Going to Love You - Mark Gonzales
Going to Love You - Mark Gonzales
Description
This new series of works features paintings depicting characters with heart-shaped heads in various emotional states and situations, sometimes teetering between the ordinary and the extraordinary. From tender moments of love to unexpected skateboarding scenes, the work is filled with a new iteration of the emotional "schmoo" characters.
Mark Gonzales is an American artist and professional skateboarder best known for his profound contribution to the development of street skateboarding from the mid-1980s onwards. Gonzales's creative vision is evident in his ability to perform inventive new tricks using existing urban architecture such as handrails, stairs, and ledges. His art stems from the skateboarding scene itself and includes illustrating fanzines, often featuring surreal and humorous characters, as well as producing and collaborating on projects with Harmony Korine and Spike Jonze. Born on June 1, 1968, in South Gate, California, he began skateboarding at age 13 and founded the company Blind Skateboards in 1989. While pursuing his sporting career, the artist began drawing in his spare time and created graphics for Krooked Skateboards. Since then, he has collaborated with clothing brands Supreme and Adidas, among others. He currently exhibits his work at the Brooklyn Museum, where 40 of his magazines are featured in the exhibition “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines.” He lives and works in New York.
Exhibition at HVW8 Gallery
Going to Love You by Mark Gonzales
February 24th – April 7th, 2024
Nieves in Collaboration with HVW8
10.5 x 10.5 cm
Color offset
First edition 2024
ISBN 978-3-907179-74-1
