PUBLISHER CHRIS CARR
EDITORS
Contents
NATASHA HERNADEZ SAVANNA GALVAN
CREATIVE DIRECTORS
ARLENE MEJORADO VERACRUZ
MICHAEL DAVID GARCIA CHRIS CARR
PHOTOGRAPHERS ARLENE MEJORADO
BElla king
the melodic tree
DESTINY MATA ADOLF ACOSTA CHRIS CARR JASON GAINES
ADOLF ACOSTA UNDEREXPOSED
PETE BATISTA ANDREW MEDINA BELLA KING
SPECIAL THANKS TO PETE BATISTA COREY CLARk YOISHOFEEL@GMAIL.COM
PETE BATISTA
NOCTURNAL STUDIOS
RAFAEL DELAGARZA PERMINAT FIXTURE
SABRINA ALFARO
SINCE BIRTH
JASON “POP GUY IBARA DEVOTION
andrew medina moments
JASON GAINES
GRIT AND GRIND model-valerie salazr
DESTINY MATA BEAUTY IN THE EYES
Perminate Fixture
RAFAEL
Why are you an artist?
That’s a really tough question to answer. I feel like that’s hard to answer with out coming of douchey or pretentious to someone. I can’t really control it. I ache for it. I get depressed if I don’t do some form of it everyday day. Which is funny too because it also can make me really frustrated and drained. I don’t really feel like I have a choice in making art. There’s just something that burns inside you know? And I just try to do my best to satisfy its hunger and not be too lazy. Being lazy sucks.
What was your first piece that made you realize art was going to be a permanent fixture of your life? I was very fortunate to grow up in an ideal environment for art. My mother is an artist, and so are my older brother and sister. So it all seemed very natural to just do it and find different ways of expressing myself. Of course I didn’t think about it like that. It was just like of course I’m going to grow up and do art for the rest of my life. I didn’t really struggle with it too much. It wasn’t until I was older and had to think about bills that I begin to question it. haha and thats just the world we live in.
DELAGARZA
Describe your work for us.
I like to think I have a few different styles when it comes to my art. I do stuff with spray paint, water color, ink, acrylic, and they all bring different parts of me out I feel. But I would say when it comes down to it, most of my work is pretty fluid. The less I think the better. I feel most comfortable just letting my pen or brush or whatever do the talking. And most of that idealism comes from doing graffiti when i was younger. To me graffiti was always about just sharing time and space with the wall/train/billboard. And whatever came out, came out. I could sit here and try and think of what my work represents or what it means, but to be honest I don’t really know, and I don’t really care to know. Take that how ever you want to, but it’s the truth. I definitely go through processes when working on a project but in the end the only thing that matters is what the viewer takes from it. What they think it’s about. How it makes them feel.
Can you describe your creative process?
Smoke weed lol. For real though. Weed has always been really great for me. Sounds cliche but whatever. I’ve been smoking for more than half my life and its helped me out in many different ways. It helps me focus and get in to my shit. Shout out to all the people burning who have anxiety or depression or mental disorders or sleeping disorders or mothers with postpartum depression or just using the shit to relax and who risk going to jail every day.
Whats next for you?
I literally just got confirmed for a show at Silkworm Gallery in San Antonio in August. It’s for a solo exhibit I’m working on where I’m doing a portrait series on R&B Singers from the 80’s to 90’s. There’s more to it but I can’t give everything away. I should be getting started real soon on book 2 of my collaboration comic with Oaxaca called Tiikal. That’ll be fun! And something I’ve been trying to do for a minute but needs the most funding is a web series I’ve been writing. It would be like a TV show with actors, camera men, sets, costume wardrobe, the whole shabang! What’s up to anyone reading this. I see you. I apologize for all the grammatical errors. Doot Doot.
ADOLF ACOSTA
UNDEREXPOSED
Dont Be Afraid to Experiment with Double Exposures on 35mm #Adalf #shootfilmalreadybroke #sananto
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JOHN NATHAN HERNANDEZ BY
Oh you’re so urban from the life of a hermit worshiping paint Pressure from cans transversing to handstyle Flares with wrists move in the mind Insuring the one up, infinity detailed underlines Stars plus exclamation deeming worthy expectation Like damn I know that’s jet fuel soaring.. Wild what we do for self glory No more wild than invading oil territory.. I’m struggling for self expression While the system stays on top Stuck in urban sub genera You gotta have the cool appeal.. Oh you so urban Nerves of steel looks that kill, style so ill.. Keep yourself there without loosing expression Now that’s real OG Do it for no one no crew just do it, Do it for the love of the art.
RICH YR
Today, I realized what’s hindered me Another 2nd rate Political refugee So analytical I’ve come to finally see I’m living in The United states of the Almost free BY The battle grounds of republicans Insincerely decide our minds to intertwine the lies so cleverly A rockabye so safe at night Under morality But yet another band of brothers’ See a casualty Now We are told to get a loan to know prosperity And never have a chance alone Cause we need love to breathe A simple thought of propaganda Seems so out of reach I can’t belive It’s up to me to put the rest to sleep. Stout accusations, proficient placement of guardian visions Forsaken government systems Like monetary division diluted Power decisions no second chance or opinions a simple vote just to shift it you need a bonus just clip it It’s an act of congress you get it? Simple minded, yet simple minded lines have multiplied, Habitual desecrated residuals Incubated by ridicule under satanist rituals fabricated by credibles A reservation deemed federal through the bank of incredible but Listen, That Mom & pop shop, Enron stock drop, Now the music on top, truth on buck shot, Realize we’re above shock To make prosper a pop rock In a vocab that’s been non stop So cold it’ll tell you chills are mind plots between your arm spots Triggering sensitive pore docks To tell your spine not To buckle & knot This is not over the top It’s been ya life in a box & it’s all thanks to the clock Just know the truth will unlock Christ cyrstally crystal clear devised thoughts, it’s bringing a change not a loss, a new time to reign & it’s ours Don’t forget the name... -YR
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SINCE BIRTH Interview with
Sabrina Alfaro Why are you an Artist? Sabrina: For me, since birth I wanted attention. I came out the womb and was like “yes! yes!”. I wouldn’t say I was a diva growing up. I was like an outsider. I wanted to be a comedian or an actress. As far as being an artist, it gave me a voice. It gives me a reason. Somethings I’ll focus on are social issues which are important to me. I want people to know. I feel kind of selfish sometimes like choosing what is important. Most things I talk about, people aren’t talking about. I’m able to have that voice and power, and it’s a tricky thing. Having a lot of power but not abusing it and using it for the right things. Another thing that’s come inside of me by being an artist is being an instructor. Being able to instruct people and I love working with kids. Going back to printmaking, it’s not my only avenue of making art. It’s something I went to school for and I love doing it. Teaching kids that everyone can be an artist, not just the people that went to school. I don’t like to meet people who are like “I can never do that”. You just haven’t found your avenue. You can be ceramists, sculptor, or a photographer and not even know it because you never tried it. What motivates you to make art? Sabrina: Going back to having that voice and having that voice to talk to. I had personal struggles in my life. Usually making art and being in the studio with collective people, feeding off each other, that gives me the motivation to make art. Art is life. I got to live. I got to wake up. People ask me why are we doing this photoshoot, just ‘cause of art I just want to do it. What was your first piece that made you realize art was going to be a permanent feature in your life? Sabrina: I don’t think it’s was just one piece. I think it was a lot of mistakes, learning from my mistakes. Honestly, I started off in photography. Being young you have this mentality that you know everything. Like Bob Dylan said “ I was so much older back then” you just feel like you have so much knowledge. Getting to a university setting and changing my major. Being like “what the fuck” I have all this and I really hated my art for awhile. There was a time where I wasn’t feeling it. Then I started to experiment with print making or doing things about my body. Talking about body image not just talking about what was important to me. Now I had a perspective that people can chime in on or recognize where I was coming from. That’s what started me to want to continue it.
Photographer : Sabrina
GRIT AND GRIND
Photographer: Jason Gaines Model: Valerie Salazar Make up: Promis Martinez Hair: Jessica Leal
Arlene Mejorado
Veracruz
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Yuyis y Fran en el campo
Arlene Mejorado
Las ojas, Veracruz, Mexico
Arlene Mejorado
MOMENTS Andrew Medina
True creative directors are hard to find. From understanding a moment and capturing it, Andrew Medina is that person.
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Beauty in The Eyes Destiny Matat Local and national photographer Destiny Mata is know for her down to earth vibe in persom and behind the camera.
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“Grills”
Destiny Mata
Devotion Interview With
Jason ibarra Why are you an artist?
Im a artist because its what i am. Its my passion. My devotion....to create visual pleasures for you to see, enjoy and press like and share in this digital world.
Describe your work for us. It’s mixed media mayhem. Overall visually fun.
Who is an artist you actively follow, either as a source of What causes art to come out of you? Many things inspire me to create. inspiration or because their From music, movies to dark humor and work is exemplary? I’ve always current events. Pop culture in general.
What was your first piece that made you realize art was going to be a permanent fixture of your life? I would say it was more like
EVENTS that made me realize i was an artist. Back in 05 i was making cool little works on wood with Justin French under the collective Trash Can Specials. We would set up at 1st Friday at the old Silos and sale out our work. People was digging and it just felt cool. That’s a feeling I still love. When people just love what you do and create.
have been inspired by Pop Art from the 80s all the way up to modern street art of today. BUT WHAT REALLY INSPIRES ME....Local Artist!!!! Supa, Angela Fox. Chris Montoya, Joe DeLaCruz, Floja Life, Justo. Louie Chavez, Los Otros. Checkout out allll of them! Even local music like Calico Club, Heavenly Junkie, Nag Champa!!!! Just seeing San Antonio on the come up and hustle and pushing it, inspires me. Real talk!!!.
What are your go-to materials and colors? Paper& pencil & black & white
Can you describe your creative process? Its tortured. Lol Sometimes I like what I’m doing and somtimes I hate it. I
just have to feel what im making.
What’s your favorite thing to do before and after you create? Clean. No joke. All the messy work I do I like to start and finish in cleanliness
What’s next for you? Currently
I’m working on new works for a solo show later this year. I’m also working on patches, stickers & shirts under
the name Savage Hearts. Doing pop-up shops around town with My
kick ass girlfriend and her Gutter Bunny Designs. I also have some Dj gigs coming up! So be on the look out S.A.! Thank
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Productions
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