I think my mind has been officially blown. It all started when I read THIS POST by Patrick Macias about Japanese fashion line Slangy. In his post he shows images from the line (taken from the website of Shibuya-based shop Accel Spunky) that use the word Fuck in funny and nonsensical ways. I followed the [...]
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March 10, 2010
Recent Comics and Art
Hey everyone,
My latest installment of Hell@ Mission is now up at Mission Local. Click on the image above to check it out. Below are recent artworks that I’ve done since the beginning of the new year. I have to get better about posting them up as soon as I finish them but in the meantime, [...]
March 6, 2010
Adventures in the 3rd Dimension
What’s good everyone? I’ve spent the last few weeks sliding into an obsession with 3D art. I’m currently being mentored in the art of anaglyph image making by 3D master artist Stan Heller. He’s the Yoda to my Luke Skywalker.
I’m in the infancy of 3D skills and thus far I’ve been working on photographs and [...]
February 28, 2010
Cholo imagery in jj’s Let Go
I think I just saw the damndest thing I’ve ever laid my Chicano eyes on. I’ve written about Swedish group jj before and my love of hybridity is well known but nothing could have prepared me for this.
At first I thought it was a straight up homage to 90’s era West-Coast [...]
February 13, 2010
El Rio’s Valentine’s Day Cards 2010
What’s up to all my friends, lovers, and drunken makeout partners! El Rio’s Valentine’s Day Cards are back in the ring to take another swing for 2010! This is the 4th year of my cards and it’s turned into my longest running project. Enjoy!
As always, please post these cards on the pages of your friends, [...]
February 11, 2010
Mission Report: Valentine’s Day Edition
This is Rio Yañez taking it to the streets in an effort to bring you the latest news, chisme, and trash talk from the Mission District. Strap on your chanclas ’cause here we go!
Maybe it doesn’t hold up much these days but back in the day you couldn’t claim any sort of ghetto glam status [...]
January 23, 2010
Nighthawks Remix
Hot damn! Guillermo Gomez-Peña and la Pocha Nostra just formally launched their official site for their collaboration with photographer RJ Muna at: http://www.pochanostra.com/photoperformances/
I’ve written about Muna’s work with La Pocha Nostra before and have sat in on their shoots. Guillermo always seems to round up an interesting cast of characters for each of his shoots [...]
January 16, 2010
Curate an exhibit at SomArts
I’ve been asked by various people about how to go about having an exhibit at SomArts. If you’ve always wanted to create an exhibit at SomArts here is your chance:
Power (and Funding) to the People! SOMArts Cultural Center Seeks Proposals for The Commons Fund & Curatorial Residency
San Francisco, CA, January 11, 2010 —SOMArts Cultural [...]
January 12, 2010
I woke up this morning and I was 30
My good friend Juan Garza sent me this photo of my Dad and I in Los Angeles. I was 17 at the time of this photo and it seemed to put everything in perspective. I feel great right now and happy to be around my loved ones for my birthday. On Saturday I had the [...]
