Detail of ‘ Circulations of a perfect match, deconstructed‘  2011

19 x 19 x 1 5/8 inches

Found paper, acrylic, ball point pen, pencil,

spray paint &screen print on wood panel.

Finished in matte varnish.

Framed in found vintage yardsticks.

I will have 5 works available at this years Affordable Art Fair in Downtown Los Angeles in conjunction with Edition One Hundred.

Affordable Art Fair 2012

LOS ANGELES

January 18-22

Event Deck at L.A. LIVE

Visitor entrance: Georgia St. btwn Chick Hearn Ct. and W. Olympic Blvd.
Parking Entrance: 1005 Chick Hearn Ct.

Presenting contemporary art priced from $100 - $10,000, with half of the work under $5,000, the Affordable Art Fair will present original, contemporary works to entice the entire L.A. community.

Fair Hours:

Fri, Jan 20, 12pm - 8pm

Sat, Jan 21, 11am - 8pm

Sun, Jan 22, 11am - 6pm

I was in London last December of 2011 to create a collection of exclusive works for Hotel Megaro’s upcoming Restaurant Karpo with members of the Agents Of Change Collective. The teaser video below documents the creation of the works on sight. In the following month a larger project at Megaro will be taking form.

Circulations of a dusted invoice [2011]

Found paper, acrylic, ball point pen,

pencil & spray paint on wood panel.

Finished in matte varnish.

Framed in found vintage yardsticks.

General Store Pop Up -Winter Edition

Thursday, January 12, 2012  7-10pm

GeneralstoreRSVP@gmail.com

715 S. Los Angeles St.

Downtown Los Angeles

A Showcase Of Local Goods Featuring…

Edition One Hundred:

limited edition, hand-signed & numbered 

Mumford Brewing Co.:

small batch craft beer 

The Forecast:

Original fashion-focused audiovisual content

Flavorful music selection provided by DJ Jun & Josh One

[This will mark my first official showing for the new year. A choice selection of works from 2011 as well as some recent paintings fresh from the studio.]

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Flyer for this event here

Facebook Invite here

The General Store on Tumblr

General Store documented by The Forcast here

 MTNCOLORS presents site specific mural installations in the Wynwood Arts District at the Kohn Compound during Art Basel Miami 2011

Suburbia Redux

Case study No. 1 & 2

Ink, paper & digital collage

2011 

The car manufacturer SMART have an amazing project entitled Smart Urban Stage.

It’s a global online project dealing with the future of the city. They ask pioneers from metropolises around the world to question the urban status quo. The results are visions, ideas and solutions for sustainable lifestyles, modern social systems and forward-looking developments in the fields of architecture, design and technology. The worldwide event series ’smart urban stage’ is exhibiting ideas and solutions of forward thinking future makers.

I was posed the question “What is LA going to do with suburbia?” You can follow up up my answer here..

Many thanks to Cathy Boom for reaching out & Ixchel Lara for guidance.

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More information about the project here

Jaybo Monk also was posed a question 

‘Graffuturiste’ or ‘Timeless’

Miami, Florida during Art Basel|Miami

Spray paint, Laytex paint & bitumen on cinderblock and plaster

Wynwood District

December 2011

MTN colors @ The Kohn Compound

219 NW 24th St

Key notes to the mural:

01. The point here was to reproduce the energy and direction of some of my recent studio paintings in a large scale format.

02. The ‘teeter effect’ or ’tilt’ of the overall composition leads to an off-centering that gives the idea of movement.

03. The earth tone palette is not a new concept for me, but due to the bright and vibrant murals throughout the compound, it makes the subtleness of this piece shine in contrast.

04. Both assisted straight lines ( straight edge and/or masking tape) and traditional manuel lines are executed in order to keep balance. The larger circles were assisted with the help of a center point. The smaller arch and circles were completed manually.

05. The majority of the left side of the mural was completed before I finalized the right side.

06. The majority of the mural was painted in one day. The following 4 days consisted of clean up, fine tuning and adjustments.

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Action shot found on Flickr

Progress photo published on Flickr

Progress photo on Tumblr

Destroy All Design progress shot

Juxtapox posts the MTN Colors Recap

Graffuturism mural installation project at Art Basel Miami , 2011

The installation titled “In Situ” will took place in the Wynwood Art District at the Kohn Compound during Art Basel|Miami 2011

With mural installation by:

Eric Haze, Mare 139, West One, Poesia, Aaron De la Cruz,

Kema, Jurne, Sueme, Remi Rough, Greg Lamarche, Rae Martini,

LX One, Matt W. Moore, and Augustine Kofie.

“The title “In Situ” is a reference to the Mural installations that in the definition of the term will be made and created for the site specific to this event. Permanent Murals that will be placed in a unique and contrary to traditional compositions. As graffiti enters its place among the art world as legitimate art form, we have put together this lineup with the intention of showcasing some of our cultures important figures. With most, if not all the artists having an extensive background in traditional graffiti we have tried to bring many aspects of our current culture. From Legends Like Mare 139 & Eric Haze to emerging stars like Sueme and Jurne. We have picked a wide spectrum of talent. International additions like Remi Rough and She One will also contribute, reminding us of how far our culture has reached. We offer a different vision, modernist at times to street art and traditional graffiti. The great part of the Art Basel event that spreads into the streets of the Wynwood arts district, is that all angles are represented. We now add our version this year with In Situ. We hope you stop by and say hello. The graffiti Avante Garde as some have called it is here and we hope you enjoy what we will be bringing to the table this year.”

Special thanks to MTN Colors for being the paint sponsor for this event.”

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The official GRAFFUTURISM post with a forward by HAZE

Hypebeast Reposts In Situ Installation

MWM documentation of In Situ

Hunt & Peck [2010]

24.5 x 36.5 x 1 3/4 inches

Found paper, product packaging and chipboard,

ball point pen, white-out, rub on Letraset, gel image transfer

& acrylic ink on wood panel. Finished in matte gel medium.

Framed in mahogany lattice & found vintage yardsticks

White Walls is pleased to announce its participation in SCOPE Miami, one of the leading art fairs known for curating some of the most innovative contemporary art being made. Running from November 29–December 4, 2011, SCOPE will present the highest level of gallery shows, collector tours, film screenings, special events and performances.

White Walls will be hosting four booths at SCOPE, situated in the center of Miami’s Wynwood Gallery Arts District, featuring a MTN Colors Group show with APEX, Neon, Estria, Vogue, Blek le Rat, HUSH, Kofie and Chor Boogie, a White Walls Group show with Casey Gray, Ben Eine and Greg Gossel, and solo shows for both ABOVE and ROA. White Walls will be showing with SCOPE for the full duration of the fair as well as leading multiple projects throughout the city of Miami, bringing the work of our renowned participating artists to the streets of Miami.

APEX, Eine, Kofie, ABOVE, ROA and Chor Boogie will also be painting at the Kohn compound on 24th street, where MTN Colors is hosting projects by 20+ top shelf graffiti and street artists, making the compound home to the largest street level mural installation in the world and an Art Basel satellite event. The compound is 30,000 square feet at 219 NW 24th street and almost 10,000 sq. feet on 25th street, with a passage connecting the two streets, two bars and music performed Dec 1st through to Dec 4th.

SCOPE Pavilion

NE 1st Ave (Midtown Blvd)

at NE 30th St., Miami, FL 33127

Sun, Dec 5th, 11am-6pm

November, 2011

Graffuturism

Great documentation and a keen wright up on my recent White Walls gallery opening of Circulatory System.