Rob Abeyta, Jr.


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The Rebel .... "Despair, like the absurd, has opinions and desire about everything in general and nothing in particular. Silence expresses this attitude very well. But from the moment that the rebel finds his voice ? Even through he says nothing but "no" ? He begins to desire and to judge." Albert Camus: The Rebel, 1951
The Perfect Crime.... I am currently building on a new series of works, thinking of sculptures also.. while researching brings many tagents...... America's Habit Baudrillard: The Perfect Crime The Golden Triangle 9 Pyramids on a 9-Part Grid Danny Lyon's new book Diary of a Drug Fiend Umberto Eco's "What's Ugly?" Criminal turned Marxist Ideologue
Steven Parrino Retrospective 1981 - 2004 at Palais de Tokyo, Paris....
Painting Process/Process Painting, MoMA, Carroll Dunham....
Freedom a.k.a The Suicide Machine... Catch PHILOSOPHY ZINE No.4 soon to be at your better stores like Supreme, Stussy, Union, Undefeated, etc.. Brought to you by the WTAPS & NEIGBORHOOD crew, this little bit of literature usually proves to be insightful and challenging.
Jackson Pollock 51 ...
Rip it up ... I haven't done any design or art latley. Seems my work is mostly helping to oversee creative. I have been quite nostalgic about punk rock in the 80's. Skating my mini-ramp, getting lost and loaded. Shooting M-16's, making zines. WTF. FTW.
Peter Lamborn Wilson, ‘Temporary Autonomous Zones’... "Peter Lamborn Wilson (b. New York, 1945) is an American political writer, essayist, and poet, perhaps best known for first proposing the concept of the Temporary Autonomous Zone (TAZ), based on a historical review of pirate utopias. He sometimes writes under the name Hakim Bey."
Manuel DeLanda, ‘Democracy, Economics and the Military’... "DeLanda is a contemporary Mexican philosopher. DeLanda addresses a broad range of scientific and cultural concerns, and has written on topics as diverse as warfare, linguistics, economics, evolution, chaos theory, self-organizing matter, nonlinear dynamics, artificial life and intelligence, the internet and architecture, amongst many others. He draws especially on the work of the late French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, and many of his essays explicitly seek to demonstrate the utility of Deleuze's work for thinking about current scientific and philosophical problems."

Hammer of the Gods.... May 12, 2007 - June 2, 2007 Work by: Rob Abeyta Jr. / ZY$ Click Here for Photos of the Show
The NIKE Glide... is a shoe I helped develop and design for the line I was doing while at NIKE. It just dropped into retail. I spotted these at UNDEFEATED. It's clean lines, tuck & roll toe and simple materials scream Los Angeles, NWA and black STARTER jackets.
Olafur Eliasson....Your black horizon I 've been studying retail spaces and environmental executions for some upcoming projects. I came across Olafur's work. The use of space and light are gorgeous. The thought and scale of the work is inspiring.
Back In Black.... Spray can with feet, provided to me by SLICK, has been painted with car paint, clear coated and buffed. Keep it simple. The spray can and a painting will be available for purchase the night of TEMPTOne Benefit. All proceeds go to benefit TEMPT's medical expenses. See you there.....
Feb 2007 Juxtapoz interview.... I am honored to have an interview along with images of my paintings in the new Juxtapoz. My sis Edie did the interview... I also designed a Juxtapoz tshirt that will be released in the mag soon. What the hell is going on..?
Upper Playground/ Estevan Oriol Spring Sneak Peek....
Deathtraps.... My friend Trevelen at SUPERCO CUSTOMS just won Discovery Channel's Biker Buildoff. He'll have an interview in an upcoming print version of HONEYEE.COM. Also, a bunch of us, including Mister Cartoon, did a series of SuperCo Tshirts coming soon...when Trev?
March of the Defiant: The Plane of Immanence.... In progress, a group of new work based on my writings. Gouache, ink on watercolor paper. click image for larger>
Product design .... The footwear designs I worked on for NIKE are begining to appear pre/post marketplace. Below is an example, which has already been posted on HYPEBEAST. Not certain on the drop date. This shoe is (1) in a collection inspired by Mexican Baseball. On recent trips to Mexico, I went to the games. The crowd is wild, it isn't like here in the States. Crazy enough to inspire creation.
Handstyles.... I look at alot of throw ups. Write some and study the art, esp. while studying tattooing along with typography. This hand style, from a wall in a neighborhood here in LA, is amazing. Most can't read it or even know the neighborhood. Those that know...I'm not here representing. Upcoming 2007: Undefeated, Neighborhood, STUSSY , my book" Compliments of...." to be released..uh, yeah and more painting.
Just back from Tokyo.... few "key" points to share: GROBAL, GROBAL, GROBAL Collaboration KAWS is ruff around the edges but clean in style Aaron Rose does dope throwups ARAKI loves Rats...and my money Team NEIGHBORHOOD voted best office of 2006 Estevan Oriol's clothing line is speeding along Trevelen is down for my Panhead RIP and I were compiling, editing and building story arcs REAS and his wife are the nicest people....EVER Minima Moralia is perfect plane reading material Daido Moriyama at Stephen Cohen Gallery
Small Scrotums, Tokyo
An honor and a privilege... to be one of the artists doing a STUSSY 25th Tee>>>>
Fourstar 10th Anniversary... just passed. I did a poster to celebrate, along with other "alumnists" like Michael Leon, Kevin Lyons. Also included were 4Star collaborators like McFettridge, Bob K., Carnahan, Anthony, Pommier, Jenkins, Larson.. to name a few....you can get any one of these posters off crailtap.com to support skateboarding...>>>>
The Horiyoshi III Tradition... is coming in book format by friend, tattooist, photographer and mentor, Juan Puente. It will be beautiful, I've seen the photos. Click the below image to see film clips of the shoot.
Working on a larger series... of these paintings, The Tianguis, Mexico City for an upcoming show. I want paintings clear, simple, veiled with complexity. Complex Simplicity is the term I like. More info on the show as things develop. *Click image to see larger.
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