NJ Graffiti History

photos from Ricardo Barros's show Art Hammer at 219 Gallery in Trenton

My Goodness

The opening for "My Goodness" a solo show by me, LUV1, at 219 Gallery in Trenton, NJ has come and gone but the show will be up until Aug 3rd so there's still plenty of time to go check it out and enjoy the greenery next door at the Ghandi Garden.  The rained slowed nothing down on Friday besides me and my wife on Rt 1.  There was a great turnout and good amount of things sold.  Many thanks to everyone who came out, especially those from far away places like Brooklyn, Elizabeth and Philly.  A huge thank you to my S.A.G.E. Coalition family for making it all happen.  Enjoy the pictures!

(uptop) the DJ booth before the opening

(below) the installation before tree branches and paintings were added

Jersey Fresh Jam 2012

Had a good time, glad it didn't rain.  As with every year, it was soo damn hot! I think I got sun burnt on my eye lids lol! Happy to have gotten a chance to meet some new people and reconnect with everyone.  Shouts to 181 http://www.iam181.com from DC who was rocking to my right and PORE from DC and CXARAMA from Equador on my left.  Good people! Damn shame the music portion of the day was shut down by the TPD, was really looking forward to it. 

LUV, LANK, 181

nice video by Roads Art, sweet beats too.

Trenton St. Patty's Parade

Many thanks to RAIN and the Art All Night people for bringing out the SAGEs to paint live on the AAN float.  It was sooo much fun! Check the video to catch what I could capture while painting on a moving vechicle (which is admitedly harder than I thought).  Something like 4k people flood Hamilton Ave and turn Trenton into a sea of green New Orleans for a few hours. 

RAIN and LUV1

LANK and KASSO

DEMER, RAIN, LUV1

DEMER, RAIN, LUV1
@Trenton Atelier
Trenton, NJ

Got up with the Vicious Bros today at the good ol' Atelier.  I rocked a mascot and  I tried out some calligraf in pink along the bottom.  Painting on the door wasn't ideal, but I like how it turned out.  I really like RAIN's buff pattern and DEMER's effects as much as their burners.  I think it'd be interseting to see those two do a wall in abstraction like that. 

LUV1 live @ Garden Variety

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amishmcmik/6785711342/, a photo by eL hue V on Flickr.

Painted live last night at the Garden Variety Show in Trenton, NJ.  Shout out to KASSO for bringing the event to Trenton for the last year, peace to Self, Rain, Khal (who took the pictures below) from http://rockthedub.com/ , Lank, Collar, Peter, and everyone else in the building! Good times! Hip hop is alive and well in Tenton, New Jersey

Ensnared

Ensnared, a photo by eL hue V on Flickr.

caught in the cookoo, covered in do do, no one to get thru to, tell me what would you do? a dust, a sprinkle, the passing of time, a wrinkle. a gas so divine. shout out to the void, who be staying annoyed, unemployed and out to avoid whomever whichever trendsetter vendetters they deem to be toyed. put my ancor down right in that trap and say this is me and that is that!

abstrct xpress

5'x5' parachute paper soon to be pasted 

cold rockin

Me and KASSO decided to take advantage of the bareable temps and rock a lil' sumtin for the community.  It's an abandoned lot where a building was demolished and now is like a giant toilet for the local animals, the last part we didn't know until we got on location.  Here's a peek at what lay every every few inches at various stages of detioration (your welcome for sharing)

I brought an empty squeeze bottle of dish detergent and mixed acrylic and water and had fun squirting colors and slanging paint combining with layers of tags and scrawl for the background.  In the end I like what came of it, tho as always feel it could've been batter.  Hard to concentrate standing in shit, among other complications of the day that thankfully turned out alright. 

Thanks to Sean at Cali Bound for coming out and filming us...check it

rocking out with KASSO

Highland Sfumato

welder close up, a photo by eL hue V on Flickr.
I had the pleasure of painting over football field length of walls with my fellow SAGEs on 10/8-10/9 at the Highland Design Farm.  The assignment was to continue from the theme of last year's Highland Sentinal but to have the murals somewhat match the artisans inside.  So, jewels and wires, earth and birds for the naturalist and jeweler.  Da Vinci and designs for the classical artist, whose building is yet to be completed.  And a welder facing the Highland Design shop where Sean Mannix's creations come to life.

here's me working on a poofball kinglet, about 80%.  Below is a stitch of all the buildings
finished, to see more flicks from the event visit my flickr or watch the videos below...



Here's an ad S.A.G.E. made for Liquitex who were nice enough to help us out with a box full of freestyle brushes, which by the way are very nice.  Below is the official SAGE video from the weekend, complete with interview snippets of all crew members.  Check it out!  Please share and enjoy!  Big ups Sean's mom for hooking up the apple pie!

Adam and Eve

adam and eve stitch, a photo by eL hue V on Flickr.
Kasso and myself had a great time painting at the lovely home of Andrea Yitkin.  We painted an old barn surounded by Andrea's sculptures, statues, flowers, newly refurbished by her husband Tom.  Right next to a goat, rooster and some chicken we were a long way from the usual urban elements.  The theme of the wall was a Garden of Eden scene, it all came together seamlessly.  Here's a video featuring the many sights of the weekend.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day, a photo by eL hue V on Flickr.

Urban Arts Festival

KASSO, LUV, LANK, AJA at the Urban Arts Festival in New Brunswick, NJ.  Big ups the State Theater for having us out.  Big ups Albus Cavus who we were out there reppin'.  Check the video...