ARTISTIC UNDERSTANDING

I have to say something about this. So I posted a painting on a Artist website that I giving away for the holiday. I had someone contact me on messager say it was sexually explicit and asked me to take it down. Hears the kicker he's an artist and photographer, and producer. I would think an artist would have a more open mind about sexual based art work, but I guess I was wrong. Just to clarify the series in question is called 213AOE series, and its based on the exploitation of women and men based on our make-up as humans. It based on the Art of exaggeration, where human beings exaggerate parts of their body for all kinds of psychological reasons (acceptance, success, culture, etc. etc. etc.) I reposted on Facebook not because I'm saying F you to the other artist I want to see what other artist feedback is on the subject.

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The other two pieces currently in this collection are 213A

And 213 B

The Art of Exaggeration AOE.....5.....

BLUE FLAG PROJECT

SEPT. 11, 2001: I REMEMBER WORKING FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE. WE WERE PICKING SOMEONE UP FROM THE ER @ JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MIAMI, ONE OF THE BUSIEST AND LOUDEST ER IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA. AS WE WALKED IN AN UNSETTLING SILENCE FELL OVER THE ROOM, EVERY ONES FACES (PATIENTS, NURSES, & DOCTORS WAS FIXED ON THE TV SCREEN. IT LITERALLY FELT LIKE THE APOCALYPSE

OF COURSE AMERICA WENT ON THE DEFENSIVE AND INVADED AFGHANISTAN LOOKING FOR THE SAME PEOPLE THEY SUPPORT SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER BY SUPPLYING THEM WITH WEAPONS. BUT NONE THE LESS, I SUPPORTED THE TROOPS 110%, THOSE GUYS WERE FIGHTING A WAR AMERICA STARTED, AND AS A RESULT SO MANY MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DIED IN BATTLE OR BY SUICIDE, FOR WHAT A PATCH OF OIL NEW "US SOIL".  WAS IN FULL SWING. THAN OF COURSE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE SECOND PLANE HIT AND AMERICA KNOW THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT THIS WAS SOME KIND OF ATTACK.

WHEN THIS STARTED I DETERMINED I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE TROOPS TO SHOW SUPPORT AND THIS IS WHERE THE BLUE FLAG PROJECT BEGAN. I STENCIL A BLUE FLAG EVERYWHERE I WHEN. IT SYMBOLIZED SUPPORT AND HONOR FOR OUR TROOPER BUT NOT FOR THE BLOOD SHED OF OUR GOVERNMENT.

AFTER 13 YEARS THE FLAG STILL STANDS IN FRONT OF THE US ARMORY. FADED AND IN NEED OF REPAIR BUT NEVER COVERED OR CROSSED OVER.

IN 2012 MY GRANDFATHER PASSED. IT HIT ME MUCH HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT MIGHT AND I BEGAN TO REALIZE THE MORTALITY OF US ALL. HE LEFT MY GRANDMOTHER WITH SUPPORT FINANCIAL AND WITH SEVERAL HOMES TO LIVE IN. HE LEFT HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WITH A SENSE OF WELL BEING AND RESPECT FOR A MAN THAT SELDOM SPOKEN, BUT WHEN HE DID IT MADE YOU SMILE. I MODEL MYSELF OFF HIS TEACHINGS AND HOPE I CAN BE SO INFLUENTIAL TO MY KIDS. HE WAS ALSO A MILITARY MAN AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR MY GRANDMOTHER TO SHOW THE RESPECT I HAVE FOR HIM. I DECIDED TO INCORPORATE THE BLUE FLAG PROJECT INTO THIS WORK, DUE TO THE FACT THAT EVERYONE THAT GIVES UP THEIR LIVES FOR A CAUSE OR A COUNTY DESERVES HONOR. I ALSO INCORPORATED SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN INFLUENTIAL IN MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHER AMERICANS. MILEY A GREAT FRIEND CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE NAVY, LANA A NEW FRIEND CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE COAST GUARD, HECTOR HERNANDEZ, MY FATHER-IN-LAW, SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE, AND OF COURSE PAPA JOE SERVED IN ARMY AS A DOCTOR.

UNFORTUNATELY I WAS DENIED THE MURAL PROJECT AT THE ARMORY. PER THE SERGEANT THEY ARE PLANNING ON REMOVING THE BARRICADES AND ADDING A FENCE, WHICH WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF DOING A MURAL ANY HOW. MAYBE A VIDEO TIME LAPSE AND A SECOND MURAL WHO KNOWS.....5.....

JAHLINX / SEVEN DC PORTRAIT

JAHLINX / SEVEN DC, 2013

 

So I found this amazing photo of one of my friend's kids, and I had to do a piece with it. I found another stoic image of Linx himself and another of his trademark lion and know exactly what I wanted to produce. The facial expressions on all three tell the story, age and the cycle of life we all create. In the background I wanted to add something that represented Linx thought so I added philosophers and writers, like Camus, Sartre, Blake, etc. as well as angels representing his thoughts on his little and of course the trademark paw print. Hope you enjoy brother you deserve it.....5.....

Artist 5 Zazzle Store

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Here everyone is the begining to my Zazzle Artist 5 store. Everything from PC bags, to I phone 5 cases, to clothing. Ckeck it out tell me what you think .....5.....

STEALTH, 2013

STEALTH, 2013

PHOTOGRAPH by 5......

Subliminal stimuli: (literally "below threshold"), contrary to supraliminal stimuli or "above threshold", are any sensory stimuli below an individual's threshold for conscious perception. The concept of stealth is to rich the target audience by awareness, while subconsciously stimulating other that might not understand or know what they are looking at. This is what I term as stealth marketing…..5…..

DUMPSTER, 2011

DUMPSTER, 2011

PHOTOGRAPH by Ryan James

Subliminal stimuli: (literally "below threshold"), contrary to supraliminal stimuli or "above threshold", are any sensory stimuli below an individual's threshold for conscious perception. The concept of stealth is to rich the target audience by awareness, while subconsciously stimulating other that might not understand or know what they are looking at. This is what I term as stealth marketing…..5…..

 

SERIES 213 C, 2010

SERIES 213 C,   2010

WHEATPASTE COLLAGE, OIL PAINT, PAINT MARKERS, & AREOSOL PAINT ON WOOD AND PLEXIGLASS

his collaboration work with 213AOE , is a conceptual                   acknowledgment of the Art of Exaggeration and the unbalance it has produced in history. This series is a collection of attributes that demonstrates our drive as humans for exaggeration and how technology has advanced this search into reality. Weather positive or negative the outcome of such a trend , it’s here and ever evolving growing more extreme and exaggerated as time permits …..

SERIES 213 B, 2010

SERIES 213 B,   2010

ACRYLIC & AEROSOL PAINT, FOUND OBJECTS ON WOOD

This collaboration work with 213AOE , is a conceptual   acknowledgment of the Art of Exaggeration and the unbalance it has produced in history. This series is a collection of attributes that demonstrates our drive as humans for exaggeration and how technology has advanced this search into reality. Weather positive or negative the outcome of such a trend , it’s here and ever evolving growing more extreme and exaggerated as time permits …..

CREED THEORY 2009

CREED THEORY 2009

LATEX PAINT, AEROSOL PAINT & LETTER APPLICATION ON RECLAIMED SIGNAGE

Certain things we hold as our identity are set in stone (ex. A  finger print), but other things we hold as our identity or exchangeable, able to be eliminated or even worse manipulated by others. Finding out where these different traits fall in this identity web allow one to create one own identity or does it?  Is this objective a safety guard or a weak personality…..

MODERN LABOR, 2010

MODERN LABOR, 2010

WATERCOLOR PAINT, ACRYLIC PAINT, WOOD STAIN, AEROSOL PAINT ON RECLAIMED WOOD  PANEL

Working class the American way, What happened to that? Or has it always been this way and we are just better educated about it now. What happen to the men and women who just want a good life for themselves and there kids, nothing fancy just good. A stepping stone for the children to achieve that much more than we did. With jobs going over seas to unethical labor, and those leaders of industry coming here to force the same what is our future but to work to death…..

TUCK 2011

TUCK  2011

AEROSOL PAINT, POST MORTEM SPEC LABLES, ON WOOK PLANKS

What is beauty? is it an abstraction of our mental understanding of sexuality or just a manipulating tactic to make people judge each other? Is it internal or outwardly, and is it only found in humans or in all thing living? In current time one can easily force a knife to create beauty if it's at face value, but are we expressing the wrong elements to beauty? soon walking around wolves in sheep's clothing.....

ALTER EGO 2010

ALTER EGO  2010

Aerosol Paint, Wheatpaste removed, & Latex Paint on reclaimed table top

Decisions and reason can alter different elements of one life.           Creating obstacles, difficult to overcome, or pathways, that are easily walked upon. These chances one takes also creates temporary changes or other everlasting, but all changes are notable. If one lets certain elements of our personality run these decision it's very       possible that one will start to create obstacles that are life changing and permanent. Ego is a bad friend that sits upon your shoulder.....

MAX’D OUT 2010

MAX’D OUT  2010

Aerosol Paint, & Acrylic Paint on Stone

As seen on  Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club, Season  5, 2010

The Marilyn Monroe of modern day, Masuimi Max represents a change in the atmosphere of conventional style and beauty.  She also represents a progression in modification and a acceptance.  As we progress as a society the acceptance of change is going to be paramount. This acceptance can only take place with people representing those changes. Our pop icon Max…..

WHAT IS 305? 2010

WHAT IS 305?  2010

DRYWALL COMPOUND, AEROSOL PAINT, LATEX PAINT & WOOD STAIN ON PLYWOOD

What is 305?  Expands on the development of the greater Miami area;  giving a brief history of icon facts and terminologies. It displays a propaganda like poster style to represent to strength and power Miami has on our national economy. But even being one of the top cities in  America still we see mass unemployment and major city decay. Which leads me to believe even with power  and strength, if 1% run America, it  will always have major failure, and we  will become the laughing stock of the world no matter how will we       market our selves as powerful and dominate.  Remember the Romans…..

.ISM, 2009

.ISM, 2009

RECLAIMED BROWN BAGS, LASER TONER,  LETTER APPLICATIONS & WHEATPASTE  ON WOOD PANEL

1000’s of songs have been written about it. That lovely comfort at the bottom of the bottle. That brown bag treat that makes so many Americans able to wake up in the morning. Is it a battle with in that keeps us coming back or something lesser. Is there a common medium or by the time your find it your body is  already to damaged. Deeper and deeper as we try to modify to our ever growing old self…...

HANGER, 2010

 

HANGER,  2010

AEROSOL PAINT,WOOD STAIN, FOUND OBJECTS

Produced Live at Art Basel 2010

One persons live doesn’t hang on the decision of one person or does it. Choice, a very difficult question that other can answer quickly for us , but only because they are not us. Negative     situations arise yet positive spin can be placed. One never will know the full spectrum of their decisions unless they seek out those answers and sometime finding those answer come to last with much regret…..

JARED, 2010

JARED, 2010

WOOD STAIN, ACRYLIC PAINT, & AUTO PAINT ON RECLAIMED CANVAS BOARD

Sometime inspiration comes from places or people you would never expect. And sometime it take a tragedy to finally realize the gravity of that relationship. Some stay here too long and some are cut too short. Is there some metaphysical  energy gage nobody yet understand that controls this pointless morning, because I saw him in the glass days after his death…..5…..RIP music man

Superman Vs Reality

Suppose nothing else were "given" as real except our world of desires and passions, and we could not get down, or up, to any other "reality" besides the reality of our drives--for thinking is merely a relation of these drives to each other: is it not permitted to make the experiment and to ask the question whether this "given" would not be sufficient for also understanding on the basis of this kind of thing the so-called mechanistic (or "material") world?...

In the end not only is it permitted to make this experiment; the conscience of method demands it. Not to assume several kinds of causality until the experiment of making do with a single one has been pushed to its utmost limit (to the point of nonsense, if I may say so)... The question is in the end whether we really recognize the will as efficient, whether we believe in the causality of the will: if we do--and at bottom our faith in this is nothing less than our faith in causality itself--then we have to make the experiment of positing causality of the will hypothetically as the only one. "Will," of course, can affect only "will"--and not "matter" (not "nerves," for example). In short, one has to risk the hypothesis whether will does not affect will wherever "effects" are recognized--and whether all mechanical occurrences are not, insofar as a force is active in them, will force, effects of will.

Suppose, finally, we succeeded in explaining our entire instinctive life as the development and ramification ofone basic form of the will--namely, of the will to power, asmy proposition has it... then one would have gained the right to determine all efficient force univocally as--will to power. The world viewed from inside... it would be "will to power" and nothing else.

from Beyond Good and Evil,s.36, Walter Kaufmann transl.

213AOE RANDOM STREET SIGNS

 

 

 

213AOE RANDOM

 

During my 5 In Retrospect show @ Rolling Stock Gallery in Fort Lauderdale I work on some street sign "Someone" just happened to have handy. I use my old 213A stencil to produce two images in reverse that we used in the restroom during the night of the show. This work was obviously given over to the sign owner, how shall remain nameless.

In April 2012 during a Rolling Stock Gallery show these peice came up again, and I have to say the installation of this art was amazing. Loved the use of chain and link fence. And to the person who owes this work. Congrates on the showing.....5......

 

BEAST, 2009

BEAST,  2009

COLLAGE ON FOAMCORE

“Do what thou wilt is the whole of the law”. Crowley’s existence was pieced together of some of the world most misunderstood practices, but what are those practices, but  different and sometime drama way of exploring what you do not know…..

Skinner T, 2012

Skinner T,   2012

Collage on board with Aerosol Paint

Donated to the Taylor Family in memory of their Dad

I produced This mural work for Skiner T's Family. It was a respect. Work showing that no matter how small the encounter we can draw a huge    understanding of a person and their personality. You can learn a lot from a chance encounter. I learned a lot from this man. He was one that showed me respect and honor at the same time. Many people in this circle clashed with me, in retrospect I had a dislike for many. I can say without question he was a true brother. I'm honored to be able to produce a work for his family. His kids deserve to know how stand up their farther was. Much respect and much sadness. I wish your family the best and offer them my hand if they need it.....5......

WAR DESIGN 2009

 

WAR DESIGN  2009

Wood Stain, Aerosol Paint, & Ink  On Wood Panel

Warhol’s film “Blow Job” spoke of a principle of early Soviet film theory, the “Kuleshov effect,” in which shots taken on different meaning depending on their juxtaposition with other images. Does this concept along with extra images form an alternative meaning? Does the use of the term “The End” or the image of an abstract tank form a military or war like design?

Am I / I Am, 2009

AM I,  2009

I AM,  2009

  AEROSOL PAINT ON FOAMCORE

In the fragments of truth and fiction that are God, who is represented? If modern religions are not your faith then is God oneself posing this as a question might cause turmoil in ones life on what the do and when to do it ( AM I?) But focus with a confidence on  where you are head and what you are to accomplish drives a totally different out come (I AM.)…..

The Patan Diedrich Collection: The Beginning.....

 

 I began drawing in more of a sketching illustration style, and I always used a sir name. Early in life that sir name was "Patan Diedric." The funnest thing is I can not even remember why I picked the name. I do remember it was a mix of two characters one from an existentialist story by Camus, or Satre, or Nietzsche, or etc etc etc, can't remember. and the other part completely escapes me. But at the time it was prolific. Everything is prolific at that age.....

 

 

 

Over time I began to creat some wheatpaste pieces with the sktches I completed when I was younger. This one I worked on at Multiversal 2009 Art Basel.....



  

  

 

 

 

Multiversal @ Art Basel 2009

 

 

Kazilla invited me to enter for her very first Art Basel event in 2009. The turnout was amazing for the distance for the "Basel" strip. I was very proud that Kazilla was able to develop such a geat event. From the entertainment to the gallery, she was a class act. I wish her the best and thank her for the opportunity, good luck in the future......

 

My "4lb Bag" piece I had hanging during the show, joined by many other talented and new artists. I was honored to be part of it.

 

One of several pieces I was working on during the duration of the Basel weekend. This one got alot of hype, the begining of my 213 series. I enjoyed working in public but in all I do not think live art is my thing. Might do it every once in a while but probably not so often. I will say I had the best time doing live art at this event, more so than any other live art event I have done.....5.....

 

 

 

 



Ukulele Festival donation 2010

  

My friend Ty Olopani and Mapuana Ebbitt asked me if I would be interested in donating a peice of art for their very first Ukulele Festival. I wanted to produce something that spoke of the festival and of course added a bit of 5 in the mix. I found an old frame, glass panel and cardboard insert and began to work something that would vibe with the festival. It's a mixture of my time space stencil and some hawiian inspired stencils I did for my brother-in-laws mural with my nephew. With some distressed paint on the glass and cardboard ribs showing through the paint, perfect.....

 

 



 

This work was raffle to the Gross Family and now hangs in Mr Gross' ukulele practice studio, enjoy.....5.....



ACCOLADE 2010

ACCOLADE  2010

Enamel Paint, Aerosol Paint, & Ink on Stone

As seen on  Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club, Season  5, 2010

Curves and formations, the softness of the skin, even on hard and challenging surfaces , the finer lines of the human body show depth. On stone, which is porous, elements  absorb into the source, almost bleeding into it . But even with all these curves and all this beauty, it still remains flat, texture less, and shallow, with evidence of vanity.

SCREAM 2, 2009

SCREAM 2,  2009

WATERCOLOR PAINT,ACRYLIC PAINT, WOOD STAIN, AEROSOL PAINT ON WOOD PLANKS

 

I  pose a question, to better understand why human beings must suffer to advance.  Why is a scream sometimes for happiness or triumph? Why is a scream sometimes for pain and suffering? Do these two emotions have a connection or is this just  random.  We all come to a time where suffer plays a dramatic part in who we become and which direction we may travel….. 

 

SCREAM 1, 2009

 

SCREAM 1,  2009

WATERCOLOR PAINT, ACRYLIC PAINT, WOOD STAIN, AEROSOL PAINT ON WOOD PLANKS

I  pose a question, to better understand why human beings must suffer to advance.  Why is a scream sometimes for happiness or triumph? Why is a scream sometimes for pain and suffering? Do these two emotions have a connection or is this just  random.  We all come to a time where suffer plays a dramatic part in who we become and which direction we may travel…..

 

5G: @ BSO PALS

 

 

 

 

Thanks Luz Pla Angel for the Invite me to produce a piece for the BSO PAL clubhouse. I wanted to do something that focused on kids and also kept the urban vibe they were going for with the DJ section of the club. What a great space where kids can come an learn how to DJ in a safe clean environment. I also wanted to incorporate my G in the piece, so I laid out a bunch of stencil I cut of children, and had her pick and place them at will. The collage is a bit choppy, but its all G so that makes it perfect. I would say pretty good for her first painting placements, and my first 5G work. Maybe sometime i the future I will get to see her creativity shine brighter.....5.....



REBIRTH / BUFF 2006

 

REBIRTH/ BUFF 2006

ACRYLIC PAINT & PRIMER ON CANVAS

When events happen and thing seem there dimmest , the human being has the ability to transform their lives simply by starting over.  Chaos and turmoil can be structured by the idea of rebirth or starting again. We see this as failure sometime but the truth is second changes are growth…..

CURRENCY, 2009

 

CURRENCY  2009

CONCRETE PATCH, ACRYLIC PAINT, ON CANVAS BOARD

 

The cities we build, the concrete jungle. What are these urban setting for? Currency, the monetary used in these cities for needs.  What needs do we really need this currency for? Or is it a way to segregate us into classes based on the currency we hold.  Well if this currency fails then what will we do as a culture…..remember the Romans…..

4LBS BAG, 2010

4LBS BAG, 2010

 

RECLAIMED BROWN BAGS, LASER TONER,  & WHEATPASTE  ON WOOD PANEL

 

1000’s of songs have been written about it. That lovely comfort at the bottom of the bottle. That brown bag treat that makes so many Americans able to wake up in the morning. Is it a battle with in that keeps us coming back or something lesser. Is there a common medium or by the time your find it your body is  already to damaged. Deeper and deeper as we try to modify to our ever growing old self…...

 

 

 



Descent 2010

   DESCENT,  2010

Aerosol, acrylic, wood stain, & found objects on wood assemblage

In our culture good and evil or seen as polar opposites, enemies, the villain and the hero, but in truth good and evil are closer then thought and have very little divisions. One might even venture to say good and evil has different lines for almost every human being.  I pose a question, If by outpouring good one cause war, wouldn’t that introduce evil into the design?????

I utilize found object as symbols is contribute to the concept I'm trying to define. In this case a lock set to symbolize how we are made to lock "evil" away, swipe it under the rugs, or worse project it back on to others.

 





 

Here I utilize the same aspect in reverse by added a faucet to the angel to symbolize how evrything "good" can flow freely, even if it's all an illusion.

 

Good and evil are politics one is not better than the other, they are just two states of mind with different public options. At what point due we as humans understand everyone is entitled to what they find as life. No matter if it's positive or negative, right or wrong. These are the building of man, only cowards make statements to stop other progression.....5.....