BGuthrie Photos: Artomatic 2008 @ 1200 First Street, NE (NoMa) -- Peeps Show II

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2008_DC_ArtomaticO: Artomatic 2008 @ 1200 First Street, NE (NoMa) -- Other (83 photos from 2008)
2008_DC_ArtomaticP: Artomatic 2008 @ 1200 First Street, NE (NoMa) -- Paintings (240 photos from 2008)
2008_DC_Artomatic_Peeps: Artomatic 2008 @ 1200 First Street, NE (NoMa) -- Peeps Show II (14 photos from 2008)
2008_DC_ArtomaticS: Artomatic 2008 @ 1200 First Street, NE (NoMa) -- Sculptures (174 photos from 2008)
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1. PEEPS_080525_002.JPG: Peeps! "Elvis Peepsley" -- John Klingler & Jane Slatter Elvis Peepsley Semifinalist: The idea was 8-year-old John Klingler's, and his mother, Jane Slatter of Alexandria, helped him construct it. So is John an Elvis fan? "No, he didn't even know Elvis's surname," says Slatter. "All he knows about Elvis -- he must've picked it up from school -- is the stance. You know, the wide hips and the arm in the air."
2. PEEPS_080525_009.JPG: "Peeps Atop a Skyscraper (c. 1932)" -- Leslie Golenor, Jen Seiss & Matt Valentine Peeps Atop a Skyscraper (c. 1932) Semifinalist: Riffing on the famous photo "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" by Charles Ebbets, Alexandria residents Lesley Golenor, 27; Jen Seiss, 21; and Matt Valentine, 25 -- all students at Virginia Tech's Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center -- bring the idea to the D.C. "skyline," even though skyscrapers aren't permitted in the city. "Maybe it should read 'Peeps Atop a Skyscraper in Rosslyn,' " says Golenor.
3. PEEPS_080525_016.JPG: "Peeps Attack!" -- Chris Engnoth & Garrett "Buzz" Shea Peeps Attack! Semifinalist: "We started off having Godzilla smashing the Peeps, and I had this elaborate Godzilla made out of modeling clay, and I reread the rules and saw that all characters had to be Peeps," says graphic artist Chris Engnoth, 45, of Alexandria, who collaborated with co-worker Garrett "Buzz" Shea, 45, of Reston. "So the Thursday before the due date, we had to change plans."
4. PEEPS_080525_027.JPG: "Thrilla in Manilla" -- Sam & Muriel Chin, Farrah Fojas, Ronald Lloveras, Brian & Cristina Martinez, Leah Naranja Thrilla in Manila Finalist: Last year, a video of a few hundred jumpsuited inmates dancing gracefully and accurately to "Thriller" made the Internet rounds. Sam Chin, 27, of Burtonsville and his friends made it into a diorama with Peeps in orange jumpsuits crooking their arms like Jacko and the zombies did a quarter-century ago. The other team members are: Muriel Chin, 28; Farrah Fojas, 28; Ronald Lloveras, 28; Brian Martinez, 27; Cristina Martinez, 28; and Leah Naranja, 27. Thrilla in Manila Ronald Lloveras, 28, Washington Sam Chin, 27, Burtonsville Muriel Chin, 28, Burtonsville Farrah Fojas, 28, Fort Washington Brian Martinez, 27, Elkridge Cristina Martinez, 28, Elkridge Leah Naranja, 27, Oxon Hill It's the 25th anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson's "Thriller," and what better way to celebrate than to render a diorama based on a video of Filipino prisoners reenacting its choreography? (Answer: There is no better way.) Last year, a video shot in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines made the Internet rounds. In it, a few hundred jumpsuited inmates dance gracefully and accurately to "Thriller." Now, Sam Chin and his friends have made it into a diorama (still-life, not motorized, alas). Purple and blue Peeps in orange jumpsuits crook their arms like Jacko and the zombies did a quarter-century ago. The effort was a year in the making. Chin and his friends from high school wanted to enter the contest last year, but their vision was overly ambitious. "We tried to do the Trojan War, and we had helmets and bagel-chip shields, and then it looked like a mess," says Chin, who works in computer security. "This year we were going to streamline things, make things cleaner, simpler -- hence a prison yard. Can't get simpler than that." The group met at Chin's house in Burtonsville for several half-day sessions, forming an assembly line to aid productivity: Some worked on the pipe-cleaner arms and others the jumpsuits. Chin himself was in charge of cutting the foam boards. In the end, the group had a contest finalist that hopefully will be commemorated with its own diorama in this very contest 25 years from now. TIP:"Get other people's input," Chin suggests. "What one person thinks is the best isn't necessarily the best. We had a couple constructive arguments about how things should be placed and how many Peeps we should use. Originally we wanted close to 100 Peeps, and after we got through 40, we realized it was bit much."
5. PEEPS_080525_036.JPG: "Peeplona: The Running of the Peeps" -- Erin Dunston Peeplona: The Running of the Peeps Semifinalist: The annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, was re-created by Erin Dunston, 26, a third-grade teacher who lives in Bethesda. "The most difficult part was not making the little bandannas or even the balconies, which were sculpted from pipe cleaners," she says. "The hardest part was finding banana Runts for the bulls' horns."
6. PEEPS_080525_044.JPG: "Amy Winepeep's 'Rehab' " -- Karen Besser & Nina Besser Sign: Amy Winepeep. They tried to make me go to REHAB And I said, "Peep, peep, peep." Amy Winepeep's 'Rehab': Semifinalist: Karen Besser, 58, of Arlington and daughter Nina Besser, 23, of Fairfax tackle Amy Winehouse's famous song and its real-life connotations. "Our toughest decision was whether she was Amy Peephouse, Amy Winepeep or Peepy Winehouse," says Karen. "The toughest technical aspect was getting the tattoos to adhere to her pipe-cleaner arms."
7. PEEPS_080525_052.JPG: "Abbey Road and the Peeposterous Clues" -- Sharon Matsumoto Hirabayashi Abbey Road and the Peeposterous Clues Semifinalist: Sharon Matsumoto Hirabayashi, 51, of North Potomac was inspired by the Beatles' 'Abbey Road' album cover. "I also remembered that the cover supposedly contained clues that Paul was dead and had been replaced by a look-alike. I obviously played up some of those clues, using a blue Peep for Paul (his favorite color, by the way), Peep bunnies for his feet, and with a car veering toward him," she says.
8. PEEPS_080525_069.JPG: "Peeps Dive Deep at the Summer Olympics" -- Meghan Coyle, An Phan, Linda Vo & Vina Vo
9. PEEPS_080525_074.JPG: "U2 Peep-D" -- Kate Baylor, Ethan Fried, Heather Cabral, Stephanie Montgomery & Ann Barrett U2 Peep-D Finalist: This diorama -- by Kate Baylor, 25, Ethan Fried, 27, and Heather Cabral, 27, all of Washington; and Stephanie Montgomery, 27, and Ann Barrett, 23, both of Arlington -- depicts the experience of watching the concert film "U2 3D" in a theater. Notice Bono's glasses, headband and "One" bracelet, the Edge's knit (rather: felt) cap and the enthused Peep fan waving its cellphone in the air. U2 Peep-D Kate Baylor, 25, Washington Stephanie Montgomery, 27, Arlington Ethan Fried, 27, Washington Ann Barrett, 23, Arlington Heather Cabral, 27, Washington Ann Barrett loves Peeps. So much so that she gave them up for Lent. Then Stephanie Montgomery approached her and three co-workers at National Geographic and suggested they make a diorama for this year's contest. "And I said, 'Way to torture me,' " says Barrett. "Ann was kind of our spiritual guide," Montgomery explains. "She was one with the Peeps," says Ethan Fried. Team Peep, as they call themselves, works in communications at National Geographic. And, yes, the group's diorama serves a promotional purpose. "U2 3D," a concert film distributed by National Geographic, is playing on the Imax screen at the National Museum of Natural History through the summer. The diorama depicts the experience of watching it in a theater. Notice Bono's glasses, headband and "One" bracelet, the Edge's knit (rather: felt) cap and the enthused Peep fan waving its cellphone in the air. The lenses on the 25 individual 3-D glasses are made from those colored plastic tabs on file folders. It took the team three pizza parties ("off the clock, after work!") to complete the diorama. No word on whether National Geographic plans to give the workers a spring bonus, or whether Barrett will now consume the diorama to make up for lost time. TIP: A hot glue gun works miracles and generally costs only a dollar or two. Also, "buy extra Peeps," Kate Baylor says. "You never know."
10. PEEPS_080525_083.JPG: "Peep Julius II Questions Michelangelo's Artistic Judgment" -- The Kaleba Family Peep Julius II Questions Michelangelo's Artistic Judgment Semifinalist: Seven members of the Kaleba family collaborated on the commissioning and evaluation of the painting of the Sistine Chapel. "It's wonderful to learn that with 12 university degrees between us, we can create true art for an appreciative audience," muses Jean Kaleba, 60, the family's chief Peep costumer.
11. PEEPS_080525_096.JPG: "Venus de Peeps" -- Joyce Hom Venus de Peeps Semifinalist: Joyce Hom, 24, a freelance illustrator in Greenbelt, re-created the ancient Greek statue Venus de Milo at the Louvre in Paris. "I visited the Louvre while studying abroad in France," Hom says. "Since the Venus de Milo was one of the most popular sculptures there, I had to have it involved in my diorama."
12. PEEPS_080525_101.JPG: "Cowboy is Disobeyed" -- Cordell
13. PEEPS_080525_107.JPG: "The Judges Were Stunned by the Contestants' Illegal Lift in their Lindy Hop" -- artist unknown
14. PEEPS_080525_123.JPG: "Peepadeus" -- Sarah Hoff Peepadeus Semifinalist: "I think 'Amadeus' may be my favorite movie of all time," says Alexandria resident Sarah Hoff, 29, campus administrator at the Corcoran College of Art and Design, who collaborated with her fiance, Jack Hsu. "I believe it is a creative masterpiece in itself. What better way to pay tribute to the creative insanity of it all than with Peeps?" Note: The left panel includes an older Salieri as narrator, the middle shows a younger Salieri manipulating Mozart and the right teems with Peep sopranos.
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Description of Subject Matter: About Artomatic
Artomatic is a month-long multimedia arts event that draws together visual artists, musicians and performers and brings their work to the community without charge.
It was originally conceived as a way to break down the geographical and social segmentation of the Washington arts scene, to bring art directly to the public and to build cohesion among artists. The city's ongoing development in recent years has diffused the arts community by breaking up pockets of artist studios. In addition, local artists are sometimes overshadowed by national blockbuster shows and federal landmarks. Artomatic provides a forum for all of our area's artists to convene, perform and exhibit, strengthening the visibility, cohesion, and marketplace of Washington's arts community.

Artomatic began in 1999 in the historic Manhattan Laundry building. A dozen or so artists originally toured the empty building and within a month, three hundred and fifty artists had cleaned, lit, painted and colonized the 100,000 square feet. Over 20,000 visitors attended the first Artomatic over 6 weeks.
From there, it grew organically, as buildings were made available to Artomatic by community developers. Music and performance of all kinds were added. In 2000, 665 artists exhibited and 200 performed at the old Hechinger’s building; more than 1000 artists and performers took part in 2002 at the Southwest Waterfront and even more in 2004 at the old Capitol Children’s Museum in Northeast. The number of visitors has also more than doubled to over 40,000. Artomatic made a stop in Virginia for the first time in 2007, occupying a former Patent and Trademark space. It drew over 40,000 visitors.

By artists, for everyone
Artomatic is organic; there are no juries or curators. A Board of Directors comprised of local artists and supporters, and a steering committee comprised of local artists, arts administrators, and community activists develops outreach procedures and participation guidelines to ens ...More...
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