Clip from the opening reception of ’1000 Words’
Film/Edit compliments of Madison Dyer.
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We will be hand manipulating these screen prints this Saturday to help out our buddies over at Invisible Children. Check out the flyer for all the info and be sure to stop by to pick up one of these super limited prints.
Billy Bishop is a poster printer out of Austin Texas and works under the name Obsolete Industries. We have been fans of his work for some time now and recently had the chance to work with him at a Charity event in Los Angeles. Billy produced 3-color prints of our art work. The first two colors were printed at his studio and the third color was done live at the event. After the last color was laid down he would pass the prints to us and we would hand manipulate them making each print one of a kind. Not only were we fortunate enough to work with Billy but we were also working along side our friends and really inspiring artist. The line up included Derek Albeck, Marco Zamora, Jay Howell and Will Manville. We will be releasing an edition of these prints soon so stay tuned.
We recently shared the stage with Cypress Hill at the Roxy to help raise money for the the Japan relief fund. The event was put on by STICKAM and raised over $20,000 and had more than a million viewers watching online. Highlight of the night was a homie hug from Sen Dog. Plug it. Unplug it.
Well we are done with the tradeshow and it probably couldn’t have gone any better. Made some money at the tables, meet some great people, hung out with old friends and as always excited and inspired people with the paintings which is our favorite part of doing the live stuff. Watching people genuinely appreciate what we are doing is one of the best things. Thank you Invisible Children for letting us be a part of such a wonderful experience. Time to finish them up in the studio and get them sold, proceeds to benefit IC.
Day 2 had some residual effects from OFF! at the Thrasher party and a 5am mission on the black jack tables but we managed to get some painting done. Here comes night two…I can already feel the heartburn.
Day one in the books. Thank you to everyone who helped out by sending in positive messages. I wonder what the night has in store…time to find out.
The “Shades Of Grey” opening found its way into the latest issue of Juxtapoz.
We had our first solo show open last weekend, November 13th, at POVevolving Gallery in Chinatown. Thank you to everyone that came out and supported, it really meant a lot. Extra special thanks to Insight, Filter and Lovemade for standing behind what we’re doing. With the opening being a success, we are excited for the future. For everyone that couldn’t make it out to the opening because they had to watch the Paquiao fight or something like that we’ll be having a closing reception for all of you. The date is still yet to be determined but we’ll let you know.
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Please join us for the opening reception of
SHADES OF GREY
new works by DETHKILLS.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 7-11pm
RSVP at shadesofgrey@dethkills.com
POVevolving Gallery
939 Chung King Road
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(310) 594-3036
povevolving.com
Exhibition Dates:
November 13 – December 8, 2010
Gallery Hours:
Tues – Sat 11-6pm
POV Gallery is proud to present Shades of Grey, the first solo exhibition from Dethkills Collective. Evolving from their beginnings in T-shirt printing and graffiti art, Dethkills has made a name for themselves in Los Angeles with their trademark typography layered on larger-than-life paintings. Transcending the boundaries between high art and graffiti, Dethkills creates works addressing everything from social issues to the everyday, all with an intensely creative eye and a handful of Sharpies.
In their inaugural unveiling, Dethkills will display 21 pieces that have been meticulously crafted over the past year. Each piece demonstrates their intricate and unconventional uses of “wet-in-wet” washes and dry brush technique, in conjunction with latex and acrylic paints.
This collection will display a group of works entitled “The 27 Club,” featuring iconic images of musicians and artists, such as Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain, who were taken well before their time. Painted in the stark contrast of black and white, these legends are given new life.
The exhibition also includes a series of smaller works that illuminate the intricacies of everyday items, like a phone booth that you pass on your daily route or a box of your grandfather’s medals in the attic; relics of a not so distant, yet highly divergent, past.
The first 100 people at the exhibit will receive a handmade one-of-a-kind Dethkills photozine, with silk-screened cover and silk-screened insert, that showcases the process and progression of each piece in the show from beginning to end.
DJ set by The Blackouts featuring Ako and Atiba Jefferson.
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