RECAP: HONORED BY THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

On Friday June 15th, 2012
I was honored by our LA City Council for my service to the community
over the years as an artist and muralist and recognition for the 10 years that Crewest
has been around showcasing local and international talent to our Angelinos.

Thanks to LA City Council today for the recognition! @janperry @josehuizar @tomlabonge @lamayorsoffice

Special thanks to Councilwoman Jan Perry's office for making this happen! 
It was a treat for me and my family to be honored in this way.


Councilwoman Perry saying some good words..HELLO! (don't know why thats there)
 Councilmen Tom LaBonge and Jose Huizar also chimed in with some nice words.



Me rambling on in City Hall..


Councilwoman Perry and the Crewest Familia...

  With the wife and kids.

*Very special thank you to my good friend Eriberto Oriol for joining us and taking these great shots.
All photos are ©Eriberto Oriol 2012

MAN ONE HONORED BY CITY OF LOS ANGELES


This Friday June 15, 2012:

Councilwoman Jan Perry and the L.A. City Council will be honoring me for my artistic services and contributions to the City of Los Angeles as well as recognizing Crewest's 10 Year Anniversary as a cultural milestone.



I'm inviting all my friends and family to join me in this very public occasion. Hope you can make it!

Friday, June 15
City Hall
200 N Spring St (enter on Main Street)
John Ferraro Council Chambers
3rd Floor
10:00am  





**If you need complimentary parking to attend the event please email Michael Garcia (michael.d.garcia@lacity.org) with car (make and model) and license plate number.   




Directions to City Hall
And Parking Instructions:


From the NORTH heading SOUTH
 Take the 101-freeway, exit on Los Angeles Street
 or the 2 south to the 5 south then take the 110 South to the 101 south, exit on Los Angeles.
Make a right turn and head south pass Temple St and enter into the LA Gate parking structure.
This is 1 ½ block from the freeway exit.

From the SOUTH heading NORTH

Take the 110-freeway north to the 101 south, exit on Los Angeles.
Make a right turn and head south pass Temple St and enter into the LA Gate parking structure.
This is 1 ½ block from the freeway exit.

Parking Structure can be entered from Los Angeles Street heading south ½ block pass Temple.
On the right (west) side of the street.  You must check-in at the kiosk.
You will be directed to drive underground to the P3 level. 
Take the elevator to the 2nd floor exit the building and cross the street.
Enter City Hall and check in through the security entrance.

The officers can direct you to your destination from there.


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QUICK PIECE IN GARDENA

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The young homies from Paris (TonyOne and Sucr) were in town so we hit a quick wall in Gardena before they headed back to France.

Not the optimal conditions, but we made do climbing on barrels and dumpsters, quickly realized I ain't 18 years old anymore! Enjoy the pics..
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TonyOne VCK:
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My piece..Man One 90DBCOI:
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Sucr VCK:
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With the VCKings..
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Shoutouts:
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A few more pics on the slideshow below or go to my Flickr:



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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.


FELONY.M1

In my 10th solo exhibit "A Decade of Graffiti Spirits" focuses on figurative acrylic and aerosol paintings on wooden panels. 


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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. 


PRESSURE.M1


The underlying tags in the paintings are negative statements of culture, politics, and overall social angst.


REACHINGUP.M1

The characters painted are meant to be a positive force of creation overcoming the negativity behind them.  


ALTER.M1


These characters depict the spirit of the artist as he pulls himself out of the negative environment by means of his graffiti background.


EGO.M1



Here's a panoramic shot of the gallery show:



My print "The Downtown Artist At Large" (edition of 10) available for $100 each.
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Click here for more info on this print from my recent mural.


Slideshow below or click for mor pics on Flickr.



Show runs alongside "Mission Accomplished!" from May 5th - 27th, 2012

For artwork inquiries please contact:
info@crewest.com


LA RIOTS FOR MY BDAY

20 years ago today, I turned 21 years old but there was to be no party for me.  It was my junior year in college and LA was rioting. Thick dark smoke filled the red and purple skies above.  A few days later it was all over.

The only thing I could think of to relieve the agony I was feeling was to paint.  This was one of those paintings I created.

Happy Birthday to me...



"Burn"
Man One
Spray paint, acrylic and oil on canvas
24"x36"
1992





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