EYEONE & CACHE IN ECHO PARK

Here are a few pics of a dope piece Eyeone and Cache did in Echo Park on the corner of Glendale Blvd and Kent... You have to see this in person as well. So dope!




- Drew

EYEONE X KOFIE X CACHE

The homey Eyeone linked up with Kofie and Cache to murder this wall in Silverlake... These three are are some of the illest in the game. Look for Eyeone's contributions to an upcoming artshow at Tradition.

- Andrew

4SQUARES TONIGHT

The homey, Eyeone, is in a 4 man show called 4Squares tonight along with Cache, Noek, and Eyeformation. Check it out if you can.

4squares: Art by Cache, Eyeformation, Eyeone, and Noek
Opening: Saturday May 16, 2009
5-9 PM

Monkeyhouse Toys & Art Gallery
1618 1/2 Silverlake Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 662-3437

VIDEO: EYEONE & PATRICK MARTINEZ "NEW WORKS" ON VIMBY

VIMBY - New Works x Tradition

Last month we hosted the "New Works" artshow featuring Eyeone and Patrick Martinez. Check out the Vimby video from super producer Eric Thompson featuring detailed interviews with the artists about their work. I did all the music in the piece as well.

LOS ANGELES - Eye One and Patrick Martinez hosted a two man art show at Tradition with the focus on Los Angeles as their theme.

EYEONE ON GUERILLA ONE

Guerilla One just ran a lengthy interview with the very talentedEyeone. You can read the entire interview here. If you have not seen Eyeone's current show with Patrick Martinez at Tradition I suggest you do so as soon as possible.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME AN ARTIST?
It has been a life-long process of inspiration and motivation for me. In the beginning, I was surrounded by art at home; both of my parents are highly creative. My dad is an amazing photographer, as is my mom. My mom also paints and sculpts also. My folks would also take me to museums and galleries since I was a baby. They also have a huge collection of books on art and photography that I read over and over.
As a kid I consumed large amounts of anything visual I could lay my eyes (and hands) on: comics, anime, cartoons, old and new movies, book and album covers, toys, gig flyers, ‘zines, video games, signage, porn, packaging… Pretty much the things that most kids growing up in the US are bombarded with.
When my family moved to the US (I was 6), gang writing both scared me and impressed me. Seeing Beat Street when it came out at a downtown theatre got me onto a form of graffiti I found more positive (although later on I found out the writing in the movie was mostly faked.) My grandma would take me around the city on the bus and walking, and I began to discern a few names that finally made me want to start writing: Mando and Neo MAK and Krenz aka Yem AM7. Linking up with two kids in my neighborhood, Gloze 54 OTR and Modem SH, encouraged me even further. We started linking up with cats from LOD, OTR, and SH; I eventually became a member of Seeking Heaven. Everyone in my crew continues to teach and inspire me.
A family friend, artist and musician, Leon Chavez Teixeiro, particularly inspired and influenced me through his art, which often consist of stark images of urban environments, often in bold black and white with minimal color. He also taught me many techniques that I have incorporated into my fine art and print work. His political activism and its relationship to art is also a big inspiration.

EYEONE & PATRICK MARTINEZ "NEW WORKS"

Thanks to everybody that made it out to the Eyeone and Patrick Martinez "New Works" artshow last night at Tradition. Everybody had a great time, and the artwork was amazing! Aside from the free drinks and great music (courtesy of DJ Katashtrophy), everyone was excited by the stellar artwork from Patrick and Eyeone. The limited edition "Old Works" 'Zine were gone within the first hour, and Patrick's foam "Go Getter" hand was definitely a hit! The secret newspaper inside of Eyeone's newspaper stand was a nice touch as well.

Matt and the homeys from XWhereEaglesDareX went the distance, and made the journey out to the shop to check out the event. Matt blogs for a few sites including The Feed (The Hundreds) and Soul Assassins, but I would definitely recommend checking out his own site as well.
Check out the pics below, and look for more coverage of the event in the next few days.

EYEONE & PATRICK MARTINEZ "NEW WORKS"

By now you should all be aware of the upcoming artshow this Saturday entitled "New Works." New works features the art of two of my favorite L.A. artists, Eyeone and Patrick Martinez.
Eyeone has shown his work a few times at Tradition, and by now his stark, high contrast, and heavily layered photo transfers should be very recognizable to most of you.
Patrick Martinez's work is heavily rooted in the L.A. graffiti scene. His work contains quite a bit of satire as well as a political commentary about his environment. Patrick works closely with Mr. Cartoon and Estevan Oriol at SA Studios, and has done work with such heavyweights as Stussy, Rime Magazine, and Upper Playground.
The two have collaborated on a limited edition 'Zine exclusively for the show. You can check out additional preview images on the Juxtapoz website.

EYEONE INTERVIEW

We are gearing up for Eyeone's upcoming show with Patrick Martinez which opens at Tradition on March 21st. We just posted a lengthy interview with Eyeone in our features section. You can read that here.

I have known EYEONE for well over 15 years. Aside from being a talented artist (both graffiti and fine art), an amazing graphic artist, and a curator, Eyeone used to own and operate The Macondo, an all ages punk and hardcore venue (and cultural center), that lasted from the mid to late nineties. For a number of years The Macondo was the only home for punk and hardcore in Los Angeles. Eyeone currently works as an artist and recently published a book of Los Angeles graffiti called Lost.

Lost - Ten Years is a special edition book celebrating a decade of the publication of the L.A.-based 'zine Lost | Graffiti in the City of Angels. The book features highlights from the long out of print first 12 issues, as well as unpublished material from some of L.A.’s most influential graffiti writers, and the true pioneers that pushed the limits of this art form on the streets of Los Angeles. Lost | Graffiti in the City of Angels began in 1998 as a self published D.I.Y photocopied fanzine started by EYEONE of the Seeking Heaven Crew. Though Graffiti as we know originated on the East Coast, it was the L.A. based graffiti writers that set new standards, bombing freeway overpasses, heaven spots, and scaling huge buildings in the never-ending pursuit to push the limits of their art form. Just as graffiti has evolved over the years, so has LOST as a publication. We sat down with EYEONE to talk about his inspiration, the evolution of LOST, and his thoughts about Graffiti in Los Angeles.

EYEONE & PATRICK MARTINEZ: NEW WORKS

Eyeone and Patrick Martinez will unveil a new collection of works Saturday, March 21st at Tradition.
The two-man show will run from March 21st- April 19, 2009 and showcase Eyeone’s clean, limited color work alongside Martinez’s more colorful and bubbly figurative paintings rooted in strong social commentary. Come out and see the pair’s amazing work during a reception from 7-10pm Saturday, March 21st, 2009.
More info on Martinez at www.patrickmartinez.com
More on Eyeone at www.eyelost.com

VIMBY: ON DECK AT TRADITION

VIMBY - ON DECK

We hosted the "On Deck" artshow on November 22nd. Vimby stopped by the opening, and spoke with a few of the artists including, curator Eyeone, Adikt, And Axis. If you have not yet seen the show, stop by soon, Sunday is the last day!
Look for an upcoming show featuring Eyeone and Patrick Martinez at Tradition in March.

EYEONE'S YEARBOOK

Talented graffiti artist, fine artist, curator, and friend of Tradition, Eyeone recently put out a book of his latest work. The book is sort of a yearbook showcasing his works from 2008. The book comes complete with artboard covers, hand-letterpressed embossing, a slipcase, and two giclee tip-in prints? All I can say is "where's my copy?" This book will be available soon on Eyeone's website.