December Daydream : Let It Snow!

Featured : Velosophie Magazine.

Velosophie Magazine (Germany) is a top-notch publication centered around Bicycle Culture. It's free in cool bicycle shops and boutiques around Europe and can be Viewed Online as well. This article focuses on MWM : Momentum Exhibition (Somerville, Massachusetts) and mentions the Art Cycle 4 Exhibition (Vienna, Austria) I was a part of a couple months ago. Cheers Velo Crew!

MWM Graphics : November Newsletter.

View Newsletter & Contact Me to be included in future mailings.

Vectorfunk Textiles.

In collaboration with my friends at PRINT IT (Barcelona) we've just launched a new series of massive framed textiles. They are each 6 feet wide and stretched over aluminum bars. Super vibrant color and a modern presentation. International Priority Shipping is available. Learn More and surf around their website to see work from an All-Star cast of international Artists. Thanks Marc!

Featured : 3D Street Art Book.

Just received my copy of 3D Street Art (Tectum Publishing, Belgium). I have 3 projects from last year featured : Sirky's Shed + Momentum + Parallel Universe. This 192-page book is a great compilation of different approaches to Illusionary Public Art. Honored to be showcased alongside some of my idols such as : Daim, Dan Witz, and Edgar Mueller. Learn more and Grab A Copy.

500 iPhone Photos From 2010.

500 iPHONE PHOTOS FROM 2010 : An assortment of photos from this year. My Adventures to Brazil, Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Boston, NYC, North Carolina, SF, All Ovah Maine, and More. Lots of Art, Design, Graffiti, Architecture, Geometry, Textures, Patterns, and Street-Level Goodness. Also check my 2009 iPHONE PHOTOS. Enjoy! *Remember to hit your Spacebar to scroll with ease.

Northeast Wintery Mix.

View Full Series : MWM B/W B:5 (Winter 08/09). Click-Zoom.

MWM Holiday Gift Guide 2010.

'Tis the season! I've just revamped the MWM Graphics Online Store with all sorts of new stuff . Swing through and check it out.
Posters, Prints, Books, Skateboards, Surfboards, Clocks, Sunglasses, iPhone Cases, Typefaces, Wallpapers, Guitars, Tees, and Hoodies.
BIG Thanks for your continued support. Stay tuned for future drops.

MWM X LERK : Shawnee Peak Mural Marathon.

5 long days braving the elements (It snowed last night) and 130 cans of spraypaint later... Our Mural Marathon at Shawnee Peak Snowboard Terrain Park is finally complete!
We were commissioned by Shawnee to paint murals on all of the different features in their popular terrain park. The Wall Ride, Down Rail, Rainbow Box, Whale Tail, A-Frame, and C-Boxes all got laced with our collaborative, layering process of vibrant abstract painting.
Lerk and I have collaborated on a bunch of stuff over the years, check this Highway Underpass we rocked on earlier this year.
Our process is truly a freestyle collaboration, with no blueprints or designated areas. Lots of different techniques. Click for Zooms.
For this project that included 16 large surfaces, we would work on our own stuff for a while and then moved on to a new spot. Once we had covered everything with abstract compositions, we went back around adding more layers on top of each others stuff.
The end result is a perfect example of 1 + 1 = 3. Super fun project!
Can't wait to shred this park in a few weeks the mountain opens.
SLIDESHOW : Big Photos of the end results, details, and process.

Featured : Blue Magazine.

The MWM X Almond Surfboard Series that launched last Fall at Corduroy Boutique (Portland, Maine) are featured in the current issue of Blue Magazine (Japan).
Be in touch to order one of these masterfully crafted longboards. A few are still available. おかげで青の雑誌の人々 Thanks Blue Crew!

Things Seen & Places Been.

Friday Flashback : Retrospect 2003.

Hyper Hypnosis.

Featured : Typoshirt Book.

GLYPH CUE is featured in Typoshirt One (Index Books). A massive 320-page compilation of typographic tee graphics. More Info.

Cycles & Seasons : 2011 Calendar.

This was a really fun project! A few months back Manpower commissioned me to create a new series of abstract Vectorfunk artworks to for their 2011 Calendar. It was a dream job to work on (Thanks Susie), and especially fun to have the opportunity to flex on Spot Varnish techniques. *These calendars are not for sale. Manpower will be gifting them to their network and affiliates. But you can of course buy one of my B/W 2011 Calendars :)
Slideshow : Cycles & Seasons 2011 Series. Bright Possibilities!

Spot Varnish.

I recently had the pleasure of exploring various approaches of Spot Varnish on my Cycles & Seasons 2011 Series. Here are a couple examples of the Color Art + Spot Gloss. View Slideshow of all 12.
Instead of pulling direct shapes and hues from the color artworks for the clear coat, I intentionally made it interact in different ways. Some play with the initial form and others completely break the rhythm. It's fun when a shape gets varnish on part of it and ends up having multiple saturations of the original color.
Spot Varnish is one of those things that can really make a printed piece jump off the page. It costs more and takes a bit longer at the press, but it is definitely worth it in the end.
The result is hologram-esk depending on the light source and angle viewed. Check out the full series Here.

MWM Graphics : 2011 Calendars.

I've been working hard on this for the past month, and it's finally ready : MWM 2011 Calendar. An unbound set of 12" x 12" Black & White Posters. Each month is illustrated in a different abstract style. Printed on heavy stock. Ready to hang with clips or a 12" x 12" frame. Signed, Dated, and Numbered (x/100). Shrink-wrapped & Shipped flat. Now available at : MWM Online Shop.
View Photo Slideshow. I had a lot of fun on these :)

5 Years.

This month marks the 5 Year Anniversary of my Blog (aka : Live Autobiography). I'm up to 1,291 posts (*Blog Archive in sidebar) and the word count is well past 50k. Just getting started! Thanks for tuning in over the years. I am truly grateful for all of your continued support and insightful critiques. Stay tuned for daily updates of my studio work and play – Forevermore ▲

Featured : Lürzer's Archive.

The "Never Hide" Poster I designed to celebrate the launch of the MWM X Ray Ban Wayfarers is featured in the current issue of Lürzers International Archive (Volume #5 : 2010). This artwork got some serious shine in Sunglass Huts around the globe this year. Here it is all around NYC last Spring. And here's a Video of me painting a window mural during the Herald Sq. launch event.
Big Thanks to Cutwater SF and D. kele for bringing me onboard for this awesome project. *The shades sold out quick last Summer, but a couple models are back and available here. Enjoy!

Asymmetry Branch.

What's Next? 3D Geo-Paintings.

Super excited to begin work on this new series of 3D Geo-Chunks. The project is a collaboration with my great friend Erik Flanagan. I commissioned him to actualize a fleet of wooden blocks in the style of my Crystals & Lasers and Parallel Universe canvas paintings.
I'll be painting detailed spraypaint formations and abstractions directly onto them. Creating moments of Optical Illusion where the natural light source and shadows are juxtaposed with implied shadows and insets within the artwork. Where the true angles pop out, the colorful artwork will fall back. Stay tuned!

Featured : Staging Space.

Excited to have the MWM : 20/20 Exhibition from ROJO Barcelona (May 2008) featured in Gestalten's latest book Staging Spaces. It's an amazing book showcasing forward thinking Environment Design, Architecture, and Installations. Learn more and order online.
20/20 was my first (of many) Residency/Exhibitions with ROJO. The show featured 4 extra-large vector artworks on textile that were installed throughout the gallery. I also painted a series of 20 small canvases in the weeks leading up to the exhibition. Slideshow.