Fighting Sunrise {Ironlak LA}

FightingSunrise_{IronlakLA} (11 of 13), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

I finally was able to see a PHILLY hand at work. Just recently read an article in Infamous Magazine about the Philadelphia writing style called "wicked." Can't wait to read more articles by this magazine and hope to see more of there presences here in the California.

Spreading Perspective - Curtiss King

The average rapper nowadays must answer to whether his music is Underground, Mainstream, Auto-Tuneish, Southern, Gangster, Hipster, etc. Southern Cali Emcee/Producer Curtiss King represents the anti-title and instead aims for the human emotions. From joy to dissapointment to triumph and down right ratchetness, his music represent his walk of life and everything included.

Originally from Carson, CA and now hailing out of the Inland Empire, California, Curtiss King has pioneered a unique sound not only through his lyricism but with his production as well. Ranging from his Glasses Malone coined' "Gangsta Soul" sound to his aggressive synthesizers, one can instantly identify a Curtiss King beat when the drums are introduced. Curtiss King describes the combination of heavy percussion and his free will aggressive lyricism that accompanies as his outlet. No boundaries. BUSEY music.

Projects:

The Storm On Mars (2009)

Snick @ Nite (2009)

Big Drums Come Knockin (2010)

Jet Pack On E (2010)

Slum Beautiful (2010)

Links:

Bandcamp: www.curtissking.bandcamp.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/curtissking

Youtube: www.youtube.com/souljauno

Facebook Like Page: http://on.fb.me/gigW6P

Black Cloud Music: www.blackcloudmusic.com

Assorted Flavor {Known Gallery}

AssortedFlavor_{KnownGallery} (22 of 34), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

Made the trip to Known Gallery this weekend for Assorted Flavor. This night was a great night of who's who in the graf world.

This shot of folks standing near a Patrick Martinez piece called Cal Trans is after they took the pic of the piece on their phone. Probably arguing about how to post it to Twitter.

Spring Street {Chinatown}

SpringStreet_{Chinatown} (4 of 16), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

As I was photographing this building full of graffiti I looked behind me and boom, there was this great piece in theses beautiful orange and purple tones. Was not able to see who actually did this piece but I hope to find out soon.

Landmark Inc {South Central}

LandmarkInc_{SouthCentral} (16 of 20), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

This pas weekend I attend a tribute and fundraiser for graffiti legend DREAM at Landmark in South Central. Just east of 110 fwy this spot is a haven of writers to really dive in and hone their craft.

In the corner near the DJ was a chair with sharpies, blackbook and a spray can with a handful of tips. The only thing i could think of was this chair was for DREAM. So he can sit down and enjoy the view of all theses great writers honoring him.

Street Art Store {SilverLake}

StreetArtStore_{SilverLake} (17 of 18), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

Quiet possibly the best store for stickers in the city. I was told by one of the employees that kids come from the neighborhood and save their lunch money to purchase stickers from this shop. I mean your getting some really great diy stickers from possibly all over the city and from out of state.

Stickers are sold by the gram at a dollar a gram. That is a steal for some cool stickers to add to your collection. My daughter was in total heaven with this place.

Oh yeah did I also tell you they sell great prints from some of the best artists in the country. Logan Hicks, Cryptik and OBEY GIANT just to name a few. If and when your in the hood, check this place out.

streetartpopup.com
1461 1/2 W Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

E3 Reception {DTLA}

E3Reception_{DTLA} (4 of 11), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

The lighting on this pic is great. High contrast shadows and the brick looks great. Really gritty. For the second time in a month I had a chance to talk with Jae Bueno of LRM. Again, one of my photographic idols and to top it off Estevan Oriol was at this show. Man could it get any better. It did! The bacon wrapped hot dog was just the icing on the cake. CHEERS!

Angel City Brewing {DTLA}

AngelCityBrewing_{DTLA} (1 of 17), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

On my way to see Awesome Academy's new gear I was also able to check out some of the work from the previous show at Angel City Brewing, Street Brewed. Featuring large wooden panels about 10 feet by 12 feet wide art work by some very great artists.

This piece by James Haunt is very bold with color and style. The color just jump for me and he has a great style of drawing women.

Art of Transportation {DTLA}

ArtofTransportation_{DTLA} (14 of 22), a photo by Los Ojos De Muerte on Flickr.

To me technically speaking is the most interesting pieces of the show. I did not get a chance to ask the artists the history of theses enamel prints on sheet metal but if you look at the details and the ink use for them. It's phenomenal. Very detailed, spot on registration and it just pops ink just pops off the metal.

Logan Hicks {Opera Gallery Preview}

Browsing the blogs and websites I came across a preview of artists Logan Hicks upcoming show at Opera Gallery in NY. If you have not seen his work visit his website. It's amazing. He very detailed and methodical. Still waiting for the day he makes a trip to LA and has a show. Definitely one artists that I truly would love to meet.

To see more of theses preview photos go to ArrestedMotion.com.