Cryptik Movement Warhol Mural Unveiling
You’re invited to the unveiling of the Andy Warhol mural Saturday January 25 from 4pm to 7pm at the Box Depot. The mural, located on the Box Depot Building, is collaboration between Cryptik, photographer Karen Bystedt, and painter Nick Flatt, and is legally permitted under the new city mural ordinance. Please RSVP to info@brandedarts.com The…
Alphabet Soup: New Works by Chaz, Cryptik, Defer, Prime, Sleep and Retna
LA has the letters! We’re the only city know as much by its initials as by its name, and we also have some of the finest lettering artists to come out of the street art/graffiti scene. “Alphabet Soup” opening May 24 and running through June 29 at Plaza de la Raza Boathouse Gallery presents new…
Cryptik Signs New Book at AS Issued in Costa Mesa
The recently opened AS Issued, at The Lab in Costa Mesa is a bookstore/art gallery hybrid bringing the Orange County area a fresh taste of contemporary artists currently making waves in the Southern California art scene. Street artist Cryptik–who recently released a book through Zero+ Publishing titled, Cryptik: Eastern Philosophy featuring photographs from his street…
Cryptik Brings his Movement to Book Form
While we are surrounded by familiar images and clear-cut messages in common visuals such as billboards, in the right parts of town images wait for us to dissect them. In the grittiest of settings, Cryptik places images of beautiful calligraphy and visually complex figures like Gandhi. The artist’s works compose the “Cryptik Movement,” an art…
CRYPTIK: Eastern Philosophy Book Signing at AS Issued in Costa Mesa
Artists CRYPTIK is having a book signing event at AS Issued (The Lab in Costa Mesa) of his recently published book, CRYPTIK: EASTERN PHILOSOPHY. Copies of the book will be available for sale during the event. Guest DJs and Live Screen-Printing by HIT + RUN. For more details about this event email info@asissued.com.
SAVE THE DATE: Akon Lighting LA Brings Music, Art, and Enlightenment to the Arts District – November 15 – 16, 2019
November 15 and 16, Akon Lighting America, DisclosureFest, and THE SPACE | BETWEEN are teaming up to present Akon Lighting LA, a two-day art and music event described as an “urban conscious music and art experience.” It’s all happening at 3BLACKDOT (1580 Jesse Street in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District). The event is vegan…
Kelly “Risk” Graval Talks Sculpture, Sharks, and Curating the Mayfair Hotel
Graffiti legend Kelly “Risk” Graval‘s art career started on the streets of Los Angeles about thirty years ago, and he has been making art in and around the DTLA Arts District, where Cartwheel Art is based, for a long time. He recalls visiting the Rendon Hotel over twenty years ago. “One of the first art…
SAVE THE DATE: “The Pain Isn’t Over” a solo show by Leafar Seyer at These Days – Saturday February 24th
Join us on Saturday, February 24th at These Days in Downtown Los Angeles for “The Pain Isn’t Over” a solo art show with new works by Prayers lead singer Leafar Seyer. Leafar Seyer, the vocalist for the electronic duo Prayers, was born Rafael Reyes in Cotija, Michoacan. He’s best known for his recordings with Prayers:…
Event Coverage: Opening Reception of “Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” at Lancaster Museum of Art & History (MOAH) – November 11th, 2017
I’m glad I was able to make it out the opening of “Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” at Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) on November 11th. The museum has a nice feel to it. Walking in, I found co-curator Lisa Derrick giving a filmed interview to some folks from New York and after almost…
Preview & Essay: ” Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” at Museum of Art and History, Lancaster (MOAH) – November 11th, 2017 through January 14th, 2018
“Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment,” opening at Museum of Art and History, Lancaster (MOAH) on Saturday, November 11th, and curated by Lisa Derrick and Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, serves as a fine complement to the documentary film “Dark Progressivism.” The curatorial statement for “Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment, is an appreciative and insightful academic perspective of…
Save the Date: Opening Reception for Saner “In a Dream” and NEXUS at Brand Library & Art Center – Saturday November 5th!
Save the Date: Opening Reception for SANER In a Dream (En un Sueño), a solo exhibition featuring new works and a mural installation, in collaboration with Fifty24MX, and showing in tandem with NEXUS, a group show curated by Thinkspace. Join us at the opening reception on Saturday, November 5th 6-10pm. The FREE opening night reception will feature a live performance from…