PRE-COMIC CON BASH COMING JULY 9TH, 2011

Please join us for a Pre-Comic Con Celebration during the opening reception of “Unearthed” on Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Crewest and Curator Luna George is proud to announce the opening of our newest installation “UNEARTHED”, which will exist on our walls as a larger than life visual comic book brought to life by some of our best graffiti and street urban artists. With a storyline written by author and artist Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca, the walls of the gallery will become an actual comic book live for all to see and immerse themselves into. In addition, Crewest will publish and release “UNEARTHED” the comic book featuring the artwork in the exhibit and storyline just in time for this year’s San Diego Comic Con.

By Won OneABC

“UNEARTHED” features works by underground urban artists from around the world who have created visual elements in the form of never before seen characters who unearth from the underground in the year of 2012 on the day of the Apocalypse. Each of the exhibiting artists all share a strong ability in creating characters whether designed for street murals, album covers, published comic strips or actual comic books. We are very excited about this unique pairing of underground urban talent telling the tale of an Apocalyptic 2012 within the context of a gallery exhibition. Concept created by Luna George.

By Picho Avo

Included in the show will be works by notable artists George Clinton (Funk master and leader of the Parliament Funkadelic), Overton Loyd (creator of various album covers including P-Funk cover art) and Lalo Alcaraz (creator of La Cucaracha comic strip).

Exhibiting artists:

Alan Oldham, Albert Montoya, Alfie Numeric, Avo, Axis, Brandon Lin, Bytedust, Cale, Danny Meza, Danny Perez, Deih, Destroy All Design, EGR, Else, Erick Rodriguez, George Clinton, Hitnes, Jeffery Page, John Gregory LeJay II, Jorge (j.E Styles) Ramirez, Jorge Becerra, Julieta, KAZILLA, Lalo Alcaraz, Lili Avila de Avila , Man One, Max Neutra, Overton Loyd, PC Zavala, Pichi, Sand One, VYAL, Wil Simpson, WonOneAbc

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Sharpie Show Opening Night...

The opening night of The Sharpie Show was a tremendous success! Over 700 people stood in line (in the rain) to get in and witness the exhibit which featured close to 300 Sharpie creations. In the house were some local and international legends like:

George Clinton (MR. PFUNK himself!)

Zach de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine)

Estevan Oriol (famed photographer/director/Joker Brand)

Efren Ramirez (Napolean Dynomite fame)

Overton Loyd (Pfunk artist), Toni Basil (Oh Mickey!), Lonnie Marshall (musician/Weapon of Choice)

Lalo Alcaraz (comic artist/La Cucaracha)

and on and on...

So many people photographed the event but we chose the images of our good friend Eriberto Oriol to visually describe the night...enjoy...

Photos by:EribertoOriol.com

The previous photos courtesy of EribertoOriol.com


Here are a few open gallery shots we took after the crowds dispersed late that night...













Check out hundreds of more pics and more detailed shots of the actual pieces on our Flickr!

Once again thanks to our sponsors..
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The "Sonic Entrance" Exhibition @ Meltdown!

Crewest Artist, Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca, curates a unique show that pushes the boundaries of music and art.

Here's the full info:
THE SONIC ENTRANCE ART EXHIBITION

The SonicEntrance is an art exhibition of P-Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz and
Techno artworks. Each artist in this exhibition creates music-inspired
artwork - creating artwork for record covers, tour posters, concert
projections, live painting and music videos. From P-Funk music
innovator George Clinton to Techno visualist/writer Gustavo Alberto
Garcia Vaca, from Hip Hop designer Brent Rollins to art
director/designer Hideki Nakajima who works with Academy Award-winning
composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, and more; The SonicEntrance art exhibition
is a unique collection of music-inspired artworks. The art exhibition
includes one-of-a-kind paintings, original sketches, digital prints,
graffiti paintings and limited-edition prints.


EXHIBITION DATES:
September 13 through September 30, 2007

ARTISTS:
George Clinton (funk music innovator/artist: Parliament-Funkadelic)
Overton Loyd (artist: Parliament-Funkadelic)
Hideki Nakajima (art director/designer: code/Ryuichi
Sakamoto/stop-rokkasho.org)
Man One (graffiti artist: Crewest)
Kiyoshi Takami (designer: View From Above)
Ritzy Periwinkle (photographer/designer)
Sage Cole (artist)
Kofie One (graffiti artist: Draftsmen)
Marka 27 (graffiti artist: Minigods toys)
Brent Rollins (designer: ego trip)
Ishiura (designer: TGB design.)
B+ (photographer/filmmaker: mochilla, keepintime, brasilintime)
Hilda Garcia (visual artist)
Naheed Choudhry (photographer: naheedence)
Keith Tamashiro (designer: Soap Design)
Diana McClure (photographer)
Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca (artist/writer: chamanvision, Axis, Los
Hermanos, Deep Space)


LOCATION: Melt Gallery at Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046
phone: 323.851.7223
hours: 11 am to 10 pm everyday
www.meltcomics.com


SPECIAL EVENTS SCHEDULE:

Opening Night Party: Thursday September 13 from 6pm to 10pm
with DJs spinning Hip Hop, Funk, Techno and Latin grooves

Party and Book Signing: Saturday September 15 from 6pm to 10pm
featuring:
- The Multiple Entrance book signing by Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca
(The Multiple Entrance is a graphic novel collection of classic science
fiction stories remixed by Gustavo, featuring original artwork and
stories)
- with chamanvision sound system DJs spinning Jazz, Dub, Cumbia,
Techno and Funk classics
- Also, receive free artwork with every Melt Gallery purchase!

Party and Book Signing: Saturday September 22 from 6pm to 10pm
featuring:
- The Multiple Entrance book signing by Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca
- with chamanvision sound system DJs spinning Jazz, Dub, Cumbia,
Techno and Funk classics
- Also, receive free artwork with every Melt Gallery purchase!

Closing Night Party and Book Signing: Sunday September 30 from 6pm to
10pm
featuring:
- Yo! What Happened to Peace group art exhibition book signing by
various artists
- Live Music and Live Painting by Unification Theory music/art band

The SonicEntrance art exhibition is presented by Melt Gallery and
curated by chamanvision, celebrating the release of The Multiple
Entrance graphic novel/art book by Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca. There
will be special events throughout the duration of the art exhibition
featuring surprise guests and live music.

step through the funk door