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Body Painting Photo Shoot
Friday, June 10 · 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Contemporary Design & Art Gallery
127 S. Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT
I am putting together a body painting show at the Contemporary Design & Art Gallery, in downtown SLC. The show is going to be a private event and will include live body painting as well as photos of past body-painting shoots and other nude artwork.
Artwork by: Kindra Fisher, Erik Johnson & Peter Nielsen
Photography by: Dave Trockman & John-Riley Harper
Models: Nate Hansen, Amanda Real,Lindsay Peterson & Elisha
Camp Pet Defile at E11
Bringing fresh wood to a dying fire.
E11 is an art festival that encourages radical self expression and radical self reliance. These principles are representative in the fact that there is little supplied by event organizers, no police, or security other than a few rangers who have no established authority. There are no staff emergency personel or EMTs. And aside from a basic med tent run by volunteers, there are no medical facilities. So basically once you’re in, you’re on your own, surrounded people encouraged to explore their personal boundaries.
This is in extreme contrast to the mainstream values of the surrounding areas that the majority of people who attend the event come from. So this type of event naturally attracts those that have repressed feelings and seek out a less restrictive environment.
E11 is similar to other types of events, but differ in the fact that it has been primarily an adult event. Most other similar events don’t have the age restrictions and therefore attract a younger crowd which has developed into a distinct subculture.
Since there is a limited number of younger people compared to the establish E11 community, there is a bit of a generation gap.
Nature has a tendency to fill these gaps as a survival mechanism. In an environment with little restriction, it is up to the individuals to determine what is appropriate and self regulate. So the nature of the event doesn’t lend to many established codes of conduct.
As a result this leads to an atmosphere of gray areas at this type of interactive event. Camp Pet Defile was a social experiment to address these gray areas through interactive projects that attract younger people such as stuffed animal costumes and face painting.No flash? Click here to view photos.
Alora turns 8. Gypsy fashion photo shoot with the Stuffie Hunter
Alora & friends with the Stuffie Hunter
It was quite a birthday weekend with the budding little artist Alora roller blading jungle gym & gypsy rockstar paint party fashion photoshoot in the park.
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Rally 2 Restore Sanity and/or Fear
I was always an entrepreneur as a kid. Free market capitalism, limited goverment, Limbaugh loving little republican. Ya know, freedom. I didn’t want anything getting in the way of my creative spirit. Since then I’ve noticed how some other people’s ideas of freedom have gotten in the way of mine. Since then it’s been hard to adhere to any generalized concepts of freedom as a poor adult in rich America. My faith in my fellow man ain’t what it used to be.
As an adult I like to think I’ve evolved past a right/left paradigm or any duality for that matter. I’m always looking out for the best (or worst) in everything. Disecting ideas and ideologies.
We seem to live in such a polarized climate in a complicated world. With such extreme political philosophies out there, it seems the most extreme view point is somewhere in the middle. Rejecting everything and nothing at the same time.
I’m now venturing out into the unknown again with my political views having shifted from right to left to something else. But the underlying theme through it all is that if it ain’t funny, it ain’t money. Funny first. And if you put it ahead of any ideology, even you’re own, it gives you the confidence to self reflect in a way nothing else can. Intelligent comedy tickles the brain.
Field Of Dreams
If you build it…Field of Dreams info
Field of Dreams. It’s finally here for real this time in true Karmakaze style. It’s not quite finished, but like any art, it never is or should be!
‘Field of Dreams. If you build it…’ is my big kick off event i’ve been building up to (literally) at Easy Street. So if you’ve been receiving some confusing or ambiguous messages lately from me, this is what it’s for.
There have been a lot of improvements and new additions to the place including;
the floating pond
My new roller derby dance floor. 300 sq. ft. of converted church basketball court thanks to donations from my good friends Kevin & Michelle and of course our friends on Temple square.
the stage/lounge
Endless elevated entertainment. Easy Street is quickly becoming the ultimate venue for the best local bands and entertainers. With special thanks to our friends at IE Concerts.
“This place has the potential to be legendary.”
White Water Ramble
VIP hot tub lounge & loft
Get away from the crowd and relax in the tub or crash in the loft.
Psychedelic chill lounge
Get cozy with something (or someone) warm and soft in the floor to ceiling padded playland courtesy of the Easy Street Upholstry Co.
and MUCH more to come!
FIELD OF DREAMS IS A CONSTRUCTION THEME. Dress to impress AND make a mess! So come in your tool belts, hard hats, work boots, etc. and help build a dream!
It’s a mashup style party combining 2 events and three distinct styles.
All night entertainment including your favorite bands, DJs and performers.
Musical performances include;
Purple Turtle Seduction
Blue Grass dance
Puddle Mountain Ramblers
‘The PBR of Utah Bluegrass’
DJs
Xzentradi
Jluvv
Brain Detergent
J Dizzle
Entreality
and more…
with Jon Herbert on the piano.
Interactive Performances include;
Kamikaze Fashion photo shoot
Get your duds dazzling, your hair did, your cuffs fluffed all on the fly and join the fashion show photo shoots on the dance floor and in the hot tub ball pit with the photo styles of myself and my man with the cam, JR.
Massage parlor
Our professional massage therapist Joe is here to help you get the kinks out and loosen you up for the dance floor.
The triumphant return of the Karmakaze Carnival!
It’s 6 years in the making, from it’s beginning as my first Burningman traveling theme camp Jim Diggity’s Unholy House of Kamikaze Karaoke. From the street of Burningman ’02 to Salt Lake to Las Vegas and back to Burningman ’07 where it evolved, crashed and burned as the Kamikaze Carnival of Chaos. Now it’s back! And it has found it’s home at Easy Street. An endless selection of mobile kamikaze custom tailored carnival novelty acts from bionic interchangeable spandex mini skirt/tube tops to air brush body art, kamikaze karaoke, deep fried fatty feast of treats and much more. Get your tickets to the carnival!
Digital Maestro Jae Dizzle’s Karmakaze music mashup.
A full on musical mashup of electronic, live and pop music. This is my personal music performance project. A style like nothing you’ve heard before, but will be dying to wrap your ears around and shake your booty on the dance floor.
Roller Derby shot girls.
Wet your whistle and tempt your tummy with a selection of shots and treats from our lovely ladies on all four (wheels). Then help yourself to the mixer bar.
Carnie chaos
Fire troupes, stilt walkers, and the debut of Cirque de Funk-the gayest acrobatic stripper pole dance duo this way of the bay.
Door open at 9pm. Celebration goes all night. Construction costumes appreciated. $10 at the door. All brought you by EASY STREET
Check back later for an updated list of musicians, performers and events.
See you at the Carnival!
If you build it…
Nate
aka Digital Maestro Jae Dizzle
Post Apocalypse
It’s the end of the world as we know it!
EASY STREET APOCALYPSE
was the best show yet!
Best music, performances, people & vibe.
I’d like to thank everyone who came out to contribute to an amazing night.
Incredible musical talents provided by XZENTRADI, ILLOOM,DJ JEFE,DR. ILL,DJ OM,D SHARP & MARK STEVENS.
Bigger and better fire by
PROJECT LITE,JED, CLAYTON,TERRI,KELLY,JASON,CLE & BROADWAY
Great performances by DAVID with lighting,
COULSON & GLEN on stilts
MARVIN’s wine tasting class
CHANCE with his artwork.
JR‘s photography
MASON’s jewelry contribution
COLEMAN, SAM & LALA running the bar.
A big thanks to all the hard workers and friends that came out to help and pitch in to make it a night to remember! THANK YOU!
Photos will be posted and available for everyone later this week.
This is still just the beginning so let’s keep this going strong!
take it easy,
Nate
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Music You Can Feel
by Daniel Baez
Music You Can Feel (MYCF) is an ‘Open Source Improvisation Project’ including thirty musical expressions/yelps, each filmed out of a studio apartment and an art gallery in viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico between the months of January-April 2010.
Feather earrings
by Kindra
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The village
Up in the hills of Santa Cruz I met a man who shared my dream of building a village.
Light activated paintings by Peter Nielsen
Spinning Mandela
Synesthesia Art
Not just paintings, but images that move and move you.
Check out more of Peter’s unique style of interactive visual art.
Dave Trockman Photography
My friend Dave has a candid, impromtu yet distinct style of portrait photography. He uses a simple point and shoot camera with no other equipment than his Mac to do quick edits that really make his subjects pop.
You’ll find Dave all around Salt Lake wherever there are interesting people to photograph.
Check him out!
Didgeri Dan
Dan Flynn aka Didgeri Dan is a didgeri doo maker and player. By combining a traditional aboriginal instrument that’s been around for 1,500 years with modern technology, Dan is reinventing the musical genre as well as the instrument itself.
Check out more of his original pieces as well as his street performances.
Anthony VanVranken, San Francisco
Anthony struck out on his own, and began producing IDM. When local downtempo clique Audiflo heard of Anthony’s brave struggle, they gave him the opportunity to join their crew. With Audioflo, Anthony made a name for himself in Salt Lake City and beyond in the early 2000s as an authority in IDM before earning his stripes as a glitch DJ and producer.
Now a San Francisco resident, a.vanvranken can be found slaying crowds around the Bay Area, but he still finds time to share his talents back in Utah as part of the Hive Collective.
