Series: DTLA Art Walk, Thursday September 13

DTLA Gallery Row
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What’s Happening:

Lots of birds, one stone. The DTLA art walk is an opportunity to see the latest in Gallery Row, grab a bite from the city’s finest street vendors and to get your date night in before the weekend.

You can check out the map here, but it’s easy enough to start at the Last Bookstore and follow the crowd.

The Details:

DTLA Art Walk
Thursday, September 13, 6pm -11pm
Every Second Thursday

Chris Drago, a photographer on the rise who utilizes people for his art

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MEET CHRIS DRAGO:

Located in Santa Monica, California. Chris Drago is a photographer who expresses his art using people. At first glance, Chris's Instagram is pure eye candy for anyone who enjoys portrait photography. Each subject has a unique style and look—their eyes gaze back at you and you almost feel like you're getting pulled into the photo itself.  We love Chris's work and we look forward to following his journey as a photographer. Don't forget to connect with him online to stay up to date on his upcoming projects and enjoy! 

GALLERY:

CONNECT WITH CHRIS DRAGO:

Website / Instagram / Twitter

Austin Irvan photographs the 'feminine mystique'

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MEET AUSTIN IRVAN:

Whether he's playing the guitar, taking photos, or cooking up 5-star gourmet recipes—Austin Irvin is a multi-talented creative with a new project on his hands. As a photographer, his new photo-set embraces portraits of women with dark undertones and faded color gradients. We asked Austin where his inspiration stems from and what was the creative direction behind the project and this is what he had to say;

"My inspiration originated from my admiration of the feminine mystique. I was raised by a woman and that in turn allowed me to experience life as a male with the refinement of beauty that is a woman. The dark is notions of the past and how primarily sexualized women tend to be, I wanted to build a bridge between empowerment and conviction. 

Astrologically speaking, my Scorpio influence allows intuition and adoration for the things typically unseen. The bright contrast is an influence of the Leo moon that was in place at the time—adding light and allowing multiple perspectives to be captured while holding to the true style of me. 

I want to embrace the idea of destructive criticism to instill inspiration and plants seeds of better fortune. Without the death (dark aspect) there can be no light (colored contrast) to follow and thus giving rebirth. I intended to present that shuttle idea in my photos as a call to action for people to see more than just the sexuality but the intrinsic beauty that each of us possesses."

—Austin Irvin

CONNECT WITH THE ARTIST ONLINE:

Instagram / Twitter

Rapper/entrepreneur/creative, meet the man who can do it all — @yungchilimango

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THE CREATIVE MIND BEHIND IT ALL:

@yungchilimango

@yungchilimango

Rapper/entrepreneur/creative, meet the man who can do it all. Based in sunny Rialto, California—Nickolas Gonzalez is either creating art, releasing music, or running his newly found business 'The Notorious Pin'.

  • Check out his new music (he just dropped a music video for his new song 'El Nińo').
  • We attached his drawings/art, too. If you give him a follow on social media, he often does art contests so you can always try your luck and win yourself a custom drawing. 
  • And last, we plugged his new company that creates custom pop art pins. Grab yourself one as they come and go pretty fast (limited edition). For fans of Pokemon, there might just be something right up your alley. Don't sleep!  

Twitter / Instagram

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ART:

THE NOTORIOUS PIN:

"The Notorious Pin started with a desire to change. A friendship combined two individuals to create the company that is known as The Notorious Pin, feeding off of the power of hard work and the willingness to succeed, here to bring ideas to reality, and enjoy the simple things that make us whole. We bring only the notorious things to life."

Website: https://thenotoriouspin.bigcartel.com/

Socials: Twitter / Instagram