07.08.11

Happy Friday Everyone!

Just wanted to take this opportunity to bring your attention to another fellow artist, and longtime friend, Derrick Kennelty-Cohen (aka: Sanskrit. And yeah, Sanskrit is his legal middle name given at birth.) He is the creative mastermind behind online magazine, The Pop Aesthetic. Derrick writes opinion pieces on contemporary literature (mostly comics and graphic novels), film & T.V., music, art, and video games. A genius graphic designer by trade, (having produced critically-acclaimed work as both a writer and artist for Nerve, Babble, Pitchfork, Upright Citizens Brigade and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art.) Derrick put together this online magazine all by his lonesome. 

You can tell Derrick really puts in a lot of work when researching his pieces. Namely, "You'll Pay for This, Captain Planet!—Five of the most mixed-message moments in Captain Planet history.", where I know for a fact he spent days on end watching every. single. episode of Captain Planet. If that's not dedication to your craft, I don't know what is. Also, it's hilarious and you should read it. Right now, just leave, who cares about finishing reading this entry...it's got episode clips!

Derrick is on the up-and-up when it comes to new artists and bands and makes sure he keeps it that way. He's always going to some art festival or a concert, (and he kindly invites me to these events and I pretty much always have to decline because of work unfortunately) and he takes tons of pictures and videos, check out his piece on Blip Festival 2011 to see what I mean.


So, be sure to become a fan of The Pop Aesthetic on Facebook and tell your friends! Derrick posts lots of fun links there all the time. And thank the guy for all his hard work keeping you entertained!


Have a great weekend, kids!