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02.19.13

Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles Press Roundup General Action, Press Release | Comments
Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles was a success. If you're on Facebook, take a look at this album, recapping the evening. Below, you will find a series of critical press mentions and reviews related to Kick Ass — please click on the images to view... Continue Reading...

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01.18.13

Kick Ass Actors Private Viewings Available Through February 1 General Action | Comments
My Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles exhibition will be hanging at the Wix Lounge, 7-9PM through February 1st. If you'd like to schedule a private viewing, please reach out to me by email. EXHIBIT LOCATION Venue: Wix Lounge, 10 West 18th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011 Continue Reading...

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01.16.13

Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles Opens Tonight Painting Process | Comments
Tonight is the night — Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles opens at the Wix Lounge, 7-9PM, with beverages graciously provided by Innis & Gunn. OPENING RECEPTION Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2013; 7:00 – 9:00 PM Venue: Wix Lounge, 10 West 18th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011 Continue Reading...

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01.09.13

JANUARY 9, 2013 Innis & Gunn to Sponsor Borbay’s Kick Ass Actors Exhibit at the Wix Lounge Press Release | Comments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 9, 2013 — Innis & Gunn, the Scottish craft brewer of oak-aged beers, is the official beverage sponsor for Borbay's Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles exhibition. Opening in Manhattan on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, from 7-9PM at the luxurious Wix Lounge, collectors, fans and revelers alike will sip oak aged beer while taking in Borbay's latest collage paintings featuring the likenesses of Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Justin Theroux, Uma Thurman, Daniel Day Lewis, Morgan Freeman and Bill Murray, in character. The layered, unique flavor of Innis & Gunn will provide a ...

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01.02.13

January 2, 2012 Borbay Announces Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles Photographer, Tessa Hirschfeld-Stoler Press Release | Comments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 2, 2012 — When Borbay's Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles portrait exhibition opens on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, there will be another artist capturing the action — Tessa Hirschfeld-Stoler. A NYC-based urban photographer, Hirschfeld-Stoler's work zeroes in on the energy produced by the dynamic interaction between Manhattan's vast heterogeneous components and the environment they inhabit. In each image, she aims to capture this interaction by integrating and juxtaposing extremes of light, texture and color in unique and evocative ways. From Hirschfeld-Stoler, "I consider myself a “light chaser”- I can usually be found exploring ...

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12.17.12

Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles Early Press Roundup General Action, Press Release | Comments
It's a month away, but January's Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles is getting some great early press. Trend Hunter is calling it Epic. Continue Reading...

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12.07.12

DECEMBER 10, 2012 Borbay Announces Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles Art Exhibition at the Wix Lounge Art Exhibit, Press Release | Comments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 10, 2012 — World renowned collage artist Borbay will unveil his Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles portrait series on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, from 7-9PM at the luxurious Wix Lounge, steps away from Union Square. Brought to you in partnership with Wix, the go-to website maker, this series of New York Post and acrylic collage-paintings on canvas portray the likenesses of Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Justin Theroux, Uma Thurman, Daniel Day Lewis, Morgan Freeman and Bill Murray in character. Following the highly acclaimed #KingsOfHipHop — Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass ...

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05.20.12

Head in a Vice? Nah, Pesci on the Easel Thinking Out Loud | Comments
Up next in my Kick-Ass Actors in Kick-Ass Roles series? Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro from Casino — the Scorsese epic. Naturally, I was torn between Pesci in Goodfellas vs. Casino, but it really came down to capturing the best Pesci source image, and Casino won out. This is an important scene where Nicky is providing comfort to Ginger... the initiation of the transgression that would be the end of him. Now for those of you that know me, you are aware that Home Alone 1 and 2 are two of my favorite films. I'm not ashamed to admit it, and quite ...

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03.16.12

Painting Process Adam Kesher Theroux From Mulholland Drive Painting Process | Comments
Justin Theroux as Adam Kesher from Mulholland Drive by David Lynch. That's all you really need to know... huge fan of the actor, character, movie and director. The palette is guided by the movies strong sense of blue Here it is, in action... happening in real time, set to the dope track "The Well" by the Ambershift, aka Nelson R. Downend, Jr. and Ahmed Mahmoud. And the source... manipulated. After the jump, the process... the history of the world painting in phone numbers photos. Continue Reading...

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03.07.12

Up Next on The Easel, The Director, Adam Kesher Coming Soon | Comments
Sometimes there's a buggy. How many drivers does a buggy have? One. So let's say I'm an artist, and I'm painting on this buggy, if you are chosen as a subject, you can ride along with me. OK, jargon meets movie quotes... what's the point? Well, up next in my kick-ass actors in kick-ass roles series... Justin Theroux as Adam Kesher in David Lynch's Mulholland Dr. This role so impacted the 22 year old version of myself, I tried to look like him. Here, a shot from my reality TV days... it's not pretty. It was as close as I could come. ...

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