here are the spots i did for the San Diego Zoo. behind the scenes pictures coming at some point, for now just have fun trying to guess how we got those nice performances out of the little creatures.

last month I directed a web spot for UGG, and it came out today:



and right after that job i jumped on a campaign for The San Diego Zoo, which was fun and will be airing on California TV channels soon. here's a little peek behind the scenes:

being VERY busy these days, but found some time to make an illustration.

i returned from Stuttgart and this is what I got to do in the two days that were given to us to create the piece. Graphite on paper. again, the drawing is based on a text from Uli Hannemann. it is taken from a series of interviews conducted by writer Tobias Hulswitt over the year, in which he asked people to give him their take on how the world works. this was Uli's text:

Everything in the universe, whether it's a comet or a groundhog, is permanently seeking something to hold on to in the midst of chaos - the essential activity of all things in the vast nothingness: the stars seek a stable place in their galaxies, the planets snuggle up to the larger stars like half-starved hookers and the moons buzz around the planets like flies on shit.
On the Earth the very same process continues as well: rivers cling desperately to their riverbeds, trees to the ground and animals to some sort of social system. Some animals may do service as pets, trusting their needs and hopes to the allegedly more competent human species - actually the most incompetent one of all.
Because unlike animals in the wild, people have a wild fear of death. Like a pitifully whimpering koala bear clinging to a burning eucalyptus tree in fright, people cling to their lives with touchingly stupid futility. In desperation, people clutch at shreds of meaning like war, sports, family, friendship, consumer culture, religion, sweets, drugs or love. All of which inevitably fail them, because they all have one common weakness: each person's absurd belief in their self-importance, however it's expressed.
For me personally, what helps most has always been alcohol, a remedy I recommend especially to younger folks, and one that I can never praise enough. Actually, the world's most intelligent animal is the silverfish. With earnest majesty it inches slowly over the floor tiles, raising its wise head now and then for a sniff. Sometimes the silverfish finds food, sometimes shit, or even sometimes a bit of love. But nothing that ties it down with obligations. It doesn't look for something to hold on to, because it knows that no such thing exists. With a friendly salute it hurries on, carrying the big picture - if not in its head - at least in its heart.

a big thanks to Buro Achter April and the other artists for the great time. by the way, the drawing is for sale, please contact the Strzelski Galerie if interested.





and here's a little shaky video to show a little bit more details before i am sent proper pictures:

i just made a Valentine's card, click on image, come on, I love you.

traveling time again! i was invited along with other four extremely talented illustrators to participate in a live drawing session in Stuttgart, Germany. very very very excited very. please come if you're in the area. here's details:

"THE WORLD IN YOUR MIND"

LORENZO FONDA Los Angeles, USA // EDWIN ROSTRON London, UK // MARIE-MARGAUX TSAKIRI-SCANATOVITS London, UK // MAGALI CHARRIER London, UK // ULE BARCELOS Stuttgart, Germany

How does the world work? For several years, Tobias Hulswitt has been asking people to explain the world to him. Buro Achter April has turned one of these theories into an animated short film titled "Undercurrents". Five other internationally renowned animation artists will be interpreting some of the other theories live at Strzelski Galerie on 23 February 2013. Three of Hulswitt's interviewees will also be on hand to present their explanations of the world and visitors are invited to take part in short interviews and share their thoughts on the subject.

Vernissage Feb 23rd 2013 at 7 pm Exhibition until Feb 28th 2013 Strzelski Galerie

In cooperation with Strzelski Galerie // MFG Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Wurttemberg mbH // Film Commission Region Stuttgart

my time here in Italy is almost up, ready to go back to LA. but before i will swing by Istanbul where i will give a lecture at Mixer Gallery about my works. if you're in Istanbul come swing by and say hello. below is the flyer i made for the event, click on it for bigger size.

item #167 popping out from my archives, which i'm not sure i ever shared: a skateboard design i did as part of the Tetris Effect project. read more infos here.

alright, let's see what's up with me as of today.
last month I shot two commercials for UGG. here's the first one:



like tradition requires, i had to go somewhere to recharge creative juices and wisely spend the money i just earned, so i decided to go to Istanbul to visit my friend Zamoc, who was in town doing some research. the city is beautiful and people are full of energy. so much that they leave footprints on cement:



after Turkey a quick partying-with-friends stop in Venezia and then visa renewal in Milan, which means I can stay three more years in the States and keep doing silly videos with animals behaving like humans.
i also finally put my hands on the A4GOD book that has a contribution from me, and i guess it's time to share it with you people. click on image for full effect.

another one of my very serendipitous photographs.