Crae in Los Angeles
Some big ol’ stomper straight letters courtesy of Crae in the city of Los Angeles.
Topic Archives: Art
Know1edge x L.I.F.E Exhibition @ Vans Sk85ive2 Indoor Skatepark Recap
Earlier this month, Know1edge in association with L.I.F.E. launched a photo exhibition within the Vans-sponsored SK8FIVE2 indoor skatepark in Hong Kong. Bringing together a strong roster of photographic skateboarders who have spanned the pages of Transworld Skateboarding, Thrasher, Skateboarder and Slap among others, the theme of the show was to detail the everyday simplicity of life through assigned camouflage disposable cameras
Scarlet Witch
The seductive and provocative work of Mark Brooks (when he isn’t creating comic based, action heavy superhero illustrations) all fits into his realist signature style, much like the ‘Scarlet Witch’, a painting created by Brooks based on a sexy super-vixen. Brooks is an illustrator, concept and character designer for comics, toys, animation and video games.
Paranoid Me: Diego L. Rodríguez
Yue Minjun Series of Lithographs @ Carmichael Gallery
Contemporary Chinese artist Yue Minjun will showcase a series of iconic self portraits soon at the Carmichael Gallery in Culver City, California. The frozen laugh on his face reminiscent of the Laughing Buddha or Alfred E
New Print Release: Lucy McLauchlan "Eyes of Wapping"
Friend of the magazine with work featured in our May 2012 Public Art Issue, Lucy McLauchlan has a super exclusive (and when we say super exclusive, we mean in an edition of 1 sort of super exclusivity) new three-color screenprint available through Lazarides’ The Outsiders print shop. Eyes of Wapping features hand painted brush marks on Heritage Rag 300gsm paper, signed by the artist.
Sneak Peek: Augustine Kofie’s "Working the Angles @ Known Gallery, LA
Go back and read Augustine Kofie’s feature in the October 2010 issue, and he and El Mac have one of the best discussions two artists/friends/collaborators we have had in the magazine over the past few years. That said, we are always excited to see what Kofie’s newest architectural-based works will look like, and Todd Mazer stopped by Kofie’s studio prior to the artist’s solo show, Working the Angles , at Known Gallery in LA.
Vans Presents Pass the Bucket Season 2 with Jeff Ament
The latest installment to the Vans TV series Season 2, “ Pass the Bucket ” arrives with bassist and Pearl Jam co-founder Jeff Ament front and center. Having spent his early life growing up in rural Montana, Ament developed an affinity for skateboarding as an escape from the isolation and tranquility that is often characteristic of growing up with a rural life.
Anatomy Revealed by Koen Hauser
These are fantastic digital manipulations by Dutch artist, Koen Hauser.
Kaws Time
If Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, didn’t exist, kidult America would have had to invent him.