So I’m obviously in some kind of Pop-Surrealism / Lowbrow / Streetfunk drive these days and I’m too fucking busy wrenching on motorcycles and playing commercial artist / whore to be vacuuming up the interweb for fresh tidbits of brain fodder. As a result I’m gonna dust off some drafts that I’ve had floating around and disperse with the deep research for a bit.
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| “I’m Rubber You’re Tar” |
Erik Alos was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. (1978), hotbed of the “lowbrow” movement along with most of the other weirdness associated with the topics I like. A self-taught artist, Alos began doing graffiti and street painting during his teens: he has managed to successfully transport his talents from the streets to the canvas, and today he’s become a notable player in LAs’ art scene. Influences include Raphael Sanzio, Francisco Goya, Salvador Dali, Robert Williams, Mark Ryden and Ron English.
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| “Allegory of Chaos” |
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| “Caracali” |
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“Finely Poisoned” “Time is for Mortals”
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| “Charing Cross Rd.” |
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| “Painted Rust Carnival” |
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| “Land of South” |
“Fuisse” “The Last Girl”
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| “The Destruction of the Gulf” |
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| “New Violence” |
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| “The Right Frequency” |
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| “Wayward Mouse” |
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| “Bird is the Word” |
Alos has recently been showing at the CoproGallery in Santa Monica, CA. Select prints are available from the gallery or through his website, erikalos.com.
Links:
erikalos.com -Official Site
Erik Alos at BEINART
artslant.com – erik-alos
