Art/Design Featured Gallery The Department of Flying Vehicles : Ready For Takeoff

May 14, 2010 - 11:38 am

On Saturday, the Department of Flying Vehicles opened its doors for the first time to a motley crowd of art and music-starved east-siders. Nestled right in the beating heart of Silverlake, it’s a new creative space conceived and brought to you by the inexhaustible masterminds behind LACMA Muse and  Bizzarmy.

Department of Flying Vehicles

The throughly inspired launch featured art of all mediums. Upon my arrival I was greeted by a fire-controlling theremin, found myself hypnotized by interactive video installations, got happily lost in smaller rooms showcasing sculpture and sketches, boggled over a video-helmet, and bopped along to infectious beats. The Engine, my favorite mobile theater, was present alongside live music, paintings and more dressed-up peeps than my lens could capture, though I certainly tried.

Department of Flying Vehicles

If you’re longing for a place to motivate you, get those creative gears chugging and that ass shaking, I wholeheartedly suggest that you keep your eyes and ears peeled for the next Department of Flying Vehicles event. This venue and event have great potential to add a whole new dimension to the Silverlake and Hollywood art scene and nightlife, I can’t wait to see what develops.

Words and photos by Zoetica Ebb

The Department of Flying Vehicles

The Department of Flying Vehicles
Department of Flying Vehicles
Department of Flying Vehicles
The Department of Flying Vehicles
Department of Flying
Fire Breathing Theramin
Department of Flying
Boy in the bubble
Department of Flying
Kind of Creepy
Department of Flying
A Dose of Inspiration
Silverlake Department of Flying
A Silverlake Scene
Silverlake Department of Flying
things are looking up...
Silverlake Department of Flying
Art
Silverlake Department of Flying
"ah...I like this one."
DOFV issues sitations
killer beez
DOFV issues sitations
dig in.
DOFV issues sitations
"ah man... that's really sweet."
the ever-stimulating DOFV
bee-halk is deadly
the ever-stimulating DOFV
"Mothership"
the ever-stimulating DOFV
flashbacks...
the ever-stimulating DOFV
do not do mushrooms at this event...
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trip gone bad
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Seeing double is not good...
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Live tunes @ DOFV
Dept. of Flying Vehicles: Register Now
A satisfied Patron
Department of Flying Vehicles does ticket
Dressing up is encouraged
Department of Flying Vehicles does ticket
some bunnies too...
Silverlake instalation
love was in the air
Silverlake instalation
but everyone enjoyed themselve
Silverlake instalation
especially her...
Fun at the DOFV
and strangers became friends
Fun at the DOFV
and friends became curious
Fun at the DOFV
and all the while...the music played
Fun at the DOFV
and the pilots flew...
Get your funk on at the DOFV
but some just sat down
Get your funk on at the DOFV
and stared at the cieling
Get your funk on at the DOFV
or posed for the camera...
Get your funk on at the DOFV
and showed off their stuff.
Things are getting weird at the DOFV
some marked skin for the occasion
Things are getting weird at the DOFV
while others nibbled skirts...
Things are getting weird at the DOFV
some danced
Things are getting weird at the DOFV
against their will
Things are getting weird at the DOFV
but TV was always an option
Silverlake goes wild
except the controller was very strange...
Silverlake goes wild
and 5 beers later...
Silverlake goes wild
we fly like angels
Silverlake goes wild
in our own little universes. The END

2 thoughts on “The Department of Flying Vehicles : Ready For Takeoff

  1. i can’t not even wait for the next department of flying vehicles. i would love to contribute in anyway!

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