Feb 2011 - Arts of Life Band video

Loto Ball performance 2/5/13 - Hollywood

filmed by Tuesday Glennan

R.k. Shuquem Recruited as Apprentice to Nicola Verlato

December 19, 2012
R.k. Shuquem to begin apprenticeship with Nicola Verlato. 

Nicola Verlato was born in Verona, Italy on the 19th of February 1965. He started to paint about the age of 7, and to sell his paintings about 9. His artistic education has been quite unorthodox, he consider himself almost self thought, however, from 9 to 14 ,he spent every summer at the studio of a monk-painter ( Fra' Terenzio) in the monastery nearby his village in northeast Italy, he consider that the place where he learned how to drawing in the academic style.

His first serious show was at the age of 15 in the town hall of Lonigo, a 3 person show in collaboration with other 2 artists of the area. Nicola has been also trained in classical music from the age of 9 ( classic guitar, Lute, piano and composition) at the conservatory in Verona, later, he drove his attention toward rock music playing electric guitar, bass, sinths, composing song, jingles and soundtracks for documentaries. He also studied architecture at the university of Venice where he lived for almost 13 years painting portraits and allegorical scenes for the local aristocracy and the affluent foreigners living in that city. During this period in Venice he worked on almost everything that was connected with drawing: stage design, temporary decorations, illustrations, comics, storyboard etc. Around 28 he started to be interested in contemporary art, and, consequentially, to show in numerous gallery in Italy and abroad in solo and group shows.

After spending 7 years in Milan, where he created his well grounded notoriety in Italy, in 2004 decided to move to NY city. In these last years he showed principally in NY city and in various galleries and museum around the States, Italy and Norway, but also in India as well as Germany, Holland and other Europen countries. His major achievement has been his participation with an installation of paintings and sculptures as a representative of the Italian Pavillion at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Since 2011 Nicola Verlato lives and works in Los Angeles

Robert Johnson and the Devil - Nicola Verlato

airplay december 2012

"I Saw Your Lines" from the first Loto Ball EP was played on this radio station last night and is streaming for a week. It's a fun eclectic show if you'd like to check it out.  http://stream.ashevillefm.org/beyondtherealmstream.m3u

progress on 'Air'

Getting some work done on drawing #2

POISONER FUNDRAISER

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    Saturday, December 15, 2012
  • 7:00pm

• KIMBALL ARTS CENTER • 1757 N. Kimball Ave



• Join us on December 15th at the Majestic Fraternal Lodge of Kimball Arts Center for an evening's entertainment in support of the completion of Chris Hefner's second feature-length film "The Poisoner". ONE YEAR AGO we held our first, pre-production fundraiser and what a glorious night on the town it was! I'm happy to say that the money raised that fine night brought us all the way through principal photography and editing of The Poisoner. All that remains now, a mere one year's time later, are the co ncerns of SOUND, MUSIC and various other expenses necessary to the completion of our work. For these things, my friends, we humbly request your assistance. Your suggested $25 donation will contribute to the following: • Recording and mastering of all foley sound and voice-overs • Recording and mastering of our gorgeous original score by Mr. Daniel Knox • Payment of musicians performing on that fine score • Festival submission fees, so that our film may have a proper shot at finding its audience upon completion Details concerning the particulars of the evening's events are forthcoming, however you may expect your night's drinks, snacks, entertainment and dubious holiday photo opportunities to be squarely and luxuriously attended to. A lot has happened in a year! YOUR GENEROSITY allowed us to set out on this harrowing safari a mere 12 months ago, and what a splendid hunt it has been! YOUR GENEROSITY will bring us home again, resplendent and handsome kill in tow! We have slayed the beast, now let's set it up where the world can get a good look at it's sumptuous, sable hide!

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