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lex & becks

An offering for the masses...
Eat, Drink and let Your Cup Runneth Over.
BECK'S ARTIST SERIES MMXII coming soon...

Expect to hear about this one... Seems like word has already leaked out about this collaborative Artist Series collection by Beck's and I'm honored to be on the team. With the likes of M.I.A, Geoff McFetridge, Freegums, Bert Rodriguez and Willy Chyr on board you know there will be a ton of talent on tap for this launch!

These bottles are in stores now!!! It's crazy to think that 24 MILLION BOTTLES will be floating around the United States this summer! Be sure to grab one if you see 'em ;)
For More Info On the BECKS 2012 ARTIST SERIES Check The Links : Hypebeast | HighSnobiety

I had the extreme honour and pleasure of working with the talented team at PROTEIN. Many thanks to Will, Jess and the rest of the team for making this memorable moment happen. My Thanks to Austin, Kalim and the rest of the crew as well!

Click here for more on the benefits of PROTEIN : PROTEIN OS

...And here's a bonus offerring for the faithful... Keep watch for much more soon!

in thy light

spectre of what is to come. A premonition for the dawning of a new age. Let this offering stand as visual record of something much greater than the reality from which it's born. "The pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Parmenides taught that the only things that are real are things which never change... and the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus taught that everything changes. If you superimpose their two views, you get this result: Nothing is real."

If nothing is real, then I am but a story being spoken into existence... these images the illumination to those words.

bklyn t npr

Better late than never ever... Here's a snap of a Artist Series Tee I created for NPR. I was fortunate enough to provide this BKLYN CALLIGRAPHIC design for the NPR show, STATE OF THE REUNION.

All proceeds from this Tee go to Charity. Specifically, the Urban Word NYC charity. Urban Word NYC's award-winning programs utilize the written and spoken word to develop critical thinking skills and leadership in youth from across NYC.

There's only a few left. Get Yours Here! And help a worthy Charity ^_^ : ROPEADOPE STORE

dell work create

Better late than never... Here's a quick look at DELL's Create/Work/Inspire pop-up workshop. I had the extreme honour and pleasure of working with lovely and talented team at We Came In Peace.
Here's a quick peak at just some of the signage and animations that were created for this week-long pop-up. All photos courtesy of WCIP.

Here's another look : DELL

mmxii

"For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice."

earnest endeavours

Earnest : serious in intention, purpose, or effort.
Endeavour : to exert oneself to do or effect something; strive.
This is the birth of Something New : This is EARNEST ENDEAVOURS™

This has been over a year in the making... Beginning as an idea formulated by UK based friends, Terence Teh, Tom McCarthy, Alex Stevenson, Earnest Endeavours was just as its namesake suggests, an honest effort to create something new in a flailing and changing music industry.

I was honored when I was approached to partner in this endeavour and become the Visual Voice for the entire label. What has transpired over the course of the last yearis a solidifying of our collective interests and tastes. As true music aficionados with a penchant for the packaging and paraphernalia that for so long helped to define the music industry what we've endeavoured to do is to bring back the aspect of the "Artifact" to the music industry.

With our first release we proudly present BBRAVO. With a flair for the vocoder and a genuine "Cali-Vibe" it's hard not to want to drop-the-top on the whip and cruise into the sunset... Steady Mobbin'. Scroll down for a primer of what EARNEST ENDEAVOURS is all about !

◥ For more information on the label please visit : EARNESTENDEAVOURS.com
◥ Visit our SOUNDCLOUD to preview the BBRAVO EP : EE SOUNDCLOUD
◥ Please Support and Purchase the digital release on ITUNES : BBRAVO EP on ITUNES

The VINYL you see above is now available for purchase in Finer Record Shops and Boutiques around the world.

Keep watch as we're prepping for a massive 2012. Stay tuned for much much more.

gestalten precursor

Curated by one of the Best Design Publishers in the world : DIE GESTALTEN
I'm honored to have my work featured in the hallowed pages of the new CREATIVITY WATCHLIST : Precursor Book
There's amazingly inspiring works in these pages. Take a look to see what's next in the world of DESIGN...

German Publishing house DIE GESTALTEN has made a name for itself by producing some of the world's best design books. Their craft and passion for the documentation of design has been a source of inspiration to me over the years. I'm truly honored to be included in the pages of this latest compendium of Design.

I'm joined by some amazing talents in this book such as Job Wouters, Alex Trochut, Dan Stafford and many many more.
If you're a collector of DESIGN BOOKS then this publication is truly a MUST!

Follow this link to Get Your Copy on : PRECURSOR BOOK

slanted book

I'm in a new book y'all...
German Publisher DAAB creates a trilogy of Modern Design and Avant Garde Aesthetics
Judged and Juried by German Design Authority SLANTED.

DAAB books have been quietly crafting an amazing catalog of books on DESIGN, ART, FASHION, ARCHITECTURE and PHOTOGRAPHY. This latest trilogy of books is curated by the German Design Authority, SLANTED.

There's some great stuff in this series and if ever you need visual inspiration just take a look.
Follow this link to Get Your Copy on : DAAB BOOKS

los logos book

I almost forgot to mention...
My work featured and followed up with an interview in LOS LOGOS.
The Venerable Compendium of all things LOGO and IDENTITY by DIE GESTALTEN Publications.

I think I've racked up over 20 LOGOS in this edition of the book. I spend a lot of my time working with Branding and developing Identities. The symbology of Logomark design is something which has always spoken to me.

Here is but a glimpse of some of my contributions to the great dialogue that is the WORLD OF LOGOS. Enjoy.
( btw, lost of the logos pictured are mine, but not all... I'm sure you can guess which are which :)

a sign of things

A new collection of works is on the way.
Through hate and heartbreak, truth prevails.
I come from the house of ALMS; my house will not be shaken by those who speak in false tongues. I Remain, Steadfast.

There is faith in these colors, there is honesty in these brush strokes...
This is the truth that is spoken into being when an artist brings life to his vision.

I create these works with the humility and sincerity of a sinner brought before those whom which he has trespassed against.

I give these works not so that I may receive something in return for myself, rather I give these works so that I may exist. Enjoy.

deresolutions

A VERNACULAR OF FILE FORMATS
A Look Book study for fashion brand SVSV / Serum Vs Venom
If the Internet had voice, the Glitch would be its Freudian Slip

Oh Whut ? Who's that rotating into infinity ? ;)

playboy aerosyn

PLAYBOY x AEROSYN-LEX x OVERTHROW
A Collaboration with Photographer JARED RYDER.
This is Miami at it's Finest... Literally - All Praises Due †

layboy Magazine & Photographer Jared Ryder invited me to collaborate on a new kind of Playboy Feature. I had the pleasure of working with the amazing photos taken by Jared of our friend, the lovely Tamara Sky. She's a star DJ in her own right and reps Miami's own OVERTHROW camp run by my good friends Sam Baum, Alexis Mincolla and Caleb Gauge. I created a new kind of Sacred-Deco-Geometry which references The Overthrow's, and my own shared fascination with all things occult, as well as the rich Art Deco tradition of Miami's architecture. All of that mixed with some classic 80's Miami Vice flair and the super sultry Ms. Tamara and you get the feature below... Thanks to everyone who made this feature possible and thanks to the team at PLAYBOY™ for having me involved. †††

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Below are a few Style Tests I created for the shoot. You can expect to see much more from me in this vein soon enough. Shhhh, don't tell nobody tho! ^_~
Follow this link to view the XXXClusive Video Featurette on : PLAYBOY.COM

lex libris

The Latin term † EX LIBRIS means "From The Books."
This series of works is born of that; Born of the Written Word and the Printed Page.

y Body Bleeds Black Ink. Yo Sangro Tinta Negra. This is a return to form, a return from whence I came. I'd like to welcome you back old friend; it's been much too long and I've sincerely missed this exchange. This year marks the 5th year since the inception of my online voice. 5 years is an eternity by memetic standards, and the fact that this continuum of mine continues to stream content into the ether is commendable by any measure. Forgive me as I needed to step away to undergo a metamorphosis of sorts. During my absence I've prepared many heartfelt offerings for you. I sincerely hope you'll have a look and bask in the splendor.

he written word has always been near and dear to my heart... Yet, when I say "The Written Word" I refer not only the poetic flow of prose, but also the actual rhythm and color of the printed page. Derrida's interpolation of the printed word and the "Signals and Signifiers" which give life to letters on a page provides the basis for Deconstructionism. Reading into text, or rather reading between the texts has unveiled a great deal about the human experience. Reading the actual shapes and negative spaces of the letters which comprise the words, which comprise the sentences, which create the narratives unveils something wholly different. There is an underlying visual language which exists inseparable from the written word.

As it stands, some say that images work via a second communicative system, one fully as expressive as natural language, but separate and structured independently of it. Others find visual and verbal meanings more dissimilar than similar, with the visual lacking a kind of determinacy for which verbal language seems better suited. Whether or not images are inherently more polysemous than words, it's apparent that both are semiotic systems of near infinite depth which allow us the ability to communicate the most profound concepts and emotions imaginable.

Of importance to me is the conscious interaction of these two semiotic systems. What happens when the explicative and illustrative are overlaid in synergistic glory? What meaning is then read into a text merged with image... Does it become more image than text? If a Written Language collides with a Visual Language is not a new language formed? I hope these works may at least allude to a new language, a new and honest voice - a new voice for me.

postermat facemelt

LET THE BASS MELT YOUR FACE
Look into the future and Listen For The Signs
This is but a glimpse of what is to come: 2011 ANO DOMINI

DIETCH PROJECTS spinoff gallery THE HOLE NYC invited me to participate in their POSTERMAT group show which sets out to pay homage to the Poster Collecting culture of generations past.

The show includes work from the likes of BANKSY, YOKO ONO, BARRY McGEE, SHEPARD FAIREY, ESPO and many more... I'm humbled to be amongst such good company.

Each poster is a LIMITED EDITION of 50 Prints and can be purchased directly through THE HOLE NYC SHOP online or at the gallery. The posters are all Archival prints and there's an amazing breadth of work to choose from.

My humble thanks to Meghan Coleman, Matt Moravec and Miss Elena Parasco for having me participate in this show, and for all their help and support. Also, thanks to the fine Gents/Rabble Rousers at PROOF 7 for printing all these posters post haste. †

CLICK HERE TO BUY THE POSTER: SHOP @ THE HOLE NYC

solstice mmix

Destroy The Machines † The Rebirth of The Solstice : MMXI
A Collection of works from the top artists in The Global KDU Network.
My reverence for the work of Gianlorenzo Bernini: Presented as Visual Dialogue™

erses carved in marble and flesh. The revisionist history of Gianlorenzo Bernini and Aerosyn-Lex. This is an attempt at reconciliation with a greatness which has endured the ages. I've always been enamored with the work of Bernini, perhaps more so than other more notable renaissance masters. These works created for this latest iteration of THE SOLSTICE Journal are forays into classicism tempered with brutalist nature of the tools of today. Gianlorenzo, forgive me if this offends you.

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here is purpose in studying the works of the masters... I began my education as an artist's assistant; Sweeping studio floors, prepping paint palettes, stretching canvas. It was all very romantic. I remember the smell of linseed oil, and the quality of afternoon light as it poured in through the doors of this massive collective studio space in sub-urban Florida. It was a simpler time. This is an attempt at understanding the greatness of a master by reinterpreting his works with the techniques of today. Or as my fellow hoods might say; "Th1z ThA mUh'FkK1n REMIXXX" ^_~ .