You Killed Me First: 2013

YKMF & Struggle Buggy keeping cold in Reykjavik, Iceland. Huge thanks Strug Bug!

The trouble is, you think you have time. A Benjamin Alejandro solo exhibition at Amanda Harris Gallery

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"We openly renounce and reject the entrenched academic snobbery which erected a monument to laziness known as structuralism and proceeded to lock out those artists who possesed the vision to see through this charade...." Nick Zedd

Thanks so much brotha, make sure you follow for some great stuff!!

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Thank you sooooo much brotha! Do yourself a favor and follow him for some great artwork!

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A lot of LA artists got mentioned as well, make sure you check it out!...

http://www.artslantstreet.com/articles/show/37155

This new work goes back to one of YKMF’s earliest images, Lung Leg staring fearlessly out at the viewer, gun in hand, in the midst of the words “You Killed Me First!”. This time the image is in half tone and ripped at either edge, slapped across a vividly bright red background. Images of newsprint, set at a horizontal slant, peek out from the wash of red. Atop this background, YKMF has put a mist of white with bold droplets. The white sets the red deeper into the background and the image of Lung pops from the canvas. 24” x 36” Newsprint, wheatpaste, print and acrylic on canvas...

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Great band and some really great friends, go give it a listen and download!

https://theopenfeel.bandcamp.com/track/wake-this-dream

Relic 1334: Created for the Lethal Amounts Rozz Williams Tribute art show in early 2013, this tribute piece features intricately designed prints on both the front and borders of the canvas. The image featuring the face of the deathrock legend within a delicate border and has been aggressively distressed and stained with coffee giving it an ancient look. Then, in juxtaposition to the gritty dirtiness, gold leafing has been applied as if liquid gold had been lightly splashed on the piece. 24"X18" Acrylic, coffee, print, gold leaf and wheat paste on canvas. $50

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Make sure you follow him! Some interesting & fun collabs happening between him & others artists, check em out!

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Hmmm dunno bout that orange but I think this shirt needs to happen, yeah?... I'm gonna have to open a YKMF Kickstarter account now huh?! Shit!!.. lol

YKMF creates more relic-esque work in this series Bars and Stars, which brings to mind the feel of a displayed piece of American history. Beyond that feel of Americana, the fabric flag which has been added to the canvas is cut and placed as a reflection of Raymond Pettibon's Black Flag logo. Often times, YKMF uses images from his musical background and the images which influences him as both a musician and an artist. Each piece takes this well recognized image of American music history and the punk rock imagery which is close to YKMF, and elevates in to something else.

16" x 12" $60
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