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Corie Mattie: Hope Dealer
Corie Mattie moved to Los Angeles to use art as a form of self-exploration. Her murals now jump off LA’s walls to share messages of hope and positivity even in the times of the most hopelessness and desperation.
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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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The Style Guyde Presents: “L.A’s Originales” – Women Defining Contemporary Street Art
A guest essay exploring the artists and theme’s behind LA’s Originales. The show’s Grand Opening is Saturday, October 15th 5-10PM at the HVSN store (7303 Melrose Blvd) and runs through October 30th in Los Angeles.
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Celebrating the Creativity and Uniqueness of EWE: Q&A with Little Ricky Sencion
Los Angeles based queer artist LittleRicky001 aka SHEEP, known for his street art featuring his alter-ego of a fashionable hot pink sheep discusses life, art, coming out, and staying upbeat with Alexandria Deters. “Vulnerability is our freedom. When we have nothing to protect or defend ourselves from, we’re free to be,” he expressed.
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Listen: The Voice of Los Angeles
Listen is a Los Angeles-based street artist taking the minimalistic stencil designs that Banksy popularized in the United Kingdom and updating them for the street and surf culture of Los Angeles.
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Franklin Marshall the Third: The Mystery of that Hollywood Face
From childhood to adulthood, Franklin Marshall the Third has created his journey through comedy, filmmaking and “Art-streeting,” as he calls it. Acknowledging his own odd-looking character, which he had no part in creating, Franklin boldly tackles the oftentimes cruel world with forbearance and kindness while working hard at paving a way for himself in the arts.
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GETTY L.A. GRAFFITI BLACK BOOK
Two worlds collided when the Getty Research Institute invited 151 Los Angeles graffiti artists to assemble a “Black Book” documenting the history of the graffiti culture in Los Angeles. To some it may be surprising that the Getty regarded graffiti as an art form. However, with the help of a perfect storm, this art institution may have just given a stronger voice for this commonly stigmatized art genre.
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UP Magazine’s 10 Most Read Articles Of 2020
The UP Mag Staff lists some of our magazine’s most-read articles in 2020.
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Going All City: An Interview with Cisco
Los Angeles Flicks interviews Stefano Bloch, aka CISCO, about his unflinching memoir Going All City: Struggle & Survival in LA’s Graffiti Subculture
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Paint the Town Podcast: A Decade in the Making
Brian talks with James Shen & Teachr, founders of their Paint the Town Podcast about their decade long endeavor into street art.
