4,000 Strokes at Mid City Arts, Los Angeles

For more info, call 33Third Los Angeles at (310) 684-3460

Exhibition runs from Oct. 3 - 26, 2008

CalliGRAFFiti Opening Reception

Exhibition through August 15 @ ProArts Gallery

550 Second Street, Oakland, CA  | www.proartsgallery.org

Fan by Spye

CalliGRAFFiti Exhibition Jul 1 - Aug 15

Exploring the affinities between East Asian calligraphy and graffiti, this project involves my collaboration with graffiti writers Amend, Apex, Coby Kennedy, Denz, Desi W.O.M.E, Lucha, Meow, Zen, and Toons. The exhibitition features a 16-foot "Exquisite Corpse" mural, Chinese scrolls, and a series of collaborative paintings and sculptures.

Opening Reception: Friday, July 11, 6-9pm
Artist Talk: Satuday, July 19, 1pm

Exhibit runs from July 1 - Aug 15, 2008

ProArts
550 Second Street, Oakland, CA 94607
www.proartsgallery.org



This project is made possible by support from the Oakland Cultural Arts Programs, CADRE Art Grants, and the Headlands Center for the Arts.

CalliGRAFFiti Headlands Residency

Experimentation+Discovery+Collaboration Stages

In process and experimental pieces created while in residence with Apex (Ricardo Richey) at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California in 2007 and in the months leading up to the exhibition.

The CalliGRAFFiti Project

CalliGRAFFi is a collaborative exploration between myself and graff writer Ricardo Richie "Apex" into parallels between East Asian calligraphy and urban American graffiti. We will be in residency at the Headland's Center for the Arts Project Space in November 2007.

Shown here are juxtapositions of some of our work leading up to this project. The large and small pieces by Ricardo that are his explorations of graff-inspired word forms. I have included a few pieces from a series called "Flash," which are inspired by graffiti tags that I have re-interpreted using traditional East Asian techniques and materials.

Works (in the order shown):
Untitled, 2007, acrylic on paper. Ricardo Richie
"Flash No.3" 2007, ink and silver on paper. Minette Mangahas
Wallpiece 2006. Ricardo Richie
"Flash No.2" 2007, ink and silver on paper. Minette Mangahas
"Flash No.4" 2007, ink and silver on paper. Minette Mangahas
Untitled, 2007, acrylic on paper. Ricardo Richie
"Flash No.5" 2007, ink and silver on paper. Minette Mangahas
Wallpiece 2006. Ricardo Richie
"To Touch" 2006, traditional calligraphy, Minette Mangahas

kiss my hyphen (on love across margins)

Minette Lee Mangahas
Sumi-e (ink painting) animation (2007)
4 min. 40 sec.

I have a love-hate relationship with this symbol called the hyphen. Often used to connect parts of our identity, it’s a sign that both unites and divides, defines and misleads. It is supposed to represent diversity within a person, and yet I often feel that is so inadequate in explaining who we are—our complex communities, histories, and selves—and most importantly, our connection to each other. What happens when this mark comes between two people in love?

Premiered at the 2007 APAture Arts Festival in San Francisco, Ca.
Currently at Joyce Gordon Gallery
Opening Fri., Oct. 5
Reception Thurs., Oct. 11, 5-8:30pm
406 14th Street (@ Franklin), Oakland, Ca

Fête de la Musique

Ventured into this incredibly refreshing music festival in Paris last week. Managed to shoot some video to record the sights and sounds. I loved it!

ps. You may want to turn your screen sideways, it's shot long :)