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TRIGZ (RIP)

The Crewest Man ·

RIP: Michael Christopher Pebley Sr. (AKA TRIGZ)

Los Angeles lost a true soldier this weekend.  Not only a tattoo artist and graff writer, but
more importantly a family man and friend to many.  He will be sorely missed.

Here's a short video by the homie Estevan Oriol featuring Trigz:



If you'd like to provide some financial help to Trigz' family, especially his young kids, please
click on this link to donate what you can:
GOFUNDME.COM/TRIGZ

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MUSIC IN OUR PAINT

The Crewest Man ·

Opening night: Tuesday May 6th, 2014 from 7pm - 11pm
RSVP: pr@manone.com



"Music In Our Paint"
A Crewest sponsored urban art exhibition, curated by Man One,
featuring large paintings that celebrate the link between music 
and street art with a focus on LA and UK artists and music.

Featuring paintings by:

@Farmers & Merchants Bank 
401 S. Main St.
Downtown Los Angeles
90013

Exhibit will also be on view on Wednesday May 7th as well.
(Please take note: show will NOT be up during Artwalk!)

Supported by:
Classic Art Canvas



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EOIN

The Crewest Man ·

Eoin is an incredible artist out of Dublin, Ireland who likes to paint his unique styles on abandoned buildings, walls, rocks, you name it!  Here's a short video of his work plus some pics of his visit to LA at the end of last year.

Visit his website for more:
www.artbyeoin.com



CODAK x EOIN x MAN ONE in Boyle Heights, 2013. More pics of this wall...



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CHAZ BOJORQUEZ IN CHICAGO TONITE!

The Crewest Man ·


Chaz's new exhibition
 "FROM THE STREETS TO THE CLOUD"
opens tonite at the National Museum of Mexican Art

If you're in Chicago, don't sleep on it!

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Also, we have some RARE and SIGNED limited edition MTN Cans that
were produced for the MoCA Art in the Streets show last year..
Click to buy here!


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Lastly, congratulations to Señor Suerte himself for his big sale
 at the recent Bonham's auction in L.A.!

This piece below sold for $50,000

So get a Chaz where ever you can..
we might have a few items in stock in the back room,
just sayin'...

So hit us up for Chaz:

Art Prints        Posters       Tees


For any other art inquiries please contact us at:
info@crewest.com

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TOP OF THE DOME 9

The Crewest Man ·

Opening Saturday November 3rd, 2012 from 7-10pm

Our annual Dia de los Muertos celebration
"Top of the Dome 9"

Over 100 skulls painted and designed by
some of LA's most unique artists!

Also, in the front room gallery we are featuring the 
exquisite paintings of internationally recognized Latino artist
George Yepes and Maria Kane.

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$MALL CHANGE FEATURING PROBLAK

The Crewest Man ·


$MALL CHANGE: A Solo Exhibit by Problak
Crewest (Front Room Gallery) opens  July 7, 2012, 7-10pm


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Boston-based artist, Rob "Problak" Gibbs, will also make his debut exhibit in Crewest's Front Room Gallery on Saturday, July, 7th, 2012, from 7-10pm. His new body of work, Small Change celebrates the artist's first solo show in Los Angeles.

When asked what inspired his new works, Problak explains:
"The phrase, 'a little goes a long way', inspired this body of work. I think the average person can easily overlook how change can quickly accumulate. When change comes together, it's value and power matches it's weight in a variety of ways--especially in our consumer culture. This collection showcases some change I've earned over time. I wanted to remix the value of what we accumulate and probably overlook everyday. Please enjoy the "EP" to my upcoming show. I hope you get to walk away with a small change in your point of view. Grow on flow on."--Problak

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About Rob "Problak" Gibbs
Rob “Problak” Gibbs grew up in Roxbury, MA venturing between Lenox St. apartments and Orchard Park projects. From a young age, he had a vision of beautifying the ghettos of Boston with graffiti art—an art form that is frequently over looked, under valued and misunderstood. The concept that a picture is worth an infinite amount of words inspired Rob and provided him with the opportunity to take ownership of one of our culture’s modern hieroglyphics: graffiti. He developed a vision of beautifying Boston purely by instinct, experiencing his “calling” as a young man, a child of the HipHop golden age.

The need to place social consciousness in HipHop culture is a driving force behind Problak’s creativity. His work impels the viewer to allow imagination to become a playground for testing boundaries and breaking rules. Rob is a painter, muralist and graffiti artist who was one of six urban teens to co-found the non-profit youth development organization, Artists For Humanity (AFH) in 1991. Through this innovative non-profit organization, he has been blessed with a career in the arts that has spanned decades and has been able to work as a mentor to young people in the creative process. As AFH’s Paint Studio Director, Rob applies his experiences as an academic scholarship winner, an Americorps Fellow and a Prudential Youth Leadership Fellow, to overseeing the art studios, leading the painting instruction, and serving as a key team member in AFH’s efforts to expand into neighboring communities, sharing the proven youth development model of arts and entrepreneurship training.

Problak has demonstrated a continued commitment to passing on the tools, techniques and traditions he has learned to the next generation of artists, serving as both mentor and inspiration to countless young people through his work as a co-founder and studio manager at Artists for Humanity. Rob has conducted arts/youth mentoring workshops for Girls, Inc., The Boston Foundation, Boston Housing Authority, and Youth Build, Washington, DC. Gibbs is a recipient of a number of awards, including The Goodnight Initiative’s Civic Artist Award, and The Mass Industry Committee’s 2006 Graffiti Artist of the Year award. He has also served as a guest lecturer, teaching one-day sessions on graffiti art and culture to students in Northeastern University’s Foundations of Black Culture: HipHop course.

With an extensive repertoire in several media, Problak’s work has challenged both the viewer and himself the artist, to see and celebrate graffiti’s evolution for over 15 years. His work as a solo artist and as a member of Boston’s A.L.A crew, has been seen across the world, in exhibitions such as All City Evolution, at the Fourth Wall Gallery in Boston, MA, and The Sharpie Show at Crewest in Los Angeles, CA.

Follow Problak:
Facebook.com/pro.blak
Tweet: @ProblaK
problak.com
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VOICE OF ART - STREET ART VS. ILLEGAL BILLBOARDS

The Crewest Man ·

This is an excellent video series produced by one of our good friends:
John Carr and directed by Z.S. Grant.

It features many of our local artist friends speaking up against the proliferation of illegal billboards throughout the City of L.A. Looking forward to more episodes in the future!

In the meantime, sit back and check these out:

PART 1:


PART 2:


PART 3:



Follow Pharrel Williams' I AM OTHER for more to come...

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