PATTERNS AND TONES

The Two Tens are tops! Their brand of pop-punk is right up my alley. Adam Bones and Rikki Styxx make quite the dynamic duo who can really fill a room with their infectious vibrations that sound as if there were 10 people on stage. The first time I saw them opening up for The Woggles  was a night to remember. I couldn't get their songs out of my head! A good sign indeed... Their third EP titled "Volume 3" is  aptly  coming out   on Feb 10th (2/10!) and will be the 3rd EP in a 4 part series.  Be sure to catch their release party (also on 2/10) at  The Satellite  in Silver Lake.  Volume 1  introduced me to their own take on 60's Garage and 70's Punk  references that tipped their hat to some of the greatest while making it completely their own. While Volume 2  blew my mind in half when "Can't Pull Through" started to play and was laden with hints of Damned melodies and Ramones architecture. What more could you want? This ...

" Muscle Man  No. 1" from The Mask Series This Jazz age mask lent  mystique  to this Sheik's muscular stature. His spirit of excess reflects the time period this person chose to embody.  Muscle Man  is  the 10th set of images from  The Mask Series .  As always, two limited edition prints  are available to purchase through my  Etsy store .  Julie Green January 24, 2015 " Muscle Man  No. 2" from  The Mask Series " Muscle Man  No. 3" from  The Mask Series "Muscle Man No. 4" from  The Mask Series " Muscle Man  No. 5" from  The Mask Series " Muscle Man  No. 6" from   The Mask Series

From 1989 and 1993, San Francisco was treated to the the stylings of a band named broom. This singular band consisted of Steve Brown was on lead guitar, Erik Bluhm on bass, Roxanne Rodriguez on rhythm guitar and a rotating cast of drummers. broom was one of those mystical birds that rises from the burning passion of a close knit group of friends intent on creating beauty through music.  I was honored to call all of them dear friends. They were friends I in fact grew up with who inspired and delighted us all with their creative talents and shared their knowledge and passion for their favorite Kraut, Psych and Space rock bands. There is a sweet sincerity to their music, one that comes about from pure enjoyment. You can't fake having fun! It is with great pleasure I present to you for the very first time unseen photographs I took of the band back in the day along with a recent interview with the founding members who have graciously provided us with a window through which we...

"Garvanza No. 2" from The Detritus Series de·tri·tus dəˈtrīdəs/ noun noun: detritus Waste or debris of any kind. "streets filled with rubble and detritus" Synonyms:  debris , waste , refuse , rubbish , litter , scrap , flotsam and jetsam, rubble ; remains , remnants, fragments, scraps, dregs , leavings , sweepings, dross , scum , trash ,  garbage ; informal dreck "areas littered with military detritus" gravel, sand, silt, or other material produced by erosion organic matter produced by the decomposition of organisms I have started a series of portraits that don't involve people. I wanted to explore black, white and grey tonalities through an exercises I created for myself to apply  Bauhaus theories of design and space while using the photographic technique of the  zone system . Thinking about ways I could explore these tonalities as a subject, I set up a Duvateen in my backyard and in open shade, began to ponde...

I was invited to give a lecture at the New York Film Academy at their Los Angeles campus last month on the evolution of my Fine Art Photography. It was an honor to be asked and a challenge to round up and comprise an overview of the last 25 years worth of work. It helped me to see where I had been and as an exercise, gave me real insight on how I ended up with a passion for conceptual photography. The lecture was part of an Artist Series for Naomi White's MFA Photography class as a supplement for their ongoing discussion on collage and photomontage-based portraiture. I hope you enjoy the presentation. Happy New Year! Julie Green January 3, 2015 Lecture Part 1 Lecture Part 2 Lecture Part 3