Here is some video taken from my friends at 38thsquare.com of my homie Opt taken you through Denver's sneaker and clothing spots while rocking a GuerillaGarden jacket....also shouting out GuerillaGarden in the song at the end.
Last I reported my crew members Eric Heights and Deca had started making some moves out west, well they wont be stopping anytime soon and here is the proof.
Coming soon! filmed by my man Eric Heights....shout out to Sean, Angelica, Summer, Entyce, RayRay, Eitef, Voice1, Tech, DaveDavis, Bert, Aura, BigMike, Sala, Chonz, Clos, LilClos, Fienz, SpokeN Wordz, and YoYo
We where blessed to have Rebel Diaz from the BX come through to the GuerillaGarden warehouse and rock a show courtesy of Sisters Of Color. If you aint up on Rebel Diaz and missed the show STOP SLEEPING NOW!!!!!
You know what I love about living in Denver -- well, besides the fact that it's the best city in America as voted by me? We take care of our own here. God forbid (No, seriously, God forbid. Please!) that anything ever happens to me, I rest easy knowing that there will be good friends gathering around me to prop me up. Such is the case for old school b-boy Chunkroc of the Lordz of Finesse crew, who's battling stomach cancer. Led by DJ Stretch, Dent and Apostle, the Denver hip-hop community is rallying around Chunk by organizing a fundraiser at Guerilla Garden on Saturday, September 26 from 5-10 p.m. The aptly dubbed Chunkstravaganza is slated to feature a two-on-two b-boy/b-girl battle, a slew of guest DJs including, Stretch, B Money, Lazy Eyez, Cysko Rokwell, Fast Forward, Shake, Vajra, Thomas, SoundsSupreme and Raptor Red. Chunk, Jolt and Marz will also be throwing down some live art and the whole shebang is being judged by Al Capone, Fienz from LOF, Fate, Lalo from Get with This and Show from BreakEFX. With as divisive as the scene can be at times, it's refreshing to know that when it comes down to it, folks got your back. Godspeed, Chunk!
My man Ietef is one hood over from me straight out the points....I remember my pops telling me stories about checking out james Brown at the Roxy...well Im going to tell stories of checking my man Ietef out in the same building. This cat is a BBOY, MC, DJ, Party Promoter, Community Leader, and has a mean handstlye..plus a proud supporter of The GuerillaGarden from day one. We rocking with you Tef...
Every once in a while I get kicked down with some free gear, I'd like to take this time to show you what Im feeling.
My folks at The Pros And Cons based out of LA always hook me, and if you have been paying attention you know I already have a design out for PNC, I have almost every T they have put out and have to say every single one is on hit....check them out at pncla.com and be on the look out for the new fitteds* uh hummm My guy Arae over at Filthe.net always shows love when most these locals forget. If you think your on your local underground game than you should have all these T's and if your sleeping now you know. Check for his new t which is a fresh take on the Broncos logo. Filthe.net Last but not least my man Steel over at 1333 Minna hooked me up with these new hats, hands down the some of the classiest and most intricate headwear I have owned. If your familliar with the brand Goorin Bros. than your aware of the quailty to expect from 1333 Minna with designs from Steel, Reyes, Retna, Yutaro Sakai, and Orly Locquiao
Steve is a very good friend and someone I look up to as well as a legend and major factor in the Denver art scene, yet he manages to fly way under the radar of the boujie art scene and press....I think its because he dont give a fuck and I love it! he paints because he was meant to do so and that he will continue to do till the day he moves on.
I was asked to design and create a mural with a group of teens from Sisters Of Color all in a 9 hour time period. The kids where extremely hard workers and very talented. With that being said it couldn't have happened without them. The concept is based on a lot of differant elements of life that are important to those that participated, but you can take from it what you want. Rebel Diaz was on the scene with mad love and support. Shout out to Belinda, Adreena, Tins, and Stretch.
The Lords Of Finesse BBoy Crue came through the studio with BGirl Original/founder of the BBoy Summit and La Casa Del Funk, AsiaOne to film a movie, and kill a dope session!
Most of the realest and most talented people I know have left Denver in persuit of success elsewhere.In the case of my friends Deca and Eric Heights I fully understand based on the fact Denver has absolutely zero exposure for directors and the film industry, and just recently started to finally get the attention of labels signing Colorado hip hop artist. LA however is the place to be for these two and what they have accomplished is some of the best hip hop I have witnessed in a long time. With Eric working the camera and editing, and Deca making the beats he rhymes over this two man team is going to go places....dont sleep!
(on another note.....come home fellas, the toys are taking over!
Like Minded/Ian Millard Diego Rodriguez Thomas Barlow Stevon Lucero Delton Demerest Barth Quenzer JOLT Thanks to all that suppoerted the grand opening of the guerilaGarden Studios....the show was a great success...here are some pics
Motive and Mountain Dew invite you to experience an exclusive sneak preview of Dew Labs- a project fueled by members of the Colorado art community. We will be exhibiting an artist series of 60 one-of-a-kind, mixed media boxes, shown only once before they are delivered to Dew's biggest fans as part of the Dew Labs kickoff program. Featured artists include Ian Millard, Jeremy Burns, Kelly Potter, Michael Benninghoven, Adam Reker, Jolt, Max Kauffman, Daniel Daffer, Delton Demarest, John Fellow and Scott LeFavor.
Dew Labs Art Exhibition - Orange Cat Studios - Denver, CO Thursday, July 9 - 6pm - 9pm
I got a call a few weeks ago from Jolt, local graffiti OG and head of the graffiti advocacy group Guerilla Garden.
"Hey, man," said Jolt, aka Jeremy Ulibarri. The background was noisy, like a freight train or an... indoor swimming pool? "We're doing that project I was telling you about today. You should come down and check it out."
When I've gotten invited to watch graffiti writers work in the past, the location has usually been some "permission wall" in an alley that no one ever sees (or a very non-permission spot on a rooftop in the middle of the night.) Jolt, though, always seems to have random projects cooking that involve teaching kids the more artistic, evolved side of graffiti. But working with businesses, non-profits or the city is a difficult line to walk, particularly since Denver -- as one of the first municipalities to make it illegal for minors to possess spray paint -- has been operating a very expensive battle against graffiti vandalism for years. The last thing officials want to do in most cases is put spray cans in the hands of unpredictable teens, no matter how structured the program.
Double whammy: Jolt's latest wall is not only actual city property, but the kids painting it are juvenile offenders serving time in the state youth corrections system. The $10,000 mural in the Rude Recreation Center near the Sun Valley housing projects is an experiment in restorative justice, explained juvenile parole officer Martin Friedman. The idea is to engage young offenders in public service to the same community that they had ostensibly harmed with their crime.
The fifteen-by-seventy-foot mural in the center's pool area was designed by Jolt and graffiti artist/illustrator Delton Demarest to look like a series of portholes looking out onto an underwater seascape. After writing a letter and submitting works of art, twelve teens were chosen to take part in a series of classes led by Jolt and Demarest on basic graffiti art techniques such as shading, color-matching and style. It's not easy stuff, which is why many teenage graffiti writers never progress beyond the crappiest of scrawled tags and wavy pot leaves.
But with a few sessions at Rude rec, many of the program's participants were fully painting their own characters and forming styles, clearly locked in the artistic process of experimentation and critique with their peers -- then stepping back and trying again, week by week. And at the end, their creation stays on the big wall of the community center for all to see. As one of the teens said to me, "It sure beats picking up trash on the side of some highway."
On the last day of the project, Westword intern Alexis Johnson made a quick video of the action (above). We weren't allowed to show any of the teens' faces or use their full names, since juvenile criminal records are supposed to be sealed and all. But you get the picture. A grand opening for the mural will be held at Rude rec, 2855 W Holden Place, on June 27 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m..
I put a lot of work into designing the shirts, printing the shirts (shout to my cousin Chris for helping) and selling every shirt indepenently.....and when you actually start to see it blow and get around it is a good feeling. Thank you to everyone that supports GuerillaGarden, I promise to keep it funky for you.
The Museo De Las Americas invited me to be a part of their annual red carpet event "Rojole!" brought out such prominent figures in Denver such as the Mayor of Denver and Curator of DMMA
Thanks to all that came out to support the jump off of The GuerillaGarden studios......Shout out to Africa Sam, Dentrox, Este, Manos, Colorado HipHop Congress, The Grow House, Fresh Breath Committee, Fly Jedi, Mike Word, Robin, Doniqa Brown, GWT, Break Effex, The Freak Show, OptWon, Lenny, Goes, Super Luze, Beaz, Aqua, The Ulibarri Fam, Gems and Joseph live painting, Voice, Suave, Joe Thunder, Germain, and everyone I forgot......
This will be the first invite to check out The GG Warehouse.....we have a lot of treats! (click on photo) After you rock with The Lords and Radio Bums at The Mighty Four check what we have up our sleeves
Here is a look at my first design for my friends and family out of L.A. called Pros And Cons....for more of what they are doing check out pncla.com Limited shirts available now at the GuerillaGarden studio
(click any image on blog to enlarge Mural Created by Kids at Rude Recreation Center
Denver Parks and Recreation is teaming up with Councilwoman Judy H. Montero, the Division of Youth Corrections, and two local artists to create a large scale community mural at Rude Recreation Center.
Delton Demarest and Jeremy Ulibarri, acclaimed graffiti artists, will instruct a group of 10-12 select youth from the Division of Youth Corrections on painting a mural in the pool area at Rude Recreation Center. The two local artists have painted multiple murals throughout the city including murals at the Sun Valley Youth Center, Swansea Recreation Center, Globeville Recreation Center, Athmar Recreation Center and the Santa Fe Arts District.
This restorative justice project is being coordinated through Montero's office and the Division of Youth Corrections, focusing on the theme of "repairing the harm." The project will create value for the recreation center as well as give the participating youth an opportunity to make a positive contribution to their community. The painting of the mural provides a great way for the participants to be positively engaged in the community and see how they can help their community instead of harming it.
The 15 feet by 70 feet mural will be painted this spring on six different Saturdays, beginning on Saturday, May 9.Rude Recreation Center is hoping the mural project will spark enough interest to start a graffiti art program at the center with Artists Jeremy and Delton as instructors after the mural is completed.
The Division of Youth Corrections is providing financial support for the program. Martin Friedman, a client manager and parole officer at the Division of Youth Corrections, will assist in choosing youth who will excel and be committed to the work to participate in the project. For more information contact Rude Recreation center at 720-865-0570
Look for this piece next time you go to Six Flags or head down Speer Blvd. This is a collaboration between myself (Jolt) and the curator of The Museo De Las Americas (Patty Ortiz
Aldous Huxley, social critic and author of Brave New World, talks to Wallace about threats to freedom in the United States, overpopulation, bureaucracy, propaganda, drugs, advertising, and television. Fifty-plus years later triple OG Huxley's opinions and view points seem as relevant as ever. Take the time out to watch this enlightening three part Q & A