Denver artist/designer Andrew Hoffman is working on a limited edition poster series for the upcoming Create Denver and Project Hello events.  This piece is titled “Perfect Balance.”  It is eighteen inches wide by twenty four inches tall and is reversible.  Hoffman has chosen to depict the unique opportunity Denver provides to achieve a healthy balance between the built environment and the natural one.  We’re very excited to see where this body of work goes.

Clark is a bit of a national treasure, a man of immense vision and talent, and having the opportunity to share ideas with him was a real pleasure.  Before leaving he turned us on to the below video clip from a documentary produced by the BBC in 64′.

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Keep on hustlin’ Benny!

EDEN from Sean Mullens on Vimeo.

Main Entry: Eden
Pronunciation: \ˈē-dən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Hebrew ʽĒdhen
Date: before 12th century
Definition: Paradise, a place of pristine or abundant natural beauty

I would like to thank the following folks for the help in making the evening possible. Futuristic Films team, especially Monique Weiring and Richie Kendall. Director Ondi Timoner, for making such a thought provoking film. I first met her in 2002 while working at Radar Communications. I  remember her telling about the two these two films she was working on for a long time.  The first was “Dig,” and the other was “We Live in Public.” Both won grand jury prizes at Sundance. Proud to call her a friend. If you haven’t seen Dig, hustle on over to Hulu, as it’s one of the most popular downloads there. You won’t be disappointed, its a great rock n’ roll film…

Thanks also go out Open Media Foundation for hosting the event. If you aren’t aware of what they do stop by or visit them on the Web. Anyone who’s an independent film maker in Denver should know about this valuable resource. Jason Stoval, DOM board member, did a great job hosting our, brief, Q&A session with the other cities.

A big shout out also goes out to my friend Steve Nilsen (Lifestyle Marketing Manager at Pabst Blue Ribbon) for donating the libations for the after party. Mega hug goes out to DJ Ginger Perry for setting the mood with tunes. I know you were tired girl from other gigs over the weekend, so thank you again for making it out. Also to our VJ’s (Doug and Alie) and live painters (Kamla and Audrey.

Last, but not least, THANK YOU to all my friends who made it. There were a lot of you there and it meant a lot to see you there! It never ceases to amaze me how deep my network runs with solid peeps!

I’ve posted about ‘We Live in Public‘ a couple of times over the last year. On March 1 it becomes available on VOD/DVD. I’ve said it before and will say it again, if your at all using social media (FB, Twitter, etc.), you have a responsibility to see this film. If you have teenagers, or work with middle/high school students you want them to see this movie. If working in advertising/marketing, or want to, it’s for you as well. This film helps us understand the cultural significance of living in a world dominated by personal technology devices. You will not think the same after seeing it…

On March 1st, in celebration of our VOD/DVD release, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC will be screened simultaneously in theaters worldwide!  The screenings will be followed by a webcasted in-theater Q&A with director Ondi Timoner and the always-controversial star of our documentary, Josh Harris, live from a pod in Chicago (if you’ve seen WLIP you’ve remember the sleeping pods from the bunker?).  Concurrent screenings and Q&As will take place in LA, Denver, Chicago, New York and Atlanta, and we are thrilled that Adrian Grenier (Entourage) will be live with the audience in New York and Eliza Dushku will be hosting the affair in LA.   All of the cities will be linked to one another and webcast live on weliveinpublicthemovie.com.  Webcast starts at 5:30 PM PST, with screenings starting at 6 PM in LA, & 7PM in Denver, 8pm in Chicago, and 9pm in NY & Atlanta. Q&A and outrageous parties directly following the screenings.  During the simultaneous screenings, Ondi and Josh will host a live show from their Chicago pod with exclusive clips from WE LIVE IN PUBLIC, all live on weliveinpublicthemovie.com. –Press Release

If your interested in attending the Denver screening, send me an email at jad@equiporoca.com. Space will be limited, but will try my best to accommodate any requests to join the party….

Last weekend, Stephen Powers wrapped up his so much more than amazing Love Letter Project (a series of murals collectively comprising a love letter to West Philadelphia).  On February 12th Powers and Co. held an exhibition documenting the creation and inspiration behind the Love Letter project.  On Saturday, February 13th Powers was at Exit Skateshop for the Love Letter For You book signing and on Sunday, February 14th (Valentines Day) Powers sold out 350 seats aboard the “Love Train” (slow-rolling elevated train) where he played personal tour guide and host to his 50 rooftop murals.   Above is a small collection of some of our favorites.  From top row to bottom row and left to right – Open Your Eyes, Nice Dream About Us, I Love You (Necklace), Your Everafter, Daycare and Carfare, Hold Tight, Home Now, and Bread and Butter.  What a project!!!

Matthew Doubek and Samuel Mobley invite to you STEP RIGHT UP! COME ONE, COME ALL! And attend the Pirate Gallery on February 19th from 6-10pm for their 3rd annual collaborative exhibition, The Carnival of Fictional Amusement.  Expect fantastical sights like the Amazing Goat Man and the Miniature Giraffe accompanied by plenty of popcorn, corn dogs, and gobs of jelly beans.

My imagination was captured by this image…it’s dream like quality just got me thinking. Its the shot of Joe Kittenger jumping out of gondola attached to a helium balloon at 102,800 ft. He did it in 1960, and set world records for highest parachute jump, longest free fall (4 min 36 sec), and fastest speed achieved by human being (614 mph). Now, after forty years, someone else is going to attempt to break that record, and by a significant amount.

Red Bull Stratos is the latest attempt by Felix Baumgartner to tempt fate. He’s going to push the limits of the human both physically and mentally. The plan is to break Kittenger’s skydiving record by a long shot, taking it a few notches up in the stratosphere to 120,000+ ft. The BBC is going to document the event. Now most people will brush this off as a marketing stunt, or a death wish on the part of Mr. Baumgartner. I on the other hand view it as a source of inspiration and act of contemporary hero(ione). What he’s going to do symbolizes so much more in my opinion, and it comes at an important moment in time. This feat has the ability to alter our perceptions of reality…

It feels like this effort has the ability to provide a cataclysmic subconscious affect on people out there. There’s never been a better time to make a dream come to life. Maybe its promoting an employee, or quitting your job of 8 years, or maybe just simply going back to school. Whatever it is, a level of commitment must be made.

Now more than ever we need more people taking chances. Kind of tired of the ‘wait and see’ attitude that’s has settled in around us these days. Indecision is paralyzing our ability to do anything. Things, ie, people, need to loosen up already. Felix can’t sit in the gondola forever, he’ll drift into the inhospitable environs of outer space. At some point he’s going to jump. That’s why what he’s going to do matters ultimately. Having the gall to lay something on the line would do all of us some good these days.

People need to stop asking questions like ‘are we there yet’, or ‘is it fixed yet’ and just jump off the balloon already? It’s time to come back down to Earth and deal/make shit happen.You’ll fall for bit, and there’s a chance you may encounter catastrophe, but there’s a higher likelihood you’ll have a parachute to guide your way down…I have a feeling Felix is going to prove humans have the stamina to make the impossible, well possible…

Only when you lose everything, are you free to do anything –Tyler Durden

Terminator

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Up

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Harry Potter

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® ever chaos continuum, ROJO®’s brand new advertising free limited edition 240pg heavyweight printed issue features Mario Zoots in a big way. Cover image detail above by Karim Rashid.  Interior Image detail below by Mario Zoots.

Rafa Jenn will be showing 6 new pin-ups tonight at Theory+Practice (738 Santa Fe St – Denver, CO).