wRAPped N BLACK

I started spring 2019 on a positive note with doing a solo art show in New York City titled wRAPped N BLACK. This show was a gamble because instead of Graffiti or street art I was going to create fine art with urban concepts. As everyone knows me, they were expecting a Graffiti show or even Street Art. 

The idea for the show was presented to me by my curator Anthony Bowman on December 2018. I was offered an opportunity to show at Lichtundfire Art Gallery in NYC. We immediately wanted to produce a show representing the urban culture. I got right to work on the paintings immediately after the New Year holidays. I painted ferociously completing one painting after another for I know I only have 3 months to finish the paintings. 

The blueprint of the urban culture was the concept so I reached out to Crazy legs, Jamel Shabazz, and Flint Gennari for permission to use their photographs as paintings for the show. Once permission was granted everything else was easy. I pretty much lived in my studio after that. 

I would have to say that doing a solo show is very challenging and stressful. Thanks God that I have a great bunch of people on my team that supported me from conception to completion. I couldn’t have done it without them. Nothing worthwhile is easy to do. For me this show was a must for the urban culture.

Thank you everyone that supported me for this show. Now it’s time to work on my next solo show for 2020 or 2021. Back to the drawing board!