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Murals On The Street! David Flores at VelvetCannabis

4/24/2023

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"So I’m out and about running errands, getting stocked up
on this and that, and I happened to stop into
this great Velvet shop over in Eagle Rock to stock-up
on some of my favorite Crushed Velvet,
and they have a really clean mural up
by David Flores!"
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VelvetCannabis.com
[email protected]
1118 Colorado Blvd.
Los Angeles,  CA90041
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“HomeBoyz done some pretty good work around town!
Check him out!” -RQ
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Here is a link to a video:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNc5_Ltgugg&t=4s
ABOUT THE ARTIST
David Flores is a contemporary artist known for his highly stylized and vibrant paintings.
Born into a multicultural environment in California,
Flores began his career as an artist
 using the urban landscape as his canvas.
He quickly gained attention for his iconic imagery
and bold use of color.
His work is heavily influenced by pop culture...
He often incorporates famous iconic portraits and
Americana into his paintings.
He is best known for his instantly recognizable mosaic or segmented style, which formed organically after years of creating skate graphics.
(By the age of 18 he was Internationally published
​and creating logos that are still heavily used in the skate industry today.)
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His use of vibrant colors and complex layering techniques gives his work a dynamic feel, while his attention to detail and style adds a level of nostalgia and familiarity.

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His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States and internationally,
and he has been commissioned for public mural projects around the world. He has also been featured in numerous publications and has won several awards for his work.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) acquired
the artwork of David Flores in 2006,
where it resides in the museums permanent collection.

He participates with a variety of companies to further his catalog. Some of these opportunities have led to collaborations with Barney’s New York, Disney, Oakley, The Olympic Games, Medicom, Stussy, Nike, The Los Angeles Dodgers, The New York Racing Association, The Nelson Mandela Foundation, Equinox, The Mexican Consulate,
​and The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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Through his work, Flores aims to challenge the traditional boundaries of fine art and demonstrate the potential for art to be appreciated in public spaces.
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Flores aims to make art that is not only visually striking,
but also socially relevant.
He continues to push the boundaries of his art
​and to inspire a new generation of artists.
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Faux Finishes, Part 4a: Architectural Surfaces

4/17/2023

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Hey! Here’s another one of my favorite books
from my library…

Architectural Surfaces
 Details for Artists,
Architects, and Designers

by Judy A. Juracek
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    This is another addition to the acclaimed Surfaces series and it catalogs hundreds of different architectural elements and materials.
     This new collection contains over 1,400 high-quality color photographs capturing a range of details and surfaces, organized by architectural elements: walls, facades, windows, doorways, ceilings, roofs, floors, pavements, columns, and arches. 
​     Architectural Surfaces 
provides a wealth of source material to meet the research needs of architects and interior designers, artists, scenic designers, and graphic designers. 

2 ​CD-ROMs included:
screen resolution scans in easy-to-use
JPEG format for Mac and PC.
​1600 color photos
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Pasadena Antique Warehouse Gallery and Events Presents: Roberto Quintana’s ‘Mindscapes’: New Paintings and Retrospective!

4/9/2023

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It’s really cool when one of your favorite local patrons
calls you up!
(I painted his portrait, as a Circus Impresario, on his
Antique Shop several years ago)
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...and he says to you:
“Hey, Roberto … I’m not just an Antique Shop anymore!
I’m set up as an Arts Venue and Events Space now also,
with a stage and a great exhibition space.
Everyone loves your mural!
...and I was thinkin’...
it would be great if you wanted to have an exhibition here!”


Well, what could I say!?
I just happened to have a new series of ‘glass vessel’ paintings I was hoping to exhibit in Italy this year,
(but that all got postponed)
so...  “Yes! Let’s do it!”


Well, one thing led to another,
​and the venue was so great,

I realized that not only could I mount
my new 'Vessels' paintings…
but I could also do a complete retrospective of all of my 'Mindscapes' paintings!
​AND
have some of my friends perform and play!
​How great is that!
​
So here we go!
Set aside the first weekend of June:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
We’ll have a BIG Party!
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If you’r not on my eMail list, and want to be,
just contact me and I’ll keep you updated,
or
contact the Warehouse.

Peace and love -Roberto Quintana
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The Science of Vision / Neuro-Scientifically Challenged

4/3/2023

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One of my favorite topics,
besides Painting, Color, and Light,
is “Perception”.

Not only because I am a visual artist,
but also because I am a visual artist with a very special advantage when it comes to creating a 3D illusion
on a 2D surface, since I only ’see’ out of one (myopic) eye,
I am already half-way there!
(or maybe 1/3 way there, depending on how one
measures these things.)


This post will be the first of many on The Science of Vision
​and Visual Perception, including illusions, optical effects, atmospheric effects, anatomy and much more.

I always think it best to start with the basics. So here are two excellent Podcast-Video-Blog-Things to start with:
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The Science of Vision,
Eye Health & Seeing Better

Huberman Lab Podcast #24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObtW353d5i0
AND
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KNOW YOUR BRAIN:
PRIMARY VISUAL CORTEX

https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-primary-visual-cortex
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Related:

For a really deep-dive into ‘Visual Perception’ check out this guy’s Blog!
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"Mr. Gurney has an AMAZING! daily Art Blog that I encourage all-ya-all to visit daily. He’s been doing it for years and his archive is deep and educational and FUN!
My ‘Research and Development Department’ here at Art & Soul Productions are throwing a fit right now because I’m sharing this with you (They’re all so competitive and secretive about their sources!)...  and ‘Legal’ insists that I not use the terms ‘borrowed’ or ‘lifted’ or ’steal’ when referring to all the great stuff I have gotten from his blog, but they say ‘Influenced by’ is a much safer term (if less accurate).
More on the ‘Gurney Journey’ later."
-RQ
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       ...to Roberto's Blog!

    ‘Duit-On-Mon
    -Dai-Luna-Prime’

        Roberto has been pestering the ‘Marketing’ staff here at Art and Soul for some time now to get together with ‘Research and Development’ to come up with a fun way for him to share all the great work out there of all the many other talented muralists and artists he's been "influenced by" over the years. ‘Sales’ was totally against the idea! ("How could that possibly improve the bottom-line?!"). ‘Marketing’ remains split, as usual ("We need more data"). ‘R&D’ thought it might be a fun way to "show off a little", and to showcase all those great ideas they keep finding out there on the internet. ‘HR’ said it might be a good way to keep 'The Crew' distracted ("Since they are all so bored since Covid hit, and Roberto is spending more and more time in his studio working on all those silly little easel paintings").
    'The Crew' said: ’'Sure, We've got nothing else going on …but only if we get to share stuff about technique, materials, and equipment." ‘Receivables’ said: "It obviously won’t make more work for us, so why not!". 'Legal' said: "No Way! You are NOT going to reveal where you steal all your ideas from!" (Although Roberto values their legal advice, He rarely listen’s  to their hysterics anyway). So... here we are! Welcome!
    ​

    ‘Duit-On-Mon-Dai-
    Luna-Prime’
    ​     "As the title implies, I will post once a Month (on the first  Monday, more or less). Feel free to leave a family friendly comment. Dialogue and praise is encouraged. Creativity, passion and wonder should be expected. Politics and personal grievances hopefully kept to private emails. And please… no Whining! and no sales pitches either (you can make your own damn blog for that).
       I expect to start becoming a little more savvy with all this social media stuff, but for now ‘Bookmark’ my website and check back every once in a while. I hope you will find it interesting. Don’t be too persnickety over my whimsical spelling and creative punctuations either, my
    Editorial Department is not what it used to be… I am seriously understaffed these days."   
     Peace and Love...
    ​     -Roberto Quintana, WFA

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