Founder of Seed Gallery

Fall of 2007

Seed is an out of the box idea, the vision is universal.

The mission is to create a hub for visionary subculture in New Jersey.

In 2007 Seed was planted in it’s first space in downtown Newark. Located in the heart of the arts scene.  Currently Winter of 2010 a new space has been scouted closer to Penn Station and is being updated and built out to suit the future visions of this project.

The new location will be known as a pod for transformational art. Offering interior, graphic and web design services by recognized artists. Innovating and creating unique solutions to creating the perfect environment for your home, office or company. 

Seed Pod will also offer exhibition and event space.

The artist is also known as a performance artist. Completing live paintings at concerts and art shows around the United States. Sharing stages with many recognized musicians- String Cheese Incident, Disco Biscuits, Tame One, Ratdog, Dark Star Orchestra. 

Years before Seed Gizem Bacaz was involved in serving and working for two world renowned artists,  Alex and Allyson Grey at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors-Chelsea, NYC. The experience from being part of the CoSM community has played a large role in influencing the focus and intention of her mission as an artist.

Prior to CoSM Gizem apprenticed with Kyu Nam Han, a korean painter that assisted in disciplining and molding her prior to her high school graduation.

Gizem began studying art a young age. Mother Figen Bacaz and Grandfather Ruhi Tohar both fine artists from Istanbul, Turkey were the first mentors in what is known now as a life long passion, devotion. career

Her work deals with transcendence and the mystery of life.

“I am Art”.

“Life is a mystery the mystery is a secret”

“Peep hole into the black hole of infinite dimensions”.

“Quantum Expressionism”

“Archaic Expressionism”

FACE PAINTING PROJECT

March 26 was monumental for the city of Newark as Meca Mckinney, CEO/designer of Jypsea - Eclectic Handcrafted Leathergoods (jypsea.com), celebrated the opening of her new design studio based in the middle of the downtown arts district. Couture...Contemporary... Catering... (hmmm 1 more C word) Ahhh... Complete. The first of it's kind, this design studio adds an element to the Newark arts scene that shows it not just weird, artsy, things happening downtown but a complete array of talent sprouting taller than Brachbrook's cherry blossoms. -Courtesy of D. Alford on Tuesday, March 30, 2010

photo credits http://www.regalmonarch.com/

Check out Meca's line:

http://www.jypsea.com/

portfolio.