Friday, July 3, 2009

Williamsburg

A Brad Saville Picture

BJ, featured

“Brother James”

 BROTHER JAMES (aka BJ)
Age: 33
Artistic Shtick: PAINTER 
 
Every morning at noon, you’ll see native the North-Carolinian, Brother James, haul his paintings down to Bedford Avenue between North 5th and 4th Streets where he will set-up his street gallery.  Here, he will hack his art until dusk, whereupon he will return to his studio lair.  An Art Major in School, [...]

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Truman, featured

“Truman”

  TRUMAN
Age: 34
Artistic Shtick: WRITER 
 
Embittered by the miserable failure-of-a publication-that-was-his-first-novel, Truman has since focused his efforts on the screen-writing trade.  He has spent the last year, working on his first script and emboldening his artistic, Texas-size ego by seducing woman and having them read passages from his novel aloud to him. To this day, Truman says that he would exchange his womanizing [...]

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Will, featured

“Will”

  WILL
Age: 34
Artistic Shtick: PRODUCER 
 
After his father died, Will received a large inheritance and a series of existential doubts.  He then packed his bags from Philly and moved to Williamsburg to establish his own production company.  Serving both rental and production needs, Will began to do very well, enjoying and wallowing in the promise of the American Dream [...]

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Anna, featured

“Anna”

 ANNA
Age: 27
Artistic Shtick: WRITER 
 
Anna is the first of two children belonging to a single Puerto Rican mother.  Growing up, she not only looked after her younger brother, Miguel, but she watched her mother waste away, working two jobs, getting nowhere playing by the rules.  When she wanted stylish clothes, her mother said “No.”  When she [...]

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Miguel, featured

“Miguel”

 MIGUEL
Age: 16
Artistic Shtick: FILMMAKER 
 
Miguel is the second of two children, younger sister to Anna, belonging to a single Puerto Rican mother. Though his sister, Anna, kept her illegal prostitution business at a low-profile, he soon learned the value of the hustle from her.  So, saving up his money, he bought his first .9 mm, and began holding [...]

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Adella, featured

“Adella”

ADELLA
Age: 29
Artistic Shtick: ILLUSTRATOR 
 
Born and raised in cold, alcoholic climate of Presov, Slovakia, Adella immigrated to New York City when she was 21.  Unable to speak a word of English, she survived as a house-cleaner at first as she picked-up English from television, radio, and rock n’ roll.  A year into her stay and a [...]

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Monty, featured

“Monty”

 MONTY
Age: 25
Artistic Shtick: ACTOR 
 
Out of college, Monty first moved to New York City from the WASP-infested tornado-plains of Northwestern Ohio with wily, optimistic eyes, miniscule life-experience, and the dream of becoming an actor.  After getting a job as a waiter, he enrolled in HB Studio and felt that he was rapidly on his way.  He began getting [...]

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“Will”

  WILL
Age: 34
Artistic Shtick: PRODUCER 
 
After his father died, Will received a large inheritance and a series of existential doubts.  He then packed his bags from Philly and moved to Williamsburg to establish his own production company.  Serving both rental and production needs, Will began to do very well, enjoying and wallowing in the promise of the American Dream [...]

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“Brother James”

 BROTHER JAMES (aka BJ)
Age: 33
Artistic Shtick: PAINTER 
 
Every morning at noon, you’ll see native the North-Carolinian, Brother James, haul his paintings down to Bedford Avenue between North 5th and 4th Streets where he will set-up his street gallery.  Here, he will hack his art until dusk, whereupon he will return to his studio lair.  An Art Major in School, [...]

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“Adella”

ADELLA
Age: 29
Artistic Shtick: ILLUSTRATOR 
 
Born and raised in cold, alcoholic climate of Presov, Slovakia, Adella immigrated to New York City when she was 21.  Unable to speak a word of English, she survived as a house-cleaner at first as she picked-up English from television, radio, and rock n’ roll.  A year into her stay and a [...]

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“Anna”

 ANNA
Age: 27
Artistic Shtick: WRITER 
 
Anna is the first of two children belonging to a single Puerto Rican mother.  Growing up, she not only looked after her younger brother, Miguel, but she watched her mother waste away, working two jobs, getting nowhere playing by the rules.  When she wanted stylish clothes, her mother said “No.”  When she [...]

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“Miguel”

 MIGUEL
Age: 16
Artistic Shtick: FILMMAKER 
 
Miguel is the second of two children, younger sister to Anna, belonging to a single Puerto Rican mother. Though his sister, Anna, kept her illegal prostitution business at a low-profile, he soon learned the value of the hustle from her.  So, saving up his money, he bought his first .9 mm, and began holding [...]

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“Truman”

  TRUMAN
Age: 34
Artistic Shtick: WRITER 
 
Embittered by the miserable failure-of-a publication-that-was-his-first-novel, Truman has since focused his efforts on the screen-writing trade.  He has spent the last year, working on his first script and emboldening his artistic, Texas-size ego by seducing woman and having them read passages from his novel aloud to him. To this day, Truman says that he would exchange his womanizing [...]

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