CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY

I (yes me the little brown Mexican from Fresno) was selected as one of the top 25 Most Important Artist of 2011 by COMPLEX magazine!!!!!! It feels great to be on a list with so many people I consider icons and the greatest at what they do. Just think two weeks ago I was having drinks with JR and meeting him for the first and telling him how much I appreciated his work and now Im on a list along side him? Complex thank you for recognizing hard work and getting the word out to the world, I will do my best to keep more coming. You can read the article HERE, please spread the word. I guess I better ask for new hats for Christmas as I just outgrew all my other ones. 

WITHOUT COLOR

I'm currently in the process of an interveiw with a magazine and I have found myself looking back on past events in my life. As most of you know the purpose of these postings are not only a way for me to improve my writing skills (which I am horrible at) but to let you into my creative process too. I go back and forth on the idea of even writing at all due to the fact that I don't know if what Im writing is even useful but I guess only time will tell. The photo below is of a piece that I had up for a show (Many Y Mano) and the day before the show I took it down and only showed the four white pieces. I really liked this piece so maybe you might see it again in the future. 

DECISIONS DECISIONS

When I was in Hawaii I started drawing on these cards which I had not idea at the time what to use them for. I think I just might have found the answer.

DE LA LTD.

Here's a sneak peek at a project that I'm currently working on for a magazine. I can't release the name of the magazine yet, but I can tell you is that each magazine is going to come with a custom De La Cruz puzzle. There will only be limited number of the puzzles so stay connected to my post as I will let you know when the magazine is available for purchase. 

THIS JUST IN

Here is the pic from the other wall I did.  

GOIN BACK TO CALI

I made it back in one piece and I was no match for Miami. I honestly needed at least two weeks in Miami that city has way too much to offer especially when you are there for Basel. I was fortunate enough to meet, work with, and hang out with people I have looked up to in the Art world. For those of you who don't know I was asked to be apart of a group show in the Wynwood area of Miami which was one of the hundreds of art shows going on in a four day period. Below is a pic of one of the walls I did while out there. I was working next to Greg Lamarche and he was kind enough to work with some extra space I had and I think it turned out great. Thank you Jimmy from head8k.com for the great photo.

Until next time Miami!

DAYS AWAY

Miami is only days away and I can't wait to be back! I wanted to remind you all to please pass the info along and if you happen to make it out please stop by and hello. I also want to spread the word of another show that will be going on by one of the artists that I will be painting along side "MARE 139" who needs no introduction but if you don't know who he is please check out his work here. Below is the info for both events.

DRUMS PLEASE!

The wait is finally over! The Toyota Prius Project that I was involved in a while back has now hit the consumer market and I'm very pleased with the presentation and the final product, now I just want to see one in person. I'm very honored to be one of the four artists on this project and especially thankful to Toyota for allowing us artists complete creative control with the direction on it. This project is a milestone in my career and has given me another opportunity to connect with my audience and whoever else finds interest in my work. Please go HERE to visit the site and see more details on the project. Thank you everyone for all the help and support too, I obviously don't talk about my self this much (I guess I do if I'm here writing this). Please help me in spreading  the word of this and  you might find a dollar under your pillow tomorrow morning!

FOR THE LONGEST TIME

Hello world and hopefully this week is being good to you. I wanted to show you all a project I wrapped up the other day here in San Francisco. I was asked to paint the side of a house and I think it turned out pretty damn cool. I am more then happy when people ask me to paint walls inside our outside of a building but a persons "home" was an honor for me. As a kid I drew on anything I could get my hands on but to have someone actually want you to cover their house with your work is a great feeling. The neighbors were very supportive (thank you Ocean for the great photos) and maybe next I will be asked to paint an entire house? I was also able to paint along side Samuel Rodriguez of Shortyfatz which was great too since we have been talking about doing so for the longest time. Oh yea if you are in SF and want to see the wall in person the address is 285 st charles street in the Ingleside Heights neighborhood. 

GUESS WHO'S BIZAK?

Im finally back in sunny CA and already missing NY. I had blast in NY and huge THANK YOU to everyone who made time in their schedule to hang out and catch up on old times. Here are some pics of things which caught my attention while running around wild like a lost kid in a department store. The last two pics are my favorite (kind of kidding, but not really). Thank you to my Pops who watched me work the walls, definitely a moment to remember!