If you haven't been hearing the buzz about Super Art Fight yet, you're missing out. Think "Pictionary meets Pro Wrestling," an incredibly accurate description given to me by co-founder Marty Day. More specifically, Super Art Fight is a beautiful blend of art, live entertainment, audience interaction, and a little bit of insanity, all mixed in a melting pot of ink and awesome. Two artists take their marker of choice and duke it out on giant canvases, with everything drawn suggested by you! Add live commentary, comedy, music, and The Wheel of Death, and you are buckled in for one great night.
Super Art Fight started in 2008 with an event at the Ottobar. I actually wound up attending this event by shear luck, as I was making my way to the Ottobar to see MC Chris (there was actually a little bit of unfortunate controversy with this show which you can read about
here in the City Paper). In between sets, the group I went with (better known today as the Epic Gentleman's Society) went upstairs to check out what this art fight was all about. And am I glad we did.
Quite a number of people were gathering around the canvases that were sitting against the far wall. As everyone got closer, shapes started forming, and you found yourself staring at one of the most random, eclectic, amazingly fun pieces of art you have ever seen. Index cards were being drawn every few minutes it seemed. On the index cards were suggestions for drawings by the audience. One I clearly remember was “Abraham Lincoln leading an army of pirate babies!” Yes you read that correctly. And so it was the next artists turn to fire back with army of pirate babies lead by good ol' Abe (which was pretty hysterical, and looked amazing). This continued throughout the night until all of the canvases had zero space left to draw on, and then the first art fight winner was crowned.
Two years later, SAF has evolved on many levels. They’ve changed their index cards to a random word generating 3D head (The Wheel of Death), received crazier and more hilarious suggestions to feed the wheel, and added live music, comedy, and commentary to produce a well oiled show with tons of personality. And with all of that, their audience has increased as well, from a few people in Baltimore, to large crowds across the country. They even have a fan base starting across seas!
SAF just returned home to Baltimore from their biggest and best show yet, which was held in Hartford, CT. They performed at last year’s Conneticon, and wound up filling their small room with so many people that the fire marshals showed up. This year they were asked back as a main event, and had over 2,000 people fill the room to witness "The Greatest Live Art Competition in the Known Universe."
I strongly urge you to come out this weekend to Artscape, where you can witness the awesome for yourself.
Super Art Fight 7 will be happening at The Metro Gallery, this Saturday night (July 17th), at 7pm. And trust me, if there was a show to be at, this is it. SAF is calling upon all of their veterans to put on what could possibly be the best art fight in known history. There are 4 fights on the card for the night, including Jamie Baldwin defending her championship against Nick Borkowicz. And if that wasn't enough to whet your appetite, the show this weekend is
FREE.
If you are interested in getting involved, there is still time! SAF is always taking suggestions for The Wheel of Death! Go
here to feed the wheel. Also, you can score a piece of history as the art is usually auctioned off throughout the show.
So please come hang out with us and the SAF crew this weekend at Artscape/The Metro Gallery. If you've been to an event before, you know you will never see the same thing twice. If this is your first time, buckle your seat belts and prepare to be a fan for life. SAF is a group of incredibly nice and talented people, whose goal is simply to have fun. It's rare to find a group who takes an idea from something they love, follow through, run with it, and turn it into a very successful, fun, unique, unstoppable entertaining show. It's guaranteed to be a blast!
There are a ton of ways to stay connected with SAF as well, and here are the links to do so.
http://www.superartfight.com/
Facebook
Twitter
Youtube
eir upcoming event. I was impressed to learn that Betascape is a volunteer run project. Every person involved is passionate about technology in the Baltimore area. Their enthusiasm is contagious! I am very excited to attend their kickoff party on Thursday July 15 at The Windup Space. I have had my tickets for a few weeks now. Note to the wise…tickets are still available, FREE, and there will be FREE ICE CREAM! Be sure to register so they know you are coming. The speakers series will begin at 7:00pm and feature Doug Retzler: The Greening of Art, Zolt Levay: Art from Space, and Kevin 'KAL' Kallaugher: The Art of Political Satire. As the evening moves on there will also be some live music to keep spirits high! This sounds like a great way to kick off make your presence known at Artscape.
Ever want to dress up your cat and mouse in armor and have them party like its 1399? For $500-2000, me neither (I would also need to acquire a cat and/or mouse...) . But its worth noting the amazing work artist Jeff de Boer has put together. Made from bronze, silver, and wood, these masterpieces of armor are beautifully crafted. The amount of detail in even the small mouse armor is pretty incredible. Definitely worth checking out.
Who would have thought that the Philippines could be responsible for something as awesome as Jollibee? Jollibee is a mascot for a fast food restaurant chain of the same name. Whether he is battling other mascots, or dancing inappropriately to equally inappropriate songs at children's parties, Jollibee is ready to party! Don't believe me, just watch Jollibee crip walking with fellow employees. Expect more Jollibee goodness in the future! 
Quite a number of people were gathering around the canvases that were sitting against the far wall. As everyone got closer, shapes started forming, and you found yourself staring at one of the most random, eclectic, amazingly fun pieces of art you have ever seen. Index cards were being drawn every few minutes it seemed. On the index cards were suggestions for drawings by the audience. One I clearly remember was “Abraham Lincoln leading an army of pirate babies!” Yes you read that correctly. And so it was the next artists turn to fire back with army of pirate babies lead by good ol' Abe (which was pretty hysterical, and looked amazing). This continued throughout the night until all of the canvases had zero space left to draw on, and then the first art fight winner was crowned. 
I strongly urge you to come out this weekend to Artscape, where you can witness the awesome for yourself. Super Art Fight 7 will be happening at The Metro Gallery, this Saturday night (July 17th), at 7pm. And trust me, if there was a show to be at, this is it. SAF is calling upon all of their veterans to put on what could possibly be the best art fight in known history. There are 4 fights on the card for the night, including Jamie Baldwin defending her championship against Nick Borkowicz. And if that wasn't enough to whet your appetite, the show this weekend is FREE.
been placing this order in my head for about 2 1/2 hours! We had decided on the traditional and fire and ice seviche made with mahi mahi, bistec which is a quesadilla like Philly cheese steak, and seafood paella to be eaten family style. As she was taking our order the male server came back over to explain to us what seviche is and how we should eat it. The female server looked confused by the male server as did we. We told him that we were ready to order and did not need the descriptions. He proceeded to take our order and gave up over the top compliments on our food selections. I had now put together the pieces that the female was in training and was shadowing the head server. 
I really should invest in stock with Redbox and Netflix! In the past few weeks I've enjoyed more than a few dinner and movie evenings both with the BF and some solo. Dinner and a movie is the cheapest and easiest way to enjoy an night. We are in a recession people, now is the time to get creative!
Steve Anderson of Third Eye Comics sold me on this series with one line,"Think of Toy Story meets Saving Private Ryan as if directed by Guillermo del Toro." With a description like that, I thought that Steve was smoking the strongest strand of pot ever created. After reading The Stuff of Legend Book 1: The Dark, I found myself questioning my own sobriety as I found Anderson's description hit the nail on the head. 
Is the day dragging at the office? Is there anything you would rather do at your desk besides work? Head over to Adult Swim's website where you can find an assortment of games to pass the time. Here you can find games with mercenary kittens, zombie hookers, and dead bodies floating down the river. But there is one game that stands above the rest. A magical game that shines with it's simplistic game play and design. The game I speak of is Robot Unicorn Attack. 
A contributor at Comics Alliance has provided the interwebs with the "first official non-reaction" to the upcoming "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" movie.
The original was phenominal and I only have two requests for the sequel. First that Steve McNiven returns as the artist. Second, MORE T-REX VENOM!!!! That was too awesome of an idea to only be in one scene. I highly recommend that you go out and buy the hardcover collection of this story. I'll post more details as they are announced. 
