BAM BAM DILLA
November 21, 2008
TRAVELING RIDDIMS
The solo show of Ben Floeter
Art Whino’s newest exhibition, BAM BAM DILLA: TRAVELING RIDDIMS will feature multi-media portraits on Vintage Samsonite Luggage by Rhode Island artist Ben Floeter. The work includes several portraits inspired by the 1970’s Reggae movement from Jamaica, and exhibits Be sure to join us for the preview event and the opening reception!
Join us for both events!
Chicago-born Jeremy Sole has been a deejay and record collector for over 15
years. As a teenager, his education was throwing underground loft parties at the
birth of Hip Hop and House music. He matured as a turntablist in Jazz, Dub and
experimental hybrid bands. The rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Soul and
Funk were all part of his upbringing, and as a true music lover Jeremy has
always found a way to blend them all together. "If I'm playing a Dub tune, it
has a similar rhythm to Cumbia so it forms a bridge from Jamaica to Colombia.
Then maybe mix into a salsa track, followed by a salsa remix with a dancehall
pattern that translates into certain Afrobeat rhythms. It's about finding
similarities and using songs to connect cultures and build
momentum."
Friday November 21 7-11pm
Preview Event
at the Adidas store in Georgetown
Location:
1251 Wisconsin Ave
NW
Washington, DC 20007
With special performance by JEREMY
SOLE:
Elements of Afrobeat, Cumbia, Highlife, Jaz, Dub, and experimental
beats.
A sampling of the Saturday show will be on exhibit
This
preview event is FREE and open to the public.
Saturday, November
22, from 6pm - Midnight
National Harbor, MD, Art Whino announces: BAM BAM
DILLA: TRAVELING
Location:
173 Waterfront St.
National Harbor,
MD 20745
The event is FREE and open to the public.
With special
performance by JEREMY SOLE:
Elements of Afrobeat, Cumbia, Highlife, Jaz, Dub,
and experimental beats.
Show runs through: December
9th
Ben Floeter
Ben Floeter, co-founder of Suddenly, It's Real, is
excited to share with you his series of 1970's reggae inspired portraits on his
collection of vintage luggage. When he isn't creating new things for Suddenly,
It's Real, he is either in his studio painting, or working on expanding his tree
house. Having grown up surrounded by a family of musicians, his artwork has
always been inspired by music. Floeter started collecting Reggae music over ten
years ago. He is inspired not only by the music of Jamaica, but also by the
using and reusing of everyday objects out of necessity, which is most evident of
Floeter's larger paintings that are assembled from a variety of discarded
objects. He uses almost all found materials to create his artwork, whether it is
scrap wood found on the curb, or vintage objects found in thrift stores. The use
of luggage is symbolic in that Jamaican Reggae came from such a small island and
traveled so far, having an enormous impact on the rest of the world . Floeter
has a BFA in Drawing from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and has shown
nationally. This is his first Solo-Show. 
Jeremy Sole
