Mid-City Arts is proud to present a live painting event and exhibit opening featuring two of Los Angeles’ most respected graffiti artists: Retna and The Mac. The opening event takes place Sunday June 7th 12pm – 6pm at 33Third. The art exhibit will be on display in the adjoining Mid-City Arts gallery, which recently hosted the first ever gallery exhibit from Chaka, LA’s most infamous graffiti writer.
Entitled the Knight, this new RETNA and The Mac collaboration embodies Los Angeles culture with delicate precision. RETNA’s signature typography flanks the portrait with pensive Spanish prose to the left and an excerpt from Marvin Gay’s “What’s Goin’ On” to the right, and finally tipping the brim of the hat with the inscription “Only Love Can Conquer Hate.”
The Mac is no stranger to intricate shading techniques and stoic portraiture. Much of his most recent work plays with topographical and moire patterns in fine detail. Here he’s utilized a circulating moire technique giving this striking figure an almost relaxed intensity.
The mural is located off Jefferson Blvd. in Baldwin Hills, CA, just east of La Brea.
It’s that time again, we have more free stuff to give away. Each month we ask our readers to tell us a little bit about themselves and in return for some freebies. This month we’ve got our hands on the “Hope” editions for Barack Obama by Shepard Fairey and The Mac. We have one of each print to give away. For a chance to win complete the survey by Clicking Here.
Entitled the Knight, this new 
