Disarmingly Modern

Post card design for the below exhibition. The image reflects some of the sculpture's process in reinventing the Venus de Milo. (click for larger image)

Disarmingly Modern:
A solo exhibition of sculptures by Ned Fry



Public Opening Reception
First Friday, November 4th
6PM -10PM.

At Gallery5
200 W Marshall St
Richmond, VA 23222
www.gallery5arts.org

Ned Fry is a Charlottesville, Virginia native and a recent sculpture graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is an aspiring artist who’s work is gaining popularity across the state.


“I make art to fulfill a visual and mental need.... It is my dream for others to see and experience what goes on inside my mind and to share with them my visions, love, dreams and desires in physical form. It is essential that I make art for myself and others.”


The process of creating an art piece, to me, is very random. There is no written step by step plan. I just live my life and ideas reveal themselves through my experiences and actions. This can be seen in my most current series of artworks based around the armless statue of Venus de Milo.”

The Future of City invitational exhibition.

Poster


Participants


My contribution

I will be in two exhibitions called, "The Future of City" curated by Xu Li. The exhibition is of 12" by 12" pieces that have been laser cut out of paper.

The exhibition will be held the 10th of October at:
Xinhua Arts District in FuZhou city of China
and Rohanský ostrov in Prague of Czech Republic

Current list of participants and more can be found here.

cultsha Xpo currency and publications

Below are images two booklets and fake currency that Bizhan Khodabandeh designed for the cultsha Xpo to be held at the Science Museum of Virginia on June 25th between 10Am and 5PM. More info can be found here.

This first booklet contains general information about the organization.


Front and back cover


Spread


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Below is an brochure highlighting various educational non-profits.

Front and back cover


Spread

Below is the front and back of the cultshaBuck. This will be used support featured organizations by enrolled children in programs, purchasing tickets for performances, buying organization merchandise, etc.



All images can be enlarged by clicking them.

Gallery5 Valentines

Below are images of Valentine's Day post cards designed to resemble famous artists and movements. The post cards will be available on February 4th, First Friday. All proceeds go to benefit Gallery5.


By Kevin Zweerink in the style of Piet Mondrian


By Kevin Zweerink using a process from the Dada Movement



By Bizhan Khodabandeh in the style of René Magritte.


Bizhan Khodabandeh in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.


Card back designed by Kevin Zweerink and Bizhan Khodabandeh

Green Patriot Poster book is finished.

Bizhan Khodabandeh's paster, "To Arms To Arms," is in the The Green Patriot Poster project's compilation of posters, "Green Patriot Posters: Images for a new activism." The posters originate from an online inspirational campaign to be more conscious about what we do to our environment, The Green Patriot Poster Project. The book is available here. Or you can pre-order the book through Amazon.com

Art Book's Description

Edited by Edward Morris, Dmitri Siegel. Text by Michael Bierut, Thomas L. Friedman, Steven Heller, Edward Morris, Dmitri Siegel.
Published by Metropolis Books

This book brings together the strongest contemporary graphic design currently promoting sustainability and the fight against climate change. Collectively, essays by Michael Bierut, Steven Heller, Edward Morris and Dmitri Siegel look back in time to posters and ideas that set the stage for the current movement (World War Two posters, images of international cooperation, posters from the environmental movement in the 1960s and 1970s) and address the state of the poster: what is the efficacy and mode of distribution for purposeful, message-oriented graphic images today? Thomas L. Friedman advocates for "a redefined, broader and more muscular green ideology that can be the basis of a new unifying political movement for the twenty-first century." The bulk of the book is given over to a compilation of the best posters on the theme of sustainability by a variety of contemporary artists (both emerging and established), among them Shepard Fairey, Michael Bierut, DJ Spooky, James Victore and Geoff McFetridge. These posters, which have a strong graphic presence and which never rest on the tired slogans of the past ("Save the Earth," etc.), show that graphic design does not passively respond to the zeitgeist--it helps shape it. The book, which is sustainably printed in the U.S., reproduces 50 of these posters as tear-outs. Also included is a section on action, with documentation of designs at work in the world: on buses, billboards, protesters' placards, graffiti, t-shirts and so on. This movement is about a new form of patriotism, one that exhibits pride of place, but not fear of others.

New Graphic Design Awards

The above poster will be published in Print Magazine's Regional Annual.


The above poster will be published in Creativity International's 40th Print and Packaging Competition by Harper Collins.

Arachnids, Muay Thai and the Three Little Pigs

The work below is work for a sculpture course taught by Corin Hewitt. My project was about turning arachnophobia into a system of measurements. There is a good chance that all of these illustrations will be used for other purposes. Below are 3 of eight arachnid illustrations.

Above: Illustration by Bizhan Khodabandeh of a Running Crab Spider.


Brown Recluse by Bizhan Khodabandeh


Tarantula by Bizhan Khodabandeh

I also compared the spiders to the "Science of Eight Limbs" or Muay Thai. Below is an individual illustration. I produced 4: elbow, knee, punch, kick. These images were then combined in a arachnid like shape. I will eventually create additional elements to transition the image into a large poster.






Above is a poster design for Gallery5. The prompt was S##TY Halloween.

POWER TO THE POSTER: THE EXHIBITION

Poster Design by Nicholas Burroughs

If you happen to be in Omaha, I have work in this exhibition.

The New BLK Gallery + Power to the Poster + Nicholas Burroughs proudly present…

POWER TO THE POSTER: THE EXHIBITION
34 POSTERS PROMOTING DISSENT, HOPE & IDEAS


"An exhibition of posters selected from PowerToThePoster.org. The site exists to bring people together around a ready supply of well-designed, wild postings that comment on the issues of our time. The 11×17 posters in PDF format are for anyone, anywhere to download, print and post. The exhibition will showcase some of most compelling posters from 25 designers in 11 states and 8 countries."

Opens Thursday, September 9
6-9 PM
New BLK Gallery
1213 Jones St.
Omaha, NE
As part of Omaha Creative Week
After party at Havana Garage
1008 Howard St.

The large format 24×38 inch posters, generously printed by Photographics Imaging, will be available for purchase through September 24. Proceeds will go to Design Alliance OMAha, a group working to bring leading-edge design ideas that are shaping our world to the community.

Good 50X70 posters out now!

Now that the word is out, I can post my entry. It didn't make it in this year and I am disappointed, but would still like all of you to check out amazing work by artists from 81 countries. 2357 poster were submitted and I believe that 30 posters are chosen for each category. You can view them all in their gallery here.

New Work: Gallery5's 5 After 5 Posters

Here is some new work of mine for Gallery5's 5 after 5 series. I am not sure I will keep with this system for the rest of the events, but it has been well received thus far. A monthly event of lectures on various topics with live music and drink specials. More info can be found on the Facebook page. You might have missed the first lecture - which was absolutely amazing and informative -, but you can still catch the rest. All of the events are free and begin at 5pm every second Wednesday of the month.


Gallery5 After 5 Season Schedule:
Sept 08 - Tracy Wilson - Independent Label Collective

Oct 13 - Paul DiPasquale – Arthur Ashe Statue artist

Nov 10 – Andrew Chesnut – VCU Department of World Studies

Dec 08 – Wade Harrell – President of The American Tarantula Society

Feb 09 – Patrick Godfrey – Velocity Comics

Mar 09 – Tom Silvestri – Richmond Times Dispatch Publisher

Apr 13 – David Olli – Science Museum of Virginia

May 11 – Mark Wood – VCU Department of World Studies

Gallery5 and Rorschach Records present: Self-Titled

Poster design by: Bizhan Khodabandeh

Gallery5 and Rorschach Records present: Self-Titled

Gallery5 and Rorschach Records Presents the Public Opening Reception of:

SELF TITLED
Exhibition on display from September 3 - October 15th
7PM FREE

“SELF TITLED” includes original artwork that has been featured on the covers of independently produced LP, CD, and 7” albums. The exhibition assembles a progressive group of artists, many of which are musicians in the bands represented. At first glance, this work may serve only as an informal greeting, or a mere introduction to unindulged content. However, these covers also reflect a powerful social narrative in which recorded sound and visual component become mutual surrogates, transcending advertisement and promotional obligation. As MP3 platforms become ever more prominent, this work reinforces the importance of physical ownership, embodying the autonomous mission of small labels and independent musicians. Whether you are browsing Raymond Pettibond’s work for SST, or looking over the more contemporary visuals of John Baizley (Baroness, Torche), these images elevate our understanding of music and determine how we visualize the masterworks of each generation.

Featuring original cover art from:
Homemade Knives
Floor
Kylesa
Brainworms
City of Caterpillar
Stop It
The Catalyst
Twelve Hour Turn
Ghastly City Sleep
Screaming Females
Pink Razors

Featuring Art by:
Sean Mahan
Laura Pleasants
Ryan McLennan
Brandon Evans
Erin Tobey
Jim Callahan
Elizabeth Childress
Marissa Paternoster
Adam Juresko

New Work: Elementary School DJ Night and Self-Defense Academy Flyers

Illustration and design are all by Bizhan Khodabandeh


Flyer and detail for Richmond BJJ Self-Defense Academy.


Front and back of hand bill design for Richmond BJJ Self-Defense Academy.


Flyer for Richmond BJJ Self-Defense Academy.


Poster designed for a children's music event at Gallery5. No, that is not Comic Sans. It is a typeface based on the handwriting of Jim Davis, creator of Garfield.

New Work: Comics and Posters.

Below are select pages from Samad Behrangi's "The Little BLack Fish" artwork by Bizhan Khodabandeh












Above: Cover for "The Little Black Fish" with custom logo type referencing Persian calligraphy and comic lettering.



Above: Illustration and Design for Chili Cook Off by Bizhan Khodabandeh

I have also been working on a logotype for a Jewelry store that has yet to be given the go ahead ...

... and posters for both poster4tomorrow.org and good50x70.org, however, I do not think you are allowed to post your submission anywhere until after the contest

I will soon post posters, images and info for Gallery5's Sustainable Richmond exhibition.

Fight Cyber Censorship!

Today is the international day against cyber censorship, an initiative promoted by Reporters Without Borders.

To know more about the campaign, please read the official statement "Enemies of The Internet"

To aid them in their fight against internet censorship, they are asking people to spread the logo around on facebook, your website or any other internet forum. The logo is available at the Reporters Without Borders website.

May Day RVA website launch!

MayDayRVA.org


I recently helped contribute a modest amount to the development of this website. The site provides photos, information, history, and an up to date calendar of related events for this years May Day Parade scheduled May 1st, 2010 in Richmond, VA.

Golden Key Awarded to Two of My Students

Two of my Appomottax Regional Governor School students received a Golden Key for the Regional Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards by National Judges. Students used knowledge of semiotics to develop posters for a school performance of "The Crucible."


by Keven Zweerink


by John-Charles Holmes

New Work: Various posters/illustrations and Gallery5 shirts

May Day Parade poster. The theme of this show utilizes the "Sabo-cat," a symbol associated with anarcho-syndicalism. The body copy has yet been decided upon.





By The Bull's Eye has moved from crafts to cakes. This is the beginning stages of their logo. Not happy with the type arrangement, but that's what happens when you have a one day turn around. They have already put the logo to use, however, further revisions are anticipated.








These two poster designs that utilize past illustrations to create new images.





T-shirt design for Gallery5. Printed in the tradition t-shirt spot. These are now available at the Gallery5 store, GallowLily's.