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Friends with Knives LA August 7th
PRESS RELEASE: FRIENDS WITH KNIVES
Friends with Knives
On view from August 7th through August 29th, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 7th, 2010 from 6-9pm
Los Angeles, CA – Having evolved from the first stencils recorded in human history, where hands were placed on cave walls and spit upon with watered paint pigments, to the now more multilayered, complex, political, and emotional stencils of today; stencil graffiti and stencil art is making its way into the art world as a growing genre that is captivating art lover’s and collectors world wide. To showcase this growing genre for art lovers and collectors alike, Crewest Gallery is proud to present Friends With Knives, a cutting edge stencil art exhibition curated by PaperMonster, featuring a collection of outstanding and intricately detailed works by world class stencil artists: Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Henry Quiara, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch and Shai Dahan.
A broad range of stencil graffiti styles including photorealism, political, pop, abstract, and those focusing purely on beauty will be on display. Emerging and established artists will be on view side by side as a testament of the history, evolution and future of stencil art. Artists in this exhibit form a collective that defines the power and beauty of stencil art which continues to drive one of the fastest growing street art movements throughout the world. In attendance on Opening Night will be exhibiting artists Greg Boudreau, Henry Quiara, Koleszar, Nathan Phaneuf and Scotch.
In the Featured Artist Room:
Chaz Bojorquez
Installation by the godfather of graffiti in LA, Chaz Bojorquez. Bojorquez’s symbol or “tag”, created in 1969, was a stylized skull called Senor Suerte inspired by Mexican folklore and especially by the cult of Holy Death, and is one of the first examples of stencil art applied to the street and it subsequently became an image for protection against death among the street gangs. Bojórquez was one of the first writers to employ special typographical characters, creating an original synthesis of psychedelic style, Fraktur and Chinese calligraphy.
Chaz will be present on opening night to autograph copies of his new book:"The Art and Life Of Chaz Bojorquez"
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About the Friends with Knives Artists:
• Banksy in his unofficial biography famously said of Blek Le Rat, “Everytime I think I've painted something original I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well, only 20 years earlier'. Blek Le Rat often described as the Godfather of Stencil Art was the first to use stencils for silhouettes on the streets of Paris, he has been investigating the urban space for over 28 years and still continues to inspire urban artists all over the world.
• PaperMonster’s vivid and intricate pieces explore the beauty behind the eyes and facial expressions of women.
• Broken Crow's art features various animals and anthropomorphic humanoids in crazy colors and extreme sizes. Through painting they seek to reintroduce wild animals back into urban habitats, writing their own mythologies as they go.
• Chris Stain’s work and its themes find a kinship with the American social-realist movement of the early 20th century.
• Kolezar experiments with things like color, detail and scale to challenge preconceptions of what can be accomplished with stenciling.
• Nathan Phaneuf focuses on more minimal pieces that accentuate the women he photographs for his pieces produced using the underlying wood as the main skin tone and negative space for his stencils.
• Shai Dahan is recognized for his talent of hand painting skateboards as well as creating his animalguns designs on the streets of Los Angeles and New York using stencils, wheatpastes and other mediums as well.
• Peat Wollaeger (stenSOUL) is internationally known stencil artist famous for his signature EYEZ , raw colorful characters and stencil videos.
• Dave Lowell works with a combination of multi-layer stencils and freehand spraying.
• E.L.K is fast becoming well respected amongst his peers and in much demand nationally for his approach to photo-realistic stenciling.
• By using multi-layered stencils of up to 60 layers HAHA’s work is a reflection of Austrailian popular culture.
• Joe Iurato just launched a new series of portraits featuring a selection of musicians performing the famous song “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess.
• Henry Quiara is an artist/designer of lowbrow, urban contemporary and counter culture art.
• Greg Boudreau specializes in making the ordinary extraordinary.
• Mefee, a true definition of an anomaly. Mefee works as a scarification artists providing surgical implants underneath the skin in which his skill with a scalpol is easily transfered into his stencil work creating precision cut pieces.
• Leckomio’s works deal with street art and graffiti as a subject, as shown by B-boys or the hyper-realistic representation of urban landscapes tagged for sky to bitumen.
• Scotch! continues to push for new techniques/ideas that people of all ages & genres can enjoy.
Exhibiting Artists: Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Henry Quiara, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch, Shai Dahan
Artist Websites
Chaz Bojorquez: http://www.chazbojorquez.com
Blek le Rat: http://bleklerat.free.fr/
Broken Crow: http://brokencrow.com
Chris Stain: http://www.chrisstain.com
Dave Lowell: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davelowell/
E.L.K: http://myspace.com/elkstencils
Greg Boudreau: http://www.gregboudreau.com
HAHA: http://www.regantamanui.com
Henry Quiara: http://www.artficionado.blogspot.com
Joe Iurato: http://www.joeiurato.com
Koleszar: http://www.koleszar.com
Leckomio: http://www.stefanwinterle.de/
Mefee: http://www.mefee.org
Nathan Phaneuf: http://www.nathanphaneuf.com/
PaperMonster: http://papermonster.wordpress.com
Peat Wollaeger: http://www.stenSOUL.com
Scotch: http://www.myspace.com/el_scotcho
Shai Dahan : http://www.Abztract.com
Important Dates:
Opening Reception
August 7th, 2010 from 6-9pm with Live music by DJ Phyz Ed.
Artwalk Event
August 12th, 2010 from 6-9pm with Live music by DJ Phyz Ed.
Last Day for Exhibit
August 29, 2010
Bios and images are available by request.
Crewest
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
ph | 213-627-8272
Crewest is a gallery that supports some of the most talented underground artists from the West Coast and beyond. The gallery's focus is on urban & graffiti art created through painting, sculpture, digital, and print medias. All of the exhibits housed at Crewest deal with what is current, and significant within the realm of the urban art experience. Hours of operation are Tues. thru Thurs.: noon – 7pm, Fri. and Sat.: 12pm -8pm, Sun.: Noon – 6pm and Closed Mondays (except by appointment only). Visit the gallery online at: www.crewest.com.
Curator: PaperMonster is a stencil graffiti artist who’s vivid and intricate pieces explore the beauty behind the eyes and facial expressions of women. Born in Puerto Rico, PaperMonster incorporates stencil and pasting techniques to create pieces of art on any surface by incorporating pop culture icons, Asian typography, patterns and texture to present vibrant emotions and stories. His work allows the audience to take his creations for pure face value or explore deeper into each piece. Visit PaperMonster online at: http://papermonster.wordpress.com .
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Flyer Image
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
New CMYK piece
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Photo essays by Chuck B
Monday, February 15, 2010
Fwd: G40: The Summit
G40: The Summit
5 Floors
500+ Artists
75,000 sqft
Curated Visual and Performance Art
A dynamic contemporary art exhibition featuring curated works from artists around the world on display for a full month, featuring musical and visual performances, lectures, live painting and much more!
Art Whino teams up with Crystal City BID and Vornado to present G-40: The Summit, a month long exhibition and event series featuring over 500 artists from around the world.
The mission of G40: The Summit is to bring the leaders of the New Brow genre together in Crystal City, VA in an effort to explore, discuss and grow this movement. G-40: The Summit will be a culmination of ideas and processes, brought together and highlighted by region and style, creating, for the first time, a full cross examination of this genre.
This event will feature 75,000sqft of exhibition space with 4 floors of art! Each floor will represent different hot hubs of the New Brow movement: The DC, New York, and California metro areas, plus one all encompassing floor for international and other regional artists. Visitors of G-40: The Summit will, for the first time, be able to experience entire floors showcasing artists from these regions, and because of this set up, connect the dots of how the different sub-cultures and environs affect the art. From the laid back California Style, to the fast paced New York way of living, the art will bring a fresh visual perspective that words cannot provide. With all the different styles in one place the New Brow movement, now growing and expanding worldwide, will be more comprehensible to the viewer, finally defining the line between the movement's beginnings to its future. A movement that currently exists without much literature or founding in "traditional" institutions, yet includes some of the most highly recognizable and sought after art in the world, will inevitably become a major player in the intellectual and mainstream art world.
Each floor will have 10-30 "Showcased artists" who will activate the space with murals and installations, helping to set the mood for their region. In addition to the showcased artists we will have an additional 50-100 region specific artists exhibited on each floor. The show will run up for a month. During the month there will be musical and visual performances, lectures, and more. Also we will feature various art related groups and non-profits, helping to promote their mission and inspire ongoing conversations about the New Brow art world in DC and beyond.
Event Schedule:
Show Month: March 2010
Open Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays: 5 – 10pm,
Fridays & Saturdays: 12pm – 12am
Sundays: 12pm – 6pm
Mondays & Tuesdays: Closed
Event Location
223 23rd St. Arlington, VA 22202
Metro Accessible and pleny of parking
For more info go to: http://crystalcity.org/accessible/parking
Crystal City BID Crystal City, Arlington's largest downtown, is transforming. Bright and vibrant, Crystal City now features an abundance of fine restaurants, cafes, specialty stores, outdoor movie nights, bike trails, and two award winning theaters with Arena Stage and the Washington Shakespeare Company.
With its quick access to the Metro area and proximity to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the area is attracting many well-known businesses, non-profits, artists, tourists, and residents - all who are excited to call Crystal City home. From our hotels to our transportation options, Crystal City is also a green and environmentally-minded area - visitors can feel good about their stay with us, inside and out.
Established in April of 2006, the Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) is creating a soul for Crystal City. A public-private partnership, the BID is providing a higher level of service to visitors, workers and residents in Crystal City - driving to become world-class destination in both Arlington and the greater DC region.
Featured Artists: Peap Peap, or Samapeap Tarr was born in Auckland NZbut grew up in many different places and countries because his mother is Chinese Cambodian and his father is from Te Awamutu and they were always on the move all over the place. He is a NZ based artist whose cultural background has influenced him and his emotions to create his signature sinister yet tranquil works of art. Known primarily for his use of bold black ink on a blank white medium, his art exists in a world where lightness and darkness battle, yet coexist in the same breath to balance each other and contrast against each other. It represents the ups and downs of life, the yin and the yang, the ongoing war that ends up being waged on canvas or whatever medium his work lies on.
FOR MORE BIO'S OF PARTICIPATING ARTISTS PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.crystalcity.org/artful/g40artists
DC METRO ARTISTS Alan Defibaugh
Alexa Meade
Anthony Dihle
Aniekan Udofia
Billy Mode
Brandon Hill
Cabezon
Chris Bishop
Daniel Barojas
Dana Ellyn
Decoy
Drew Storm Graham
edward gross
El Stabo
Emily Greene Liddle
Francisco Munoz
James Walker
Jared Davis
Jazirock
Jessica van Brakle
Luz Del Mar Rosado
Matt Sesow
Matt Somma
Michael Weber
Michael Owen
Nils Westergard
Novie Trump
Peter Chang
Peter Krsko
Twitch
Scott G. Brooks
Sylvia Ortiz
Shawn Martinbrough
Susannah Parnin
Tim Conlon
Tim Slayton
Truth Among Liars
Trevor Young
Yulia Graham
NY METRO ARTISTS Angie Mason
Casey Weldon
Cern One
Chris Murray
Chris RWK
Chris Stain
Cope 2
Frank Gonzales
Ghetto Picasso
gigi
Heather Randell
Herm Life!
Indie
Jessica Angel
Joe Iurato
JoKa
Liza Corbett
Marka 27
Migdalia Luz Barens Vera
Mikel Glass
Molly Crabapple
MDOK
Ovie
PaperMonster
Scott Albrecht
Sue Works
TMNK
Veng
CALIFORNIA ARTISTS Aaron Kraten
Alex Chiu
Andrew Hem
Angry Woebots
Caia Koopman
Codak
Chris Brett
Craig Skibs Barker
Dabs Myla
Daniel Fleres
Daryll Peirce
Darling, Jim and Tina
Douglas Alvarez
Downer
Eyeone
Ganyan
Jeremy Asher Lynch
Jim Mahfood
John Felix Arnold III
Jophen Stein
Joshua Herbolsheimer
Joshua Krause
Kelly Castillo
Kevin E. Taylor
Marie Barr
Mary Spring
Matthew Linares
Mr. Ben Venom
Mr. Penfold
Munk One
Patrick Haemmerlein
Paul Chatem
Peabe
Reuben Rude
Rick Reese
Stuter
Terri Woodward
Tommii Lim
Ursula Young
Walter Hall
WORLDWIDE ARTISTS Arizona
John Koleszar
Australia
Brad Strain
E.L.K.
Kareem Rizk
Nick Morris
Brazil
Alex Hornest
Lelo
Bulgaria
Ernesto Nasimo
Canada
Hyein Lee
Chicago
Aunia Kahn
Charlie Owens
Esho
Cleveland
Arabella Proffer-Vendetta
Colorado
Bryan Collins
Max Kauffman
Thinkmule
Detroit
Ron Zakrin
Florida
Adam Russell
Aleloop
Brandon McLean
Dan May
Luis Diaz
Mauricio Murillo
Patrick Fatica
Ruben Ubiera
Rudy Duboue
Patrick "STAR27" Deignan
Tatiana Suarez
France
Anko Christian
Mefee
Germany
Dennis Schuster
Dust
Ki Yoon Ko
Marc Wöhr
Mario Wagner
Georgia
Nicolas Gracey
Hawaii
Remi Mead
Indianapolis
Emma Overman
Iowa
Brent Houzenga
Lithuania
Natalie Shau
Mexico
Raudiel Sañudo
Michigan
Brandi Read
Nashville
John Collier
Nevada
Julie Steiner
New Zealand
Askew One
Peap
North Carolina
Dustin Spagnola
Oregon
Anna Todaro
Spencer Reynolds
Zach Tobias
Portugal
Leonor Morais
Paulo Arraiano
Puerto Rico
Adrian 'Viajero' Roman
Seattle
Chris Sheridan
Soule
Texas
Cutthroat
Dave Lowell
Graham Franciose
Saint JAHn
Scotch
UK
Annabelle Hartmann
Kenn Munk
Molotov Circus
The Krah
Zachary Walsh
Wisconsin
Jimbot
Vermont
Josh Taylor
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