San Pedro Artwalk Events: Thursday, August, 5th 2010

Last months soft opening at  Tree-house Galley and Boutique was a hit so come back and chill again for San Pedro art walk this Thursday, August 5, 2010. There will be plenty of new art and bumping music. We also welcome Mas Rudas an all women art collective from San Antonio, Texas. Mas Rudas is doing a residency at Slanguage this week with an opening show on Saturday. Read more about them on the Slanguage Blog

Tree house Gallery and Boutique 

341 W. 7th street San Pedro, CA 90731

Starting around 7 p.m.

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Also on the same day famed street photographer Estevan Oriol will be signing his copies of his new book " LA Women"  down the street @

SHOP THREE FIFTY SEVEN
357West 7th street
San Pedro , CA 90731

 7:30 to 9:30

Book Review on LA Graffiti Girls read here 

Flier from Tits brand  Blog

Check this and over a dozen other shops and art galleries opening up for Thursday's art walk.

See ya there!

Peace,

DJ

"Residue" Opening Reception Saturday, March, 20th 2010

Check out fellow Slanguage member Raul " Spew" Vasquez on his first solo exhibit at the Slanguage studio this Saturday. Read the scoop below from Slanguage website.

Slanguage presents

RESIDUE


Featuring works by Raul "SPEW" Vasquez
Curated by Karla Diaz

March 20 - April 17, 2010

Slanguage, 640 N. Avalon Blvd., Wilmington, CA 90744


Opening reception: Saturday, March 20, 7 - 10 pm
Works and merchandise for sale, musical performances, and drinks


Graffiti artist Raul “SPEW” Vasquez, one of Slanguage’s first, young artists that worked at the studio, returns for his first solo exhibition, RESIDUE. The show is comprised of thirteen ink-pen drawings made between 2007-2008 while the artist was incarcerated. They are intricately detailed and weave a wide array of designs and shapes taken from calligraphy and gang-affiliated writing. They show the artist coping with solitude and isolation.


SLANGAIR (Artist in Residency)
This is the first exhibition part of Slanguage’s residency program, SLANGAIR (Artist in Residency), which annually invites two artists from California, including one from Los Angeles, a national artist, and an international artist to the studio. During their time at Slanguage, each artist builds a body of work to show at the studio’s gallery space.


Please email info@slanguagestudio.com for more info.

A Sound Sculpture by Arnoldo Vargas

Arnoldo is a Wilmington resident and also helps with projects at the  Slangauage studio. He is currently a photography teacher at Banning High School and also working on his Masters degree at Cal Arts.

I Though this  "Sound  Sculpture" was one of a kind because it is not what most people think of when they think sculpture, but who can really define what a sculpture is anyway?

When listening and looking at the sculpture it takes your imagination back to maybe the 80's or 90's before people had i pods in their cars and big boxy speakers where the shit.

Most of the songs that are played from this sculpture were popular songs at the time and bring back memories of  a back-yard party or kick-back. Or for some cruising down the street in a tricked out ride or even bucket!

Video documentation of Installation sound sculpture by Arnoldo Vargas at Cal Arts Mid-Residency Show 2009