More than 5,000 people, including 2,000 area residents, have signed a petition on Change.org protesting a Los Angeles policy that effectively bans public artwork.

The surge of support follows a daring skywriting protest in September by Saber, a prominent L.A. artist featured in the Museum of Contemporary Art’s national public art exhibition this year. His associate and friend Piper Severance launched the campaign on Change.org in conjunction with the attention-getting stunt.

“I’m in this campaign for the long haul,” said Saber, who is also selling t-shirts with The Seventh Letter to fund this creative protest. “Los Angeles public art is under attack. I love this city, so my goal is to help Los Angeles reclaim its title as the world’s mural capital.”

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Read more and sign the petition at Change.org

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It was a great opening, with a large eclectic group of artists. Definitely some heavy hitters.

Saber- “Mini Birdwatching”

Its not easy to paint a simple, balanced design in one stroke…. This show demonstrates the power of simplicity through its rawest form; black ink on paper. Haze’s use of classic graffiti style and knowledge of the fundamentals of drawing turned these Stussy letters into icons.

The Known Gallery space is  large and beautifully designed with a very clean and open feel. And I know there are some great shows lined up so keep watching…..

I wanna say my friend Mr. Norm has just opened a beautiful tattoo studio, right in the heart of Fairfax. He has quite the collection of pieces in there as well. Here’s just a quick shot of the the studio.

Mixed Media On Canvass

RISKROCK.com

King a what? King of Styyyyyle

Me vs. a can of corn beef hash…..

The Dr. had to turn my shit inside out in order to stich it up. Unfortunetly I didn’t have my camera there.

A little fun with the camera………

Nice To Have A Mention In Playboy…… Here’s the whole article. I’ve added the shots of the LA River piece, before and after the buff.