Clarion Alley Mural Cuba x Estria x Ceyba

Here's a two day production I did with the legendary Cuba in San Francisco's famous Clarion Alley. It runs between Mission St. and Valencia St. between 17th and 18th Streets.

We painted this freestyle jam a week after the Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle in October. It was a huge honor for me to finally paint with one of the first graffiti artists on the west coast. Cuba started painting in '79 in Baltimore and got serious in SF in '83. It was also an historic moment for me as it was my first mural in Clarion.



Cuba's health is not good, yet no complaints. He just got up on the ladder and did his thing. You got to admire that. Such a cool, humble cat. Doesn't call himself a king despite a long list of firsts under his belt. The man just loves to paint, and you can't help but feel that around him. It's contagious.



Clarion is well known as a mural alley. Whereas SF's first mural alley, Balmy Alley is known for political murals, Clarion is known for being open to subject matter. Yes it does include some hipster stuff.





Thanks to Ceyba for video taping and interviewing Cuba. (We'll post later.) Thank you also for bringing the family and homies and making it a great day to be alive in la Mission.



Photos courtesy Mike Bam Tyau

Max Erhman Eon75 of Florida

Max Erhman, Eon75, was a contestant in our 2008 Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle in Oakland. Since then I have had the honor of painting with him a few times, and hope to continue doing so. (I only painted with him to steal all his techniques.) Kidding aside, Max is a talented painter with great techniques and hardcore motivation. He has painted several personal commissions for James Prigoff, of Spray Can Art fame. Best of luck to ya, Max!

Check out Max's artwork in our EIGB-MTN art show at 1:AM SF Gallery.

Opening reception Friday, 9/11, 7-10pm.
Show runs until October 9.

1:AM SF Gallery
1000 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94127
www.1amsf.com
www.twitter.com/1AM_SF
(415) 861-5089

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Check out Max's website for more of his work. www.maxehrman.carbonmade.com





Max Erhman with Chor Boogie:


Max Ehrman was first slapped in the face by this obsessive art form called aerosol art in 1995. One day two international graffiti artists painted a wall and their concept and technique sparked a fire in Max. The next day he bought a few cans of paint, went to the wall, and has not stopped painting ever since.



Max currently goes by Eon75. Eon meaning Extermination of Normality and the 75 denoting the year that he was born. This name has taken him to over 10 countries and 3 continents. He has painted large-scale productions and traveled with the Meeting of Styles throughout Europe (www.meetingofstyles.com). Eon75 has exhibited in galleries from Berlin, Amsterdam and Barcelona to Florida, NYC and San Francisco.



Max holds a Masters of Architecture from the Bauhaus (Dessau institute of Architecture) in Dessau, Germany. The rigid constraints of architecture developed his eye for detail. Having grown up on the beach in Florida, nature is an underlying element in all of his work. The elements of the ocean and plant life can be found in his paintings. Consequently, there is always a repetition of 3 in every painting. This is used to balance out the image and connect with nature. Leaves and shells are always structured in odd numbers…3's, 5's etc. This pattern can also be found in Eon75's artwork.



Gallery installation by Max:


A recent interview of Max on Cannedgoods