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POEM BY JOSEPH ROSS
This is the first time (that a know of) where a poem was written, inspired by one of my murals. Enjoy!
On “The Downtown Artist at
Large”
A
Mural by Man One, Los Angeles, 2012
for
Lamont
by: Joseph Ross © 2013
If
only America’s roof
could
keep out the cold
the
way colors sometimes
can,
the artist’s brush
might
tower over
the
world like God or
God’s mother, awaiting
not
worship or gold
but
use. The brush gripped
to
splash the color of light
in
the shape of a broken
life.
Good and evil,
the
saliva of God, wait
impatiently
to mix with
the
hue of open eyes,
the
color of coffee,
the
shade of an impatient
country
where some are never
at
home. The artist finally
arrives
at the color
of
a wall’s destiny:
every
rich man’s wall re-born
with
a poor man’s face.
More info on the poet: www.JosephRoss.net
A DECADE OF GRAFFITI SPIRITS
As part of my gallery Crewest's 10 Year
Anniversary exhibition, I am featuring a mini-solo exhibit in the
Front Room of the gallery showing the direction of my newest body of work.
In my 10th solo exhibit "A Decade of Graffiti Spirits" focuses on figurative acrylic
and aerosol paintings on wooden panels.
These paintings involve my colorful and bold trademark character creations coined, "Graffiti Spirits" as they are super imposed onto fields of spray painted tags and layers of paint.
The underlying tags in the paintings are negative statements of culture, politics, and overall social angst.
These paintings involve my colorful and bold trademark character creations coined, "Graffiti Spirits" as they are super imposed onto fields of spray painted tags and layers of paint.
The underlying tags in the paintings are negative statements of culture, politics, and overall social angst.
The characters painted are meant
to be a positive force of creation overcoming the negativity behind them.
These characters depict the spirit of the artist as he pulls himself out of the negative environment by means of his graffiti background.
These characters depict the spirit of the artist as he pulls himself out of the negative environment by means of his graffiti background.
Here's a panoramic shot of the gallery show:
My print "The Downtown Artist At Large" (edition of 10) available for $100 each.
Click here for more info on this print from my recent mural.
Click here for more info on this print from my recent mural.
Show runs alongside "Mission Accomplished!" from May 5th - 27th, 2012
For artwork inquiries please contact:
info@crewest.com
MURAL: THE DOWNTOWN ARTIST AT LARGE
"The Downtown Artist At Large" a mural by Man One © 2012
Located on Winston St @ MaIn St. in Downtown Los Angeles, the mural commemorates Crewest Gallery's 10 year anniversary by honoring a local homeless artist known simply as "The Artist" by locals.
Timelapse video of the making of the mural:
Lamont or the "Downtown Artist At Large" (as he prefers to be called) has been a friend of the gallery since we moved to Downtown in 2006. He's had his trials and tribulations but through it all he continues drawing and painting on the streets of LA.
Here's a little video interview I did with the Artist so you can get to know his story:
Slideshow pics or go to our Flickr:
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