Jersey Fresh 2010

shouts to all the crews SAGE, VS, ATC, FUA

flick by Ricardo Barros

Mural tour with students from Rider University

Today I gave a tour of the murals in Trenton to students from the Sociology Department of Rider University. It was a great time...going around the city looking at some walls I myself haven't seen in a while. We started off at Terracycle; where various graffiti and street artist from all over the East Coast frequent and were graffiti classes are also held. From there, we proceeded to several walls through out the city. We all had a great time and Im looking forward to doing more of these tours in the near future. Below is a link to a slide show complied by Professor James Dicikinson of the Sociology Department...enjoy!

peace.
-KASSO

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Soul of the Message

Photo courtesy of Ricardo Barros of the SAGEs.

On April 8, 2011 at 219 Gallery in Trenton, NJ, S.A.G.E. Collective's first exhibit as a collective successfully opened.  Over one hundred people from all over Trenton and surrounding areas made the trip thru the rain to see the artwork and meet the artists responsible for over a dozen murals in Trenton itself. The music performers, who were going to be on the street like a siren calling visitors from the capitol, had to move the show inside because of the rain, which made for a very cozy scene.  Windows fogged, house packed, the art show became part concert!  The first video is a virtual walkthru of the exhibit for all those far away who can not make it to see the works in person. All the artists really worked hard and pulled off some amazing pieces.





Many thanks to all those involved and everyone that came out! The artwork will be on display by appointment for the next month, if you're intersted in stopping by email Kasso Below are a few snippets of the incredible talent Trenton has on the mic who came out to support...Hustle MC, Polo, and Black Collar Biz...BIG ups!

Friday Night Live

Huge thanks to Joel Price for the great photos used in this video! S.A.G.E. Collective live art at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford, PA, music in the video is Dave Manley Trio who also played live at the event.

THE ARTWORK OF AJA WASHINGTON

S.A.G.E. Collective's own Aja Washington

Lank's on a Float!

Sunday, March 21st found me someplace i didn't ever really expect to be, atop a float in the Trenton St. Patrick's Day Parade... An invitation from Leon Rainbow and the folks at Artworks in Trenton led me there and my Western European roots and love of all things Irish (read: the pogues & beer) had me very excited for a new experience. I had just over a mile and about an hour and a half to paint my side of the 4ft by 8ft panel. I chose to paint a bagpiper as my main image(a portrait of a good friend of mine, who was piping away with The Lia Faile Pipe Band at the front of the parade). Layered that over a large shamrock and framed it up with some traditional Celtic knots. Throw in the sponsor logos, a S.A.G.E. logo and an ornate "LANK" and it was a wrap....
















I had a great time and was really pleased with the finished product. Thanks to Art All Night and Artworks for building the float, thanks to Rain for inviting me aboard and thanks to Brian Gentry and James Peeples for solid flicks and video work. (Oh! and a special shout out to the dude driving the big rig that the float was on, because he worked miracles piloting that thing around the small side streets of Trenton!)

-lank

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