you think its tough now? come to mexico

im in mexico right now. i been here for almost a month. i know understand the whole day of the dead more seeing how there is so many accidents and dead people everyday. Everyday it seems we (my family) hear about some muertito from somewhere. and then there is a tons of pollution here...and i been watching my gradma´s novela which is hella campy but whatever. oh yeah and the theme song was sang by Sergio Gomez from the band K-Paz de la Sierra, who surprise, surprise recently died...i mean killed.

Ofrendas...tu sabes

Ofrendas @ Tropico de Nopal
November 2, 2007

day of the dead, one of my favorite "holidays" besides from new year's and recently thanksgiving. anyways, i had fun if not an akward time but isnt that way day of the dead is all about: facing akward situations? no, i know thats its not about that but you know what i mean. now some art aka installitions aka altars.


this was my favorito, i guess cuz of the floating candles and the pillows.flowers
monitos con cereal fruti lups

flores y un colchon
mis favoritas artistas


you see how the light catches the essence of the mood?

before i get yelled at

i keep hearing how people are doing heroine now, or at least smoking it. whats up with that? hmmm, makes me wonder if iraq is our vietnam,whats going to happen to us? i mean look at what happened to all those hippies after vietnam, and what happened to the soldiers. then again we were never really hippies, then again the war hasnt ended...memorial day weekend just passed. it was sad seeing all those mom cry and beg for their kids to not be sent back to iraq for the 3rd time(what the fuck?).

before my boss comes and yells at me here is one of my favorite illustrations by Eunice Choi, enjoy:

PHotoRealness, or I'm leaving right now

My friends came to visit from LA. One of them had an uncle who had died and his funeral was on Saturday. So being the good Mexicans that we are all we decided spend some time in The City...like my mom said "el muerto al oyo y el vivo al gozo"? or something like that. The point is me and my other friend waited all day for our other friend until night came and then I knew it was time head out and put frankly: party or at least get the hell out of my studio.

So we headed to the Gray Area Gallery which "...unveil its first ever photography showcase. Entitled PHoto REALness, the show frames itself around ten San Francisco based artists, all of whom are as prolific and iconic as the subjects in their work. Coalescing for the first time in a single venue, artists Robert Guzman, House of Herrera, Molly DeCoudreaux, Eric Stein, Keith Aguiar, Ken Woodard, Jody Jock, Mattie Gates, Alexx Conroy, Jessica Tanzer, and Jacob Sperber...". Yes, I know you're not supppose to chop up sentences like that but you know... So it was fun, until I had to leave early. Here are some pics:

the all mighty flier



checking out people

checking out the art



checking out the shoes



i like this: House of Herrera



i like this too, but i think its left over from their last show or at least it was in their backroom



this too: Trish Grantham "Good & Soory" 2006



afterwards we headed to a "gradiose" bar in North Beach in an alley far, far, far away



ay que piche cute



the night ended with tons of beer and listening to Chingo Bling

Day of the Dead , Arte Show

Again, I jumped on a greyhound bus and before you knew it, bam! i was in LA. This is the Dia de los Muertos/ Day of the Dead Art Show in Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery in Pasadena. oh yeah and I got there when the show ended...retarded.

some Catrinas serving some wine...

Melissa Trochez, my favorite piece. i would buy but i have none $.

Melly with Estevan Oriol

Estevan Oriol

flying luchadores? Antonio "Bulla" Pelayo

some guy dress like a luchador. i'm not sure who it is...yes, i should have asked.

what?

retna

jamie taking a pic of danny

a girl and a mister cartoon

the phantom

and instillation...

Germs

time to go...