Barcelona fine artist and contemporary muralist Aryz presents his first Los Angeles exhibition, ‘PARAL•LEL’, opening April 25, 2015. PARAL•LEL is presented in two seperate rooms, symbolizing two lines that never meet in the same plane, but intersect at infinity. The collections are built to reflect the contradictions the artist faces in creating work for both interior environments and public spaces. One room showcases a sparse, traditionally hung collection of classical paintings, while the other displays high-energy, expressive contemporary works.

At just 26 years old, Aryz has firmly established himself in the worlds of fine art and contemporary muralism. The artist’s work incorporates both academic painting along with contemporary techniques and mediums.  ‘PARAL•LEL’,  is Aryz’s first extensive body of indoor work.

PARAL•LEL
April 25th – May 31st 2015
By Appointment Only
Opening Reception – Saturday, April 25th 2015, 8PM-11PM
Media Previews available upon appointment – Saturday, April 25th 2015

1340 E. 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Event Website: http://parallel-losangeles.com
Artist Website: http://www.aryz.es

Artists El Mac and Kofie completed a mural at Allan Jeffries Framing (W 3rd St and Sweetzer Ave) in Los Angeles. The large-scale mural depicts El Mac’s profile of a woman’s face with her eyes closed in dark red, surrounded by Kofie’s signature geometrical shapes and lines in black, white and gray.

 

Upper Playground is pleased to announce the release of five new logo designs by artist and designer, Benjie Escobar. Benjie brings his eclectic background to the UP design table, creating original logos for Upper Playground and showcasing his style. All new designs are available in store and online at upperplayground.com.

About the Artist:
Benjie Escobar is an LA-based, multi-media artist and designer. His work and his aesthetic sensibilities come from a variety of influences that range from his childhood in Pomona, anime, lowrider bike culture, graffiti, raves, streetwear, DJ culture, Japan, typography, design & illustration and perhaps most importantly, hamburgers or was it pizza?

In addition to his creative work, Benjie is also a curator of art exhibitions, inventor of new zine genres, art-director of gourmet burger festivals and brand builder of countless companies and gives priceless off-the-cuff marketing tips to anyone who cares to listen, or just happens to be within earshot.

 

A new mural by El Mac, Kofie and Nuke went up in LA yesterday, along side SKILL UTI who also worked on a second wall preserving DASH 2000's work with AISE.  The UTI Crew's wall which has a portrait of an older  woman of Navajo descent (marked by her turquoise necklace) now looms over the Arts District in Los Angeles between Traction and E. 4th Street on S. Hewitt.

     

Photo credit: Jy-Ah Min for Upper Playground

 

DVDASA and David Choe fans are bracing themselves for the 25hr DVDASA marathon about to unfold this evening when the clock strikes midnight.  David Choe along with celebrity friends and fam of the DVDASA crew and Mangchi Band will be broadcasting live from Los Angeles from 12AM Saturday, Nov. 1st to 12AM Sunday, Nov. 2nd. An unusual list of celebs are enlisted for appearances including many favorites of the DVDASA crew. Also the $100000 cash winner will be announced. Stay tuned for updates.

The program includes:

12:00AM — 03:00AM PST Live DVDASA Show @ DVDASA.com
03:00AM — 05:00PM PST DVDASA Reddit IAMA
05:00PM — 06:00PM PST Nap time.
06:00PM — 11:59PM Live Wedding and MANGCHI concert (RSVP)