Find out more and vote at: Juxtapoz.com

The word is electric. Last night’s premiere opening of Blue Print for Space, the newest gallery addition to the annual Primary Flight mural commissioning in Miami, was like an Oscar showing for urban art.

Upon walking up to Blue Print, we were immediately inundated by familiar faces. Mac, Retna, Revok, Augor, Nick Walker, Reyes, SheKillsHe, and many more were in the house.

Curated by BOOkSIIII, the event featured murals and wall pieces by Bask, Augor, Blackbooks, C215, Chris Stain, D*Face, El Mac, Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Logan Hicks, Retna, Reyes, Revok, SheKillsHe, Jeff Soto, Tes One, Typoe, Zevs, and others.

With an open bar, movin’ beats, and a packed house, it’s safe to say Blue Print was the space to be last night. The exhibit will remain open to the public through January 2nd, 2010 at Art Center, 800 Lincoln Road in Miami.


Crowds lined up outside


The whole crew inside: Mac, Nick Walker, Retna, Augor


Palm tree-lined outdoor area


Don't mess with the boar's head


BOOkSIIII and wife, Cristina


Checkin out the work




Augor wasn't sure which way was up


El Mac and Nick Walker


Mac's piece

Bask's massive Dobra Den


Click Clack, Bang Bang


The Miami humidity was in full effect, inside and out


Tes One and Jeff Soto pieces


Keeping the beats moving



Beats by Dr Dre headphones, customized by Retna and Tes One. Each artist was asked to customize a pair of these sweet headphones to be auctioned off for charity. We tried to get our hands on a pair, but charity is for charity!


Piece by Retna


The artists honored


Typoe's I Would Be Like Jesus



Revok made it out of jail (for the second time in a month) with the help of “a really good lawyer.” Good to see him out and about in Miami.


Hats off!



Shepard Fairey wall seen on our way to the after party...more on that soon.

SOURCE: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/last-nights-scene-blue-print-for-space

We ran into Mac at Blue Print, the kick off party for Primary Flight in Miami, who tells us in his delightful manner about the mural he and Retna have been preparing to unveil today in the Wynwood neighborhood.

Holding it down

Mac and Jux Web Editor Katie Zuppann

Lucky for us, El Mac proceeded to whip out his camera to show us pictures of how the mural is coming along so far.

From the looks of it, on this piece, the artists maneuver masterfully through the gray scale, stepping in a different direction from the multihued mural they last showed in Salt Lake City.

Mac & Retna's Mural in Salt Lake City: "Ave Maria"

Both artists agreed that they had their work cut out for them today, Mac saying that the mural was only about 15% done while Retna played it safer with an estimated 5%.

From the images of the work in progress alone, it is obvious that this is going to be a special piece that we are very much looking forward to checking out. Not to miss if you are in the Miami area.

SOURCE: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/mac-n-miami

Once a year, the Juxtapoz Magazine photo issue is released to eagerly awaiting fans of bleeding-edge photography. For the first time, Juxtapoz Photography pulls together in one volume the featured artists who since 1994 have been redefining a new movement of art and culture through provocative lenswork, groundbreaking camera angles, intense and often irreverent subject matter, moody and vibrant colors, and intimate portraiture.
Juxtapoz Photo showcases a diverse group of current photographers, both established and up and coming, with a mix of personal and documentary images. The photos are eclectic in style and subject — from portraits of celebrities and anonymous people, to snapshots from travels abroad and intimate moments captured on film — but all photos are united by the Juxtapoz stamp of intriguing freshness and outsider perspectives.
Contributors include Corey Arnold, Estevan Oriol, Alex Prager, Angela Boatwright, Dylan Maddux, Sam Bassett, Ye Rin Mok, Jesse Pollock, Heather Culp, Andy Mueller and many more.

Find out more at: dylanmaddux.com
 

Taken from Juxtapoz:

Juxtapoz for the month of August in the year 2009 decided to split the covers: Newsstand featuring the Clayton Brothers, subscriber featuring Mac. Figuring both artists have distinct styles, it made for a nice juxtaposition, get it? Besides showing the newest work from the Clayton Brothers and Mac, August 2009 has features on Natalia Fabia, filmmaker Stacy Peralta, Lisbon-based, London-residing artist Vhils, and cultural and fashion icon, Shawn Stussy. We also have a fantastic feature on our hometown artist, Henry Lewis. Amanda Fairey, curator of Subliminal Projects, also makes an appearance.
We also have Greg Gossel, The New Yorkers, Basco Vazko, and Jonathan Yeo in here, as well as Michel Gondry’s toilet paper. Come, come get it.

From MAC:

Damn!….I saw the new issue of Juxtapoz(#103) and was blown away to see one of my paintings used as the cover of the subscriber edition!….and inside there’s a 14 page interview with me by David Choe, who tries to get me in trouble….along with a portrait photo at the beginning taken by Estevan Oriol…
Wow.
After years of reading Juxtapoz, and never actually being in Juxtapoz…here I am… on the cover of Juxtapoz. Not sure how that happened but I feel really honored! Aside from all that it looks like a great issue with some other great art in it…
I’m just posting the cover and the first spread of the interview here for now…maybe more later when I have time…. and you can also get a copy at Juxtapoz.

Find out more at: AUGSDRAWS.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Augor brings you The sequal to last month’s installation show. This week Augor presents  ”So Called Artist”  A new collection of paintings created since last months show ended. The conclusion to this 2 part art show should be quite  interesting. If you were not able to make it to Augor’s installation show last month this is a great  time to see it in it’s full form the way Augor intended.

7 pm to 11 pm 

125 E 6th St
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 623-430

for more info go to www.upperplayground.com

Getting Augor's feature article locked down was a blast, as (almost) all features are for the Magazine. I'd already been following Augor's work for a while when we at Juxtapoz decided to run a feature on him for our April 2009 issue. Originally, we were going to run it in July or August 2009, but I was so hyped on his new shit that we pushed it up.

What initially struck me about his billboard work in particular was how obviously well-planned and thought-out the entire production was. There was a message there in the way he manipulated the advertising I found intelligent and really fucking ballsy. I've hung out with graf artists since I was in high school, but never with a writer doing things on this scale, which really intrigued me. Originally, when I decided to write the piece (way back in September 2008 or so), I asked Augs if he'd be down to take me out bombing with him in LA one night. To my surprise, he was totally willing. So I got to planning.

Augor and I kept in touch throughout the months leading up to our planned meeting and his work and its level of skill and boldness only seemed to increase during that time. It was great to watch him progress, knowing we were going to collaborate on this feature.

When I got off the plane in LA, I immediately called Augor and couldn't get a hold of him. I hit up some other cats I figured might know where he was, but still couldn't pinpoint him. "Great, he's probably in jail or something," I thought. True to my nagging suspicion, Augor had been rolled up on by LA's finest while doing a piece a few days prior, and had only just been released when he called my cell. We agreed to meet up at his place the next day- a day that turned into a full 14 hours of talking, watching fellow writers paint a legal wall, eating, hanging out, drinking, and getting to know a young artist hell-bent on changing the way the public, and even other writers and artists, see graffiti and public space.

Overall, having the opportunity to meet up with world-class artists and get to know them in an intimate enough way to be able to try and write their life story in less than 3,000 words, while keeping it informative and interesting, is a big challenge but I love it. Talking with Augor reminded me of my frustration over what a bad rep graf artists get, because not only is he a really nice guy but he holds his art (graf, illustration, graphic/apparel design, whatever) to really high aesthetic and moral standards. Only in respecting what you do, will others around you feed off that, and in turn respect your artwork.

So read the Augor's article in the April 2009 edition of Juxtapoz and get to know an artist I have no hesitation in saying is a rising force to be reckoned with.

-Katie Zuppann

Go grab a copy of this months issue of Juxtapoz Magazine featuring Augor ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLICK CLACK - That's why we're the WORLD FAMOUS SEVENTH LETTER CREW!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amandalynn is one of the most well rounded artists you will ever encounter.

Born to create, Amandalynn’s artistic career spans cities, interests, and genres, infusing raw talent and drive into every endeavor she takes on.

As the only female artist that can lay claim to The Seventh Letter (Juxtapoz #78), Amandalynn has engaged in her fair share of legal and illegal and street art, but her interests take her far beyond city walls and into everything from studio painting, stained glass, sculpture restoration, set composition, apparel design, and custom motorcycle and car artistry. See, we told you she’s well rounded.

Learn a bit more about this visionary artist and peep Amandalynn’s answers to our 20 Questions below:

Read entire interview HERE

NEWSSTAND COVER

SUBSCRIBER COVER

Chaz Bojorquez is a legend of Los Angeles' graffiti and street art culture, and now is finally on the cover of the newest March 2009 Juxtapoz magazine. Inside he is interviewed by another LA graffiti king, Saber. In March, we also feature Risk, D*Face, Dan Witz, Mr Jago, and DZINE, as well as the newest exhibitions from James Jean, Shepard Fairey, Cold War Design, and Rip the Ripper. And, if you look closely, there is a Marlon Brando as Vito Corelone Godfather bust in these pages. Enjoy.