Feb

13

Denise Vivar

Artist Interviews / Podcast

On February 13, 2012, local sculptor, writer, producer, speaker and feng shui artist, Denise Vivar came into the KZSC radio studio to talk about her life’s work and upcoming workshops.

Denise is an artist who applies her creative talents to her public relations practice. For 20 years she has collaborated with Santa Cruz county business owners to bring their genius to bear through her service. She credits her succes to a unique combination of laser-focused business strategy with the ancient energetic art of feng shui. The fusion of which she finds dynamic and deeply rewarding, fostering a conscious evolution of excellence in all aspects of her clients’ craft.

Denise’s current venture is an innovative workshop designed to help single women break through the blocks to meeting and attracting a partner using the power of feng shui. The workshop is called ‘The Power of Radiance Feng Shui’ – a fun and inspiring workshop designed to get your mojo on and help you manifest your dreams.

She will be leading workshops starting February 13 and throughout the spring. Registration is open and everyone 18 years and older is welcome.

In between consultations and speaking, Denise’s other projects include building a cello and being a lifestyle pioneer for life as art.

Connect with Denise through Google+, LinkedIn, or davivar@gmail.com.
For more information, here’s the Power of Radiance Facebook page here.

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Feb

12

Misha Bonaventura & Angela Blessing

Artist Interviews / Podcast

On February 6, 2012, co-producers of the event, WHAT IS EROTIC? “In the Boudoir.”  Santa Cruz’s Hottest Valentines Date is the Seventh Annual Performance Fundraiser at The 418 Project The dates for the events are February 10 – 12 & 17 – 19, 2012.

Tickets now on sale at Brown Paper Tickets or take your chance at the door. Reservations are a good idea: 831.466.9770.

Both these local artists have been involved with “What is Erotic” from the beginning. Songstress, jewelry maker, chef and artist Angela Blessing is performing for the first time in this theatrical event. She has been helping on the side particularly with production and maintaining an erotic vibration. Along with performing in this “What is Erotic” Angela is directing two other peices. There are 18 total vingeettes.

For Misha, this is her first time not performing in this yearly event. This year, she is co-producing and co-directing. Misha is a passion and inspiration coach with Passion Playground.

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Feb

01

Katarina Langfranco

Artist Interviews / Podcast
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On January 31, 2012, multi-media installation artist-in-residence and UCSC alumna, Katarina Langfranco came into the UCSC, KZSC studio to talk on Artist on Art about her new large-scale, site-specific, hand-cut installation made in collaboration with UCSC students. Katarina was accompanied by one of those students, Heidi Cramer, who assisted her greatly in the production of this fabulous panoramic and completely embodying work entitled, Natural Selection.

 Katarina lives in NYC where she makes paintings, mixed media works, sculptures, and installations. She is a studio arts educator at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. She is represented by the Nancy Hoffman Gallery and was the recipient of the 2010 N.E.A. Japan-US Friendship Commission Creative Arts Fellowship.

Please take a look at the newly created blog, Natural Selection Art Show.

Exhibition Dates are February 1 – March 16, 2012 with Gallery Reception, Wednesday February 1, 5:00- 7:00 pm with artist talk at 6:30pm. No worries on parking, the Sesnon has reserved the parking lot for this event.

Mitsuyo Tao, president of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society [Northern California Chapter], as well as Don White of the Watsonville and Santa Cruz Bonsai clubs came to the Sesnon gallery this week in preparation for their demonstrations that will be taking place on for the First Friday Art Tour, February 3rd from 2:00 – 4:00PM at the Sesnon Gallery.

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Jan

25

Spencer Lindsay and Paul Reynolds on Gamers on Game

Artist Interviews / Gamers on Game / Podcast
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On January 16, 2012, Game developers and collaborators, Spencer Lindsay of Lindsay Digital – 3D and Paul Reynolds of Blast Off Games Software came into the KZSC radio station to talk about their current work at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, their working process for creating interactive 3d animation.

Spencer and Paul are two technologists and entrepreneurs that have worked together for many years. They met in the early 90s in San Diego as neighbors. At the time, they were both working in game industry (Spence at RockStar and Paul at EA), a time dominated by the “console” platform. Now, they are working in the augmented reality, interactive mobile market that is far more conducive for independent developers.

Over the years and projects together, they have worked out a system for their collaboration. Spencer makes the art (3D modeling in the Maya) and puts it into the game engine/interface application (Unity) and Paul does the software for the digital interactivity, touchy feely stuff.

We talked about various new technologies such for game engines, touch displays, creating smart phone and table apps, and playing around with augmented reality. We discussed the Paul’s two businesses, Dog Treat Bakery, BakersDog.com and MYR.SC, a Digital Magazine for Myrtle Beach based around hyper-local citizen journalism.

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Listen to Paul Reynolds & Spencer Lindsay

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Jan

24

Santa Cruz Performing Arts

Artist Interviews / Podcast

Here is a video we took during the show:

On January 23, 2012, the first shows for Artist on Art and Gamers on Game at their new time slot, 3-4pm Mondays, featured artistic director of the Santa Cruz Performing Arts: Ben Jammin Hulck.

SCPA is a nonprofit with the whose mission is to provide classes, programs, and events where individuals can develop skills in music, dance, and theater, thereby fostering self-esteem and an appreciation of the arts. SCPA offers a wide range of programs from dance classes with Cathy Faihy, Be in your own Rock & Roll band, to the Young Actors Studio. For more information, please visit their website, Santa Cruz Performing Arts.org and/or call Ben at 831-334-2121.

On the Artist on Art show, Ben brought two of his singers, Thor Layne, of Aptos Junior High School, and Chaska Farber, New Brighton, for an on-air live performance of “16 Going on 17″ from the Sound of Music.

If you missed any part of the show, do not fret. You can hear our broadcast in its entirety by clicking the gray ‘play’ button below:

Listen to Ben Jammin Hulck

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Jan

20

Noga Vilozny

Artist Interviews / Podcast


Photo taken Kyer Wiltshire

The very talented artist of many forms, Noga Vilzony, came into KZSC to speak with Nada on Artist on Art, January 16, 2012.We had a wonderful conversation about the many talents of Noga from her singing, songwriting, life coaching, dancing, acting education and creating Noga Loves Me and the bi-monthly Noga’s Love Bites.

Noga is also well known about town as Noga Love Bites. She has been sending emails to people signed up through her website, NogaLovesMe. People are very happy to receive these surprises that can be affirmations, pictures, movies, all kinds of media with content that help make the day a little better.

Here is our video taken during the interview:

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Listen to Noga Vilozny

During the show, we played two songs sung by Noga. The first was written by her. The second is a traditional Ladino song. You can hear them below:

Listen to Shut up in the Library

Listen to Tu Madre Quando Te Pario
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Jan

11

Mark Franko

Artist Interviews / Podcast
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On January 9th, with great pleasure and for the second time, UCSC Professor of Dance in the Theatre Art and Director of the Center for Visual and Performance Studies Mark Franko came onto Artist on Art to talk about the current speaker series, Temporalities of Reenactment happening the entire 2011 to 2012 school year.

Prof. Franko is the Editor for the Dance Research Journal and the Oxford Studies in Dance Theory and a Critic for Opedgy Arts and Performance. He is a theorist, critic and practitioner.

We had an interesting conversation concerning re-constructions, re-enactments and authenticity.

Mark your calendars for these upcoming VPS talks and performances. All the events are free and open to the public. All the talks are held on Thursdays in the Cowell Conference Room at 5:30.

January 19th Memory and Mass Performance with Kimberly Jannarone, Theater Arts, Digital Arts and New Media, History of Consciousness, UCSC

February 2nd Reenacting the Dances of Mary Wigman with Fabian Barbam, an Independent artist from Belgium.

There will also be with A Lecture Demonstration (Studio A-105, Theater Arts Center) on Friday, February 3rd at 2pm. This is a not to be missed event.

February 9th (Un)Covering Artistic Thought Unfolding with Maaike Bleeker from the Theatre Studies of Utrecht University

February 23rd Not as Before, but Again: Reenactments and “Transcreation’ with Andre Lepecki, from the Performance Studies or New York University.

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Listen to Mark Franko

Here’s a little video we took during the show:

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Jan

02

Mike Treanor

Artist Interviews / Gamers on Game / Podcast
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On January 2, 2012, PhD student at UCSC’s Games and Playable Media Center, Mike Treanor, came into KZSC to talk on Gamers on Game for the first show of 2012.

Mike is a game developer and theorist researching in the Expressive Intelligence Studio which is dedicated to exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, art and design. Their goal is to create compelling new forms of interactive art and entertainment that provide deeply autonomous, generative and dynamic responses to interaction. A major thrust of this work is advanced AI for videogames

We started off the interview talking about his graduating project as a Digital Arts and New Media, Reflect. In 2008 and right after graduating wtih his MFA, Mike began studying in the Computer Science department. We talked extensively on his curent work with:

- Prom Week

- Cartoonist

- Videogame interpretation (the “proceduralist” perspective).

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Listen to Mike Treanor

Here’s a little video we took right after the show:

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Jan

02

Dave Thomas

Artist Interviews
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On January 2, 2012, local songwriter, musician and artist, Dave Thomas was the first guest o Artist on Art.

This was the second time that I interviewed Dave. The first time was back in August 1st on Gamers on Game when the World Disc Golf Championships were held in Santa Cruz.

This interview featured some great live singing and guitar playing by Dave. We also played a couple songs off an album, Temporary Tattoos,  that Dave did collaboratively and cross-country with a fellow musician in Chicago. They named their band the Wendels and their CD is available on CD Baby.

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Jan

01

Happy New Year 2012

Artist Interviews

Sun Salutations

Naked lowing white skin stretching

TThe first day

Focused on the heat of the now

I bleed with intention.

 

My New Year’s 2012 Resolutions:
Dance and Sing More
Learn to play the Ukelele
Take my fish oil every morning
Make Art that helps the World
Make Great Movies
No Fighting and More Loving

Written 1/3/12 at 8:24am

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