Quotes On Identity

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.
-Richard Grant

I'm not a big fan of identity politics and sort of picking one thing and defining yourself with it.
-Andrej Pejic

I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that things are not yet crystallised.
-Walter Salles

An un-named song is like an un-named child, it has no identity.
-Robyn Hitchcock

You have to be able to risk your identity for a bigger future than the present you are living.
-Fernando Flores

We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences.
-Jane Elliot

Materialism is an identity crisis.
-Bryant H. McGill

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
-Arthur Ashe

You're an island no matter what you do. I think it's very dangerous to use popularity as your identity in life. So you have to really know who you are inside, the core person, and follow what is true rather than follow what is hype.
-Donny Osmond

Mario Vs. Luigi Print

Recently I released a print with 1XRun, the premier site for exclusive one of a kind art prints. I've just finished signing the edition of 75, including certificates of authenticity. The prints were of a piece I did some months ago based on Nintendo's Mario Bros. The run was a 15 x 20 inch archival pigment print on 300gsm fine art paper. I have to say, i'm very happy with the results and also the fine treatment I received from the folks at 1XRun. Thanks for those who supported by collecting the print, and for those who missed out, don't sleep next time! 

Quotes On Style

Fashions fade, only style is eternal.
- Yves Saint Laurent

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.
- Winton Marsalis

The difference between style and fashion is quality.
- Giorgio Armani

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.
- Gore Vidal

Limited Edition Print Release

NEW! 
PRINT RELEASE
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Limited edition fine art giclee print on 100% archival velvet fine art paper.
Edition of 50
Signed and numbered
13" x 13"
Unframed

Price: $40.00 + Shipping & Handling

"Assembling The Pieces: Memory & Hybrid Identity" @MACLA

Words by Graffuturism: Samuel Rodriguez recently exhibited new work in a 2 person installation titled “Assembling the Pieces: Memory & Hybrid Identity” at MACLA in San Jose. This new body of work was an extension of his hybrid identity portraits that deconstruct and bring into question the idea of identity. He has taken the work into a new level of deconstruction and added layers of dimensions. By creating an installation of one of his portraits with a hanging grid system Samuel Rodriguez pushed his portraits into new territory. The scale and detail of the new pieces bring an added edge to the work. This move into intricate systems of installation and assemblage show the artists talent not only as a painter but also as a conceptual contemporary. Very strong work.

GF