Mario Canali Exhibit @ DAC Gallery, LA, CA ~ 3.10.12 - 4.6.12

Iconica  - Mario Canali

I've been told a time or two, that a picture is worth a thousand words.
No words were ever truer. I distinctly remember the first time that
I encountered
Mario Canali's hybrid creatures, which feature the element of surprise and unexpected juxtapositions, I stood there in awe.

When Italian Surealist, Mario Canali, a native of Monza, Italy (15km north-northeast of Milan), stepped onto the Art Scene in 1975, with his first solo exhibition as a painter, then shortly there after combining his knowledge of electronic and digital art, he and his colleagues, Flavia Alman, Sabine Reiff and Riccardo Sinigaglia, collaborated as part of the Correnti Magnetiche Research and Electronic Art Group, thus creating 3-D animations which earned the group international acclaim, earning awards at Siggraph in Los Angeles, CA.,
Arts Electronica in Linz, Imagina in Monte Carlo and Nastro d'Argento in Rome. In 1989,  they were awarded the Immagine Elettronica Prize in Ferrara for his pioneering work in electronic art.

DAC Gallery 3/10/12-4/6/12

"Mario Canali eventually teamed up with Computer Scientist Marcello Campione (1993) to create a revolutionary virtual reality for artistic and expressive purposes called Satori. This work lead Mario Canali to team up with Elio Massironi, a renowned psychologist as well as with furniture designer Leonardo Aurelio, to create interactive installations capable of sensing psycho-physical parameters which then expressed that data as displays of light, sound, images and video."

What continues to captivate my attention when examining
Mario Canali's Artwork, is his uncanny ability to consolidate electronic art, imbibed with science, psychology, philosophy and technology, and he makes it work!

So when I first saw one of his graphite sketches on panel, entitled, "Avatars Talk About Life" (2002-2008) all done with graphite?
I thought to myself, "Brilliant!"


Mario Canali frequently lectures at the Multimedia Department of Brera Fine Arts Academy and
'Cognitive Environments and Emotional Sceneries' at the Digital Environment Design Master of the NABA Academy of Arts and Design in Milan.
Mario Canali lectures on topics such as "Art and the Paradigms of Complexity".


ART EXHIBIT LOCATION:
DAC Gallery @ 828 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014 | 213.627.7374

To attend, please RSVP - YES, for the Opening Reception @ 213.627.7374 or info@dacgallery.com
 6:00pm -9:30pm

The Mario Canali Exhibit Opens on Saturday, March 10, 2012 - through Friday, April 6, 2012
The Exhibition is sponsored by the Italian Institute of Culture of Los Angeles (IICLA),
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), COM.IT.ES Los Angeles, and
the Italian Consul General of Los Angeles.


Hope to see you there!
Smooches, Carla
(All information, photography, and factual information was gathered from Studio Canali s.r.l. and it.wikipedia.org)

THE 84th ACADEMY AWARDS® FEB 26 4PST | 7pm Eastern

There is so much excitement circulating, so much positive energy flowing through the streets of Beverly Hills and Hollywood! People actually feel as if 2012 is going to be the year of HOPE....The Synergy* surrounding "The 84th ACADEMY AWARDS"  is truly wonderful!

The First Academy Awards Ceremony was held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel May 16, 1929

This year, Billy Crystal will return to host
"The 84th ACADEMY AWARDS" 
 - This will be
Billy C's ninth time hosting the ceremony, celebrating outstanding film achievements of 2011 televised live by the ABC TV Network and in more than 225 countries worldwide. Emma Stone and the cast of "Bridesmaids", as well as Halle Berry,Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie,
Tom Hanks and Jennifer Lopez are among the presenters.The telecast producers are Brian Grazer and
Don Mischer. ...enjoy the show!
Smooches, Carla

*Peter A. Corning's thesis, The Synergism Hypothesis: A Theory of Progressive Evolution - "Synergistic effects have been the driver of cooperative relationships of all kinds and at all levels in living systems. In short, the synergistic effects have often provided functional advantages(economic benefits) in relation to survival and reproduction that have been  favored by natural selection. The cooperating parts, elements, or individuals become, in effect, functional "units" of selection in evolutionary change. similarly, environmental systems may react in a non-linear way to perturbations, such as climate change, so that the outcome may be greater than the sum of the individual component alterations"     

Peter Corning; The Synergism Hypothesis: A Theory of Progressive Evolution,
 New York, Mcgraw Hill 1983 ISBN 0-07-013166-X; Peter A Corning,
Holistic Darwinism: Synergy, Cybernetics and the Bioeconomics of Evolution, Chicago, University of Chicago Press 2005 ISBN 0-226-11613-1; Synergy and self-organization in the evolution of complex systems.
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The Education of Auma Obama - Pan African Film & Arts Festival 2012

When Branwen Okpako (Director) picked up a camera and decided to tell the compelling story of her fellow classmate at Deutsche Film - und Fernsehakademie (dffb) - Auma Obama.
Auma Obama was born and raised in The Republic of Kenya,
East Africa, and educated in Europe, during the 90s. During this point in time, Auma felt the need to re-connect with her American born brother (born in the United States of America) who, at the time,
was a Community Activist on the South Side of Chicago - now currently the 44th President of the USA
- His Excellency Barack Obama.

Auma Obama welcomed her brother, the American son,  home to his father's Native Land - Honey,
history was made!

You see, Auma Obama, President Obama's half- sister, is currently a Community Activist in Kenya,
a country that is rich in history, rich in culture and truly a place that shows via actions that the love of family is first and foremost.

The documentary shows first hand, how Auma Obama reached out across the watery deep, to America, to unite her brother, then known as a Community Activist in Chicago, President Barack Obama, with his Patrilineal family. This truly is an unpretentious look into the life of a woman that loves her family and her country; bridging the gap between the generations of Africans in America, re-connecting with the
African Diaspora via this documentary. Congratulations, Branwen Okpako, for winning the
Pan African Film & Arts Festival Founders' Award for Best Documentary!

Thank you, Ayuko Babu and Staff, for showing such a poignant documentary at the 20th Anniversary of the Pan African Film & Arts Festival ~  This video is the sole property of Black World Cinema, 
Floyd Webb 
Smooches, Carla

It's A Lover's Holiday ~ Happy Valentines Day!

Ohhhhhhh, Love. So sweet. Like fine Chocolate ~
Speaking of which, last Saturday, I had the pleasure of being in the company of
Dr. Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, on their 45th anniversary. I must tell you, it was truly a delight to to spend time around a couple that truly likes each other, respects each other and loves one another.

I've asked around and talked to 50 couples who were married a minimum of 25 years, and the secret to a very happy relationship seems to be this; you have to work at it, Honey Child!
Each person in each relationship is unique, but there are a few very necessary ingredients that are required in building a strong foundation; Mutual respect, trust, adoration and the need to compromise.

Dr Bernard and Shirley Kinsey just celebrated their 45th anniversary, and I had the pleasure of being there

Dr. Bernard & Shirley Kinsey w/paintings by Artis Lane

Dr. Bernard Kinsey speaks so well of his other half,  "She is my sun light, the love of my life."
Shirley Kinsey is a very accomplished,
well spoken, brilliant woman with a zest for life! When you look into her eyes, you see light.
The joy of her life is her family,namely, their son, Vice- President of The Kinsey Collection,
Khalil Kinsey also known in the Hip Hop Industry as Business Mogul, Diz Gibran.

Learning to love someone truly is about finding out what it is that you can bring to the table, and then finding someone to build with.

Dr. Kinsey says, "Find someone to love.
Find something to do, and do it often."

Happy Anniversary and thank you Dr. Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, for showing the globe what love looks like.

Smooches, Carla
(Happy Birthday,  with love, Shirley Kinsey - Stevie Wonder style), 

54th Annual Grammy Awards Wrap Up ~ 2012

Congratulations are in order for all of the winners and nominees @ the 54th Annual Grammys!
LL Cool J did a phenominal job!
Way to go Ms.Diana Ross - American Royalty(We LOVE YOU!),
Gil Scott- Heron, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", country legend, George Jones, 
Antonio Carlos Jobim, "The Girl From Ipanema"(one of my all time favorites)
all of whom received the Lifetime Achievement Award and
the late Steve Jobs for the Trustees Award (Nice!)
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse - Body And Soul - Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Rhapsody In Blue - Track from: That's How We Roll - Best Instrumental Arrangement
Kirk Franklin - Hello Fear - Best Gospel Song
Adele -  Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance
Bon Iver - Best New Artist
Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah, Jorge Calandrelli, arranger, "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Booker T. Jones, The Road From Memphis - Best Pop Instrumental Album
Corinne Bailey Rae - Best R & B Performance
The King's Speech - Alexander Desplat, composer - Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
A Tribe Called Quest and Foo Fighters -  Best Long Form Music Video, and for Walk -
Best Rock Song,Rhianna, Kid Cudi, Fergie,
Paul Epworth - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (You ROCK!)
Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra - Best Classical Instrumental Solo - (YES!)
Diva Divo - Best Classical Vocal Solo Adams: Doctor Atomic - Best Opera Recording..
And last but not least, Jay-Z, Kanye West - Watch The Throne - "Otis"

Jay-Z, Keep doing YOU. Kanye West - Congratulations!

We love you, Cee-Lo Green~

The evening was filled with so many surprises - good and bad. It was Saturday evening when first we heard that Whitney Houston passed at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. God knows that we did not want that to be true.

Whitney Houston 2012

Whitney Houston, by far, touched so many lives over the past 30 years. From her first album/cd @ Arista Records, produced by Micahel Masser, Narada Michael Walden, Kashif and Jermaine Jackson, was released in February 1985 - entitled, "Whitney Houston".That album topped the charts of Billboard 200 album charts and stayed there for 14 non-consecutive weeks. The single, "Greatest Love of All" was the first album by a female: #1 hits on the Hot 100 chart, #1 on the Billboards for 14 weeks, #1 Artist - Billboard year-end charts(1986). Whitney Houston also worked with Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden on several projects, including the album "Love Is A Contact Sport" 1987(Arista Records) There are millions of people around the globe sending up prayers and their condolences to Bobbi Kristina Brown, Sissy Houston. R.I.P. Whitney Houston. We love you!
Peace, Carla

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54th Annual Grammy Awards ~ Feb 12 8/7c on CBS

Hollywood is in full swing with regards to music and fashion this year at the Grammys.
This year, the host will be the timeless LL Cool J.
 Stay tuned as the 54th Annual Grammy Awards goes into full swing, kicking off tomorrow,
Friday, Feb 10 at 2 p.m. PST., and will run through Sunday, Feb 12, 2012. You can keep an up to the minute look-see at CBS.com.
Congratulations are in order for being nominated - So many I can't name them all -

Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
Randy Brecker, soloist - All Or Nothing At All - Track from: The Jazz ballad Song Book( Randy Brecker With DR Big Band) [ Half Note]
Ron Carter, soloist - You Are My Sunshine - Track from: This Is Jazz ( Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham) [Half Note]
Chick Corea, soloist - 500 Miles High Track from: Forever (Corea, Clarke & White) [ Concord Records]
Fred Hersch, soloist - Track from: Alone At The Vanguard [ Palmetto Records]
Sonny Rollins, soloist - Track from: Road Shows Vol.2 [ Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]
Best Gospel Album
Kim Burrell - The Love Album [Shanachie Entertainment]
Andrae Crouch - The Journey [Riverphlo Entertainment]
Kirk Franklin - Hello Fear [ Verity Gospel Music Group / Fo Yo Soul Ent.]
Mary Mary - Something Big [ Columbia Records]
Trin-I-Tee 5: 7 [ Music World Gospel]

Best R & B Performance
Marsha Ambrosius - Track from: Late nights & Early Mornings [J Records]
Ledisi -  Track From: Pieces Of Me [ Verve Forecast]
Kelly Price & Stokley - Track from: Kelly [My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco]
Corinne Bailey Rae - Track from: The Love LP [Capitol]
Charlie Wilson - Track from: Just Charlie [ Jive Records]

Best Traditional R & B Performance
Eric Benet - Sometimes I Cry [ Reprise]
Cee lo Green & Melanie Fiona - Fool for You[ Radiculture/Elecktra]
R. Kelly -Track from: Love Letter  - Radio Message [Jive Records]
Raphael Saadiq - Track from: Stone Rollin' - Good Man [ Columbia Records]
Betty Wright & The Roots - Track from : Betty Wright: The Movie [Ms. B. Records & S-Curve Records]

Best R & B Song
Far Away - Marsha Ambrosius, Larrance Dopson, Lamar Edwards, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)
 You Are - Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson &, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
[Jive Records; Publishers: Nephew Wirlie Music, Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing, P Ty Music, Escribir Publishing, Mammas Pebbly Publishing]

Best R & B Album
F.A.M.E.  - Chris Brown [Jive Records]
Second Chance - El DeBarge [Geffen]
Love Letter - R. Kelly[Jive Records]
Pieces OF Me- Ledisi [Verve Forecast]
Kelly - Kelly Price [My block/Sang Girl/Malaco]

There are so many people in town and so much to do!
See you there!
Smooches, C

Dr. Bernard & Shirley Kinsey| The Kinsey Collection| A Celebration of Black History

www.ebonyrep.org - Wren T. Brown

This month is Black History month in America. It is a time to celebrate the many contributions that were made by a people that were once a free people. These free people lived on the continent of Africa. The second largest continent of the
7 continents* These people were held captive and worked for free for 12 generations as captives in America.
The dynamics shifted after the U.S. Civil War of 1861-1865, These people are now called, depending on the generation, Blacks, African-Americans = Americans.

Dr. Bernard & Shirley Kinsey, and their son, Khahil Kinsey, also known as the world renowned Hip Hop Artist,
Diz Gibran, are taking the time to share their treasured archives of African American History.

The Kinsey Collection includes a vast collection of rarely seen documents. "Art is precious, but historical documents are rare." says, Dr. Bernard Kinsey.
The Kinsey Collection includes in part, works of art by Benjamin Banneker, Phillis Wheately, Artis Lane,
Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Sam Gilliam, Jacob Lawrence and Henry O. Tanner. 

The performance by Dr. Mary J Goodwin-Clinkscale, Executive Producer/Director, Growing & Building Together Academy of the Arts, GBTAA, hails out of Omaha, Nebraska, and her team of brilliant students was amazing!
They portrayed, Malcom X and Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr. and several other history makers, and they all were excellent! Hats off to Dr. Goodwin-Clinkscale and her students for a job well done!

Tune into more on the Kinsey Collection ~ You won't want to miss it!

Smooches,
Carla

Know Thy Self = An old Egyptian Proverb

7 Continents:

Asia - 17,139,445 square miles, 44,391,162 square km

Africa - 11,677,239 square, miles, 30,244,049 square km
North America - 9,361,791 square miles, 24,247,039 square km

South America - 6,880,706 square miles, 17,821,029 km

Antarctica - 5,5000,000 square miles, 14,245,00 square km

Europe - 3,997,929 square miles, 10,354,636 square km

Australia - 2,967,909 square miles, 7,686,884 square km

Gong Hay Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year ~ The Year of the Dragon ~

新年快樂2012年的圖像
Chinese New Year is the most important Holiday of all of the traditional Chinese Holidays! Check out the history at the Chinese Historical Society of America,
in San Francisco, CA. It's the Year of the Dragon! Happy New Year everyone!

Chinese Historical Society of America

There is so much going on in Beverly Hills, on Rodeo Drive, but please, take a moment to read about the richness of the Chinese culture from different perspectives, will you?

The Journal of African Civilizations

Chinesecharacteraday.com

I remember having vivid discussions regarding early Asia,
China specifically, with the late
Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, Professor at Rutgers University. We talked quite a bit about the African and Asian influence in science, mathematics, art, etc.
The book, "African Presence in Early Asia", by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, co-edited by Runoko Rashidi is a must have in ones library.

Here in Southern California, I have to thank Dr. Adeline Yen Mah,
because I have the good fortune of learning how to speak Mandarin under her tutelage. During each course, we learn more and more about the richness of the Chinese Culture. Dr. Mah, has written a book entitled "China Land of Dragons and Emperors", which tells the story of the First Emperor of All China
259-210 BC - Qin Shi Huangdi [Ying Zheng]. The Qin Dynasty  ~ The Qin Dynasty was supposed to last 10,000 generations.

Visit Archeology,org to see and learn more about China's First Emperor!
The book is very interesting, and I'd advise you to check it out... Please, do yourself a favor and download the book for free. Compliments of Dr. Adeline Yen Mah, at: ChineseCharacterADay.com

Click onto the link to see exactly how long the Qin Dynasty lasted... Enjoy the lesson, Darling!
Smooches,
Carla
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Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. King Jr., We just want you to know that your life was not in vain.
You looked at the man in the mirror and set our to make a difference in this world - and you did. Happy Birthday to you - Stevie Wonder Style!

We celebrate progress in America due to the sacrifice that you and Reverend Abernathy and the many members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) have made during the civil rights movement of the 50's - 60's here in America; Making sure that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were put into place. Ensuring certain unalienable rights of all citizens of the USA. America is a place where no one should be treated like a second class citizen - especially in their own home.

We as a Nation shall continue to make strides in the name of freedom and civil liberty and justice for all in this beautiful place called America!














Love,
C
Photos: AP
Referrences: Andover Harvard Library, Wikipedia,
beverlyhillsbusinessexcellence.blogspot.com, article re-posted from 1.17.11

69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Winners

Congratulations truly are in order for all of the
69th Annual HFPA Golden Globe Awards Winners!...One question -
What does Idris Elba, Brad Pitt, and George Clooney and Steven Spielberg have in common?
Swagger, Darling...
Hollywood Foreign Press Association has done an excellent job of covering entertainment for the past 69 years. Their Mission Statement:
 "To establish favorable relations and cultural ties between foreign countries and the United States of America by the dissemination of information concerning the American culture, traditions as depicted in motion pictures and television through news media in foreign countries and to recognize outstanding achievements by conferring annual Awards of Merit,
(Golden Globe Awards) serving as a constant incentive within the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television."  

I say, job well done!

Ricky Gervais was right on spot with impeccable timing!

Sir Sidney Poitier and Helen Mirren presented Cecil B. De Mille Award to Morgan Freeman.

Morgan Freeman

Sir Sidney Poitier said that Freeman "invests the characters he plays with a third-dimensional aura."
Congratulations to Octavia Spencer for winning Best Performance in a Supporting  Roll in a Motion Picture

Octavia Spencer 

George Clooney

Kate Winslet

Idris Elba

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt

Yes, The Beverly Hilton was the place to be last night! There were parties in every direction and
Old Hollywood would have been proud of the well dressed crowd...2012 is in full swing ~ Please join in, won't you?

Smooches, Carla 

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