CexWork Blog : masta lee (Patta)

Unruly

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:55:24 +0100

To follow up on the Haze post, Shoe is another aerosol pioneer who keeps taking his arts, concepts and ideas to unusual places, thus presenting the Unruly scarves. As it reads on the website: "Traditional silk scarves with untraditional designs and traditional shapes from an untraditional designer". That pretty much sums up what it's about. These high quality scarves with unique artwork by Shoe can be purchased at Reed Space, Colette and Unruly, among others.

Haze x Lotus

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:18:23 +0100

Our friend Haze hit me up on the email earlier with some dopeness he has been working on. Last month Eric got busy with the legendary handskills he is known for and painted a Lotus Exige (that is a quite sporty 50,000 euro automobile for those who don't know) for the 10th anniversary of the highly addictive videogame "Gran Turismo". If you're into Haze's works, the car, or both, and you got it like that, feel free to visit your bookmarks and hit up Ebay as the car is up for auction right now, with the proceeds going to a charity benefiting "Studio in a School" in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. For the less wealthy among us there's always a free url!

After laughter come tears

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:03:12 +0100

Break out the tissuebox, the kid named Parra is stepping his exhibition game up once again with "Parra's Boo to the Hoo Show". The date is December 5th, the place is the Lazy Dog Gallery in Paris, France. I've seen some work in progress, expect some surprising new works and random foolery.

The Force

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:53:15 +0100

Not a Star Wars post, even though I am a huge fan. The Force is a brand new lifestyle magazine from Japan initiated by our friend Ewan Reynolds (Playford) and his crew. Now those familiar with Japanese print media know they take magazines seriously, their market and variety is probably one of the biggest in the world, even in this tech savvy internet era. What makes The Force stand out in the vast sea of dedicated magazines is the unique mix of content, tastefully covering fashion, food, travel, sports, health, arts, entertainment and more. This premiere issue which is available at Japanese newsstands right now, features famous allround guy Yosuke Kubozuka, great Roppongi food spots, the Amsterdam city guide Ewan was in town for a little while ago, with articles about Nike, Delta, Patta, Mejiro Gym, Parra and gravure model Yukina Kinoshita, among others. If you get the chance to grab a copy it's 780 yen well spent yeah!

The Gift of Musicmusic

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:34:34 +0100

Aside from selling, distributing and releasing music, my friend Chris from Rush Hour got a new project going on alongside Meik de Swaan called Musicmusic, which focuses on music and sound design for radio, television, internet and such. Together with another friend of ours, graphic artist and legendary graffiti king Niels "Shoe" Meulman, they have created a limited edition compilation cd entitled "Knockknock". The cd comes in a silkscreened, hand numbered, lp sized, heavy carton book. It's the first edition of a series where concept, music and art comes together. Each volume addresses a different theme. Both music and artwork are devoted to the theme. The deluxe box will be handed out to a selected group of art directors and advertising creatives in order to get them (re)familiarized with Musicmusic. There's only a hundred made, so I reckon it will be a pain in the ass to squeeze one out of them (long pause). However, you can also listen the first thirty minutes of the mix online right here.

Arkitip x Incase x Parra Video

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:54:54 +0100

Must Check Blog?

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:09:56 +0100

Brother Parra gets shine in the latest issue of Streetwear Today. You can check part of it here, but you'll need a physical copy to read the rest of the 10 or something page item. And what is up with the Tom Penny thing?!?! LOL

In Search Of...

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:55:36 +0100

RH meets DJ Wessun

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:38:16 +0100

The other night while on a neverending quest checking out and learning about new and/or interesting music through the www (unfortunateIy I don't get to dig much these days), I bumped into a mix album by DJ Wessun of Do-Hyo Orizin, a very dope Hip Hop collective from the Osaka prefecture in Japan. What's more, the cd was produced to commemorate Amsterdam's Rush Hour recordstore's 10th anniversary (they're situated right behind Patta by the way) and the cover art is done by the homie Delta. Since I slept and the cd has been out for a while, I hit up my man Christiaan (who is one of the owners) and he hooked me up with a copy today, and it's dope! I love it when DJ's get creative with original mixing, skillfully weaving a selection of music into a unique soundscape. Not too many DJ's are able to create such mixes while piqueing my interest throughout the entire listen (shout to J-Rocc!), but that doesn't apply here. Try to grab yourself a copy! Tracklisting: 01. Black Pocket - The Road 02. J Todd - The Night 03. Carl Craig - Landcruising (Version) 04. Comtron － Profit 05. Aardvarck - Delsin King 06. Comtron - Follow the Money Pt. 3 07. Rednose Distrikt - Deran Dub (Unreleased) 08. Aardvarck - Cult Copy pt. 3 (Mix 2) 09. Aardvarck - Aardbij (Quince Broken Back remix) 10. Comtron - M.O.N.E.Y. 11. Comtron - Evil O.S. 12. Comtron - Greed and Finance 13. Carl Craig - Einbahn (Version) 14. Kenny Larkin － Soulman 15. Terry Brookes - City Life (Deepart mix) 16. M.O.S. - Utility #2 ft. Aroy Dee 17. Aardvarck/Comtron - Theme Park/The Joke is On You 18. Morgan Spacek - Dabz Beat Be sure to check out Rush Hour when you're in the city. Thanks Chris!

Patta x Penfield Kasson Parka

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:52:13 +0100

Penfield has built a reputation for making high quality outerwear with fashion, function, practicality and durability in mind. We teamed up with the Massachusetts based company to bring you the Patta x Penfield Kasson Parka. We have kept the simple and clean aesthetics of the Kasson Parka by applying dark navy wool on the upper, windstopper inner lining in contrasting safety orange and lined the hood with plaid denim fabric. Other features on this Kasson Parka includes snap over storm flap with inside zip and two lower handwarmer pockets & two chest pockets. Hood cords, velcro cuffs and drawcord waist are all adjustable to the individual user's taste. 120 pieces total are produced and will retail for 199,95 Euro. The Patta x Penfield Kasson Parka will be available October 25 at selected retailers including Alife Rivington Club, Colette, Hanon Shop and Penfield Online Shop. Photography by Abel Minée

Enjoi Parra

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:27:08 +0100

New board graphics for Louie Barletta, Jerry Hsu, Wieger van Wageningen, Foster Cairo and Caswell Berry, by some kid named Parra (never heard of him). 7.5 for me!

Fujiwara?

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:10:57 +0100

Rio Cruzeiro

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:22:24 +0100

Our pals Dre Urhahn and Jeroen Koolhaas (not sure if he's related to Rem, are you?) are doing great things over in Rio de janeiro these days. Their latest well covered (no pun intend) project is a +2000 square meter painting of a Japanese style river based on a design by master tattooist Rob Admiraal. Dre and Jeroen got together with the kids from the community of Vila Cruzeiro, the most infamous favela project in Rio, to paint the entire thing which will be unveiled October 18th followed by a huge blockparty. Furthermore, the weekend of the 17th til the 19th there will be an opening party which includes a photo exhibition and video installations. more information about this project to be found on the website. www.favelapainting.com

Out of Nowhere

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:46:32 +0100

Most have heard of the names Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, but Geoff Hollister, probably not so much, or at least I haven't. Geoff was Phil's track student and third pick Blue Ribbon Sports employee who began selling product out the trunk, humble beginnings-style. The rest, as they say, is history. The book "Out of Nowhere: The Inside Story of How Nike Marketed the Culture of Running" provides delightful insights as it takes the reader along in Geoff's 33 year ride with the company. I haven't been able to read it yet, but I recommend it anyway!

Feasty

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:25:41 +0100