MAS STENCILS

MAS.STENCILS.wb, a photo by Crewest on Flickr.

Stencil works by LA artist MAS in the Crewest Front Room.

Opens Feb.9th, 2012 from 6-10pm during Downtown Artwalk.

Show runs thru March 4th, 2012.

For more info:
info@crewest.com





View more of MAS' work
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BLOW UP LA: THE ART OF BLOWING UP YOUR CITY

Blow up L.A.: The Art of Blowing Up Your City Info

Crewest proudly announces “Blow Up L.A.: The Art of Blowing Up Your City” an exhibition opening on February 4, 2012 and curated by Gonzo247 of Aerosol Warfare.  Blow Up L.A.! is part of the traveling Blow Up (Your City!) Aerosol Warfare exhibition which features customized Jamungo BUD & NADE vinyl dolls by national and local artists as well as other artwork.  Artists with backgrounds in graffiti, street art, design, illustration and other urban expressions will customize the urban vinyl toys with no given limitations.  The stylized urban toys dolls and other artwork will be on display and for sale at Crewest Gallery from Feb 4, 2012 through Feb. 26, 2012.

Exhibiting Artists:  ASHIRA SEIGEL, BEAU POPE, BEZERK ONE, CAT CULT, CEASE ONE,  ERIC MARTINEZ, FLIP ONE, GOOD HAPPENS, PRIMO, JESTER, PILOTFX, W3R3ONE, ROMEWON, DJ BATTLEMONKEY, REVEREND BUTTER, ABELS, CBELUM, SKEEZ181, DECKWGF, VALERIE G, JUSTIN GARCIA, TEXASCRAZE GWS, KAADI, KELYNE REIS, KWEEN ONE, NICKY DAVIS, PHYLO TSF, PYRO, SABRIAN CLARK, THIRD ONE TSF, TOK1, T KLENOW, VOTE RIGHT and more….

Month long event info is as follows:  Opening reception will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 6-10pm at Crewest Gallery with live music by DJ Phyz Ed.  Curator, Gonzo247 of Aerosol Warfare will be present on Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 6-10pm during the Downtown Artwalk.  Downtown Artwalk event will include live music by DJ Phyz Ed.  Exhibit closes on February 26, 2012.

Crewest is located at 110 Winston St., Los Angeles, CA  90013.

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VIDEO: LIVE PAINTING @ AUDIO CANVAS 3

AUDIO CANVAS 3
A Live Art Event at Crewest Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles.

Live painting action by artists:
AISE, VYAL, ROBERT VARGAS, MAX NEUTRA, AXA, POPS, MAN ONE, YR CREW
and DJ PHYZ ED.

Show runs from January 7 - 29th, 2012
www.crewest.com


AUDIO CANVAS 3: LIVE PAINTING @ CREWEST from Man One on Vimeo.

CHAZ BOJORQUEZ: INTERSTICIOS URBANOS

Our good friend and legendary L.A. artist Chaz Bojórquez was recently invited to Mexico City to participate in an art show called "Intersticios Urbanos", which featured his work as well as the work of other street artists from all over Latin America.

From the Intersticios Urbanos website:
"Intersticios Urbanos es una cartografía que inicia una ruta crítica sobre los desplazamientos del graffiti hacia prácticas intermediales, focalizada en México, su frontera con Estados Unidos, en diálogo con América del Sur y España. Presenta pintura, gráfica, acciones, intervenciones, así como archivos sonoros y visuales para crear una constelación de diversas posiciones en torno al arte urbano, la performance y el graffiti."

All Images by: Cristina Bojórquez.

Edited by: Mike "RiF" Nuñez.

Music: "El Barrio" (Instrumental) by: Sick Jacken & DJ Muggs. Used under permission from the artist.

OPERATION SKID ROW

Crewest is inviting artists to join us down here in Skid Row to paint live for the people!

Chuck D. from Public Enemy is leading the cause to make the "invisible visible" by bringing an incredible free concert tomorrow afternoon, Sunday January 15, 2012.

If you are interested in painting at the event contact luna@crewest.com for details.

For more info and band lineup check out:
PUBLICENEMY.COM

SNEAK PEEK OF "BUY PRODUCT" TWO RABBITS SOLO SHOW

We are very pleased to present “Buy Product” a solo show featuring the newest and greatest works by the amazingly clever Two Rabbits.  “Buy Product” opens this Thursday, January 12, 2012 during the Downtown Artwalk. 

Here is a sneak peak of some of their works that will be on display:

About Two Rabbits: 

Two Rabbits Studios is a design firm, commercial screen print shop, and fine art studio ran by Los Angeles-based artists Mike Thacker and Bob Motown. Since 2007, the pair have designed and printed hundreds of rock posters and promotional pieces for movies and video games. Two Rabbits started small in a North Hollywood backyard—less than five years later, and they've been featured in galleries, Flatstock poster shows, and craft fairs in the United States and UK. They've worked with Warner Music Group and concert promoters Goldenvoice for artists ranging from Skrillex to  Wu Tang to Portishead. Recently, Thacker and Motown's focus has been on fine art pieces that reflect upon their hand-printed process and design.

Click here to read more about “Buy Product”.

FOR MORE INFO ON TWO RABBITS AND THEIR WORKS, PLEASE EMAIL US AT INFO@CREWEST.COM

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AUDIO CANVAS 3: OPENING NITE

AUDIO CANVAS 3

We opened 2012 with our first event of the year.
We asked selected artists to each take over a section of the gallery walls with their own installation and paint them live during Saturday nite's opening.

Thanks to the ever steady beats of Dj Phyz Ed, the crowd enjoyed themselves and the results were amazing.

Artists included:
AISE, VYAL, ROBERT VARGAS, MAX NEUTRA, AXA, POPS, MAN ONE, YR CREW.

A few more will be added and painting live during Artwalk this Thursday Jan.12, 2012

Just click on the pics to take you to the entire Flickr album.


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LA MURAL ORDINANCE STRATEGY SESSION

LA Mural Ordinance Strategy Session
We would like to invite you to attend this strategy session to plan for the

City of LA Planning Commission Hearing on Tuesday January 10th at 1PM.

The meeting at Crewest is geared to working artists with a special focus on 

graffiti artists and those that support their work.  We would like to encourage

people from the community - even non-artists - to come to this meeting to support

and contribute ideas.

We will be planning on what we want to say at the LA Planning Commission hearing,

assigning topics to different speakers, discussing a plan of attack and answering

any questions you may have about the impact of the proposed ordinance on graffiti

artists, muralists and the community.

This ordinance will affect your mural work in the City of LA for many years to

come. This is a chance to plan action that can still affect the outcome.

LA Mural Ordinance Strategy Session
Sunday, January 8th
Crewest Gallery
110 Winston St.,
Los Angeles, CA 90013
4-6pm
Call Stash Maleski (310) 309-7756 or email icuart@aol.com for more info.

"BUY PRODUCT" A SOLO SHOW BY TWO RABBITS

Two Rabbits Solo Show "Buy Product" Opens:

Thursday, January 12, 2012 from 6 – 10 pm during the Downtown Artwalk

Crewest has just opened a third room to our gallery space namely “The Front Room”, making it now a larger, high ceiling, 3 room gallery space. A new solo show by a special guest artist will open in The Front Room every artwalk night. Come out this coming artwalk to view "Buy Product" a Solo Show by Two Rabbits.

“Buy Product” will feature the latest work of Two Rabbits which drastically focuses on the repurposing of their by-product. From their test prints to their mixing sticks, Two Rabbits see the chaos and beauty of their artistic endeavors in everything that's left over. Two Rabbits have taken what many consider to be useless scrap and turned it into beautiful works of color and shape to display.

“Buy Product” will be on display from January 12 through February 5, 2012

About Two Rabbits:

Two Rabbits Studios is a design firm, commercial screen print shop, and fine art studio ran by Los Angeles-based artists Mike Thacker and Bob Motown. Since 2007, the pair have designed and printed hundreds of rock posters and promotional pieces for movies and video games. Two Rabbits started small in a North Hollywood backyard—less than five years later, and they've been featured in galleries, Flatstock poster shows, and craft fairs in the United States and UK. They've worked with Warner Music Group and concert promoters Goldenvoice for artists ranging from Skrillex to  Wu Tang to Portishead. Recently, Thacker and Motown's focus has been on fine art pieces that reflect upon their hand-printed process and design.

Their work can be seen at: http://www.tworabbitsstudios.com/.

FOR QUESTIONS OR INFO ON “BUY PRODUCT”, PLEASE EMAIL US AT INFO@CREWEST.COM

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AUDIO CANVAS 3 OPENS SATURDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 2012

Audio Canvas 3 kicks off this weekend with a live painting event on Saturday, January 7^th, 2012 from 3-9pm at Crewest Gallery.  All are welcome to come down to Crewest  on Saturday for the Audio Canvas 3 kick off featuring live painting by Axa, Pops, Max Neutra, Vyal, Robert Vargas, 
Man One, AISE and the YR Crew. 

Each artist will be creating an installation while using their favorite tools and techniques for the public to experience firsthand the type of energy and kind of ingenuity it takes for each masterpiece to be created. 

In conjunction with the live painting event, live music will be played by DJ’s who will be mixing up some all-time beats to boost the occasion for everyone to enjoy.  DJ’s for the event are curated by DJ Phyz Ed who selected a group of special guest DJ’s to spin a set each.  Art + Music are what will make the kick off to Audio Canvas 3 a great time to be.

After January 7, 2012, the installations created by the artists will be on display through January 29, 2012. 

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING AUDIO CANVAS 3, PLEASE EMAIL US AT INFO@CREWEST.COM.

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PAINTING WITH MOUTH VIDEO BY BENNY DIAR

"There is always something brighter" 14"x18" portrait painted by Benny Diar of a friend and model Amandita Garcia.


Benny says:
"I had my caregivers randomly film me through out the process and then I pieced and edited this together. I wanted to share the process in which I paint a portrait and this study definitely taught me a lot as well.."


Keep rockin' it Benny! 



For more info on Benny DIAR contact us:
info@crewest.com

GREGG STONE - THE AVENUES

Recently sold work:

"THE AVENUES" by Gregg Stone

Gregg Stone resides in southern Orange County with a longstanding artistic career in watercolor, gouache, ink, and airbrush. 

 After graduating from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena with a bachelor's degree in fine arts (BFA) in 1978, Stone became a successful freelance illustrator

His current work in mixed-media paintings blend cultural and architectural treasures along the byways of border region

Hispanic communities into painterly narratives of everyday street life.

Current work:

Click here for more info and available works by Gregg Stone

or contact us at:

art@crewestgallery.com

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WORKSHOP: GRAFFITI & BEYOND

If you will be in the San Diego area for New Year's, love graff art and want some of the masters in the game to give you a tip or two, then you should attend this workshop!

January 1st and 2nd from 12pm to 3pm

Maxx Moses and Isaias Crow will be having their second annual two day intensive "Graffiti & Beyond" workshop at The Art Academy in North Park.

PLUS

San Diego's very own Persue will be Guest Artist 

Tribute to Mankind will have a their delicious juices and food available at a discounted price to participating students.

Visual Art Supply will be in the house with Spray-Paint, Caps, and all other goodies you'll need for the class.

Sign up to join the class as Maxx Moses and Isaias Crow share the many branches graffiti art has and offers.

The class will explore the history, the vast perspectives and philosophies of graff, how to paint on 

canvas compared to a mural on the wall, live demonstrations from both instructors and Persue, 

spray-paint techniques and masters secrets of the graffiti art form and so much more! 

Location:

Art Academy of San Diego

3784 30th St

San Diego, Ca

92104

Contact:

Isaias Crow:

isaiascrow@gmail.com

619-231-3900

619-278-1735

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JULES MUCK - SEX FIEND

Recently sold work:

"Sex Fiend" by Jules Muck

Jules Muck started doing graffiti in Europe and great Britain almost twenty years ago. Muck began bombing in New York in the late 90s where she was discovered by Lady Pink who took her on as an apprentice for the next 4 years.

Under her tag name Muck she has shown at Tokyo Big Site, the Bronx Museum of Art, the Weisman Museum in Minneapolis and the Fuse Gallery in New York.

Click here for more info and other available works by Jules Muck

or contact us at:

art@crewestgallery.com

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JOSH MAYHEM'S ASKEW RANGERS

"Murder Mouse"

Currently on display and for sale during December, we have "The Askew Rangers" by Josh Mayhem.  Mayhem describes his Askew Rangers as "heavily armed creatures from the forest of the future battling for supremacy in a world where survival of the fittest is the only law of the jungle. This custom series displays vibrant colors and crisp lines utilizing simple paint foundations as complimentary backdrops to an overwhelming display of weaponry and accessories. A recycling element is seen as an underlying tone in this collection. Pieces of scrap metal, wires from vintage electronics and weaponry accessories from the creator’s massive collection of vintage action figures serve as a reminder of the rooted toy history and originality each individual piece holds. Every Askew Ranger has some form of a working component to it including working lights, spring loaded and moveable devices, and removable elements that evoke the versatility of a an action figure with the visual aesthetic of a vinyl toy."

"Badgez"

"Cheif Warface"

The Askew Rangers are made up of the following:  Princess Killbot, The Head Hunter, Leemurz, Skunqz, Hipponaturz, Commander Grizzly, Squirze, Badgez, Murder Mouse, Chief Warface and Choompz.

You can view all of Josh Mayhem's Askew Rangers by checking out his work on our website.  Click here to view.



Art inquiries?  Email us at info@crewest.com

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ART BY ROBERT LEBSACK

Robert Lebsack is a Long Beach based artist whose work focuses on social and cultural issues using torn newspapers as context. By utilizing bits and pieces of headlines, articles and ads as the base for his mixed media pieces, the viewer can use their own interpretation and random image word association to bring meaning to each individual piece.


Currently on display and for sale during December, we have the following pieces by Robert Lebsack (From top to bottom: "Not Part of the Story", "Limits of Control" and "Sneak Attack"):

A little more on Robert Lebsack:
Robert Lebsack has been painting and drawing for 12 years. Lebsack received his formal training in illustration, design and photography at Cal State Long Beach. His paintings have been featured in MTV’s “The Real World” and in numerous solo and group exhibitions in galleries throughout the Los Angeles area.


If you are interested in purchasing a piece by Robert Lebsack, please email us at info@crewest.com.

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WERC: FEATURED IN CHICANITAS EXHIBITION

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

HOLIDAY BAZAAR 12/11

HOLIDAY BAZAAR 12/11, a set on Flickr.

Check out all the artwork pics from our Holiday show!



To purchase please contact us:
info@crewest.com
213-627-8272

TODD ROBERTSON'S "MECHA" STYLE

“Keeping in touch with normality and focusing on what connects us together, I hope to inspire and provoke the human spirit”. - Todd Robertson

Todd Robertson is an artist born in Michigan, raised in Connecticut and loves to make custom toys. Now residing in Boston, Todd works with found objects, anything from paper to broken electronics and incorporates those objects info his pieces. Todd gains inspiration from the normality of everyday, looking for those simple connections that hold us all together. Thus his incorporated found objects are his way of relaying his inspiration from the normality of everyday.

Today, Robertson uses what he calls a "mecha" style when creating his toys. He describes his mecha concept "as if it was a virus encapsulating each individual piece. It might be an arm, a leg or half a face, the mecha virus can be manipulated endlessly." It was Todd's "mecha" style which we instantly loved when Todd first showed us the type of custom toys he creates.

Todd is showing in December at Crewest several of his custom Kaiju toys that incorporate his mecha virus. We know you will absolutely love his pieces. It was love at first with us and we hope you too have the same feeling we got.

If you have any questions or would like to view more custom toys by Todd Robertson, you may email us at info@crewest.com. We are always available to answer any questions you may have.


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EVOLVE WITH GRAHAM CURRAN

" As an artist I want to convey a message to the viewer through selected imagery, invoking any sort of response is my objective. My subject matter always changes depending on what I find fascinating, frustrating or beautiful in the world. My goal is to evolve my art, to never become stagnant." - Graham Curran 2011

Graham Curran is an artist from Torrance, CA and is showing at Crewest during December for the Crewest Holiday Bazaar. Born in 1986 Graham graduated from CSULB in 2010 with a BFA in Illustration.

When selecting the artists who were going to show for the December show, it was Grahams beautiful imagery painted on boxing gloves which really captured our eye. We saw his artwork painted on boxing gloves to be very unique and something we definitely wanted to show and display for all to see.

Look below for a sneak peak of these beautiful boxing gloves, inspired by Rocky IV, in which Graham has titled "The Fighter's".

"The Fighters" are not all we will have on display by Graham Curran. Also on display by this artist will be the above painting titled "Big Glow", a set of Russian nesting dolls titled "It’s a Zoo in Here" and a custom Munny inspired by Mad Men titled "Mad Munny".

If you want to see "It's a Zoo in Here" and "Mad Munny" as well as the other artwork by Graham, you will need to come on by and check out these pieces while they are on display in December.

If you have any questions, you may contact us via email at info@crewest.com and we will be happy to assist you.

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