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images from the show
images from the opening
installation photos
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 Walled City
is proud to present
Urban Landscape Specialist,
a solo show featuring the work of Los Angeles based artist, Tiki Jay One.
Tiki Jay has been working in a variety of traditional graffiti media for
many years, most recently using his trained and steady hand to create some
of the finest stencils that Los Angeles has ever seen.
For his
exhibition at Walled City, Tiki Jay One will be presenting a survey of
works, showcasing the quality and aesthetics that he has brought to the
medium. He will also be creating a large scale, site specific work,
featuring a series of large, self-portrait stencils, of the artist at
work. By referencing the action of creation, he puts the viewer, who is
ordinarily distanced from the action of creation of street art, into his
perspective of the moment of creation. The mystery of that creation is
washed aside as it is replaced by the reality of the artist as
ladder-climber, glue-roller and worker.
Artist's Statement - “By not limiting oneself to any single medium
one is left with an open mind and room for growth. Being an artist means
taking risks, this manifests itself in the process by which urban
landscaping is conducted. The urban landscapist risks physical injury,
and personal freedom in the line of duty. Most believe there is an art
war on the urban streets, but I disagree. The city is an urban gallery
for creating and displaying art without the need of traditional
Western-European standards of art. The end result should be work
untouched by the “buff” due to the public acceptance gained by the
artist’s efforts.”
-Tiki Jay One-
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