Rollin Deep in Venice Beach

Shot up to Venice Beach this weekend to meet my friend, artist Lila Ash who works at the graffiti walls.  Met up with some of my good friends from school and got down with a little painting thanks to Lila who hooked me up with a choice spot.  Had some fantastic Chinese food, then Lila and I got down again with a collaborative mural at a friend's house party in Venice.  Despite a few drunk party-goers adding their mark to the piece it still came out pretty cool.  Pictures of all this below. Enjoy!

                                                                        morning after

knor x lash

(click to see the whole piece)

WE ROLL DEEP.

Please Post Bills

Very excited to see Gallery 1988's announcement of their upcoming show 'Please Post Bills' that I will be a part of.  The show is of course a tribute to comedic legend Bill Murray.

Artists were asked to pick one of their favorite Murray films to illustrate, and for me it was between 'Meatballs' and 'Ghostbusters'.  Peter Venkman won out over Tripper Harrison and got the silkscreen treatment.

My first time screenprinting out of art school found me spending a lot of cash on my own supplies, and making due with simpler solutions in place of professional studio equipment.  For example, the vacuum-sealed light exposure unit I had grown so fond of was replaced by a piece of glass and my desk lamp.  The lovely convenience of a power washing station was replaced with a low-pressure garden hose and my thumb.  Perhaps I may have taken a few of these things for granted..

gettin it done ghetto style

5 and half minute studio

1st and 2nd layers drying

Two and three

sexy

The final edition consists of twenty hand-proofed prints of my image.  These 20 will be available for sale at the opening of the show, next Thursday, 11/3.

In addition, I have an Artist Print edition of 6 extras which didn't make it into the final 20 for sale now at my webstore.

Thanks for reading.

-k

very soon

Close up from Untitled screenprint for Gallery 1988's upcoming 'Please Post Bills' show at their Melrose gallery in LA.  4 colors on cream-colored strathmore paper.

-K

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Future Teasers

I am working on a screenprint for the next group show at Gallery 1988, still to be announced.  Here are a couple previews of the first layer, if you saw the whole thing it would give the show away, know what i'm sayin?  I ain't tryin to do that!!