FORBIDDEN ART LA

Our good friend and talented artist/photographer, Eriberto Oriol, has recently launched a new website to promote his photos of LA culture and namely graffiti over the years.

Check out the website where you can also purchase high quality giclees and prints of his work.

Enjoy!

www.forbiddenartla.com

UNIQUE ITEMS BY GUSMANO CESARETTI

Some hidden gems from our current show "Before the Revolution" by Gusmano Cesaretti.

Let's play some guitarra!

Hand painted and adorned with polaroid photos taken by the artist at a Santeria ceremony in Cuba.





Handmade light structure:




One of a kind, handmade books by Gusmano:






Virgin's with AK47's:





Contact us for availability.
info@crewest.com


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ART + EXHIBIT PICS: BEFORE THE REVOLUTION

If you haven't made it down to the gallery to see Gusmano Cesaretti's exhibition, you're really missing something!

In case you don't know the man has been documenting LA life and culture since the early 70's. Gangs, Virgen Mary murals, graffiti, he was even one of the first to photograph Chaz Bojorquez and publish a book featuring his street graff.

Couple of the folks that showed up last weekend to bless his show included: re-known digital artist David Em and "Quantum of Solace" movie director Marc Forster.

Here's the slideshow of his art and the opening reception. If interested in purchasing some of his grid images, they are very affordable, most only $30-$50 each!

Enjoy!



(or click here for the direct link to our Flickr page)

For inquiries:
info@crewest.com

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OUR 8 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT!

Please join us this Saturday, May 8th, 2010 from 6 - 9 p.m. as we celebrate our 8 Year Anniversary!

With a Special Live Performance by:

SEW SEW KRAFTY

Performing Live for the first time in Los Angeles featuring some never heard before dope tracks such as their two newest singles "Tuxedo Jackets" and "Boots".

Sew Sew Krafty is a perpetual forward thinking amalgamation of sound, speed, color, vibe, and unrestrained energy and frankly, anything they want to be!!

Genre: Acid, punk, house, surf music/hip hop, electro grunge

Special Live Painting by:
Man One

Atmosphere to be enhanced by the sounds of:
DJ Phyz Ed and Afrika Baby Bam (Jungle Bros./Sew Sew Krafty)



(Pic from our current exhibition:"Before the Revolution" by Gusmano Cesaretti)

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Each month since 2002, Crewest has featured the freshest most talented artists existing in underground scenes world wide.

Our impressive roster of exhibiting artists ranges in all styles from graffiti art, street art, fine art, tattoo art, graphic design, sculpture, toy design, photography and even music.

We are very proud to continue being one of the only galleries who specialize in what is current and relevant within the realm of the urban art experience.

We have shown multiple levels of freshness, represented those artists whom we believe in and as a result of our efforts have widened the eyes of many for 8 years strong.

As we open our arms to this 8th year, we look forward to bringing more excitement through our artists and exhibits to the growing Downtown LA scene.

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Refreshments Provided By:
Jarritos + Roaring Lion Energy

"Our artists are who you see now on the street level and who you will see tomorrow at the gallery level. They are the future. They are the now. They represent everything we believe in." - Crewest

Art and gallery inquiries:
info@crewest.com

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

GUSMANO CESARETTI: VIDEO PREVIEW OF HIS ART MAKING

"Before the Revolution"
Gusmano Cesaretti @ Crewest Gallery
Opens: May 1st - 30th, 2010





View his amazing images at:
www.gusmanocesaretti.com

For more:
info@crewest.com
www.Crewest.com


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AMBUSH!

AMBUSH:
A Midsummer Night's Art and Music Event

DATE:
Saturday August 22, 2009

TIME:
7pm to 11pm

FEATURING:
Photography Projections by Gusmano Cesaretti: "The Virgin of L.A.", "Los Niños del Silencio", "To Be Alone" -

Live Painting by Man One
and Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca

Live Music by Vasco Cesaretti and guests

Guest Artist: David Em



ADDRESS:
835 Mission Street
South Pasadena, CA 91030

ENTRY FEE:
$5

Refreshments:
compliments of Jarritos and Roaring Lion Energy Drink.

RSVP (not required):
ambush@crewest.com

PARKING:
There is plenty of free street parking on Mission Street and cross streets.
Or you can take the Metro Gold Line to the Mission Street station, walk 1.5 blocks west.

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Artist Info:
Gusmano Cesaretti, born in Lucca, Italy, and a resident of Los Angeles since 1970, has been capturing the sound, light, and even emotional tenor of his adopted city through the lens of his camera.

Gusmano has published two books: Street Writers- A Guided Tour of Chicano Graffiti, and Physical Graffiti-4x4=24. He is a contributing photographer to the book, 24 Hours in the Life of Los Angeles. His photographs have been exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In 2008, Gusmano participated in a major collaborative exhibition entitled, This Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in Los Angeles Photographs at the Huntington Library.

Fourteen of Gusmano's photographs are part of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institute (Smithsonian photo link) in Washington, D. C. and the Museum of Contemporay Art, Los Angeles. The many countries that Gusmano has made photographic studies of include: Mexico, Central and South America, Haiti, and South East Asia.

Event Co-Produced by:
Gusmano Cesaretti and Crewest