Jason Revok 🇺🇸 Graffiti Artist • Print Release • For Sale

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Apr 17, 2012 20:08:20 GMT 1 @sonnyone said:

Just had this come via email:



Available here: 1xrun.com/runs/Sacrilege?utm_source=1xRUN&utm_campaign=4f743b0c35-revok_church&utm_medium=email

I quite likey

+1 FROM ME....

Nice... ;D

[sal]

loving how these are signed..

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Just read the blurb for this while I had my dinner, it's the beginning of a series of prints for a project between Montana Colour, Seventh Letter and 1xRUN. The idea is to bring some BIG names in graffiti and street art over to beautify the once great, and now sadly fallen, city of Detroit.
I have watched a couple of documentaries about the decline of Detroit and it's a sad tale. Anything that is being done to breathe some life back in to the city and lift the people who still live there has to be good...
It looks like they could turn out to be a nice series of prints when they're all released.

Copied from 1xRUN...

Montana Colour, The Seventh Letter and 1xRUN present: The Detroit Beautification Project

As the chill of winter has given way to the warm hues of spring here in Detroit, we’re excited to unveil our most recent public arts project that will bring over a dozen of the world’s premier graffiti artists to the city of Detroit for a series of murals in the neighborhoods that need them the most.
We are presenting this never before seen image of a piece REVOK created in a now demolished church back in 2009 during his first visit to Detroit. In what is commonplace in the world of graffiti & street art, an artist will go to great lengths creating a piece of work in certain location, only to have the works lifespan cut short by city clean up crews, over zealous and mentally disturbed vigilantes or rival artists… Or in this case a demolition wrecking ball. The work often lives on only in the documentation of a few, or in this case one image.
To coincide with the first phase of the project we’re excited to release a series of prints with several of the participating artists including RISK, SEVER, STEEL, REYES, DMOTE, WANE, CES, REVOK, Tristan Eaton, Dabs Myla, 123 Klan and POSE.
For the first RUN of the Detroit Beautification Project we’re excited to present our very first print by REVOK. His vision for the Detroit Beautification Project is to uplift communities and brighten the day of the residents of the great City of Detroit."



I now likey a lot and am ordering one.

[artmanic1234]

just ordered one.
cheers for the info mate
calum

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Pleased to say the original run sold out the other day, I really like it and think it's a worthy project and a good thing.

1xRUN have just emailed out about a run of 10 framed A/P's



From 1xRUN: "This RUN contains (10) Artist Proofs from REVOK's recently SOLD OUT RUN "Sacrilege." Each comes signed, numbered and with a Certificate of Authenticity from REVOK & 1xRUN. These pieces come framed in an ornate 1.5" black wood frame complete with UV glass, archival backing, frame spaces, paper backing to guard against dust, and ready to hang hardware."

More details here: 1xrun.com/runs/Sacrilege_Framed_AP

There are only 5 left as I type, so get your groove on if you want one...

[artmanic1234]

Ordered this a few months ago 1xrun hasjustnsent it to me so will be here soonish but I have changed my mind about it so it's up for sale for cost pm if your interested cheers Calum

[Deleted]

where are you located?

[artmanic1234]

Uk mate

[MGK1]

Revok released this print with 1xrun in April - i only saw it yesterday and loved it.

PM me if you have one - happy to pay cash or got some good trades too.

thanks

[hunter]

artmanic1234 was trying to sell one a few weeks ago I believe.

[MGK1]

All sorted now. Thanks

[Known Gallery]

Known Gallery is pleased to present Gilgamesh, a new body of work by REVOK opening on Saturday July 28 and on view through August 11.  This exhibition will mark REVOK’s second show with the gallery.

With Gilgamesh, the artist has refined his technique of cutting up and reassembling found objects that once had a life of their own. All materials are scavenged from abandoned homes, churches, businesses and buildings in Detroit, Michigan, the city where REVOK has taken refuge.  The artist extracts the beauty in urban decay, from dilapidated buildings and rubble of the past.  An integral part of the process of acquiring his materials is exploring the neighborhoods, going into abandoned buildings, investigating forgotten places and sometimes in the course, encountering the people who once lived there.  The artworks are then named after the street addresses from which he excavates his materials, leaving the stories embedded in the assemblage.

A modern approach to Americana, REVOK creates geometric collages from these recovered relics, forming patterns, shapes and textures that are a direct result of years of wear and tear.  REVOK finds inspiration in what others’ might deem as useless.   As a fearless graffiti artist who has largely mapped and plotted the world, he turned his focus to the ruins of the Motor City, a vacant playground of beautiful architecture. REVOK’s experiences as a graffiti artist have fostered an appreciation for the things that surround us everyday, but for most, would go unnoticed.

“I’ve always struggled with permanence.  Out of twenty-two years as a graffiti writer, from my entire body of work, less than 1% exists, and the permanence of graffiti, particularly in Los Angeles, is more temporary than most places in the world.  It has always been one of the main motivations of graffiti writers to create work that’s going to last.  We want to create work that’s going to live for a long time.”

REVOK recently shared his artistic ambitions on a larger scale by creating the Detroit Beautification Project, inviting 25 artists from around the world to revive the forsaken city and provide encouragement for the community.

Garnering inspiration from the four thousand year old poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh, which recounts the Sumerian king’s quest for eternal life, REVOK has resurrected a city’s past using its disregarded remains. The flotsam and jetsam have now become memorialized artifacts through REVOK’s meticulously crafted handwork, giving new meaning and immortality to what were once ordinary objects.

REVOK constantly struggles to overcome the connotations associated with the type of artist he is, which in the past, has been met with overwhelming opposition and with the intent to eradicate his life’s work. REVOK’s work reflects not only his story as an artist, but also the story of a civilization and its people.

REVOK was born in Riverside, CA in 1977.  By the age of thirteen, he was writing graffiti as a novice, which eventually developed into a somewhat notorious career as a world- renowned graffiti artist. REVOK has participated in major exhibitions including Art in the Streets, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (2011), Street Cred, The Pasadena Museum of Contemporary Art (2011) along with a sold out show at Vicious Gallery, Hamburg, Germany (2011)Perseverance, Known Gallery (2011) and group exhibitions THESE Friends, THIS Gallery (2011), City of Fire, Arrested Motion/Stephen Webster Gallery (2012), Streets of the World, Opera Gallery, New York (2012), Hookers, Corey Helford Gallery, (2012).

REVOK / GILGAMESH

Opens: July 28, 2012 | 8-11pm

Runs: July 28 - August 11, 2012



Known Gallery

441 North Fairfax Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90036

[e-mail]

[artmanic1234]

I have the first revok in tube for sale if any ones intressted?

[artmanic1234]

Alrite all hope all is well i have a revok the first release of the series up for sale in mint condition pm if intressted cheers

[artmanic1234]

Bump selling at cost
Many thanks

[stickitup]

pic?

[artmanic1234]

reyes78.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Revok_sacrilege_1xrun_dbp_00.jpg

Here you go cheers

[Known Gallery]

REVOK: ORDINARY THINGS

Never in the history of art has a new genre become so adventurous, honest and powerful in such a short time. The artist REVOK sits at the forefront of this movement. His dedication, skill and determination have garnered him the respect and adoration of his peers. His meticulous attention to detail and willingness to step outside of the lines and his comfort zone not only make him a rebel, but a leader, a pathfinder and a trailblazer in the graffiti art world. Now as a fine artist, REVOK does this with grace and craftsmanship. Rearranging the memories, messages, words, warnings, colors and textures into coherent patterns with an honest and meaningful message.

These most recent works by REVOK are of particular importance for the city we call home, the city adopted by this artist. Each work consists of material cultivated and cultured in the city of Detroit. Each piece masterfully placed among its neighbors to tell a story of growth, inspiration and triumph. Each piece displaced from an urban tomb and certain death, given new life in a work of art that reminds us, exactly how beautiful this city is. It signifies a rebirth of rebirth, a preservation of decay, encapsulating time and propelling it into a new age.

LIBRARY STREET COLLECTIVE

1260 Library Street
Detroit, MI 48226
313.600.7443
[e-mail]

[artmanic1234]

Revok piece for sale
£65
blog.1xrun.com/detroit-beautification-project-installment-one-welcome-to-the-church-of-revok/

theworldsbestever.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Revok-1xrun.jpg

Pm if intressted

[artmanic1234]

Never seen sunlight stored flat 
edition size 200
pm if your intrested
many thanks calum 

[jessecory]

Tomorrow 1xRUN has a release with REVOK.  He created this piece specifically for the print release and this will be the only print made from his current body of work in Detroit.  

1313 Milwaukee is an edition of 200 - 30 x 30 Inches Hand Deckled Archival Pigment Print on 300gsm Water Color Cotton Paper.

1xrun.com/runs/1313_Milwaukee

[chaserawr]

Signed?

[anarquee]

i like it!
i'd prefer a screenprint btw

[jessecory]

Mar 18, 2013 18:24:12 GMT 1 chaserawr said:

Signed?

Yes they are signed

[Art Fan 2011]

Looks good, $200 is the price tag!

[closeencounters]

does anyone have know how much shipping will be to the UK?



these look very tempting and could make me give 1xRUN another chance after being sorely disappointed by the quality of product and service when I first purchased a print through them last year.

[jessecory]

Shipping is $30 for international orders.  We hope to get you back as a customer, our apologies about your previous experience.

-jesse 

[ABC]

Looks really nice, very vibrant.

[brendan1985]

I've always liked these revok pieces, does anyone have a ballpark figure on what the originals sell for?

[Feral Things]

Mar 19, 2013 11:48:18 GMT 1 brendan1985 said:

I've always liked these revok pieces, does anyone have a ballpark figure on what the originals sell for?

I seem to recall that the HURTYOUBAD blog said something along the lines of 'If I had $25k lying around I'd pick up a piece' last time he had a show at Known Gallery. I don't know if this was joke price or not but I think it's safe to say they're pretty expensive.

I wonder how this kind of piece will work as a giclee print? They're very physical, textured works and a print could look very flat. Mind you, I thought the same think about José Parlá's work and the consensus seems pretty positive about his Elms Lester prints.