Saturday, February 23, 2008

THE ART OF V2 MAY 31- OCT 3 2008

AS OF DECEMBER 2009 THIS SERIES IS PART OF A SHOW CALLED "MICKEYANIC" AND CURRENTLY EXHIBITING AT DISNEY'S HAMMERSMITH OFFICE IN LONDON, UK. To purchase any of the work please visit www.venturaexitart.com


6. 'or not to be' [on wood canvas] enamel / acrylic on wood 48x48.

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7. 'get your fix' [on wood canvas] enamel / acrylic on wood 48x48.

GET YOUR FIX PILL BOY by valerio ventura

you came into my heart
spread green wings
and said you make it real

you gave me 7 nights for free
i popped you before bed
i'm spinning dizzy

you're my hipnotic agent
i think i'm falling
this is happening so fast

you opened up the sky
this is better than my addiction
you are my butterfly
my severe reaction

your taste is unpleasant
it gives me a headache
I love you my green friend
you make me feel better

let's stay together
we'll leave our troubles behind
i love you green butterfly
you blow my mind.

All writing. All rights reserved. ©2008 Valerio Ventura
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3. 'it’s all good' [framed] enamel / acrylic on wood 48x48.
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4. 'village ghetto land' [framed] enamel / acrylic on wood 48x48.
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5. 'freak-a-zoid' [on wood canvas] enamel / acrylic on wood 48x48.
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'the eye' [on wood canvas] pen, black ink, acrylics on wood 24x24. SOLD
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OIL & ENAMEL ON PAPER


26. 'let me help u' oil and enamel on paper 11x20.
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21. 'don’t' oil and enamel on paper 11x14. SOLD
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22. 'freak-a-zoid #2' oil and enamel on paper 11x14.
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23. 'imbecille' oil and enamel on paper 11x17. SOLD
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24. 'thumbs up' oil and enamel on paper 11x14. SOLD
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19. 'zoix! #8' oil and enamel on paper 11x14. SOLD
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30. 'i love slogans' oil and enamel on paper 18x20.
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29. 'more money' oil and enamel on paper 12x20.
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28. 'war is caal!' oil and enamel on paper 11x17.
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27. 'give me' oil and enamel on paper 11x14. SOLD
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20. 'i need a pill' oil and enamel on paper 11x14.
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40. 'apathy' oil and enamel on paper 18x20. SOLD
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THE ART OF VALERIO VENTURA - MAY 31 2008
original art, prints, fashion, and films.
Where: Wax Poetic Gallery
3200 West Magnolia Blvd
Burbank CA 91505
818..843.9469
Records will be spinning, refreshment will be served

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URBIS


"Funky City" 16x20, 24x30, 30x40

Art Type Open Edition Giclee or Canvas Wrap
Media Digital / Hand Signed

This piece is available in different sizes, visit MY STORE link for more details.

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This piece is available in different sizes, visit MY STORE link for more details.

"The Lookout" 16x20, 24x30, 30x40
Art Type Open Edition Print or Canvas Wrap
Media Digital / Hand Signed

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"No Bills" 24x30


"High Fifteen" 24x24


"Saw Kill" 24x30


"Spy" 24x24


"Circle" 24x24


"Sixty-Eight" 24x30

All the above are available on stretched canvas.
Wrapped around 1" 3/4 Douglas Fir Natural wood stretch bars.
Limited Edition of 100 hand signed
Printed with HP Latest technology Z3100 printer.
UV 200 years archival inks, 11 colors process on fine art archival canvas.

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But what are these symbols? I spent five years going all over the country and some parts of Europe to photograph over five-thousand of these symbols and recorded the making of this project. Welcome to Urbis, what I call "Urban Archeology", a different way to look at our pavement.
The article below was published by wired magazine a couple of years after I had built a clothing line around these acronyms. The line is called EXIT, and you can find that on my clothing line web site. (exitbrand.us)

Urban Markup Language:

The next time you pound the pavement, keep your eyes
on the ground. You'll notice the curious spray-painted
markings, leaping lines, arrows, crosses, swooshes,
and strange acronyms that make up a form of street
graffiti that's actually on the street. What do these
weird tags mean? The runes augur the arrival of
jackhammers and backhoes. A few days before any
urban dig starts, an excavator marks up the designated
area, usually in white, and alerts the local underground
notification service center. The center puts out a call to
the telcos, electric companies, water-works and cable
outfits that subscribe to the service. The firms responds
by dispatching workers with spray cans to map buried
infrastructure. If you know the lingo, you can visualize
the dense architecture that sprawls beneath our streets.

The paint colors are fairly standard;
Red denotes power lines; yellow flags oil and gas; blue
is for fresh water; green indicates sewage; purple
highlights reclaimed H2O;
and orange tags communications or cable TV lines.

Some acronyms, like MCI or SBC, are obvious; others
aren't. IP, for example, means "iron pipe," and USA
stands for "underground service alert" the
aforementioned area slated for excavation).

by Erik Davis for WIRED Magazine, September 2004






Black Ink Pen. Color Inks, Acrylics on Copy paper
Photoshop: Compositing.
11x17, 22x34
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ART MITZVAH 2007

"ART MITZVAH" Infusion Gallery Group Show - DT Los Angeles CA

Show Invite


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LITTLE BILLY FOUND HIS POISON


I used this painting to create a CD cover (below) for the band Billy Boy On Poison. I wrote the poem on the painting as a warning. If you see a green butterfly, please don't make it your friend. Eventually the fairy dust will kill you in so many different ways you won't even know you're dead.

this is on the painting:

"LITTLE BILLY FOUND HIS POISON" by Valerio Ventura
you came into my heart
spread green wings
and said you make it real
you gave me seven nights for free
i popped you before bed
i'm spinning dizzy
you are my hipnotic agent
i think i'm falling
this is happening so fast
you opened up the sky
this is better than my addiction
you are my butterfly
my severe reaction
your taste is unpleasant
it gives me a headache
i love you my green friend
you make me feel better
lets stay together
we'll leave our worries behind
i love you green butterfly
you blow my mind

Acrylic, Quill Pen, Black Ink on Strathmore Board and Wood
18x30
Price $2,600.00 SOLD

Promo CD Cover

Quill Pen, Black Ink on Strathmore Board
Photoshop: Red Color Superimposed
5x5
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UN-ANIMATED!

"UN-ANIMATED" Universal Art Gallery Group Show - Venice CA

Show Invite

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NCOMPASS

Group Show - NCompass 1/14/06 West Hollywood, California

"Village Ghetto" 12x20 Pen, Black Ink, Acrylics on Cardboard Box SOLD


"I'm Stuffed" 8x10 Pen, Black Ink, Acrylics on Cardboard Box SOLD


"Post It 1&2" 5x10 Pen, Black Ink, Acrylics on Cardboard Box


This was a great event, I was showing together with my friend and amazing artist Glenn Fox, and to top it all, Vinx, one of my favorite artists was performing.
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ZOIX!

One Man Show - 12/12/06 Burbank California
"Give Peace" Series







Quill Pen, Black Ink 9x9 $300.00 each ALL SOLD
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This is a new series I did specifically for this show. Actor, Comedian Katt Williams purchased many of my pieces that evening including this series. Thanks Katt! Also thanks to those who bought the rest of the paintings but want to remain anonymous.
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F.A.M.e.

Group Show - 10/22/05 The Mayer Building, Hollywood California

"USA Precision" 20x30 Acrylics On Wood $1,800.


"Hole" 30x20 Acrylics On Wood $1,200.


"Urban Tag 1" 20x30 Acrylics On Wood $1,400. SOLD


"High" 20x30 Acrylics On Wood $1,800.


"Give More" 38x60 Acrylics On Wood $4,800.


"LA Fashion District" 38x60 Acrylics On Wood $4,800. SOLD

"F.A.M.e." The Louis B. Mayer Building Group Show - Hollywood CA
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