Scientist – Scientist rids the World of the evil curse of the Vampires (1981)

Scientist – Scientist wins the world cup (1982)

Scientist and Jammy – Scientist and Jammy strike back (1983)

Youtube Playlist of Scientist.

A few album covers with amazing artwork and tracks of the Legendary Dub Champion Scientist. Along with icons King Tubby and Lee Perry, Scientist is king of the Dub.

Read about his discography, working with Studio One and Channel One Studios, and recording with the likes of Barrington Levy, King Tubby and Prince Jammy HERE. 

Check back for a special upcoming project at the HVW8 Gallery …. soon come!

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Scientist with HVW8 Art Installation Coxsone Dodd painting at the HVW8 Gallery.

Get the Scientist Meets the Space Invaders T-shirt HERE.

Daryl at the Gallery.

HVW8 Logo shirt HERE.

The classic Kevin Lyons  Bone, Thugs and Typography fresh off the press.

Bone, Thugs n Typography available HERE.

Yoshi from Megane / Star Graphics Japan stops by. More HVW8 Shirts.

Young Adults throws the deuces in the classic Parra Heavyw8. Get it HERE.

More HVW8 T-shirts available through 101 Apparel.

Or available at the HVW8 Gallery, Open 1 – 6pm. 661 N. Spaulding, W. Hollywood, 90036.  323 655 4898.

Follow HVW8 on instagram @hvw8tyg

101 Apparel is working with HVW8 in producing and distributing its new clothing line. HVW8 Art + Design Gallery represents and facilitates the spirit and collaboration between art, music and design. In 1998 Tyler Gibney founded HVW8 in Montreal with local artists Gene Pendon and Dan Buller and in 2005 he and Addison Liu opened HVW8 in Los Angeles. With a focus in supporting avant-garde graphic design, it soon became the premier underground gallery in Los Angeles and over the past three years has featured artists such as Parra, Geoff McFetridge, Kevin Lyons, Ed Templeton, Lance Mountain, Mos Def with Cognito, Charles Munka, and Michael Leon.

Noah Butkus’s ‘Slippery People’

Pulled from Noah Butkus’s ‘Slippery People’ exhibition at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery in 2010. Black on Yellow, and Black on White.

 Scientist – Space Invaders

HVW8 and 101 Apparel presents a special collaboration with Scientist. This is the first in a series collaborations Scientist.

The Space Invaders album was produced by Mikey “Roots” Scott & Linval Thompson. The recording was done at Channel One Studios backed by the Roots Radics, and mixed at King Tubby’s. The recording was by Stanley “Barnabas” Bryan, Anthony “Crucial Bunny” Graham and Maxwell “Maxie” Livington Smith.

HVW8 /Parra

Dutch illustrator Parra continues his long standing relationship with HVW8 by creating a new look on the HVW8 logo.
Available in two colorways: black print on white tee and white print on black tee.

Skypager HVW8 Logo

L.A.’s infamous Skypager’s take on HVW8.

Blue and Black on Grey or White

Bone Thugs and Typography

Kevin Lyons reworks a classic adding a typographic flip.

Black on White, or White on Black.

HVW8 Logo

Charles Munka – Double Knock Out

From Charles Munka’s ‘Double Knock Out’ Exhibition at the
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery in 2010.

Green and Yellow on White or Grey.

Tyger

HVW8 Political Minded 

Starting in 2003, HVW8 Art Installation created a series of exhibitions titled ‘Political Minded’ in Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Munich.

Green and Black on White.

Revolution / Evolution 

Classic HVW8 design tells us to keep it moving through the power of Art and Music.

White and Gold on Black.

View the Catalog HERE.

Exhibitions:

Marc McKee Seen/UnKnown

We started the year off with Mark McKee’s Seen/Unknown. This exhibit consisted of a selection of Mark McKee’s personal favorites from over 20 years of legendary skateboard artwork. From old classic decks to new limited edition prints to never-before-seen original drawings and paintings, McKee’s work is a must see for skateboarders and art enthusiasts alike.

Read more on Transworld Skateboard site.

Dust La Rock’s Joking Victim

Joshua Prince, aka Dust La Rock, made his Los Angeles gallery debut with the new exhibition Joking Victim, an intimate, stark exploration into the themes of pain versus pleasure, free will versus destiny, fetishism, the occult and mortality. A true mixed media collaboration, Joking Victim consisted of works on paper, photographs, and a short film in which La Rock teamed with a team of innovative artists to help bring his vision to life, including photographers Angela Boatwright, Kareem Black and tattoo artist JK5. The opening reception featured music by Jokers Of The Scene and culminated with the Los Angeles debut of Bruce LaBruce’s queer cinema horror film L.A. Zombie.

A few photos exist on Mishka’s site.

Anthony Lister Junk Food Arthouse at HVW8

Anthony Lister’s tireless approach to living is an unrelenting approach to art. His name and imagery are on street corners worldwide, accessing a massive audience by way of stickers, aerosol paint and all manner of markers. His paintings, drawings, sculptures and happenings pull from his experiences as a youth in Australia and as a father of two. Super Heroes, skateboarding, graffiti, Australian gangster celebrities, television, jail birds, tattoos, the internet, pop and advertising resurface in his art practice. With invitational residencies in London and New York, a mentorship under Max Gimblett, a CV as long as your arm—including shows at Elms Lester London, New Image Art L.A., Metro 5 Gallery Melbourne and K Gallery Italy—numerous awards and monographs, Anthony Lister’s renown among peers, curators and collectors is testament not just to his extreme productivity but his work’s exceptional potency.

Read more about the opening on LA Weekly.

The How Original Show by Parra

Dutch artist Parra returned to Los Angeles’ HVW8 Art + Design Gallery with The How Original Show. An exhibition consisting of all new work in the form of drawings and paintings, revealing the process of sketch to final piece. Each work is an original, a departure from his well known numbered silkscreen editions. Look out for Parra at the SF MOMA in March.

Read the re-cap on Hypebeast

We Was Them Kids … Group Exhibition

With “We Was Them Kids …”, HVW8 curator Tyler Gibney pulled together some of the finest contemporary artist/designers to have exhibited at the HVW8 Gallery in recent years.

Works ranged from Amsterdam resident Parra’s post-pop imagery of highly saturated colors, vibrant hand-drawn letters and worlds inhabited by hybrid, surreal characters to Geoff McFetridge’s communicative pieces in sculpture, drawing and design that echo with humor and insight. Yogi Proctor proliferates decoys. These works span a variety of mediums, appearances, and approaches, de-stablizing notions of “originality” and “artist” with wit and agility.

From Brooklyn, Kevin Lyons brought his sharp tongue together with sharpie, stepping away from his A-List clientele as Creative Director of the internationally known ad agency Anomoly, to have some fun with his madhouse of characters and type. Brent Rollins (best known for his Boyz In The Hood and Mo Better Blues logos as well as being one of the creators of Ego Trip) continued his visual relationship between design and music, while Miami’s Alvaro Ilizarbe’s work explored space, energy, and tension through hypnotizing large scale black and white patterns.

Winston Tseng and Matt Irving departed from their skateboard and design backgrounds with original work, and French born/Hong Kong resident Charles Munka (well known in Los Angeles for his work with Flying Lotus) brought his post graffiti stylings to round out this exhibition.

A few of Brent Rollin’s prints are still available.

Events :

adidas, HVW8, Snoop and present The Dogg House

In Feburary we hosted the Dogghouse with adidas and Snoop where different artists came to celebrate the art of Joe Cool and Snoop.  We were lucky to have an impromptu performance with Snoop and Dam-Funk in the Gallery parking lot.

Read in more in the LA Times.

HVW8 Podcasts

Since opening the Gallery, we have recorded a number of live music Podcasts with a number of local and international artists and even helped the formation of a couple bands, like Master Blazter and the Hawthorne Headhunters. We continued this tradition with the likes of Strong Arm Steady, J-Davey, Computer Killer at Kutmah to name a few last year, along with ever present hosts Ty G And Just Max.

Listen here. Or Subscribe free via iTunes.

Other :

adidas All Originals, Iconics feat HVW8.

HVW8 Co-Founder Tyler Gibney was featured in the international adidas commericial All Orginals, Iconics ad with Big Sean, Dwight Howard, Snoop Dogg, Odd Future, Jeremy Scott, Sky Ferreira, Pusha T.

Wonder What It Do Music Video :

Our feel good summer music video for Snoop’s “Wonder What It Do” feat. Uncle Chucc.  Produced by HVW8 with Direction by Soupbone.  Also featuring Anwar Carrots, Taz Arnold, dstrbo, le connecteur, Stamp’d, Billy Goods, Computer Jay, J-1, and Battlecat.

HVW8 at Fresh Start in Watts for SEIU

HVW8 has tried to continue a social mandate since its early Political Minded exhibitions.  Last fall we continued this tradition, painting with kids at Ted Watkins Memorial Park in Watts as part with of the SEIU’s Fresh Festival.  

Upcoming - 

This year we’ll continue the good fight with exhibitions from Lisa Leone, Alvaro Ilizarbe and many more, along with music, events and everything quality you expect from HVW8. Make sure to follow at www.hvw8.com

Cheers.

Some early Master Blazter footage from when we had the HVW8 Music Studio in downtown LA, from 2010. Featuring Dam-Funk, Computer Jay, J-1 and Groweyez.

Start the new year off with some World Peace. New HVW8 Podcast with Max and Ty G, recorded a few weeks ago during a cook out at the Gallery … listen HERE.

Or subscribe free via iTunes.

follow HVW8 at @tyghvw8 on instagram

‘Premiere, Q-Tip, Nas, Large Professor’

‘Wu Tang Clan’

‘Fugees video shoot – East Harlem’

‘Marisa Tomei’

Photographs from Lisa Leone.  Look for her inaugural exhibition at HVW8 Gallery in early 2012.

A few photos from last Thursday’s HVW8 Sound System take over of Dance Right, featuring Gemini Twin, Ty G, Max and Alfred Hawkins.

A photo from this weekend’s Holiday Party.

Happy Holidays from HVW8. All the Best in 2012.

This Saturday we’ll be having our Annual Holiday Party and Print Sale from 1 to 7pm.

Featuring prints and pieces from past HVW8 Exhibitions.

Please come by and have a drink and maybe get a piece from one of your favorite artists. If not in the Los Angeles area make sure to check our online shop as we will be updating with new inventory as well as prints and pieces from past exhibitions. Email info@hvw8.com for any shipping questions.

HVW8 Sound System featuring Gemini Twin  (G.F.F. / Galactic Funk Federation / Funkmosphere), Ty G and Just Max (HVW8 / SSLA) and Alfred Hawkins (Firecraker / Townhouse) takes on Dance Right  this Thursday.

Come through!

RSVP: http://www.danceright.net/rsvp.html

New Print by Brent Rollins is now available in the HVW8 online shop. First come, first serve basis, limited to 25.

For additional work by Brent Rollins please email info@hvw8.com.

 J-1 tribute piece by HVW8 (Dstrbo working on portrait)

Keith Haring detail

Sister Corita

Basquiat detail

 Freegums in front of Richard Serra

Roy Lichtenstein

Andy Warhol

 Raymond Pettibon

J-1 aka the Deer Tribute piece by HVW8 Art Installation.

HVW8 headed down again to this year’s Art Basel in Miami, which was amazing. Art, parties, performances, dinners and then more art. Will definitely be back next year with artists from the Gallery.

Thanks to Lizzie at Collective, where we did a tribute to our friend J-1 as well as piece of Occupy Wall Street speaker Slavoj Zizek. Also thanks and big ups to Andre, Teddy and Yvette, Xavier/Native, Alvaro and Jen Stark, Tim Biskup, FriendsWithYou, Pres and all the new artists and friends we made.

More photos from Miami 2011 Here.

HVW8 Records release party – El Cid, LA

HVW8 Holiday Party at the Gallery  2010

Snoop Dogg – Wonder What It Do video shoot (prod by HVW8) with J-1 and KRS-1

HVW8 Music Showcase with Master Blazter and Hawthorne Headhunters in Austin TX.

Condolences to the family and friends of The Deer aka J-1/Jovan Coleman, who sadly passed away in Sweden.

J-1 was family to HVW8 and recorded podcasts including the Super Sessions 2 which would turn into Master Blazter.

He will be remembered for his love of music, the music he left and being a good friend.

Remembering J-1 Links:

LA Times 

LA Weekly

Fresh Selects

Solid State Los Angeles

At Funkmosphere, Culver City

From our HVW8 music space downtown Los Angeles.

Super Sessions Live Podcast

photos Max and Tyler G.

MASTER BLAZTER

Computer Jay, J-1 and D-F stepped the game up with a “more funk than jazz” Super Session recorded live at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery. This grew into the group Master Blazter. Master Blazter demonstrates how the LA modern funk and boogie scene is starting to bubble and come together. This was the first time that these guys played as a group and it was a completely improvised session in front of a intimate crowd at the HVW8 Gallery. More to come.

Master Blazter Mix-Tape

Super Sessions 2 (Original Podcast of Master Blazter)

Live At The BBQ featuring J-1

Master Blazter live at the HVW8 Gallery

Master Blazter and Dam-Funk, first live performance at the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, June 5, 2009

New HVW8 Podcast from our man DJ Steven Pubes is now posted. Steve T takes us on trip with his tribute to Eddy Grant, recorded live at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery in W. Hollywood, California.

Lot’s of hard to find vinyl on this mix! Listen HERE  or subscribe free to the HVW8 International Podcast via iTunes.

New Live Podcasts from Ty G and Max coming soon. Photos from Max SSLA.

Quentin!

Geoff McFetridge

Yogi Proctor

Alfred Hawkins

Thanks to everyone who came out to the opening of  ‘We Was Them Kids …’.

Also thanks to Bushmills for their support. Photos from Max SSLA

Alvaro Ilizarbe

Geoff McFetridge

Brent Rollins

Parra

Yogi Proctor

Kevin Lyons

Charles Munka

Winston Tseng

Matt Irving

A few photos of the ‘We Was Them Kids …”  Exhibition currently on display until Dec. 20th.

Email info@hvw8.com for purchase inquiries.

Geoff McFetridge is featured in this week’s LA Times Magazine  for his upcoming collaboration with Heath Ceramics.

See more of Geoff’s work at this Friday’s ‘We Was Them Kids …” Group Exhibition.

More Photos and info Here.

‘The Drug and the Dream’ presented by Dimepiece at the Gallery this past Thursday.

Here is a few photos of the packed house.

Thanks to Heineken.

“We Was Them Kids …”
Group Exhibition

Kevin Lyons
Parra
Geoff McFetridge
Matt Irving
Winston Tseng
Yogi Proctor
Charles Munka
Brent Rollins
Alvaro Ilizarbe

A collection of works from friends of the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery.

Curated by Tyler Gibney

Opening Friday, Nov. 11th, 7pm to 10pm
Exhibition runs through Dec. 20th, 2011

rsvp to: WeWasThemKids@hvw8.com

Thanks to Bushmills, Vantage and PBR.

Press Release

HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
661 N. Spaulding Ave. L.A. Ca 90036

Hours: Tues to Sun, 1 – 6pm
www.hvw8.com
323 655 4898

Over the past four years, the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery has hosted a variety of exhibitions and performances at its West Hollywood location, ranging from internationally acclaimed street artist Anthony Lister (July 2011) to musical performances with Snoop Dogg and Dam-Funk (Feb. 2011).

With “We Was Them Kids …”, HVW8 curator Tyler Gibney pulls together some of the finest contemporary artist/ designers to have exhibited at the HVW8 Gallery in recent years.

Works range from Amsterdam resident Parra’s post-pop imagery of highly saturated colors, vibrant hand-drawn letters and worlds inhabited by hybrid, surreal characters to Geoff McFetridge’s communicative pieces in sculpture, drawing and design that echo with humor and insight. Yogi Proctor proliferates decoys. These works span a variety of mediums, appearances, and approaches, de-stablizing notions of “originality” and “artist” with wit and agility.

From Brooklyn, Kevin Lyons brings his sharp tongue together with sharpie, stepping away from his A-List clientele as Creative Director of the internationally known ad agency Anomoly, to have some fun with his madhouse of characters and type. Complex Magazine Art Director, Brent Rollins (best known for his Boyz In The Hood and Mo Better Blues logos as well as being one of the creators of Ego Trip) continues his visual relationship between design and music, while Miami’s Alvaro Ilizarbe’s work explores space, energy, and tension through hypnotizing large scale black and white patterns. 

Winston Tseng and Matt Irving depart from their skateboard and design backgrounds with original work, and French born/Hong Kong resident Charles Munka (well known in Los Angeles for his work with Flying Lotus) brings his post graffiti stylings to round out this exhibition. HVW8 Art + Design Gallery is proud to present this international set of artists and designers, whom, like Parra after his 2012 SF MOMA exhibition, might not be as accessible in an intimate gallery setting in the near future.

Exhibition Site

Exhibition Print