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22 December 2023
Some people are synonymous with the cultural movement of hip-hop, like Rick Rubin, Chuck D, and Ricky Powell, to name a few. Another name you can add to that list is the Manhattan-born, Los Angeles-based visual artist BUA, whose illustrative work and design skills have surpassed street iconography and jumped the wall into the plush, green backyard of aesthetic Americana.
In an almost anti-Rockwell approach, BUA\'s work doesn\'t reflect the idealistic America people tend to unrealistically strive for. Rather, it mirrors exactly what we all are: human. And his story is told through images of street basketball players, bar musicians, and gamblers.
And don\'t be led to believe that you have to be a DJ or a b-boy to appreciate the work. Even the most suburban of folks can and should appreciate the work for its color, content, and composition.
If you\'re lucky enough to live in New York (or rich enough to fly in for a weekend) you can check out BUA\'s work live and direct as part of the Artexpo New York, from Thursday, March 3rd through Sunday, March 6th. That weekend, BUA will also reveal his new book, BUA: The Beat Of Urban Art, and have prints of his work for sale.
If you\'re not fortunate enough to be in NYC that weekend, be sure to check out BUA\'s site, where you can learn more about the artist and his wares.
People that were around in New York during the Eighties look back nostalgically about gallery shows they attended for artists like Haring, Futura 2000, and Basquiat. Twenty years from now, people will be sitting around talking about the BUA show they attended in March of 2005. So be there, b-boys and b-girls. If you can, that is.
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issue
vol 7 - issue 07 (mar 2005)
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entertainmental