2010 is truly shaping up to be one of the most diverse years ever at Art Outside. In the realm of visual art, not only are we featuring some incredible large-scale installations this year, but we are also happy to have the support of some amazing and renowned visual artists in media of all kinds, including George Krause and Jim La Paso.
Plus, the lineup gets more interesting every day. We just added Heyoka to the bill, as well as Brownout and Danny Malone! The music and performance roster is almost full, but we are still accepting volunteer applications. Come out to build, play, and create with us and earn yourself a free ticket!
We are officially at Tier Two of ticketing, so don't wait another minute to get tickets--advance tickets are $10 off the gate price!
Diversity in ART
Jim La Paso
Having come from an artistic family, Jim La Paso began sculpting at a very early age. He studied under the great metal sculptor Orion Hargett, went on to teach photography and wood sculpture at Joliet Jr. College, while studying master kinetic artists and sculpting wood on his own. He was also the owner/operator of Hill Fine Art Center until 1982. In 1998 he decided to channel all his energy into kinetic sculpure; in the beginning he used copper but soon changed to stainless steel.
He takes this heavy and seemingly unyielding metal and transforms it into a piece that floats like a feather and will last for years and years. He loves kinetic sculpture because of all the different mechanisms there are to design with, from Calder’s mobiles to George Rickey’s conical movement and everything in between.
La Paso has had shows and commissions from Sonoma and Fontana, California to Nashville, Tennessee, including Santa Fe, Taos, Austin, Johnson City, Wimberley, Houston, and New Orleans, and he has sold pieces to international clients as well. In 2008 he was chosen by the McNay Fine Art Museum in San Antonio, to teach a kinetic sculpture workshop to 50 art teachers in preparation for their George Rickey Exhibit. He plans to dedicate the rest of his time here on earth designing kinetic sculpture using every mechanism he can invent or find, from opposing pinwheels, to pendulums, to George Rickie’s conical movement.
La Paso has had shows and commissions from Sonoma and Fontana, California to Nashville, Tennessee, including Santa Fe, Taos, Austin, Johnson City, Wimberley, Houston, and New Orleans, and he has sold pieces to international clients as well. In 2008 he was chosen by the McNay Fine Art Museum in San Antonio, to teach a kinetic sculpture workshop to 50 art teachers in preparation for their George Rickey Exhibit. He plans to dedicate the rest of his time here on earth designing kinetic sculpture using every mechanism he can invent or find, from opposing pinwheels, to pendulums, to George Rickie’s conical movement.
George Krause
George Krause was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1937 and received his training at the Philadelphia College of Art. He received the first Prix de Rome and the first Fulbright/Hays grant ever awarded to a photographer, two Guggenheim fellowships, and three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Diversity in MUSIC
Brownout
If ever a band could boast having a complex genealogical tree, that band is Brownout. The eight-piece, Latin funk ensemble based in Austin, Texas, is both offspring and germinating seed to Grammy-nominated Grupo Fantasma. The latter in turn traces its roots to when Austin-based Blue Noise Band and The Blimp, from the booming border town of Laredo, Texas, converged in its conception.
Brownout may well be Grupo Fantasma’s psychedelic Latin funk little brother, an offshoot of the collective that regularly backs Prince, its latest incarnation, or even its alter ego. What they are not is the sprawling conjunto’s side project. Brownout has taken Grupo Fantasma’s funk roots and blown them up, and in the process they’ve taken on a life and sound all their own.
Danny Malone
Danny Malone is made of marshmallow and razor blades wrapped in tiger
skin. Danny’s music career started quite early. He played his first sold
out show in the womb. Danny owns all of his own dance moves, none borrowed
and none stolen. Danny currently resides on a planet of his own making, a
world of pure energy where chaos is king, sadness is queen, and the prince
is made mostly of violence and pain, where the rivers run with Thom Kha
soup, the sad monkeys cry peanut butter tears, and dance is the only form
of communication.
will be interesting. “…He has created a new genre that was a combination of
pop and lock with ballet set to 4-track instrumental indie post rock and he
pulled it off."
Heyoka
Heyoka, AKA Andrei Olenev, is a cosmic auditory scientist found in the Bay Area, who has been blowing minds with his sonic manipulations. Muti Music first released Heyoka’s “Space Case EP” in 2008 and included him on their growing roster of talented artists. His albums 'Whomp Gland & Pineal Dub', 'Gate Code' and the all new 'Marklar' album in 2010 have shown that he is a producer consistently evolving his musical style while managing to maintain a distinctive signature sound.
His early influences in Downtempo, Dub and IDM, combined with midtempo dancefloor genres, have helped create a very unique sound that combines relentless basslines, hip hop rhythms, dub vibes, and musicality and melody, all within an atmosphere of heavy psychedelia and alien dimensions.
Diversity in PERFORMANCE
Agent Red
Agent Red, elusive and cunning, is a fierce performer and talented aerialist, costume designer, dancer, organizer and propaganda director--always under the deepest of cover, no doubt.
The Gyronauts
The Gyronauts are a troupe of glittery, glistening, fire-wielding space invaders, armed to the teeth with flames, rainbows, spandex, and HOOPS. They are a skilled collective of professional circus stars, guaranteed to blow your mind with their godlike feats of sensual wonderment. Specializing in "hula" hoop dance, but also dabbling in poi, staff, rings, and wand, The Gyronauts have been featured entertainment for Manhattan clubs, desert rave festivals, nonprofit fundraisers, and sold out concerts since 2006.
Robert Moondragon, Scott Okeefe and Ben Stonberg bring love and joy to all through their creations.
Anahata Sound will provide soundscapes of what she calls “heartfelt eclectica”. Her style ranges from adorably whimisical to inspirational and deeply moving. 
Agent Red, elusive and cunning, is a fierce performer and talented aerialist, costume designer, dancer, organizer and propaganda director--always under the deepest of cover, no doubt.