Author Archives: nameinuse

We’re off! Orphaned and Tomorrows Masters

Last Friday I went to the Albany Institute of Art and History for the opening of their Tomorrows Masters Today show. 50 artists were chosen to represent tomorrows masters, and 10 were picked from that group to be in the master class. I’m thrilled to be included as one of those in the master class! [...]

help Orphaned find a home

So it looks like this just might happen. My third feature film, Orphaned, just started its grassroots fund raising campaign on Kickstarter. Here’s the URL:  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnwyost/orphaned Kickstarter is a website where filmmakers, artists, and musicians can go to propose projects to potential investors. Except the investors aren’t some rich bankers…they’re YOU. The site is set [...]

Summer Shows

Hi All! Just an update on some of the shows I’m showing work in this summer. I was recently in the 32nd Annual Photo Regional at the Atrium; taking home 3rd place! Which I can’t believe because the show was FULL of amazing work. Thanks to Fulton Street Gallery, Carrie Haddad, and all the artists [...]

David, Elliott, Kurdt, and Mark

David, Elliott, Kurdt, and Mark from John W. Yost on Vimeo. On March 6th, 2010 Mark Linkous, the lead singer of a band called Sparklehorse, (look it up for sure) shot himself in the heart outside a friend’s house. He had been drinking all day and had a history of drug abuse, depression, and alcoholism. [...]

Orphaned

So it’s here…the new teaser trailer to my third feature film: Orphaned we also have a site on this website: http://nameinuse.com/orphaned/ Right now we’re still in the planning stages, casting, and script writing, BUT I felt it was time to show some folks what I’m thinking. A quiet, loud, quiet film with lots of brotherly [...]

Fire!: the show

Last week I had the First Friday opening and critique for FIRE! All and all it was great to see my work moving in an upward direction. The numbers were a little low at the show on Friday, (thanks to all that came!) but between that, the classes that saw it, and the great crit [...]