Little Lotus Project 2011
UPDATE: PROJECT FUNDED! Thank you to everyone who supported!
MORELWORKS Fine Art Publishing proudly supports our friend, the amazingly talented multi-media artist Ritzy Periwinkle and her involvement in The Little Lotus 2011 Project, which will send “twelve talented artists from across the globe to the Thai/Burma border to work with and inspire refugee and migrant children who have fled from the instability of Burma.”
Their kickstarter campaign is in full effect and needs full funding by November 20,2011. For more information, CLICK HERE and check it out:
Support the arts by supporting our current, and aspiring artists!
Ritzy Periwinkle + Kickstarter
www.littlelotusproject.org
www.ritzyperiwinkle.com
DEFER artwork on PMCA "Street Cred" title wall. 2011
Alex “DEFER” Kizu has been a busy man.
Within one-week’s time, Kizu has shown in no less than 2 art galleries (Hold-Up Art in Little Tokyo and CREWEST in Downtown LA) and a museum (Pasadena Museum of California Art, for its “Street Cred: Graffiti Art From Concrete To Canvas” show which opened this past Saturday, May 14, 2011). What’s more, one of his works at the PMCA was used for its title wall! (Unfortunately, we were prohibited from taking any photos after capturing this one.)
“Street Cred: Graffiti Art From Concrete To Canvas”
May 15, 2011 – September 4, 2011
Pasadena Museum of California Art
490 East Union Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-568-3665
MUSEUM HOURS
Wednesday – Sunday
12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Museum is closed July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
DEFER X CREWEST Opening Night
Opening night for the CREWEST exhibit “NO BITERS ALLOWED” was a smashing success.
One of the few artists with two entries in the show, DEFER’s “LOS ANGELES” print could be seen situated above his other work “Los Angelinos” (below), with both pieces receiving priority placement in the front window next to the left of legendary LA writer CHAZ Bojorquez.
DEFER "Los Angelinos". 2011.
Lately, DEFER has been in high-demand both, inside and outside, galleries and museums around Los Angeles. He has worked on tribute walls for fellow writers and has been tapped to show work in not just one, but 3 LA gallery shows–all happening within a few weeks of each other: “Hi-Graff” at the Hold Up Art Gallery, “NO BITERS ALLOWED” at CREWEST and “Street Cred: From Concrete To Canvas at the Pasadena Museum Of California Art.
“Los Angelinos” (left), DEFER’s entry for the “NO BITERS ALLOWED” exhibit, is no longer available–it was sold to a New York collector a week prior to the show’s opening–but his “LOS ANGELES” prints are still available. CLICK HERE to get yours!
DEFER vs Blackbook
DEFER mingled with fans and added some of his signature lettering to their blackbooks.
CREWEST "No Biter's Allowed" Opens 05.07.11
Alex DEFER Kizu will be exhibiting work in the upcoming CREWEST show “NO BITER’S ALLOWED” opening on May 7, 2011. This show marks the 9th anniversary of CREWEST and will feature the work of West Coast graffiti artists who have been painting since the 1980′s.
Artists:
ACME, AXIS, CHAZ BOJORQUEZ, CRE8, DEFER, ESTRIA, FEAR, HEAVEN, MANDOE, MAN ONE, MEAR, MURAL, NEON, NUKE, PANIC, PJAY, PRECISE, RELIK, RISKY, SACRED194, SINER, SLICK, STREET PHANTOM, TEMPT, VOGUE, VYAL, ZENDER…and the legendary Hector “HEX” Rios.
CREWEST
110 Winston Street (at Main)
Los Angeles, CA 90013
ph 213.627.8272 fx 213.559.0525
info@crewest.com
www.crewest.com
Opening Night
May 7, 2011
6-10PM
Artwalk Night
May 12, 2011
6-10PM
Gallery Hours
Tues-Thur: Noon-7pm
Fri-Sat: Noon-8pm
Sun: Noon-6pm
Closed Monday
The History Of American Graffiti
Interviews from Alex “DEFER” Kizu and examples of his early work are featured in the new book, “The History Of American Graffiti” written by Roger Gastman, co-curator of MOCA‘s “Art In The Streets” exhibit, and Caleb Neelon.
From the publisher:
“Comprehensive, and accessible, Roger Gastman and Caleb Neelon’s The History of American Graffiti offers an unprecedented tour through this vibrant, controversial art form and the grassroots movement that surrounds it. Featuring over 1,000 never-before-published photographs and interviews with hundreds of graffiti artists from New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Cleveland, Phoenix, and beyond, The History of American Graffiti is a raw, real, and revealing look at one of the most unifying institutions of modern city life.”
