Today, I went to Kearny Street Workshop's Comic and Zine Expo which is part of their annual APAture. At the first glance, the place looked a lot like one of those "Hole in the Wall" sort of places but I guess you can't just a book by its cover.I went in there and was greeted by hallways with hung pieces of art that gave me the whole "art gallery" vibe.
One of the first things that caught my eye was this promotional poster of a developed CGI/Live Action movie called Eve: Beauty and the Blade. I had forgottten the name of the developer but it was created by Redcape Cinema. I tried to look for info on them online but...no luck.
Despite that, the developer showed us a trailer to the movie and it was spectacular! These were effects that would probably make my HDTV look PIMP!
Plug: The first three episodes of this action packed cinematic thriller is available on a single DVD for only $15 but for that one limited time offer, you can get ALL the episodes on a single DVD and be automatically entered into a raffle where you can win one of the new 4th generation iPod Nanos!
It wouldn't be a comic and zine expo without the actual comics!This piece of work is featured in Kid Robot? (or something similar)
Looking at it, the style of this comic drawing looks vaguely familiar from those of the early pre-detailed Japanese manga of the 70's that my uncle is fond of.
One thing I REALLY noticed in these comics were the length of detail they put into a single scene, every brick is detailed! It's phenomenal!
I ended my visit with a look at "upstairs" which happened to be a ladder. Ascending this climb, I saw an artificial grass land with the top surrounded by mirrors. It fell a bit short of my expectations...I knocked over that sign by the way ->
Overall, I had a great time. Now, I guess the big question in regards to Asian American Culture did I grab and digest out of this experience?I saw a more artistic side of MODERN Asian Americans. There is much more that we as a whole can do to express ourselves not only as a collection of ethnicities but as individuals as well. Every piece of work I saw, I saw the perspectives of individuals and when I saw them all displayed in a single room, that is a definition of modernized Asian Americans.
<- P.S. That wasn't a display item -.-"
- Terence Nip
1 comment:
i know right? everyone looked at this place and mentally said...this looks like a hole in the wall. why is it that the one asian american even we can hold annually is held in a place like this? why isnt it more public? why cant it be seen to the public? gay pride is one market and its public as public can get....where the asians be at yo?
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