Art Basel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Monica Diaz
305-984-2715
Monica@iscprgroup.com
Eat Your Art Out: A Collaboration of Emerging Street and Tattoo Artists Banding Together
To shed light on the Underground Art Scene
November 23, 2009 --- Miami, FL --- In the midst of mainstream art and this year’s Art Basel Miami frenzy, where close nit galleries and political pull embody ones status in the art world, Eazy Street Art gallery, along with raw talent from throughout the United States and Canada band together to present Eat Your Art Out this December 3 – 6, 2009. The show is a collection of diverse street and tattoo art created by emerging artists whose vision encompasses erasing the barrier that separates the affluent art scene from the underground art world.
Eat Your Art Out is a movement toward bringing in emerging artists to push the envelope outside of mainstream art and make it socially warranted in today’s art scene. Artists from a variety of artistic genres have collaborated together for one week to exhibit a tattoo and graffiti fusion of diverse mediums presented on canvas, multimedia, sculptures, installations and photography. Participating artists include, Chet Zar, Edgar Velasquez, Crome, Abstrk, Nineteen, AS1, Quake, Evils, Dekal, Gere, Juan Velasquez, Michael D. Walsh, Billi Kid, Joshua Noblock, Ryan Mackeen, Seth Mathurin, Michael Lee Suarez, John Vale. The exhibition includes collaboration with various other art groups including Primary Flights, Super Rad Toys and Modani Furniture. “The common goal here is to showcase subversive artworks and make a statement in today’s conventional art scene,” says Evils from the MSG Cartel.
Eazy Street Gallery will also feature live mural paintings on the exterior of the building by Primary Flights throughout the entire weekend. Hand painted Nyngio Toys from Super Rad Toys will be on display during the exhibition. And in addition, custom painted designer chairs, from various Eat Your Art Out artists, will be reveled at the Modani Furniture Showroom located at 818 NE 36th Street, Miami, FL 33139.
Eat Your Art Out opens Thursday, December 3 through Sunday, December 6. A reception will be held every night beginning at 8 p.m. at Eazy Street Galley located at 3501 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33127. Artists will be present; live entertainment, free refreshments and a raffle will take place with proceeds benefitting the CCT/A.R.T.; a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of children with special needs and their families. Special thanks to participating sponsors, Pepsi, Monster Energy, Selective Wine and Spirits, Wine Surprise and Lara Bar.
ABOUT Primary Flight: Primary Flights is a collaborative curatorial organization dedicated to the production of site-specific, street level, mural instillations. Since its inception in 2007, Primary Flight has brought together over 100 of the worlds most influential Street Artists to install their bodies of work live in the streets of Wynwood. These projects provide a catalyst for burgeoning arts communities. Two books about Primary Flight events are scheduled to be released in the summer and winter of 2009, through Cinko Press Publishing.
ABOUT Super Rad Toys: Super Rad Toys promotes unique characters of toys ant the artists who created them. Super Rad Toys is committed to giving back and assisting communities and cultures who need a Super Rad hand.
ABOUT Modani Furniture: Modani Furniture is designer furniture company that offers modern furniture at a wholesale price that is three times more affordable than the average designer furniture store prices. Collections include a variety of well-known designer pieces along with individual creations. They have decorated a variety of interiors for well-known entrepreneurs and national celebrities including the Trump Towers and P. Diddy. Modani continues to make headway locally and across the nation, via the online market at www.Modani.com, and continues to generate trendy designs for the modern furniture world.
ABOUT CCT/A.R.T. CCT: a non-profit organization founded by two, a mother and grandmother, all parenting special needs children, strives to establish programs that encourage children to actively explore new interests and broaden their involvement in the community. Since adopting artist Tim Lefen’s A.R.T. philosophy in 2005, many Florida artists have donated their time as “trackers”; allowing for the liberation of the creative beings inside these young artists regardless of their physical limitations.
ABOUT Eazy Street Art Gallery is a space where emerging and established artists from all walks of life can freely express their work in an innovative environment. We strive to embrace the power of art on every level, value the mastermind behind the work, welcome appreciators of art into our space and give back to the community for the true appreciation of art. For more information visit www.EZstreetgallery.com
For more information contact Monica Diaz at 305-984-2715 or via email at monica@iscprgroup.com