http://tropicozy.tumblr.com/

While his efforts in this respect are admirable and insightful, more remarkable is the second, twinned vector of his inquiry, which moves towards refashioning understanding "such that it is made to resonate with our own imagined or imaginary experiences." As he notes, if Wittgenstein's formulation is correct, the fact that the formulation itself is "grounded as non-founded is nothing less than a possibility for nonsense that is nevertheless 'praised into' existence -- rendered in terms of imaginary plausibility rather than argumentative demonstration." In this respect, it doesn't just expose contingency, but actually leverages the most radical senses of the term in order to formulate an aesthetic strategy towards -- as opposed to a logical description of -- postmodern culture.
“The design process never starts or finishes. I am always hoping to find something through the mere act of living my daily life. I do not work from a desk, and do not have an exact starting point for any collection. There is never a mood board, I do not go through fabric swatches, I do not sketch, there is no eureka moment, there is no end to the search for something new. As I live my normal life, I hope to find something that click starts a thought, and then something totally unrelated would arise, and then maybe a third unconnected element would come from nowhere. Often in each collection, there are three or so seeds of things that come together accidentally to form what appears to everyone else as a final product, but for me it is never ending. There is never a moment when I think, ‘this is working, this is clear.’ If for one second I think something is finished, the next thing would be impossible to do.
“Often the elements are completely disassociated in time and dimension. One might be an emotion, the next thing a pattern image, the third thing an object or a picture I have seen somewhere. I can never remember when and from where the elements come together in my head. I trust synergy and change. For the new line, I was thinking about no design being design, about very ordinary fabric (wool felt) being strong. Somehow, the two-dimension level of thinking became apparent.
“I do not feel happy when a collection is understood too well. For me, my last work was too easily understood, the concept too clear. I feel better about the future, because it wasn’t too clear, and some people assumed things it had nothing to do with, like the Internet.
“The struggle to find something new gets more and more difficult with time and experience, so this time my feeling was to try to make a collection by doing very little.”

What has protected their reputation is essentially a non-marketing marketing strategy, designed to leave customers feeling satisfied with a purchase but ultimately unwelcomed. As a result, customers essentially try and buy their way in. It has become the beautiful girl we can never have — she just never seems that interested, in turn magnifying our desires for her affection. And it works. After all, there is no quicker way to lose a customer than to make them feel like you’re desperate for money. The owner and founder has even acknowledged this calculated ambivalence, stating, “We work very hard to make everything look effortless.” He’s also divulged that he always tries to under-manufacture, so theoretically everyone who wants one, can’t get one. “We’ve never really been supply-demand anyway. If we can sell 600, I make 400.” What perhaps better captures the attitude is the lack of interviews he has given since launching the brand. Perhaps he knows better than most that overstating the creative process that goes into products takes the fun and magic out of them.

"In the next room, a large “Standard #23 (grey)” from 1998 stands against one wall on hardwood blocks, an aspect of the installation that serves to enhance the object quality of the painting. On an adjacent wall, “Portrait of a Standard #3 (silver)” (2000), a photo-silkscreened version of a standard piece angled to the plane of the canvas, also stands on little hardwood blocks. The canvas and blocks provide information about qualities of the object that are missing from the silkscreened image, while the angled image of the photo-silkscreen exhibits properties that are both similar to and different from those of the painted object. Light reflecting off the silver silkscreened bands jumps out from the image at certain vantage points, and at others nearly disappears, but the implications of the artist’s position, as embedded in these works, require thought. Object and image are so fitfully intertwined in this constellation, any attempt to separate them becomes labyrinthine and begs the question of what it means to do so."

His work can be understood as one vast engagement with cultural memory. His paintings, drawings and sculptures on mythological subjects have come to form a significant part of that memory. Usually drawing on the most familiar gods and heroes, he restricts himself to just a few, relatively well-known episodes, as narrated by poet-historians, given visible shape by artists and repeatedly reinterpreted in the literature and visual art of later centuries.....His special medium is writing. Starting out from purely graphic marks, he developed a kind of meta-script in which abbreviated signs, hatchings, loops, numbers and the simplest of pictographs spread throughout the picture plane in a process of incessant movement, repeatedly subverted by erasures. Eventually, this metamorphosed into script itself

One could say that any child could make a drawing like tropicozy only in the sense that any fool with a hammer could fragment sculptures as Rodin did, or any house painter could spatter paint as well as Pollock.  In none of these cases would it be true. In each case the art lies not so much in the finesse of the individual mark, but in the orchestration of a previously uncodified set of personal "rules" about where to act and where not, how far to go and when to stop, in such a way as the cumulative courtship of seeming chaos defines an original, hybrid kind of order, which in turn illuminates a complex sense of human experience not voiced or left marginal in previous art.

They’re beyond what acting is. They’re so modern. They don’t want to do anything but exist and they want to be famous for just existing. I mean, they don’t drink water; they just live off of Red Bull and Vicodin. They’re almost like shape shifters. They’re these incredibly fucked-up delinquent scumbag poets.

Sean Tonning heard Techno for the First Time at a Rave called "Kong" in San Diego in 1992.  It was an instant love and he set out to attend every event in San Diego and Surrounding Area from that point forward. Techno was what initially caught his attention, but it was the House Sounds of DJ Mark E Quark and Dale Charles that got him interested in the art of Djing. He moved back to his home town, Albuquerque, NM in the Fall of 1992. Albuquerque was still unexposed to the culture at the time., so Sean teamed up with several other promoters like Donovan Livingston, Sean Parker, and John Sheridan to bring the Rave phenomenon to Albuquerque.  92- 94 was spent promoting and generating awareness. He and John Sheridan put on a show Called "Natural Progression" Featuring DJ Dan and John Howard at the Wool Warehouse downtown Albuquerque in Dec. of 1994. With over 3500 attendees, this at the time was by far the biggest event Albuquerque had seen. This was also Sean Tonning's debut as a DJ.  By 1995 a healthy scene had emerged and he shifted his focus from promoting solely to DJing. Specializing in house and breaks, he played numerous events throughout the mid to late 90s opening or following well known names like Marcus Schultz, Mark Farina, Frankie Bones, and Steve Loria. He worked as a resident DJ for Club 211 from '95 to '97.   In '97 he teamed up with Family Moon productions and Cosmic Kidz productions to play venues spanning the southwest, Denver, Las Cruces, Albuquerque, Santa Fe and played a few events near Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. He moved to Austin in 2001. Around this time the, electronic music scene was becoming more commercial and Austin was primarily a live music city, so while still very passionate about underground house, his focus shifted to his sales career.  he was Married to Charlene Downey in 2005 and spent the last several years working and raising his 5 step children, always maintaining his Djing  skills and passion in his house. On a whim, Sean Tonning began uploading his mixes to soundcloud and mixcloud late 2012 and has since amassed a listenership of over 2500 house and breaks enthusiasts globally within the year. His Mixes have been featured with Juno Records UK, Rudedog Records UK, Beatport.com, Beatmp3.com, Sesionesdj.com in Mexico, and Tilos Radio FM 90.3 in Budapest Hungary. He specializes in House and Breaks but also spins Trance and Bassline. Media includes vinyl, CDs, Serato, Traktor and Ableton. contact: eversoul43@hotmail.com  Attn: Sean Tonning/43 Productions

We Singing Colors is an indie pop band from Bucharest, Romania. 
So far they have played in all the big cities of Romania, in Chennai (India), Chisinau (Moldova) and Sofia (Bulgaria).
The first album "" Made of wool, made of heavy metal '' was released last year (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/made-wool-made-heavy-metal/id899732687)
The band is always experimenting with the places and ways in which the sing: from the taxi's privacy ("Day for my eyes" https://goo.gl/d8VB3A), to the atmosphere of the forest ("Say you're mine” https://goo.gl/bDaCnn) and the scenes Festival (Peninsula, Street Delivery, Short's Up and more).
Some of their best known songs have been featured on international music compilation (Music Alliance Pact): “Cântec de seară” and “There when you sleep”. Other songs entered the playlists of independent radios from  Canada and USA (“Moscow” and “Good Days”).


mfc-michèle didier is an independent publisher established in 1987, who produces and publishes original works by contemporary artists, creating an extensive series of works, such as artist's books, prints, installations, multiples, etc.

mfc-michèle didier gallery, located 66 rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth in the Haut-Marais, 75003 Paris, gives the chance to present the publisher’s productions and is a place of reflection on the artistic discipline of the artist’s book. At the same time, it gives the opportunity to show the importance of ephemera and published, multiplied works in contemporary art.

So far, mfc-michèle didier has worked with DENNIS ADAMS, SAÂDANE AFIF, CARL ANDRE, ROBERT BARRY, SAMUEL BIANCHINI, BLESS, AA BRONSON, STANLEY BROUWN, LUDOVIC CHEMARIN©, CLAUDE CLOSKY, HANNAH COLLINS, DAVID CUNNINGHAM, CHARLES DE MEAUX, PETER DOWNSBROUGH, YONA FRIEDMAN, JAZON FRINGS, PAUL-ARMAND GETTE, LIAM GILLICK, JOSEPH GRIGELY, THE GUERRILLA GIRLS, ON KAWARA, IKHEA©SERVICES - GLITCH, LEIGH LEDARE, CHRISTIAN MARCLAY, ALLAN MCCOLLUM, MATHIEU MERCIER, ANNETTE MESSAGER, JOHN MILLER, JONATHAN MONK, ROBERT MORRIS, ANTONI MUNTADAS, MAURIZIO NANNUCCI, PHILIPPE PARRENO, MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO, HERMANN PITZ, ALLEN RUPPERSBERG, CLAUDE RUTAULT, JOE SCANLAN, JIM SHAW, JOSH SMITH, UNTEL, LAWRENCE WEINER, CHRISTOPHER WOOL…


Adam Woodrow - Singer/Songwriter

At 29 years of age, this Orange Texas native hopes to be one of country music's brightest and fastest-rising new stars. He proves it every show with energy and enthusiasm, creating a style of country music all his own.
 
Well respected Music Critic and RIP Magazine Editor, Lonn Friend, writes, "Country Made" is a dyed in the Texas wool vintage sounding honest to the ankles rock song. Your pipes sound solid and soulful. Same goes for the ballad, 'Whisper in the Wind', got a full-bodied heart breaker there, brother. Well Done."
 
Adam brings a passion and excitement to the stage that sets him far apart from other artists. Adam has tireless drive and focus, a strong persevering attitude, and a passion for everything he does musically on stage and in the studio.
 
On June 11, 2013, Adam Woodrow's EP, "Country Made" will Release in the US and Overseas.
 
"I just want to write songs about real things and for real people," says Woodrow. "To me, all the fun happens on stage. It's just a rush and it's where I feel at home. I love to connect with my audience through my songwriting and energy. I always give my best effort at every show to perform at the highest level possible, wether its for 10 people or 10,000."

As well-rounded as they come, Adam earned a degree from Lamar University in Process Management. Since he started performing Adam has logged more stage hours than most artist in his age bracket, performing live over 600 times across the United States.

2013 will mark a turning point in Adam's career. He has made numerous trips to work with Grammy-winning songwriters, producers, and two of the best song pluggers in the business to offer new and exciting catalogues stacked with hit songs for his fans. There is little room for doubt, equipped with great songs, a seasoned voice, commanding stage presence, and a strong positive attitude and work ethic. 

Adam states " I will succeed in country music. If I'm playing arenas or playing at an open mic night when I'm 60, it'll still be country music I'm playing."


Experimental rap on noise, hardcore and grime sounds, since 2000.
Djing bass music and not only, since 2008.

Component of @unctrl-alt-canc, one of the first bass music project in Italy alongside Nuncha aka @panacefmishima. Then, they've released 3 EPs between noise, lo-fi and rap.

@antistandardrecs founder and owner, born ✩2018✩, dead ✝2022✝

DJ residencies on @internetpublicradio (Guadalajara), @1020radio (Bristol), @unikafm #Clubbing (Madrid), @noodsradio (Bristol), @FrittoFM (Milan), Mondonero (Milan), @giocondaradio (Milan), @rocketradiolive (Milan).

Releases on @purewoolgarden, @aldebaran-records, @antistandardrecs, @anticovidsquad, Daily Delivered Drones
Published also 2 albums, many EPs and various singles as MC. All DIY.

Part of the Outside The Box hardcore/electronic rap duo with paCMan (@backjumper) releasing "B-Music" in 2014 and "03.20 - Controfase" in 2020.
Part of the @Novembre-87 hardcore hip hop trio with Tenko Bloodler and paCMan, all born in November 1987, releasing "In Cauda Venenum" in December 2020; new LP forthcoming in January 2025.

Part of the TRMAUNZ non-project (@trmaunsound) deconstructing some @loscilosci tracks.

From 2014 to 2020 was part of Elita Milano @elitaradio. 
From the end of 2021 til July 2024, tour/technical/logistics manager of @mathame.

He died at the tender age of #! years.

Since 1997, Beyza has been at the forefront of the electronic music scene in her hometown of Istanbul, Turkey. Early in her career, she was chosen to play at the largest open air club of Europe called 2019. Following these early gigs, Beyza quickly ascended to the height of Istanbul's underground scene and beyond. Her trips as a professional DJ have not only taken her to venues all over Turkey, but stretch as far as France, Cyprus, Germany,Netherlands,Austria, Romania, Georgia, Bulgaria, Ukrania,Slovenia, Polland, and the United States. From small intimate clubs and larger beach parties, to massive New Year's Events, Beyza has only begun to accomplish the vision she has set forth. Beyza's interest in becoming a DJ started in the 1980's with visits to discos as a teenager when she was a student at school of classical dance. Beyza's abilities have grown beyond the DJ booth, and have spread to the production studio. The original track entitled "Celebrate" will be released on Prosound's 3rd installment of the "Future Sound of Istanbul" compilation series in the year 2004, and will mark her debut appearance as a producer. As well as focusing on projects such as "No Distance", ''Distance Embrace'', "Misunderstood" and "Ball of Wool", ''Bubbles'' and ''Dunya'', her massive hit ''Sucre&amp;Sale'' became a topten of the major web based music stores for a period of two months. She is also a part of AUDIOMAZE Productions based Amsterdam and D-StRiKt Booking Agency based in Paris, the city where she performs oftenly.Proud Member of "AudioKnob"  , a electronic music production duo, which is about to release their debut LP called "Time And Place EP" with Vise Versa Music&#13;
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