Of Our Youth – RETNA • EL MAC from RVCA on Vimeo.

Heres A video that the Good Folks over at RVCA put together for me and the young comrade El MAC. This mural was made possible by RVCA, RIVERA & RIVERA, and Graphaids. Thank You all for your support in our pursuits. My man CUZBIRD helped me with this piece. Just recently he has been diagnosed with cancer, it was great seeing him in this video in better health, I hope for the best, your brother BlackBird.

RETNA and EL MAC have teamed up for another mural, this time in Culver City. Their newest mural, titled Of Our Youth,  can be seen on the side of Graphaids art supply store, on La Cienega between Jefferson and Washington.

The imagery and text used in this mural was inspired by their time spent at Skid Row, while painting their previous mural. The artists met a man by the name of Ralph Woodruff aka Chato and were inspired by this man’s past hardships, experiences and overall outlook on life. His ability to recognize his mistakes and atone for his sordid past was something that resonated with RETNA. The text which reads, “So today I’m trying to change a few things to rectify the situation of my past. So today I’m looking towards the future (of our youth highlighted)” is a quote taken from their conversation.

The mural was made possible by Graphaids , Rivera & Rivera Galley, and RVCA.

Photo Credit: Kohshin Finley

BL!SSS Magazine X The 7th Letter X Bikini Issue from MADSTEEZ on Vimeo.

This is a teaser for the upcoming BL!SSS Magazine swimsuit spread in collaboration with The Seventh Letter. Due out August 1st.

Manifest Equality con RETNA EL MAC y KOFIE from viejas del mercado on Vimeo.

Via Kofie: I think He sums it up properly.

As many of you know the Manifest Equality Mural “JUSTICE” El Mac, Retna and myself painted was white washed over in the first week of April, 2010. My time lapse was the first official release of the process of the wall. Shig & Med of ‘Viejas del Mercado‘ & Mid City Arts just released their video of the wall, a homage and funeral doc of sorts. Deep and beautiful. They captured a certain tone in this one, as if they new the wall wasn’t going to last much longer….

El Mac, Retna & Kofie: JUSTICE Mural for Manifest Equality- Time lapse: from Augustine Kofie on Vimeo.

MindTheGap from RVCA on Vimeo.

This was a wall that SABER REVOK MAC and Myself did in Brooklyn NY.

I recently went down to go chill with the southern birds they let me play in their ocean for a bit here are a few snaps….Got to see the Fam Ewok, Liz ROC, Mr. Tenore, Dmote, Cricket, Kelsey Brooks, and the rest of the RVCA camp..

RETNA at RVCA from RVCA on Vimeo.