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MAY 15, 2012 -
So here's the poster I did for "GIG!"(A Revolutionary Art Show) at the iconic Warner Bros. Records building this Friday, May 18.
We were asked to do a poster for a fantasy gig, so who else could I pick but Metallica, playing my 40th Birthday next year!? I'm hoping when they see this, they may just actually say "What the hell, let's do this!!!" I have sent a request to metal gods above. If you're interested in checking the show out, you must RSVP. Cheers, Axis
Click to enlarge!
APR 25, 2012 -
So I'm super stoked to be participating in this Sesame Street theme group
show at Known Gallery April 28 and 29. Sales benefit City of Hope's
Department of Pediatrics. Who doesn't want to help the kids!!!? Cruise
down, plenty of killer art, and a good time to be had by all. Cheers,
Axis
Presented by my friends at The Seventh Letter, and Neff
APR 24, 2012 -
Here's the billboard I painted for the "Assemble" Avengers show at 7021
Melrose Ave. on May 3rd. It's located at Mansfield and Melrose, right
across from California Chicken Cafe. Great chicken, go eat some! Unless
you are a vegetarian or a vegan. If that is the case, sucks to be you.
Click the photos to enlarge!
APR 24, 2012 -
I did this for Deadmau5 for the VGA's! Was so rad seeing him spin in it.
Click the photos to enlarge (I'm trying to find bigger ones, sorry)
APR 24, 2012 -
So here's what I did at Basel in December. Sorry it took so damn long to
post these. I threw one in for scale. My buddy Pastime rocked the
squares. We decided we liked the combination so much, we are working on
paintings together now for a show coming up in June at Crewest in
beautifully crusty Downtown L.A.!!
Click the photos for full size.
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AXIS (born March 26, 1973 in London) is a contemporary illustrator/painter who emerged from Los Angeles' seminal street scene in the late 1980's. He is most noted for his convoluted and hyper-stylized freehand illustrations, which has appeared in L.A., Austin, Seattle, Baltimore, Tokyo, and Berlin.
As a child, Axis moved from London to Los Angeles with his family and developed a number of musical and artistic influences including Mozart, Bach, The Germs, Black Sabbath, Black Flag, John Fogerty, Benny Hill, Ub Iwerks, Tex Avery, Rick Griffin, Monty Python, Norman Rockwell, Preston Blair, and R. Crumb. An early convert to skateboarding and punk rock, by the mid-90's he had cemented his reputation as one of the most prolific artists working in Los Angeles.
Though his career has largely unfolded outside of the street landscape, his skate-punk origins continue to shape his engorged aesthetic and politicized black humor. In recent years, his art has moved from the streets and onto the pages of Get On, Hustler, Juxtapoz, WARP, Strength, Catch Me if You Can, and the L.A. Times. Axis is also featured in Morning Wood (a collection of art from graffiti, tattoo, skateboard, street and other artists, pub. Gingko Press); and the urban documentary ROCKFRESH (dir. Danny Lee), which premiered in June, 2004 at the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, and later aired on Showtime.
Zero One Gallery in Los Angeles carried Axis' first group show, while his pieces have also appeared at White Walls Gallery, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Gallery 1988, Tower Gallery, Toy Room Gallery, Subject Matter, and The Showroom (New York).
In 2002, he founded Style Pig, a design agency and clothing line through which he has produced commercial art for Toyota, GM, BMW, Ford, Scion, Intel, Sony, Virgin Mobile, Pepsi, Stussy, VANS, I.C.U. Art, Fuel TV, TLC Network, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, and MTV Networks. These successful endeavors have led him to join forces with WESC (We Are the Superlative Conspiracy), as a WEactivist. As the owner and creative director of Los Angeles Art-Core, a "locals only" gallery/installation space devoted exclusively to showcasing lowbrow, cutting edge artists, Axis is currently producing shows for Los Angeles based artists. In addition to his artwork, Axis is also widely known as a musician. Having received formal music training (harpsichord, cello, piano) at a young age, Axis formed Los Angeles hard-core band The Pain (guitarist, writer) in 2004. His previous bands include Drunk With Power, Green Jello, Cabal Army, and The Roundeyes. He has recorded two full-length albums and has toured Europe and the United States.
Axis lives in Los Angeles, California where he continues to paint, skate and play music everyday.
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