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Th ey did alotofcarved woodan d g oldleaf sig n s in amoreruralarea. By t h et imeIwasat ween , my Un cleHowieh ad relocat edan d st art ed ash op in Arizon awit h h isson . My paren t sused t o sen d meoutt h ereon lit t lesolot ripsan d Ispen tsome really in format ivet imein t h eirsh op. My Un cle t aug h tmeaboutdrawin g let t ersan d Ig otmy basic k n owledg eoft h eirday -t o-day rout in e—pain t in g sig n sin t h eoldwest ern t own s, big saloon sig n s, an d h ug ecut -outcowboy s. Irememberon et rip,specifically,wh en my Un cle Howieh adbeen work in g on sig n sforalocalrodeo, an d aft ert h ejob wasdon e,wewen tdown atn ig h t t owat ch t h eridin g . Irememberack n owledg in g t h en t h ath eg ott reat edwit h somuch respect(g ood seat s,freebeer,an d food),allbecauseoft h ework h e'ddon e.Th iswasvery in spirin g t ome. Ho w d id yo ur sign -pa in tin g pr a cticeevo lve o ver tim e?

Above: Lauren D'Amato's work was made possible in part with the support of Headlands Center for the Arts. La Reyna, Acrylic on canvas, 48"x72", 2023.

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From t h atin it ialfamily in t roduct ion , ith ash eld t h isplacein my h eartt h at 'svery deart o me. My family en courag ed met opursuedesig n or somet h in g elset h atwouldbemoreprofit able; t h ey wan t ed moret h an formet o bet ied down t o t h emoreblue-collaraspect sof sig n pain t in g . So, aft erg oin g t h roug h artsch oolatSFAIan d bein g exposedt o an en t irely differen tworldofart , Ih ad t opieceback t og et h ermy art ist ic iden t it y. Idecidedt o sh iftt owardsembracin g t h islin eag e moreopen ly , ag ain stt h eiradvicean d t ook an appren t icesh ip atNew Boh emiaSig n sin San Fran cisco. Iwork edan d learn ed somuch t h ere forseveraly earsan d wasin very g oodcompan y wit h soman y in crediblepain t ers. Itwasdurin g my t imet h eret h atIbeg an t ot ry t o develop my own st y lean d t ry t o dist in g uish alook formy self asapin st riper. I'veh ad ag ood st in tof run n in g my own smallsig n busin essin San Fran cisco, pin st ripin g an d also t each in g h an d-let t erin g at CCA fort h epastfoury ears. I'm n ow atast ag eof re-en vision in g wh atalloft h ish asm ean tt o me. Tell m ea b o ut yo ur K usto m Sun d a y pa r ties. Itwassomet h in g Ist art edpret t y casually out ofmy wareh ouseg arag ein Bern alHeig h t sasa way t obuildup my ch opsan dg etmy selft opain t morecon fiden t ly aroun dot h erpeople.Irealized wh ileIwaswork in g atNew Boh emiat h atIwould experien cesomeperforman cean xiet y on jobs. Ifoun dmy selfin t h esecrucialmomen t swh ere clien t swereen t rust in g met omak et h eirmost preciousbelon g in g slook even bet t er,sot h atfeltlik e pret t y h ig h st ak es!Iopen edt h eg arag eroll-up on t h eseSun day aft ern oon s,offeredveh iclelet t erin g an dsomesimplest ripin g ,an din vit edmy frien ds t oDJoldies.Ih adag oodfrien d,Ren e,wh ost art ed t h eSuavecit oSouldiesn ig h t sin Oak lan d,an dh e wast h efirstperson Iin vit edt ojoin me.Iusedt o g ooutt oh isDJn ig h t srelig iously in Oak lan dan d dan ceon Friday n ig h t satt h eG olden Bul l .Itwasso memorable,an dh earin g t h atmusic alsog avemea sen seofcomfortt h atallowedmet opain tbet t er. Kust om Sun day g rew in t oafun even t .Th ere'dbe lin esofpeoplewh o'dsh ow up in t h eiroldsch ools. W ewouldbarbecuean dpeoplewouldwat ch me pain t . From t h eg arag e,Ien dedup movin g aroun d t h ecit y an d h avin g t h em wit h t h elowridercoun cil atLaRazaPark ,G olden G at ePark ,an d even on ein LA.Iin vit edot h erpain t ersan d DJsan d I'vemade someofmy closestfrien dsan d clien t st h roug h t he in t roduct ion smadeon t h eseSun day s. Co n gr a tula tio n s o n yo ur r esid en cy a t The Hea d la n d s.Ho w is it go in g,a n d w ha t m a d eyo u w a n t to w o r k ther e? I'm att h e beg in n in g of my Tourn esolAward period att h eHeadlan dsan d focused on mak in g an ew body ofwork in pain t in g th atreferen ces

alllet t erin g from sig n sin San Fran cisco, usin g my sen sibilit iesasapin st ripert o addresscolor an d composit ion . A lotoft h esig n st h atwerein it ialin spirat ion sfor meareh ere,butalsoh an g in g outon alimb in such afrag ilest at e,soreferen cin g t h eirformsin my work is,in away ,amean st odocumen tan dh oldon t o t h eirmemory .In t h esepain t in g s,Iam ut ilizin g al l t h edifferen tt ech n iquesI'velearn edovert h ey ears, lik elet t erin g ,airbrush ,an dpin st ripin g ,aswell asallowin g my selft omovefreely t h roug h t h ese pain t in g st oreally reflectan dh on ort h eroadt h at 's broug h tmet ot h ispoin t .

Th roug h t h isjourn ey ofwan t in g t obecomeabet t er sig n pain t er,Ih avedevelopedan in t en sein t ern al n eedt ok n ow t h at ,att h een doft h eday ,Ican sust ain an dsupportmy selfsolely wit h t h ebrush .I'm g oin g t h roug h at ran sformat iveperiodan dlearn in g t o mit ig at et h atby repriorit izin g my own creat ivit y. Let's ta lk a b o ut yo ur r ecen t CompleteM achine exh ib it a t th eHo useo f Seiko G a ller y. Th eC ompl et eM achi nesh ow wasamajorpoin tfor me.Irealizedsomet h in g aboutt h eway sIwork an d h ow sh ift in g bet ween pain t in g processesan dusin g abst ract ion couldact ually creat ean imag et h atfel t wh olet ome.Aft ert h esh ow,In ot icedat h readin t he

Top: Complete Machine exhibition at House of Seiko. Installation photo by Graham Holoch, 2023. Bottom right: Detail of La Dona's La Nina Mala ('65 Impala), Installed at SFM OM A, 2022. Photo by Natalie Aleman. Bottom left: Elwell Trucking, work in progress at Headlands Center for the Arts, 2023. Photo by Natalie Aleman.

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g roup ofpain t in g st h atIh adoverlook ed.Th esig n s Ih adcomet oreferen cein t h ework h adall ,in t h at respect ivemomen t ,been n on -fun ct ion in g sig n s. It 'ssomet h in g IsupposeIam reg ularly drawn t o, sig n st h ath avet ran scen dedt h eirorig in alusebut main t ain t h eirvisualpresen cein an en viron men t . Removedfrom t h eirin t en dedfun ct ion ,t h ey ask us t ocon sidersomet h in g el se,may besomet h in g t h at relat est ot h ememoriest h ey 'veh eld,ort olook in t o t h eirsurfacesan dseet h elan g uag eofblue-collar laboran dt ech n icalabilit yt h atpersist san dpresen t s it selft h ere. Tell m ea b o ut th esculptur ea t tha t sho w . Th atwork wasawh oleexperien ce— in t en t ion ally so,t oo! Iwasfeelin g really in spired by bein g in t h ish ug ein dust rialspacewh eremy part n er St eph en doesalotof met alwork an d fabricat ion , an d k in d oft h oug h taboutt h atsculpt ureasbein g aplacet obrin g t og et h erallt h eph y sicalmat erials t h atIwould in t eractwit h in my day -t o-day work , creat in g t h isg lowin g , spark ly , spin n in g , t im e­ k eepin g objectt o pain tin act ion . W edocum en t ed itin 8mm an d in cluded foot ag eofusbot h

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work in g in t h esh op. St eph en h elpedweldan d put t h esespin n in g h ubcapsin t o alig h t box sig n an d Ipain t ed it , surroun ded by allt h emot orcy cles an d mach in ery . Somet h in g aboutdocum en t in g it in t h e8mm film issospecialt o me,becausealot of my firstmemoriesof even seein g an y t h in g lik e t h isrepresen t ed in museumsorin st it ut ion swere from seein g oldKen n et h An g erfilms,an d t h ey werecomplet ely exh ilarat in g .

alsoatacrazy poin tin t imewh en t h eseh ierarch ies bet ween desig n an dartarebeg in n in g t oun ravel t osomedeg reebecauseoft h escarcit yt ech n olog y h ascreat edforpeoplean dobjectmak erst ooperat e in t h eph y sicalrealm.W e'vealsoseen soman y periodsovert h ecourseofarth ist ory ,t h atIt h in k n eg at et h eselin esofseparat ion ,such asperiodsl ik e t h eRen aissan ce,wh ereamajorit y ofwork swere commission edsolely basedon t ech n icalabilit y.

Do yo u ha vefeelin gs a b o ut th eim a gin ed lin e b etw een d esign a n d a r t? Iwen tt h roug h alon g period offeelin g lik emy perceived iden t it y wascompromisedby t he way t h eseworldsareh ist orically separat ed or t h ein h eren th ierarch iesatplay bet ween t h em. Comically ,t h ey each carry such h arsh st ig mas ag ain steach ot h er. I'vecomet ot h isext remely liberat in g poin tin my life,t h oug h ,wh ereI've realized t h eselin esact ually aret h esubjectm at t er att h eforefron tof my work .

W e'veseen “de-sk illin g " in abst ractpain t in g , an d t h eresurg en ceoft h e"craft s" ag ain .Yet ,t h ere rem ain st h iscon versat ion ofwh atsh ould be excluded in art .

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t ocreat in g t h atcommun it y , soIen g ag ewit h t he art ist s.W h en Icreat et h eg roup sh owsorg ofor st udiovisit s,Ialready k n ow wh ot h ey are. I'm pay in g at t en t ion t ot h ework an d I'm h eret oh ave adialog uewit h t h em becauseforitt owork ,we're g oin g t oh avet obeablet obreak breadan d h aveme h elp y ou.Th isisafamily. Freedom Port al s,t h esh ow wit h Pat risseCullors an dn oeolivas,wasimport an tn oton ly from apoin t ofdecolon izat ion butalsoin commun it y h ealin g an dun it y .Th atsh ow isaperfectexampleofh ow spirit ualcon n ect ion play sin t ot h ework Ido.Ifirst metPat rissein person durin g my iy aboraje(elder in it iat ion y earin wh it e.) Ik n ew sh ewasan elderso Icamet osalut eh erproperly.Soon aft ermy spirit ual y ear,weopen edash ow wit h Rash uan Ruck ert h at , t ot h isday ,h oldsaspecialplaceforme.Iask ed Ch arliet oin vit ePat rissean dsh ecamewit h t he Cren sh aw Dairy M art(CDM) family. W eexpressedwan t in g t owork t og et h eran d sch eduledFreedom P ortals.Th en t h em urderof Pat risse'scousin by t h eLAPD h appen ed. Our n um beron efocuswast o mak esurePat risse wasok ay .W emet , an d t h est ren g t h sh esh owed t h atday an d every day aft erissomet h in g Ican 't describe. Sh est illwan t ed t o dot h esh ow an dwe leftitatt h at . Ifeltitwould beaspirit ualsh ow,we n eeded t o bepat ien tan d itwouldbebeaut iful. Ih ad fait h in t h espirit swalk in g wit h met h att h is t imewasat imeofh ealin g forh eran d allofus. Freedom P ortalsdeliveredt h atan d somuch more. Is ther ea "type" o f a r tist th a t sh o w s a t CJG ? It 'saboutmak in g work t h atwillst an d t h et estof t ime. W h en itwasmadean dwh atwash appen in g ish ow itwillbepartof arth ist ory . W h en y ou look back ,wh ataret h eart ist soft h ist imemak in g ? W h o aret h ey ? W h atweret h ey t alk in g about ? W h atweret h eircon versat ion s? W h en itcomest o t h eprog ram atCJG ,every body 'sdoin g t h atwork . W ha t's yo ur m eth o d fo r b r in gin g in n ew a r tists? Forme,an dwit h Ch arlie,y ou comet ot h eg allery an d it 'sadifferen tvibe.W esay h i t oy ou.W e're h appy t oseey ou.W e'reexcit edt ot alk aboutt he art ,wh erein mostplaces,it 'slik e(sh emak esa frown in g face),You'reluck y ift h ey look overaty ou. Th at 'simport an t ,an dt obeablet ospeak open ly ,all t h eart ist sh avebeen ablet ospeak open ly. Och a,an dJack ieAmezquit a. I'm alsoexcit edby t h ework ofPat ssi Valdez,Joey Terrill,Ch rist in a Fern an dez,G uadalupeRosales,M ariaM aea,Soph ie W h o sea r tw o r k excites yo u r ight n o w ? St ark ,an d M asieLove... Ican k eep g oin g . I'm excit edaboutt h ework an dt h ecommun it y t h atCJG ,RafaEsparza,Summaevery t h an g (Lauren W ha t's yo ur fa vo r iteth in g a b o ut go in g in to w o r k? Halsey ),CDM,OzzieJuarez,an d Tlaloc St udios Lowk ey ,buildin g ag reatcom m un it y wit h art ist s. con t in uet ocreat e.W eg ott osh ow ElmerG uevara Ilovebein g in Ch in at own . I'm t h an k fulforevery an d NarcisoM art in ez solosatt h eArmory ,an d day I'm ablet owak eup an d It h an k t h espiritfor Sh izu Saldaman do soloatArtBasel.Comin g in t o g ivin g met h atbreat h t h atI'm n otg uaran t eed. '24 we'reg oin g t obesh owin g Jerry Pen a,Loren a

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sh opsan dwat ch ast h eart isan smadet h em rig h t beforey ourey es.Exit in g t h eoldt own ,wecame acrossadopesh op calledM o lim a o ,wh ich feat ures lifest y leit emslik esh irt s,h at s,an dartprin t smade by Bosn ian sin t h en ameofart ,cult ure,an dst reet . Th eirmot t ois“Fuck Hat e,Let 'sCreat e,”wh ich is somet h in g Iam 10 0 % in ag reemen twit h .On eof my favorit emomen t sin t h ecit y wash eadin g up t ot h ebeaut ifulSa r a jevska Piva r a b r ew er y fora pin toft h eirlocalbeer,Sarajevsk o.St eppin g in side feelslik eg oin g back in t ime,an ditisabit ,asitwas foun dedin 1864.Th ebrewery alsoservedast he on ly placeforSarajevan st og etclean wat erdurin g t h ewar.In ourdrun k en st upordown ,west opped foraproperBosn ian din n erfeastatarest auran t calledIn a t kuca ,wh ich isrig h tacrosst h est ream from t h ebreat ht ak in g cit y h all.M ostot h ert imes, y ou couldfin dmeeat in g burek orcevapi,wh ich can befoun dpret t y much an y wh ere. Pa r is Parisisk n own ast h ecit y oflig h t s,butIwould arg uet h atitist h ecit y ofart . It sbuildin g sare work sofart . It slan g uag eisart . It sfoodisart . It s people,especially,arework sofart .W est ay ed in t h e18th a r r o n d issem en t,wh ich wast he beaut ifulM on t mart ren eig h borh ood. Ilovedit , part icularly becauseitfeltlik et h equin t essen t ial Fren ch experien ce. On t h ecorn erfrom ourAirbn b wasapat isseriean dboulan g eriecalledPa in Pa in , wh ich h adt h emostdelicioush azeln ut ,pist ach io, an d raspberry cak e.Ig otitatleaston ceaweek for ourmon t h -lon g st ay . On eoft h emostmemorableday st h atIh adwas t ak in g an aft ern oon walk aroun dM o n tm a r tr e Cem eter y.In act ualit y ,wesn uck abot t leofwin e in ourbag an dsaton aben ch t oreadbook s aft erwalk in g aroun dt olook atalloft h eg raves, in cludin g t h atofEdg arDeg as,wh oh adapret t y pin k pairofballetslippersh an g in g from h iscry pt door.On eofmy favorit eg alleriesist h atofM a r ia n e Ib r a him ,an dIh avebeen it ch in g t ovisitt h eir Parislocat ion ,wh ich open edin 20 21.Th erewasa delig h t fulexh ibit ion by ruby on y in y ech i aman ze in wh ich sh eexploredbot h t imean dspace.Bein g ataplacein my l ifewh eret imefeelsambig uous an dspaceist emperamen t al,t h esework sreally g ott ome.It 'sh ardt ot h in k aboutt h ebig pict urein y ourday -t o-day .W h en con st rain t sareremoved, lifefeelslik eswimmin g t h roug h t h ewat eran d float in g t h roug h spaceatt h esamet ime.Lat er,we st oppedby TheFo n d a tio n Hen r iCa r tier -Br esso n an dsaw an amazin g ph ot og raph y exh ibit ion by Carolyn Drak e,M enU nt i t l ed,explorin g h er relat ion sh ip t omy t h sofmasculin it y .Th efemale g azeon vuln erablemen ? Imelt ed. Irealizedquick ly t h atin Parisy ou can mak e n obadch oiceasevery t h in g isamemorable

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sect ion dedicat edt osh owcasin g h ow h iswork s werein fluen cedby African Art . Elsewh erein t h eperman en tcollect ion ,t h ey sh owcasedt he sameparallelwit h Picasso.M useums: moreof t h is,please.Ofcourse,wewerereally h erefor M on et 'swat erlilies.An dy es,itiscrowded.My recommen dat ion ? Th row on apairofh eadph on es an dputon somet h in g lik eSergeG ain sbourg . Facet h epain t in g sdirect ly an d slowly side-st ep y ourway acrosst h eg allery .Trustme,people willg etoutofy ourway .(Even t h eon est ak in g pict ures).On cey ou'vecomplet edt h ecirclein on e direct ion ,doitag ain in t h eopposit edirect ion . Th atisprobably ascloseasy ou areg oin g t og ett o Letuscircleback t owh ereIbeg an ,wh ich wasan h eway M on etdesig n editfory ou. aft ern oon att h eM useed eFOr a n ger ie.Un popular experien cin g itt In fact ,it 'spret t y damn close.An dit 'sawon derful opin ion ,butitismy ideaofaperfect ly sized memory t oh oldon t owh en y ou'reon y ourraftat museum. On view wasan exh ibit ion by Amedeo M odig lian i,an dIpart icularly appreciat edt he t h een doft h eworld.—Shaquil leHeath

escapade. Ilovean artbook fair(an dImissedt he on ein San Fran ciscot h isy ear),soIh adalovely t imeatLEBAL'sRollin g PaperFest ival,wh ich h ad aroun d40 publish ersan dart ist son view.A quick visitt ot h eM useed u Qua iBr a n ly result edin a fun exh ibit ion calledFancy!on commemorat ive African clot h s. My favorit emealwast h est eak frit esfort woatt h eBr a ssier Bella n ger in t he 9t h .An dify ou wan tt oread(orwork ) in t he mostbeaut ifulroom y ou'lleverreadin y ourl ife, mak ean appoin t men tfort h eovalroom att he Bib lio thequeNa tio n a led eFr a n ce.

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