
Photos by G. Art by Ian Francis. "Fireland" by Ian Francis. Now showing at Joshua Liner Gallery in New York through April 2, 2011. UK Based artist Ian Francis' exhibit "Fireland" at the Joshua Liner Gallery marks his first solo exhibition in New York. He uses vivid colors and draws inspiration from cinema, pornography, street culture and images sampled from the Internet. Ian Francis uses a range of techniques including acrylic, oil, charcoal, ink as well graphite in his works. Each work is Ian Francis' vision of love, lust, peace, chaos [...]

Ian Francis "Fireland" March 3 to April 2, 2011 Joshua Liner Gallery "Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present Fireland, an exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by the British artist Ian Francis. This is Francis' first one-man show at the gallery and marks his solo debut in New York. Working in mixed media on canvas, Ian Francis combines abstraction, figuration, and elements of both painting and drawing to create distinctly contemporary works. His robust approach uses a range of [...]

Dear readers, After a quite a spell of spotty activity here at A Future in Noise on my part, I am thrilled to announce the official launch of a new endeavor I have recently embarked on - a record label, Vulpiano Records ! The concept of Vulpiano is based around this: each artist involved must make at least one single, EP, or album available for free. Purchasables with an on-line store will be coming along next year, and anything that costs money will be limited edition or special compilations - everything else is free [...]

I've had my 13-year-old grandson visiting all week, so I have spent more time with him and less time on the Internets. We went hiking, and he can identify almost as many wildflowers as I can. My native flower garden (above photo) is at its peak now, so we dug up last year's vegetable garden and put in new plants for summer. Planting seeds is your faith that the future holds good things. He experienced the perils of country living: Wednesday we waited 45 minutes for a gopher snake to come off the rear axle [...]
Electronica artist Ian France has recently debuted the music video for "500 Souls", featuring Berthuld Thomas Johnson samples enmeshed in a kaleidoscope of electronic sound. Check it out! Stream and download the track from Fairtilizer below; also recommended: "Church Bells" and "Night Lights" Ian France Official Site | on MySpace | on Fairtilizer