Posted by Petr on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 09:46 AM
With
System of a Down, ShavoOdadjian has sold
millions of albums, conquered countless cities worldwide, and built a reputation
as one of the most recognizable and mysterious personalities in rock. But
beginning March 1, Shavo puts down his instrument to orchestrate a fine art
collection as enigmatic as the bassist himself.
Created over the course
of six months, Shavo’s WAIL release features 220 canvases, each unique and all
holding one-of-a-kind status. And like the artist, the release offers two
distinct images – one apparent in daylight, the second, visible in low light.
Watch the video ( Shavo's talking about it):
The RZA
The RZA's highly anticipated fine art piece, dubbed "Victory Or Death," was
finally made available to the public on New Year's Day at midnight, and is
getting rave reviews across the board.
The piece is a Wu-styled interpretation of Emanuel Leutze's iconic painting
of George Washington crossing the Delaware, with RZA replacing Washington, and
the GZA and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard as his right-hand men.
The painting is limited to just 360 prints in total, in two different
collections -- the Legacy and Monument series. Each painting contains a number
of hidden elements that new owners are already scrambling to discover.
So far, "Victory Or Death", is receiving positive reviews from critics. The Village Voice/em> proclaimed the piece as "the greatest painting of 2010."
Pitchfork Media asked, "Is there anything RZA can't do? (Rhetorical.)"
The signup page at the project's homepage,
WhenArtImitatesLife.com, , features a snapshot of RZA posing alongside the
piece, as well as a new promotional flash video.
"Victory Or Death" is the flagship release from "When Art Imitates Life
(WAIL)," the brainchild of Sway & Tech, of the World Famous Wake Up Show.
Upcoming fine art projects from WAIL are said to include Bay Area gatekeepers
Hieroglyphics, legendary DJ QBert and Shavo of System Of A Down.
