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Post by sleepboy on Oct 29, 2008 8:36:52 GMT -8
  His stuff is so cool. I can't get past how nice the lettering is. There was a nice interview posted up on fecal face today. Some snippets Seeing your work close up shows me how labor intensive it must be, care to shed some light on the process? The process in my work is similar to that of the city. The work builds its foundation through memory. In order to create a good painting you must put a lot of history in the piece. With my work the details are within the layers. Each layer tells its own story. I do everything from collage, to using charcoal, oil and acrylic paints, pens, markers, aerosol, etc. I try to step away from myself and imagine the perspective of other people, the look and feel of other environments rather than just my own. Some of your work and script seems to be Asian influenced. How much has Asian culture influenced your work? I have traveled to Asia at least twenty times, mostly to Japan and recently, Thailand and China. The influence I do receive from Asia is in terms of how I approach the work, and the way I let some things breath within the space. When one goes to a different culture, time after time, eventually that is going to influence the person. My script has been influenced by these experiences. Calligraphy and script are not the only focus of my work. They are elements and parts of my work that I use to draw with to show lines that carry meaning as symbols embedded with emotion. Would you say there is still a lot of experimentation in your work? Yes there is a lot of experimentation. Each new work must be original, must be groundbreaking from my last one. In my show 'Adaptation / Translation', the works have really jumped somewhere new, a different "elsewhere" as I say. I used a lot of new materials and mixed my own paints and chalks and worked with pigments not available in the market that my biologist friend makes for me. I would say my studio is more like a laboratory. |
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Post by thewalrus on Oct 29, 2008 10:05:35 GMT -8
Parla is far and away my favorite artist working today.
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Post by Bytor on Oct 31, 2008 7:38:09 GMT -8
WOW! this is great work, He really takes lettering to a whole new level. You see it up close and you see the lettering but you back away and it looks like a beautiful contemporary piece and they way he uses colors, it gives it an illusion of light and depth.
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Post by wallakndy on Oct 31, 2008 12:24:56 GMT -8
Josés current London show at Elms Lesters is spectacular. For those of you overseas I have a slide show on flickr here. hope you enjoy them.  |
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Post by juggernut3 on Nov 1, 2008 16:24:53 GMT -8
Ian, those are the best photos I've seen of any show... ever! I never noticed Parla incorporated chinese characters! I noticed in your pictures that he has so much texture. Its amazing how much details are missed by the casual pictuers other post.
Thanks again for your pictures!
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Post by artallday on Dec 1, 2008 16:38:40 GMT -8
I bet they look rich/textured in the flesh.
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Post by StephenW on Dec 1, 2008 23:51:05 GMT -8
I love how Parla's work is so deceiving when you first look at it. As you stare at it longer, those "scribbles" are actually his own version of calligraphic writing. Amazing lines and patterns.
WK: Stunning photos.
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Post by StephenW on Dec 2, 2008 0:41:38 GMT -8
I bet they look rich/textured in the flesh. Art porn.   |
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Post by lowpro on Dec 2, 2008 1:09:48 GMT -8
FUCK! I would give just about anything for one of his paintings! His watercolors, the only work of his in my price range, do very little for me. Oh well. I know one of these will never be a reality, so I'll enjoy them from afar.
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Post by meatbag on Dec 4, 2008 16:30:42 GMT -8
f**k! I would give just about anything for one of his paintings! His watercolors, the only work of his in my price range, do very little for me. Oh well. I know one of these will never be a reality, so I'll enjoy them from afar. Yea, I'm with yea low. Can't see it ever happening for me either. |
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Post by sleepboy on Dec 19, 2008 0:20:21 GMT -8
I bought one of these Parla shirts from The Standard. I thought it was pretty cool. Yes, i know...it doesn't make me cool but I can pretend.  |
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Post by y on Dec 19, 2008 12:00:15 GMT -8
I was not too familiar with his work, I should do more research about him.
What is the price range of his canvas? Just asking by curiosity, it's probably out of my reach.
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Post by jujurocs on Dec 19, 2008 12:10:52 GMT -8
10K - 50K for Canvases and works on Wood. 5K and under for works on paper.
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Post by cocollect on Dec 19, 2008 14:23:17 GMT -8
Really? I was under the impression that his watercolors went in the $12,000-$14,000 range. I don't think you can find anything under 10K these days from Parla.
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Post by sleepboy on Dec 19, 2008 17:32:39 GMT -8
Really? I was under the impression that his watercolors went in the $12,000-$14,000 range. I don't think you can find anything under 10K these days from Parla. +1 the canvases are even more maybe 30K and above? |
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Post by y on Dec 19, 2008 18:46:42 GMT -8
Thank you for the information... they are definitely nice, but really expensive!
It's my second post now... this is a great forum! I like the attitude of everybody here.
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Post by juggernut3 on Dec 19, 2008 22:06:19 GMT -8
Y, Welcome to the board. You picked a good artist to start off with. Cocollect and Sleepy are right on for his prices. Parla is working his way up the food chain and deservedly so. He has a show at Cristina Grajales in Manhattan. Its about to close down (they extended it to the 29th of Dec I think) so if any of you are in the area, don't hesitate. Here's a piece most people haven't seen. It belongs to Cristina (the gallery owner) and is in her office. Parla made this for her as a birthday present. Its one of my favorite Parla's to date...  Close up left:  Close up right:  As you can see, his calligraphy and layering is incredible. Here's my favorite watercolor of his:  |
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Post by svenman on Dec 21, 2008 12:07:22 GMT -8
that must of been a happy, happy, birthday! what an awesome piece of art  |
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Post by lowpro on Dec 22, 2008 10:56:00 GMT -8
What is the price range of his canvas? Just asking by curiosity, it's probably out of my reach. To further illustrate just how out of reach he is for most, myself especially included, here's the only painting that his representing gallery, Elms Lester, has available at the moment. $110k! Yes, it's enormous, but it does nothing for me. Just a very discouraging price tag all around. Antagoniser, Opportunist, Propaganda Abuser, Culture Vulture, Booster, Seducer, 2008 Mixed media on wood 122 x 214cm (6’ x 4’)  Question: Was there ever a point where a normal sized painting (2x3 or 3x4 say) was in an affordable range (say $10k or so)? How long has Jose been working his way up the food chain? Was it a very sudden rise? I imagine he must've grinded it out for a little, even if it was for way less time than most other artists, and just really wish I had heard about him before....well....now, when he's so far out of my range it's scary. And juggernaut...I would have to agree. That piece you posted is hands down one of the finest these eyes have seen too. Although that piece Stephen posted, with the greens and the paint just rippling off the wood, is still hands down the silliest (in the best way humanly possible) pieces of art I've ever seen. |
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Post by meatbag on Dec 24, 2008 15:05:56 GMT -8
dam jug, that piece is sick. His work is at such another level. Wish my bank out was at that kinda level. haha.
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Post by wallakndy on Dec 24, 2008 15:12:52 GMT -8
Prices have climbed steeply in the last 24 months. Last January I bought a water colour for £3,500 GBP, today that same piece would cost you £13,500 primary!
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Post by juggernut3 on Dec 29, 2008 13:53:09 GMT -8
^Agree with Ian on the watercolor. I wish I had the foresight he had to get the watercolor at that price as opposed to the current level his work has ascended to. Walter... there was definately a time when his 2x3 or 3x4 was 10k or below... but that was time has now past.  Parla actually has been around for a long time. It's ironic that you asked that question (which is a very legitimate question that I first asked when I discovered him and his prices) because Stephen and I were visiting a friend yesterday and enjoying his collection. We noticed a 14x20 inch (roughly) metal piece with some gorgeous calligraphy... sure enough it was a parla purchased at a group show a few years back... I think he said they purchased it for under a $100. Our jaws dropped through the floor... |
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Post by devours on Dec 30, 2008 13:06:46 GMT -8
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Post by lowpro on Dec 30, 2008 23:27:52 GMT -8
Thanks for heads up. Just ordered one. Not cheap, but probably well worth it, especially when considering the limited print run.
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Post by benvan on Dec 31, 2008 6:30:29 GMT -8
Man, I wish he would come out with a good, comprehensive 20-40 dollar book, open edition.
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Parla actually has been around for a long time. It's ironic that you asked that question (which is a very legitimate question that I first asked when I discovered him and his prices) because Stephen and I were visiting a friend yesterday and enjoying his collection. We noticed a 14x20 inch (roughly) metal piece with some gorgeous calligraphy... sure enough it was a parla purchased at a group show a few years back... I think he said they purchased it for under a $100. 