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“As Seen in America” The last painting I made for my show: “Over The Years” which opened last night @ in Paris. -This is the one piece from the show that ties it together. My work documents America and the changes within the place I’m from and where I see the change most clearly. This piece pays homage to the shift and location generally. “As Seen in America”
Acrylic on canvas
100 × 100 cm
2026 🇫🇷 La dernière peinture que j’ai réalisée pour mon exposition « Over the Years », qui a ouvert hier soir à Paris. C’est la seule œuvre de l’exposition qui fait le lien entre toutes les autres. Mon travail documente l’Amérique et les changements qui s’y opèrent, dans le pays d’où je viens, là où ces changements me semblent les plus visibles. Cette œuvre rend hommage à cette évolution et à ce lieu, dans son ensemble. « As Seen in America » Acrylique sur toile 100 × 100 cm 2026
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Paris Sights and Sounds — Vol. 1 🇫🇷 A look at the journey to Paris, painting a mural at @zoo_art_show , and getting ready for Over the Years with @galeriewallworks , which opened last night. If you’re in Paris, come by and check it out. Merci! 🙏
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First pop-up with the tent. First of many. Thank you @negativeposture @allgasnobrakesparty for having us. Thank you to the team: @_emjay_ @alvx.017 @brickandmortarkids
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Last night I had the opportunity to contribute an original painting to @complex Minions & Monsters exhibition at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, curated by My good friend Casey Zoltan of @knowngallery The exhibition brought together an incredible group of artists to reimagine the world of the @minions ahead of the film’s release, with artwork benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation and other charitable organizations. This reel is a quick recap of the process behind my piece, along with a few moments from opening night. Thank you to Complex, Illumination, Casey, Known Gallery, and everyone involved for the invitation. Always grateful for opportunities to step outside my usual practice, collaborate with talented people, and make work that supports a great cause.
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I almost didn’t post this. These are the perspectives that don’t usually get shared. Grateful to share this one. Horace Mann Middle School—wall to court. Honored to work with Branded Arts, Horace Mann, and the Skyhook Foundation. It’s all for the Kids. Public art like this is still one of my favorite things to do—especially in unique spaces like this one. I truly appreciate everyone involved. 🎥 @jamm_93 Wall help: @knifebpod @cachicken Court help: @594evah @josheverhorn @_emjay_ Big Big thanks to @jamm_93 for all your vision, help and time spent on this one.
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From empty blacktop to this. Wrapped a mural + full court at Horace Mann UCLA Community School as part of a festival with @brandedarts Originally brought in to transform the gym exterior—wall and court. Started building the mural with my usual language—layered signage, collage, pulling in the school’s name and past + present mascots to give it something the students could connect to, especially during their centennial year. Then the project opened up. We got word the @skyhookfoundation wanted to get involved and the court could be dedicated to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. @kareemabduljabbar_33 Easy decision—whatever makes the most impact for the kids. We integrated the foundation at center court, Kareem came through, shared words with the students, donated jerseys, and helped open the space. -It was pretty incredible. For the court itself, I went the opposite direction of the wall— no narrative, no subject. Just color, pattern, movement. Something open. Something fun to play on. Full circle moment seeing the kids step onto it and immediately make it theirs. Grateful to everyone who helped bring this to life. Thank you to Branded Arts, Horace Mann Middle school, Skyhook Foundation for the trust… Big Thanks to the team: Mural help: @knifebpod @cachicken Court Help: @josheverhorn @594evah @_emjay_ @alvx.017 📸 @daniel.hare ✨🤌✨ Video recap on the way. -Stay tuned!
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From empty blacktop → something the community can live with. Currently working on my first basketball court mural at Horace Mann UCLA Community School. For the court, I leaned into bold color and pattern—creating something vibrant, energetic, and purely fun to play on. It’s definitely been a team effort. Big Big thanks to @brandedarts @josheverhorn @594evah and @_emjay_ for bringing this thing to life with me…. -Also Had some of the kids jump in on this too… which made it even better. Still in progress. Come see how it all comes together on Friday at the grand reception + art show: April 10, 3:30–6pm 7001 S St Andrews Pl Appreciate @brandedarts + the school for the trust 🙏 🎥 @_emjay_
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“Lost in Translation” -This painting brings together fragments from multiple works—sections cropped, enlarged, simplified, and reworked alongside areas that remain more detailed and complex. Some passages are pushed toward bolder clarity, while others retain visual density, creating tension between legibility and disruption. New elements are inserted throughout, turning the composition into a melting pot of ideas drawn from across the larger body of work. Like much of the show, the painting operates modularly, built from reused and recontextualized structures that appear elsewhere in different forms. Rendered in a muted brown scale, it reflects my interest in restraint and atmosphere over contrast. The title Lost in Translation speaks both to the process of translating multiple ideas into a single image and to the quiet disorientation of navigating unfamiliar systems—a subtle nod to the film of the same name and its portrayal of cultural distance while working abroad. “Lost in Translation” 30”x24” Acrylic on canvas Now showing @megumiogitagallery この作品は、複数の絵画から断片を集め、切り取り、拡大し、簡略化しながら、より細密で複雑な要素と並置することで構成されています。ある部分は大胆で明快に押し出され、一方で別の部分は視覚的な密度を保ち、可読性と攪乱のあいだに緊張感を生み出しています。新たな要素も随所に加えられ、この作品全体は、これまでの制作を通して生まれたアイデアが混ざり合う“坩堝（るつぼ）”のような存在になっています。 本展の多くの作品と同様に、この絵画もモジュール的な構造で成り立っており、他の作品に登場する形態や構造が、異なる文脈やかたちで再利用・再解釈されています。抑えたブラウンスケールで描かれた本作は、強いコントラストよりも、節度や空気感を重視する私の関心を反映しています。タイトルの Lost in Translation は、複数のアイデアをひとつのイメージへと翻訳するプロセスを指すと同時に、未知のシステムや環境の中で感じる静かな違和感にも触れています。それは、仕事で異文化の中に身を置く体験を描いた同名映画への、ささやかなオマージュでもあります。
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Opening today here in Tokyo. Travis Young: Typo-Architecture January 23 – February 14, 2026 Noon – 6pm Megumi Ogita Gallery @megumiogitagallery Closed Sundays, Mondays, and February 11
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We gave away a $7,000 painting for our very first drop. This raffle was honestly more meaningful to me than most of you probably realize. I come from public murals—where people get to experience the work without having to deal with the commerce of art. Being able to give away a studio painting felt like a full-circle moment. This video is us wrapping it at the studio and handing it off to the winner. Endless gratitude to everyone who supported drop one. More drops, more raffles, and more giveaways coming very soon. 🤍
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Saturday was a good one. Here are a few clips from an event that reminded me why we’re building Brick & Mortar in the first place— to show up for the people and communities we believe in. Huge thank you to @negativeposture for inviting us out. Their vision, their energy, and the way they move as a community… it’s something worth getting behind. I’m genuinely excited to follow their journey in the months and years ahead. And to everyone who stopped by the booth and showed love—thank you. Your support helps us keep pushing, keep creating, and keep showing up at events like this. Brick & Mortar is still small, but it’s growing because of moments like this. If you saw us at the event, hit us up— we’d love to follow you back and support as many people in this scene as we can. We had a blast. More soon.
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Yesterday at the Pomona Fairplex opened my eyes. @negativeposture put on an incredible event, and I’m grateful they hosted me. The hospitality was next level — and to everyone who stopped by the booth and picked something up, thank you. Your support genuinely pushes this whole thing forward. What really blew me away was the craftsmanship and care everyone puts into their cars. Every build had intention. Every detail mattered. I’m excited to build with Negative Posture and be part of this movement as it grows.
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