Sunshine state Los Angeles born Stephen Bruner loves the intergalactic cartoon felines Thundercats so much, he took their name as his own.
“Everything is born of the need to answer the call of the subconscious.
Open a channel where can emerge, these dream images that come to my mind.
I try to illustrate a confusing message, which will take effect over time.
My work reflects a personal universe that is embraced with Dada and Surrealism kisses.
Bright colors, nature, humanity and the spark that gives life, are the protagonists of this in my work, which is constantly evolving. Always with hands full of spray paint, crop images, draw, paint, on paper, canvas or digital, trying to not have any structure or steps. Try my work is an invitation to travel without movement and feel without touching.” – Ale Sinestro
Standin’ in line to see the show tonight, and there’s a light on… heavy glow; by the way, I tried to say I’d be there… waiting for…
There’s that “aha” moment after some time of listening to tracks, watching videos, going to shows, reading interviews, following an artist on Twitter, Facebook and whatever social network that suits your fancy where you start to “get” them. I caught glimpses of this feeling while watching the Los Angeles based emcee Def Sound breeze through his charismatic verse on the standout track “Quicksand” from J*DaVeY’s recent mixtape “Evil Christian Cop: The Great Mistapes.” Rapping lines like “paintbrush lust…yeah we paint pictures,” paired with allusions to Salvador Dali and Picasso turn the dance floor at The Masquerade in Atlanta to Art History 101. And I can’t be mad a bit.
The beauty of a great mashup is the marriage of the unexpected with no-brainer. The great mash0ups make you go I wish I thought of that all while being immersed totally in a new sound. For an example, take Phlo Finister’s cover of “Bang Bang.” The Los Angeles born songbird interlaces Nancy Sinatra’s iconic hit “Bang Bang” with Mobb Deep’s iconic hit “Shook Ones” in this gritty video and the result has us shook.
What’s pretty in 2011? In a time where there is just as much hate and backlash for every chime of ‘love yourself, you were born this way’, I’ve asked this question myself. So, what is pretty in 2011? It might look something like a walking billboard if you ask me. But Los Angeles based artist Erik Mark Sandberg has a brighter vision.
“New York is where stars are born, LA is where they go to die.” – Swiper Bootz.
California is a place envied by the rest of the world, known for its diversified population comprising of the young, bronze, and beautiful. Gulf Shores, Alabama-bred Lindsey Mickelson recognized this an obvious attribute, but was drawn to the West coast for different reasons. Behind what only the eye could see, Mickelson found comfort and more importantly an artistic voice amidst the boldness of the California energy.
I’ve been told that some things are better left unsaid, and my attempt at abiding by this rule has proven successful in most cases. Unfortunately, my obedience has left me with a burdening sense of urgency to expose the rest of these “things.” You know, the ones that must be said because if they were not, all humanity would fall under a severe state of societal oblivion. Amongst many, there is one issue that I consider especially pressing – and for whatever reason, it has until this point remained unsaid. Allow me to present you with the culprit and the visual that triggered my preceding notion.
