Organized by the L.A. ART MACHINE and curated by Bryson Strauss, VOX HUMANA is a live art performance by legendary Los Angeles street artists Mear One, Kofie, Retna, and El Mac that will take place during the L.A. Art Show, January 20 - 24, 2010.Using large-scale canvases, the artists will begin to work on January 20 and will paint live each day from noon to 6 PM.
Using acrylic and aerosol paints, Retna and El Mac will collaborate on a canvas that is 12 x 24 feet, while Kofie and Mear One will work independently on 12 x 12 foot canvases. Los Angeles Art Show attendees are invited to witness the completion of the works on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 2 PM, and participate in a closing celebration.
While much attention has recently been given to street artists in the fine art world with the rise in celebrity of Shepard Fairey, Banksy, and Gajin Fujita, VOX HUMANA marks the first time that a top-tier art fair has recognized and celebrated the evolution, power, and artistic integrity of street artists in a such a bold and public manner. The L.A. Art Show is making history.What originated in the U.S. as the ‘tag’ has evolved into one of the most sophisticated and challenging forms of contemporary art. This event recognizes the talents of these four artists while celebrating the historic journey and enduring nature of graffiti art, from the caves of Lascaux to the spas of Pompeii and from the streets of Los Angeles to the walls of galleries around the world.
What can I say were the new faces of gallery blogging and with that being said, We got invited to a private live painting these last 5 days for the Vox Humana show! My partner in crime and I couldn’t go but we sent our younger brother Jacob to go for us and take some flicks… He was like a little kid in a candy store, he got to meet a lot of big dogs in the game plus they took time to hangout with him and took him out to eat! At the same time he got to hangout and run the L.A ART MACHINE booth by Bryson Srauss. So for helping Bryson out he got to meet the four artists that where doing the live painting which were MEAR ONE, EL MAC, RETNA and KOFIE. These last 4 to 5 days our brother has been going back and fourth to the show meeting people while getting our name out there and having fun at the same time. My brother had nothing But love for Mear one and Motion because they took their time from their busy schedule to hangout with him! Our brother got to pick their brain a little bit and talk about their future projects, they also showed him some video’s that they’ve been working on. At the same time they were showing him some tricks with our camera settings while they past a joint around to free their minds a little bit, telling stories and inviting my brother to their house to paint. After all is set and done I think my brother had a good time. On the second to last day we got invited to the after party on the Penthouse Suite of the Evo Hotel in Downtown L.A and we all went for that.
