Upper Playground

It’s been way too long los angeles, I’m sorry I had to leave in the first place, but you were really annoying the shit out of me, but I forgive you , I’m sorry I left you when you needed me most, ive seen these horrible atrocious art shows you’ve been subject to, I seen these wacked out gimmicky douchey group shows and art walks you been sexually and mentally harassed by , and I’m here to tell you,I’m coming soon, and maybe you’ll appreciate me and not take me for granted this time . lets make the dysfunction work for us, ok ? I promise to try harder if you try harder. It’s been 6 long years since my last show here when you fucked me and I left you. I was still doing shit like this last time I saw you .

in that time I seen things, I’ve heard things, I’ve felt things I’ve never felt before, I been hitching and bitching all over the globe , I been to Japanese jails, African jungles, Chinese torture chambers, the whitehouse, and to all 7 levels of hell and Back .
this summer In april 2010 I will have my first solo art show in BEVERLY HILLS CALIFORNIA with Lazarides .I will take all my love all my hate all my pain all my rage, all my suffering and all my skills and experience ive collected over the years , and bring it to your doorstep, those who collect my stuff, know that the waitlist is over, it’s done, I burned the commission page, there’s no more comissions, those that wait to see if they should buy a painting or not, and then get pissed when it’s sold out, here it is now , a solid 2 and half month early warning, this will be my last show in a long time, I have no plans or contracts for any other shows after this, I will go away for a long time after this, so I’m being nice and telling you all this shit now, don’t come crying to me later because I wont be here. los angeles I’m coming home and when I come this time, I’m gonna come harder than I ever have before.


DAVID CHOE
NOTHING TO DECLARE
BEVERLY HILLS , CA 90210
APRIL 2010
Check back here, for more detailed info.
Also being released this summer is my first book in years , it’s my biggest baddest and best book yet,
I been working on this book for a decade and am really proud of it, it’s a 288 page hardcover beast from chronicle , save yourself a hundred thousand dollars of art school money , get the book , and youll learn everything you need to know from, ninja skills, brush skills, can control skills , pussy skills, $$$ skills and XXX skills .

Once again thanks again S.F. thanks for coming out, thanks for the sold out show, thanks for the sold out prints. thanks for being nice!

photos by bobby hundreds



photos by willie T












photos by eriberto oriol

photos by Gary Musgrave








photos by kevin Hayes



















photos by me



ok last one

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS The Lost Art of the Film

BENEFIT ART PROGRAM TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE

SA Studios Global's Film Marketing Division has teamed up with Quentin Tarantino, Upper Playground and The Weinstein Company to present, THE LOST ART OF INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS.

On February 18th, 2010 from 6p - 9p the world will get to preview and purchase the “Lost Art of Inglorious Basterds” at The Upper Playground Art Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles. All proceeds from this program will be donated to The American Red Cross to help the victims of the Haiti Earthquake.

This creative team has assembled the following select group of accomplished artists, David Choe, Sam Flores, Estevan Oriol, Grotesk, Jeremy Fish, Patrick Martinez, Alex Pardee, Dora Drimalas, Munk One, N8 Van Dyke, Rene Alamanza, Morning Breath and Skinner Davis, to create their own poster art based off their interpretation of the Oscar Nominated film, “Inglourious Basterds” artwork.

Each print will be numbered and signed by Quentin Tarantino. Only six (6) of each amount will be made

The gallery will open will be open to the general public from 6p – 9p on Thursday February 18th, 2010 at Upper Playground Los Angeles located at 125 East 6th Street in Downtown LA. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase the limited edition prints for $300. The prints are only available for purchase at Upper Playground, Los Angeles. Phone orders and web orders will not be accepted. Prints will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. The purchase of prints will be limited to one per buyer.

for long enough, at 12:01am east coast time,
that is friday the 12th 12:01 am , abe lincoln's, christina ricci's and my brother jimmy's birthday(happy birthday bro) 2010.
my newest print IGNORED PRAYERS
will be released tonight, first come first served. it's from the painting that looks better backwards, have fun as you try to count all the faces and different schizo personalities that live inside my head,
have fun as you try to count all the blackheads.
it comes in an edition of 48 at $501, (10 prints were already sold at my upperplayground show) so the rest will be up for sale,
the colors blast off the page , Contact bobby namba at bnamba@live.com , any emails prior to 12:01 east coast time will be ignored, the prints are huge (36 by 42 inches) so expect at least 3 weeks for delivery. limit to one per customer, if you send repeated emails to bobby ,harrassing him, you will instantly be ignored, he's a nice guy so be nice to him, dont be a fucker.
here's some of the process in layers

I have the best friends and fans in the whole world, I love my fucking fans so much, thank you for all your love and support, you made my dick so hard and my heart so heavy this last Friday night . All haters can suck my dick covered in harry’s pink eye tears, I keep stacking that paper and now I’m on to the next one! The adventure continues! Bay Area, My love/hate romantic love affair with you continues! Thanks to all the gays and lesbians for buttfucking the shit out of my show with a bumpy strap on, I love you gays! I’m riding this shit out till the very end of the road, I ain’t getting off this ride and I’m not waiting in line, cuz I love this fucking ride and I love that you all are down for this motherfucking ride with me, you could’ve been anywhere that night but you all rode shotgun with me ! In these interesting and shitty times thanks for lifting my spirits and my pocketbook, I was just informed my show has completely sold out! Thank you thank you thank you, 213-310-323-424-818-626-714-949- and 909 I’m fucking cumming for you next with a vengeance!!! (Photos by andrew wong, peabe, lee root, chris lee, and jrml)

The most asked question at my opening was, when’s dirty hands coming out on dvd? A question I don’t have the answer to,, ask this fucker! His presence was definitely missed in the bay, and harry’s not giving you the stink eye, he just got the pink eye, feel better fucker



ignored prayers closeup



a cold magical rain free night in February


lee root and crew

dropping sidewalk advice on the art school kids

james jean, petra,barron,emily, and jason


lynzy, N8 vandyke, jeremy fish, and fuckface

scott and mr. hahn

the bros

being a dick to my fans

the wonder twins



My mentor barron storey with Korean soul brother number one david choong lee

Some may have noticed my gratuitous or even obscene amount of red paint used in my latest body of work, I was fucking angry and I wanted to paint the town red, what can I say , thank god I have painting as an outlet.
One night I was watching a late night movie from my motel room (Home sweet home , yoshi disapproves of my light bulb color choice in the bathroom)

A clint eastwood flick High plains drifter came on where they paint the entire town red and rename their town lago to HELL,

The same night I was getting donuts at 2 am and I saw this sign outside the donut shop and asked if they had any of the leftover paint which I bought off them

And later that week I found a giant can of red paint for 90% off you can see it in the corner by mickey avalon's left foot. theres over 20 different shades of red used in the character assassination paintings, these are just some of the stories


dutch crunch

cunt crusher

Pat getting saint christopher on his arm from mister cartoon, plus a mr.cartoon illustration for hustler from way back in the day, look for a collab with toons coming this year.

rosie getting down with the syndrome

50k and a priceless homecooked meal from momma choe

what an asshole

lord vader

dissappearing act, trying to get lost.......fail

megan rolling just sent me this photo of her, posing in the white house with my original obama hope painting!

joey in yermo

made a cool grand off the stupidest underdog bets on the superbowl ,,,,fucking blue gatorade!!! hater's like "hov why you still talkin money shit?" 
..........cuz I like money, bitch"

And to end this lovefest I’ll leave you with a quote from a few years ago, from….myself

"I’ve totally turned into this fat typical depressed neurotic self loathing art fag. But I can remember being hungry. I can remember the first time getting a rejection letter from a magazine getting rejected from a gallery. The anger and the fire that, that rejection created inside me like I was fucking nothing, like I didn’t matter. I was so angry then I wanted to destroy everything that made people feel safe, I wanted to terrorize America I wanted to throw the first rock and start a revolution, anarchy and riots all the way people would listen to me, but then I sold my first expensive painting and bought a car , and everything changed. People like Hitler and Charles Manson real monsters, yet human, how did they become like this? Rejection, Hitler’s paintings were rejected everywhere, and Manson’s songwriting skills were laughed at. With all that hate and anger I funneled into my art, what kind of monster would I have been now, if not for success?"
- David Choe

to my 408, 510, and 415 i'm excited to present to you this friday
my new art and paintings CHARACTER ASSASSINATION ,
It's about bitterness rage desperation sadness strangling shy assholes stabbing taking advantage and entitlement fuck everything fuck everyone and the calmness and refreshing benefits that come with a whores bath as well a blood bath, finding the joy in pain LOL OMG :)
i hope to see you all there, and i hope everyone behaves like humans .
show starts 7 to 9:30 pm (preview for collectors starts at 5pm, contact gallery) at 248 fillmore st. SF,CA , all new paintings as well as a 97.321% complete collection of every print i've ever made, all sold out editions, also maybe one or two new ones. a very special zine , limited to under 50 will be made for the show, art by me ,writing by jason jaworski, it will have a short story about the desperation and back story behind the show.....to all my friends.







look for this guy, he will be selling the zines, they will be 15$, first come first serve.

excerpt from the story CHARACTER ASSASSINATION

and of course how could i forget the afterparty

here's a haitian girl

available now. $300 , limited to an edition of 49
18 by 24 inches
100% of the proceeds and profits go to aid Haiti.
if time permits I will go deliver the money myself.

Proverbs 31:10-31
10 A wife of noble character who can find? 
 She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her 
 and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm, 
 all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax 
 and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships, 
 bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still dark; 
 she provides food for her family 
 and portions for her servant girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it; 
 out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously; 
 her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable, 
 and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff 
 and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor 
 and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household; 
 for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed; 
 she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate, 
 where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them, 
 and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; 
 she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom, 
 and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household 
 and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed; 
 her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things, 
 but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; 
 but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

wherever you go , fly your flag.
the BLACKEST FLAG
Impfondo

KOREATOWN


SABER's flag

it's been almost a decade since, i had my first art show at my first art gallery
(thanks matt,ted shred, rhode, and ezra). it was at a place called UPPER PLAYGROUND
it was, and still is at Haight and Fillmore in San Francisco, and it is where my next solo art show will be on friday, February 5th 2010.

-CHARACTER ASSASSINATION-
DAVID CHOE

new paintings, new prints, and long sold out prints, available only here
UPPERPLAYGROUND & FIFTY24SF
248 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
February 5th 2010
opening reception 7-9:30pm
upperplayground.com

the last show i had there was a few years ago when i looked like this

and i painted the door next door ,it looked like this

a few years have passed and now i look like this

and even though nothing i've ever painted in L.A. has been fucked with ,you silly art academy reject fuckers in the bay wanted to scratch out her eyes and wheatpaste silly pink elephants....

thanks for the love bay area! i still love you and i'll see you there.

sasha grey telling bedtime stories

the filthiest pornstar with the filthiest comic

where's your other hand?


your skin and bones / Turn into something beautiful

party till you puke...blood

the most dangerous man in comedy, looking sharp for once in his life (thanks barney's 60% off sale)

just the tip


sarah palin

russell jerking me off in public

asian invasion, james jean, russell peters, mr. hahn

las vegas craigslist, 2 songs on repeat all the way home

thanks for the money , no thanks for the food poison wynn buffett, fuck you shrimps!!!

just traded with an art collector for this Al Colombia piece!!one of my favorite artists


look at those fucking cans!!! fuck high pressure, high pressure gives me ulcers! i been waiting for low pressure cans my whole life! thanks jordi OG Spanish MONTANA

MAC and RETNA strike again!

pat busy texting while the battle for heaven and hell rages on.

Mickey Avalon backstage before the show


AIDS

DEAr 2009 , I kinda always knew I’d end up your exgirlfriend,
But I aint mad, thanks for fucking me so good, bye bye

ps...I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them -PABLO P.




THUMBS UP CHINA, cumming soon ..?!?!






























jason jaworski's first attempt at watercolors


MODE2 my brother from another mother






























































































mural that me,saber, kenton parker, and DVS did in austin ,texas got buffed out this year. oh well

ryan








Philippians 4:8

james jean rips on everything

OK , fuckers try and always tell me where the best cupcakes are, and chicks are always trying to cupcake all night. for the last and final installment in the CHOEGAL movable wood doll series. I present to you the CUPCAKE version , available exclusively through ningyoushi.com , by the end of the week. happy holidays !!
here's a lineup of all the Choegal's so far, with a small preview of the cupcaked one

here's some video from giant robot of the choegal signing from last year, thanks everyone for all the love

here's my section of the upperplayground dithers video from a few years ago, enjoy

TO all the mingers, chavs and yobs , thank you for all the love and inspiration from the UK!
till next time, farewell!
for sales of paintings contact lazinc.com

people ask me all the time to see my sketchbooks.
here's my fucking sketchbook you fuckers.
everything you see here painted in less than 2 days with wrexxx-T
(we even threw in an intergalactic space dolphin and rude woodland elves because we love you fuckers so much)







































all photos by ian cox and igloo icksup hong

oDIN'S FABLED 8-Legged horse spotted at perry's place wearing a blue party hat

From buff to finish,
my dream car , with wrexxx-T

Stopped by the nicolodeon offices in london today
saw a cool sponge bob mural, and a gold sponge bob plush doll (only three in the world)


and then i painted this later (only one in the world)

it's cold and raining in the UK, but we dont give a fuck, me and DVS went out yesterday and painted this, it got buffed out in less than a day, but we don't give a fuck, we'll just eat beans and toast and bangers and mash and go all out and do it all over again.




i went back to my hotel room and got ripped on coco puffs and jellybeans, poured out some lines of salt and busted out these watercolors, the big shows coming soon, alot more to cum.(sorry about the shitty phone flicks)

guess who's coming to town?






for the next three weeks, i'm gonna come to London, and spread some love all over your streets, and paint the town crimson red till it all culminates in a explosive climax at the Lazarides Gallery, in the beginning of december. see you soon. love-dc

Lazarides Gallery
11 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1HR
tel: + 44 (0) 207 636 5443
www.lazinc.com

thanks to FRIENDS WITH YOU, and O.H.W.O.W. in miami for letting me paint in thier studios!
all photos by Ian Cox.

i love venison and i love playing on the swings