

Mark Beck: American Narratives Mark Beck, “Sold Down the River” (2018), oil and acrylic on canvas (Photo by Patrick Carr) If you go: Sound & Vision Film Festival, Seattle Cinerama, Aug.
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See the Cinerama website for the full schedule. And that’s fewer than half the films on the roster. Sound-and-Vision himself, David Bowie, in The Man Who Fell to Earth, Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 film about a space alien (Bowie, of course) searching for water on a planet he doesn’t begin to understand. 22.įocusing on “stunning visuals, sound design and soundtracks,” this new film festival at Seattle Cinerama boasts an eye- and ear-grabbing lineup, including: Wim Wenders’ Pina (3D), about choreographer Pina Bausch Jonathan Demme’s unforgettable concert film, Stop Making Sense, which captures The Talking Heads at their 1983 career peak a pair of David Lynch classics ( Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive) the “black-and-chrome edition” of George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road Paul Thomas Anderson’s gritty, stunning oil-exploitation epic, There Will Be Blood (which netted Daniel Day Lewis an Oscar) the ever-delightful children’s animated film Wall-E and Mr. If you go: Summer Dreams,Winston Wachter gallery through Aug. While the artists’ styles are distinct, the overall aesthetic is hyper-hued, pop-positive and slightly psychedelic - just like the best of summers. And Portland-based Peter Gronquist puts mirrored mirrors on the wall, in which layered flora appear to repeat ad infinitum.
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Neon Saltwater (aka Abby Dougherty) offers intriguing images in neon pastels, empty rooms that evoke set pieces from Xanadu (the flight of fantasy movie musical). Seattle design collective Electric Coffin mix-masters a surreal sampling of international iconography including pagodas, an oversized boom-box and towering neon trophies. Jennifer Zwick plays with perspective in her photographs by placing stemmy flowers against dynamic patterned backgrounds. Curated by local visual artist and arts writer Amanda Manitach, Summer Dreams offers an alternate reality by way of superflat floral arrangements, polar bears bearing space shuttles and imagined interiors with a totally tubular ‘80s vibe. But at Winston Wachter gallery, the air is electric and candy-bright with color - at least for one more week. Suddenly Seattle summer seems like it’s fading out in a smoky haze. If you go: Movements in Form, Kirkland Performance Center, Aug. “Relationship dynamics ” is the theme uniting all these pieces - several of which are premieres - so expect to see an eclectic range of styles, influences and interpersonal connections. This new contemporary/ballet program - curated by William Miglino, a program instructor at Pacific Northwest Ballet School - features work by Miglino and his fellow local choreographers Christin Call (Coriolis Dance), David Harvey (Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Kate Wallich’s The YC, Tom Weinberger), Cameo Lethem (Alice Gosti, Dylan Ward, Coleman Pester), Miles Pertl with Leah Terada (both from Pacific Northwest Ballet), and Kaelyn Lefferts (Ballet West). If you go: Seattle Tattoo Expo, Seattle Center’s Exhibition Hall, Aug. You can also simply watch these ink-on-skin artists at work, amid live music, “sideshow” acts and burlesque performances. You can get a tattoo or show off those you already have in the tattoo contest (see the website to make an appointment or enter the competition).
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More than 200 tattoo establishments from across the country are taking part in the 17th annual Seattle Tattoo Expo, including such gamely named outfits as Yourflesh (Colorado), The Lobster King (Utah), Imperious Rex (California), Code of Conduct (Chicago) and Seattle’s own Slave to the Needle.
