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BBOYS to BMEN - Graffiti Art Show at Crewest
BBOYS TO BMEN
Featuring HEX and SKILL
Opening
Reception:
Saturday, September 8, 2012
7-10 pm
With special performance at old school poppers:
Chuco, Booglaloo
Shrimp, and others
Back in the early 80's, Hex and Skill were busting out
the styles and characters that dominated the scene. Immersed by the culture
around them, images of a b-boy's life started to make its way, not only in real
life, but also in graffiti art. Some of the earliest forms of graffiti, starting
in New York then spread to the West Coast, featured b-boys characters in action,
striking a pose, rockin shell-toe Adidas, Kangol hats, etc. The B-boy characters
of the early 80's painted by inspired artists graffiti artists HEX and SKILL,
possessed confidence, rhythm, movement and artistic form. With the b-boys being
at the center of their culture along with hip-hop and graffiti. This whole
culture of rapping and b-boying was the perfect inspiration for graffiti artists
and thus the combination of rapping, b-boying and graffiti became one and rocked
the scene.
BBOYS TO BMEN will feature artwork linking back to 30 years
of West Coast b-boy culture. Everything from pencil sketches, illustrations,
spray can lettering, large acrylic historical panels as well as a newly released
b-boy sculpture by HEX will be available.
The artists in the show are
some of LA's early innovators in graffiti whose skill, technique and characters
are still remembered as legendary and influential to LA's early graffiti
history.
About the Artists:
Hector Rios was born and raised in Los
Angeles. Utilizing the graffiti name HEX TGO, HEX painted from 1982 to 1992,
then to modern times. He was the founder of LA's very first Hip Hop Shop and
original street clothing brands like Fatcap, B-boy Antics. His work influenced
other brands such as Conart, Tribal, Top 2 Bottom, Stussy, Ecko and many others.
Today Hex is a teacher and founder of Arternatives Creative Youth Diversion
Programs.
Skill's work can be described as Los Angeles
cubo-futurism or simply, hard core graffiti lettering. SKILL's forte is taking
oldschool wildstyles and pushing them as far as he can. Influential? Writer's in
LA and many abroad say so. Skill is a style educator, crew starter, movement
visionary and an idealist. His styles have substance and have earned him respect
from others.
Crewest is a gallery that supports some of the most
talented underground artists from the West Coast and beyond. The gallery's focus
is on urban & graffiti art created through painting, sculpture, digital, and
print medias. All of the exhibits housed at Crewest deal with what is current,
and significant within the realm of the urban art experience.
Hours of
operation:
Tues. thru Thurs.: noon - 7pm
Fri. and Sat.: 12pm -8pm, Sun.:
Noon - 6pm
Closed Mondays (except by appointment only)
Phone
#:213-627-8272
Email:info@crewest.com
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