Pose2 gets around » mural

mrmaxxmoses — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:48:33 +0000

For Immediate Press Release
“STREET TALK”
Catherine Koch
Wed, October 5th – Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 8th from 6-11PM
(During Ray at Night Art Walk – second Saturday every month)
CIRELLO GALLERYMis pleased to announce our upcoming featured artist for the month of October, Catherine Koch, she will be showcasing her magnificent prints of Mural artist Pose Two. This is a collection of his Murals throughout the San Diego area, Pose Two can be found on buildings all over the globe. Join us for an opening reception with the artists, in conjunction with Ray at Night Art Walk, on Saturday, October 8th from 6 to 11pm. Which is the same day as “A Taste of North Park”; so stop by Cirello Gallery will be serving an amazing local beer, “Manzanita” a small-batch Craft Brewery in Santee, Ca. They are passionate about quality and have 5 year round beers and many seasonal beers available throughout the year, October 8, 10am – 4pm.
Catherine discovered her passion for photography 30 years ago and has been shooting professionally for twenty years. She started her professional work in 1994 as a lab assistant at Grossmont College. There she met her first mentor Jim Noel who taught her large format, platinum printing, and darkroom printing.
In 1997 she started working as assistant to Magnum Photographer Tomas Sennett; their work included projects for Rockefeller Foundation as well as several Conde Naste publications. From here she branched out on her own as a freelance photographer. Working primarily with Arts organizations and nonprofits, Catherine enjoys working on projects with a deeper underlining positive outlook on life as a whole.
In the spring of 2009, she started noticing these amazing murals all throughout San Diego and began taking pictures of as many as she could. There was one mural buried deep in Barrio Logan that stood out to her and began an obsession to find more and the person behind these masterpieces. Noticing them all around town it was not long before she got his number and called him out of the blue and told him about her photos of his work; a soft friendly voice on the other end of the phone said, “I’d love to see, come over we’re making tacos.” And so there began the friendship with Maxx Moses and Catherine Koch.
The artwork of Mr. Maxx Moses promotes an environment of longevity, growth, wholeness, and spiritual well-being. The viewer is instilled with an overall feeling of peace and serenity as they derive the value of his paintings. Awareness centers, therapeutic facilities, and spas embellished with this artist’s work have received awards for beautification, experienced increased enrollment, and inspired several published articles. As a professor, his curriculum is innovative, engaging, and geared toward student success. Mr. Maxx Moses’s insightfulness inspires young minds to express in positive outlets that allow their higher self to flourish.
http://www.catherinekoch.com/ and http://www.posetwo.com
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the BBOY BBQ… A NU REALITY

mrmaxxmoses — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:11:31 +0000

The BBOY BBQ is an annual Hip Hop Art festival that centers on Aerosol Art while celebrating and partaking in all the elements of Hip Hop. This event was not created but developed naturally in the backyard of Aerosol Artist Pose 2 and Designer, Ella Isaac’s home in 1997. At the time they just wanted to create an atmosphere for all their creative friends where they could eat some good food, listen to good music and share their dreams… “ But in the midst of us just having a good time something magical happened and it was all so unexpected.“ Someone went into the basement pulled out some cardboard and began doing windmills; the D-jay had everyone bouncing while others began to kick lyrics it was awesome. People arrived and fell in sync to the rhythm of the beats and the smell of corn, fish and barbeque chicken on the grill. There was art painted on the walls while black books and photo albums were being viewed. It was an exchange of creative ideas, good people and the promise of a creative future… It was so powerful I knew it had to continue.
By word of mouth, the following year 200 people were stuffed into our back yard celebrating what we now call the “BBOY BBQ”. Amongst the crowd were some of the best D-Jays, Emcees, Breakers and Writers within Philadelphia. It was like a Hip Hop Family reunion so it had to continue, but not in my back yard!
Three years later the BBOY BBQ remerged directly across the street from my house at the Hawthorne Recreation Center and Park, equipped with swings and slides for kids and a big basketball court for B-boys to dance and plenty of outdoor space for live painting.
With the assistance of Stef Tah Taz, of Beat Society, D-Jay Botany 500, Meca Isa and Ella, we transformed a backyard barbeque into an Hip Hop festival that hosts nearly 1000 attendee’s annually attracting people from New York, Washington DC and Boston.
Since its inception the BBOY BBQ has operated as a self- sustaining event. However over the year’s corporations and non- profit organizations such as Wholefoods, Sunkist, Red bull, Critical Massive and the Philadelphia Mural Arts department have contributed greatly to our growth and development. These organizations covered nearly all of our costs helping us to maintain a free community event that caters to all.
The beauty of the BBOY BBQ is that it is free for friends and families to celebrate the traditions of Hip Hop while local businesses are encouraged to sell and promote their products that relate to the culture.
Throughout the years our event has expanded to three cities and this year to four, as we are proud to announce that we are expanding the event overseas to Copenhagen Denmark. For 8 Years the FUA Crew has hosted the BBOY BBQ in Rochester NY, and this year plans to do it in the abandoned subway tunnels which will hold space for nearly 200 artists! For two years a collective of artists have hosted the event in San Diego CA, and this year it will be hosted at the “Space For Art” which has an awesome outdoor/indoor facility with a built in stage and gallery. In 2010 and 2011 the 84 Crew hosts the BBOYBBQ in west Philadelphia and this year we will be celebrating its 10th year which promises to be one of the best yet!
Our strong sense of community, collective cooperation and pure love for what we do is the reason why the BBOY BBQ stays alive. Always celebrating the essence of Hip Hop in its natural state… free!

The Art of Love

mrmaxxmoses — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:47:33 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MAXX MOSES/ POSE 2 – ‘Self Love’ – Artist Reception

December 11TH at Alexander Salazar Fine Art

Maxx Moses brings new life to Alexander Salazar Fine Art this December. Evolving on the graffiti and street works of Pose 2, Maxx Moses focuses on transformation and growth, boldly portrayed in his paintings.

Hailing from the Bronx, New York, Maxx Moses has evolved from an urban street artist to a Concrete Alchemist, building new experiences and conveying them through his paintings. The viewer is able to witness the growth and longevity of an Artist consistently learning and developing.

This powerful exhibit will display the transformation of Pose 2 to Maxx Moses and the process of ‘egotistical’ to ‘self love’. His personal favorites that were inspired by his recent travels to Mexico will also be on display at this exhibit. ‘Self Realization’ and ‘Tree of Life’ highlight the emotional journey that Maxx Moses has experienced and is now generously sharing with his audience.

“My works show the emotional journey I have been through, all the way from New York, to where I am today. I am able to appeal to a wider audience now and show them my personal experiences”.

The artist reception will begin at 6pm and run till 9pm. Attendees will have the chance to meet with Maxx Moses and enjoy old and new pieces that have brought this inspirational artist to Alexander Salazar Fine Art.

Contact:

Alexander Salazar: alexandersalazarfineart@gmail.com
Tel: 619-531-8996

Maxx Moses Lands in Brooklyn

mrmaxxmoses — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:52:54 +0000

Maxx Moses adds beauty in Williamsburg Brooklyn

Was it pose 2 or Maxx Moses that invaded Williamsburg Brooklyn this may?
Well it all started in 2008 with the concrete alchemy tour… with
Albus Cavus when we invaded BK for the first time in years… and I believe we made a huge impact. Well since that glorious time My now friend Jonathon has been want a mural painted in his courtyard/ newly groomed garden area in the heart of Williamsburg.
I guess you can call it Timing because when he contacted me to create some art I was in route to New York.
This was another great opportunity to create from spirit, with the freedom to do what comes through at the time. Also a great time to meet new friends and invite old friends to come and hang out in Brooklyn. Special thanks to gentrified for filming and the grand opportunity to see my Brother soul on one day and on the next spend time with his beautiful daughter, his Queen and Mother in law. What a fantastic time of creation and fun…
Ps. after painting Williamsburg it was off to Flatbush for the African street festival… amazing… sorry no pictures of this event… you had to be there.

POSE 2 billboard Public or Private ?

mrmaxxmoses — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:33:19 +0000

In october 2009, a group of international Graffiti Artist embarked upon a project in Tijuana Mexico titled Public Private. Artists, Chor Boogie, Shente, Benuzz Heal, Libre, Yescka, Vyal , Jofras and Pose 2. The project’s main purpose is to claim graffiti as a contemporary art practice, in a context of tolerance, and to revalue its origins, evolution and contributions.
The project consists of graffiti interventions on billboards by invited artists, which will be located in strategic sites within the city of Tijuana, such as: Zona Rio, San Ysidro-Tijuana Border and Colonia, Hipodromo.
The work dynamics will be as follows: each billboard will have a printed canvas photographic image by Jorge Sanchez “JOFRAS”, as support. The images will be selected by each artist from an image bank in flickr, then will be printed and placed on the billboards beforehand. Each artist has two billboards to work with and the graffiti interventions will remain on display for 45 days.
Below are images from the two billboards done by Pose 2 . The project second phase is the filming of a documental video on DVD, that will give a testimony of the creative activities of the event. It will contain interviews with artists, viewers and general public.

article: http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/private-public-art-urban-setting/

Pose2 talks about art, where he’s from, where he’s going

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:58:29 +0000

Pose2 gets real about his art and what it means to him. Also drops a few hints about the future of Pose2 (on-stage production?).