Art of Transportation {Crewest Gallery}

Opening Reception: June 3, 2011
Show Ends: July 3, 2011
www.Crewest.com
213-627-8272
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

WagonWheel_ToyDrive_(9_of_15)

WagonWheel_ToyDrive_(9_of_15)
Originally uploaded by Los Ojos De Muerte

Photo from the Wagon Wheel Toy Drive in Pico Rivera.

6th Street Bridge in DTLA

I Shoot L.A.

Brand new design by Robert Gutierrez, I Shoot LA. More details on how you can purchase this shirt coming soon. STAY DIRTY!

ARAKI

Came across an article online from Complex Magazine, the Top 25 Japanese Creatives You Need to Know. One artists peaked my interest, Nobuyoshi Araki. He is considered one of the most prolific artists alive or dead in Japan. Araki has published 350 books and are erotic in nature, some say pornographic. Which ever you lean towards does not deny his talent and genius. Arakimentari is a documentary fimed in 2005 by Travis Klose about the life and work of Nobuyoshi Araki. In an article back in 2006 by C.B. Liddell for the Japan Times, Araki explains his philosophy of photography that is very easily relatable at any level.

"What's important in my work is always the relationship between me and the object -- it's a kind of love story. I don't concern myself with why a relationship starts or where it goes. The most important thing is just the relationship between the two of us at that moment. This world becomes our world." - Nobuyoshi Araki

NOBUYOSHI ARAKI: Intimate photography: Tokyo, nostalgia and sex by C.B. Liddell

Sneak Peek of Candy Coated Vol. 1

DVC artists Erwin Recinos is putting together his first photo book called Candy Coated. A look at Los Angeles's car culture, from lowriders to classics. Here is a sneak peek at one of the spreads in the book and a link to other pages. Info on how you can purchase your very own copy coming soon. STAY DIRTY!

For more pics, go to
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erwood/sets/72157623718446859/.

Roy Decarava 1919 - 2009

Roy DeCarava worked as a  freelance photographer for magazines and commercial, but he consciously approached photography as an art, not as a form of journalism or documentary history. He was trained as a painter, printmaker, and commercial illustrator and with his photographs often had the composition and gravity of painting. Roy was drawn to photography by “the directness of the medium,” and soon found himself communicating the themes and ideas of his paintings photographically.

DeCarava and a poet, Langston Hughes, would collaborate on publishing a book titled, The Sweet Flypaper of Life, documenting the lives of Harlem residents. Between he and  Gordon Parks are often considered the foremost African American photographers of the 20th century. Roy DeCarava died October 27 at the age of 89.

Dirty Skins by D.V. Clothing

If you have been browsing our webstore and our Fan page on Facebook, we have been working on new products called Dirty Skins. These skins have great pictures from our in-house artists, Leo Quijano II and Erwin Recinos. We are currently working on 5 designs for this holiday season. Theses products will be available mid November. STAY DIRTY!