ART with ÔRKid

The art department at ÔRKiD is a passion of Matthew Neele. Commissioned pieces, curated collections in homes and restaurants and numerous gallery shows under his belt Matthew Neele fully lets himself dream in this area.

ÔRKiD can design the perfect custom art for your establishment - hotel lobby, a new restaurants empty interior - or a private home or connect you with its artist network to curate an even broader range of pieces to choose from. A space is all about KNUS, how you view art and get inspired by a space, to feel comfortable in that space and want to stay in those spaces matter. It is the root essence of our ethos of - Gezelligheid

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FRAMELESS

Ive been exploring more with light, depths and the intentions I'm pressing into canvases. To me it comes natural to pull harder to a contrast and difficult at times to make certain colors have an airiness.

This is the slow slow start of a new collection Im naming ‘Frameless’ - its given me the freedom to not force a direction as much and still stay true to what my eye enjoys to be enlightened by.

Stick to it - let the brush and light guide you

FRANKLY CLOSE UP

ÔRKiD recently had the chance to view two famed paintings created by the world renown American artist Chuck Close. Both paintings or masterpieces of photorealism are in Minneapolis. "The Big Self Portrait" created in 1968 hangs in the galleries of the Walker Art Center. "Frank" which is finally back on display can be found at Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) and was created just a year later in 1969.

Not only are these two pieces enough to get one to go to either art museums... but the entire collections at both establishments are sublime and worth a detour to or through Minneapolis. Art lovers and museum hoppers should definitely put these two spots on their summer bucket list! 

CURRENT MHNART PIECES

AVRY

Artist Of the month

AVRY

Over two years ago, on a layover flight in Minneapolis. ÔRKiD had the pleasure of meeting up with AVRY for a quick breakfast on a frigid Mid-West Sunday morning. We broke it down, ate bacon and chatted about a possible album. Today, on her very own birthday ÔRKiD proudly introduces you to AVRY and her EP-Prefix.

She sinks into the booth massaging her temples. AVRY has been busy with travel. She tousles through her bag and finds her peppermint oil.  “I never want to be boxed in and sexualized as a writer or musician” she states, rubbing the oil on her temples. 

A perfectionist with a fresh approach she has dabbled in various forms of art. Painting, graphic design, a degree in advertising and yes.. music to name a few. She aspires to add each of these elements of herself into the music she creates. Noticing that AVRY can’t ‘perfectly’ draw, paint, or even play the piano, she has come to terms with that. She has fully embodied this ‘imperfection’ and perfected it as her own which she has skillfully reflected right into her music, saying “I compete with perfection or what I perceive perfection to be”. In full honesty AVRY makes note of that she is an underdog, not a trained musician and apart from her own vocals she doesn't play instruments professionally either. She makes music from her gut and any sound that will make sense to her in that moment. She finds that she doesn't always know what works right off the bat which is part of the beautiful artistic journey of trial and error.

“I love bacon, put that all on me” breakfast arrives and we have finally defrosted from the Minnesotan chill. She smothers half of it in hot sauce and adds salt to everything...rattling off that salt should just be a side dish. AVRY relaxes a bit, taking a bite or three, then ponders out the window of the diner. Violently she looks back and states, “I’m pissed”. She's angry with where the music industry is. As a whole there isn't a lot of realness left. The amount of sexualization female artists endure and the type of branding that everyone needs to do currently is out of control. “I don't see male artists in a lip gloss commercial, do you?”

Self discovery in the music industry is shallow. Most of the big named female artists have taken the image that social media has given them and uses it as some sort of merit or podium to speak upon. Talent shouldn’t be based on attractiveness. “I find that lyrically they are straying away from true self discovery. This is AVRY, this is who I am...you have to deal with it and I will not let you define me. My music should not relate to what I look like.”

As a writer she wants to stand up and write about this issue. AVRY wants it to be less about what people think and more about what people feel. 

AVRY goes into detail on instant self-gratification. “I believe that we are thrown.. well, born into a society where we constantly have this obsession to be ‘liked’...looking the best, being the best, post only the best...like a facade of who we really are. There’s a huge divide between the classes as well, where pop singers represent the 1% and sing about their yachts and jewelry which is effective to a very impressionable target audience. But it wasn’t always like that, there were some hit female artists that didn’t rely on this fantasy world, look at Jewel, look at Janis Joplin. It’s sad because so many of these people started from such beautiful spaces with raw energy, fresh approaches, perspectives and their own unique sound. Then the media boxes and dilutes them into a ‘toothtune toothbrushes’. 

The expression, ‘sex sells’ is true and is all around us. I just never thought it’d be in our ears. There’s no room left for self-expression when we’re carbon copies of one another.” Knowing full well of the millennial fast paced world, AVRY wishes we could redirect the focus from who the artists appear to be and instead onto their music itself. 

The mood shifts a bit, we hone in on her sound.“I strive for my music to be interchangeable with the listener's mood. They can play it alone, very intimately or they can blast it and let their rage out. I want people to feel comfortable enough to be themselves.” Her music would be best described as alternative maybe.. with depth grunge and a side order of hip hop. That grunge separates her a bit from the pack. Maybe that’s the artist in her wanting to express true vulnerability to her audience and show it’s normal to suffer.  “I don't need to sing about my Lambo in 6 different colors” she says stirring her coffee, “All I need is a car that gets me from point A to B...some food, a place to sleep, and good damn company. Why sing about material things when personification is in essence so much greater?”

-Written by Matthew Neele on a freezing cold day in Minneapolis Oct. 24, 2017

ART AT ÔRKiD

A Space for Passion

Matthew Neele is the founder ÔRKiD LLC and has always been a champion of the arts. Since a young age he has been painting and sketching and with his keen eye for modern and contemporary art, MHNART at ÔRKiD can assist in Curating and Commissioning the perfect piece for your restaurant, hotel and private home. 

The art department at ÔRKiD LLC is a passion of Matthew Neele, the artist behind MHNART and the ÔRKiD brand. MHNART can commission, curate and help design the perfect piece of art for your establishment whether that be hotel lobbies, a restaurants space, or even your own private home.

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ÔRKiD LLC has connections with a large network of artists to help curate an even broader array of art for your choosing. 

ÔRKiD X KYATCHi

A few emails were sent and a private pieces where shown. Owners of Kyatchi (locations include Minneapolis, MN and St Paul, MN) reached out to showcase ÔRKiD art in their St Paul location. With the help of co-owner Sarah Peterson, who works endlessly with local and community focused artist to showcase work in their St. Paul location, ÔRKiD pieces were selected and curated by Peter Hannah. Peter being a curator at the beautiful Walker Art Center in downtown Minneapolis, MN.

Kyatchi is a restaurant the strives for sustainability while being authentically Japanese in it’s cuisine. The menu is created by Chef Hide Tozawa who alongside owners Sarah and Sam Paterson (siblings and restauranteurs) are committed to run a fully sustainable Japanese restaurant. Partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium and their Seafood Watch  program in Monterey, CA, Kyatchi now only serves seafood that is recognized as “best choice”. All seafood is certified through Seafood Watch and is monitored regularly which guarantees all fish being served whether in sushi or various cooked dishes make it 100% sustainable.

Committing fully to sustainable products, Chef Hide has also partnered up with local suppliers that also value the same sustainability aspect that Kyatchi strives on. Practicing farming without the use of antibiotics or hormones such as Berkshire Farms in northern IA, Peterson Craftsman Meats in WI, and Larry Schultz Organic Farm in MN.

Sustainability is the backbone of Kyatchi, but they are also fully committed on a casual laid back fun dining experience with extreme high quality in food. With that in mind ÔRKiD wanted to strike a similar balance with the art displayed. Its high quality works with just the right amount of humor to not take away focus from the food and service, yet tying the space in harmonious wholeness.

You will find menu items such as handmade Gyoza, beautifully miso marinated Tara Shiromiso Yaki Alaskan cod, Yakisoba Dog (which are the famous for the “Best Hot Dog” in Minnesota via People Magazine who partnered with the editors of Food & Wine this year) and sushi favorites such as the Hotate Yuzu Roll and many types of Oshizushi.

St Paul being Kyatchi’s only location that serves hard liquor, wine and a very extensive sake menu, not just beer. They serve cocktails that change seasonally. Enjoying the beautiful Japanese whiskeys (flights also available) and including many distilleries from the Minnesota area.

We sat down with the Bar Manager, Dae who is constantly experimenting, testing and writing recipes to keep up her sleeve for next season. Being willing to share a recipe here and there, she graciously gave us a recipe to share that she’s “working on” for another season.

Norigami is the current cocktails name and the recipe can be found in this months installment of 1-2-3 Recipe

Currently serving a beverage menu that is summer focused, fun and colorful. Saying 'I would like a cocktail to be carried through the dining room and people to ask: what are you drinking?”, Dae is constantly working with the sustainability aspect of the restaurant as well. Using teas and flowers as natural dyes, whether in ice cubes, garnishes, syrups, or any of the sustainable produces that Kyatchi is constantly using everyday. Blue ice cubes? Order the Day-O! (Feel free to sing the song while ordering it. Dae will anytime she sees the ticket come in behind the bar or when anyone orders it in the dining room). Something green? Matcha Hai is a Japanese whisky based cocktail with pure match powder AND is topped off with champagne. Booze on booze on booze? Dae has got you covered at this little hidden bar.

We at ÔRKiD are extremely happy that we have become part of the Kyatchi family this summer, sharing the joys of food, beverages and of course the arts. Make sure to swing by and say hi to Sarah and/or Sam Peterson while Dae is always of service behind her bar. She’ll make you a custom cocktail if you’re adventurous, or just come in for some good food and enjoy some beautiful art.

 

PAST ÔRKiD Gallery Showing

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“Tales, Fables, and Childhood Stories”
“Ariel Views”
“Quotables”

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“PANORAMAS”