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UP5 – 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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El Mac: The Energy of Everyday
El Mac shares his thoughts on his retrospective at The Residency. The recent show showcased a cross section of the artist’s work and El Mac sheds fresh perspective on his constant flow of conceptual evolution.
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Allison Bamcat in Lala Land
Influenced by painters like Salvador Dali, Kenny Scharf and Vincent Van Gogh, Allison Bamcat developed her own style: Pop-Surrealism.
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POWERTOOLS Takeover Downtown Los Angeles
POWERTOOLS, the longest running Dance Mixshow aired in the US (Saturdays 8PM PST/ 11PM EST on SIRIUS XM Ch. 13), celebrated it’s 30 year anniversary by taking over Pershing Square for a special event with a legendary lineup.
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The Artist Behind GoopMassta
At the age of 2, artist and cartoonist GoopMassta’s family moved to Miami where he grew up and spent most of his life. At 20 years old, he went back to New York to see where he came from and to link up with relatives. One day he doodled around while on a phone call with family… and suddenly, the prolific character we know today as GoopMassta was born!
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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.
