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MUSIC IN OUR PAINT

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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:
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TOP OF THE DOME 9

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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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SATTERUGLY: NEW STICKER!

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Thanks to our friends at Sticky Rick's for hooking us up with this cool sticker
designed by our featured artist this month, SATTERUGLY.

Ready just in time for the Downtown Artwalk, come by and get yours!
From 6-10pm

First 100 people will receive a free sticker!

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For all your sticker needs order at StickyRicks.net




















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SATTERUGLY: VIDEO

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SATTERUGLY:
"OBLIGADO A DESOBEDECER"
(Obligated to Disobey)

Mexican street artist Satterugly's First solo exhibition in the U.S. opens Oct.6, 2012
at our gallery Crewest in Downtown L.A.

Here's a quick video interview with the artist as he prepares for the exhibit:


Produced, shot and edited by BurnsAlive.com

More info:
info@crewest.com


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SATTERUGLY: FIRST SOLO SHOW IN USA

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We are proud to present, "OBLIGADO A DESOBEDECER"
(or translated as "Obligated to Disobey") it is the Mexican street
artist SATTERUGLY's first solo exhibit in the U.S.

Join us opening nite on Oct.6 from 7-10pm and meet the
artist who will be in attendance.

Show runs from October 6 - 28, 2012

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Satterugly in front of his mural in DTLA:
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Sneak peek at canvases in progress:
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In front of his mural at Modern Multiples in L.A.:
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Learn about Satterugly and his exhibit in this video we put together. Click here
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Crewest Gallery
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA
90013

More info and art inquires:
info@crewest.com

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AVAILABLE WORKS BY MARKA27

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Available for those who want to see and for those who are interested in purchasing art, we now have awesome works by NYC's Marka27 for a limited time only.  Now's your chance, don't miss out!


Mother of Beats
Acrylic and aerosol on linen
60" x 84"
$4,500


Top of the Dome
Acrylic and aerosol on wood
36" x 80"
$4,000    

If you would like to see more available work by Marka27, click here.

Feel free to email us at info@crewest.com with any questions.

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"KUYA" FEAUTURING WORKS BY RELIC

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Crewest is very proud to announce RELIC, a modern classic in LA Graffiti, will be showing brand new artwork in our Front Room Gallery.  Please join us on August 4, 2012 from 7-10pm for the opening reception of "Kuya".  You do not want to miss this show. 

More info to follow...

Questions?  Email us at info@crewest.com


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MARKA27 HALF DEAD BIC BUDDY RELEASE

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Marka27 will be releasing his 8" HALF-DEAD BIC BUDDY during the opening of his solo show "Neo Indigenous" in L.A July 7th at Crewest Gallery. This final version of "Half Dead SIlver" is limited to only 140 pieces and retails for $60.
His skull head and skull arm are made of clear tinted vinyl. Marka27 will be present to sign your Half Dead Buddy so don't miss out!
 

PLEASE CONTACT US AT INFO@CREWEST.COM WITH ANY QUESTIONS

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$MALL CHANGE FEATURING PROBLAK

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$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
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MARKA27 NEO-INDIGENOUS: VIDEO + SNEAK PEEK

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All you need to know about MARKA27 and his new exhibition NEO-INDIGENOUS


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Marka27: Neo Indigenous
Exhibit opens July 7, 2012
Crewest Gallery
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
www.Crewest.com

*Artist Marka27 will be in attendance.

More info:
info@crewest.com

ABOUT THE ARTIST: AXIS

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 Photo by: Eriberto Oriol © ForbiddenArtLA.com


Showing in June at Crewest Gallery in the Front Room is AXIS.  

Here is a little background on the artist as well as a sneak peak image of artwork AXIS will be showing during his solo show "RECLUSE":

AXIS (born March 26, 1973 in London, England) is a contemporary illustrator/working class fine artist who emerged from Los Angeles’ seminal graffiti scene in the 1980s. He is most noted for his convoluted and hyper-stylized freehand characters.
 
As a child, Axis moved from London to Los Angeles with his family and developed a number of musical and artistic influences including Mozart, Black Sabbath, Frank Frazetta, Rick Griffin, Black Flag, Norman Rockwell, and even Monty Python’s Flying Circus. An early convert to skateboarding and punk rock, Axis began experimenting with graffiti art in 1985, and joined L.A.’s legendary CBS Crew in 1988. By the mid-90’s he had cemented his reputation as one of the most prolific street artists working in Los Angeles. Though his career has largely unfolded outside of the graffiti landscape, his skate-punk origins continue to shape his engorged aesthetic and politicized black humor.



In addition to his artwork, Axis is also widely known as a musician. Having received formal music training (harpsichord, cello, piano) at a young age, Axis formed Los Angeles hard-core/Metal band “The Pain” (lead guitarist, songwriter) in 2004. He has recorded two full-length albums and has toured Europe and the United States.  
 
Axis lives in Los Angeles, California where he continues to paint, and play music everyday. And he skates when he can.

To see more of Axis’ work, check out www.stylepig.com.


Artwork by AXIS will be on display June 14 through July 1 at Crewest.  Please email us at info@crewest.com with any questions.

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