Modular Transformation-Opening Night »
5 Months into the making and it all came down smoothly. I have a lot of pics to sift through…but in the mean time you can check these pics that my mom took. God should have blessed her eye sight along with her heart because a lot of them came out blurry. MOM! no more drinks for you =)
The gallery is located in Eugene Oregon and has been doing their thing for the past 4-5 years. They really took care of me as all of my materials were ready to go when I got there. The owner Brent and gallery coordinator Chloe did an excellent job through out this process. A big shout goes to them and their team for all the prep work.
I’m compiling a time lapse video (don’t act surprised) of the installation that I did and I will be posting it in the next couple of days. There are other pics I need to get from other people too.
It was a great evening as I had my good friend Matt Nelkin, PSL, Dj Wicked and DV8 bring the sound. A few of my favorite paintings sold too! The After Midnight series was finally unveiled to the public with many praises. I would love to have sold those to the aficionados there but there is something bigger that is brewing and I must hold on to them.
And if you think this was all over for me and I had time to rest…think again! More details to follow
This Past Sunday in Portland »
I was at McFadden’s in Portland doing a painting to the sounds of Dj Wicked and DJ P. The venue was interesting as it seemed like not the place for something like this to happen. My homie Wicked kicked it live with his set. That’s why I look so angry. Oh and I want to give a shout out to some people back home! Peace to my Aunt Pancha who I saw out of the blue near City Hall and to my cuz Jo-Jo. I love you guys
In Oregon… »
There is so much going on. I’ve been talking to a few people about a project that I’m really excited about. Once everything is order and the ink is dry I will tell you what’s going down. I’m surviving on 5 hours of sleep the 2 days as I was putting everything in order to make the trip here to Oregon. My solo show will begin next week on the 5th. Tomorrow I will be heading up to downtown Portland for the Apple Juice Crew Jam:
I’ll be painting there along with my Portland-based friend Ashley Montague. He does, as you say, “putting in work”.
The Juice Jam is a FREE all day, all ages annual hip hop event that the APPLE JUICE CREW organizes.
It features lots of DJs, MCs, a live graffiti wall and open b/boy & b/girl cyphers among other original hip hop culture elements.
We throw it in the heart of downtown Portland at a concrete park called O’Bryant Square.
Our goal is to present a positive outdoor hip hop jam that’s completely free to the public.
Last year, we had hundreds of people come out to support and this year we’re doing it even bigger.
We’re doing this event also as a benefit to raise awareness for and support
the Hip Hop Elements program of the Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls.
This is a program to educate girls ages 8-18 on the elements of hip hop: Emceeing, DJing, B/Girling, and Graffiti Art.
Because the event is non-profit, the Apple Juice Crew is only able to fund this event through the support we get from our sponsors and the money we generate from fundraisers that you support.n ore
Hot Wax in PDX »
While I’m up in Oregon for the month of September I will start things off with a live painting in Portland Oregon. It’ll be great to see Wicked again as he spins fresh cuts. this will be my first time painting to his set. My B-boy family will be in effect as well. Lot’s of people to see…family to reconnect with
Modular Transformation »
I wrote this a couple of nights ago as the basis for my solo showing coming up next month:
The past 4 years have been the greatest transformational experiences in my life. When I finally had to face all things that I pushed away; I was forced to deconstruct my purpose, ego and pride. With my eyes finally seeing beyond the 3rd dimension, I was hit with the vision that I was everything I thought I wasn’t. I had to transform my spite and regret into gifts of enlightenment or I would cease to grow. During this process I approached my art from a new angle.
I had to start with the basic concepts of form. Simple shapes produce complex mass. But this complexity is an illussion. Beneath the skin resides the life spirit that binds and destroys our world. Without the spirit we are nothing more than mass consuming space. Painting the body in many shapes lead me to the conclusion that our body was created as a module. A unit to deliver us into the higher or lower dimension.
Beneath our flesh resides the geometry of life: mass, frequency and spirit. It is the triangle for concscious energy. My work is a document of my progression from self, you and the community.
