Raw Power Update

Raw Power Update, originally uploaded by el U Vee 1.

updates from Raw Power in Jersey City are up
thanks to Dylan for pulling it all together!

Artists up are Loser, Rain, Demer, Robots Will Kill, Peter K, Kid Zoom, Then One, Luv One, Ron English, Alot, among many others I can't identify.

raw power... so far

raw power... so far, originally uploaded by Love is Kind.

took a drive up to JC to see what's up with the Raw Power project and found they'd only gotten a few of the panels up. Guess there was mechanical complications with the lift, the rest should be up this week, i'm told. here's some flicks from the drive, went up with my wifey so i rode shotty n flicked the few graf flicks i could get thnx to fresh buff n slow camera. surprised i didn't get any HOAX, there was some just wasn't fast enough, but i do wanna shout 'im out as the most up in my neck o woods.

luv1 in jersey city

luv1 in jersey city, originally uploaded by Love is Kind.

went back to jersey city today and did a round two for the raw power outdoor exhibit at the morgan building. got a late start, like 2pmish, so was a bit of a rush job, 'specially with the ambitious choice of 16ft. having fun with nature drawing i had made on walks with my son and incorperating it into a piece. come out oct 3rd for the opening 350 Warren St.!!

Makeshift Patriot

Sage Mural from luv1 on Vimeo.

It was a calculated symbolic, "how i was feeling at the time" moment to choose to paint Sage Francis on September 11th. See, he was one of only a few who spoke about what happened with critical thinking on that day. I mean no disrespect for the people who died that day, and don't believe this should cause it. If your family memeber was murdered wouldn't you want a detective to find out the truth about what happened in a full investigation? 9/11 was an inside job! It may not be politically correct of me to say that, but it's how I feel and I'm using my liberty while I still have it damnit.

So, yeah, about the painting...it was painted on 8ft x12 ft panels in Jersey City for something called "Raw Power" which is going to be an outdoor exhibit wrapping around a 100 year old building less than a mile away from the holland tunnel and 2 blocks from the Journal Square path station at 350 Warren Street. The opening is Oct. 3rd as part of the Jersey City Artists Studio Tour 2009. Other artists painting are Royce ELC, Gaia, Then One, Ron English and many many others. You should check it out, the work will be up for one year.