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Oct 18 2013

Socratic Dialogues: K Llamas Solo Exhibition at Parthenon Museum in Nashville



Text from Museum Curator, Susan Shockley

About the Socratic Dialogues: K Llamas Solo Exhibition at Parthenon Museum in Nashville:

Kristin Llamas and the Parthenon Museum hosted ten dialogues around Nashville to discuss the same questions posed by the Greek philosopher, Socrates. Each meeting focused on one concept. The goal for each session was to arrive at consensus with a two-sentence definition of that night’s topic. Llamas listened and took notes but did not interact during these conversations about justice, temperance, courage, honor, truth, unity, holiness, virtue, beauty and wisdom.

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Oct 01 2013

Nashville Art Exhibit: Kristin Llamas, Inside the Mind of A “Cereal Artist”

What is Holiness?, oil on canvas, 78×64″

On October 5th, The Viridian’s Mezzanine Gallery and AK Llamas unveil their latest Nashville art exhibit: Kristin Llamas, Inside the Mind of A “Cereal Artist”. The opening coincides with an Artober Art Crawl PARTY, celebrating Nashville’s month long celebration of the arts. This exhibit provides a behind the scenes look into the making of ten original works by Kristin Llamas that debut in a solo exhibition at the Parthenon Museum on October 18th.

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Sep 03 2013

Nashville Art Exhibit: Jerry Bedor Phillips, Somewhere Between

 

The Viridian’s Mezzanine Gallery, AK Llamas, and emerging curator John Michael Woodlee present their latest Nashville art exhibit: Jerry Bedor Phillips, Somewhere Between. This solo exhibit will showcase an installation of prints and drawings by Jerry Phillips. The work will be on display from September 5th – 30th with an opening reception for the exhibition coinciding with the Nashville Art Crawl September 7, 2013, from 6pm to 9 pm.

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Jul 18 2013

Nashville Art Exhibit: Exposed Consciousness, Works By Jeremy Jones

Artist Jeremy Jones in studio.

The latest Nashville art exhibit: Exposed Consciousness, works by Jeremy Jones will be on display at the Mezzanine Gallery August 2nd – September 2nd. AK Llamas and emerging curator John Michael Woodlee present an installation of sculptural works with an opening reception for the exhibition that coincides with the Nashville Art Crawl August 3, 2013, from 4pm to 9 pm.

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Jul 12 2013

AK Llamas Speaks to Nashville’s Mayor, Karl Dean

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Jun 13 2013

YOUnite Tour Nashville Artist Talk

The June 13th YOUnite Tour Nashville Pop Up Exhibit Artist Talk starts at 7pm CST. This is an exclusive invite only event at The Viridian, but in the uniting spirit of the YOUnite Tour we are live broadcasting this event through an On Air Google Hangout for the world to see and replay later if you miss it!

LIVE RECORDING

Google Plus Hangout On Air

Tune in from 7-9p, Thursday, June 13th

Listen in as AK Llamas shares the inspiration behind the YOUnite Tour and four Nashville-based artists speak about their work and process.

Speakers:

AK Llamas, Alfonso and Kristin Llamas
Painter, Marleen De Waele-De Bock
Photographer, Carla Ciuffo
Sculptor, Laura Chenicek
Urban/Street Artist, Vince “Bad Panda” Herrera

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Jun 01 2013

Nashville YOUnite Tour Exhibit Features International Artwork

The Nashville YOUnite Tour opens today and will be on display thru June 30th, 2013 at The Viridian.

Nashville YOUnite Tour Exhibit Flyer

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May 05 2013

The Beauty of Art and Demise

Symbolic Evolution of the Paper Portrait Lanterns, Nashville, TN

The largest 3D Street Art Installation in Nashville began as something planned and pristine but to the artists, true beauty and meaning lay in it’s deterioration.

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May 03 2013

A Decade of Art & Marriage: Why AK Llamas Works


AK Llamas walking Deaderick Street in Nashville – Photography by Kerry Woo

Art & Marriage…Why AK Llamas Works?

Let’s be honest, sometimes we don’t. Putting two creatives together isn’t just compatible, it’s also combustible. Our relationship began in 2001 when I stormed into Alfonso’s band practice to curse the group for firing my sister as their lead singer… so needless to say, we are the first to admit that this was always going to be a firey duo. The fact is that creatives are usually very passionate about their ideas, beliefs, and work. This passion can work in our favor or against us (on an hourly basis)!

Just like any precious stone, it takes a lot of intense heat and pressure to make something purely beautiful and unique. Our relationship has always during long late-night discussions, parallel pasts, and a love for all things beautiful and unique. However, when it comes to projects, the two of us develop ideas very differently…

Alfonso is calculative and approaches ideas from a place of what is practical, logical and thoroughly researched. I am driven by dreams and impulse and love a challenge. It is because of those wild visions that large projects begin, but only due to Alfonso’s logic does anything come to fruition. 

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