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INTERVIEW: Subi Roberto

INTERVIEW: Subi Roberto

By | March 1, 2012 at 4:34 pm | No comments

Miami-based artist Subi Roberto caught our eye with her recent mural series, “The Lightwalkers,” which address themes of human connectivity and reflection. Massive walls are painted with what looks like an infinite amount of mysterious faces staring out at the world,...

Posted in: Featured Post, Interviews

ZES and RETNA “Excavated Encounters” at Known Gallery

ZES and RETNA “Excavated Encounters” at Known Gallery

By | February 28, 2012 at 6:05 am | No comments

The Known Gallery was packed to capacity last weekend for the opening of the show “Excavated Encounters,” which featured new works by ZES and RETNA, members of the legendary MSK graffiti crew, and frontrunners of what is being called the “contemporary graffiti...

Posted in: ART

On the Streets: MAN BEAST and THEFL

On the Streets: MAN BEAST and THEFL

By | February 14, 2012 at 4:25 pm | No comments

MAN BEAST and THEFL are reminding everybody on the streets of Silverlake to “STAY TRILL” with their recent mural piece. I caught up with them as they were completing the wall, which was created by framing the text with hundreds of small stencils. The stencil...

Posted in: ART, ILL City Streets

RECAP: West Coast Hip Hop  A History In Pictures With Mike Miller at Known Gallery

RECAP: West Coast Hip Hop A History In Pictures With Mike Miller at Known Gallery

By | February 9, 2012 at 4:27 pm | No comments

The new book, West Coast Hip Hop, A History in Pictures, documents Mike Miller’s work in the 1990's with artists like 2Pac, Cypress Hill, Snoop Dogg and Easy-E. To support the release, Known Gallery displayed 43 never before seen images and kicked off opening night with...

Posted in: Featured Post, PHOTOGRAPHY, Recaps

EVOL and TEAL: “Femme Fatal” at Buckwild Gallery

EVOL and TEAL: “Femme Fatal” at Buckwild Gallery

By | January 30, 2012 at 1:16 am | No comments

Walking into the Buckwild Gallery, you immediately encounter the four stunning collaborations of graffiti artists EVOL (7th Letter) and TEAL (Fame City). Large-scale portraits of wide-eyed female bombshells masterfully executed with spray paint by EVOL are framed by...

Posted in: ART, Featured Post

The Process with Sahra Vang

The Process with Sahra Vang

By | January 22, 2012 at 1:49 am | No comments

We caught up with Sahra Vang as she was finishing a large scale woolly mammoth piece at The Love Shack in Venice. Or should we say WU-lly mammoth, as the furry blue Ice Age creature was iced up with a Wu-Tang chain. She worked with layers of blue hues to create a fuzzy...

Posted in: The Process

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