What gravitated me towards Craola’s works are his modifications of nostalgic images and skillful juxtaposition of elements that are often absurd at first glance. He regularly uses images of iconic cartoon characters from our youth and presents them in bizarre situations that are accented with various kinds of horrors. It’s as if the artist discards…
As we have mentioned over and over, DOZE exists to inspire and promote a culture of creativity. We try to do this by featuring artists who we find interesting. We delve into what drives them in their artistic pursuit so that people can connect to their art on a deeper, and perhaps even on a…
Nothing beats skating real streets. I’m sure most people who are into skateboarding will agree with me. The sound of grinding concrete, the satisfaction of finding a random thing to do tricks over, the exhilaration of bombing a good hill, doing lines in traffic all the while merging with the city’s energy; all these things…
2501’s paintings are erratic whimsical thoughts leaning towards the unsettling. Figures are rendered with hint of realism and then distorted by a wash technique which gives the pieces an almost expressionist appeal. Mostly having monochromatic schemes, the artist’s allow the limited range of color bleed all over the canvas. This creates a sense of softness…
I’ve always valued the creative aspect of skateboarding. For me, the amount of creativity involved in it is what separates skateboarding from any other *sports. Skateboarding has nothing to do with rules and with this freedom a skater’s creativity is nurtured/encouraged. Skateboarders are generally creative individualistic creatures and I guess this is why the skateboarding…
I have been writing about artists who are involved with Graffuturism for a couple of months now. This roster of artists really caught my attention with their variations of abstraction rooted in their graffiti past. They are transcending graffiti (and its limitations) by melding a kind of fine art approach to it. By infusing academicaly…
Skateboarding is something that once you get deeply into it’s impossible to be free of it. Once skateboarding gets in your system the way you view and interact with your environment will forever be altered. It takes a hold of you and plant itself deep within your psyche so that years later (even if you…
Remi/Rough doesn’t stay still. From bombing around South of London as a graffiti writer, to later focusing on developing his art into a more sophisticated type of abstraction, to being part of Graffuturism and doing exhibitions all over the globe, he seems to always be moving on a path of persistent reinvention. Through the years…
To be confronted by Michael “Uno Puede” Hernandez’s art is to be smacked by rawness. His mixed media pieces are calculated turmoil that forces one to face the horrid randomness and textures of living. Looking at the surface shocked my system but upon closer inspection and after a discussion about his art and process, the…
After this interview I came to realize that Martina Merlini’s art is all about balance. She is a an artist in constant pursuit of equilibrium in the dualities she encounters; balance between her figurative roots as an illustrator and her minimalist abstractions; balance between the inert rawness of the streets and her aspiration for delicate…
