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MAKE WAY FOR QUEEN ANDREA





Big thanks to Co-Curator, Queen Andrea, for flying out all the way from New York City to attend the opening of Sweet Things and for painting live. Queen Andrea has an ill lettering style which impressed us all. Her letters twist and turn like a no other.







Piece created while Queen Andrea painted live is available for $250.

Click here to view available artworks by Queen Andrea


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PRESS RELEASE: SWEET THINGS

Press Release
06/17/2010

For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Luna George
818.235.4598
luna@crewest.com

SWEET THINGS
July 8th, 2010 – August 1st, 2010

Los Angeles, CA – Crewest is proud to announce SWEET THINGS, on view from July 8th, 2010 through August 1st, 2010 and curated by INDIE 184 and Andrea von Bujdoss AKA “Queen Andrea”. Sweet Things is an all female urban art group show focusing on canvases, prints, photography, illustration and merchandise of emerging female urban artists, as well as legendary, internationally-recognized female artists. Explorations of graffiti, urban illustration, tattoo art, portraiture and fashion will be emphasized. Large, major paintings, smaller works, drawings and photography will live together. The opening night will feature live mural painting with characters, pieces and calligraphy by Curator Queen Andrea and Artist Muck alongside the popular DJ Phyz Ed, plus free giveaways from Kid Robot!. In conjunction with the exhibition, Crewest will feature an eye-popping installation by their July Featured Artist, Sherm.

In the Featured Artist Room, Sherm will be creating an installation featuring a variety of new and recent works that range from sweet to dark, mixed in with spiritual & symbolic themes; and whatever occupies the female psyche (from the point of view of the artist).

The exhibition promises to be a bold exposé of urban art from a female perspective, highlighting new works by a synergistic group of talented, kick-ass female urban fine artists and photographers.

Exhibiting Artists: Aiko, Martha Cooper, Gillian Goldstein, Motel7, Koralie, Mickey, Jules Muck, Klor, Queen Andrea and Indie184.

Opening Reception and Artwalk Event
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
6pm to 10pm
During the Downtown Artwalk, with live mural painting by Curator Andrea and Artist Muck. Atmosphere enhanced by the sounds of DJ Phyz Ed

Curator Website Links:
Queen Andrea http://www.superfreshdesign.com
Indie184 http://www.indie184.com

Featured Artist Link:
Sherm http://www.shermgrafik.com

Exhibiting Artist Links:
Aiko http://www.ladyaiko.com
Martha Cooper http://www.kodakgirl.com
Motel7 http://www.motelseven.com
Koralie http://www.koralie.net
Mickey http://www.micklarock.com
Klor http://www.123klan.com.
Gillian Goldstein http://www.myspace.com/jems1

Bios and images are available by request.

Crewest
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
ph | 213-627-8272


Crewest is a gallery that supports some of the most talented underground artists from the West Coast and beyond. The gallery's focus is on urban & graffiti art created through painting, sculpture, digital, and print medias. All of the exhibits housed at Crewest deal with what is current, and significant within the realm of the urban art experience. Hours of operation are Tues. thru Thurs.: noon – 7pm, Fri. and Sat.: 12pm -8pm, Sun.: Noon – 6pm and Closed Mondays (except by appointment only). Visit the gallery online at: www.crewest.com.

Curator Indie184 is a graffiti artist hailing from Washington Heights, New York City. Growing up all over NYC she began to participate in the graffiti culture in 2001. Determined to express herself to the world through art, she taught herself how to sew, paint and produce graphic design. She is known for her simple playful feminine graffiti style lettering. You can find her graffiti pieces from the South Bronx to Berlin. Indie’s graffiti was featured the record breaking Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV video game. Her current endeavors include directing her streetwear brand Kweenz Destroy, curating art exhibitions and producing graphic design work for Pro-Keds, Super Rad Toys and Bic Plastics to name a few. Visit Indie184 online at: www.indie184.com

Curator Andrea von Bujdoss AKA “Queen Andrea” is a native New Yorker who was raised in the vibrant Soho neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Andrea's passion for urban art and graphic design surfaced at an early age. In the early 1990s, she began to learn graffiti history and developed important friendships and mentoring relationships with some of the most notable New York City old school graffiti writers. Andrea earned her BFA in Graphic Design from Parsons and began a successful Graphic Design career, working for worldwide brands who appreciate the urban creative flavor of her work. These days, she is one of the most traditionally skilled female graffiti artists in the country, possessing an explosively creative style inspired by the excitement of the urban landscape. Her custom lettering portfolio has grown beyond graffiti and is a comprehensive collection of letter studies and design explorations. She has been featured in art shows, toy shows, magazines, books, fashion lines and brand collaborations. Andrea has curated and exhibited in numerous exhibitions in NYC. Visit Queen Andrea online at: www.superfreshdesign.com

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TC-5 + LA FASHION WEEK

Join us Saturday, March 20th, 2010 for a history in street fashion. There will be a rockin fashion presentation featuring customized one-of-a-kind vintage wearable street art by TC-5, custom painted tees by Shirt King Phade and the work of local lines: Apliiq, Local Tourist and Insurgency Inc. Event narrated by SUM of the Mily Way with X-Man on the turn tables.



“Imagine a Mickey [Mouse] wearing Air Jordans, leaning on a Moët bottle crowned with a dukey rope chain around his neck, dripping in gold and saying your favorite songs hook.” This was the beginning. This is the future. This is classic hip-hop style. Welcome to the world of Shirt King Phade, one-third of the unrivaled founding fathers’ of cartoon and graffiti inspired airbrushed clothing, The Shirt Kings and member of the legendary TC-5 crew of NYC. Legendary for one of a kind, of-the-moment wearable works of art that adorned t-shirts, jeans, jackets -whatever you could think of – on the backs of everyone from LL Cool J, to Salt-n-Pepa, to Theo Huxtable in the early 80’s, Phade laid THE foundation for the street inspired urban revolution we now call ‘hip-hop fashion.’” - Citizen LA, 2009



Props to the exhibiting artists:
Seen, Doze Green, Doc/Arab, Phade, Totem, Abby, Cycle, Lady Pink, Mr. Wiggles, Yourz, Web, Keo, Bom 5, EBN, Sye, Aevon, DovesOne

Hope to see everyone this weekend!

Fashion Show
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
6pm to 9pm
Fashion show featuring local line painted by TC-5 as well as live painting on t-shirts and live music by The Milky Way and a special set by DJ Computer Jay.

YOURZ (TC-5)



As a Brooklyn born native, Yourz (YZ) first noticed graffiti as it passed by the projects on the train. Intrigued with the letters and style, he wondered how this art was done. Pursuing his interest, he started to recognize different writers, which lead him to start street bombing in his area. It wasn’t until YZ reached high school in the early eighties that he was truly introduced to bombing trains.

In 1984, he met Web thru a mutual friend. After their introduction, they did various cars on the BMTs and IRTs. It was during that time that he met Doc. Shortly thereafter, Doc put him down in The Cool 5. In addition to Doc, he also met other talented writers such as Dondi, Abby, Juice, Doze, Staf, Beam and many others. Some of which, he has had the pleasure of painting with.

Family responsibilities put a halt on his painting career; however he did continue to do black books. It wasn’t until 2008, thru the encouragement of Web, that YZ came back into graffiti. Since reconnecting with the 5, YZ has seen that the crew bonds are strengthened with traveling, which makes TC5 more than a crew - it is a family - an institution of art; “We will let the aerosol flow world wide and paint until we drop!”




Website: www.tcfive.com


Artwork by Yourz will be on display March 6th through March 28th, 2010 at Crewest during "Revolutions".

CYCLE (TC-5)




In the mid 1980s, CYCLE began his intrigue with graffiti by taking marker tags. It wasn't until the late 80s and early 90s, while away at college in Washington DC ,that he started to seriously piece.

He is credited with helping get the DC graffiti scene off the ground and co-founded the DC Hall of Fame. During his time in DC, he went all-city and also started doing freights.

During the 1990s, he linked up with Lady Pink, Smith and others, and began doing large scale wall productions, all the while still doing freights.

In 1996, he went to graduate school in San Francisco where he met Doze. Cycle then went all-city in San Francisco with everything from tags to full blown productions. After graduate school, he moved back east, continuing large-scale productions with Pink and Smith.

Cycle no longer does freights, but he continues to be creative doing shows and appealing to the masses.





Website: www.tcfive.com


Artwork by Cycle will be on display March 6th through March 28th, 2010 during the "Revolutions" exhibit.