This past Thursday, we threw a party to celebrate our two-year anniversary at Club Diablo in Buffalo, NY. It was a great night and we’d like to thank everyone that came out to party with us! Hear are a few photos from the evening.
most of the Auxiliary gang [left to right] Steve Prinsen, Aaron Andrews, Adam Rosina, Jennifer Link, Molly Hoeltke, Mike Kieffer, Luke Copping, Meagan Hendrickson, EJTower, and Paul Morin
Opening tomorrow, February 19th at Last Rites Gallery in Manhattan is Michael Mararian’s solo exhibition entitled Snow White. Famous tattoo artist Paul Booth opened Last Rites Gallery in 2008 and it has become a première gallery for art with a darker vibe and a haven for artists who prefer to explore the ominous, uncomfortable, and eccentric in their work. If you are in the New York City area, this is a show not to miss! Auxiliary featured Mararian in the October/November 2010 Issue.
left “Snow White” . right “Doc”
Mararian reveals his technique as, “hand drawn in various paint, dry-brush and ink forms, crudely scratched at times for a gritty, textured aesthetic. He is inspired by new and old journalistic-style photography, vintage graphics, cabinet cards, as well as retro advertisements and post mortem photography.” Mararian clearly defines his intent as, “touching upon such topics as gross consumerism, school violence, teenage disappointments, pressures and the slowly growing social isolation that are part of our childhood and adult culture. The use of contradiction is an integral part of my work to magnify the absurdity of any given situation and draw a conflicting reaction from the viewer.” What can, on one level, be construed as melancholy and cruel, can alternately be viewed as amusing, or even charming. Mararian enjoys letting his audience decide.
A graduate of the Art and Theater program at the University of Bridgeport. His work has previously been shown at various galleries around the world. Originally from Andover, Massachusetts, Michael currently lives and works from his studios in Brooklyn and Buffalo, New York.
The show will run until March 19th, the opening is tomorrow.
SNOW WHITE a solo exhibition by MICHAEL MARARIAN DATE : February 19th, 2011 TIME : 7pm-11pm LOCATION : Last Rites Gallery, 511 W. 33rd Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10001
If you are going to be in the Buffalo or Western New York area this week there is a fantastic photography show opening on Wednesday night. In the début show of Allen Street Hardware’s new gallery space, street photographer, director, documentarian, and producer Nathan Peracciny will present his collection of work People And Things I Shot Today.
People And Things I Shot Today is a dimensional portrayal of a day in the life of, and a site line into the vision of Nathan Peracciny’s creative mind’s eye. Instinctual moments of day-to-day life encompassing the people, culture, and landscapes of Buffalo, NY, comprise the body of work in his exhibit.
On Wednesday, February 16th at the newly developed gallery space connecting to the original Allen Street Hardware Café location, the show opens at 8pm. The course of the evening will display photographic works by Nathan Peracciny, all of which is available for purchase. Music and beverages will also be available. The show supports the recent involvement of Peracciny with WNY Jesse’s Children and the Flying Dentists Association of Western New York, as well as the launch of his new website.
“I’m excited to document and tell the story of individuals from Western New York that dedicate to creating change,” says Peracciny.
Nathan’s work has been seen in dynamic avenues of photography, video, and directive efforts. Working with individuals, independent, and corporate businesses, his creativity has interpreted a body of work built on relationships and art-form.
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT : People and Things I Shot Today DATE : February 16th, 2011 TIME : 8pm -2am LOCATION : Allen Street Hardware Gallery, 245 Allen St Buffalo, NY
San Fransisco CA, January 21-22 and Los Angeles CA, March 5 – A west coast event not to miss is The Edwardian Ball. The San Fransisco edition is this weekend and promises to be an, “extraordinary two-day festival of petticoats and corsets, hairpins and top hats, where Edward Gorey macabre meets Edwardian-era panache at the transformed multi-level historical Regency Ballroom.” If you’re not making it this weekend you can start planning your trip to the LA event now! And keep an eye out for an article on The Edwardian Ball in our upcoming Feb/March 2011 Issue!
It’s been two years! On Thursday, February 17th, join us in celebrating two years of Auxiliary Magazine! The party is free, at Club Diablo in Buffalo NY, and music will be provided by Darago (our music editor Mike Kieffer), Jason Draper, Meagan Kyla (our fashion editor), and Aaron Andrews (also of Auxiliary). If you’re in the area, we hope to see you there!
Buffalo NY, November 5 – In November Buffalo’s Mass Appeal 2010 took place, a unique local fashion event produced by Erin Habes, featuring many designers and boutiques including Morgan Love and Holly Hue. Auxiliary Magazine is happy to share with you some backstage interviews and amazing video coverage of the event by Nathan Peracciny. Mass Appeal has become an important and vital event and is rapidly becoming recognized as one of the key events in the growing Western New York Fashion scene.
Throughout USA, January 20 – “A mission to eliminate aliens!” or so the Fathom Events trailer says, they sure do make it sounds cheesy but I’m so exited for this! GANTZ, anime and manga, has been made into a live action film in Japan and NEW PEOPLE, NCM Fathom, and Dark Horse Comics are bringing the film to the US for a one night movie theater showing. We have already purchased our tickets!
A little synopsous from Fathom… “College student Kei Kurono (Kazunari Ninomiya) witnesses his childhood friend Kato (Kenichi Matsuyama) attempting to help a drunk who has fallen onto the subway train tracks and jumps in to help him. However, both are run down by an oncoming train and are transported to an apartment. In the center of the living room is an enigmatic black orb known as ‘GANTZ’. GANTZ forces each of them to take part in a mission to hunt down and kill aliens, providing them with equipment and weaponry. Is this world, which tests their will to survive, a game or reality? The film stars two of the most popular actors in Japan today, Kazunari Ninomiya (Letters from Iwo Jima) and Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City, Norwegian Wood).”
And now for some trailers! Don’t watch the Fathom one first!
Toronto ON, November 6 – I recently attended IMATS in Toronto for Auxiliary Magazine. For those of you who are unfamiliar, IMATS is a makeup trade show for makeup artists, models, and photographers. I’ve been to IMATS before and I have to say that 2010 has been the best! This year was very organized, a lot of exhibitors, and not to mention, a great Alice In Wonderland themed runway show. I was very impressed with the number of exhibitors and deals that were available! Some companies in attendance were Yaby, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, Naked Cosmetics, Crown Brush, Kryolan, and Make Up For Ever, just to name a few.
I only attended on Saturday. I got there around 11:30am and already the place was jam packed full of eager artists ready to learn, buy, and see this wonderful trade show. It was very exciting to see some of the speakers and educators who attended, such as Tom Savini, Kandee Johnson, Eve Pearl, and EnKore Makeup’s Koren Zander. I spent a lot of time at the OCC (Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics) booth, and in my opinion, they were one of the best exhibitors there. I got a lot of their wonderful Lip Tars(check out Purple Reign featuring OCC’s Lip Tar in the Oct/Nov 2010 Issue) some nail polish, and a few loose color concentrates. They are just amazing and I couldn’t thank them enough for the samples they gave us! I really appreciate it! I also spent a lot of time at the Yaby, Kryolan, Make Up For Ever, and Temptu exhibits.
New York NY, October 8 to 10 – Comic Cons have clearly become a battle of the coasts. With San Diego attracting major production companies and crowds numbering up to 120,000, it would seem to be the clear winner. This year’s New York Comic Con might change all that. A three-day convention at one of NYC’s largest venues, The Javits Center, tickets sold out on both Friday and Saturday, making total attendance upwards of 100,000, over 20,000 more than last years. Thus, while cavernous, the Javits Center was unpassably crowded for most of the weekend. This was particularly true of the vendor’s floor, where small-but-strong indie companies like RockLove Jewelry and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab appeared alongside with megaliths like DC Comics and Square Enix Games.
O So Wrong, O So Right in NYCC’s The Never Ending Closet Fashion Show
The New York Anime Festival, something of a subdivision of NYCC, was in a separate space in the Center. A collection of artists, panels, and events here with a far more communal feel. The rest of the con had a lot of that quintessentially New York City activity, pretending to pass others impassively while surreptitiously ogling their outfits in awe. Anime fans, a decidedly younger set than the rest of the Con, involved a lot more giggling and impromptu karaoke in their day. It was in this section of Comic Con that The Never Ending Closet Fashion Show took place. Showcasing mini-collections from six young American designers, it was introduced by Takamasa Sakurai, a Japanese Pop Culture Diplomat. The designers delivered the way only New York could.
Baltimore MD, July 30 to August 1 – Anyone who has entered the world of con-going knows that it can and should be an intense experience. Otakon is a 3-day Japanese subculture convention with a 22,000 person attendance. At any hour between 8 AM Friday to 3 PM Sunday there are 5-8 possible events one could attend, in addition to football-field-sized dealers’, artists’, and gaming floors open throughout, not to mention unofficial events, meetups, and photoshoots going on in and around the convention center. Official entertainment includes raves, fashion shows, screenings, educational and humor panels, concerts, and burlesque acts. The accommodations themselves were plush. It took place in the Baltimore Convention Center, a beautiful, gargantuan tribute to glass-and-cement architecture with everything from rooftop gardens to a Starbucks, in addition to all those staples for hardcore con-goers: plenty of clean bathrooms, comfortable seating, free water available everywhere you go. These are necessities because if you want to really get the experience of an affair of this magnitude, you have treat it like a marathon. There’s not a single mile of this you can sit out.
And that doesn’t mean for a moment you can skip on style. Especially at an event like Otakon, seeing and being seen is imperative. Dressing up, people-watching, and taking photos of the best-dressed is all part of the fun. Adaptations of not just the Japanese looks, but all strains of subculture were on parade. This year, the convention had brought in h.Naoto, the prolific Japanese designer of all sorts of dark and decayed wearables. He made a number of appearances, one in which young designers brought in portfolios and samples for him to critique, one in which he gave a Q&A and short fashion show, and several at his booth in the dealer’s room, where one could purchase his wares. At the Q&A, Mr. Naoto was asked about the relationship between his designs and street fashion. He replied, via translator, that while he knew all about goth, punk, Lolita, etc. and appreciated all of them, he wasn’t interested in designing in any one of those genres, but in taking what he likes from each and what he see in his own mind and creating something completely new. He emphasized that you needed creativity, to bring something new into the look.
