2009
05.29


Mexican born and bred, Gerardo Yepiz, aka Acamonchi has the calmness and perspective of a skater punk all grown up. A vegan dedicated to biking and San Diego’s bike culture, Acamonchi is a testament to a level of success reached through sustained commitment and a solid work ethic. Working in silkscreening, paint, spray painted stencils and hand drawings, his work is the product of his complete dedication to craft, focused individuality, and his effort to accurately portray his vision. More here…

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2009
05.29


Mexican born and bred, Gerardo Yepiz, aka Acamonchi has the calmness and perspective of a skater punk all grown up. A vegan dedicated to biking and San Diego’s bike culture, Acamonchi is a testament to a level of success reached through sustained commitment and a solid work ethic. Working in silkscreening, paint, spray painted stencils and hand drawings, his work is the product of his complete dedication to craft, focused individuality, and his effort to accurately portray his vision. More here…

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2009
05.29


They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. If that’s the case, then Juxtapoz favorites like Alex Pardee, Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins, Dave Kinsey, Ron English, Mac, and others should be beaming right now. We’re talking about an email we got from art teacher Jeffrey Moring regarding his class of students who have been using contemporary art greats’ work as learning tools to perfect their craft. Read on and see the student’s great work here…

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2009
05.29


David Lynch, inarguably one of our all-time favorite directors and people, presents a project in which his son Austin and his friend Jason drove around the country and shot 4-5 minute interviews with all the assorted strangers they met on the road. More here…

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2009
05.29

Blackbooks: New Site


The insanely talented minds behind Blackbook Stencils (Andrew Black and BooksIIII) just launched a brand spanking new website chock full of all their work, which ranges from laser cut stencils all the way to design, fine art, and more. More here…

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2009
05.29

Reader Art: Ori Toor


TITLE: Furry Hill, Colored pencil 8 x 11.5 inches
ARTIST: Ori Toor
More Here…

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2009
05.29

Augor’s IRONLAK contest


Augor’s (Juxtapoz #99) fresh spraycan from Ironlak finally dropped and, as expected, is selling out quick. Who doesn’t use back in their pieces? And who wouldn’t want a special Augor’s Blackout when they do? For those who can’t scrape up the cash to purchase your own can, enter a contest has been set up to cover it with your artistic talent. Details here…

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2009
05.29


David Choe (Juxtapoz cover #72) is back from China and talking about Facebook. Nowadays, it seems as if everyone has a Facebook account…including Choe. Hear his thoughts on what it was like being hired to paint Facebook Inc’s first offices in Palo Alto, California here…

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2009
05.29


Chris “Daze” Ellis comes to Denver, Colorado’s Andenken Gallery for a solo show, Fat Caps and Burnt Racks: Recent Works. The showing will consist of new paintings and works on paper, inspired by and drawn from the artists’ vast collection of sketchbooks. More here…

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2009
05.29

20 Questions with SOUTHER SALAZAR


Souther Salazar (Juxtapoz #89) recently opened his latest solo, Last Year’s Man, at NYC’s Jonathan Levine Gallery. His whimsical paintings, drawings and sculpture installation were accompanied by a stop-motion animated film featuring stills of his work as part of the show. The effect is so awesome that we just had to throw a few questions his way. His answers are more than delightful, they are utterly inspiring. Get to know Souther Salazar in our 20 Questions with him here…

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