New Pieces for a holiday pARTy

I was asked by some friends to hang up my artwork at their company holiday pARTy, so I chose a few favorites as well as created a few new pieces.

Inferno

mixed media on wood

acrylic paint, ink, glass stain, resin, sand, glass chips

December 2014

Luminescence

mixed media on wood

acrylic paint, ink, glass stain, resin, sand

December 2014

 everything hung up

Left to Right:  Galactic Immersion, Moldavite, Luminescence, Inferno, Aurelia, Apollo, The Viceroy

Galactic Immersion

mixed media on plexiglass
acrylic paint, ink, glass stain, resin, lighting
February 2014

Moldavite
mixed media on plexiglass
acrylic paint, ink, glass stain, resin, sand, glass, lighting
March 2014

Luminescence
mixed media on wood
acrylic paint, ink, glass stain, resin, sand
December 2014

Inferno
mixed media on wood
acrylic paint, ink, glass stain, resin, sand, glass chips
December 2014

Aurelia
mixed media on plexiglass
acrylic paint, ink, glass stain, resin, gold flakes, wire, lighting
October 2013

Apollo
mixed media on wood
acrylic paint, ink, glass stain, resin, copper piping
October 2013

The Viceroy
mixed media on wood
charcoal, pastels, fabric, acrylic paint, metals, feathers, resin
June 2014

ScorpioCity and The Worst is Over

 I love supporting and helping my friends however I can.  Their success is my happiness, my success (especially if I get to utilize my artistic skills).  So when I was asked about helping create set pieces/ambiance for a friend's event, of course I was in (The Steaz).

I created a few coral/rock-like display objects for both events, as well as decorated a pillar that was used to display crystals.

It was hilarious because I have a small honda civic, so my car was too tiny to transport anything.  I also had never used spray foam insulation before, but knew that was the look I wanted and the material I needed to use.  I learned a lot about spray foam ;-)

After ScorpioCITY, the coral pieces were used in a music video for the Steaz as well.  It was a whirlwind few days with Thanksgiving Thursday, the Christopher Walken art show in San Francisco Friday, and then the music video on Saturday in Los Angeles for the Steaz's song The Worst is Over.  Now I can sleep.

The Steaz

 ScorpioCITY

I even got to be in the music video while I was helping out!

Christopher Walken was a Lion Tamer

I participated in a Nicolas Cage themed art show over the summer, so when I heard there was a Christopher Walken themed show coming up in San Francisco, I had to participate!  I had learned that Christopher Walken was a lion tamer in a traveling circus when he was younger, so boom...that was my inspiration!

The Walken Situation: An all Christopher Walken Art Exhibit

Christopher Carny
on 3/4" pine, I sketched his likeness using charcoal and pastels
then I applied fabric to create his wardrobe
built out the hat and covered in faux leather
cut a whip in half and adhered it to the piece
coated in resin

The sketch begins

 adding fabric

 adding the whip

adding some shading

adding the resin

hung on the wall at the show

 I did a portrait of Christopher Walken that I decided to submit to the art show as well called "Regular Guy."

Death to Zombies

Earlier this year I helped out a friend and played a zombie in a music video...the video release party happened last night (unfortunately I couldn't attend).  Here are some photos from the shoot :-) as well as a link to watch the video!

https://www.facebook.com/events/782276935168741/

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thetheadorakellyproject1

Death to Zombies  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Death-To-Zombies/1418641208380901

The Theadora Kelly Project https://www.facebook.com/TheTKProject




 

The Nicolas Cage Party - Los Angeles

Time for the show!

"The World's most intense and amazing Nicolas Cage art show will be coming to Los Angeles. Originating in San Francisco, the power of this show just couldn't be contained. With such an overwhelming response, we HAD to take this art event to Los Angeles.
What is the Nicolas Cage Party??
It is an art show that will be showcasing all original artwork of Nicolas Cage. We are taking submissions and we are looking for amazing, talented, interesting and off the wall interpretations of Nicolas Cage. 
This is going to be the most crazy underground art happening you will find in Los Angeles and it exclusively will be for one night only! So dont miss out! The media was all over the San Francisco show, including the Huffington Post and Time.com, so needless to say, this one is going to be BIG!"

https://www.facebook.com/events/1440194232892177/

http://laist.com/2014/06/09/the_nicolas_cage_art_show_is_a_real.php

Nicolas Cop-pola & The Knave Nic Brig

I finished The Viceroy with a few weeks left before The Nicolas Cage Party Los Angeles.  A friend suggested I should create a few more pieces  and I figured "why not?" So the next step was to think about what new Nic Cage ideas and personas to create.  I decided to simplify the technique for the new pieces, so The Viceroy was the main focus and the new pieces would be complimentary.  I ended up deciding to make a cop and a pirate version Nicolas Cage.  It's almost like I was creating a variation of the Village People. 

First, the cop.  I wanted to use the mug shot image from Raising Arizona and I thought it was humorous to turn that image into a cop, a bobby, a police officer.  An added bonus is the ability to play with Nicolas Cage's given name of Nicolas Coppola.

Nicolas Cop-pola

8"w x 11"h x .5"d

Mixed Media - charcoal, pastels, fabric, acrylic paint, metals, resin, on wood.

Next was the pirate.  After The Viceroy and the cop, I wasn't sure about the next persona, though I did want a long haired version.  I was doing a google search of Nicolas Cage images and movie posters and saw the poster for Zandalee (a movie I'm not familiar with).  I immediately thought a pirate would be the next piece I'd create.

The name "The Knave Nic Brig"  was a mixture of various searches, while talking with my roommate.  I tried going to pirate name generator websites for inspiration.  Many of the names had descriptions pegged on like " so-n-so the terrible," or "one-eyed so-n-so."  I liked the sound of "The Knave" and Brig is another word for "a place (as on a ship) for temporary confinement...."  Thank you Mariam-Webster.  So Brig was a good sea-worthy alternative name for Cage, thus The Knave Nic Brig was created.

The Knave Nic Brig

8"w x 10.75"h x .5"d

Mixed Media - charcoal, pastels, fabric, acrylic paint, metals, resin, on wood.

The art show is on Saturday and my excitement is growing.  The tickets have sold out and it's sounding like it'll be quite an entertaining evening.

http://www.nicolascageisgod.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1440194232892177/

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-nicolas-cage-party-los-angeles-tickets-11259530559

http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/art/the-nicolas-cage-party

http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/nicolas-cage-art-show-party/

Nicolas Cage on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

They begin to talk about the Art Show around 3:30

Compilation of 3D Modeling Work

Examples of 3D models I created for various professional projects.

Resume

Shot Breakdown:

Mastodon - The Hunter

IronMan & LG

Personal project - Art Comes to Life

H8 - Load - comic book female

UL Kinect Demo

Kraft - Triscuits Thin Crisps

Total Immersion in house project - Monster Me - Devil

Simon & Schuster - Wondla - Bijou blimp

Chick-fil-A - Hero Cows - Decibel

Disney's Amazing Spider-Man - Spider-Man AR Book - spiders modeled based on the Spider-Man logo, Spider-Man mask

Ebay fashion - cateye glasses, groucho glasses

Stelara - pharmaceutical chart

Restasis - pharmaceutical chart

Staples Center - JumboTron

CocaCola - Cowboys & Aliens - Speeder

Avatar - I modeled Dr. Grace's journal and a flag

Tic Tac - Strawberry Fields - modeled a strawberry, a saw blade, a dirt pit, and a 'creampoline' marshmallow-like item

In-Style - ornament

Umi - demo

Tic Tac - Sleeping man - I modeled the murphy bed and the man

Yahoo - Fancouver - various hats and an olympics-inspired medal

The Viceroy

When I heard there was a Nicolas Cage themed art show in San Francisco and it was coming to LA, I knew I wanted to attend.  When the option to be IN the show was brought to my attention, I knew I had to create something!  It took a while for me to come up with an idea that really resonated.  I started out by creating a charcoal portrait of him on a piece of wood and then the idea unfolded.  I knew I had to add a hat AND a monocle - Steampunk Nic Cage was born - later known as The Viceroy.

The Viceroy
Mixed Media on Wood - charcoal, pastels, fabric, acrylic paint, metals, feathers, leather, resin
June 2014

12"w x 18.5"h x 4"d

The Viceroy Facebook Art Album
Melissa Fontanini Artist on Facebook

http://www.nicolascageisgod.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1440194232892177/
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-nicolas-cage-party-los-angeles-tickets-11259530559

http://laist.com/2014/06/19/photos_what_you_can_expect_from_the.php#photo-1
http://time.com/45297/nicolas-cage-art-show/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/17/nicolas-cage-art-show_n_4964643.html