Mear One Giclee Print

MEAR ONE
EXPLORING EARLIER FUTURES MEAR ONE considers the possibility that the stories we’ve been told are more than just myth, that we are all perhaps part of a much longer historical identity than we’ve been taught, a history that has been kept from our knowing.
18×24″ giclee print on Moab Entrada 290 gsm archival ink paper. Signed & numbered alongside a graphic icon embellishment. Each print comes with a signed artist rendition designer Certificate of Authenticity. Edition of 200. Read MEAR ONE’s statement on EXPLORING EARLIE

Biography

Bio :

MEAR ONE (Kalen Ockerman) has been at the forefront of LA’s graffiti and mural culture for nearly three decades. He is famous for having pioneered the Melrose graffiti art movement in the late 80s and is considered by many to be LA’s most prolific public muralist. Early on in his career, MEAR gained his recognition for building the bridge between graffiti art and fine art. He was the first graffiti artist to exhibit at the infamous 01 Gallery on Melrose, as well as at 33 1/3 Gallery in Silverlake, where Banksy would later debut his first North American show. MEAR ONE’s work was part of the landmark Art in the Streets 2011 exhibit at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. He is perhaps best known for constructing powerful narratives juxtaposing philosophy, ancient mythology and modern politics to inspire an evolved consciousness. This interpretation of reality is achieved through balanced dialogue between realism and the supernatural. MEAR ONE helps us envision the sublime spirit of our time – not by escaping reality, but by confronting it head on.