Nada Dada Hotel Photography
Wow what a night this was! Roaming through the halls of El Cortez at 10:00 p.m., I ran into freaks, geeks, chics, and everything else in between. This was only my second time in the beautiful decorative El Cortez hotel, and again, upon stepping into this living piece of history, I am thrown back to the glory days when the El Cortez was in its prime. Gorgeous light fixtures, velvet red carpeting, and intricate woodwork provide the perfect backdrop for an evening into the bizarre.
There were scores of people roaming the halls, transitioning from one art piece to the next, each room holding a new surprise. 3 floors of art, and then there's the Townhouse across the street, holding some of the seedier more controversial art. Enjoy some of the pictures below...they of course don't do any of the artists true justice. You still have time to make it to the El Cortez Hotel and experience Nada Dada!
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Posted by: Bugsy - 6/20/2009 1:16:06 PM
I liked the neon art work with the taxi door and the painting you had to stare for awile at...as for the artists who made the other pieces, "Don't quit your day job."
Posted by: Walt - 6/20/2009 8:37:10 PM
No pictures from the "Room of 1000 Dildos"? You must have missed that at the Town & Country!
Posted by: DowntownMakeoverDude - 6/20/2009 9:11:33 PM
Actually Walt, the art installations over at the motor lodge were my favorites! The Pink Rose Room was just creepy! I debated showing the Room of 1000 Dildos or not, I thought it might be a TAD too racy lol. I did however post those photos to my Facebook profile.
Posted by: J.M. - 6/21/2009 10:19:39 AM
ROOM 314 CHRISTOPHER UMANA IS THE BEST ROOM IN THE SHOW!!!!! LOVE LOVE!!!!!!
Posted by: J.M. - 6/21/2009 10:20:20 AM
ROOM 314 CHRISTOPHER UMANA IS THE BEST ROOM IN THE SHOW!!!!! LOVE LOVE!!!!!!
Posted by: robert roberg - 12/22/2013 9:06:56 PM
Hi,
we are opening a Fluorescent Museum in Newberry Florida. We are looking for black light painters for our opening. Fortunately we don't have funds since we are just starting out. But if you'd like to send us a few pieces we would love to display your work. If you offer them for sale we would only ask a 20% commission.
Here's link
https://www.facebook.com/3DFluorescenArtMuseum
peace and love
Robert Roberg
Move
West Street Market had a big shindig going on
West Street Market
West Street Market
West Street Market
Extra police on-hand due to 5 simultaneous large events happening downtown last night.
The Black Light Art Room
The Black Light Art Room
The Black Light Art Room
The Black Light Art Room
Hammon Photography room. Mark Hammon shoots very surrealistic photography.
Hammon Photography room
Photography
A large sculpture
A large sculpture
2 figurines
Our own piece of art, my friend Mark's reflection in an El Cortez window
El Cortez fire escape
El Cortez fire escape
Marian Studer mixed media
A statue!
Bug man! OMG he's gonna get me.
Freaky cool cloud thing
Shame on them! Caught in the act!
One of my favorite rooms, a field of ceramic shrooms. My flash kind of ruined the ambience of the room, but the entire room had this purple blue glow to it, with whispy trees hanging on the walls. There was even sound effects!
One of my favorite rooms, a field of ceramic shrooms. My flash kind of ruined the ambience of the room, but the entire room had this purple blue glow to it, with wispy trees hanging on the walls. There was even sound effects!
One of my favorite rooms, a field of ceramic shrooms. My flash kind of ruined the ambience of the room, but the entire room had this purple blue glow to it, with wispy trees hanging on the walls. There was even sound effects!
Some cool canvas work
Some more of Marian Studer's mixed media. These are heart-looking body organ sculptures. Very interesting.
Some more of Marian Studer's mixed media. These are heart-looking body organ sculptures. Very interesting.
Some more of Marian Studer's mixed media.
WOW this painting. I had to stare at it about ten minutes to fully take in the micro-details.
WOW this painting. I had to stare at it about ten minutes to fully take in the micro-details.
Love this
This guy is amazing, I forget his name, but he had some of the best mixed and digital media in the house.
More of his work.
Nice, schweet.
Ha!
No Bull.
Very cool mechanical face mask.
Closer look.
Me! And the beautiful El Cortez lobby.
Sculpture Garden
Sculpture Garden
Sculpture Garden
Sculpture Garden
The Pink Rose Room! This was a true excursion into the bizarre. At first we couldn't tell if this was an exhibit or not... until we met the woman who staged it.
The Pink Room
The Pink Room
This was the strangest thing. Meticulously pinned up on the walls of this motel room were hundreds of pieces of paper, each with one name on it. In the center of the room was a beehive. A real beehive.
Bee room.
Outdoor Art
Neon
Neon
Neon
Neon
Neon
Neon
Neon
Statues
Statues
Statues
