Analog + Digital: March 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

Monday, March 22, 2010

Thursday, March 18, 2010

RETNA this Saturday in Santa Monica

7908 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 654-2192

Retna was born in Los Angeles, California in 1979. Since first creating a name for himself in the early 1990s, Retna has become an “eternal broadcaster” of sorts, shining a light to the kinetic urban soul of Los Angeles. The name RETNA itself evokes the timeless power, movement and visual vibrancy behind the artist’s acclaimed work. His work merges photography with graffiti style and paint, time with color, couture with street culture, the spiritual with the sensual, and fluidity with grit. Whether his paintings hang in a gallery or wall on the streets of Los Angeles, they serve as a retina through which we view the urban journal of contemporary art.

At an early age, Retna was introduced to L.A.’s mural culture. While still in high school, he led one of the largest and most innovative graffiti art collectives the city has witnessed. He is perhaps best known for appropriating fashion advertisements and amplifying them with his unique layering, intricate line work, text-based style and incandescent color palette reflecting an eclectic artistic tradition. RETNA became just as notorious for his ornate painting technique as his timeless style: he used paintbrushes mixed with the traditional spray can. Many of his pieces synthesize the line between fine art and graffiti, between power and opposition, between tradition and advancement.

Today, Retna traverses between the galleries and streets with ease. Retna is a member of the Art Work Rebels and Mad Society Kings Art Groups. In December 2007, he contributed to a large-scale mural project with El Mac and Reyes called “La Reina del Sur” at Miami’s Primary Flight during Art Basel. His most recent projects include an exhibition titled “Vagos Y Reinas” at Robert Berman Gallery and a mural called “Seeing Signs” at the Margulies Warehouse for Primary Flight.

Soul Driven Group Art Show

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Soul Driven Art Show at United Threads. April 17th

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Soul Driven Group Art Show

April 17th 2010

UNITED THREADS: | 418 Maclay st. San Fernando CA 91340

We are looking for artists in any media with a street style or conceptual approach to art. Fine Artists, Graff Writers, Illustrators, Photographers, sculptors, film etc. Soul Driven Art Shows showcase resident soul driven artist’s new works as well as local artist who share our same vision of "today’s art". Our art show is for artists who are passionate about their work and would like an opportunity to show their community why they consider themselves artists. We will be showcasing Hip Hop groups and bands as well. If you are interested please email your contact info and samples of your work to armando@..souldrivencloth..ing.com

Art submissions end March 27th

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Soul Driven Clothing.
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