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COI CREW X REDBULL VIDEO - UK TOUR 2013

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Continuing Our Invasion: UK Tour
Los Angeles based COI Crew at Red Bull Studios London, UK. August 2013.

Featuring graffiti, murals, and art by:
Man One (LA), Codak (LA), Isaias Crow (TX) and Bonzai (UK).

Project manager: Charlie Jane

Filmed and edited by
Tom Gammage
tsgammage@gmail.com

Music:
Chemistry Lesson - Kobi
chemistrylessonsband@gmail.com

Special thanks to our female models: Ariana and Cocoa Blush.

Supported by:
Red Bull Studios London
Montana Cans
Christopher Guy
Crewest

COI CREW © 2013

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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