Brainfeeder sound mason Teebs plays with paint and canvas as well. If you appreciate his sonic artistry, then check out his exhibit at HVW8 starting tonight, like most art gallery events in LA, it’s probably one of the cheapest ways to go out and be seen whilst not spending over $100. A chance to sip some 2 buck chuck with FlyLo and other Brainiacs is an enticing bonus. Here are the relevant details:
NEW EXCHANGE
Collaborative Works from Mtendere Mandowa ‘Teebs’ & Charles MunkaOpening reception Friday, June 29, 2012 7-10pm
please RSVP : newexchange@hvw8.comJune 29th – August 1st, 2012
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
661 N. Spaulding Ave., Los Angeles, CANew Exchange is part of an ongoing visual dialogue between Charles Munka and Mtendere Mandowa ‘Teebs’.
Charles Munka and Mtendere Mandowa ‘Teebs’ came in contact through the Los Angeles music scene. A mutual admiration developed leading to a show in Kanazawa, Japan, this also being the first time they met in person. After the success of the Japanese exhibition, the two regrouped again in Hong Kong, Munka’s current place of residency, for the Platform 78 exhibition. This return to Los Angeles continues the visual conversation between the two artists, creating a new series of works exclusive to the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery.
A true global artist, French raised, Hong Kong based Charles Munka’s work straddles genres. Post graffiti into collage, his multi-influenced culture clash style is complementary to his upbringing and current place of residence. Asian characters mixed with French text, references to computer games and city maps with Charles’ signature hand styles are completely new yet still familiar to his ‘urban’ roots. Following in the heritage of Matisse’s cut and paste and Basquiat’s hand, Munka respects the past and transforms it into a worldly future.
Born in New York to Malawi and Barbados origins, Mtendere (pronounced “ten-de-ra”) (Chichewa for “Peace”) Mandowa, is an electronic musician and painter who bounced around the East Coast before finally planting his feet in the Southern California suburb of Chino Hills. Already successful in music with Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder and ‘My Hollow Drum’ Collectives, Teebs’ painting is similar to his music production; collaging and illustrating images to create meditative and minimalist soundscapes on canvas.
