The ShadowPlastic Label

Not quite. We’re moving to the future with an eye on the past. If you want to stay up with SPL, and we know you do, check us out on tumblr at shadowplastic.tumblr.com . We appreciate you patronage and patience as we get ready for another decade and beyond.

This is not a goodbye, we’re just saying hello again. We’ve been working closely with School House LLC on building their brand into a collegiate apparel powerhouse. We also have a slew of freshness in the works for 2010. 2009 was fine, now lets do it again in 2010.

Hopefully, we’ll catch you on the flipside.

Always yours,

-SPL

$30 Open Bar All Night! or $4 well drinks, wine, beer.
Complimentary Appetizers
Costume Contest!
Live DJ: Music and Dancing

NO COVER!

It all goes down at Figaros (26 West 44th Street b/w 5th & 6th Aves. New York City) on Friday October 30th, starting at 8 and ending mad late. Last year we killed it. This year we’re resurrecting it. Be there or be scared.

- SPL

Our boy Howard G recently entered a short into the CRUNCH Gym Shorts film contest entitled Daryl and we need you the people to go up and vote the s#it out of it.You can vote once a day, everyday until you can’t vote anymore (approximately 5 days from now)

Be democratic: http://www.crunchgymshorts.com/#/watch-video/5920975

- KAGE

The Real McKoy is an amazing Brooklyn based Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Screen-printer, Ideasman and Super Spy. He recently did an incredible mural installation at ACE Hotel’s New York location and orchestrated the decoration of 5 rooms there with artists such as Jasper Wong and Jim Mahfood. He is truly an incredible insominiac and we at ShadowPlastic are overflowing with girlish glee that we managed to entice him to join our squad. What does this mean for SPL?

More expanding!

When you start getting too big for your britches, you get bigger britches. That’s exactly what we’re doing. Pardon our appearance as we restructure our lab and website. We’ll occasionally update the blog with cool things, but with less frequency until the restructuring is done. We apologize to our viewers but trust us, it’s for the sake of progress.

In the mean time, check out The Real McKoy’s ACE Hotel piece below and more of his work at www.therealmcKoy.com.

Photo credit Worm C.
- SPL

FOOX-U is one of those rare people you meet that is super genuine and has butt-loads of coolness although he may be a bit off. He is like that crazy uncle that shows up at galleries that tells all the funny stories, drinks a little too much and then slides you a $20 because your his favorite niece or nephew.

In other words, FOOX-U is pretty awesome.

Like your uncle, he can pretty much do anything better than your dad. He paints, he makes t-shirts, and he creates vinyl figures. His latest line appropriately called ORGAN DONORS. With names like “Pickled Liver,” “Nuclear Thinker” and “Blunted”, you hearken back to the days of getting your first pack of Garbage Pail Kids, sitting on your uncle’s lap and showing him as he pretended to be interested and sipped gin behind your back.

FOOX-U Home.

- KAGE

On 8/06/09 Collective Arts will be having their third artists group showcase. This one will be extra special as SPL cohort and collaborator Jelsen Jargon will presenting samplings from his upcomig book with the lovely Stephanie Land entitiled A Major.

- SPL

Few words can be used to describe the immense talent and awe inspiring vision that come when looking at Chase Tafoya’s work. I surmise that the best possible way for the world to describe his art is “WOW!”

Drawing inspiration both from within and from environmental stimuli, Chase creates portraits that depict stories rather than just capture moments that carry with them an ethereal communication between him and his subjects that continues well after a piece is done. He also spreads conscious thought and community awareness as co-founder of P.M.A. (Positive Movement Alliance).

You can currently check out his latest works gracing skate decks in Full Deck: A Short History of Skate Art at Bedford Gallery (1601 Civic Dr. Walnut Creek, CA 94596) until September 11th. Also, be on the lookout for his future collaboration with DSTROYR, Famous, and The Soul Assassins.

Chase Tafoya Fine Art.

- SPL

All I can say is “WOW!”

Alice in Wonderland Trailer – Tim Burton on Vimeo.

- KAGE

If you are in the Sydney, Australia area and interested in fashion, I highly recommend you check out Fashioning Now running from July 28 – August 28. Part fashion show, part symposium, Fashioning Now brings attention to the realm of sustainable fashion and the efforts being made by some designers and others in the textile industry to help create more eco-friendly solutions to waste management and production that works in accordance with creativity as opposed to stifling it.

Investigating the way in which clothing is produced, used and discarded, Fashioning Now is an exhibition and accompanying symposium featuring innovative research projects from Australian and international practitioners.

Visit fashioningnow.com for more info.

- SPL

Check out this cool animated trailer for The Beatles: Rockband for XBOX360. I absolutely hate this game but this actually makes me kinda want to buy it. . . Kinda.

Props to Stef Eye for the heads up.

- KAGE