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Plastic Pizza Comes in Peace from the Creative Cosmos
Crash landing from another dimension comes Plastic Pizza, a designer toy company that takes an out-of-this-world approach to art. Founded by Jordan Fuchs, alongside his wife Sarah, in just a few years Plastic Pizza has made steady headway through the creative cosmos.
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UP Magazine’s Event Recap 2022
This year we’ve compiled an event recap, to reflect on all the exhibitions, art battles, artists talks, and release parties we’ve helped produce. Though saying the pandemic is over will probably jinx it and ensure another season of doom-and-gloom, 2022 was the first year we’ve been able to focus more of our energy ramping up live painting and in-person events, as COVID-19 faded to the background of societal consciousness.
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Issue 5: Icons – Print Corrections
Corrections to typos in the Issue 5: Icons.
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UP5 Preview – Graff Angeles – LA Graffiti Gallery
A collection of Los Angeles Graffiti from LA Flicks.
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UP5 Preview – King of LA’s Creative Golden Age – Robert Vargas
Ana-Alicia explores the roots of fellow Los Angeles native Robert Vargas, whose influences mix rock and roll with a sense of community values, paying homage to his heritage.
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UP5 Preview – Life After Death: Honest Expression
Few can claim as storied a career as the artist behind Life After Death. Tyler explores the how music, tattoos, drug addiction, and death led the artist toward street art.
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UP5 Preview – Portrait of an Artist: Jeff Henriquez
Jeanelle explores the life and career of Jeff Henriquez, who established his style with hyper-realistic depictions of famous figures and detailed renditions of the streets.
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UP5 Preview – Artists in their Element – Miami Art Week 2021
Photo gallery preview of Kurt Boone’s “WIP” photographs for Issue 5.
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UP5 Preview – The Irony of Becoming Iconic: An Afternoon with Ron English
Famed artist Ron English got his start with a punk-rock attitude, eschewing the traditional gallery world in favor hard-hitting billboard takeovers and a DIY ethic, as Alexandria discovers in her interview with him for Issue 5.
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UP5 Preview – Akumal Arts Fest 2022 Gallery
Photos from the 2022 Akumal Arts Festival from issue 5.