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artwork by MEAR ONE, currently on exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. LIVE ART INSTALLTION FEATURING MEAR ONE, JOHN PARK, HANS HAVERON, & ABCNT Los Angeles, CA — The L.A. ART MACHINE, in partnership with the L.A. MART Design Center and with support from Schlep & Fetch, is proud to present Vox Humana, a three-day live art mural installation by four celebrated Los Angeles muralists and mixed-media artists, MEAR ONE, John Park, Hans Haveron, & ABCNT during the California Gift Show, July 22, 23 & 24 at the L.A. Convention Center. Location Los Angeles Convention Center South & Kentia Halls 1201 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90015  MAP IT Dates & Times Friday, July 22 — Sunday, July 24 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Artists MEAR ONE Mear One is a Los Angeles-based fine artist, famously known for his often-political street art. A true virtuoso, Mear One's visual language often pits humanity against dominant corporate and political power structures, where innocence, creativity, and truth prevail under and the most oppressive circumstances. The artist, through his paintings, encourages the viewer to stand up, ask questions, and subvert the pernicious agents of control affecting modern life around the globe. Mear One is often associated with CBS (Can't Be Stopped -- City Bomb Squad) and WCA (West Coast Artist) crews. As a graphic designer, Mear One has designed apparel for Conart, Kaotic, as well as his own Reform brand. Mear One has done album covers for artists like Freestyle Fellowship, Alien Nation, Limp Bizkit, Busdriver and Daddy Kev. In 2004, Mear One joined artists Shepard Fairey and Robbie Conal to create a series of "anti-war, anti-Bush" posters for a street art campaign called "Be the Revolution" for the art collective Post Gen. As a famed L.A. street artist and prolific graffiti writer for over 20 years his partners have included Kofie, Skate One, Az Rock, Tren, Item, Anger, Yem, and Cisco. JOHN PARK John Park is an artist and teacher living in Los Angeles. He received his training at the Rhode Island School of Design where he studied classical drawing, painting, sculpture and anatomy. His current series is an attempt at reconciling these classical influences with the more urban aesthetic of the Pop Surrealist movement. The paintings themselves are executed in a live, public setting usually in one evening and then taken back to his studio for further reworking and detail work. He teaches drawing and painting at Concord High School in Santa Monica, has three cats and one Tree. HANS HAVERON The world of L.A. based artist Hans Haveron is as diverse, witty and complex as the self proclaimed "idea man " himself. He fuses raw and refined, fantastic and natural elements resulting in seemingly effortless striking end statements. Grandson to Glenn Bahm, Houston based fine artist, painter, and eminent head of the Houston Arts Society for over fifteen years, he inherited a longtime background in the arts. The oldest of six, he was born to American painters Bill Haveron and Jerolyn Bahm-Colombik in East Texas, relocating later to the hot, sunny music town of Austin. Growing up, developing his skills surrounded by the boheme of festivals and the politics of art, Hans quickly picked up carpentry, framing, and developed a keen sense of music and the arts early on. Later, closely intertwined in skateboarding culture and Austin's booming live music scene he provided exceptional band posters, designs and graphics for many live performers. Naturally, as he was introduced to the airbrush media by way of graffiti/street art, he also produced many stylish provocative large scale murals on beloved local walls. ABCNT Born and raised in Los Angeles, Iranian-American street artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and DJ, ABCNT (absent) creates work that is rooted heavily in politics. His enigmatic trademark design features the upper body of a man in a business suit wearing a bandit mask. VOX HUMANA Organized by the L.A ART MACHINE and curated by Bryson Strauss, Vox Humana is a program of carefully selected live art happenings and mural installations in the U.S. and abroad by celebrated street artists and muralists from around the world. Founded in January 2010 and based in L.A., Vox Humana has quickly become a premier public art program with major installations in the U.S., Switzerland, and Germany by artists such as Mear One, Retna, El Mac, Kofie, Akut, Hera, Case, Rusk, Phantom, John Park, Hans Haveron, Aly Timbuktustate, Freddy Sam, Cryptik, Shark Toof, Jamie Johnson, Chor Boogie, Claudio Ethos, and others. California Gift Show A fresh California perspective defines the July 2011 California Gift Show®. Recognizing what's new and next in California shapes purchasing trends worldwide, CGS is cultivating the region's hottest emerging product designers, artists and craftsmen, creating a relevant, productive and inspired buying experience for the modern retailer. Fashion accessories, gourmet, seasonal, garden & home, kids, spa, gift, resort and stationery reflect the traditional to contemporary resources CGS delivers with your customer, today's aspirational consumer in-mind. From a vital cross–section of established manufacturers to an innovative array of regional, new–to–market offerings, CGS is singularly distinguished as the source for brands that define today's California lifestyle. Contact Bryson Strauss bryson@laartmachine.com 323.702.3594 Thank you to the L.A. MART Design Center and Schlep & Fetch

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