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8 Mayday! Q&A with Wrekonize

12 It Used to be a t-shIrtWin a $50 gift certificate from Pink Slip Threads Boutique!

18 randy GUerraWho’s Next Gallery Winner

26 scott WhIteTattoo Artist, Photographer, Designer

34 PalM beach PoP FestIvalOldRockPhoto presents the Documentary trailer

36 GraFFItILocal Art from this December - Art Basel 2011

42 Mr braInWashMiami Local Artist Bringing Color To Our Pages

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W ith each passing issue there is a realization to how big our art community

is. Not only here in our little South Florida region of the united States, but in all parts of the world and in little towns that you have never heard of. So with each submission from another state or even another country, we thought

maybe we should open our arms up a little bit more and show some of their artwork also. Maybe exposing artwork from other areas would spark some kind of inspiration in our local artists.

Well we did just that. In this issue you will find an artist from L.A. and two artists from Switzerland, the cities of Bellinzona and Lugano to be exact. The compassion they showed for the magazine and the support they continue to give, we just had to show their work. We felt it was the right thing and we hope you do also. Please check out their work and let us know if it stands up to be shown with our local artists. You the reader decide what we show in this magazine. Just like the name, WeMerge.

We would also like to introduce our new publishing firm, Foxy Publishing. This company handles different aspects of the publishing world from development and distribution to marketing and sales. They will be helping us to further expand our name and audience. We are currently producing a 36 page coloring book titled “Coloring Locals” to be donated to local schools in the tri-county area. (See page 41) This is a great project that allows us to give back to our local community in a way that not many people can. So we are very proud of this project and thank Foxy Publishing for helping us with this endeavour.

We have a release party coming up. Oh yes..a release party. We have 7 bands lined up and 4 artists painting live. This will all be going down at the Greenroom in Fort Lauderdale (See page 35). There are a lot of events going on the next couple of months. We have some exciting ones within our pages as well as on our website. If you happen to visit facebook at all in your busy schedule, you will find some events from other supporters of the magazine. We also have a newsletter that goes out monthly listing local events, so if you haven’t joined that yet please visit our website and help yourself. We offer oodles and oodles of fun.

Well we hope you enjoy the magazine and we always love to hear from you, so if you have any thoughts or questions, please don’t hesitate. We are the people that make up this community. Let’s make sure we represent ourselves and our art with the utmost pride and respect. We can change the world together.

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Enrico Morales

If you haven’t seen any of local artist, designer and all around urban art juggernaut ENRICO MORALES, you definitely haven’t been reading the last few issues of WeMerge. The Miami based painter, illustrator, muralist and web designer is an esteemed product of the

prestigious Design and Architecture High School in Miami and went on to receive his Fine Arts Degree from Florida State University in 2003 and has caving his indelible mark on the art world ever since.

His artwork has always been the driving force in his life, allowing him the voice to express his creativity and harness it in a positive way. He has drawn inspiration from some of his favorite authors and artists such as Hunter S. Thompson, Basquait, Dali and Rauchenberg, incorporating their various symbolisms, vivid color schemes and imagery to create his own unique style that spans as many genres as there are layers in his incredible works.

Through research and knowledge of his craft is always expanding and growing. Compelled to create since his youth, Enrico is driven to stay fresh and unique offering unconventional solutions for common problems we all face in design. His skilled services include but are certainly not limited to: Art Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration, Web Design, Custom Murals, Video Editing and Motion Graphics with Graffiti and Beat Making becoming new passions.

Check out his work at enricomorales.com or contact him via text (305-807-8001) or email ([email protected]) for a more directconnection. More to come from Enrico in the bright future and WeMerge will be there to document his journey. Come along for the ride.

Read more about Enrico on the next page.

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My PRoCESS IN GENERAL:First thing is doing research, collecting images and elements to collage. Stuff from old books, thrift stores, even around your house, coffee stains on paper, you can even try putting a wet tea bag on different paper and let it dry. Creates a cool effect. Another technique that works well is using soy sauce and a brush and spattering the paper, use different strokes. It drys and an abnormal rate so you can get some cool effects, darker vs lighter lines etc. Finally when drawing try to ink it, then scan it, add stuff with another pen that has a different thickness or weight, scan it again and layer them together in photoshop. This “Scan, print, copy, repeat” method can be done a bunch of times to make some

awesome halftone effects. I experimented a lot to find these tips out and then I found an article where UK artist and

designer Paul Insect does the same thing.

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In a closet, or in a pile, we all have a stash of t-shirts. I bet half of them aren’t even in your size anymore. We all have at least one favorite t-shirt that we wore in high

school or found in a thrift store. It’s been years since you’ve worn it but you cant find it in you to get rid of it either. It’s been staring at you long enough don’t you think?! It’s time to Chop em’ up, embellish and redesign!

There are lots of ways to transform, alter, embellish and reconstruct old clothes into a fashionable and trendy wardrobe. With a little imagination and creativity you can recreate your tshirt and make super cute tanks, mini shirts, pillows, tote bags, quilts and more!

Now you can wear any t-shirt, no matter what size it is. Some ideas require a little sewing, others just a few snips here, a few stitches there, a bit of hot glue and a ribbon later...turn that large tshirt and modify it to give you the perfect fit! t

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As a young girl, I would spend hours playing dress-up with mygrandmother’s sparkly skirts and various blouses that would be the

length of my entire body. I always thought I was such a divine fashiondiva even at the age of four. My father, a professional photographer,

would make me pretend to be a model and take hundreds of photos of me. Today, I’m the one behind the camera playing dress-up with models and

various women that want to transform into another time. I wantedothers to experience this magical transformation with hair, make-up,

fashion and photography and in desiring that wish, I created the event Pinned up South Florida. My mission was for women of all shapes,

sizes and colors to realize that any woman deserves to be ‘Pinned Up.’ The event took place on February 5th, 2012 at IWAN The Bubble. The graffiti art space was filled with vintage fashion and jewelry, burlesque artists and the women who wanted to go back to an

era filled with glamour and class. Michele B., a make-up artist, of The Fawn and the Fox, had books with women from the 1940s

as her inspiration. “I am so excited to do this event, and use classic make-up skills from a wonderful era.” The event finished

with a burlesque lesson from Cupcake Burlesque taught by Miss Jenna Beth and Miss Isadora Bull. Personally, it was a dream come true to share my love of photography and

vintage with others. Hopefully, in a group effort we will be able to continue with the success of Pinned up South

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In the later part of March, iMAyDAy! will join Tech N9ne and Machine Gun Kelly on the historic “Hostile Takeover Tour 2012” for a record breaking 90 shows in 99 days. After making their voices heard loud and clear on last year’s successful 6’s and 7’s Tour and officially signing to the Strange Music team, the Miami super-group was welcomed back with open arms for another long ride and is also set to release their first album on the Strange Music label, Take Me To your Leader. I caught up with Wrekonize to get the inside track on the past few months and learn a few things that we may not have known about the likable lyricist and hardest worker in hip hop.

iMAYDAY! HAS coMe A long WAY Since We firSt Met tWo YeArS Ago. HoW tHiS riDe felt froM tHe inSiDe? “It’s really hard to put into words at this point because I still feel that I have so much ground to gain. I can definitely say that it’s incredibly dope to see more and more people tuning into what we’re doing. I’m seeing people going back through my older material that got way less attention when I first released it. It’s a great feeling.”

cAn You give uS tHe quick verSion of HoW iMAYDAY! joineD tecHn9ne AnD tHe StrAnge MuSic fAMilY? WHY WAS it SucH A gooD fit for You guYS? “The VP of Strange Music had a mutual friend with one of our managers. He passed our album “Stuck on an island” to him and he dug our sound so much that he set up for us to open for Tech on two of his Florida dates. After they saw what we could do, we were on the next flight to Kansas City to meet up and talk signing. It’s a great fit for us because Tech & Strange are into truly developing their artists. They aren’t looking for an overnight hit single or a radio

smash. They give us a tremendous amount of freedom to make the music and visuals that we want.

DeScribe tecH in tHree WorDS? DeScribe YourSelf? Describing Tech in 3 words; Monstrous, Tireless, Humble. Myself; Diplomatic, Dedicated, Beastly”

one nigHt You Are rocking A SMAll StAge on SoutH beAcH, AnD tHen next, You Are on An 80 citY nAtionAl tour WitH StrAnge MuSic AnD After A SHort breAk You guYS Are getting rigHt bAck out tHere for AnotHer 4 MontHS. DeScribe tHe SuDDen cHAnge in ScenerY? WHAt iS Your fAvorite neW citY to plAY in? “The minute you leave Miami you realize how spoiled we are with the women that inhabit our city. You also realize how beautiful the rest of the country is scenery wise. There’s a very weird sense of lawlessness that sets in when your skimming across cities one day at a time and you always have all access to the hottest party in town. Watching Tech’s live set and his consistency is definitely a life changing experience. I had a blast in Chicago. The energy was great and the House of Blues is an epic venue.”

You HAve tHe beSt bAckerS in tHe buSineSS in plex, giAnni, lt AnD nonMS beHinD YourSelf AnD bernz. HAS being SigneD to A MAjor lAbel AlloWeD You to SurrounD YourSelf WitH even More increDible Hip-Hop tAlent? We’ve been blessed to have an incredible management team that are tireless bounty hunters when it comes to collaborations. From even before being signed we were bringing in some impressive features. But being signed to the best indie label on the planet definitely doesn’t hurt either.

WHAt kinD of MuSic WoulD We finD on Your ipoD? WHAt ArtiStS Are inSpiring You to MAke better MuSic? give Me A nAMe tHAt i’ve never HeArD of AnD Won’t WAnt to turn off. “My iPod is a crazy crazy place. It can go from Mos Def to Rick Ross to Pink Floyd to Rjd2 to Bjork to Peter Gabriel. I love so many different kinds of music. I definitely am a child of the genre-less generation. There’s an emcee out of the UK called Jehst. He’s super nasty as far as Hop Hop goes and a lot of heads here haven’t heard of him.

You HAD A Song tecHnologY on Your lASt AlbuM. WHAt iS Your StAnce on HoW it iS Affecting Hip-Hop? “Technology will always keep progressing and it definitely changes the game but at the end of the day it’s still all about talent and determination. It’s all about the technician and not the tool.“

cAn You put Hip-Hop in englAnD on blASt AnD let SoutH floriDA in on WHAt tHeY Are MiSSing?“The UK hip hop scene is definitely dope. They have a great boom bap scene with artists like Jehst and Braintax....and bigger artists like Roots Manuva & Dizzee Rascal. When our schedule calms down holla at me again and I’ll give you a more in depth PSA.”

if You Were “Stuck on An iSlAnD” WHAt tHree tHingS WoulD You bring?“Stuck on an island I’d bring my Ipod, a pair of shades, and a rig to ferment my own alcohol.lol”

We proMiSe to cAtcH up WitH Wrekonize AnD iMAYDAY! for A folloW up intervieW After tHe recorD Setting tour. Until then, find more on iMAyDAy! and The Hostile Takeover Tour or to pre-order Take Me To your Leader at maydayonline.com or follow Wrek on Twitter @wrekonize. t

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Throughout the years the constantly brewing kettle that is Miami has served as a threshold for the melodiously inclined. As our high-rises

get higher, the cultural diversity expands. Versatility is Miami and the Power House production crew that is Miami Beat Wave has arrived.

Less than 60 days into a brand new year and MBW has already opened for Immortal Technique at the annual Grassroots Festival alongside Grammy nominated artist, omniscient of Locos por Juana, released a single for Garcia Feat. N.o.R.E. & their own up and coming Reggae/Hip-Hop artist AG Lyonz and will soon be releasing a video for the powerful message track “Don’t Worry” by Davincci of Real Talk and Itagui of Locos por Juana (directed by 11 time Emmy winners CREAMTEAM).

Having produced, recorded, and mixed an entire album for South Floridas own Miami Heat Band, DangerFlow (Win, Lose or Die) as well as an EP for Island Def Jam artist Layne Harper (Beyond Category) Miami Beat Wave is skyrocketing ahead of the competition. The list continues with incomparable work being done for Miami natives ¡MAyDAy!, Artofficial, and Garcia, as well as tracks produced for Don Cannon’s artist Rich and Fameus (All out of Love) and are in the process of wrapping up “The Unofficial Audio-Biography of Afrika Bambaataa” for M1 of Dead Prez . Keep in mind, their year is JUST starting.

The mastermind behind the operation, Miami born Brandan Toledo joined forces with one-man live band Chip Williams out of North Carolina

and Chicago based beat smith St. LaRok after all three graduated from orlando’s Full Sail School of Music & Media Production. After being named Producers of the Year on the305.com, Miami Beat Wave has expanded into a tsunami of sound and talent covering multiple shores. They have taken a seat at the Miami music scene’s round table along side ¡MAyDAy!, who filmed Episode 1 of “¡MAYDAY! Studio Sessions” at Miami Beat Wave studios. There they also recorded the track “Internal Wars” alongside M1 of Dead Prez for their upcoming LP “Take me to Your Leader”(Strange Music). MBW produced the ¡MAYDAY! track “One Foot in the Grave” and is releasing a project with ¡MAYDAY!’s own Wrekonize in a few months.

The crew has made numerous cameo appearances for the videos to their produced tracks. I had the pleasure of attending the Premiere for the video to “Money Comes (Money Goes)” by Omniscient and M1 of Dead Prez which was held on the movie screen at Paragon Theaters in Coconut Grove. Director extraordinaire Adam Rush, who has worked with artists such as Lil Wayne, Dj Khaled and Rick Ross and who was also in attendance did an exceptional job on the visual art to the Miami Beat Wave production. The night was a proud one for many in celebration of music, talent and dedication.

Recently, MBW has started a House/Dance team of producers and deejays who have been bringing people to the dance floors performing at clubs around Miami with tracks like “Casualty of Love” and “In Your Rhythm”, proving to the masses that there’s

nothing Miami Beat Wave can’t undertake. They have even gone International, having Remixes in Germany for their last project “Slight Modification”, as well as working on several tracks with Latin artist 2Nyce.

Their resume proves they have the talent to produce hard-boiled hip-hop tracks, radio ready pop hits, balls-out rock tunes, hypnotizing soul sampled melodies, Dance/House Hits, and Latin Infused bangers…just to name a few of the many sounds coming out of these very talented minds. Having mastered the art of beat crafting, recording, mixing and mastering Miami Beat Wave has become the Go-To team for many artists. Every night is a meeting of the minds at MBW’s head quarters with the motto “Dreaming with our eyes open”. These boys have their hands in numerous cookie jars, making their climb to the top that much sweeter. Miami, Be Proud! www.MiamiBeatWave.com t

Quick Q&A1. Some Highlights of the past year?

“Definitely being in the studio working with the Marley’s. We Produced a Track with Stephen’s son , Jo Mersa Marley. We

also had the chance to meet with Ludacris and play him some instrumentals for his upcoming album.”

2. Anyone you would love to produce a track for and why?On the soul side of things Cee Lo Green & Anthony Hamilton

because there voices are amazing. As far as hip hop is concerned definitely Mos Def, Lauryn Hill, & Jay Z because of there insane

songwriting abilities.

3. Any advice for the youth that aspires to be in the music industry?

“Stay focused on your dream & get as much sleep as you can now“

4. Special Shout outs?Huge shout out to WeMerge Magazine for this opportunity and

all the fans that support our artist and music.

www.MiamiBeatWave.Bandcamp.comwww.Twitter.com/MiamiBeatWave

www.MiamiBeatWave.Blogspot.com

www.Soundcloud.com/MiamiBeatWavewww.Myspace.com/MiamiBeatWavewww.youTube.com/MiamiBeatWave

www.Reverbnation.com/MiamiBeatWavewww.last.fm/music/Miami+Beat+Wave

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Randy Captain Guerra, Orientation Leader at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, not only helps guide young artists on their journey into art education, he

himself has steadily impressed the local artistic community with his distinctive water color paintings, expansive murals and unique illustrations. With a style and vision all his own, combined with a dedication to improving his

craft as well as his brand, Randy has shown that he is ready for the spotlight.When WeMerge first came across the up and coming

young artist, it was clear that he wore his artistic expression on his sleeve as well as his canvasses and let it all hang out when it came to completing his emotive pieces. When it came to tallying the Who’s Next Gallery Winner votes, it was clear that the Captain was going to be the run away winner. His fan-friendly demeanor during his numerous appearances at local shows, festivals and various artistic outlets near and far, helped garner him the support needed to take the prize. The tremendous influx of emails citing his distinctly unique vision and incredible talent was as overwhelming as any other past winner.

By highlighting the Who’s Next Gallery in every issue, we at WeMerge encourage up and coming local artists to keep honing their craft and we will continue to showcase their work for judgement by peers, fans and friends. You never know unless you try. We like to give our readers what they ask for, and if that happens to be more of your amazing art work, then so be it! So to all of the talented artists like Randy Captain Guerra, we at the magazine ask you to keep up the hard work and we will continue to offer you the outlet to share it. t

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Cheyanne Cote - Serendipity

Darien Meles - Zebra

Dana Shores - original Art

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here, in the “who’s next gallery,” we provide you with some samples from artists we are

considering for the next issue. we invite you to email us and tell us which artist’s work you like best. the winner gets a free 2-page spread in the following issue. email us your vote today! t [email protected]


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Well now that you know WHAT

resonance is, allow WeMerge to

tell you WHO Resonance is..

The trio consists of Ohio transplants Rachel

and Michael Isla and Miami percussionist

extraordinaire Eduardo Lis, whom the couple

met through a Craigslist ad. You see? Great

matches can come from Craigslist. They found

the perfect blend with Lis, whose Masters in

Ethnomusicology from York University in Toronto,

Canada, blended with Michael’s Cleveland rooted

classical training has resulted in an eclectic fusion

of melodies. They incorporate threads of Spanish

flamenco, Middle Eastern,

Americana, good old fashioned rock n’ roll and even

some harder, more modern sounds, always expounded

by Rachel’s powerful vocal talents. They delight

listeners with both their unique

and artistic

arrangements of popular songs, such as a great cover of

Tool’s Sober that you can find on YouTube, as well as all

of their original music.

When Michael Isla met his wife, Rachel, he knew she’d

be the woman he would marry. He soon realized that

he’d also found a lead singer for his band. “From the

first time I heard her sing, I thought this is who I want

to create music with,” said Michael, a classically trained

guitarist who knew music was his destiny. “It took some

convincing to get her to commit to a full-time music

career. But once we went all-in it just seemed to come

together.” After years of diving head first into daily

practice schedules and any opportunity for selfless

promotion, they won the South Florida Battle of the

Bands in 2010 and followed it up with the well received

release of their debut album “Polarity.”

In the past year Resonance has graced the stage and the

ears of local patrons at Tobacco Road, Stage 84, Vine Bar,

Hot Shots and Kitchen 305 at Newport Beachside Resort.

From now until the end of April you can find them all

over Broward County, with booked gigs at

Green Room, Area 7,

Pineapple Groove and the Sunrise Civic Center.

While Michael and Rachel have now been writing

music and performing together for almost a decade, it

has been the last 24 months that has really solidified

Resonance as a formidable force in the South

Florida live music scene. If you aren’t already on the

bandwagon, get a good grip before it becomes

a run away train. Remember the definition?

The prolongation of sound by reflection or

reverberation. It won’t be long before Resonance

is resounding from every corner of South Florida

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Pineapple Groove and the Sunrise Civic Center.

While Michael and Rachel have now been writing

music and performing together for almost a decade, it

has been the last 24 months that has really solidified

Resonance as a formidable force in the South

Florida live music scene. If you aren’t already on the

bandwagon, get a good grip before it becomes

a run away train. Remember the definition?

The prolongation of sound by reflection or

reverberation. It won’t be long before Resonance

is resounding from every corner of South Florida

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Tattoo artist, Photographer, Designer. These are some of the many titles given to the artist known as Scott White. Having firmly secured himself a spot in the tattoo industry, Scott has been tattooing at Altered State Tattoo since 1997. Creating custom tattoos on a daily basis

offers him a constant creative outlet. Sometimes that’s just not enough and he has to get out the camera too. Making pictures of beings that could be from some dark, far off planet, or the local fetish club, Scott often pushes the limits of what’s real or not real by using a variety of images, textures, & lighting. Scott brings this multi-layered affair together in a cohesive image that by some miracle matches what’s in his head. Check out Scott’s world at WWW.VISuALVoRTEX.CoM t


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With Springtime here and Summer right around the corner there is only one place for you to

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oldRockPhoto presents the Documentary trailer, “The 1969 Palm Beach Pop Festival”. In 2008, Photographer Ken Davidoff, and Producer/Director, Jack Connell , of oldRockPhoto, started bringing to life for the first time the history of Ken’s classic rock concert photographic archive. Ken has one of the only photographic record of several historic, but forgotten Rock Festivals, Michael Lang ‘s 1968 Miami Pop Festival, headlined by Jimi Hendrix. Miami Pop was Michael Lang’s “Road to Woodstock”. The other major festival was the 1969 Palm Beach Pop Festival; this event was

three months after Woodstock and six days before Altamont. Bill Hanley did the sound and staging, Wavy Gravy, Tom Law, and the Hog Farm, David Butkovich of Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters did the stage production. After interviewing a few attendees and rock musicians that played at the 1969 Palm Beach Pop Festival, ORP came to the conclusion that it was up to them, nobody else could tell the story because Ken’s photographs were the only ones available from the ‘69 Palm Beach Pop Festival, he and his Father, famous society photographer, Bob Davidoff, of the book “The Kennedy Family Album” were the Official Photographers for the Palm Beach Festival. There were over twenty major acts, among those playing at the festival were The Byrds, Sweetwater, Sly and the Family Stone, Johnny Winters, Janis Joplin, Country Joe and The Fish, Rotary Connection with Minnie Riperton, Grand Funk RR, King Crimson, Jefferson Airplane, Spirit, Vanilla Fudge, Steppenwolf, and the Rolling Stones. The song for the trailer was written by Jack Connell, and

Richard Hott, music by Jack Connell. The band members include such notables as Bass player, Mark Andes, of Spirit, and Heart, who played at the festival in ’69, Lead guitarist, Chris Leuzinger, of all Garth Brooks studio recordings, & Crystal Gayle band, Jack Connell, Vocals and Rhythm Guitar, Drummer and Percussion’s, Steve “Tner” Krawczynhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKK3V9KEF7k The footage you see in the trailer with time code on it is from the Wolfson Archive of Miami Dade College. It is enormously expensive, as is the new footage that Old Rock Photo has discovered at the ABC and NBC News Archive. There is footage of The Rolling Stones playing at P.B., and The Stones leaving MSG for their departure to Palm Beach, also Johnny Winters, Janis Joplin, and various other bands. This footage also has crowd shots and various happenings at the festival. Some of the funds raised will be used to purchase footage.

There are several key people that this doc needs to interview. Some of those intended for interview, are Wavy Gravy and Tom Law of The Hog Farm, David Butkovich from The Merry Pranksters, Barry “The Fish” Melton, of Country Joe fame, and Vinny Martell of Vanilla Fudge, The Fudge jammed with Janis Joplin, Edgar and Johnny Winter at the festival in ‘69. http://www.oldrockphoto.com/palmbeach.html t

Mick Jagger of Rolling Stones

Janis Joplin & Johnny Winters

Crowd waiting for the show.

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Some of you

South Florida art enthusiasts may

recognize the name Mr. Brainwash from

Art Basel 2010 when his urban storm troopers took over the

balconies of the 4 story Boulon Building on Biscayne Blvd. While others may recognize

him from Banksy’s street art documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop. Whatever the case, the Los Angeles based street artist and filmmaker, born Thierry Guetta, was at it again this year at the same, now infamous, Art Basel location with another mind bending pop art installation.

The storm troopers were back, this time accompanied by a giant Mr. Potato Head

welcoming the throngs of Basel patrons into the expansive display space only a block

away from the beach. When I walked inside with my 10-yr-old son, my 15-yr-old cousin and my retired parents, the appreciation for the colorful and thought inspiring art instantly spanned across three generations. We entered not having any idea of who or what we were about to see and all five of us left instant fans, excited to see what he will come back with next year.

Whether it was a collage of Elvis made out of old records or a larger than life size model of

Darth Vader made entirely out of recycled tires, it drew you inwards with a playful and eccentric energy. The not so hidden imagery and humorous twists and unique takes on famous

pop art and artists of past and present helped Mr. Brainwash make an indelible mark on all of us and everybody else lucky enough to have passed through.

For more on Mr. Brainwash and his incredible art go to

mrbrainwash.com.

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with the expansion of our magazine through social networks, we have gained a wider audience reaching the far corners of the art world. we

sometimes take for granted how much art is out there, we try to see everything, but can only take in so much. sometimes something catches your eye and you want to share it with everyone you know. especially your artistc friends. so with out any further wait we would like to introduce to you the biggest fans of WeMerge in Switzerland - Christian Rebecchi and Pablo Togni.

hello, we are NEVERCREW, a swiss-based artists duo. we started in 1996 doing graffiti, drawings and graphics, and since then we have always tried to blend our reciprocal passions, the old and the new ones, to create, build, have fun, evolve and maybe communicate. over the years we have mixed the elements of graphics, collage, lettering with those of street art, graffiti, and traditional painting. we mixed the interaction with the environment at the image, the 2d with the 3d, for stylistic choices but also to create always more and with more freedom. in our work we use our memories and our dreams, and we combine them with what we are now; we use the vintage and the surreal or the atmosphere and the structure of the metropolis.


“Sluggy P”

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Main aspects of our concepts are exploration, space travels, changing point of views, empathy, proportions and connections. also if our images seem to be dissociated, as usually happens in life, there is a strong interaction between the different environments (that include real elements, fictional and surreal elements, objects, ambiances and feelings, disproportions and links to everyday life and reality) and everything become part of an unique balance (also with the observer’s space, of course). by doing this, we love to create evocative situations, thoughts, new creatures and new worlds, images with their own soul, and communicate specific ideas and concepts about our modern reality and society.

with this new premise, since 2008 they continue to face with some more things that they had temporarily put aside, and again they extend the range of their artistic creations, giving each the right value and the right soul. in their most recent works can be found different kind of paintings, sculptures, graphics, designs, objects and designer toys. their main artworks are the “octopus” painting at the skatepark of lugano (ch), the “daydream in a box” painting (ch), the live painting at the volvo art session in Zürich (ch), the first place in the “best Minimalist design” category in the Munnyworld Megacontest of kidrobot, the “Sluggy P” art-toy character and the “hangselm” project, a customizable paper toy which has the purpose to involve different artists.Website: www.nevercrew.com - Blog: http://nevercrewblog.blogpspot.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/NEVERCREWpage


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