20 Year Anniversary

Here is a piece I recently completed using gold paint as a base for Bishop on Bedford Gallery in Brooklyn N.Y. They are hosting a group art show curated by the legendary DJ Clark Kent for the 20th anniversary of Biggie's debut album 'Ready To Die'. This is my remix based on the original album cover. Will there be prints? Of course there will so stay tuned.

Sam Rodriguez X Poesia: 'Unrest'

There are so many unfortunate current events happening in the world today, especially the situations between Palestine and Israel. I think as an artist it is important to make pieces that are relevant and reflect our current existence which is why I am sharing this mural I did last year in collaboration with artist Poesia. 

About the Mural: 

​This collaborative mural was an idea that came to us through conversations about referencing figures from AP news sources and deconstructing them using our current visual language. The figures we chose to reference are characters in modern day dramas and current events such as riots, protests, and urban warfare. For this reason they intentionally express a sense of unrest. We singled these figures out in order to study their expressions. We also abstracted their space in order to decontextualize the stories they were in so the focus would become more about a human experience instead of a political one. Compositionally speaking, we wanted to create a sense of suspended motion which reminds us of the stylized constructs of the old master renaissance painters. With that in mind we gathered and selected at random the most striking images to us in current news.

Sam sketched the chosen figures and I created a loose composition for the wall. We then brought the visual ingredients of these different dramas happening all over the world into one seamless and cohesive picture plane. We intentionally left room for improvisation which is a key element in the type of painting we do. In doing so we allowed ourselves opportunity to discover new process and expressions through color, linear deconstructing and gestural marks. Techniques we employed through the mural included fatcap mark-making which we consider our contemporary “brush stroke”. We set out to bridge various forms of fine art painting, and graffiti in attempt to capture our interpretation of modern day drama.


Type Face Wall 3

I recently decided to take my ongoing Type Face portrait series to the walls. Here is the third which was also my contribution to Wall Therapy in Rochester, NY. These are part of my ongoing body of work involving mixed identity portraits. This time the emphasis is on juxtaposing different languages and typography. Enjoy!

Type Face Wall 2

I recently decided to take my ongoing Type Face portrait series to the walls. Here is the second. These are part of my ongoing body of work involving mixed identity portraits. This time the emphasis is on juxtaposing different languages and typography. Enjoy!

Type Face Wall 1

I recently decided to take my ongoing Type Face portrait series to the walls. Here is the first. These are part of my ongoing body of work involving mixed identity portraits. This time the emphasis is on juxtaposing different languages and typography. Enjoy!

Linked In SF

Here is a wall commission I painted at Linkedin San Francisco Offices. The wall spans 100 feet wide and the concept is based on a 'meeting of minds'. Enjoy!

 

Triplets

Here is another set in my Phase Value series. Enjoy and stay posted for more!

New Series In Progress

Recently I added another series of work to my plate that I call Phase Value. I will be painting & fabricating duplicates of the same face each with a unique treatment. I am interested in phases regarding identity, and visual perception. Below is just the beginning. To be continued...