DOWNTOWN HOLLYWOOD MURAL PROJECT: The Video!

Downtown Hollywood Mural Project from JessyNite on Vimeo.

Here it is!  The official video from the Downtown Hollywood Mural Project I worked on last November.  All footage was shot and edited by the talented Peter Vahan and I could not be happier with how it came out!  Special thanks to 131 Projects for animating my titles...I have always wanted to see that!  I can't wait to make more.  Enjoy and video and share it with your friends!!!

UNDER THE SCOPE: the main event!

Here are some pics from my fully interactive, experiential installation for Basel week 2012, Under The Scope.  Being stationed on Washington Avenue was really cool...we had so many passers-by stop to play!  Annnd, since South Beach is my home, it was great to do something on this side of the bridge.  Take a look at these shots from Peter Vahan, and stay tuned for a behind-the-scenes video coming soon!!!

A big huge thank you to everyone who came out and gave the scope a spin!  Also, major props to William Ryan Fritch for his original soundtrack that accompanied the piece, and to my tech genius, Alain Lores.  I am lucky to call them both friends and colleagues, and each of their contributions made my idea come to life in the most amazing way.  But most of all, mega thanks to everyone at Chalk Miami who believed in this idea and made it all possible!!!

UNDER THE SCOPE: Miami Art Basel 2012

Miami-based artist Jessy Nite has forged a reputation for creating site-specific experiences that challenge and inspire viewers.  Launching during Miami’s fair week on Thursday, December 6 at 9:00 p.m. at 1234 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, her latest show Under The Scope will again offer a window into Nite’s world of opulence, excess, addiction and tropical dreams.

"I've been painting kaleidoscopic images of things that cloud my head... wealth, excess, vice,” said Nite.  “With Under The Scope, I wanted to go beyond showing their representations and toward making them feel real."

A large kaleidoscope revealing the objects of Nite’s affection will be affixed to the sidewalk on Washington at 12^th Street, inviting guests to take it for a spin.  With live video and projection mapping, the user will be immersed in the visuals of the scope as they’re broadcasted on one of Miami Beach's historic Art Deco buildings.

Nite explains, "I want people to feel powerful and dreamy when they use my kaleidoscope.  With giant swirling compositions of jewels, drugs and color, they’ll be entering the imaginary world from which I create.”

Following an explosive year with exhibitions and installations at Primary Projects, the Color Me Porno pop-up, Miami Modern Luxury’s 5th Anniversary and most recently, a City Commission by Hollywood’s Community Redevelopment Agency, Under the Scope is Nite's first step into the digital side of experiential contemporary art.  "My work as a digital art director has brought so many talented tech specialists into my creative space, and I have been plotting interactive art experiences with them in mind.  I'm excited for this opportunity to leap into a new medium."  

Under the Scope opens with full interactivity on Thursday, December 6 from 9pm-3am, with complimentary cocktails and a reception hosted by Chalk Miami and NFA.  Live video from the event will be captured and displayed on site both Friday and Saturday night, December 7 and 8 from 9pm-5am.

HOLLYHOOD MURAL: Day 2

After a little delay while waiting for my paint to get mixed and the rain to stop, I finally got started painting on Day 2 this past weekend!  Fall is FINALLY happening in South Florida and man...it was a gorgeous day to spend 12 hours painting on a lift.  I stayed late for Hollywood's Artwalk to see some neighbors and friends out in the neighborhood and I also got to see my friends' brand new baby, Jonah!  Coming to my mural was his official first outing...sweeeeet.

Anyway...Heres a look at things through the eyes of Pete Vahan...we got to do some fun night time filming, too...cant wait til he starts putting the footage together for a vid!!!

HOLLYHOOD MURAL: Day 1

Photog/Video G, Peter Vahan is documenting the Downtown Hollywood Mural Project piece that I am doing.  Check out some highlights from Day 1: aka "Wind In My Stencils"

u know who tha mutha fuckin boss izzzzzz...haha...

 my dog, Lil Jess (she came with the name Jessy already)

LDN2012 OLYMPICS

man...it seems like i did this project FOREVER ago! i guess it has a been a year and a half, but man, ive done so much work in between that i almost forgot about it! anyway, this was the first project i ever worked on involving WAYFINDING. it is something i knew nothing about, but have grown to absolutely LOVE.
we had to do event symbols and some other stuff revolving around the LONDON OLYMPICS in 2012. it was such a huge and exciting assignment and, in just a few weeks, i got a little carried away hehe. at the end of the quarter i told my teacher that i wish this was our only assignment and we had the entire quarter to work on it...i had too many ideas and not enough time to sort them out.
so yeah, my skills were a lot crappier then, but i think the concept still holds up. looking back, i wouldve taken time to focus my ideas a little bit more, but i was also totally inexperienced with this kind of thing. i'd like to think that nowadays, i would be able to bust it outttt. but i like this project and it popped into my head while drinking ice coffee with my dog this morning, so i dug it out of the external, erased the photos of my embarrassing model, and decided to post it. an oldie but a goodie...i guess its a personal fav because it got me really interested in a new kind of EGD.