We are very shocked and sorry to say that artist Dash "2000" Fidel passed away in his sleep after battling cancer on Sunday, January 9th, 2010. The news of his passing hit the hearts of many as he was well known within the art community for his friendship, talent and cutting edge signature style pieces.
Dash "2000" Fidel had shown at the gallery many times over the years. His last piece he had on display at the gallery was in October during the Faces of Skid Dow exhibition which was a benefit for the homeless living on Skid Row. Dash was considered not only a friend of the gallery but a talented artist with a promising future.
We send all our love and support to the family, friends and the UTI crew.
Respectfully,
Crewest
(Photos above by Eriberto Oriol www.forbiddenartla.com)
Artwork by Dash "2000" Fidel
The famous Los Angeles Print by Dash "2000" Fidel
Dash's famous lamps
LINK TO FLICKR PAGE OF DASH "2000" FIDEL
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Please join us on Saturday, January 8th, 2011 for the opening reception of Street Degrees of Separation.
Street Degrees of Separation is a group show with artists from around the world, coming together to kick off the new year. 2011 will bring amazing new work, new projects and new art by some of today’s greatest street-artists, and while artists prepare for what they will unleash on walls across the planet, they found themselves coming together for this show. Street Degrees explores the global connection of street-artists and their unified motive in the new year: Reinvention.
The show brings artists from Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Texas, UK, Sweden, Indonesia and much more. The artists list includes Chris Clark, Chris RWK, Clown Soldier, Damon Ginandes, David Flores, Ernesto Yerena, EyeFormation, FAKE, Gabe Copeland, GAIA, Hidden Moves, Joe Iurato, JMR, Philip Lumbang, Shai Dahan and special guest Danny Gonzales.
Exhibition runs through Sunday, January 30, 2011. Artwalk event takes place on Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 6-10pm.
Hope to see you there!
Crewest
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PRESS RELEASE
November/29/2010
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Luna George
818.235.4598
luna@crewest.com
“In the Graffiti subculture, practitioners are known as “writers” because graffiti is about writing your name on as many surfaces as possible. Although many writers elevate their art form to the level of creating huge and beautiful murals, they all began their journey as an artist by first learning to write and perfect their name. The Sharpie marker is often the first tool a writer acquires in his lifelong journey to hone his craft and in becoming an artist“ states Man One on Sharpie.com.
Los Angeles, CA – Crewest is proud to present “The Sharpie Show II” an exhibit featuring unique works of art from all over the world, created solely by a well rounded group of practitioners of the famed marker. These artists have decided to "uncap their creativity" using nothing but a Sharpie!
The Opening Reception will take place Saturday, December 4, 2010 from 6-9pm and will feature live Sharpie art by emerging artist,Douglas Cruise, all the way from Mississippi! Beats by DJ Phyz Ed and free giveaways compliments of Sharpie. The Exhibition runs through Sunday, January 2, 2011. Artwalk event takes place on Thursday, December 9th, 2010 from 6-9pm.
“In the Graffiti subculture, practitioners are known as “writers” because graffiti is about writing your name on as many surfaces as possible. Although many writers elevate their art form to the level of creating huge and beautiful murals, they all began their journey as an artist by first learning to write and perfect their name. The Sharpie marker is often the first tool a writer acquires in his lifelong journey to hone his craft and in becoming an artist“ states Man One on Sharpie.com.
After the success of last year’s “The Sharpie Show”, Crewest and Man One have decided to bring back this exhibition to Los Angeles with “The Sharpie Show II”. Last year's exhibit featured original pieces by some of the best known graffiti artists, illustrators and tattoo artists in the country (and beyond) such as Mike Giant, Greg “Craola” Simkins, George Clinton and Lalo Alcaraz. This year's The Sharpie Show II promises to rock LA to a new creative tempo in the world of Sharpie art and will open people's eyes to an expanded range of uncapped techniques, styles and talent. All are welcome to come through and enjoy!
In the Featured Artist Room:
Travis Moore impressed us all at the last Sharpie Show with his massive monster of a piece “The Wait of the World” which entailed fine lines designed by his own creative vision. His piece is still unforgettable. This year, Crewest is proud to present Travis Moore as December’s featured artist. His enthusiasm and dedication to using Sharpies as his preferred tool to making outstanding art will be injected into a super Sharpie installation on display and in conjunction with the exhibit all month long. Get your Sharpie on!
Exhibiting Artists:
14bolt, Abe Lincoln Jr., Afex THC, Alexandra Tolbert, Alfie Ebojo, Andre Khazraei, Arpen THC, Bahgo, Bart Saric, BboyB the Hiphop Preservationist, Beenznrice, Benjie, Bob Motown, Branded, Brendan Blowers, Bron Theron, Chad Kouri, Chris Giorgio, CINK, CJ, Cristian "Smear" Gheorghiu, Dan Ruhrmanty, Donna Letterese, Douglas Cruise, Ezra, Faris Farisaalsaffar, Ghost One, Gil Areola, Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca, Ilse Valfre, Inept, Jacobo Wallker, James Bentley, Jana Bocklund, Jaxiajax, Jeffery Page, JNGL, Jonathan Delgado, Josh Attkisson, JOS-L, JR aka Zombiac, Koffinz One, Lab Studio Designs, Leo Silva, Leticia Maldonado, Lindsey, MAD ONE, Man One, Mark Dugally, MelonJames, Michael Pizarro, Mildred, Modern Day Monster, Mr. Puppet, Ms. Klue, New Colony, Nils Jawa, OkiraMyth, Omar Martinez, Oso, Phloe, PHONETICONTROL, REL.ONE, Rick Rodriguez, ROME, Ruthie Pie, S. Watters, Septerhed, Sergio D. Robleto, Sherrie Thai, SIMS, Sloke, Smerf One, Steve Martinez aka Pablo Jimenez, Todd, Travis Moore, Two Rabbits, VOX, Xirena, Xplode One DCV, Yumi Sakugawa, Zender and more…
Link to pics from last year’s Sharpie Show:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crewestman/sets/72157612846199949/
List of artist websites:
/blog.crewest.com//2010/11/sharpie-show-list-of-artist-websites.html
Sneak Preview:
/blog.crewest.com//2010/11/sneak-peak-sharpie-show-ii.html
Link to flyer image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crewestman/5120226426/in/set-72157625251490030/
Crewest Gallery is located at 110 Winston St. Los Angeles, CA 90013. 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 Tuesday through Thursday: Noon to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: Noon to 8 p.m.; Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m. and Mondays are closed. For more information, please call 213.627.8272, email at info@crewest.com or visit www.crewest.com
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Crewest would like to introduce you into the wonderful world of artists of The Sharpie Show II. Please see below for a list of The Sharpie Show II artist websites:
Benjie
http://benjaminescobar.com/wordpress/?page_id=377
Xplode One DCV
http://ghastlykustoms.weebly.com
Mr. Puppet
http://puppetindustries.blogspot.com/
Phloe
http://thelonevagina.carbonmade.com
Tiki Jay One
http://tikijay1.com
Bahgo
http://www.bahgo74.com
Bart Saric
http://www.b-artwork.com
Beenznrice
http://www.beenznrice.com
14bolt
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14bolt/
BboyB the Hiphop Preservationist
http://www.flickr.com/photos/banditob/5012145679/in/set-72157624945701961
Abe Lincoln Jr.
http://www.girlsbike.com
Ilse Valfre
http://www.ivalfre.com/
Zender
http://www.JohnZender.com
Lab Studio Designs
http://www.labstudiodesigns.com
Michael Pizarro
http://www.modelmayhem.com/michaelpizarro
Travis Moore
http://www.paintingsbytravis.com/
PHONETICONTROL
http://www.phoneticontrol.com/
Septerhed
http://www.septerhed.com/m6.html
Sherrie Thai
http://www.shaireproductions.com
ROME
http://www.romewon.com
CJ
http://xcjxedge.deviantart.com/
Brendan Blowers
http://www.brendanblowers.com
Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca
www.chamanvision.com
Chris Giorgio
http://www.chrisgiorgio.com
Douglas Cruise
http://www.douglascruise.com
Donna Letterese
http://www.drawdvl.com
Ezra
http://www.ezraone.com
Afex THC
http://www.flickr.com/photos/afex
Inept
http://www.ineptdiy.com
Jana Bocklund
www.janabocklund.com
Jeffery Page
http://www.Jefferypage.com
Andre Khazraei
www.konfusedink.com
Lindsey
www.lindseyrosedesign.com
Chad Kouri
http://www.longliveanalog.com
MelonJames
http://www.Melonjames.com
Modern Day Monster
www.moderndaymonster.com
ROME
http://WWW.ROMEWON.COM
Sloke
www.Slokeone.com
Sergio D. Robleto
http://www.srobleto.com
MAD ONE
http://www.StickerPhiends.com
MAN ONE
http://www.manone.com
S. Watters
www.swattersdesign.com
Cristian "Smear" Gheorghiu
www.theartofsmear.com
Two Rabbits
www.tworabbitsstudios.com
Steve Martinez aka Pablo Jimenez
http://www.uglarbook.com
Mildred
http://www.unclemildred.blogspot.com
Nils Jawa
http://www.uncommunicative.com
Yumi Sakugawa
http://www.yumisakugawa.com
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Crewest is proud to present “The Sharpie Show II” an exhibit featuring unique works of art from all over the world, created solely by a well rounded group of practitioners of the famed marker. These artists have decided to uncap their creativity using nothing but a Sharpie!
The Opening Reception will take place Saturday, December 4, 2010 from 6-9pm. The exhibit runs through Sunday, January 2, 2011. Artwalk event takes place on Thursday, December 9th, 2010 from 6-9pm.
In the Featured Artist Room:
Travis Moore
Exhibiting Artists:
14bolt, Abe Lincoln Jr., Afex THC, Alexandra Tolbert, Alfie Ebojo, Andre Khazraei, Arpen THC, Bahgo, Bart Saric, Beenznrice, Benjie, Bob Motown, Branded, Brendan Blowers, Chad Kouri, Chris Giorgio, CJ, Cristian "Smear" Gheorghiu, Donna Letterese. Douglas Cruise, Ezra, Faris Farisaalsaffar, Ghost One, Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca, Ilse Valfre, Inept, Jana Bocklund, Jaxiajax, Jeffery Page, Jonathan Delgado, Josh Attkisson, JOS-L, Lab Studio Designs, Lindsey, Lisa Hilstrom, MAD ONE, Man One, MelonJames, Michael Pizarro, Mildred, Modern Day Monster, Mr. Puppet. New Colony. Nils Jawa. OkiraMyth. Oso. Phloe, PHONETICONTROL. REL.ONE, Rick Rodriguez, ROME. Ruthie Pie, S. Watters, Septerhed. Sergio D. Robleto, Sherrie Thai, SIMS, Sloke, Steve Martinez, Tiki Jay One, Todd, Travis Moore, Two Rabbits, Xplode One DCV, Yumi Sakugawa and more…
Crewest
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
www.crewest.com
See you there!
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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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