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WERC AT COLOR WALK MURAL FESTIVAL

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Mexican border city, Ciudad Juarez, has had the unfortunate stigma of being one of North America's most violent cities.  Through the help of muralists and street artists, the city is trying to change that perception with a new campaign and mural festival called COLOR WALK.

The idea of COLOR WALK is to create street art pieces that will create pride and make positive statements of the community as well as attract tourism by bringing some renown national and international artists.

The first (of many murals to come) has been produced by one of our very own, WERC.
Check out his piece entitled "Rise Up":






Other participating artists include:

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COI CREW: GORDON GALLERY N. IRELAND, UK

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Opening nite...

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"Continuing Our Invasion" 
Derry, North Ireland (UK)
August 2 - 31, 2013


Featuring artwork by:
Codak, Isaias Crow, Bonzai, Man One, Shaun Burner, Vyal, Erin Yoshi and Werc.  
Curated by Man One. 

Shaun Burner...
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Isaias Crow...
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Codak + Man One...
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Coi Crew members in the house with the local Derry flavor..
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*Special thanks to Amy Coyle for the great pics and video!

8-4-12 OPENING NIGHT PHOTOS

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 (Image: RELIC and Man One)
  (Image: Tori and Peter)
  (Image: Art observations, note her smile while 
viewing "Maria Poppins" artwork by WERC)
  (Image: WERC standing aside his artwork)
  (Image: Yo it's DH Phyz Ed)
 (Image: Anger and Kym)

Mythograff and Kuya set the stage for all those who attended the openings Saturday night.  We were happy to see everybody who came by and showed their support.  It was one of those "feel good" art nights where everyone was happy, enjoying the art and enjoying each other.  We look forward to having more of those "feel good" art nights at our upcoming events.  Let's keep the good vibes going. 


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AVAILABLE ARTWORK BY WERC

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Mythograff, a solo exhibition of paintings by WERC are now on view at Crewest through August 26, 2012.  In all of Werc's pieces there is a sense of magical realism, a hybrid existence of reality where there is a balance between the material world co-existing with the elements of the ethereal. 

Above from top to bottom are the following: 

“Dios Globero - Holy Days”
Mixed media on canvas 36” x 48”
2012


“Dios Globero - Food I thought”
Mixed media on canvas 48” x 60”
2012 


“Dios Globero - MX”
Mixed media on canvas 34” x 48”
2012 

If you would like to request more information or would like to see other artwork by WERC, please email us at info@crewest.com.

 

 


INSTALL DAY WITH WERC

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Just arriving on Thursday from Texas with all of his artwork, WERC was ready for install for his upcoming solo show "Mythograff" which opens Saturday, August 4, 2012.  We don't want to reveal too much, but we know everyone will enjoy this show.  If you should have any questions regarding the artwork or need info on the artist, please email us at info@crewest.com. 

Hope to see everyone on Saturday night for the opening of Mythograff.


SNEAK PEEK OF ARTWORK BY WERC

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We are excited to give you this sneak peek of artwork by WERC whose artwork will be on view and available for sale from August 4 through August 28, 2012.  Please see below for artwork information for the above posted artwork images:

Artwork Info:   

Upper Image: "LuzImix", 4' x 7', Spray paint on canvas , 2012
Lower Image: "La Maceta de Oro" , 4' x 7', Spray paint on canvas , 2012.   

If interested in obtaining more information regarding available artwork for RELIC, please email us at info@crewest.com.

 





ABOUT THE ARTIST: WERC

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Werc was born in Ciudad Juarez, Ch. MX., and grew up in El Paso TX. Werc paints, collages and designs based on inspirations that come from urban & border culture, broad issues of labor, logos, symbols, and the nostalgic humor among immigrant cultures. He is specifically inspired by  the creative informal economies of street vendors, and the archetypal language of design. In his paintings, he explores aspects of duality and the politics of identity, hunting and gathering documentation & found objects that later become part of his creations.

Werc's murals can be seen around southern California, and throughout the United States and Mexico. His studio-based works have been exhibited in numerous galleries, the Snite Museum, Museum of Monterrey, and are part of the Cheech Marin Chicano Art Collection.

In August 2012, Werc will be presenting in the Crewest Main Gallery his very first LA solo show, MYTHOGRAFF.  MYTHOGRAFF opens Saturday, August 4, 2012 and will be on view through August 28, 2012.

For more info about this artist, visit WERC online by clicking here.

 


ABOUT THE SHOW: MYTHOGRAFF

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MYTHOGRAFF, Werc's first solo show in Los Angeles, presents a continuous exploration of myth culture, consumerism, rituals, archetypal language and design. Werc has been spraying for 20 years and has grown in a journey with the medium by exploring, and deconstructing the spray paint to reinvent his own practice. Traditionally in spray-painting it is all about "can control," by creating artwork that is precise, defined, and clean. This is evident in Werc's "Axis Mundi" series, where he pushes the boundaries of the medium by creating photo-realistic portraits. Through his exploration of refined definition, Werc explores the opposite spectrum of control. In the "Ojo de Dios" series Werc frees himself & the medium with a loose and unrefined spraying technique, where he allows the spray paint to speak its natural language. Created with minimal immediate spray-paint strokes, the pieces are raw perceptual renditions refined by the eye of the viewer, not the medium.

The show will also feature Werc's classic style of multimedia collage, where he playfully re-appropriates commonly consumed logos to create new associations. In all of Werc's pieces there is a sense of magical realism, a hybrid existence of reality where there is a balance between the material world co-existing with the elements of the ethereal. 

Show Info:
Opening Reception:  Saturday, August 4, 2012
From 7-10 pm
With Live Beats by DJ Phyz Ed
On view from August 4 through August 28


CREWEST 2012 CALENDAR

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We are very happy to announce our upcoming exhibits in the Main Gallery and in the Front Room for 2012. Take a look, see who is showing and get ready for an awesome year at Crewest.

For general inquiries, email us at info@crewest.com.

For press inquiries, email Luna George at luna@crewest.com.



Month
In the Main Gallery
In the Front Room

March

de Papel y Madera
Curated by Oscar Magallanes

Oscar Magallanes

April

Sinerlandia
Solo Show Featuring Works by Siner

Michael Pizarro
May

Mission Accomplished
Crewest 10th Year Anniversary Show
Man One
June
Comic Art Show
Axis
July
Marka27 Solo Show
Problak
August
WERC Solo Show
Relic
September
Hector "HEX TGO" Rios
Solo Show
Satterugly
October
TBA
TBA
November
Top of the Dome
Maria Kane & George Yepes
December
TBA
TBA

WERC: FEATURED IN CHICANITAS EXHIBITION

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Congratulations to one of our favorite artists WERC for being included in Cheech Marin's newest exhibition:
"CHICANITAS: Small Paintings from the Cheech Marin Collection" running from December 10, 2011 through April 2, 2012 at the Museum of Monterey

He's got these 2 great little paintings in the show that were purchased through us.
Cheech speaks about the exhibition:


For more on the museum and the exhibition click here:MOM
Check out his website: www.wercking.com
More by WERC on our site or contact us: art@crewest.com

CREWEST AT BEYOND EDEN

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Once again Crewest took part in this year’s Beyond Eden, a multi gallery event showcasing talent from select Los Angeles galleries. Showing for Crewest were works by the following outstanding artists Chaz Bojorquez, PaperMonster, Miguel Paredes, Man One, Victor Sepulveda, Huit, WERC, and Mefee.

On display by Chaz Bojorquez was one of his rarest prints (available only through Crewest) “Los Avenues” a limited edition serigraph, one or two printed in 1987, Los Avenues was made using a very extensive process by the artist. The paper is first prepared using ‘zolatone’ paint (a multi-colored automotive industrial paint) prior to printing the silkscreen image. Then using sandpaper to wear down the letters into the background creating an ‘asphalt’ street look. He then layed down three separate stencils and paint with spray cans, two white highlights off the cross, and a black border around the entire print.



PaperMonster had an entire wall where four of his most compelling pieces hung just waiting for art lovers to look closer and notice the layers involved in each piece. People do not realize the amount of layers and work involved in the art made by this stencil artist. Today, stencil artists are getting more and more in depth with their craft everyday and PaperMonster is a stencil artist who pushes the envelope by layering the canvas with hand cut comic book pages. He sprays his stencil with great precision and no overspray. Crewest believes he has brought the art of stenciling to a new level.



Miguel Parades, who recently had a solo show at Crewest, had four pieces on display. Art lovers are very attracted to the bright colors and subject matter of the artwork by the hard working Miguel Paredes.



Man One had several pieces on display; one in particular was his 2008 aerosol on canvas piece titled “Power Trip”. Art lovers were really taking their time looking at this piece. Power Trip was created as his direct reaction to the destruction and removal of one of the most historical moments in Los Angeles graffiti history, Meeting of Styles LA in 2007 (“MOS-LA”). MOS-LA was an event organized by Man One, Crewest and The Friends of the LA River where over 200 artists painted 10,000 square feet of aerosol murals in a two-day festive event at the Arroyo Seco in the LA River. Even though it was fully permitted by LA County, they later changed their minds and decided to fully censor the murals by buffing all of the work of over 200 of the most talented artists in Los Angeles. Showing at Beyond Eden, were works by some of the artists who participated on MOS-LA whose works are priced in the thousands by the way. These same including Mear, Chaz Bojorquez, Man One and Werc.




We waited months for the works by Mefee to arrive. We were overly excited to release long awaited works by Mefee at Beyond Eden.




Dedicated and from over seas, Huit had one solid piece on display which showed his own futuristic, high tech vision of a modern city.



Victor Sepulveda whose work has extended beyond the constraints of the automobile exterior into the fine art world with his beautifully rendered drawings and paintings of Mexican Revolutionary figures had several collaboration pieces with Man One on display during Beyond Eden.



WERC had a few pieces which give without asking for a return and become a challenge for the viewer's set beliefs.



Collectively, all our artists selected for Beyond Eden impressed many and represented well to the over 3000 attendees.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the pieces above, please contact us at info@crewest.com or you can visit our artist section on Crewest.com to view additional works. Click here.

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Gateway Project San Diego...

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Congrats to COI/Crewest artists Werc and Crol along with famed chicano muralist
Victor Ochoa for landing a nice gig that will help preserve cultural identity in San Diego's rapidly expanding Downtown development.

Although the road to creating large scale murals of this magnitude are not always
easy to navigate, we think that they are well worth the effort for artists, communities, developers, and the city in general.

This is a great example of how art can be a catalyst in transforming a potentially devisive project and turn it into a prideful and inviting collaboration among artists, developers and the community. When the right artists are chosen for the job miracles can happen.

Here are some photos of the beginning stages. As the mural develops over the next month or so, we'll continue to update it through completion.

If you're in San Diego feel free to drop by and check out the progress in person:
Gateway Project @ 16th and Logan

For more on Crol and Werc go to their collabo site...
Crol vs Werc Dot Com





Happy Bday to us!

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This month we turn 5 Years old and we're celebrating!

In the past 5 years we've seen alot of things happen: galleries come and go, shops open and close, writers start and stop, homies celebrated and mourned, wars starting and unfortunately still going on....Yet some how we've not only been able to keep our doors open, but expand and grow to a new Downtown location which is thriving and flourishing.

We thank all of you for all your continued support and helping our dream of supporting artists and expanding L.A. graff and urban art throughout the globe.

Join us every weekend in May as we throw a little sum' sum' to be festive about.