5th GALLERY: Contemporary Art, Music, and Life

Its been a long time

2011-02-24T23:36:00.001-08:00

shouldnt have left you...without a dope blog to check to, check to.

Anyways, yeah, been a minute since we've updated, but we will soon post a gang of great SXSW events that you wont wanna miss, so please check back soon. Online shop closed for now, we are reworking the site a smidgen and will have a new shop open soon.
stay up!

Photography: Bavu Blakes at Mohawk

2011-01-21T00:02:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos we snapped at Mohawk last week as Bavu Blakes made a trip back to Austin to celebrate one of our favorite bloggers (Austin Surreal), Matt Sonzala's birthday.
Great night of old friends and hip hop heads getting together to just have a good time. DJ Charlie held down the evening with a true-hop set that got the party hype...unfortunately no shots of him..next time.

new rap battle from Miami- Phranchyze getting it in

2010-12-22T12:46:00.000-08:00

Heres a funny rap battle from Miami. Phranchyze and Star Almighty vs Real Deal and Fresco. enjoy.

HAPPY FRIGGIN HOLIDAYS SALE- 25% OFF EVERYTHING

2010-12-17T08:30:00.000-08:00

yup, thats right kiddos, 25% OFF EVERYTHING in our webstore until January 1st.

enjoy. use "Holiday" on checkout to take advabtage of the sale- happy holiday to yous and yours.

WU TANG CLAN x PHRANCHYZE - Saturday at Emo's

2010-12-08T00:59:00.000-08:00

Here is a poster/flier we designed for the upcoming Wu Tang Clan and Phranchyze show at Emo's on Saturday, December 11th.
From what I understand the whole clan minus Ole Dirty (R.I.P) will be on hand to bring the ruckus. Hometown hero, Phranchyze offer support hot off the release of his latest project "The Black Larry Bird" should be an awesome show.

San Antonio Stitched Up: TX STREETWEAR BRANDS

2010-12-01T10:52:00.001-08:00

sooooo after Oxblood festival and coming off of a 24 hr paint session at said festival, we traversed with new sales and account associate/ driver to SA/ Hour Bandian/ Art Basel going to Moshe to show some art and apparel at Stitched Up. Stitched Up is a streetwear show/sale/networking parlay/ dj extravaganza/good time put on by our friends in the Alamo city, Sneaks Up.
For years we've had the pleasure of showing at the annual Sneaks Up show which offers shoe collectors, boutiques , artists, streetwear brands, and hip hop heads a place to chop it up while also jamming to some of the best DJ's San Antonio....naw, TX....naw, the world has to offer haha. There was no shortage of beats and mixes during Stitched Up either.

DMC veteran DJ DONNIE DEE, DJ KIKO, DJ AK and more shared the stage and did some pretty awe inspiring scratch sets. Between that we met up with other brands and shops to talk shop..shirts, and other things.

Big ups to SA SNEAKS UP!! San Antonio, you re lucky to have such a great organization to put on quality events and a community that truly comes out to support. Keep up the awesomeness, my friends.

In showing at this show especially it made me think back to when I first started this ride. Mofoz Visualz was a vision for no holds barred culture brand for hip hop heads. I remember jumping into the game with mad nievity but with that mad hustle, because honestly there was NO other way. Its been probably 6 or 7 (maybe longer, whos counting) years since the company Mofoz Visualz was founded. In that time, we have showed everywhere from coffee shops to galleries, from small venues, to the alamodome and even the las vegas hilton convention center....but Stitched Up was maybe our most enjoyable. It's really, really, good to see so many Texas streetwear brands in one place truly representing not only their creative visions, but also truly representing for their communities.

Running an indy clothing company is something is a truly passionate endeavor...and my hats off to all the brands that showed.

Some of our favorite streetwear brands include GRITS, TOO DOPE (TDK) outa Laredo -whatchyouknowaboutthat, Remix Label, Fur Face Boy, Simply Complicated, Purely Rooted, Million Monkey Clothing and everyone that came through. you guys and gals rock.

MOFOZ VISUALZ reppin in that San Antonio

Guests of Stitched up got to see some sample versions of our new logo tees that are printed with discharge dye ink....very cool. These will only be available at shows until Mid-late January, then they will hit the web in all their glory.

Custom kicks, canvases and tees were plenty as were complimentary issues of FRANK books., thanks FRANK 151.

heres a shot of set up before the doors opened sans Moshe and Marc.

Sweet banner Stitched Up had was personalized so that the DJ's were set up right above their names....cool.

Jordans were also in attendance, come on, this is still Sneaks Up representing.

Grits is a great clothing brand from Houston, TX we had met them prior at the Sneaker Summits in Houston. GRITS uses really awesome illustartions with beautiful linework in a hand-drawn meets digital sorta way...if that makes sense. Anyway, mostly food based and great colorways keep this line at our attention, and these new Junkfood Junkie Tees are insanely awesome. They were also on hand with a great full color zine- thats whats up. Check out their blog for cool posts and inspiring thoughts for creatives, or pretty much anyone for that matter.

Nerdy Fresh also repping, cogreat colorful tees.

Didnt get the name of the artists but these were nice canvases with basketball superstars as playing cards. cool.

Marc and Lewsir pointing things out

Remix Label bringing heat- check their site for a great blog on streetwear and cool stuff from everywhere.

OXBLOOD 2010 in pictures

2010-11-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

Being that OXBLOOD FEST was about two weeks ago and the details are now pretty blurry...heres some photos to best describe what went on.

24 hr painting session by Marc Zuazua and Art Vader- heres a pic of the finished piece---also for sale. contact us for more info.

There were like 3 glass blowing shops on hand who were working on location--it was pretty cool.

Henry and the Invisibles was a great act, who had a great r and b, dance sorta vibe. cool act.

The Hi Tones killed a set with lead singer Johny Flores at the helms.

ART and such.

Muggzy Flowz and Promise Pseudo grabbed mic in the afternoon to let folk know wht time it was.

Phranchyze and Jack Swiss took stage later that evening.

Promise Pseudo

STITCHED UP - Streetwear Expo - Sunday

2010-11-09T22:22:00.000-08:00

OH BOY!!! SA SNEAKS UP crew is at it again, this time not with their annual Sneaks Up sneaker show, but this time with a streetwear bonanza of sorts. Stitched Up is an event that will showcase the TX streetwear labels and boutiques that are constantly keeping the lone star state draped up and dripped out.

We will be on hand repping the 5th Gallery as well as Mofoz Visualz with 3 new tee designs and some bag samples....be there.

Austin EAST Nov 20-21:ART O MATIC

2010-11-06T10:08:00.000-07:00

ARTOMATIC : Art show and market in EAST AUSTIN

Taking place at the historic Victory Grill. The popular venue whose awe inspiring murals showcase the East End, and whose inside walls are painted by famed french graffiti writer, Andre' will house the first ARTOMATIC art show and market on Nov 20-21.

Presented by Mofoz Visualz, Shadow Paradigm, 5th Gallery and Another Option Productions.

The show will feature live art in the form of a 24 hour painting session by Marc Zuazua of Mofoz Visualz and Art Vader.
Multimedia, dazzling projections, and visual lightshows will also illuminate the East side of Austin.

You will also enjoy an outside art market and show as well as relax or dance in the inside lounge and dance floor.

Music will be provided by Hour Band, Phranchyze, DJ ROCK WELL and more.

http://www.mofozvisualz.com/
http://www.hourband.com/
http://www.thefifthgalleryaustin.com/

for vendor or interested artists info please e-mail marc@mofozvisualz.com

VENDORS WANTED: Oxblood Fest and EAST

2010-10-26T10:34:00.000-07:00

We are currently helping coordinate art and artists for the upcoming OXBLOOD MUSIC AND ART FEST -Nov13- as well as a still yet to be named event during EAST NOV 20-21 (East Austin Studio Tour). These events are also available to be sponsored if you or your company/boutique would like to make a larger impact with the promotion of the events.

Booth prices are low, and if you will be doing a live art project or interactive art project, then price becomes pretty negotiable so please let us know ASAP if you are interested or need more info please e-mail marc@mofozvisualz.com

Saturday-Sunday Nov 13-14 during EAST East Austin Studio Tour

Another Option Productions and The Historic Victory Grill will offer artists a venue to show and sell their art on this weekend. The venue is located on a heavily trafficked e.11th street.

Saturday-Sunday NOV 20-21 during EAST East Austin Studio Tour

This EAST event will take place at the Historic Victory Grill on e.11th . Marc Zuazua of Mofoz Visualz and Art Vader of Hypnotized Monkey will be painting at both events for 24 hrs, other features will include multimedia projections, laser art, as well as live music from Austin's finest. The event will offer free food and drinks to guests. Art could be hung inside the venue or you can choose to be a vendor outside where the day time action will be held. This event is a cross promotion between The 5th Gallery, Shadow Paradigm, Mofoz Visualz, Another Option Productions and the Historic Victory Grill. This event has room for 7 -8 artists so jump on board now.

Saturday NOV 13 There will be a ton of bands and good times at this event, and we have a great group of artists already signed up for the event. We are currently looking for more artists/boutiques who would be interested in setting up a booth or showing at this event. This is a huge space so large scale art projects are encouraged. There is no limit to artists that can set up at this event.

ATTACK OF THE 50 FT WOMAN staring...

9th Wonder
Lance Herbstrong http://soundcloud.com/lance_herbstrong
Siren http://soundcloud.com/siren-music/summer-time-in-oakland
Tanya Morgan
Derek Howell
DJ Drez
Phutureprimitive http://soundcloud.com/phutureprimitive
The Lemurs
The Blue Hit
Phranchyze http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDeLIcx5rgg
GOBI
Funkotron
Psymbionic http://soundcloud.com/psymbionic/psymbionic-live-at-wakarusa-2010
The Hi-Tones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWQ0gUIQ-d8
Ridd Lore
Toast
Death Is Not A Joyride http://deathisnotajoyride.bandcamp.com/
Henry + The Invisibles
Art VS Industry http://www.artvsindustry.com/
Suicide Pistol
Write Brothers
Metranohm http://soundcloud.com/metranohm/foundation-fall-2010-promo-mix
The Beaumonts
One4All http://soundcloud.com/augustineviii/one4all-live-at-nocturnal-festival-9-4-2010
Holding Space http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=149592138409258
Squidbucket
Pharo http://soundcloud.com/pharotracks
G Spotlight
Dj Omar
Black Undercurrent
Marst (from Irresponsible Voltron)

Live Graffiti by MoFoz of MoFoz Vizualz, Art Vader and Captain Sino from Austin, TX,
Fire Dancing
Custom Live Screen Printing brought to you by Under Pressure Screen Printingwww.handsonscreenshop.com
Glass Blowers and Demostrations by Kevin Garret of Austin Flame Works
Outdoor Art Galleries brought to you by ATX Music and aRT and 5th Gallery featuring Lindsay Moorehead and more
Psychedelic Art &
Live Paintings by Tourmaline Todd, Tyler Ristow, Omar Chow, Chadrick Palmer

and more to come...

Gates open around noon, music starts at 2pm and doesn't stop till morning!
Pre-sale tickets only $25 at speical locations including Downstairs Aparel, Smake ATX, End of an Ear and Texas Skate in San Marcos for a full night of none-stop music and art.
http://www.frontgatetickets.com/search/index?term=oxblood&from=from&to=to

Oxblood Music and Art Fest is an annual green, one night camping festival featuring local and nationally known musical acts and creative and inspirational art. From its roots as an underground celebration tucked away deep in the woods, to an overground event, it opens the eyes, ears, heart and minds of the diverse individuals that come to experience the music and art of Oxblood.

This years event will be held at Crossroads Festival Grounds. Located only 10 minutes from 6th street downtown, its a large, spacious ranch that has hundreds of acres of beautiful prairie land, rolling hills, old oaks and tranquil ponds.

Oxblood promotes an aura of creativeness, inspiration and beauty throughout the festival. Past years have been a vehicle for professional and amateur artist to display their art, sculptures, canvass works, large art installations, live graffiti, and not to mention the beautiful music. This years event will include live painters and visual artists, along side of many talented artists performing hip-hop, bluegrass, reggae, dub-step, electronic, jam and lots lots more!

Solar powered stages will be provided by Sustainable Waves which will power sounds from Nomad Sounds, and lighting from other local companies. With an emphasis on green and sustainable living. We will be working with Texas Disposal Services, TDS, will setup this as a green event by helping to eliminate trash and provide recycling services.
***THIS IS A LEAVE-NO-TRACE EVENT***
Please no trash on the ground, especially cigarettes.

This year we look forward to a group bicycle ride from a central Austin location to the festival grounds will promote healthier living and greener lifestyle.

More info about event and artists to follow.

If you would like to be a part of this magical night please email Stephen Standley at srs@atxmusicandart.com or one of the admins.

Ditch the Fest 2010

2010-10-12T20:03:00.000-07:00

Muggzy Flowz at Ditch the Fest

Ditch the Fest was an answer to all the ACL hype in Austin. This was like a fest for the home team...over 50 acts and free to all. While most acts were notable local acts such as Write Brothers, The Hi Tones, Zeale, and Death is Not a Joyride there were also national acts such as hip hop favorite Los Angeles' 2 MEX as well as an awesome band we caught called Free Moral Agents.
So For one day this East Austin dive bar turned into a music festival grounds complete with food carts serving chicken and waffles..and in taco form if you wanted, the festival also featured a photo booth, moonwalk for kids, and the awesome outside atmosphere. Big ups to Lucy The Poodle productions who are always furthering the local art and music scene in Austin . Kudos.

2 MEX dropping knowledge in East Austin

The Hi-Tones beginning their set

Megafauna

The Hi Tones' Johny Flores

Muggzy Flowz

DJ ROCK WELL

ZEALE

FREE MORAL AGENTS

The Hi-Tones

2MEX

Zeale

CURRENSY in store meet and greet at SOLE FRESCO today

2010-10-10T10:01:00.001-07:00

CUREENSY in store tonight from 5-7pm at SOLE FRESCO at 516 e.6th , Austin TX. Go check outout the tunes of the good homie DJ ROCK WELL and the newest streetwear in the ATX.

Phranchyze: Dolo Video

2010-10-08T06:42:00.000-07:00

Check out the video from The 5th Gallery Associate, PHRANCHYZE. This video was filmed over labor day weekend and includes all the homies and even the dog Jade 1. Austin, Stand up.

"DITCH THE FEST" ACL WEEKEND

2010-10-06T17:28:00.000-07:00

DITCH THE FEST...Ive always been a fan of what LUCY THE POODLE PRODUCTIONS have to offer. The yusuallu have great thememd and well thought out events--this one's no differemnt. They oput on this festival for the true fans of Austin's versatile music scene. This All Ages event features a diverse lineup of many Austin musicians as well as touring acts such as 2 Mex, and including Austin hip hop representers,; MUGGZY FLOWZ, ZEALE and DJ ROCK WELL.
The coolest thing is that it is FREE to the public.

heres more info from their facebook page:
Lucy The Poodle Productions Presents:
"Ditch The Fest" Fest at Cheer Up Charlie's
1104 E. 6th Street, Austin TX 78702
Saturday, October 9th, 2010, 12pm - 2am
FREE, ALL AGES
...
Lucy The Poodle Productions presents a FREE, all ages, have fun all
day event at new favorite local Eastside hangout, Cheer Up Charlie's--
with over 40 bands! For everyone who missed the boat on getting
tickets for the other big event taking place this weekend because a)
you couldn't afford it, b) couldn't get tickets before it sold out or
c) this year's lineup just wasn't your cup of tea, Ditch The Fest Fest is for you
and guess what? It's absolutely free.

Our awesome lineup of artists includes:
Free Moral Agents (featuring "Ikey" Owens of The Mars Volta) / Woven Bones / 2Mex (Strange Famous Records) / Yellow Fever / The Carrots / Yppah (Ninja Tune Records) / Follow That Bird! / Ringo Deathstarr / ZEALE / Weird Weeds / The Ugly Beats / Missions (ex-Clap Clap) / Transmography / The Boxing Lesson / Agent Ribbons / Butcher Bear and Charlie / Neiliyo / Richard Henry / Cry Blood Apache / Death Is Not a Joyride / Spells (ex-Moth!Fight!) / The Low Lows / The Hi-Tones / Cowabunga Babes / No Mas Bodas / Pataphysics / Amplified Heat / The Jungle Rockers / Oh No Oh My / Megafauna / Ryat / Silent Diane / Gobi / Red Leaves / White Dress / The Happen Ins / Hatchet Wound / A Giant Dog / Panjoma / Ripe / The Sour Notes / Art Versus Industry / Planet Rye Co. / Os Ovni / Silent Land Time Machine / The Sideshow Tragedy / Super Lite Bike / Muggzy Flowz / Miss Moonlight / DJ Hot Britches / Wolfteeth / Girls Rock Camp featuring Charlie Belle

SPONSORED BY:
Champion Scion http://championscionofaustin.com/
KVRX 91.7 http://kvrx.org/
Transmission Entertainment http://transmissionentertainment.com/
Birds Barbershop http://birdsbarbershop.com/
Austin Sound http://www.austinsound.net/
From the Mind of Adi http://tinyurl.com/ftmoa
Tangled Snark http://tangledsnark.wordpress.com/
The Parlor http://www.theparloraustin.com/
Indie Live Austin http://indieliveaustin.com/
Taylor Made Production http://taylormadeproduction.com/

Appearing on four stages will be a selection of our favorite musical
artists. In addition to music, we will have a Moon Walk, refreshments, vegan/vegetarian options and other concessions available for your enjoyment.

Cheer Up Charlie's is located at the corner of East 6th Street and
Waller and is an all ages, good vibes, everyone welcome venue.

SUPHER

2010-09-28T12:48:00.000-07:00

SUPHER has always been one of our favorite graf writers in the game. Check out this latest video

After the "Still Wet Show"...

2010-09-27T08:30:00.000-07:00

Felix Cartal gets Aces Banging...Click image for details.

© 2010 Henry Quiara created in Illustrator

Paint so fresh it's...

2010-09-27T08:20:00.000-07:00

Flyer design © 2010 Henry Quiara created in p.s.

Artists showing include: Brandon Gossman, Briar Bonifacio, Dave Lowell, Henry Quiara, Jon Slie, Raimon, Seventy Seven Gallery, Wendi Kimura

Oct 1 at Seventy Seven Gallery- Austin, TX

Redefining Time Recap- Rick Osborne and HOUR BAND

2010-09-21T23:43:00.000-07:00

Rainy weather greeted us as we drove into Corpus Christi for the REDEFINING TIME art show and concert. Luckily the rain let up a bit as we made our way into the House of Rock to meet up with Austin rockers HOUR BAND. Hour Band had a great set as they debuted for the first time live a full 5 piece ensemble as opposed to the 3-piece it had been in the past.

As Hour Band rocked the main stage, artist Rick Osborne was poised atop the second smaller stage creating a piece of art which was raffled off later in the evening. The active multimedia projections of time lapsed paintings was really interesting and kept viewers intrigued.

Great weekend in the 361 despite all the rain, and our heroic escape back to Austin from floods.

To view more of Rick's work- visit the PRODUCE gallery downtown on Peoples Street, who incidently have a sweet neighboring boutique where they carry art books, streetwear, and a great collection of KAWS vinyl toys.

Rick raffled this amazing piece away to some lucky guest. I love that it looks like the last supper is happening on the flight deck of the death star or something...pretty interesting, and awesome. The piece is 4ftx8ft .

Rick Osborne's use of color is pretty intriguing.

Hour Band's Karthik

Arthur Vader

This Osborne piece which was being painted during the show was raffled off as well. The theme of "before the flood" was definitely stirring especially as the city was flooded two days later.

Matt of Hour Band

Jungle Art by Rick Osborne

Moshe of Hour Band

Barak of Hour BAnd

MUGGZY FLOWZ CD RELEASE PARTY-Recap

2010-09-20T22:45:00.000-07:00

So a week or so ago, Muggzy Flowz held his CD release party at the 6th street boutique, SOLE FRESCO. Guests enjoyed tons of giveaways, barbecue, drinks, and some of Austin's finest hip hop acts.

We are happy to see and hear Muggzy's first solo debut project "The Boi Who could Fly". The day was hot as the Texas sun can get, but we still had a great time with true heads and friends.

Muggzy is one of those rare MC's that seems to always "go for the throat" when he grabs a microphone. Whether it be his freestyles or writtens, he always seems to have welll thought punchlines and wordplay. Check the video down below if you dont believe me--count the "quotables" , I dare you.

Here's some pics.

3-D Illusion art by PHANTAZM

Digging these kicks from SOLE FRESCO

Here's Erica with the host with the most , MAMBA, giving out some dope tees from Sole Fresco to lucky winners of Paper, Rock, Scissors.

Here's a nice you tube video of a nice flow from Muggz Flowz courtesy of Crew 54's Dookie Vision Productions.

Crew 54 always killing it when they grab mic.

Solomon Perry of PHANTAZM painting the cover of Muggzy's CD

Paper Rock Scissor match for some giveaways

Promise Udo dropping verses

Another sweet giveaway of the day

GRIMM attacking the mic, while ripping tales of science fiction and awe

CREW 54

Giveaways by Mofoz Visualz clothing

Table Manners Crew's DJ CROWN held down the beats and the turntables for the good part of the day--awesome!

Notes was kind enough to grace the mic, and dance into splits..good performance.

Rare austin appearance by Word Associate Park NAsty

Muggzy Flowz spits hot fiya like Dylan, nah for real though, this dude keeps the mics hot

We had to resort to painting this door after a highway mishap with the original painting material.

Big Ups to everyone that made this event possible--Sole Fresco, Airica of Mofoz Visualz, BOYCOTT Magazine, Mamba and Kwest, Nick the bbq man, Muggzy's fam, Krishna ,JAysin Choppy Cheex and Shadow Paradigm and everyone that came through.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Redefining Time: Live Art Show and Concert

2010-09-16T11:41:00.000-07:00

Hometown Corpus Christi Artist Rick Osborne's first annual Redefining Time: Live Art Show and Concert in Corpus Christi, TX., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th at House of Rock (511 Starr St., Downtown Corpus Christi, TX)

Osborne will paint an amazing piece of live art to be raffleld off at the end of the night, while special guest musicians rock the house, featuring: HourBand, DJ KNO, Ste'Von Voice, Pineapple Protein, and Two Day Recovery. Part two of his concept summer art show will include a midnight painting giveaway of an Art Vader Series version of Osborne's popular rendition of The Last Supper. Multimedia Presentation by ADROIT.tv. 5:00pm-2:00am $5 at the door.

Muggzy Flowz "The Boi Who Could Fly" Official Release Party/BBQ

2010-09-10T08:54:00.000-07:00

The much anticipated solo debut for Word Associate, Muggzy FlowZ.

Join us for the Official release party for his project "The Boi Who Could Fly."
In-Store Performances by Promise, Grimm , DJ Crown (Table Manners), Notes, Crew 54 and Muggzy Flowz!

Hosted by Mamba of Boycott Magazine

3D Illusion artwork by PHANTAZM

FREE BBQ, DRINKS, AND GIVEAWAYS!!!

Come Support your homegrown artists and send Muggzy off in style as he readies for his France Tour Dates with Binary Audio Misfits and Sage Francis.

http://www.facebook.com/muggzy.flowz?ref=ts
http://www.mofozvisualz.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Austin-TX/Sole-Fresco/319845083013
http://www.boycottmag.com/
http://www.illscene.com/
http://www.3dillusionart.com/

San Francisco Art, Shops, and Rock The Bells

2010-09-08T22:34:00.000-07:00

So...a few weeks ago we traversed to San Francisco to visit some friends as well as check out the Rock the Bells hip hop festival. In between that we had a chance to check out a little bit of the city..more importantly though, a little more art in the city.
We also had a chance to check out the unique boutiques the bay city has to offer..although the cooler ones didn't allow pictures (we are talking about you lil taxidermy jewelry artist store).
Anyways-heres some pics enjoy.

We stopped by Giant Robot which is a boutique and magazine..as well as art gallery. We were lucky to catch the "HOT PINK FUZZ" Art by Snaggz, Miss Muju and Monyomonyo.

These Nauga Monsters by Miss Muju were awesome...the felt made pieces were very organic and whimsical. The detail in all the pieces were pretty intriguing, and the bright colors were very welcoming to the viewer.Awesome.

The hills of SF are pretty damn cool.

The felt cereal boxes by Snaggs were great- not only because our love for cereal but also because of the great detail along the boxes, the 3-dness of the art, as well as the fun nature of it.

I especially liked the Tooth Blast cereal whiche featured a see through box that showcased the "felt cereal".

Always check the nutrition facts

artwork by Miss Muju

Heres some good old fashioned communication

Mural work abound all over the streets of SF

Cool wheat pasted bike riders

This is where I draw the line

Panda stencils

I especially enjoyed this Gizmo Mogwai paste up

Erica picking flowers in the city

Cant remember which shop this was as we blasted through a lot of shops, but this sneaker collection were all autographed by celebrity customers.

Taking a small break at Golden Gate Park with the homie Jaysin of Binary Audio Misfits/The Word Association.

This sneaker monster was on the attack , so we left that spot quick.

Got hooked up with a Dr.Pepper from Susanne which we thought was not carried in the west coast ..turns out Waco was in the house. Thanks . 23 flavors cant be replicated by Pibb Xtra.

Legs.

Stickers.

Van.

Graffiti.

Big faced murals..sweet.

I loved this piece, took a shot from the car, didnt get a chance to chek it up close, but the style is amazing.

Copped a cap at TRUE which was a pretty cool sneaker boutique.

well.....then the next day we went to check out the ROCK THE BELLS hip hop festival...no pictures as they wouldnt let "professional" cameras in and we honestly didnt feel like taking pictures by then anyways. Highlights included Wu-Tang Clan killing it- the whole crew was there, and ODB's oldest son took on his pop's duties and did a fairly good job. I also enjoyed seeing a mascot-like dog during Snoop's set crip walking and overall being awesome. Brother Ali also did a great job as did Tribe called Quest who had Bustah Rhymes and Spliff Star join on stage for a surprise performance....good times.

DOM KENNEDY in-store at Sole Fresco Friday

2010-08-29T23:01:00.000-07:00

Austin TX- Dom Kennedy In-store meet and greet and performance will take place this Friday, September 3rd 5pm-7pm at Sole Fresco sneaker shop at 516 e.6th street.

Music will be provided by DJ Drew Byrd.

MAGIC/SLATE TRADESHOW LAS VEGAS

2010-08-25T11:24:00.000-07:00

So a Vegas vacation trip just happened to coincide with the MAGIC fashion tradeshow at Mandalay Bay...so we took advantage to check out the scene...this of course after a long vegas night thanks to Complex Magazine and PUMA for hosting the kick ass Puma Social party at a suite in Mandala Bay....no photos of that..and for good reason haha..anyways-We enjoyed checking out the new lines talking to other designers, and brands , as well as generally just get a break from the Vegas sun.

-heres some pictures we took at SLATE (the streetwear portion of Magic) Enjoy.

Austin brand MADGODS had a booth setup and were pretty busy, I was only there for a bout a minute and could hardly say whats up to them before another buyer would swoop in and check out their line. Big ups, as they had their first sell to Moscow I believe--big things indeed.

This dude had mad airbrush skills--painting for Famous Stars and Straps

These Gucci kicks were laced with KickBars ...bars made of rubies, diamonds, and gold.....hmmm.Imagine how customized your kicks can be with some real jewelry on them. Cool guys these creators of these and the more affordable sneakbars.

Artust, Taylor Reeve was on hand to hand paint a bike for some booth or another.

The homies from SOLE FRESCO were also in attendance to buy new lines and gear for their 6th street Austin shop.

We were digging this tee shirt from the line NO RIVAL...cool designs.

SEVENTH LETTER crew were also painting live, although we just saw the aftermath. heres a piece by RETNA

Ive liked FLUD watches since I first saw their Turntable watch offering, this year they now offer the boom box style..thats whats up.

NEW ERA's booth was a digital wall for artists or mostly wannabe artists to digitally spray paint choosing different spray size radius, colors, and brush types. Kinda cool.

This pic is awesome of the WORK, Dennis Rodman..its also a tee design from brand, BREEZY EXCURSION

We saw a lot more marketing booth ploys like FRANK's Chop Shop barber chair in their booth, TRIBAL's tattoo shop in booth, Some poor white tiger cub in a small crate at somebody's booth and other eye candy everywhere-but you get the gist of it.

I would have liked to take a picture of some new Marvel character fitted

New Era's that are being done by TKDK...which i believe is TokiDoki in streetwear form...but the dude holding down the booth jumped fast when I got the camera out. GTFOH ...nothings a secret..and youd be surprised by how little people care.

Freinds with Knives in LA!

2010-08-12T21:18:00.000-07:00

Crewest Gallery Los Angeles Califorina.
As I rounded the corner off of Main st. in Gallery Row, I was immediately greeted by this awesome view of the building directly across from the Gallery. Covered with aerosol and wheat paste-ups, it was a sure sign that I was in the right place!

Let the show begin!

Koleszar

No, it's not silk screen!

Koleszar's gift to Crewest!

Papermonster!

Nathan Phaneuf

Dave Lowell a.k.a Anomi

Joe Iurato

Brokencrow

Shai Dahan

Chris Stain

Scotch

Peat Wollaeger

Henry Quiara

Leckomio

E.L.K.

Blek le Rat

HAHA

Chaz

Vic Macias

Ok...Let's clean it up!

This show runs from Aug. 7th - Aug. 29th 2010 @ Crewest Gallery 110 Winston St. Los Angeles, CA 90013 ph (213) 627-8272

Photos © 2010 Henry Quiara

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