http://joshuasilveira.com The works of Joshua Silveira Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:00:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently completed a mural inside University Art in Sacramento.  The mural consisted of three characters; Nina Simone, Miles Davis and Grant Green.  I painted the characters along with some added design and color on the entrance wall to the East.  All the characters were painted using ... http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=130 I recently had the opportunity to do a pair of limited edition custom Vans for the Grouch. Doing research and putting ideas together for the different panels, heels, and tongues was fun but challenging at the same time. I ended up lacing both inside and outside panels with ... http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=123 I recently came across some old photos I had of a mural that Hermano and i did last year.  The mural was painted with Montana Gold spray paint.  The birds were cut out of wood then drilled into the slat wall using spacers so they would pop off the exterior ... http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=122 My good friend Nate Wragg and myself have decided to begin work on a new project. The overall theme is music. We plan to do a series of individual work along with some colabos. We're shooting for next Summer sometime for a show date. I'll be ... http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=114 I drew a an old friend last week in white charcoal and really liked how it turned out. Below i've posted a couple pictures of the drawing along with a picture of Freddy and me. http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=109 I was approached by writer Josh Fernandez from the Sacramento News & Review to do a story on my art. I happily excepted and he came by the studio last week to chat and take photos. If you wanna check out the article i posted a link down ... http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=108 I'll have a piece in this year's Circus Show on September 13th at the Verge Gallery. The theme for the show is exposing cruelty to animals in the circus. Not exactly something you'd see my art in but, when artist/currator Gale Hart approached me months ago and asked ... http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=106 A lot of folks have been asking when i'll be showing again... well the time has come. I'll have work showing at 111 Minna Gallery on Thursday Januray 3rd 2008. I'm looking forward to it and i hope to see you there. The vibe should ... http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=85 I linked up with my boy Asia for another project. He's going on tour again, this time he's gonna be accompanied by Slick Rick and others. As soon as i get the full list of artists on the tour i'll edit the post. But anyhow, he wanted ... http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=82 Earlier this year I met some hip-hop kats from Iceland. Rain is a dope Emcee who has a serious passion for music and it shows in his rhymes. Troopa is the Producer... and that kat is no joke. His beats have you stuck for days! ... http://joshuasilveira.com/?p=77