The intellectual and provoking German publication Dahiem has just released there newest issue on the subject of Work for download.  It is a collection of art, photography and essays all centered on the theme of modern life and the work we choose.  It features a photography collection by myself titled “Tokyo Metropolis.”

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http://www.daheim-magazin.de/ 

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Una Al Dia book of poetry by my good friend Fernando Prats has just been published. It is a collection of Spanish poetry on everyday life. It features a cover photography by myself. Help support the arts and pick up a copy at Lulu.com or you can also down load a free version.

down load a free PDF copy here or purchase a printed form.

to view Fernando’s website http://fernandoprats.com/
“Una al d?a es el resultado de un juego, o de una auto-imposici?n, la de escribir una impresi?n po?tica diaria durante cien d?as. Un juego de pocas reglas que pretend?a adem?s marcar el fin de una experiencia: pan y verdura, un blog in?til. No lo ha logrado, hay que decirlo. Blog y libro siguen libres.” (Pr?logo).

“Una al d?a is the result of a game, or a self-imposition, to write a poetic impression daily for a hundred days. A game of few rules aimed also mark the end of an experience: ‘bread and vegetables’, an useless blog. But that has not succeeded, it must be said. Blog and book remain free.” (Prologue).

ISBN: 978-1-84753-725-6

? 2006 - 2007 Fernando Prats

Cover-Photo: Jacob Schere

On the new site Artist Interviewing Artist an interview with Jacob Schere was given, by Sacramento artist Tim Lane. You can gain a little insight into the work of m2c aka Jacob Schere. Please check out the other artist on the site too. It is in English and French.

A repost is compiled here courtesy of Tim Lane.

http://www.myspace.com/artistinterviewingartist

tim:what is your favorite camera to work with?

jacob schere:
I switch around all the time. but recently I like the
old 6×6 point and shoot format cameras. Like the Ilford
Sporti, and Baldexitte.

tim:what artists/photographers are you inspired by?

jacob schere:
Probably the biggest impact on me as a photographer
is Lee Freidlander. I’ve been a big fan of his ever
since someone showed me some of his work in university.
And as far as making a statement, Duchamp.

tim:tell us about your educational background. Do you have formal training in art? jacob schere:

I went to a university, and studies within their art
department. I enjoyed being able to dabble in the other
departments such as political science and history classes.

tim: When did you decide to pursue art?

jacob schere:
Can’t say exactly when, but its been a direction i’ve
been traveling since I was a young one.

tim: is there anything else you would like to tell us about your background in regards to how your art has evolved?

jacob schere:
I traveled a lot with my family when I was young, and it
was I that always had the camera, and took the family
pictures. That really got me wanting to travel and
take pictures.

tim:this part is for you to ask yourself a question or write
anything fun nonsense anything you want as long as you want

jacob schere:

I am always surprised when others like pictures of mine
that i dont like so much and vice versa. I can show
someone a piece im crazy about,but someone else is like
ummm ok, i like this ONE. and Im like WHAT????

is that good enough for ya?

tim:how does contemporary life impact your creative practice?

jacob schere:
I react to what I am surrounded by. The sights smells,
colors of everyday, seep in and come out in my works.

tim: What motivates you to create?

jacob schere:
I really wouldnt know what else to do.
If I dont do something creative, i feel empty
and useless.. I MUST CREATE

tim: why did you choose to work in the medium(s) that you use?

jacob schere:

I dont think I chose, photography, it CHOSE me.
as far as collage, and painting, its that dirtiness, and
the pulling all the scraps together and pull off
some raw emotion.

tim: what is your studio like? Can you go into detail about your studio routine? Do you work in silence– listen to music?

jacob schere:
I have 2 studios. My computer studio, is quite plain,
with a 20 inch monitor, and a big sliding door. My painting
studio, is in a basement, with NO natural light. so i put
up a couple of 1000 watt lights. Its an utter mess most
of the time. I like music. so i often play music in
my studio, it gives me energy to keep on going.

tim: Do you have any upcoming exhibits? Where readers can view your work? OR .COMS?

jacob schere:
No exhibits right now, some coming next year.
http://www.dontmagazine.com//5/tokyo-time-machine/

tim: favorite word?

jacob schere
I love the sound of the word incognito.

tim:least favorite words

jacob schere:
Greed, hate, selfishness

tim:favorite color/colors to work with?

jacob schere
I’m a complete sucker for blues and purples.

thank you jacob
clcik here for jacobs myspace page

french version

tim:what est votre appareil-photo pr???f???r??? ???? travailler avec le commutateur du schere i de :jacob autour de tout le temps mais r???cemment j’aime le vieux point 6×6 et tire les appareils-photo de format comme le sporti d’ilford, et le baldexitte. tim:what artists/photographers sont vous ont inspir??? probablement par le schere de :jacob le plus grand impact sur moi car un photographe est lie Freidlander. Ive ???t??? un grand ventilateur ???? lui depuis quelqu’un m’a montr??? une partie de son travail dans l’universit???. Et jusque faire un rapport, Duchamp. tim:tell nous au sujet de votre fond ???ducatif. Vous avez la formation formelle dans le schere de l’art :jacob que je suis all??? ???? une universit???, et les ???tudes dans leur d???partement d’art. J’ai eu plaisir ???? pouvoir mouiller dans les autres d???partements tels que les classes politiques de la science et d’histoire. tim : Quand avez-vous d???cid??? de poursuivre l’art ? parole de pente de schere de :jacob exactement quand, mais son ???t??? un ive de direction voyageant puisque j’???tais jeune. tim : y a-t-il toute autre chose que vous voudriez nous dire au sujet de votre fond dans le respect ???? la fa???on dont votre art a ???volu??? ? schere de :jacob j’ai voyag??? beaucoup avec ma famille quand j’???tais jeune, et c’???tait moi qui a toujours eu l’appareil-photo, et a pris les photos de famille. Que vraiment obtenu me voulant voyager et prendre des photos. la pi???ce de tim:this est pour que vous vous demandiez que une question ou ???crire ???? quelque chose le non-sens quelque chose d’amusement que vous voulez aussi longtemps que vous voulez le schere de :jacob Je suis toujours ???tonn??? quand d’autres aiment des images du mien que je n’aime pas tellement et vice versa. Je peux montrer ???? quelqu’un par morceau im fou environ, est-ce que mais quelqu’un d’autre est comme l’ok d’ummm, j’aime cet UN et Im comme CE QUI ? ? ? ? est-ce que c’est assez bon pour le ya ? tim:how la vie contemporaine effectue-t-elle votre pratique cr???atrice ? schere de :jacob que je r???agis ???? ce que je suis entour??? pr???s. Les odeurs de vues, couleurs de journalier, s’infiltrent dedans et viennent dehors dans mes travaux. tim : Ce qui vous motive pour cr???er le wouldnt du schere I de :jacob vraiment savez quoi encore pour faire. Si je ne fais pas quelque chose de cr???ateur, je me sens vide et inutile. Je DOIS CR?????ER tim : pourquoi avez-vous choisi de travailler dans le medium(s) que vous employez ? schere de :jacob que je ne pense pas que j’ai choisi, photographie, il M’AI CHOISI. jusque le collage, et peindre, sa cette salet???, et le rassemblement de toutes les chutes et retirent une certaine ???motion crue. tim : ???? quoi ressemble votre studio ? Pouvez-vous entrer dans le d???tail au sujet de votre routine de studio ? Vous travaillez dans le silence — ???coutez le schere de la musique :jacob que j’ai 2 studios. Mon studio d’ordinateur, est tout ???? fait plat, avec un moniteur de 20 pouces, et une grande porte coulissante. Mon studio de peinture, est dans un sous-sol, sans la lumi???re normale. ainsi j’ai mis vers le haut un couple des lumi???res de 1000 watts. Son un d???sordre total plus du temps. J’aime la musique. ainsi je joue souvent la musique dans mon studio, il me donne l’???nergie ???? la subsistance sur aller. tim : Avez-vous des objets expos???s prochains ? O??? les lecteurs peuvent regarder votre travail ? OU schere des COMS :jacob aucuns objets expos???s en ce moment, un certain prochain prochain tim de l’ann???e http://www.dontmagazine.com//5/tokyo-time-machine/ www.lucidcommunication.com : amour pr???f???r??? du schere i du mot :jacob le bruit du mot incognito. le favori de tim:least exprime l’avarice de schere de :jacob, haine, ???go???sme tim:favorite color/colors pour travailler avec le schere im de :jacob un surgeon complet pour des bleus et des purples.

The totally hip multi media DONT MAGAZINE’s recent issue features a sound and image extravaganza called “Tokyo Time Machine.” A in depth look at decay of imagery in metropolitan Tokyo. An interview with Jacob Schere accompanies music and images. Be sure to explore, and click though all the images for a interection of sound and images.For a direct link to the article please click belowhttp://www.dontmagazine.com/#/5/tokyo-time-machine/please also browse thought the rest of the magazine by clicking belowhttp://www.dontmagazine.com/Tokyo Time MachineFollowing on from New Yor Inflections, HINDSIGHT, issue 4, we go to Tokyo where Jacob Schere takes us on a journey though time. He writes, “Here in sleek and ultra modern Tokyo lay images left to peel slowly off the wall. These images are of recent ancient history. Flake by flake they peel from their cement base… like an archaeologist dusting off the centuries to discover a city in ruin, I have discovered these paintings on a wall, left to grunt against the elements.” Schere is a New Yorker living in Tokyo. He is from a city that’s built for speed but even he is taken aback by the pace of change in his adoptive home. These images of an arrested civilization located in a kaleidescope of tenses echo our condition. Their elegant erosion, nobility in neglect and haunting sense of devastation recall our wastefulness and our own inevitable decrepitude. A friend writes, “Yes I love them! Their colors as well as their fragility and how in every flake and peel a new history is added. The pollution where seagulls cannot dive and the sublime intimate connection of two people hidden in the mist. Music by Itai.Published in DONT MAGAZINE November 2007.

Brimstone127 has done it again. He has been voted rapper of the year in South Florida by City Link Magazine. His smooth ryhmes and positve works in the community makes him an original Miami B Boy. Included is an original photograph by Jacob Schere.

City Link best of Miami Brimstone127

Brimstone127.com

This past year, we’ve seen a surfeit of excellent new local hip-hop acts (???Mayday!, anyone?) and newsworthy events from some of South Florida’s stalwarts (both Garcia and DJ Khaled dropped albums, for example). Nevertheless, we keep going back to Seth Schere, a.k.a. Brimstone127. When we booked the rapper and producer at last year’s City Link Music Fest, we had only a vague inkling of who he was. He had to follow a slow set at The Poor House by a crooning singer-songwriter that, while poignant, sucked the energy from the room. By the time Brimstone127 had finished performing, the crowd was on its feet, shouting, moving and electrified. And we damn straight knew his name.

ISM a Community Project Magazine just released its autumn issue. ISM is a non-profit orgaization dedicated to the promotion and support of the arts. They distribute the magazine internationally. In the autumn 2007 issue features an article on Jacob Schere’s photographic works. Entitiled “Refining and Defining”, with text by Lisa Tanaka. In addition to that essay it features an interview with Shepard Fairey (Obey), and the photographer Diane Arbus, plus many other exciting artist.ISM Magazine is widely distributed throughout the US, Canada, and Australia. ISM: a community project is available at selected Barnes & Noble, Borders, Hastings, and a wide range of independent bookstores, newsstands and museum shops. Also available though thier website. Please support the arts and pick up a copy. http://ismcommunity.org/Here are the images used in the article at a higher resoution.Enjoy, and again, please pick up a copy.REFINING AND DEFININGLISA TANAKA textJACOB SCHERE image”Monet painted haystacks out in the countryside. To him they were the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. And literally, he shed light for us on how beautiful something so ordinary can be. For me that’s the challenge. Go out into the world and find those things that I find beautiful. Show the world what captivates and thrills me.”Jacob Schere may be an ordinary man, but he has a not-so-ordinary view of the world. He is the creator of collages, photographs and clothing designs. Living in the centerfolds of Tokyo, Japan has given him insight on how ordinary things can be the most beautiful. One of hi s projects includes a collection of photographs taken of the “lost and found” tradition in Tokyo which is as follows: If someone finds an item that is clearly a lost object, they will place it in a unique place and situation so that the owner may find the item. Schere’s photo collection captures the uniqueness of this culturally insignificant tradition. While this is an everyday practice for the Japanese, Schere has found beauty in the cleverness and conscientiousness of such an act. The care that is put into preparing the the lost items so that they may be found is almost surprising.Though photography Schere has found a way to communicate his view of beauty. “Unfortunately a lot of people don’t ever realize what they have that is beautiful. Or they ignore it and stuff it way down deep. Or even worse they never look for it in the first place. Schere stands out as a photographer because he defines beauty as people in their natural environments. “People are a product of their environment. The smells, sights, and happenings of a neighborhood all rub off on them. The aesthetic of just being in a place and time is a totally unpretentious act.” Some of Schere’s most interesting work is of the simplest things. Schere communicates the idea that something is beautiful for the mere fact that it exists beyond anything else. He can capture a house as it stands alone, but what exactly does he see? Not a representation of a building, but of a home and all that it encompasses; those magical moments that happen in a home between family members when one is alone.While this is a unique talent, it took Schere years to truly acknowledge his abilities. “The process to saying that I have talent, or an ability to really express something took a long time. It was there under the surface somewhere, but truly didn’t bubble up until university and beyond. To keep on refining and defining my way.And Schere continues to define his way. Schere is still growing as an artist and he allows that of himself. He believes that art has healing power, not only individually, but universally. “We let so many things stand in our way, our faith, religions, cultural differences. Rather than see the similarities we only notice what is different. I hope that art can help bring people together. To let them see and experience the world as one people rather than Us and Them. Artists should strive to create these kinds of work. Work that will stimulate ideas, awaken the mind, and overcome injustices.

One of my fabulous photographs of KRS ONE the Teacha, just came out in the New Times Broward - Palm Beach edition. It is also accompanied by a wonderful article by Esther Park. Unfortunately they published my name incorrectly. It was published on Spetember 13, 2007. Enjoy a few words from the Teacha.

Click the link below to read the whole article.

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2007-09-13/music/pain-and-progress/

Photo By Jacob Schere

Jacob Schere’s upcoming photographic series on walls on the hip Dont Magazine was reviewed on Diesel Cults website. It’s just a taste of the multi media expierence that Dont Magazine will bring to the series.

Click the link below to take you to the Diesel Posting.

Diesel Cult Website

Follow this link to take you to Dont Magazine.

Stay posted for when the next issue drops. More photos, muisc and mash ups to come.

Dont Magazine

a copy of the text is below.

Marjorie Jeung reviews The Wall Series, a poetic and thought provoking collection of images of decay by photographer Jacob Schere.

Following on from New York Inflections in issue 4 of dontmagazine.com, we go to Tokyo where Jacob Schere takes us on a journey through time. He writes, ‘Here in sleek and ultra modern Tokyo lay images left to peel slowly off the wall. These images are of recent ancient history. Flake by flake they peel from their cement base - like an archaeologist dusting off the centuries to discover a city in ruin, I have discovered these paintings on a wall, left to grunt against the elements.’ Schere is a New Yorker living in Tokyo. He is from a city that’s built for speed but even he is taken aback by the pace of change in his adoptive home. These images of an arrested civilisation located in a kaleidoscope of tenses echo our condition. Their elegant erosion, nobility in neglect and haunting sense of devastation recall our wastefulness and our own inevitable decrepitude. A friend writes, ?????Yes, I love them! Their colours as well as their fragility and how in every flake and peel a new history is added, the pollution where seagulls cannot dive and the sublime intimate connection of two people hidden in the mist-’

Hipster NYC based Underworld Magazine has just relesed its most recent issue.

Filled with art, stunning visuals, and hot photography. Including a section on the

Yutenji Graffiti Happening.

Be sure to stop by

Underworld Issue #4

http://www.underworldmagazines.com/issue1.htm

Underworld Magazine Website.

http://www.underworldmagazines.com/

Underworld Magazine Myspace Page.

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