the new "Green Pad Series"

Some new stuff that i am working on. The body of work is called "Green Pad Series". It involves the use of a green paper pad that i ransacked from friends car;)

Crowd Street Crowd

this is done using water color, acrylic, chinese marker,
and pigment pen. the name of the piece is "it's time,
2009". a narrative about time management, yup!

aight, this one however is made up of plastic balloons,
plastic bag, acrylic paint, black sharpie, and nylon panty
hose, lol! it's a crowd scene, a mob of brown ninjas ready
attack a good bowl of pho.

and lastly, a relic of the past. one of the street
installations i did 3-4 years ago. got to get back
on it y'all!

Sculptures

Here are some 3-dimensional works done in the past.
Working with life size objects is really fun. The first one is
made out of a defunct chair, chopped up, disassembled, and
reassembled. It is called "1521". The second one is made out of
different found objects that i assembled. The title of the piece
is "Memory". The third piece is called "Garganta Walker".
This piece is made out of wood, ply wood, nylon panty hose lol,
gorilla glue, acrylic paint, and it's taller than me.

My Aquarium

Do you have an aquarium? What kind of fish do you have?

Here are some of the rarest species found in the world.
Nothing is known about their actual habitat. But it is
rumored that they like to hang out in the tropics, and
bask in the sun while drinking a bottle of San Miguel.
A one of a kind lager delighted by the many.

MR T(ree), grow like trees

aight, thats how you do it!

fish, octo, Breath Out the City

as a response to the previous post, black ink or paint is
a superb, versatile, and practical tool in mark making.

the more i look at these old drawings and paintings, the
more i get inspired to constantly learn and practice how
to incorporate monochromatic palette and different colors
in order to create a mood or to simply imply the solidity of
an object in space.
below is an example!


breath out in the city, 2009

Blackawhite!

Black and white. Basic black and white. Out of all colour(s),
plain black paint or ink is probably what i hated the most. I
think that mediating between black and white is so difficult
and meticulous, since you have to consider a factor that is so
basic and at the same time alien. It means that you have to think
about light and dark and how the intensity of light depending on
the setting affects what your trying to do, or the object that is
being drawn and painted.

Despite all the struggle and deliberate understanding of black
and white hues and tone, i manage to pick some pointers and
apply that to a full color work!

Above are some black and white stuff i found from old sketchbook
4-5 years ago! Bottom, one with color!

ninja girl

this one is really recent. starting to understand
how watercolor behave with other mediums!
water-based are the best!
so again whenever you see brown people dress
like these, don't try to provoke them, unless you
want to be "expedited to your next destination" lol
ninja girl, 2009. water color, mixed media on paper

Sera! Isda! Fish!

fish markets! in my opinion reflects a great deal about
the culture of the people who eats the fish or seafood.
i think that the variety of the fish or seafood is like a
visual representation of culture and cultural influences...

here's a more recent work!

here's a more recent work!
since i've been posting stuff from way back, i wanted
to share a more recent work.
this piece is about 8x11, its made up of ink pen, water
color, acrylic, water base pen, and spray paint.

Relax and Gaze

these images are actually a respond to the previous post.
and also to show the thought process and how i was ridiculously
obsessed with the subject matter.

From The Past

this one painted on paper towel and was done about 6 years ago.
i've been recently finding this stuff in my old sketchbook. its crazy:)