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Thursday, August 30, 2012

National Event Photographer

 I had the distinguished pleasure of flying out to Los Angeles last weekend to capture a multi media art extravaganza produced by the beautiful and talented Jamie Sims Coakley.  It was a massive project called Intersecting(LA) that she has been slaving over for the past three years.  
Jamie studied the different subcultures that have developed in L.A. by  picking different intersections and observing life as it happens there.  The exhibit was a collision of Fine Art, Video, and Music.


The project was three years in the making, but the last 6 weeks leading up to the event were not stop i(LA) work.  Breath deep Jamie, you're almost there.
This is the beautiful venue during set up, kindly provided by SESO/HUX, whose company occupies the space.


Jamie's nephew Stan flew in from Arkansas to play the Banjo with the band.  


Rock n Roll Banjo!  Go Stan!


Sound check the day before the show.


The amazing Miss Dena Joy. <3
Jamie and Dena and I all celebrated our birthdays within 3 days of each other right before the Event, so there was a little Leo Love fest happening.


Jamie's assistant and friend Michelle, undoubtedly reminding Jamie that this is Fun.


Believe it or not the Razor played an important part in comic relief before the show, and as a dolly after!


The dynamic duo...The Coakley's, playing the first of two sets during the Show.


Danny Walker


Stan Soultaire


There was an Air Stream (pictured in the shadows on the left) dividing the room between most of the art and the Band.




Here is the side of the Venue where most of the art work was displayed.  All shot and oil painted by Jamie Sims Coakley.  Printed on Gallery Wrapped Canvases.  For sale at Intersectingla.com starting in mid September.


Crazy diversity on display from intersection to intersection in Los Angeles.  It is a real anthropological-artistic display of humanity.


Mrs. Coakley


Mr. Brian Coakley


The whole amazing band, withholding a few cameo appearances.  The entire set list written specifically for each unique intersection.  from Left: Mike Derricotti, Brian Coakley, James Grissom, Jamie Coakley, Marcus Irvin, Danny Walker.



This is the video segment of the exhibit where guests could view projected footage of each individual intersection.


The footage was very "colorful,"  as in lots of distinct personality.


Jamie with her nephew, Stan Soultaire, featured on Banjo, and also the talented graphic artist who designed the Intersecting(LA) logo.


And finish line.  Utterly exhausted by the culmination of three hard years of work, and yet still a beauty.  My thanks to the Coakley's for allowing me to be a part of such a monumental creation.  I think you should pitch the plan to NatGeo, and recreate it all over the world.  (too soon?)



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