LACMA DOCENTS: GRAFF TOUR

So last week I led another one of my LA graffiti tours that I organize for private and corporate groups.  This time I was contacted by LACMA Docents and I put together a 2 hour tour for the group which was about 60 people deep!


We met up in DTLA and I showed them some of the nice productions by crews like CBS, MSK, K2S and artists like Risky, How/Nosm, and Mr. Cartoon.




I explained to the group some of the basic terms and philosophies of graffiti and street art.  They had some excellent questions and were blown away by so much art that they had never seen or experienced so intimately.


We wrapped up the tour back at my studio where I showed them some of my paintings, old and new.




Proof that graff and street art are not only for the young, but the young at heart!

If you would like to have a tour for your group or company just contact me and we'll make it happen!
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*All photos by Fred Alcantar © 2013

BRITWEEK: URBAN ART AUCTION

My Jaguar car hood and painted Christopher Guy table, will be auctioned off next Monday evening at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. 

Other artists in the auction include:

BANKSY, CHARMING BAKER, CRAOLA, EINE, RISKY, SHEPARD FAIREY, MEAR ONE, INKIE, KOFIE, SARAH DANAYS, JOHN SIMPSON, DREW WALKER, and NICK WALKER

*Art sales help support Hollywood Arts.

BON JOVI MURAL

I was recently commissioned by Staples Center to create a mural for rock band Bon Jovi to welcome them to Los Angeles for their sold out concert on April 19, 2013.

I integrated their iconic logo bursting out of a brick wall with a Bon Jovi piece on it. Nothing too crazy, just something fun and simple, with DTLA buildings silhouetted in the background.

Best part is I got to keep the canvas.

So if you're in the market for a 10'x14' canvas with your favorite band Bon Jovi graffitied across it, then lets talk!

Here's the final result, enjoy the pics and videos.



Video: Making of the mural


Timelapse only video:


Slideshow or click for more pics:


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MAN ONE DIGITAL BILLBOARD

Short video of my billboard:

The digital billboard above the Key Club on Sunset in West Hollywood is showing off some cool public art amongst the movie ads and other stuff being promoted.

  Every few seconds it shows different artwork from LA artists like Saber, Rick Robinson, Miripolsky and others.

 This cropped image of my "Fierce Beauty" piece (which will be on auction later this month) is one of several pieces which will be randomly rotated over the next few months. 

 So next time you pass by take a look up at the lights!

"Fierce Beauty"

spray paint on Jaguar hood

Man One © 2012 

will be on auction:

April 29, 2013 at

Julien's Auction House in Beverly Hills

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RED BULL: CANVAS COOLER

I will be showcasing my work at this Red Bull event on Thursday nite!

Just retweet: #ManOne  #CanvasCooler  #RBcurates

I need your votes to win a trip to Miami for Art Basel!

Come down, it's free and will be a good time. 

Arrive early, it will be a packed house!

Sneak peeks of my piece in the show below:

Slideshow below or click to my Flickr:

FUN WITH MOO

The good peeps over at MOO.COM sponsored me with some product and let me explore what I would do with it. Since I really dig the tiny stickers they produced, I ordered a whole mess of them covered in my designs, murals, art, and logos.
(Btw you can order your own stickers by clicking here!)

Now the fun part, what to do with them?


Obviously I can stick them up everywhere...always fun!


Or I can start customizing everything I can...cool too!


But I decided to work on some mini-projects like this one, transforming my
boring sunglass case into a mini portfolio of sorts.

This is how I did it:


Took my favorite stickers of this batch:


Carefully lined them up...


BAM! Instant mini portfolio sunglass case!


Almost feels like I got a new pair. Take that Ray-Ban!


Let's see what I do next with MOO!

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