Eric Valdez

I’ll be participating in some great events that’l be coming up really soon…like tomorrow. Here’s the rundown:

TOMORROW:

A few days ago I got an invite to show some paintings and whatnot at a couple of spots during this rad St. Patty’s Day event in the Pasadena Playhouse District. A couple of pieces will be up at the Playhouse, where Janis Joplin’s famous psychedelic Porsche will be located, and a few doors down at Zona Rosa Coffe‘s art show.

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March 22nd

Alex Trillo and the good folks at Art! The Magazine are putting on another event at the legendary Vex and I’ve been asked to be the featured artist.

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March 28th:

A while back I submitted a design to Global Inheritance for TRASHed Coachella. I was chosen to participate and now I’m painting a big recycling bin that a bazillion people will be seeing at Coachella. All of the bins will be on display before both weekends of the festival, some come take a look. It’ll be fun!

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Here’s the design I submitted.

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This guy will be losing his socks in the final version.

April 6th:

Deadmundo and Sketch are putting together another great show and this time it’ll be at one of my favorite spots in Highland Park, Mi Vida.

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I’ll post some info on a couple more up-coming events soon.

This Saturday I will have the honor of, once again, displaying some of my art at The Vex. If you don’t know how important The Vex is then peep this article. If it hadn’t been for punk rock (and comic books), I probably wouldn’t have ended up becoming an artist, so having the opportunity to get some of my art on The Vex’s walls for a second time is a huge honor and means a lot to me.

My pieces will be up during my buddy Brando Von Badsville‘s show, Angel City Stomp. It’s a psychobilly show, so I’m not too familiar with the bands that are playing, but if Brando is putting it together then it should be a rad show.

ANGEL CITY STOMP @ The Vex
Live: THE SWAMPYS (Belgium), THE CHOP TOPS (Santa Cruz), Reckless Ones (MN), Screamin Rebel Angels (NY), The Grims, The Quaranteds, The Radarmen;
-Special Features: Full Bar, Smoking Patio, Art Show, Secured Parking Lot +Tons of FREE parking along bldgs in back corridor
-SPECIAL NOTE: Look for the GIANT MASK on the bldg
-$15 PreSale / Doors at 6:30pm / ALL AGES
-5240 Alhambra Ave, Los Angeles CA 90032
-Facebook Event: HERE
-Nearby Hotels: Starlight Inn, Best Western, Comfort Inn
-Vendor Rates: Email for info
-Pre-Sale Tix: HERE
-Pre-Sale Tix Outlets:
*LIBERTY VINTAGE / BIG ED’S RECORDS (2146 E 4th Street, Long Beach)* *REDZONE DTLA (629 S Broadway, Los Angeles 90014)*
*SPITFIRE INTERIORS (12907 Philadelphia st, Whittier)*

Here’s some graphic design stuff that I’ve done lately. My girlfriend, Andee, has started an event planning company and she’s already helped produce some great events, which is how I ended up making these flyers.

The most recent flyer is for Viva La Graza, a rockabilly festival on February 16th in L.A., which should be a lot of fun if you dig retro stuff. I’ll have a couple of pieces in the art exhibit portion of the event. If retro culture isn’t your bag, then just come by and gawk at a bunch of latinos dressed up like the cast of The Outsiders.

I’ve been living in the lovely Boyle Heights section of L.A. for over three years and I haven’t had the opportunity to display my art in the area…until now! Well, not now, but very soon!

Eastside Luv is one of my favorite places in Boyle Heights and it’s a bar that I frequent pretty regularly, so being allowed to put my art up on walls that other talented artists have filled before me is a huge honor that I do not take lightly.

My exhibition entitled “Geeking Out!” (for obvious reasons) will run from October 6th to October 28th and the opening reception will be on October 6th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. It’ll be a blast, I promise. Click below to get a better look at the flyer.

I’ve always wanted to have an opening reception for a solo show that is more like a party than the usual art exhibition opener, and this is definitely going to be a party. Seriously, it’s gonna go off, so join me for a night of drinks, music, and art in various mediums based on all kinds of pop-culture stuff that I obsessively geek out over.

If you’ve never been to ESL, then you’re missing out. There’s ALWAYS incredible art up on the walls and there are a lot of fun events that take place weekly. One of my favorite regular events at ESL is MorrisseyOke™, which is why I’m thrilled to have a mini-MorrisseyOke™ session at my opening reception. Click here to find out what KPCC has to say about MorrisseyOke™.

If that’s not enough to get you to come out then check this out: the first 25 people in attendance and all MorrisseyOke™ participants will receive a limited edition print.

It’s been years since I last made buttons, so a new batch is way over due. I just placed an order for limited amounts of 10 designs and I’ll make more depending on how many of these I’m able to get rid of. This batch will feature a buch of new designs based on some old paintings and miscellaneous graphic design projects, as well as one from EricValdezArtDotCom Button Set – Series 1. Most of these buttons, along with a couple of new ones that I’m working on, will soon only be available in EricValdezArtDotCom Button Set – Series 2 and 3, which will be limited to about 50 sets each. The last series was supposed to be limited to 50 sets, but I’m not sure if I ended up making that many.

Those buttons in Series 1 that aren’t the David Bowie buttons haven’t been made since and won’t be made ever again. The same will go for some of the buttons in this current batch. Once they’re gone, they’re gone for good.

Where will they be available? I dunno, stay tuned for places that I’ll be vending at. I’m sure they’ll also be available at a couple of rad L.A. area shops and eventually online when I get my poop in a group and finish setting up my Etsy store.

Adam Yauch aka MCA aka Nathanial Hörnblowér
August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012

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Last Friday’s opening of the 8-Bit Tropical show at Chatismo 101 Studio in Long Beach was a lot of fun. Chee-Bo Amado put together a great night of chiptune-based music and game-influenced art and the place was packed the entire night. The exhibition runs until mid-May, so stop by if you’re in Long Beach.

I contributed 3 pieces and prints will be available soon.

Andee Plays Donkey Kong

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Nintendo Entertainment System – Lucha Libre


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Nintendo Entertainment System – ¡Chanclaso!

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