document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://27.media.tumblr.com/mHGs0Cn1Liz349jiNDPXv8JFo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22BE THE CHANGE, 2009\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3e\x3cb\x3e\x3ci\x3eBE THE CHANGE, 2009\x3c/i\x3e\x3c/b\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://27.media.tumblr.com/mHGs0Cn1Lh54dbfa2TlbXRbZo1_r1_400.gif\x22 alt=\x22Do something for yourself IN 2009:\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp; \x0d\x0aGIVE TO SOMEONE IN NEED\x0d\x0a______________________________\x0d\x0a\x0d\x0a\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp; Los Angeles-based charity working to help struggling families meet ends\x26nbsp;- http://www.beyondshelter.org/home.html\x0d\x0a__________________________________\x0d\x0a\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;California Based Charity, because WE LOVE KIDS\x26nbsp;- http://www.trinitychildrensfoundation.org/default.asp\x0a__________________________________\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x0d\x0a\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp; \x26amp;#8220;If you laugh, you think, and you\x26nbsp;cry\x26amp;#8230; that\x26amp;#8217;s a full day. That\x26amp;#8217;s a heck of a day. If you do that 7 days a week, you\x26amp;#8217;re going to have something special.\x26amp;#8221;\x26nbsp;- Jimmy Valvano, 1993\x26nbsp;ESPY Awards.\x26nbsp;Support the Jimmy V foundation\x26nbsp;to find a cure\x26nbsp;for cancer - http://www.jimmyv.org/\x26nbsp;\x0d\x0a__________________________________\x0d\x0a\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp;\x26nbsp; Do you have another worthwhile cause that WE can share with during this Holiday season? Email wcase@wideeyednation.com\x26nbsp;and WE will add it to our list here.\x0d\x0aLet\x26amp;#8217;s do\x26nbsp;something good\x26nbsp;together!\x0d\x0a____________________________________________\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3e\x3cb\x3eDo something for yourself IN 2009:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \x3c/b\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cb\x3eGIVE TO SOMEONE IN NEED\x3c/b\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cb\x3e______________________________\x3c/b\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Los Angeles-based charity working to help struggling families meet ends\u00a0- \x3ca href=\x22http://www.beyondshelter.org/home.html\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.beyondshelter.org/home.html\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ehttp://www.beyondshelter.org/home.html\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3e__________________________________\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0California Based Charity, because WE LOVE KIDS\u00a0- \x3ca href=\x22http://www.trinitychildrensfoundation.org/default.asp\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.trinitychildrensfoundation.org/default.asp\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ehttp://www.trinitychildrensfoundation.org/default.asp\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e__________________________________\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \x26#8220;If you laugh, you think, and you\u00a0cry\x26#8230; that\x26#8217;s a full day. That\x26#8217;s a heck of a day. If you do that 7 days a week, you\x26#8217;re going to have something special.\x26#8221;\u00a0- Jimmy Valvano, 1993\u00a0ESPY Awards.\u00a0Support the Jimmy V foundation\u00a0to find a cure\u00a0for cancer - \x3ca href=\x22http://www.jimmyv.org/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.jimmyv.org/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ehttp://www.jimmyv.org/\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3e__________________________________\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have another worthwhile cause that WE can share with during this Holiday season? Email \x3ca href=\x22mailto:wcase@wideeyednation.com\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ewcase@wideeyednation.com\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0and WE will add it to our list here.\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3eLet\x26#8217;s do\u00a0something good\u00a0together!\x3c/p\x3e\x0d\x0a\x3cp\x3e____________________________________________\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://27.media.tumblr.com/mHGs0Cn1Lh2qcv6mizygmZmQo1_250.jpg\x22 alt=\x22THOMAS HARGIS: UTOPIA MISPLACED \x26nbsp;OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 2008, 7 - 10 PM \x26nbsp;EXHIBIT DATES: December 6 - December 27, 2008\x26amp;#160;\x26nbsp;HOURS: 12-6 PM, Tuesday - Saturday, and by appointment\x0ahttp://www.thomashargis.net/\x0ahttp://01gallery.com/\x26nbsp;\x0aUtopia Misplaced, the current photographic images by Thomas Hargis suggests an ideal place or state that has been forgotten or abandoned. Utopia has never existed in the real world, yet often when we think of the past, we tend to remember it as a more perfect time, as if there was a utopia that once existed, but now has disappeared. \x26nbsp;Hargis is attracted to HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography because of the sense of hyper reality it conveys. This technique involves taking multiple exposures of the same image and layering them to create a composite with a tonal range greater than conventional photography. This creates an effect as close to painting as it is to photography, and allows him to play with color and light in a way that he describes \x26amp;#8220;dances around the edge of realism.\x26amp;#8221; Though one could argue that HDR photography distorts \x26amp;#8216;reality,\x26amp;#8217; Hargis feels it is closer to the way we experience what we see, as a picture on top of a picture. He states, \x26amp;#8220;It\x26amp;#8217;s like me, a Midwesterner in Los Angeles, dressed in a tailored suit with matching fedora - lost in nostalgia for a fictional past, yet with a child\x26amp;#8217;s optimism about the future.\x26amp;#8221;\x0a\x26nbsp;Born and raised in Indiana, Thomas Hargis is an active cinematographer and still photographer. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinema/Television and has served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, short films and commercials. He has received several cinematography awards, including for his work on \x26amp;#8220;The Book and the Rose,\x26amp;#8221; which was shortlisted for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Short - Live Action. Hargis lives in Los Angeles where he continues to roam the Southern California landscape with his camera. This is his first public gallery exhibition.\x0a143 Gallery 530 South Hewitt Street Barker Block - Suite 143\x26amp;#160;Los Angeles, CA 90013\x26amp;#160;213.689.0101\x26amp;#160;info@01gallery.com ____________________________________________________\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3eTHOMAS HARGIS: UTOPIA MISPLACED \x3cbr/\x3e\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eOPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 2008, 7 - 10 PM \x3cbr/\x3e\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eEXHIBIT DATES: December 6 - December 27, 2008\x26#160;\x3cbr/\x3e\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eHOURS: 12-6 PM, Tuesday - Saturday, and by appointment\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.thomashargis.net/\x22 onclick=\x22return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.thomashargis.net/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ehttp://www.thomashargis.net/\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://01gallery.com/\x22 onclick=\x22return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://01gallery.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ehttp://01gallery.com/\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cbr/\x3eUtopia Misplaced, the current photographic images by Thomas Hargis suggests an ideal place or state that has been forgotten or abandoned. Utopia has never existed in the real world, yet often when we think of the past, we tend to remember it as a more perfect time, as if there was a utopia that once existed, but now has disappeared. \x3cbr/\x3e\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eHargis is attracted to HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography because of the sense of hyper reality it conveys. This technique involves taking multiple exposures of the same image and layering them to create a composite with a tonal range greater than conventional photography. This creates an effect as close to painting as it is to photography, and allows him to play with color and light in a way that he describes \x26#8220;dances around the edge of realism.\x26#8221; Though one could argue that HDR photography distorts \x26#8216;reality,\x26#8217; Hargis feels it is closer to the way we experience what we see, as a picture on top of a picture. He states, \x26#8220;It\x26#8217;s like me, a Midwesterner in Los Angeles, dressed in a tailored suit with matching fedora - lost in nostalgia for a fictional past, yet with a child\x26#8217;s optimism about the future.\x26#8221;\x0a\x3cscript type=\x22text/javascript\x22\x3e\x3c/script\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eBorn and raised in Indiana, Thomas Hargis is an active cinematographer and still photographer. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinema/Television and has served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, short films and commercials. He has received several cinematography awards, including for his work on \x26#8220;The Book and the Rose,\x26#8221; which was shortlisted for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Short - Live Action. Hargis lives in Los Angeles where he continues to roam the Southern California landscape with his camera. This is his first public gallery exhibition.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e143 Gallery \x3cbr/\x3e530 South Hewitt Street \x3cbr/\x3eBarker Block - Suite 143\x26#160;\x3cbr/\x3eLos Angeles, CA 90013\x26#160;\x3cbr/\x3e213.689.0101\x26#160;\x3cbr/\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22mailto:info@01gallery.com\x22 onclick=\x22return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\x22\x3einfo@01gallery.com\x3c/a\x3e \x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr clear=\x22all\x22/\x3e____________________________________________________\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://27.media.tumblr.com/mHGs0Cn1Lh2qawaam8o3kK7mo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Alfie Numeric creates tender dreamscapes of raw emotion and unrestricted intellect. Capturing the most vital elements human existence in the space of a canvas, Alfie represents for authentic artists with expressions that bring us closer to the realm where our hearts and our minds are one. She is a beautifully genuine creator. ~Case\x0aCeck out the Styles Upon Styles of Alfie Numeric and the crew\x26amp;#8230;\x0a____________________________________________________\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3e\x3cp style=\x22margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\x22 class=\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3eAlfie Numeric creates tender dreamscapes of raw emotion and unrestricted intellect. Capturing the most vital elements human existence in the space of a canvas, Alfie represents for authentic artists with expressions that bring us closer to the realm where our hearts and our minds are one. She is a beautifully genuine creator. ~Case\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp style=\x22margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\x22 class=\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3eCeck out the Styles Upon Styles of Alfie Numeric and the crew\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp style=\x22margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\x22 class=\x22MsoNormal\x22\x3e____________________________________________________\x3c/p\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://29.media.tumblr.com/mHGs0Cn1Lh2pnvc2ur94S05Zo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Evidence - Screening December 5th at the Zero Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA\x0aWritten and\x26nbsp;Produced by Carmen Elena Mitchell\x0aDirected by Brian Ward\x0ahttp://www.zerofilmfest.com/\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3e\x3ci\x3eEvidence - \x3c/i\x3eScreening December 5th at the Zero Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWritten and\u00a0Produced by Carmen Elena Mitchell\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eDirected by Brian Ward\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.zerofilmfest.com/\x22 onclick=\x22return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.zerofilmfest.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3ehttp://www.zerofilmfest.com/\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_video_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_video\x22\x3e\x0a \x3ciframe width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22300\x22 src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZYmzMn-7SF0?wmode=transparent\x26autohide=1\x26egm=0\x26hd=1\x26iv_load_policy=3\x26modestbranding=1\x26rel=0\x26showinfo=0\x26showsearch=0\x22 frameborder=\x220\x22 allowfullscreen\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3eWritten and Produced by Carmen Elena Mitchell, Directed by Brian Ward,\x0a\x3cscript type=\x22text/javascript\x22\x3e\x3c/script\x3e\x3ci\x3eEvidence\u00a0\x3c/i\x3eis a poetic short film that ties\u00a0symbolic imagery\u00a0and powerful metaphor together in creative knots and clever bows.\u00a0Curing high regard among underground critics,\u00a0\x3ci\x3eEvidence\u00a0\x3c/i\x3eplayed this summer at the Frozen Film Festival in San Francisco to a wash of\u00a0critical appreciation. Screening December 5th\u00a0at the Zero Film Festival, \x3ci\x3eEvidence \x3c/i\x3eis once again expected to\u00a0move\u00a0viewers with a collage of symbolism.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe type of\u00a0film that\u00a0withstands the scrutiny of multiple viewings, each experience takes on a life of its own.\u00a0Depicting the uniquely\u00a0human\u00a0phenomenon of realizing\u00a0mortality and redefining awareness of\u00a0life and death, the film is a powerful\u00a0story of rememberance. \x3ci\x3eEvidence \x3c/i\x3einspires\u00a0knowledge that beyond our death we will\u00a0be loved and\u00a0acts as a\u00a0reminder to appreciate our\u00a0brief time alive with each other. Showing that a helping hand can come from anywhere at anytime, and that while the experience itself may not last, the spirit of sharing will.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ci\x3eEvidence \x3c/i\x3estands firm as another piece\u00a0of evidence that hopeful\u00a0ideas and\u00a0beautiful film are\u00a0always a quality combination. ~Case\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e_________________________________________________\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://24.media.tumblr.com/mHGs0Cn1Lhf0sj6s0NK3PIu8o1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Art by Mr. Brainwash\x0aPhoto by Tom Brooks\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3eArt by Mr. Brainwash\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ePhoto by Tom Brooks\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://28.media.tumblr.com/mHGs0Cn1Lhf0k2iq5T1ilvrZo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22\x26amp;#8220;Say hello to my little friend!\x26amp;#8221;\x0aMr. Brainwash\x26nbsp;plastered and sprayed\x26nbsp;his work through\x26nbsp;Los Angeles over the course\x26nbsp;2008.\x0aPhoto by Tom Brooks\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;Say hello to my little friend!\x26#8221;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cb\x3eMr. Brainwash\x3c/b\x3e\u00a0plastered and sprayed\u00a0his work through\u00a0Los Angeles over the course\u00a02008.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ePhoto by Tom Brooks\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://24.media.tumblr.com/mHGs0Cn1Lhf0bwfe7rDLVqDHo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22GZA of Wu-Tang performing at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on August 21, 2008.\x0aPhoto by Tom Brooks\x0a_________________________________________\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a \x0a \x0a \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cp\x3eGZA of Wu-Tang performing at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on August 21, 2008.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3ePhoto by Tom Brooks\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e_________________________________________\x3c/p\x3e\x0a \x3c/div\x3e\x0a \x0a \x3c/li\x3e\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x0a \x0a\x0a \x0a \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a \x3cimg src=\x22http://30.media.tumblr.com/mHGs0Cn1Lhf109c4EIA2exl3o1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22BANG! 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