Yup, the two friends and creative co-conspirators are dropping Collaborations. Rumor has it that AVONE and TMNK are doing the damn thang again, Dropping COLLABOS! YUP, and THEY dropped this Exclusive I’m The People (remix), ON THE PEOPLE  yesterday.
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It seems I never know where the “Art Is My Weapon” t-shirts or bandannas  will turn up, or who will be spotted wearing one. It’s my hope that the message is clear to all.  I, and the legion of “nobodys” who have been a part of our movement, or sport our gear, advocate  using creative expression, ART, as a force against hatred, bigotry, and ignorance. This artist deplores violence, and believes that the collective creativity of like minds can make a positive difference in the world. PEACE -

Wanna represent - Send us shots, oooops, Pixs of you wearing your ART IS MY WEAPON gear! - TMNK

Spent the day watching Sprayman do his thing. Congrats, you’re doing BIG things!

So much to do, and there are not enough hours in the day. So I’ve been taking it down a notch, and focusing on new larger works (and family of course). These difficult times we all face have been challenging for mind, body and spirit. And, yes, still I paint.

And per my recent blog I’ve been focusing on GIVING. So many have given this artist support, so I’ve been doing some giving back. And while it’s impossible to give to everyone who has given/supported, please know my he(art) is in the right place.

Speaking of which, as you know it’s a movement. It’s about how we each can and should  try to reach HIGHER, Inspire, make a difference, right?

Check out SOSIC family member Sean Ritchwood, doing his thang-thang.

And…

 check out supporter/collector, now Street artist herself, proudly and confidently doing her thing in Soho:

You go girrrrrrl!

Thats’s what it is. I got to get back to work. And hey, leave a comment from time to time. aiight

 
Free Concert - Mixed Media on masonite (18″ x 24″) (click here to purchase)

I awakened this morning with the idea of promoting a “Free Concert.” But instead  of  as traditionally is the case, where free concerts are hosted in local public parks, the concert I’m promoting will be held worldwide IN THE HEART. I love Music. And Music is the international language of love. With so much violence and hate in the world, I thought it would be nice if we could all attend a free concert celebrating our collective humanity.

The concert is being held TODAY (and everyday) at noon. To attend just rock your favorite tune at 12 Noon, and then with LOVE, PEACE, AND JOY in your heart, close your eyes and dance, and imagine the rest of the world dancing with you. After all, sooner or later we all dance together.

What’s YOUR song?  I wonder WHo will  be attending, and what they’ll be  listening to at TODAY’s FREE CONCERT in the HEART? - TMNK

Did you feel that? It’s not even midnight here in NYC and I swear I could feel the ground moving. Or is that a ground MOVEMENT. (And the first Shot, Tag, to be heard round the world is from NC - Shook One). Artists, Graff writters, Stencil Catz, Stickerdudes, are uniting to create a communications network that WE own, THE STREETZ - ya dig.
Yo, that would mean as an art movement WE not the art dealers/galleries would have the ECONOMIC POWER.
That $h*t would be 5150, damn that would be SoSIC.

MISSION 2008: 5150 SoSIC EVERYWHERE.
Drop it. Tag it. Spread IT. We’re coming.

I now paint feverishly. Intensely, everyday. I find my thoughts becoming more complex, yet my symbolic expressions more simple. In short, I see myself growing in my work, and for me this is very exciting. It was a good decision to risk it all. I am nobody, but I was born to die an artist. And it is only now, with every ounce of my survival vested, do I feel myself begin to take flight and soar.

I found the wind beneath my wings in the form of inspiration from some of the most talented creative minds you’ve never heard of. Below are 15 Geniuses. Brilliant creative minds YOU should know. My work may be compared to Basquiat or Herring, Romare Bearden, Picasso and other artists, and there is no denying their work has been inspirational. However it was the work of the GENIUSES on my list who ACTUALLY INFLUENCED the work this nobody does. Let history reflect it correctly.
1) Ken Addison - Artist (R.I.P.)

2) Jeffrey Smith - Documentary Photographer
3) Victor Hall - Photographer, 3D Artist, Art Director
4) Betty Neals - Drama Teacher, Actress, Poetress
5) AVONE - Graffiti Artist, Street Artist
6) 2ESAE - Graffiti Artist, Street Artist
7) Joe Sam - Artist
Ravenis - Hip Hop Producer, Rapper
9) Gus Fink - Artist
10) Lance Foster - Make-up Artist (R.I.P.)
11) Clinton Davis, Jr. - Photographer (R.I.P.)
12) Patrick Kelly - Fashion Designer (R.I.P.)
13) Mr. Cartoon - Tattoo Artist
14) Shelly Tatum - Promoter, Entrepenuer
15) Walter Iooss - Photographer