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Two legends

2012-05-17T01:36:23+00:00

Tom Waits and Jim Jarmusch are two of my favorite artists. If you don’t know their stuff you need to check it out. My favorite Tom Waits records include: “Nighthawks at the diner,“Swordfish trombones”, and “Franks wild years”. Jim Jarmusch is an incredible director who i’ve had the pleasure of meeting several times in the past. He a veteran of the NYC downtown scene circa late 70’s early 80’s . My favorite films of his include: ” Stranger than paradise”,“down by law”, and “Coffee and Cigarettes”. Dudes are official!

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Wednesday May 16, 2012

Daze in Ecuador

2012-05-10T02:03:13+00:00

Right now i’m in Quito , Ecuador for about a month . I was awarded a SMART power grant last year from the Bronx Museum and the Federal government. I was very fortunate to receive this grant amongst thousands of applicants.The objective is to provide mural workshops with kids from 4 different schools here in Quito . The experience so far has been pretty amazing . I’ll be here for about a month working on this project. Of course i’ll also have time to pursue other projects. Here are some examples of said projects:

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Wednesday May 9, 2012

Adam Yauch , MCA , R.I.Peace

2012-05-04T23:22:36+00:00

Like many others out there I was shocked and saddened to here about the passing of one of hip hop’s true legends , MCA of the Beastie Boys. Though I didn’t know him well MCA and I travelled in many of the same downtown circles and shared many of the same friends. The Beasties were a part of what I personally consider my favorite era in hip hop. The Beasties were a part of a circle that contained such legendary greats as Public Enemy , LL Cool Jay , Run DMC , EPMD , and many , may others. MCA was an integral part of that and will be greatly missed .
I remember seeing The Beastie Boys at Lollapalooza in 19994 out at Randall’s island . It was an amazing line up that included Beck , Cypress hill , The PFunk all stars , and many others . It had just gotten dark and people were really amped up to see them as one of the final acts of that day . Flavor Flav came out and amped up the crowd in one of the greatest intro’s i’ve ever seen . They came out and ripped into ” So watcha won’t ?” with an energy that tore apart the place. Flav stayed on stage for most of the set which was dope. I’ll never forget that .
Rest in Peace MCA , you’ll never be forgotten.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Friday May 4, 2012

The Fleshbeck Crew from Rio

2012-04-29T01:36:09+00:00

This post is about my homies in Rio: The Fleshbeck Crew. In the early 00’s I came to Rio and began painting with them on the regular. They came recommended to me by my man in Sao Paulo , Binho, as guys I should hook up with in Rio. He told me that they were among the best there and he wasn’t lying. They are. They still are . Various members of the crew included : Br (or True as he later became), Toz,Lets,Pia ,Riot, and also SWK from the Santa Crew . What set them apart for me was that not only did they pull off some incredible productions all over the city but they were organized enough to set their sights on commercial projects. In Rio they’ve had many commercial clients too numerous to list . They also started a clothing line and maintained a store for a while . It was easy to see that their influences came not only from poplar culture but also from the easy going Rio lifestyle that incorporates the beach into everything . I just wanted to post a selection of some of thier work, particularly that of BR, for you to enjoy.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Saturday April 28, 2012

One Way Fare

2012-04-25T13:56:33+00:00

” One Way Fare” , 2012
oil ,acrylic, spray paint on canvas
20"x 28”
Private collection

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Wednesday April 25, 2012

And speaking of Brazil…...

2012-04-24T14:22:21+00:00

I thought I should post a photo of this brand new painting i’m working on in my studio.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Tuesday April 24, 2012

Daze in Rio de Janeiro

2012-04-24T14:00:59+00:00

I’ve painted a lot of places all over the world but Rio still remains one of my favorites . It’s an incredible city with a lot of good energy . The graff scene there is really cool , very positive and productive. I haven’t been there in a while but I thought I’d post these photo’s of a few of the many pieces I did there. Peace to my Homies ,The Fleshbeck crew ! They’ll soon be in NY !

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Tuesday April 24, 2012

Not too old for this !

2012-04-15T14:50:26+00:00

I never thought there was any retirement age for this shit . You just keep doing it till you can’t do it no more. Painting is why we exist.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Sunday April 15, 2012

LA Free walls show

2012-04-13T11:02:26+00:00

I’m going to be in a show in a great new gallery in Los Angeles in about a week. If you’re in town please come to the opening . I will be in some great company.The opening should be amazing !

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Friday April 13, 2012

Andrew Freeman home/ This side of paradise

2012-04-08T01:31:41+00:00

I really enjoyed working on my installation at the Andrew Freeman home in the Bronx. It was a great experience that was artistically challenging in that i’m not asked very often to create an installation. I hope I get to do more projects like this in the future. If you get a chance check it out .

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Saturday April 7, 2012

Channel 7 coverage of this side of Paradise show.

2012-04-03T22:18:58+00:00

Channel 7 news covered the “This side of paradise” exhibition that opens tomorrow. Check it out :
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fnew_york&id=8606672

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8606672

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Tuesday April 3, 2012

Daze/ Camaradas

2012-03-31T15:11:20+00:00

6 to 9 , DJ Bobbito afters !

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Saturday March 31, 2012

This side of paradise installation part 1

2012-03-29T12:51:15+00:00

Here are a couple of preview photo’s of my installation at the Andrew Freeman Home . There will be more to come next week . The opening is April 4th , don’t miss it !

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Thursday March 29, 2012

This side of Paradise

2012-03-26T21:42:27+00:00

On April 4th from 6 to 9 There will be an opening for a huge show that i’m in . It should be an amazing event to witness.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Monday March 26, 2012

Daze in the N.Y. Times this week .

2012-03-25T23:04:44+00:00

I was in the New York times this week for and installation i’ve been working on at the Andrew Freeman Home . It’s a part of an amazing show called “This side of paradise” and it opens April 4th . More info later . here’s the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/arts/design/no-longer-empty-at-the-andrew-freedman-home.html

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Sunday March 25, 2012

Daze at Camaradas !

2012-03-24T01:06:57+00:00

April 2nd i’ll be having a show of prints from 6 to 9 at Camaradas followed by music by DJ Bobbito . Curated by Fernando Ruiz Lorenzo. Come through !

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Friday March 23, 2012

Jet Gala Magazine

2012-03-22T13:16:49+00:00

Jet Gala magazine did a great spread on The Boneyard project show out in Arizona that featured a photo of my cone next to Richard Prince’s.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Thursday March 22, 2012

New for 2012 !

2012-03-21T13:02:42+00:00

I had the pleasure of taking advantage of the great weather we’ve been having and went out and did a piece . I was in some great company that included Bio, BG183, Nicer,Crash,Ces, Shame125,Sak,Beond,Wane,Dmote, Sade, and on the comeback…Goldie ! A great time had by all.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Wednesday March 21, 2012

Leap art students

2012-03-20T13:49:31+00:00

Last week I had the pleasure of hosting students from the LEAP public art program in my studio . The students spent an hour in my studio as I gave them a tour and spoke to them about the importance of public art and answered their questions after. It was a great experience for all and is something I enjoy doing from time to time. Leap art is a great program that does city wide public art projects while at the same time putting them in touch with real working artists.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Tuesday March 20, 2012

Art Wynwood 2012

2012-03-18T14:24:15+00:00

Here are some more photo’s of our “Flying murals ” project at Art Wynwood , Miami courtesy of Martha Cooper . Enjoy!

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Sunday March 18, 2012

“Detail of an IRT ”

2012-03-10T14:06:01+00:00

“Detail of an IRT” , 2011
16"x20” , oil on canvas

Daze tag 1981

2012-03-04T00:32:41+00:00

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Saturday March 3, 2012

Art Wynwood 2012

2012-02-28T16:00:17+00:00

I recently went down to Miami to create an 8’x24’ foot long painting for the Art Wynwood fair alongside the great Futura, Aiko, and Liqen . Also shown were mural size paintings by How and Nosm, Retna , and Ron English. I don’t have installation pictures yet but those will come in a future post . I had a great time painting alongside Futura , would I hadn’t seen in a minute , as well as Aiko and Liqen , who both created incredible paintings in short span of time. All the works came out amazing and I was really pleased with the whole event. Here are some works in progress shots from our adventure in Miami. Special thanks to Meghan, Teddy, Martha Cooper, and of course Tony Goldman!

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Tuesday February 28, 2012

Lit Lounge

2012-02-19T19:32:22+00:00

This is gonna be the shit!

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Sunday February 19, 2012

sketchbook stuff

2012-02-14T19:04:10+00:00

I never really follow a pattern or direction when it come to the content of my sketchbooks. I usually just draw whatever the hell I want to and let my imagination run free. Thats the only way to come up with ideas…Just don’t give f@#$%k !

The Journey

2012-01-19T18:59:37+00:00

Every so I often I do a painting that opens the door to a whole new body of work . This painting was like that for me . It started out as a simple commission from a guy who wanted me to make a painting that was almost like a travel journal of sorts . It was a very open commission for me and since I always collect a lot of stuff whenever I travel it was pretty easy . This was one of the first paintings I did where I combined the various mediums of collage , acrylic, oil, and Spray paint in one peace . Now I do it all the time but back then it was something new.

“The Journey” 2006
65"x70”, mixed media on canvas,
Private collection

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Thursday January 19, 2012

F4 Phantom nose cone

2012-01-09T23:24:08+00:00

Painting this was a trip . This jet saw action!

The Boneyard project takes off !!

2012-01-05T15:35:42+00:00

I got to paint the nose cone of an F-4 Phantom fighter jet that saw action. I’m pretty psyched about this project. It should be a great opening not to be missed.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Thursday January 5, 2012

P.cock(Dmote), Daze 2011

2011-12-27T12:24:57+00:00

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Tuesday December 27, 2011

Sneakin in MOMA !!

2011-12-22T03:05:10+00:00

Haha! I went to see the museum of modern art’s new exhibition, “Contemporary art from 1980 to the present “.I noticed that one of the cases contained an invite from a solo show I had in the east village in 1984 . I thought it was pretty funny how this invite managed to infiltrate the show. The museum in fact does own a print of mine that they purchased in the 80’s for the permanent collection but I have yet to see it exhibited.

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©Daze & 12ozProphet - Wednesday December 21, 2011