It took a little minute but we finally caught up with RAE BK. In this episode RAE BK talks process, art, film, sculptures, cartoons, Beyond Vaudeville and life changing experiences.

 

 

Show Notes

• The Legend DJ Kool Herc alongside the first MC – Coke La Rock
• 130 Allen Street
• Surprising people
• Handball
• Live streaming
• DJ Chuck Chillout
• Cazal Glasses
• New York characters
• People in the bar next door
• Experience it
• Train set
• Ralph McDaniels
• Coney Island Freakshow
• 2014 Visit to Ethiopia
• Creating jobs for years.
• Courtesy – East 5th Street – Stand on the Word – Larry Levan The Joubert Singers

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It’s been said that humor is a good way to deliver a serious message.

 

“CHRYSALIS” A Short Film By RAE

What is it to be born in a state of flux? Spending your days dreaming of an escape, only to realize there might not actually be one. The seven minute short film, “Chrysalis”, maps the journey and evolution of one such creature, a plastic-litter progeny of RAE, sprung from his current reincarnation amidst the debris of a city barren of its accustomed bustle. Our character is instinctively propelled to find a greener world, one of meditative solitude where he can continue to evolve into his higher-self. But what is the end game?

Set between the cobblestoned archways of New York City, and the verdant greens of the great-elsewhere forests, “Chrysalis” looks at the circular nature of development and the search for acceptance of our truest forms. One “Thanks, Come Again” at a time.

Are there just some things that you keep to yourself – That you can’t tell no one not even yourself?

 

“CELLBOUND” (2020)

 

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In this episode The Mazeking and Amon talk meditation, Marcel Duchamp, Buddhism, film, physics, the big bang theory, being bullied, the process of living and the purpose of art.

 

More About The Mazeking

 

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American artist The Mazeking 飛龍 (Gabriel Asoka) is known for creating colorful, bold, and provocative artworks. He officially began making art in 1998 and started painting, creating various works, ranging from oil on canvas to acrylic on paper. The majority of his work is done in themed series, sometimes taking months or even a year to complete.

In 2002, Asoka had his first solo exhibition in Los Angeles at the O’Melveny Gallery. His love of life, and passion for exploration springs forth in his works of art. His works are about the Unseen (esoteric), Balance (duality), and Energy; what Asoka calls the “three keys”. When asked about his subject matter “I have always been deeply drawn to the esoteric (spirit), science and philosophy. Which are all, one and the same to me”. Inspired by everything from daily encounters to dreams, he explores various themes, including consciousness, sexuality, and the mystical, offering us a richer and more engaging perspective.

Asoka utilizes colors, contrast and forms as symbols. “I’ve used symbols in almost all my work, sometimes it’s just the color of something, or a shape or form, to represent an aspect of something, states of mind or experiences. It’s something that arose in my life and work over time and became part of my process”. Asoka places no labels or categories upon his work. He does not see art in classifications or categories, such as abstract or representational, stating “Everything is abstract in a way and representational in another way, it’s all perception”.

Over the years, his artworks have been collected by private collectors and can be seen in exhibitions around the world. The Mazeking currently lives and works in New York City.

 

Show Notes

• Albert Einstein: An Equation That Changed the World – http://amzn.to/2gBvGeK
• Physics – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics
• The Big Bang Theory – http://www.space.com/25126-big-bang-theory.html
• Edwin Hubble – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubble
• Plato – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato
• Aristotle – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle
• Francis Bacon (Painter) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_(artist)
• Francis Bacon (Philosopher) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon
• Buddhism – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism
• Meditation – http://www.how-to-meditate.org
• Michael Jackson – http://www.michaeljackson.com
• Marvin Gaye – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye
• Martial Arts – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts
• The Peabody Institute – http://www.peabody.jhu.edu
• Bob Dylan – http://bobdylan.com
• David Bowie – http://legacy.davidbowie.com
• Ford EXP – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EXP
• Miles Davis – https://www.milesdavis.com
• Nicolaus Copernicus – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus
• Steven Spielberg – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg
• Allen Ginsberg – http://allenginsberg.org
• Jack Kerouac – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kerouac
• Cut-up technique – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut-up_technique
• Lenny Kravitz – http://www.lennykravitz.com
• Sleepless in Seattle – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/
• The Meteor Man (film) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meteor_Man_(film)
• Tim Burton – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton
• Bob Costas – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Costas
• Tim Burton on Bob Costas (Part 1) – https://vimeo.com/147308442
• Tim Burton on Bob Costas (Part 2) – https://vimeo.com/147605666
• Mars Attacks! – https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mars_attacks/
• Kokayi Ampah – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0025346/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr504
• Union IATSE – http://www.iatse-intl.org
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) – http://www.ilm.com
• Phil Tippett – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864138/
• Compositing – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compositing
• Softimage – http://www.autodesk.com/products/softimage/overview
• 3DS Max – http://www.autodesk.com/products/3ds-max/overview
• Maya – http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

• Render farm – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Render_farm
• Blue Sky – http://blueskystudios.com
• Digital Domain – http://digitaldomain.com
• Adobe Photoshop – http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
• Adobe Illustrator – https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/tutorials.html
• QuarkXPress – http://www.quark.com/Products/QuarkXPress/
• Smithsonian Institution – https://www.si.edu
• Metropolitan Museum of Art  - http://www.metmuseum.org
• Auguste Rodin – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Rodin
• Salvador Dalí – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD
• Marcel Duchamp – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp
• Claude Monet – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet
• Pablo Picasso – http://www.picasso.fr/us/picasso_page_index.php
• Caravaggio – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio
• Rembrandt – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt
• Conceptual Art – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_art
• Contemporary Art – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_art
• Fine Art – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_art
• Modern Art – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_art
• Julian Schnabel – http://www.julianschnabel.com
• Julian Schnabel Gagosian – http://www.gagosian.com/artists/julian-schnabel
• Art Basel – https://www.artbasel.com
• World Cup – http://www.fifa.com/worldcup
• Terry Gilliam – http://terrygilliamweb.com
• George Carlin – https://georgecarlin.com
• Nikola Tesla – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

 

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Jim and Amon sort of go off the rails talking about Wonder Showzen, PFFR, Bert’s Tit, Underground Comics, almost drowning, the Mystery of Picasso, food fights, Federico Fellini, Chuck Jones, puppets, sharpening your eye, sewing machines, Chewties and a bunch of other stuff.

More About Jim Tozzi

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Jim Tozzi grew up in Everett, a city to the north of Boston. The most distinctive thing about this town was the smell of freshly roasted peanuts due to the Teddie Peanut Butter factory. The factory’s emblem, a grinning cartoon bear with a bucket, would be one of the first influences of advertising on Jim. He went to Everett public school: always an outsider, he preferred drawing weird cartoons and watching monster movies to playing sports.

In his early teens, Jim borrowed a super 8 camera from his Aunt and began experimenting. Lacking a tripod, he would tape the camera down onto the kitchen table and animate various toys, Star Wars figures and clay monsters. He also created a live action series starring his little sister as “Chico” the heavily mustachioed drug dealer who would meet an unlikely demise in every episode. Jim went on to study film and illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. He continued doing both animated and live action films creating a short film parody of an after school special called “Sunday School Girls” which tackled the subject of what Jesus really looked like.

Jim moved to New York and started working at Broadcast Arts inking and painting animation cels. He also started directing music videos for obscure alternative bands. One of the first was for Mercury Rev and featured Ron Jeremy as a floating space traveler. Jim approached Nick at Nite with his reel and some promo ideas; he was brought on to TV Land to come up with a new promo campaign. This campaign conceived, written and directed with his wife Vezna, developed into the award winning “Twip” series. “Twip” was an imaginary product in which it’s evolution was traced in commercial parodies from the early 1950′s through the 90′s. Now as a directing team, the “Tozzi’s” signed on to Bob Giraldi’s company and began directing spots for Miller Lite, Sprite and Florida’s anti-tobacco campaign. The “Tozzi’s” split up and Jim went solo; joining M-80 he directed an award winning campaign for Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Treats for Leo Burnett. He went on to direct comedy spots for Sony Playstation, Nick at Nite and Miller. In his free time Jim likes to draw, paint, take long quiet walks and is a member of the art collective PFFR. Jim is now signed with THEM and living in New York.

Part One Show Notes

• The Pinball Song
• Pointer Sisters
• Joe Raposo
• People in Your Neighborhood
• C is for Cookie
• Looney Tunes
• Sesame Street
• What’s 52 like?
• Gumby
• Little Rascals
• Jim Henson
• Caroll Spinney
• Frank Oz
• Big Bird
• Mr. Hooper
• The Muppet Movie
• Creature Double Feature
• “Weird Al” Yankovic – UHF
• Spatula City
• PFFR
• Final Flesh
• Chill Will
• Wonder Showzen
• Hate Mail
• Social Commentary
• Exquisite corpse
• The Spewing
• Moby Music Video
• TWIP Commercials
• Mercury Rev
• Broadcast Arts
• Pee-wee’s Playhouse
• Saturday Morning Cartoons
• Soul Train
• RISD
• NYU
• Please Look Away
• Bert’s Tit
• Tenacious D
• Wizard Skull 
• Robert Crumb
• Underground Comics
• Wierdo Comic
• Zap Comics
• Dennis Warden
• Full Sail
• Swimming Stories
• Surf Documentary
• Beat Kids
• George Clinton
• Parliament Funkadelic
• HIM
• Getting Release Forms
• Xavier: Renegade Angel
• Verbal Acrobatics
• SacSix
• Kenny Scharf
• Phoebe New York
• Molotow
• Hand Mixed Paint Stick
• McNally Jackson Store
• Rat Fink
• Tom and Jerry 
• Mickey
• Rick and Morty
• Chuck Jones
• Dan Harmon
• Adventure Time
• Bo Jack
• The Mystery of Picasso

Part Two Show Notes

• New York Said Shuffle
• Moo
• Food Fight
• SAG
• That’s Racist Gif
• Getting kicked out
• Don’t follow any trends
• Sleep is Important 
• Business Hours
• Getting to Creative Flow
• Taking Walks
• Sharpening your eye
• Postive Mental Attitude 
• Gratitude is Huge 
• The Ad vs Street Art
• Sewing Machines
• Making puppets
• Gimp Rabbit 
• Joann Fabrics
• Michaels
• M&J Trimmings
• Bring Out the Gimp (Pulp Fiction)
• PFAFF
• 2001: A Space Odyssey 
• Purely made to make
• Mozart 
• Federico Fellini
• 8 1/2
• La Dulce Vita
• Star Wars
• George Lucas
• I wanted to be a Storm Trooper
• JJ Abrams
• Psychological Horror Movies
• The Ring
• Holy Mountain
• Toilet Paper Magazine
• Art Basel
• National Lampoon Magazine Dog Ad
• Faces of Death
• Disturbing Comics 
• Chewties 
• Be in the Present Moment
• Shout Out to Coffee 

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