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THH70 was born in human form in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, but the persona of his nom de plume was conceived in 1994 as a stage name for his other career as a recording artist. He is now an accomplished visual artist, with his works in private and corporate collections on every continent. Since 2000, he has sold over 1300 original mixed media pieces, and his website—www.thh70online.com—continues to receive thousands of hits per month. To date, THH70 has shown in solo and group shows in galleries and museums across the United States and the Caribbean, and has appeared in print and online publications worldwide. THH70 is recognized for his unique artistic approach that he has branded “Lo-Fi Urban Contemporary,” combining crude painterly techniques and utilizing materials and media (that include everything from acrylics and spray paint to household products like Windex and X-14 mildew remover) with his own style of raw illustration and stream-of-consciousness linguistics. THH70 works and resides in Los Angeles, CA.
I am just as much a linguist and commentator as I am an artist. The foundation of the art that I create depends equally upon wordplay as it does upon imagery...or its lack. The written word, to me, is just as important a feature of Contemporary Art as is any “picture” that one can paint. I get off on words playing off each other, how re-arranging them can create an entirely new meaning/new meaning entirely, and how words themselves can put your tongue in your cheek and create, all by themselves, social commentary. For me, it’s all stream-of-consciousness—going into a painting with nothing more than a sense of urgency and some text, then suiting the words with imagery, color and texture. Acrylics, spray paint and blends of household chemicals: these are my media. The unlikely combination of materials produces a highly distressed, vivid and layered end result that conveys urgency, urgency, URGENCY. It’s “Lo-Fi Urban Contemporary Art,” to me, and it contains a cacophony of raw illustration, imagery and text. Because every viewer comes with his and her own associations with words, with images, with colors and textures, each of my pieces speaks to each viewer differently, making each viewing an intensely personal experience. Contact
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