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"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
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noise dept.
RMH
đŞź
oozey mess
Xuebing Du
Misplaced Lens Cap
izzy's playlists!
sheepfilms
cherry valley forever
Three Goblin Art
I'd rather be in outer space đ¸
Stranger Things
pixel skylines
JVL
#extradirty
Claire Keane
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@josegamboa
Mi Ăltimo AdiĂłsÂ
By what cannot be called anything other than a random series of events, Iâve just had my second solo exhibition in Jyväskylä, the 5th largest city in Finland.
Completed over the course of 17 days at the Ratamo Center for Printmaking and Photographyâwidely regarded as one of the top printmaking centers in Finland if not in the world, the exhibition, which was originally intended to be inauguratedâŚ
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World Art Drop Day
World Art Drop Day
Every first Tuesday in September, artists around the world hide an artwork somewhere, leave clues through social media for people to find them.
This year I decided to participate, but since Iâve been moving around, I thought Iâd do a different kind of art drop:
#worldartdropday #ArtDropDay đ¨đźâđ¨ Win a #pinoyartista print, tee or original artwork if you can guess the country and city whereâŚ
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Barcelona August 17, 2017
Barcelona August 17, 2017
I thought that Iâd share my experience of last Thursdayâs terrorist attack on Catalunya, the 2nd in the history of Barcelona.
 August 17, 2017 17.42 CCCB
It was around 14.30 and I was seated at the Arxiu at the CCCB, the Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona. Before that, I was at the library, another favourite hangout of mine, but I left as they close for the lunch hour. CCCB is inâŚ
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Lola Isabel
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Scar
 This is one of my earliest memories of my father. Even though it didnât happen to me personally, my mindâs eye created the scene when I first heard the story, and seeing that scar all the time growing up, engraved this anecdote into my memory.
  To celebrate Fatherâs Day, Iâd like to hear your most memorable fatherâs story. Share it in the comments and Iâll illustrate the one with theâŚ
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A Side Hustle Isn't Only Nice, It's Necessary
A Side Hustle Isnât Only Nice, Itâs Necessary
Since January this year Iâve been listening to Chris Gillebeauâs Side Hustle School on my daily commute, walk, bike, etc. Itâs a daily podcast with bite-sized stories about people who start an income-generating business while working a day job.
Their tag line is: A side hustle isnât just nice, itâs necessary.
Chris, by the way, is the author of the The Art of Non-Conformity, and is one of theâŚ
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Star in Your Own Comic
Star in Your Own Comic
Are you or anyone you know into the Golden Age of comic books?
Have you ever wanted to appear in one? Now you can make this fantasy a reality.
Or the guy on the right. Itâs totally up to you!
Beginning February I will be available for personalised comic commissions. As this is a side hustle, I will only be doing up to three a month.
With personalised comics youâor the person of your choiceâwillâŚ
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What Am I Doing Here?
What Am I Doing Here?
It is with the appropriate amount of pleasure that I announce my first exhibition in Barcelona.
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âWhat Am I Doing Hereâ is a retrospective of the works created over the past eighteen months since I arrived in Europe. It will include drawings, paintings, and screen prints created in Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, Venice, and Las Palmas.
The exhibition will be on the 15th of April, at lâAtelier, aâŚ
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Cycle. Rinse. Repeat.
photo by Maria Khodykina Cycle. Rinse. Repeat.
 Wake up to your inbox
Facebook with breakfast
Glued to your mobile as you commute
Gmail at your desk
Eyes glued to the screen
Nothing in between
Tweet, like, share, post
Real life is like a passing ghost
If itâs not online then it didnât happen
Try to work but your phone calls you back
Tumblr with a snack
Youtube when you get back
Spotify as youâŚ
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The Burden of Life
The Burden of Life
source The Burden of Life
Life is difficult
Itâs truer day-by-day
Itâs not your fault
Sometimes people pay and lose their way
Loneliness, sickness, death, and decay
Itâs a lie to say âEverything will be OKâ
But
If life is to be a burden
To bear on our shoulders
Then oughtnât we try to make it lighter?
That is all we can hope to do
For ourselves and for each other.
Jose Gamboa
October 2015.âŚ
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The Year of Living With Urgency
The Year of Living With Urgency
Yesterday, the 29th of February 2016 marks 1 year, 4 months, 24 days since I moved from Manila to Barcelona.
Today is the leap day of a leap year. Every four yearsâfor reasons that I do not think is all that importantâwe have chosen to add a day to the 365 we already have. Like birthdays and other holidays, marking time has its purpose.
Like anyone who likes to write, I have a penchantâŚ
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Very Important
Your job is very important
Your car, your bike, your motorcycle
Your sneaker collection, your masterâs degree
Your charity, foundation, religion, and non-governmental organisations
The news is very important
Your industries of sport, media, and manufacturing
Your driving schools and investment banks
Fitness gyms and start up firms
Where would the world be without your architectural digest,
AcademâŚ
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Several years ago, my French friend Dominique lent me a film LâAuberge Espagnole (in English, The Spanish Apartment). It is about six Erasmus students who share an apartment in Barcelona.
Today, I find myself living in an flat, in Barcelona, together with three other students from different parts of the world. Uncanny how life imitates art.
I believe that commercial air travel is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. Thanks to it, there is nowhere in the world that one cannot be in in less than 22 hours. The world has seemingly shrunk, and one can meet up with friends in London, do business in China, and order shoes from the US (again via China).
As I walked into the Swedish furniture complex in Barcelona after having ridden over in a German automobile with a Spaniard at the wheel, a Russian, two Germans, and a Norwegian, I felt the full impact of the much-bandied about word globalisation.
Meet my flatmates (click the image):
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Awat
Masha
Shoshanna
 All three women are incredibly well-traveled and very independent. Coming from the Philippines where we rarely have the opportunity to be alone, not to mention to travel solo, and where women still play traditional roles, they are all quite exceptional. Although I am accustomed to being the only thorn among the rosesâI was the only male teacher when I worked in Mindanao, and the only male reading teacher when I worked in a clinic for children with learning difficultiesâthis is an entirely new experience, given the variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personalities.
It will be interesting to see how things develop in the next few months. I am certain there will be challenges. For one, I am an introvert who is used to living alone, so there will have to be some adjustment on my part.
Also, coming from a developing country, I will also be faced with a lifestyle that I considerâsimply because I come from the Philippinesâto be well above my means. As fortunate as we are to have found a beautiful, spacious flat in the suburbs of Les Corts in Barcelona, furnished with appliances, cutlery, dishes, brand-new IKEA furniture, I would still need to be able to find work to support myself while I am here.
The IKEA furniture-shopping expedition culminated with a meal in the cafeteria. Whereas my flatmates bought curtains, frames, carpets, bookends, lamps, and other embellishments with which to beautify their rooms, I had bought a trash bin.
A Spaniard, a Russian, a Norwegian, a German, and a Filipino Walk Into an Ikea⌠Several years ago, my French friend Dominique lent me a film L'Auberge Espagnole (in English, The Spanish ApartmentâŚ
A Crow Named Anxiety
A Crow Named Anxiety
A Crow named Anxiety
Lunges at my throat ungracefully
Each day She and I become
As the Little Prince and the Fox
Ever more familiar
With the summer gone, I am in autumn
Winter is coming to stay
Have the days been for naught?
Are the yearnings of the soul to fall
Forever on ears that are full
Of the mutterings and rumblings
Wait, it is too much, time is flying
Is past, is gone, you are here
SittinâŚ
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Now available: #BowieForever ultra-limited edition prints and tees by Jose Gamboa.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BA6-zYeNUzJ/
29.7 x 42 cm, each screenprint is unique and signed by Jose Gamboa and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Edition of Seven. Five left.
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 Available sizes are M and L and XL (depending on availability) and printed on 100% cotton tees. Each tee is signed by Jose Gamboa. Edition of Fifteen.
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I will releasing more #BowieForever prints and tees within the next few weeks.
 A bit of background as to how I came to do this series:
Back in December 2015, I had gotten it on good authority that David Bowie was coming to Primavera Sound 2016. The prospect of seeing a creative genius of his calibre live so excited me that despite my sourceâs admonition not to spread the word, I could not help myself:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAHAKSwtUwt/
Getting into the whole Bowie vibe, I started learning how to play his songs on the guitar, and began researching which day he would perform in Primavera. Even my sister who was half a world away seemed to be channeling the Thin White Duke:
Less than two weeks later, the Man Who Fell to Earth returned to the stars.
To be honest, I am not a hardcore Bowie fan, in fact, I was a new one. I didnât realise it was his birthday or listened to Backstair until after he had already died.
Then there was that series of highly-publicised deaths that first few days of 2016: Scott Weiland, Lemmy, Alan Rickman, Maurice White. Then Aaron Swartz and Dave Mirra.
But it was building anticipation of seeing David Bowie live, that whole âyou might not get another chanceâ feeling, then having it suddenly vanish, that made his death strike a chord in me. And just to be creepy, here is where I spent the 1st of January (playing a guitar, to boot):
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAMsjbwNU7T/
This inexplicable series of events compelled me to create #BowieForever. âStardustâ is the first of six in the series.
#BowieForever Now available: #BowieForever ultra-limited edition prints and tees by Jose Gamboa. 29.7 x 42 cm, each screenprint is unique and signed by Jose Gamboa and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
I Wouldn't Say No
I Wouldnât Say No
If you asked me if I could do it all over again, would I? I wouldnât say no If you asked do you have any regrets? I wouldnât say no If you asked if I ever felt crushed beneath the weight of life? I wouldnât say no if you asked me do you hate yourself when you fail? I wouldnât say no if you asked me do you long for more than the illusion of love and friendship? I wouldnât say no If you asked me ifâŚ
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Refugees
The Syrian Refugee Crisis proves that organisations like the United Nations, at least its High Commission for Refugees, still deserves its title, and should continue to exist.
#5minutecartoons: #Refugees #pinoyartista
A photo posted by Pinoy Artista (@pinoyartista) on Sep 17, 2015 at 12:56am PDT
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