Mike Maxwell Art Blog

Joe Rogan Live Chicago Theatre

mikemaxwellart — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:34:00 +0000

Joe Rogan asked me to create a show poster for his upcoming comedy show with Joey Coco Diaz and Duncan Trussell, at The Chicago Theatre. I’m excited to be making the trip with the comedians, and will be signing posters with them after the show. Then UFC on Fox 2 the next day. Going to be a crazy trip! I’ll see you freaks in Chicago!

Live Free Podcast #73 W/Guest Mr Chris Dyer

mikemaxwellart — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:18:29 +0000

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Chris Dyer joins me via skype from Montreal Quebec. We talk Dreads, Art Basel Miami, Skinner, Culture Shock, Soccer, Memory, Visionary Art, Titles, Burma, Time Bank, The Moment, Civil Unrest, Marshal Law, and Being the Change

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Available Works Blahg

mikemaxwellart — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:19:40 +0000

Hey Internets, Now that Christmas is over, thank Krampus, I bet you have a pocket full of dough just burning a hole in your pocket. I’m here to help. I have a few paintings available that really want to find a new forever home. A couple of old paintings around the studio have recently gotten painted over, and all the other paintings are freaking out thinking they’re next. So save a painting today, adopt one for your home. They will bring you unconditional love.

“The Central Nervous System”
12″x18″ Spray Paint Acrylic and Gouache on wood.

“The Higgs Boson”
16″x20″
Acrylic Gouache and Spray Paint on Canvas

“A Portrait of john Steinbeck”
11″x8.5″ Gouache on paper

“The Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness”
7″x12″ Acrylic and spray paint on wood.

“The Occultist”
4″x4″x4″ Acrylic on Wooden Cube

The Gloves Are Off
11″x24″ Acrylic and spray paint on wood

“Ana Harrani Sa Alaktasa La Tarat”

Translates into: “Road Whose Course Does Not Turn Back”
16″x12″ Gouache and Indian Ink on Recycled Wood from old chair parts.

“I’ve Always Been”
36″x23″ Spray Paint Acrylic and Gouache on wood.

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Deathsquad poster give away

mikemaxwellart — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:16:17 +0000

Congratulations to @78jc

and @brasa

on winning the 2 Deathsquad posters.

If you didnt win and would still like to get one I have a few available left for sale.

The posters are $10 and signed and numbered only by me. You can pay VIA PAYPAL HERE

Live Free Podcast #72 W/Guests Isaac Randozzi and Lisa Romero

mikemaxwellart — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:59:02 +0000

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Issac Randozzi and Lisa Romero join me via skype from Pinole,Ca. We talk Hard Drives, Fecal Face, Pre Social Medi, Periodicals, Moving, Poon Job, Art Basel, Raising Money, YNOT, Canadian Magic, Marriage, Taxes, Reality’s Crusty Penis, Jeff Lewis, Migration, Paper Bullets, Tattoos, and Porous Walker

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Blue Belt Promotions at Black House Team Nogueira San Diego

mikemaxwellart — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:10:24 +0000

I received my blue belt last night, under the tutelage of professor Adriano Comolese and The Nogueira Brothers at Black House Team Nogueira. Jiu Jitsu has really transformed my life, and Im super appreciative for all that has been taught to me. I look forward to continue to grow and improve. Because now the real work begins.

En Masse Wall with Primary Flight and Safewalls Eh…..

mikemaxwellart — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:25:47 +0000

This is the big wall En Masse painted on 24th and Ne Miami set up by Primary Flight and Safewalls. There was a lot of controversy surrounding this wall from the start. We didn’t know it at the time but apparently this wall was the last spot a local graffiti writer YNOT had painted on before his untimely passing. Without any prior knowledge of this we buffed it white in preparations for the mural. This obviously did not go over well with his crew and people from the neighborhood and they let us know it quick fashion. For a second I thought we might be in a little danger but we forged ahead and fortunatly we made peace with the crew and neighborhood and everything went lovely from there. Here are some shots of the progress:

“Creative Meetings” took place on the 3rd floor penthouse

The girl from the smoothie place. Our hand tattoos reminded me of this SNL skit

Stripper decided to get loose on the scaffolding until she started shaking the shit out of it. Freddy Fred screamed at her in French which scared the shit out of her and her lurker friend. They left.

Thanks for the fun week Canadians and Miami cant wait to see you again next year!

Dedicated to Jonathan Corso

Resume in Paradise YNOT

Art Basel Miami 2011 With En Masse Blog Pt1 Fountain Fair

mikemaxwellart — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:07:21 +0000

I was once again summoned to join the mighty En Masse click for a trip to Art Basel Miami, one of the biggest art fairs in the world. I’ve shown my work in some of the fairs out here in the past, but have never made the trip. When I was invited I knew I had to go, but I also knew that funds were super low due to a recent move. So I asked my internet friends for some help, and the response was unbelievable! I was lucky enough to raise $1300, which paid for airfare and all of my day to day needs for the trip. You can check out the Blog Post for more on that.

I flew into Ft. Lauderdale and had to catch a ride down to Miami. I met a couple out front who were also headed to art basel and we split the private car ride down, and it was not cheap. When the driver dropped me off at The Fountain Art Fair he said “you might not want to walk around here with your luggage, it’s dangerous.” Turned out this was the neighborhood I would be spending the next 5 days in, and I loved every minute of it.

So right away I get into the Fountain Art fair and start painting on the smaller wall with Jason Botkin Fred Caron Ruppert Bottenberg Beeforeo and Chris Dyer

Fab 5 Freddy on the ones and twos

Jersey Joe was working on a wall right outside the fountain fair. This charcter reminded me of my puppy Petey.

Some Fountain Art Fair shots

This dudes name was Samson and it fit him well.

Miss Lindsay Carron

We smoked weed out of one of the Original Cunt Sin apples and boy was it good!

Ninja Sonic

Ian Ross

EvoLove

Batman logo made of real dead bats

This Box was amazing! You stuck your hand in one of the holes and received a prize for doing so. My treat was a punk rock like patch with a screen print of the UC Davis Pepper spray guy and a transparency with Ernest Borgnine. I wanted to get a picture of the box for the blog and had to take it on sort of an angle to get the whole thing. I snapped off one shot and out of nowhere the huge structure smoothly rotates itself to face me so I can take a straight on picture with it. Blew my mind. It was only there for the night. Pre mentioned Samson who had the booth next to it said a group of 9 people in white jump suits scurried in, dissassembled it and were out of there in a hurry. Super awesome project whatever it is.

Part 2 with En Masse Safe Walls and Primary Flight

Deathsquad at The Icehouse Chronicles

mikemaxwellart — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:48:14 +0000

A little over a year ago I started doing the Live Free Podcast. Although there are many facets to the inspiration for the podcast, if I were to pie chart it out, I would say The Deathsquad would take up over 50% of the pie. I was lucky enough to be able to sit in on an episode of the new show, The Icehouse Chronicles this Thursday. Screenshots with Joe Rogan Ari Shaffir and Felicia Michaels

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Raising funds to go to Miami for Art Basel 2011

mikemaxwellart — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:53:21 +0000

UPDATE #7 It’s On!

UPDATE#6

UPDATE#5 Crazy!!!!

UPDATE#4
The power of the internet is amazing and the generosity of my friends on FB never ceases to amaze me. I will be putting everyones name in a hat who has donated. Ill draw a name today or tomorrow and give away a painting.

UPDATE #3 Super Close to the ticket price! Im very humbled by everyones generosity and I plan to make something awesome for everyone who has helped out!

UPDATE #2 We are really close now! Big thanks to everyone who has donated to the trip and a extra big thaks to Miki Iwasaki who picked up the Electric Mountain painting

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UPDATE We’re getting closer!!! The running tally is 180.05 If we can get it to $400 I will draw names and give away one of the paintings.

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I was invited by the en masse initiative to paint two walls with them at Art Basel Miami this year. Unfortunately due to this rough economy I cannot afford an airline ticket to get there. I’ve never been out there for the event and finally have an invite to go so this would be an amazing opportunity which I do not want to pass up. So here are some pieces I still have available. Any help is appreciated.

The Day We All Became Free
12″x16″ Acrylic Gouache and Spray Paint on Wood
$400
RAFFLED

The Central Nervous System
12″x18″ Spray Paint Acrylic and Gouache on wood.
$400
Buy Now

I’ve Always Been
36″x23″ Spray Paint Acrylic and Gouache on wood.
$800
Buy Now

Electric Mountain
9″x12″ Acrylic Gouache on vintage painting.
$200
SOLD

Waiting For a Ghost
10″x14″x3.5″ Acrylic on birch
$400
RAFFLED

and I still have some Big Lazy 7 zines left for $5 and each one comes with an original drawing.

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LOVE YA!