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Weekend Art Gallery Hopping - Austin

I spent my Saturday afternoon at the Flatbed Press & Gallery and Northern Southern, in East Austin, where several artists were featuring their work. 

The Annual @CAMBIAart Tour Exhibit showed works by artists from Mexico and Cuba. 

@RECSPEC Gallery had works by Shannon Taylor and Veronica Jaeger. 

@GalleryShoalCreek exhibited artist Jill Lear.

Elizabeth Decker and Daniel Arredondo had their doors open to visitors as well.

Northern-Southern hosted a group show of art and design with artists such as Adreon Henry, and Roberto Jackson Harrington. 

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MTV VMA Predictions

UPDATE

The MTV VMA is August 20th, and I have a few predictions for who will take the Moon Man this year.

Red Indicate Winners
44% Accuracy

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Havana Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug

The Carters - APESHIT


ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Camila Cabello

SONG OF THE YEAR

rockstar Post Malone ft. 21 Savage

Drake: God's Plan

BEST NEW ARTIST

Cardi B

BEST COLLABORATION

Dinero Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B

Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be

BEST POP

No Tears Left to Cry Ariana Grande

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - Havana

BEST HIP HOP

Chun-Li Nicki Minaj

The Carters - APESHIT

BEST LATIN

J Balvin, Willy William - Mi Gente

BEST DANCE

Avicii ft. Rita Ora – "Lonely Together"

Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

BEST ROCK

Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes

VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE

Childish Gambino - This Is America

BEST ART DIRECTION

Pepper Nguyen for Janelle Monae - Make Me Feel

The Carters – "APES**T" – Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Childish Gambino – "This Is America"

BEST DIRECTION

Arturo Perez Jr. for Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton - Say Something

Childish Gambino – "This Is America"

BEST EDITING

Taylor Ward & Sam Ostrove for The Carters - APESHIT

N.E.R.D & Rihanna – "Lemon" – Taylor Ward

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Vidal & Loris Pailier at BUF Paris for Ariana Grande - No Tears Left to Cry

Kendrick Lamar & SZA – "All The Stars" – Loris Paillier for BUF Paris

How kinky am I?

I don't care much for tests, but this test is somewhat accurate in it's assessment. I am a voyeur and an exhibitionist. I think I can be non-monogamist, but I'd need to get over being hypochondriac.

== Results from bdsmtest.org ==

88% Voyeur 

79% Non-monogamist 

79% Exhibitionist 

70% Experimentalist 

67% Ageplayer 

67% Owner 

65% Dominant 

62% Daddy/Mommy 

59% Switch 

56% Primal (Hunter) 

A weekend of art galleries in Austin

This past weekend, I got to enjoy a few great art gallery openings in Austin.

Andy St. Martin displayed his abstract works at the Prizer Arts & Letters art gallery in East Austin. His paintings and collages on paper and panel are captivating. You can see more of his work here: http://www.andystmartin.com.

Andy St. Martin at the Prizer Arts & Letters Gallery

Link & Pin art gallery in East Austin hosted “Summer Nights” and featured some of the areas creative abstract artists. Artists included Murdock, Ryan Runcie, Glenn Towery, Juanita Coleman Towery, Chris Van Loan, Sr., and Zen Van Loan.

"Summer Nights" at the Link & Pin

The beautiful Wally Workman Gallery featured the abstract works of Joyce Howell. You can view her  art here: http://www.joycehowell.net.

Joyce Howell at the Wally Workman Gallery

Meg Aubrey’s series “Surface” was hosted at the Women & Their Work art gallery in central Austin. The exhibit featured realism that touched on suburban life. You can view more of her works here: https://www.megaubrey.com.

Meg Aubrey at the Women & Their Work