This past thursday I went to the Where’s Mars? art exhibit at my Alma Mater Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus) I was mad at myself for not being more proactive at trying to show one of my art pieces at this exhibit. The exhibit is a tribute to Spike Lee and his impact on popular culture. Growing up I was a huge fan of Spike Lee and his films. In high school, I used to troop it all the way to his “Spike Joint’s” store in Fort Greene to cop some fresh gear and when I was in college I wanted to become a film maker and be the Dominican version of Spike. Below are some snap shots of the art pieces exhibited at the show. The exhibit will be there for about 2 weeks. For more info, you can go here.

It’s a goal of mine to go on vacation once a year to a place exotic and that I never been to before, preferably in Europe.  In my research for that destination I came across a place called Lagos (pronounce Lagosh) in Portugal.  One look at it’s beaches and Lagos shot up to the top of the list of where I wanted to go.   Lagos is located in southern part of Portugal in the region of Algarve.  A very interesting fact I found out about Lagos and that made my trip even more meaningful was finding out that the first African Slave market took place there.  My vacation was amazing and the beaches at Lagos did not disappoint. I felt very blessed and fortunate to experience the magnificent view of the Grottos that  erected out of the ocean and served as the center piece of there beaches.  I explored those grottos from top to bottom, from kayaking through them to hiking on top of them and visiting each beach in the towns coast.  Below are some memorable snap shots of my trip. Enjoy!

This is the building where the first African Slave market started.

This is a mix that DJ Ayers from The Rub made in 08′.  This is another must have on the ipod.  It’s a great mix of young to old Micheal.  Download it here. You’re going to love it.

RHYMEFEST dropped a dope tribute mixtape to MJ about a year ago. A must have, download here.

Big Shout out to Leah aka LiLI Happi for trooping it up to the Heights and filming one of her “All This Art” viral videos on my “Buena Suerte Series” exhibit at Probus. Check it out!

The new series of prints part of the “What if Andy Warhol was Latin?” theme. For price info contact info@soundofart.net

DOUBLE YOUR LUCK

20″ x 30″ Screen Print on print making paper

DINERO y SUERTE

20″ x 30″ Screen Print on print making paper

UNTITLED PINK

20″ x 30″ Screen Print on print making paper

UNTITLED RED

20″ x 30″ Screen Print on print making paper

The song is called Hold the line featuring Santogold & Mr. Lexx. It’s off an album coming out this summer by MAJOR LAZER (a collabo  by DIPLO and SWITCH) This song is fire. Free download
here.

They’re finally here, my new series of shirts.  I usually go with a theme when I design tee’s but this time around I took a different approach by just coming up with some real cool graphic.  Some of the tee designs are based on past themes and the rest are new.  I stepped the quality of the shirt and chose some great vibrant colors as the summer palette. I think this is the best series by far.  The shirts look great and the screen print is water based giving the shirt that soft hand feel. So get yours while they’re still avaiable. Once they are sold out, they won’t be reprinted.  They are available online at www.theprojectshop.net and in stores.

STORES LISTING

PROBUS
714 W, 181st
New York, NY 10033

VAULT
2498 Frederick Douglass Blvd
New York, NY 10030
(212) 281-1723

GOLIATH
175 E 105th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 360-7683

World NYC
187 Chrystie St,
New York -NY
(212) 677-4296

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LOVE AND RESPECT II

THE KNOCK OUT TEE

THE RIDE BY TEE

For the past year I’ve been fascinated with wearing bow ties.  It all started when I attended the FABB Ball last year, which was a black tie event and I decided to wear a real bow tie (real meaning, a self tying bow tie.)  Since then, I decided to amp my my personal style and wear a self tying bow tie when I go out.  Which sparked the idea for me to start my own neckwear line and low and behold VIIXX was born.  VIIXX (720 in Roman Numerals) is a line of neckwear for the man that wants to express his edgy and dashing style in a subtle manner.  The first wave of VIIXX neckwear is the summer collection of bow ties but more patterns and styles are on the horizon for the Fall.  To view the online look book go to www.viixx.net to get yourself a bow tie or two go to Shop VIIXX

One more thing, shout out to The Madison Ave. Boys.  They’re the ones photographed below and the models showcasing the bow ties and on the site.  The soundtrack on the VIIXX site is also provided by The Madison Ave. Boys. It’s there new single “FUCK IT UP” and will be available soon.  I’ll keep you posted.