Just got back from painting in Montreal, really happy with how it all turned out...I will post pictures here as soon as I get a chance.
November 3, 2009
LA closing show
Just got back from painting in Montreal, really happy with how it all turned out...I will post pictures here as soon as I get a chance.
October 11, 2009
New Mural with Retna for RVCA + "Vagos y Reinas"
So it's been a hectic couple of weeks so far, but here are some shots of the latest... At the top is a shot of some final touch up work for my show with Retna that's up right now in Santa Monica.. I'll put up more photos later if I have time. The other photos are of a big mural Retna and I just finished for the RVCA headquarters in Costa Mesa. Thanks to Pat & all the great folks at RVCA who helped out! More on the way.... and also, another apology for being so bad with emails lately...
September 23, 2009
LA Show -"Vagos y Reinas"
This is pretty exciting for me..been in the works for a while... still finishing stuff up for it...
September 11, 2009
Update + open apology
So I'd like to first and foremost offer my apologies to a lot of people right now for being so bad with emails lately. I've been feeling kind of overwhelmed for the last month or so and have had so much to do that I've put off most correspondence. I hope anyone wondering why the hell I haven't gotten back to them by now can understand and bear with me.. Thanks for your patience.
I'm finishing up pieces right now for a show at the Robert Berman Gallery in LA at the end of this month, and it's been my main focus, but as I get more time I'll try and be better with emails and and catch up with everyone!
Also, here is a new book that was released recently by Gingko Press/Upper Playground of both my art and Retna's, called "Alianza". It's a small 96 page hardcover book, showing my work, Retna's, and our collaborative pieces together. It came out really nice in my opinion, I'm really proud of it and excited about it! You can see a little write-up at ModArt... and you can get a copy from Upper Playground
More updates & art soon...
August 19, 2009
..more SF stuff..
The top two photos are of a quick piece I did on Fillmore for the gallery, with some of Kofie's stuff at the top (much respect to Kofie & Craola!)The next two shots are of a wall I painted next to Reyes, Steel & Ferm. (thanks guys!)
and last but not least is a photo from a quick little shoot I did with the lovely Ashley, who I will probably be painting sometime soon.. (thanks to Ashley & Kim for setting it up ;)
"Faces of Life" solo show in San Francisco - PHOTOS & thanks
So here are some process shots + photos of some of the spraypaint pieces in my show at Fifty24SF Gallery in SF this month. The opening was a lot of fun... A huge THANK YOU to all the people that came out to the show! Thanks as well to Matt, Lynzy and all the other fine folks at Upper Playground that helped make it a success!
Also, thanks to everyone that bought one of the "Song of Songs" prints that weekend, and sorry if you wanted one but missed out.
August 4, 2009
New print- "Song of Songs"
These are some process shots of a new print based on one of my paintings that's being released at my show in SF this week. This print has actually been in the works for a while and I think it came out perfect. It was printed in the same manner that the original was painted, by starting with a black base, then printing the darkest colors first, building up and ending with the brightest colors, producing a nice layered effect. I'm really happy with it! It's big too!
This is the info from the Paperworks Laboratories site:
"Songs of Songs" is a 7 color hand pulled serigraph printed by master printer Karen Fiorito. We will be dropping this print to coincide with his solo show at Fifty24SF on Thursday, August 6th from 7pm to 9:30 pm. The edition will drop online at Paperworks Laboratories Friday, August 7th, 2009 at 12 p.m. PST. The first 20 of these will be $250 and going up in price. Act fast and get this stunning image which is currently the subscriber issue cover of Juxtapoz Magazine!
Songs of Songs
7 Color Screen print,
Printed on Black Stonehenge 310 gsm 100% Cotton Archival Deckled Edge Paper.
Dimensions: 30 x 42 Inches.
Edition of 50
Signed, Numbered, and embossed
by the Artist
starting at $250 + S&H
Available only at Paperworks Laboratories
http://www.paperworkslab.com/news.html
August 2, 2009
July 23, 2009
JUXTAPOZ cover feature!
Damn!....I saw the new issue of Juxtapoz (#103) and was blown away to see one of my paintings used as the cover of the subscriber edition!....and inside there's a 14 page interview with me by David Choe, who tries to get me in trouble....along with a portrait photo at the beginning taken by Estevan Oriol...
Wow.
After years of reading Juxtapoz, and never actually being in Juxtapoz...here I am... on the cover of Juxtapoz. Not sure how that happened but I feel really honored! Aside from all that it looks like a great issue with some other great art in it...
I'm just posting the cover and the first spread of the interview here for now...maybe more later when I have time.... and you can also get a copy at Juxtapoz.com
July 20, 2009
July 13, 2009
Spain - Part 2 (Barcelona)
These are some shots from the second part of my time in Spain, when I was in Barcelona. I fell in love with it there. Amazing place. I could even see living there someday. I just painted one small piece there, on a roll-down door for a tattoo shop called Steelworks. It's based on a famous painting by the great Spanish artist Diego Velázquez from 1650. I also got a tour of the Montana spraypaint factory (thanks to Angelo & Jordi!) which was pretty amazing. Like the Willy Wonka factory but for paint. It's got a huge mural by Os Gemeos outside and the day I went was surrounded by misty green magical mountains. Years of using montana and I had no idea! I got to see Parque Güell and a few other famous spots in the city as well as hang out with some very cool people. Saludos a Mark, Marta, Max, Alex, Smash....and most importantly, thanks to my globetrotter compa Jordan y la encantadora Gemma por toda su hospitalidad. Hasta pronto!
Spain - Part 1 (Zaragoza)
Just got back from Spain & loved it. Tengo que regresar pronto! These are shots from the first part of the trip, when I was in Zaragoza. The Spanish really do like to party. The first wall was my little contribution to the much larger mural that was painted as part of the Festival Zaragoza Ciudad 2009. It's a painting of Hernán Cortés with bloody red eyes. Maybe a little political for a fun hip-hop festival where a gypsy guy painting near me wore only a Borat-style thong the entire time...but hey it was my first mural in Spain and it just seemed appropriate. The second wall, next to the Ebro river, is based on a photo I took of a paletero in Phoenix. I met too many great people to name, but special saludos to Stook, Belin, Sex, Kuru, Lahe, Lust, Rabodiga, Malakkai, Jackee...y muchisimas gracias a mis compas Chikita y Danjer por hacerlo posible!
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