday, November 6, 2009 from 6-10pm at Nemo HQ 1875 Se Belmont St. Portland, OR 97214. The show will run through November 23, 2009 between the hours of 9am and 5pm.

The work of Pieter Hugo’s series….RWANDA 2004: VESTIGES OF A GENOCIDE is a collection of haunting images that will stick with you for a lifetime. He shows the heartache, pain and brutality of the genocide without showing the unberible gruesome blood and terror. His images leave the mind to gather the facts we know and make the images stick with us all on a heartwrenching individual level.

Nike just released the official Tunnel Jam video! Don’t know much about this project other than they spent six weeks building this amazing set up in an abandoned tunnel. This video is sick! Some amazing combo tricks, huge transfers and a broken bike frame! Check out the video here at Defgrip!

Hey Kids, check it out, The Athlete Recovery Fund is a group that helps injured action sports athletes (skate, bmx, and fmx). How rad is that! And right now they are teamed up with Ball Park Franks who will donate $1 to the ARF every time you watch this video, so watch it all the way through at least once and help out those in need! Remember many professional action sports athletes do not have health insurance and cannot get it due to their high risk profession.

China Design Now opened this weekend at the PAM. I was lucky to see a preview of the show last week and it was incredible. Here is a little bit about it… 

China Design Now is an immersive, multi-sensory exploration of the graphic design, fashion, interior design, and architecture emerging from China today. By focusing on the creative output of three distinctive cities, China Design Now presents a rapidly changing cultural landscape that is transforming China and our collective definition of urban life.

NEMO is super excited to be a part of this event through community programming. We have a fantastic surprise for November’s First Friday show. Save the date for November 4th.  Check out more here… www.chinadesignnowportland.org

Art and books by Nate Silverstein and Andrea Paustenbaugh took refuge in our gallery for the month of October! The show was great so check it out what you may have missed.

Off The Clock Nemo Gallery Show from Todd Templeman on Vimeo.

Think Thank’s “Cool Story” Seattle Premiere from alex mertz on Vimeo.

Our beloved skate and snow shop Exit Real World puts 16 candles on their cake this month! Yes it seems only yesterday i was spending my saturdays loitering at the Salem Exit, pestering Missy and Brad to put on another skate video, while i contemplated  spending my hard earned allowance on some new abec 3 Lucky’s… those were the days. So don’t miss the birthday bash, happening at all three Exit locations this month!

Bryce Kanights captured Chet Childress ollien’ out of the nemo loading dock onto the bank this last week. Austin Will was on the sidelines and this is what he captured.

Bryce & Chet @ Nemo HQ- Ollie into the Bank from Nemo Entertainment on Vimeo.

Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt was sent to photograph Hemingway for the cover of Life Magazine in the 50s in conjunction with the release of “The Old Man and the Sea.”
The photographer later recalled it as one of his most difficult assignments. Hemingway didn’t want to be photographed and felt if he was photographed he should be able to show off his “virile body.” Interestingly, Eisenstaedt insisted he be clothed for the cover and posed him in different portraits with sticks walking up a hill or standing at the top of a ladder. What’s confusing to me is that Eisenstaedt is famous for that candid kissing couple in Times Square and yet his approach to Hemingway was so staged. I wish he would have taken the photos of Hemingway in his ubermasculine virile old self.

If you haven’t already partaken of the festivities the past two days, start now and don’t stop! MFNW is killing it. I saw one of the best shows of my life last night. The Dirty Three played an amazing show. I’m convinced that Warren Ellis, Jim White, and Mick Turner are the holy trinity. It was incredible. I didn’t have my camera so I’m going to share some lovely photos from Green Man blog that capture the ball of energy that is Warren Ellis.

Tonight Pink Mountaintops!!!!!!!!!! I won’t forget the camera.

Hoang Tran, a pro rider for Sub Rosa recently took a trip to Japan. Along with shredding he took some great photos of his trip, to see some more of what he took click here to see what the Defgrip crew has.

Two of our lovely artists from previous show are featuring their work on album covers this month!
Jonny Fenix, lent not only the name of his art show (Time for Lions), but his talented hand to the new Stars of Track and Field album and website.

And…
Justin Vernon, best known as Bon Iver, has a new side project called Volcano Choir (that’s fantastic!) and the cover of that album features artwork by last September’s artist Adrienne Deboer.

Both are really fantastic! Great job guys.

Nemo Gallery show 09/09 Jesse Reno from Todd Templeman on Vimeo.

Jesse Reno showed his most recent collection at Nemo on friday. The show was titled “Rooted in Stars and Magic” if you missed the show here is a peak of what went down. Enjoy!

Marilyn Manson played the Roseland Theatre this Monday! The house was sold out, the show was great, the crowd was insane and the light show and costumes were awesome! To see a little video from the performance click here.

 Enjoy Peter Grant’s amazing images.

Conceived by producer Thomas Tull, Guggenheim’s It Might Get Loud follows three legends of the electric guitar—Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), The Edge (U2), and Jack White (White Stripes, The Raconteurs)—concentrating on their personal stories and how each developed their own unique style.

However hard it is to look at…we need to see it. If this isn’t seen then it dosent exist. It needs to exist to make a personal connection to those of us sitting at our desks sipping our morning coffee. I’m not saying there isn’t a boundary being over stepped for the family but its worth it for the world to see what they do so well to ignore. This could have been your loved one. This is the war you support. This is the war you ignore. This is us keeping the peace.

But sometimes what we know isn’t real makes us even a little more interested. I’ve been perusing some fashion photos and found some I actually wanted to share!

Nemo’s one and only Team Meat Omen gears up for another Hood To Coast relay. Sweat, blood, tears… and thats just getting the car decorated. Good luck guys and gals!

Hood To Coast 2009 from Todd Templeman on Vimeo.

I received my new copy of Aperture today and was struck by a series of photographs the presented from Rob Hornstra. The series precipitated from a an article the Dutch photographer read about Russia’s super rich. Horstra traveled to the peripheral towns untouched by such proseperity and explored the limited choices most people in Russia are facing. His rich work captures tensions between past and present amongst a crumbling nationalist landscape.

Two of my co-workers just got back from  Shanghai, and posted some great pictures. Here is my favorite, i love food, but the colors and motion blur are awesome! Thanks Erica and Tricia! To see the rest of their trip click here. Enjoy.

I happened by this phone booth today, and it was just too good to pass up. This took some time and the detail is even more interesting, since it was surly done under the cover of darkness. Can you find the rabid rabbit? If you know where this phone booth is, give yourself a cookie!

One of my favorite artists of all times, David Byrne, is crossing over genres (which is no surprise, he seems to do it all the time) to curate a fantastic show based on his love of cycling. Unfortunately, his show will not be exhibited in our bicycle loving city, but at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT for its Bike Rides exhibit which opens Sept. 26 and runs through Jan. 3. If you are in CT, enjoy! I hope they chose to exhibit one of those sexy new Globe bikes that I can’t wait to get my hands on… they are a piece of art themselves.

And one of the best songs of all time for your listening pleasure…

National Geographic Society has decided to open their photo archive to the fine art world. For the first time, vintage prints (many of which were never published) will be available to art collectors. The society chose the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea to handle the sales of their archive. According to the NY Times, NG will consider offers on all of their work. Nothing will be held back, since the organization is a non profit and has a goal of raising money for education and awareness.

“1/500th of a second to get the shot… a lifetime to forget it. Eddie Adams photographed 13 wars, 6 American Presidents, and virtually every cultural and historical figure of the last 50 years. History would be changed through his lens. But the photo that made Eddie famous would haunt him for his entire life.”

StudioNemo’s August gallery show features  sculpture/painter Chris Donnelly and his take on our portland surroundings. Hope you enjoy!

Portland Looking Up by Chris Donnelly from Todd Templeman on Vimeo.

I was perusing Kyle Emery Peck’s photos of a ramp jam and came across this hawk feasting on the deck of a mini at Hood Games. Awesome photo! Even mother nature was shredding that day!

Official music video by Kero One, directed by Johnny Le. Check it out to see a unique video and some familiar faces!

A shot of the 400lb beast  that was pulled up in a crab pot in Oregon’s Depot bay earlier this week. A reminder that Shark Week is not just on discovery channel. For more on the story click here.

Kevin Vertucio had a funny, yet oh-so true article in issue 3 of Living Proof Magazine. Please read  for a good chuckle and a heavy dose of truth!

Mark Weaver is graphic designer located in Atlanta. I recently saw some of his graphic design posted on defgrip, and really liked it! Upon examining his web site, i was able to look at some of his photography which is equally awesome! Check out his work and his portfolio on Behance. Enjoy!

]]> http://www.studionemo.com/2009/08/melvin-sokolskywhy-not/feed/ 0 http://www.studionemo.com/2009/08/richard-avedon/ http://www.studionemo.com/2009/08/richard-avedon/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:06:01 +0000 karirowe http://www.studionemo.com/?p=2627 His history of work has always inspired and amazed me….so i thought id share some of my favorites.

Untitled from Kari Rowe on Vimeo.

McDonald’s Versus from BranitVFX on Vimeo.

It’s amazing how far the VFX guys have taken their craft and skill. This motion test from BranitVFX shows how far the digital craft has come. Does a $4 burger need to be this dialed to be visual appetizing?

The Tour de France fever has hit the studio. While at the Specialized bikes sales meeting the Tour was on the big screen and 700 passionate people watched as Lance Armstrong, even in third place, hogged all the air time. Talking about the Tour at Nemo with  Ryan Barrett, he shared the work of Brent Humphreys from Austin, Texas. 

The site is paced to give the viewer the sensation of looking thru a book with out the cheesy flash page flippper. The Le Tour project was a natural extension of Brent’s sense of humor and respect for the sport. 

The Le Tour project will run at Mellow Jonny’s, Austin Texas from 7/09/09 until 7/31/09.

Today’s photo is by The Cobra Snake, who needs no introduction… unless you live under a rock. A rad photo from the “watch out canada” party on July 8th. Check out all the photos at his site The Cobra Snake!

The Defgrip crew turned me on to this photo project by Brent Humphreys on the Tour de France. It is an artistic look at the lifestyle of the tour and the dedicated fan following. Hope you enjoy!

Bryce Kanights- Bonus- Part 5 from Nemo Entertainment on Vimeo.

Bryce Kanights- Bonus- Part 4 from Nemo Entertainment on Vimeo.

Bryce Kanights- Part 3 of 3 from Nemo Entertainment on Vimeo.

The High Line.

Stephen Wilkes set up the Cherry Picker from noon till dusk to assemble this sur real image of Tenth Street.

A flotilla of Nomura jelly fish off the coast of Japan. These jellies have been invading Japanese waters in unheard of numbers over the last few years, scientists don’t yet know why there are so many in waters they do not normally venture.

Bobby, an enthusiastic third grader, has to touch everything — old gum under his desk, dirt, twigs, even brain matter.

DIRECTOR: Johnny Le

Editor: Rafael Lewis

Screenwriter: Johnny Le

Cinematographer: Patrick LaValley

Music: Michael John, Manny Chester

Principal Cast: Alex Thede, Casey Murphy, Sabrina Hunter, Michael D. Minor, Margaret Santoro

JohnnyLeFilms.com

LicktheShort.com

Poster crafted by Color Cubic

Kevin is “Jumping off the Ice Cream truck”- MC

“XGames and reality shows…it’s all FLUFF- this is the real deal!”- BK

Life can be simple if you let it. 

Bryce Kanights- Part 2 of 3 from Nemo Entertainment on Vimeo.

“It’s cool, she’s a hippie chick”-BK

Nemo Entertainment takes you into a day with Bryce Kanights. Insights, perspectives, personality and passion. Part 1: Bryce Kanights and Kevin Kowalski head to SE Portland to grab a photo at a secret backyard pool.

Bryce Kanights- Part 1 of 3 from Nemo Design on Vimeo. Johnnylefilms.com, skatedaily.net

SPACE from Steven Kilzer on Vimeo.

Austin Will sent this to me to post today…

“Steven Kilzer is a very talented cinematographer, editor, and director.  Enjoy.”

-Austin Will

Heli ride with a shit eating grin

Richard Walch and I go way back…..ooops , let me pick up the words off the ground as I have been caught name droppin. We had a chance to participate in Dani Kiwi Meier’s, Chrystal Awards. Richard is an amazing human being and Canon is so lucky to have him as part of their European Factory team! It so great to he has kept growing creatively and taking on new challenges and new subjects. The webisode show Richard in action hanging above the BMX ramp to get that angle that is dramatic. Be sure to check his new yachting work.

Killing it!

Almost in a poetic way, the end of Kodachrome seals the fate for film. Yea, its true E6 is still out there and there are craftsmen that embrace the art. However, the 500 lbs gorilla in the room is DIGITAL. Even the best chrome to be published needs to be digitized and subject to the limitation perceived by the medium.

Back in the day if you were shooting something you wanted to save forever, Kodachrome was the only way to shoot. 

As this chapter/ era comes to a close, Kodak has set up a nice tribute to KODACHROME Film with the work from Eric Meola and Peter Guttman.

Featured Artist- Ryan Bubnis- Pt.2 from Nemo Design on Vimeo.

A look into local artist Ryan Bubnis’ living and work space. For more visit ryanbubnis.com/

Beth Lesser is photographer and author who followed the birth and rise of the Jamaican dance hall movement in the 80’s. It is now a culture that spreads from the banks of Kingston to the streets of Tokyo. She published a book on the subject  “Dancehall the rise of Jamaican dancehall culture” which is full of many beautiful photos, check it out!

Directed, Edited, and Color Work: Sebastian Jaramillo

Director of Photography : Johnny Le

Follow Focus: Austin Will

Grips: Lonne Woodlee and Cory Demitriou

Production Stills : Carey Haider

Shot on a HVX in Portland, OR.

For more of Micah John’s music visit:
myspace.com/micahjohnmusic

In the first episode of the new season, Michael and Jen find themselves deep within the Oregon wilderness at a place called “Lost Lake”. Determined to once and for all catch his family’s dinner, Michael explains several ways of obtaining food from the surrounding area including crabbing, fishing and finally, dutch oven cooking in the fire pit. 

Sponsored by Renegade Knives, Widmer Brewery and Kraft’s Jet-Puffed Marshmallows.

THE CONTINETAL CRAWLER: EPISODE 5

Featured Artist- Ryan Bubnis from Nemo Design on Vimeo.

read it here!

Tobias Stretch Reel I from Tobias Stretch on Vimeo.

check out more of his animation here.

Nemo’s friend and tenant Michael Cogliantry has an interview in Portland’s Wilamette Week. check it out. Its been a year since his work has graced our walls…i think its about time he shared another project with us!