Atelier Visit

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Joe Bravo was the first Artist that I was ever exposed to. I lived on the very same block in Wilmington as the mural in this video. In 1976, when the mural was ...being painted, I admired it from afar. For years, I would read, I would sketch, and I would do my homework underneath the mural. Later, as an adult and as a fellow artist, I became friends with Joe through the L.A. Xicano Art Scene. For many years, it never occurred to me that he was the very same Joe Bravo whose work I admired back in elementary school! So, for the first episode of Xicano Chronicles, I'm featuring Los Angeles’ own Joe Bravo. Not only known for his Tortilla Artwork but also an artist who has been exhibited and featured domestically and internationally in print and in television. With my multi-year video project, the Xicano Chronicles, I hope to introduce the next generation to important Chicanx voices. I want to highlight Chicanx Artists, Writers, Curators, and Collectors from the LA art scene through short videos. Besides creating my own art, I've been behind the lens, in the editing room, and on a couple of occasions, in front of the camera. As an artist who identifies as Chicanx, I'm fully invested. My name is Abel Alejandre and in the spirit of Chicanismo self-empowerment, I'm not waiting for someone else to do this. https://youtu.be/e037y2xBSRU

I made this short video for the PRINT OF THE MONTH suite Mat Gleason and I are working on with some kickass artists!

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The Long Beach Post just posted cool video interview by Mark Hill. Thank you for the love! Check it out!

Please consider your support of Artist and friend Hugo Crosthwaite.

SAVE THE DATE: Insect Mammal, a two-artist exhibit of new works by Abel Alejandre and Paul Paiment // SAT SEPT 8 from 5-9pm at Coagula Curatorial! https://www.facebook.com/events/328580711020631

Join BIG INK for a giant woodblock printing extravaganza at Frontline Arts/PCNJ in Branchburg, NJ! We'll be utilizing BIG INK's giant mobile etching press to ...pull prints up to 40" x 96" in dimension. If you'd like the opportunity to print during the event it is free to submit a proposal; accepted artists pay $295 to participate. This fee covers everything including paper, ink, cleaning supplies, equipment usage and professional photography of the finished work. This is an excellent opportunity to meet other regional artists while working in a creatively engaging space. Please visit www.bigink.org/apply to submit before the May 7th deadline. Cover shot print by Abel Alejandre Studio. #printmaking #artistsoninsta #carving #carvingwood #wip #workinprogress #woodworking #woodcraft #linoleumprinting #woodart #megaprint #megaprintmakers #printbigorgohome #callforentries #artistsoninstagram #artwork #printed #art #bigpress #etchingpress #instaart #maker #handmade #artprint #illustration #stampart #stamp #makersgonnamake #printstudio

Some cross contour woodblock carving by Abel Alejandre Studio for BIG INK’s large-scale woodblock printing event at 3 Fish Studios in San Francisco! Stop on ...by Californians from 10 - 5 on April 28th & 29th. #woodcut #woodworking #woodcarving #woodblock #reliefprint #reliefprinting #linocut #linoleumprint #linoprint #bigink #biginkprints #biginkprinting #printbig #reliefprintmaking #lino #abelalejandre #printmaker #artonpaper #relief #reliefart #blockprinting #inkonblock #callforart #callforartists #callforentry #linoblock #print #woodcutprint #woodblockprint #inkonpaper

Dosshaus in-studio on Jonesy's Jukebox!

Pontus Jansson / PJ is a rockstar! Watch him stack stones and balance rocks with nothing more than gravity.