I feel like every creative should have an opinion on what they like and don’t like. You need to be true to yourself and what you think, but also open to change and differences in mentality. Even if I disagree with someone’s art or tattoos, it’s a person who found their way to make a living creatively and pushed through whatever they had to do to make it. So, fair enough. Let the next newcomer try to do their thing.
Author: Héctor Zaldívar
𝕲𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖜𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖊𝖗 @hexzald
Twin Arrows, AZ.
“Twin Arrows is a ghost town off of U.S. Route 66 in Arizona, located on historic Hopi & Navajo land. I was on the road to Albuquerque Zine Fest last year with Shamon Cassette when we saw a giant arrow pointed out of the ground along our journey to New Mexico… Our conversation fell apart… Continue reading Twin Arrows, AZ.
Knuckle Sandwich.
We started this band while I was finishing up coursework for a Master’s Degree in Chicana Studies; my research revolved around the performance of masculinity in Hardcore punk rock. The lyrics I write are rooted in violence as an extension of masculinity.
As art, Knuckle Sandwich isn’t necessarily an endorsement of violence, but the performance thereof. There is a ritualistic aspect to the mosh pit, as it is a space where people can assert masculinity and appreciation for the noise.
Leslie Puett’s HOUSEFIRE breaks Furniture Store into L.A.’s Art Scene
She says the name {of her book} came about because “True pain lies under our own minds like roofs… We gotta tend to what we have before we set it ablaze.”
Sob Story.
I think Sob Story as a moniker aligns with a lot of people’s lives — everyone has their sob stories they tell themselves, everybody has their excuses in life. It was born from a moment in time when things weren’t going my way, but almost satirically. I think a lot of my work depicts a funnier side of life. But the name itself comes from a Minor Threat song.
SUPERCHIEF GALLERY // LIFESUXBILLRULES
To me, the art gallery world always represented something very elitist and bougie. What we started doing with Superchief was bringing a lot of working-class people into the fold, because everybody we created with were just kids from the gutter trying to make it happen like us.
LIL TAKEOUT // SKATETHISSS.
Back then, recognition came from pure skill. Today, you still have to be good, but social presence has become another layer in the process. You need online visibility on top of talent if you want sponsors or brand partners. It is not a phase the culture went through; it is how the landscape evolved.
SMOKED909.
I think everyone should be proud to claim where they come from. It’s not something you can change.
CORAZÓN MALEANTE <ESP>.
Siento que todo desde mi niñez en Colombia – la gráfica popular, las cartas de amor que se regalaban en los 90s, las dedicatorias de canciones, el merengue – han hecho que mi trabajo se centre en un tema más ‘romántica…’ Pero en una manera más profundo que simplemente tener pareja; también se trata de poder dar amor a tus amistades y al mundo que te rodea, que solo algo estético.
CORAZÓN MALEANTE <ENG>.
I feel that everything from my childhood in Colombia – the popular art, the love letters that were given as gifts in the 90s, the song dedications, the merengue – has made my work focus on a more ‘romantic’ theme… But in a deeper way than simply having a partner, it’s also about being able to give love to your friends and the world around you, not just something aesthetic.