Eye Candy's Blog Posts Tagged 'afropunk.com' (4)

Book Contest Winners announced: Check out AP top books

Thanks to everyone who participated with our recent book contest, where readers were asked to submit the name of their favorite book for a chance to win a free copy of the newly released book, The Exene Chronicles, by Camille Collins. Author, Camille, picked her favorite three submissions out of the… Continue

Added by Eye Candy on December 6, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Pop-up Art Show this weekend- Win A Free Print!

As part of the Afro-punk summer festival, we have a huge art wall where we let up-and-coming visual artists come and trick it out. All we give them are the supplies and a theme to stick to. This weekend, Dec. 4-5th, artists who have graced their talents on the Afro-punk graffiti wall, such as Ibrahim Yaqut,… Continue

Added by Eye Candy on December 1, 2010 at 6:41pm — 1 Comment

New Book Release and Giveaway-- FRIDAY DEADLINE!

Lia is 14. She is also one of a small handful of black kids in her San Diego suburb of Coronado. When her boyfriend disappears, Lia feels like she can only talk to Exene Cervenka, a punk rock high priestess and front woman of the legendary LA punk band X. Sound like a common theme on the AP message boards? Well, characters of Camille Collins newly released book,… Continue

Added by Eye Candy on November 19, 2010 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

A Review of Basquiat: A slam dance on Canvas

The aesthetic is pure punk. A slam dance on canvas. Brush strokes that don’t bow to conformity or render creations anything less than wholly original. The colors, shapes and ideas suggest a disregard for expected paradigms. Traditional forms and styles are deconstructed and rendered over again, guerilla style. It’s not surprising that…

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Added by Eye Candy on October 13, 2010 at 9:00am — 7 Comments