Home Blackball Universe was founded thirteen years ago as a record label, but has since grown into a multimedia creative collective that includes writers, painters, directors, editors, who collaborate on an array of projects generated by the group’s founder, Xavier Dphrepaulezz. For information on live events, read our recent news below, or use the links on the left to learn more about our music and art. NEWS: Makeshift Imagination Posted on April 29, 2013 by admin Food. Drink. Mirth. LIVE music from Blackball Universe. Three fantastic artists. One night: MAY 17, 2013 Be there. Daniele Spellman is a printmaker who uses repetition to thematically develop her original prints. Taking inspiration and influence from the various cultures, languages and personal connections she has grown up with, her work represents, “art inside the cracks.” Daniele uses a variety of techniques to create her prints, from combining monoprint and chine collie to pencil. Spellman immigrated from France in the 50s with her family and lived in New York City. She attended Parson’s School of Design and returned to Paris to study at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. When she moved to San Francisco in the 70s she began to try her hand at printmaking and mainly shows her work in local group shows or at her own home. Momoko Sudo grew up in Hokkaido, Japan and moved to the United States in 1992. She inspires the imagination through creating appealing high art that still sits well as a decorative piece in the home and office. Momoko specializes in abstract art “because [she] enjoy[s] its multiplicity in interpretations and unlimited freedom of expressions.” She works with resin to create recycled art pieces, as well as painting and drawing illusions with symmetry that evokes an almost meditative state in her LineScaping designs. Jess Giambroni is a California native and a Design Director at Deutsch Design Works in San Francisco, who has recently started to produce his unique style of art on coffee cups and Vans shoes. In the age of eco-friendly anything and everything, Jess gives the term “recycle-art” a whole new feel. Doodling on ordinary paper coffee cups, Giambroni takes your morning coffee and turns it into intriguing art that you can leave on your desk all day long. At the request of a coworker, Jess took his “faces” and started to produce them on Vans shoes, again creating art that you can take with you anywhere. Artists’ reception on the third Friday in May, 5/17 at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public. “Makeshift Imagination” will be on display from May 3-25, with weekly Saturday hours from 12-4pm. Blackball Universe: 230 Madison Street, Oakland, CA 94607, Jack London Square Audible Colors Reception 4/19 Posted on April 8, 2013 by admin We had a great opening night last Friday for Audible Colors, a new show featuring works from New Mexico artists David Polka and Chaves Smith, and works from Belarus-native Stella Kisstiger. On April 19, 2013 from 7pm ’til whenever, we’ll be celebrating the show with an artist’s reception. Expect live music, food, drink & good times. If you can’t make the 19th, come by on any Saturday in April between noon and 4pm, to check out the show. Cherry Blossoms in Exile Closing 3/30 Posted on March 25, 2013 by admin The Blackball Universe crew is a little sad to see this show leave our gallery walls. It’s been a great month of rich art and music, and two fantastic parties. If, by some terrible course of fate, you have missed this show you MUST come out this Saturday, March 30. We’ll be saying sayonara from noon to 4 pm. And don’t forget about our upcoming show: Audible Colors. Runs April 5 – 27. Party on the 19th. More deets in the coming week. More News
Makeshift Imagination Posted on April 29, 2013 by admin Food. Drink. Mirth. LIVE music from Blackball Universe. Three fantastic artists. One night: MAY 17, 2013 Be there. Daniele Spellman is a printmaker who uses repetition to thematically develop her original prints. Taking inspiration and influence from the various cultures, languages and personal connections she has grown up with, her work represents, “art inside the cracks.” Daniele uses a variety of techniques to create her prints, from combining monoprint and chine collie to pencil. Spellman immigrated from France in the 50s with her family and lived in New York City. She attended Parson’s School of Design and returned to Paris to study at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. When she moved to San Francisco in the 70s she began to try her hand at printmaking and mainly shows her work in local group shows or at her own home. Momoko Sudo grew up in Hokkaido, Japan and moved to the United States in 1992. She inspires the imagination through creating appealing high art that still sits well as a decorative piece in the home and office. Momoko specializes in abstract art “because [she] enjoy[s] its multiplicity in interpretations and unlimited freedom of expressions.” She works with resin to create recycled art pieces, as well as painting and drawing illusions with symmetry that evokes an almost meditative state in her LineScaping designs. Jess Giambroni is a California native and a Design Director at Deutsch Design Works in San Francisco, who has recently started to produce his unique style of art on coffee cups and Vans shoes. In the age of eco-friendly anything and everything, Jess gives the term “recycle-art” a whole new feel. Doodling on ordinary paper coffee cups, Giambroni takes your morning coffee and turns it into intriguing art that you can leave on your desk all day long. At the request of a coworker, Jess took his “faces” and started to produce them on Vans shoes, again creating art that you can take with you anywhere. Artists’ reception on the third Friday in May, 5/17 at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public. “Makeshift Imagination” will be on display from May 3-25, with weekly Saturday hours from 12-4pm. Blackball Universe: 230 Madison Street, Oakland, CA 94607, Jack London Square
Audible Colors Reception 4/19 Posted on April 8, 2013 by admin We had a great opening night last Friday for Audible Colors, a new show featuring works from New Mexico artists David Polka and Chaves Smith, and works from Belarus-native Stella Kisstiger. On April 19, 2013 from 7pm ’til whenever, we’ll be celebrating the show with an artist’s reception. Expect live music, food, drink & good times. If you can’t make the 19th, come by on any Saturday in April between noon and 4pm, to check out the show.
Cherry Blossoms in Exile Closing 3/30 Posted on March 25, 2013 by admin The Blackball Universe crew is a little sad to see this show leave our gallery walls. It’s been a great month of rich art and music, and two fantastic parties. If, by some terrible course of fate, you have missed this show you MUST come out this Saturday, March 30. We’ll be saying sayonara from noon to 4 pm. And don’t forget about our upcoming show: Audible Colors. Runs April 5 – 27. Party on the 19th. More deets in the coming week.
