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Flyer Version 1.0
Just did a flyer for a really cool show that’s being sponsored by a ridiculously cool website called Lab 24/7. It’s the first version of it so I may have to change some things, but it’s just some little thing I just did so I thought I’d post it. 🙂
Lab 24/7 Lab de Loop flyer
[tags]lab247.net, lab 24/7, lab de loop, flyer, illustration, dj chima, elijah b. torn[/tags]
The Hype Continues…
This 112 Greene show next week seems to pretty much be the talk of the town. Lots of photos and blogging and articles about it going on. I found out today that my work (and others’) is on Martha Cooper’s blog. So I thought I’d share the link with you, and one of the pictures she posted. Click on the picture to see the original blog post by Martha Cooper.
Definitely come through if you’re anywhere near NYC on March 26th, 6pm-10pm. The show is at 112 Greene Street, NY, NY. XO, dreXeL
[tags]112 greene street, nyc, new york city, soho, art show, combine, ELC, endless love crew, martha cooper, choice royce, royce bannon, street art, group show[/tags]
Work to Do
I’m really looking forward to my upcoming show. Here’s the flyer:
Work to Do
I’d love to see you there if you can make it! It’s gonna be a really good show and a good time. Lots of talented artists there. And Afrika Bambaataa with Soul Sonic Force too! So COME!
XOXO, dreXeL
[tags]art, art show, artists, drexel, abby goodman, abe lincoln jr., skewville, aiko, acc, all city crew, alone art, anera, avoid pi, avone, bast, ben jackson, bobby hill, buildmore, c. damage, cahbasm, cake, celso, chris brennan, robots will kill, rwk, christopher gordon, dain, deeker, deo, destroy & rebuild, dr, ellis g, hush, jazzmine beaulieu, keely, kenji, kosbe, la2, matt siren, moody, nohj coley, ohm, overconsume, pufferella, royce bannon, ryan frank, ski, smart crew, smells, stikman, thundercut, 2esae, afrika bambaataa, soul sonic force[/tags]
Upcoming Show at 112 Greene Street
I’m very excited about my upcoming show at 112 Greene Street in Manhattan. There are two reasons for this.
1. Because there are amazing artists in this show that I get the opportunity to work and exhibit with like El Celso, Robots Will Kill, Destroy and Rebuild, Royce Bannon and Endless Love Crew (also responsible for putting on this awesome show) and a lot of others I’ll be posting about later.
2. 112 Greene Street is a historic landmark in NYC. I’m talking about years and years as a famous and successful studio to many musicians that you love.  Who recorded there, you ask? Oh…just Raekwon, Jungle Brothers, RUN-DMC, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Chaka Khan, James Brown, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Black Eyed Peas and a ton of other awesome performers. I mean the birth of hip hop. No joke. And also it makes me a little giddy when I think about exhibiting in the same space where Sonic Youth recorded “Daydream Nation” and “Goo”.
If you want to see the space and a few pics of the installation in progress, check out the flickr pics.
The opening is set for March 26th, and I’ll definitely be posting more about this as events unfold. Meanwhile, you might want to clear your calendar for that day. I have a feeling this is going to be quite a day.
[tags]112 greene street, nyc, soho, endless love crew, ELC, royce bannon, choice royce, destroy & rebuild, robots will kill, rwk, el celso, street art, graffiti, work to do, urban art, art show, installation[/tags]
How Does a Bombshell Dress? (Homework Assignment #3)
For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been putting my Bombshell Challenge homework assignments on my blog. No, it doesn’t have a lot to do with my art career, but it’s a random aspect of my life and my interests. So there you go.  By my blog shall ye know me. Or something…
I’m still looking for more. But those are awesome examples of daytime pinup dress and fancy evening attire.
[tags]masuimi max, pinupgirlclothing.com, 50s fashion, bombshell, bombshell challenge[/tags]
Freestyle the Mag Issue 4 is out!
And guess whose artwork is on the cover?!! Untz untz untz. Thanks to Victoria from Freestyle the Mag for being completely awesome. XOXO, dreXeL
Freestyle Issue 4 Cover
[tags]freestyle the mag, freestyle, hip hop, pop culture, magazine, delta mace, drexel, urban art, mixed media, spray paint, stencil[/tags]
My Entrance into the Comics Industry
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now. I want to write a book of my memoirs. And whenever I tell people stories about my crazy past and even my slightly less crazy current, they say, “You should write a book.” But when I envision my book, it always looks like a comic book. I couldn’t possibly write a book of all words. I mean, technically, I suppose I could. But nahhh. So I’ve decided to start doing comics.  At some point, if I can do maybe one a week or more if I have the time, when I have enough for my memoirs, I’ll put together a graphic novel. For now I’m getting the hang of the medium and the software. And having a ridiculous amount of fun mixing my photos, my drawings and my goofy ideas.
[tags]art, illustration, comics, memoirs, graphic novel, nyc, brooklyn, subway[/tags]
I’m on Every Page of BAP
Well this is exciting for me! If you go to Brooklyn Art Project this month you’ll see a slice of my artwork as the header image for the site. I have hereby become one with BAP website! It looks like this, but obviously LARGER if you actually go to the site:
bap header img
But WAIT, there’s more. I just found out I’m also the featured artist on BAP. So if you go to the website it looks like THIS:
featured artwork "Delta Mace"
So yeah, that makes me happy. Just thought I’d let you know.
XOXO,
dreXeL
[tags]art, painting, featured artist, BAP, brooklyn art project, brooklynartproject.com, delta mace, smack is a vampire, billie holiday, mixed media, urban art, nyc, brooklyn, harlem[/tags]
New Commission Done
Well I tried some new methods of transfer in this piece, none of which worked out. So I ended up with old faithful (ie: acrylic polymer medium transfer.) That method has NEVER let me down. I still need to investigate to find out why the acetone method didn’t work. Maybe the photocopies from Kinko’s weren’t laser copies that use toner. Maybe the oil-based varnish I put on the piece just before that prevented the ink from sticking. No clue. But in the end I did manage to get awesome images of 50s ads from vintage magazines I bought onto the boards. And that made me exceedingly happy.
This is a dyptich of two wood cradle boards, each 24″ x 36. They’re mixed media (spray paint, varnish, magazine transfers, paper, ink, acrylics, acrylic medium and stencil). I don’t think this collector reads my blog. So it won’t spoil the surprise. But if you tell her anyway or I’ll have to harm you in unspeakable ways. Thanks.
XO, dreXeL
Back When Things Was Simple
[tags]art, painting, dyptich, mixed media, collage, spray paint, trucks, wheat, vintage magazines, vintage trucks, urban art[/tags]
Watch the Inauguration on my blog!
Thanks to the awesome people at Hulu, I’m able to show the inauguration LIVE right from my blog. So catch it here in 4 days!!! And feel free to look around, post comments, give me feedback etc. I likes feedback. XO, dreXeL
[tags]obama, inauguration, new president, hope, change, democracy, hulu, hulu.com[/tags]
A Bombshell is…
Assignment #2 of The Bombshell Challenge (Created by Bombshell Betty)
“…take the list of attributes and use them to create a description of what a bombshell is to you….”
Here goes. To me, a bombshell is a woman who knows she is a woman 100% of the time. She makes sure she looks like a woman ALL the time. She dresses, does her hair and makeup to enhance the fact that she is a woman. When she gets dressed, and when she’s in public, when she’s BEING a bombshell, she isn’t thinking “I’m the receptionist” or “I’m an activist” or “I’m Mrs. so and so” Not that there is ANYTHING wrong with any of those identities. Each identity you have has its place and time. It’s just that when you’re being “bombshell” the identity of “woman” is the primary one.
A bombshell exudes complete self-confidence in herself and her appearance at all times.
A bombshell doesn’t wonder if anyone notices her or thinks she’s pretty. A bombshell just knows she’s beautiful. So of COURSE she’s noticed.
A bombshell is a beautiful, confident woman ALL. THE. TIME. And when she doesn’t feel that way, she just makes sure she LOOKS that way and fakes it until she DOES feel it again. Reality is created, and that’s the reality that gets created by the bombshell.
[tags]bombshell betty, marilyn monroe, the bombshell challenge[/tags]
The Bombshell Challenge
Every year I write out all my goals, plans, programs and projects….basically everything I intend to accomplish in the new year…on paper and in GREAT detail. I do this on New Years Eve day so that on January 1 I can just launch it all at a dead run.
This year I have a TON of new goals, personal, financial, business, art, health, etc. One of my personal goals has to do with just being less introverted. If you know me as a person with a million internet friends you might not THINK I’m introverted, but in some ways I definitely am. I get shy about my appearance, or feel like I look ugly or whatever…the usual things that happen to a women who’s spent way too many years living in Southern California.
One of the things I’m doing to just force myself to NOT be that way, and NOT think that way, is the “Bombshell Challenge”. It’s a one-year challenge, and I have no idea what’s going to happen since I’m just starting it, but I’m going to post the happenings along the way here on my blog. Just for fun, and for a record that I can go back to. I’ll have all Bombshell posts categorized in “bombshell challenge” category.
Assignment #1
“# Choose 3-5 Bombshells who embody some aspect of Bombshell-hood that you admire and would like to emulate. These can be women or men, dead or alive, actual people or fictional characters. It’s up to you!
# For each of your chosen Bombshells, list 3-5 characteristics or traits that you admire about them and would like to embody….”
Here are my answers:
1. Josephine Baker – Had an exotic look, had amazing fashion sense and combined her clothing with amazing accessories, seemed completely comfortable with her own sexuality.
josephine baker
2. Bettie Page – Seemed very free with her own sexuality, always looked like she was having fun and enjoying herself, whether or not she actually was, seemed like a real person and not just an unhuman icon.
bettie page
3. Marilyn Monroe – Always feminine. Always looked sweet yet sexy. Her skin always looked perfect, pale and smooth, and her hair and makeup were always perfectly glamourous.
marilyn
4. Audrey Hepburn – Had a dark, sultry look. She was glamourous like the others, but in a different…slicker and cooler…way. A bit more daring and adventurous in her approach than the classic bombshells like Marilyn. And a bit more concentration on the cool, hip factor and less on the traditional womanliness factor.
audrey hepburn
5. Amy Winehouse. Yes she’s a junkie. Yes she’s all OVER the tabloids, in and out of rehab, strung out. A mess. But she has a sense of style, swagger and self-confidence that really is on par with other historical bombshells. She KNOWS she’s cool. She KNOWS she has mad style. She KNOWS she’s talented. So I feel she qualifies.
amy winehouse
6. And my absolute bombshell IDOL: Masuimi Max. She is a model of today, she’s trendy and completely hot by right now standards, but still maintains all the classic 50’s burlesque and bombshell sensibilities. She’s sexy and confident, a complete superstar and I don’t think you’d EVER be able to find a bad photo of her. So my list is longer than required, but as far as I’m concerned no bombshell list would be complete without her. So too bad. 😉
masuimi max <3
[tags]bombshell challenge, audrey hepburn, marilyn monroe, bettie page, josephine baker, amy winehouse, bombshell betty, masuimi max[/tags]