BBQ

BBQ

Born & Bred in Queens

It all started off as a logo project, and then it transformed itself into a celebratory day filled with Queens talent. This project wasn’t only driven by the pride in my borough, but also of how tired I was of Queens getting overlooked; as if it’s not the biggest borough in NYC and the most multicultural place on earth. This logo gave me a reason and a platform to showoff some of the talent Queens has produced. With the help of twelve artist, four dj’s and one cook, the first BBQ (Born & Bred in Queens) came to life.

 

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SUGAR COATED

SUGAR COATED

This movement will help bring awareness to the injustice that goes unseen due to the corruption within our legal system. I am not commending hatred or division between the law enforcement and civilians, but I am promoting legal punishment to those police officers who abuse the power of the badge. The objective of this campaign is to raise money with a “Sugar Coated” donut truck. That money will then be used to help prosecute police officers, victims burial and health expenses, and anything else to help push the movement forward and bring an end to the corruption.

 

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JOSH

JOSH LOGAN

Here’s a portrait of Josh, the unfortunate reality is that he was homeless. Josh used to sit on the corner of my apartment building for years. He spent his time on the corner asking for food, money, anything to help him survive. Throughout the years I had the chance to build a brief relationship with Josh. His passion for music was a relevant topic in our conversations. Josh would always talk about his gigs and how much he loved playing the guitar. I felt the urge to do more than just give him money and food, so I came up with an idea to feed his soul. I created a portrait of him made of only cardboard, the one material he used on a daily basis. Along with the portrait I also constructed a stand shaped as hands which was used to store money. This art piece was inspired by struggle, religion, and hope. I painted the portrait to resemble a holy figure and the hand structure simulates the the gesture someone makes to receive the Eucharist. The project was exhibited at an art show, and in one day I collected $130. Every single cent was used to buy Josh a new acoustic guitar. Unfortunately, Josh died a few months after this. I dedicate this project entirely to him and his passion for the art of music.

 
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C42D WISH LIST

HOLIDAY CARD & Poster

One of my first projects AT C24D was to design the companies holiday card. At that time we only had 6 people, so I decided to make this intimate and give our close clients an idea of who we are and what we like as individuals. Each person wrote out a Christmas list, I then converted that into an illustrative line-art collage that composed the majority of the design.

 

 
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