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BLVD Gallery presents
The Beat Of Urban Art
The Art Of Justin Bua
August 10 - September 1, 2007
Book Signing and Reception Friday August 10, 6pm - 10pmBLVD Gallery 2316 2nd ave Seattle Wa 98121

BLVD Gallery is a new gallery devoted to the Urban Contemporary aesthetic and the rise of street art and graffiti culture, located in Seattle's hip Belltown neighborhood. Noticing a lack of venues for Seattles vibrant urban art scene, gallerist Kirsten Anderson and curator Damion Hayes decided to join forces and create a full fledged gallery devoted to the burgeoning underground scene, and are dedicated to bringing national and international talent to the city as well as fostering the amazing local artists working within the genre.

My Interests

paste ups, can control, brush strokes, water content, german spray tips, vinyl, hodge podge, forever spots, mops, italian scooters, white tea, stuffed sopapillas with Chimayo red chile sauce

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Kirsten Anderson is the founder and owner of Roq La Rue Gallery , an internationally known gallery focusing on the Pop Surrealism/Lowbrow art movement. Roq la Rue is considered on of the top galleries in its genre by collectors and artists and has been profiled countless times in Juxtapoz magazine as well as other publications ranging from Japans Huge and Burnout to Conde Nast Traveller . In addition, the gallery has shown almost every Pop Surrealist art heavyweight since it opened its doors in 1998, as well as helping launch careers of younger, emerging artists. Anderson also compiled and edited the successful book Pop Surrealism with her book company Ignition Publishing. Pop Surrealism is the first survey of the Pop Surrealism/Lowbrow art movement and is currently in its 3rd printing. Anderson also acts as a freelance curator, and curated the museum show Pop Surrealism in 2005 at the Sangre De Christo Art Center in Colorado, and occasionally will give lectures on underground art, and most recently lectured at Mark Rydens Wondertoonel exhibit at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle.

Damion Hayes is the Editor of the Artstash Blog as well as a founding member of Cut Kulture United, a Seattle based art collective established in 1998. With a stated mission to increase awareness and appreciation of the Urban/Street art and culture, Damion has been curating and producing art events since 1993 beginning with a loft viewing of a 16mm print of the Hip hop classic Style Wars in Atlanta, Ga. Damion has more recently curated Living Hybrids the visual arts component to the 2005 Red Bull Music Academy , as well as Beyond Fresh, The Urban Art Exhibition at the 2004 Bumbershoot, the Seattle Arts Festival. Damion Hayes brings to BLVD Gallery an understanding of the needs of the artists as well as an immense respect for the culture from which the Urban Art community is based.

Music:

we rock it to: Steelie and Cleevie, Cold Crush, xray spex, DNA, Gray, Prefuse 73, IQU, The Breifs, AGCT, Burning Spear, Sway Desafo, Wu Tang, Bad Brains, Tenor saw, Santana, Earth Wind and Fire, Triple P, T la Rock, The Clash, The Shins, Bruza, Three 6 Mafia, Vybes Kartel, Black Spade, Prince, the White Stripes, Parliament, Underground Resistance, Breakestra, Brotha too cold

Movies:

Girl 6

Television:

That bobby brown show

Books:

Aerosol kingdom, Pop Surrealism