Seeking Heaven

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Strong Hug

One busy December night in Miami during Art Basel I run into Asylm. He says, "Hey dude I brought a painting from Los Angeles for you, let's go to my car" The painting is now hanging in the kitchen at my pad. It goes perfect with the appliances and wall colors.

I want to thank you for the piece. Strong Hug from Miami dog.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

YNOT was an inspiration to his family and friends, born with the courage to follow his dreams and do exactly what he wanted to. Always turning a bad situation on its head, his charisma was contagious, his energy, magnetic.

He was a young man who grew up without a father-figure and like so many others, found his own way, choosing art as a means of expression. Whereas graffiti in Miami was looked down upon for many years, YNOT possessed unparalleled curiosity about the genre. His friends in the community loved that about him, and tried their best to share new techniques, brainstorm concepts and push his talent. Not only did YNOT master street art in his own right, but went on to develop a successful tattoo business, taking his art from a form that is intrinsically transient to absolute permanence.

A memory can be so much more than the sum total of facts or failures or achievements. YNOT left behind a young son who is now ten months and a family who loves him. Raising money for them and keeping his legacy alive, t-shirts sporting the artist’s signature tag have generated more than $3,500 in the past few months, the first set of which were distributed at his early August funeral. Dose is currently in the process of setting-up a foundation for YNOT’s son but until then, 100% of proceeds are going direct to the family. All who wear the shirts help keep his memory and dreams alive, championing what he stood for and the free spirit that he was.

For more information about the YNOT LIVES movement please visit the website at www.ynotlives.com.