Growing up in Orange County, Marco Almera's artistic career emerged from the Southern California surfing, skateboarding and rock 'n' roll subculture of the late 1980s. A Southern California native, Almera was inspired by the do-it-yourself style of this subculture, and began by creating his own graphics and fine art. The artist has many influences and references that show up in his work: the surfing and beach subculture, skateboarding, rock 'n' roll and underground music; the iconic "California Girl", hot rods, iconography and the timeless coastal lifestyle.
Having studied at University of California, Santa Cruz, Almera has spent his career working independently creating t-shirt designs, album covers, rock music posters, commercial graphics and commissioned paintings. Over the years, his art and hand-printed serigraphs have been in Japan, Germany, England, The Netherlands and all over the United States.
Exhibitions and collectionsEdit
The artist began showing his fine art in galleries in 1999,[1] and has since participated in many solo and group shows, mostly on the West Coast. Galleries that have shown his work include The Copro Gallery and La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles, The Laguna Beach Art Museum, the Track 16 Gallery Santa in Monica, 111 Minna Gallery and the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco, the Huntington Beach Surf Museum, the Huntington Beach Art Museum, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, the Art Institute of California San Diego and Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle. In 2000, 2001 and 2002 the artist had a series of gallery and local art shows in Antwerp, London, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Recently, Almera's black velvet paintings of several rock 'n' roll artists have become featured in Alex's Bar, a dive bar and music club in Long Beach, California.[2]
Media coverageEdit
The artist has been interviewed and featured in several art and surfing magazines in the U.S., Europe and Japan; most notably, Surfer Magazine, Skateboarding (Germany), and Juxtapoz Magazine. He has also been interviewed and featured in a few hardcover books. The Art of Modern Rock, published in 2004, included both an interview and a series of Almera's rock posters.[3] The artist also had some of his rock posters included in the book Rockin' Down the Highway, by the same author, Paul Grushkin. Kustom Graphics 2, following up the book Kustom Graphics, published by Korero Books, also features Almera and showcases some of his newer work. In 2011, the artist was included in La Luz de Jesus Gallery's 25th Anniversary Group Show and the accompanying hardcover book, as well as Surf Graphics, released by Korero Books (U.K.) in 2012. Almera's art has also been featured in numerous television and cinema productions. ABC's Wife Swap, the 2013 movie Old School, and the Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino films Grindhouse and Machete have all cleared and used Almera originals, serigraphs and lithographs for set dressings. In Summer 2012, the Robert Rodriguez production studio again contacted the artist and cleared 7 additional pieces to be used in their production, Machete Kills. That same year, three Almera rock posters were used as set dressing in a political promotion video featuring Samuel L. Jackson.
The 2017 movie The Long Way Back: the story of Sublime and Todd Zalkins, included the artist's Long Beach Dub Allstars rock poster as set dressing.
Most recently, Almera has been included in Robb Havassy’s Surf Story Volume 2, as well as the Rockabilly/Psychobilly Anthology published by Schiffer Publishing.[5][6]
^Otto Von Stroheim, Robert Williams, Tiki Art Now: a volcanic eruption of art, Last Gasp, 2004, p72. ISBN0-86719-627-0
^Owen, Arrissia (January 4, 2018). "Velvet Painter Marco Almera Gives Alex's Bar Old-School Flair and An Ode to an OC Punk Icon". OC Weekly. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^Paul Grushkin, Dennis King, Art of Modern Rock: the poster explosion, Chronicle Books, 2004.
marco, almera, southern, california, artist, citizenshipamericanoccupationartistcontents, biography, exhibitions, collections, media, coverage, references, external, linksbiography, editgrowing, orange, county, artistic, career, emerged, from, southern, califo. Marco Almera is a Southern California artist Marco AlmeraCitizenshipAmericanOccupationArtistContents 1 Biography 2 Exhibitions and collections 3 Media coverage 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditGrowing up in Orange County Marco Almera s artistic career emerged from the Southern California surfing skateboarding and rock n roll subculture of the late 1980s A Southern California native Almera was inspired by the do it yourself style of this subculture and began by creating his own graphics and fine art The artist has many influences and references that show up in his work the surfing and beach subculture skateboarding rock n roll and underground music the iconic California Girl hot rods iconography and the timeless coastal lifestyle Having studied at University of California Santa Cruz Almera has spent his career working independently creating t shirt designs album covers rock music posters commercial graphics and commissioned paintings Over the years his art and hand printed serigraphs have been in Japan Germany England The Netherlands and all over the United States Exhibitions and collections EditThe artist began showing his fine art in galleries in 1999 1 and has since participated in many solo and group shows mostly on the West Coast Galleries that have shown his work include The Copro Gallery and La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles The Laguna Beach Art Museum the Track 16 Gallery Santa in Monica 111 Minna Gallery and the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco the Huntington Beach Surf Museum the Huntington Beach Art Museum the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum the Art Institute of California San Diego and Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle In 2000 2001 and 2002 the artist had a series of gallery and local art shows in Antwerp London Hamburg Berlin Munich Frankfurt and Amsterdam Recently Almera s black velvet paintings of several rock n roll artists have become featured in Alex s Bar a dive bar and music club in Long Beach California 2 Media coverage EditThe artist has been interviewed and featured in several art and surfing magazines in the U S Europe and Japan most notably Surfer Magazine Skateboarding Germany and Juxtapoz Magazine He has also been interviewed and featured in a few hardcover books The Art of Modern Rock published in 2004 included both an interview and a series of Almera s rock posters 3 The artist also had some of his rock posters included in the book Rockin Down the Highway by the same author Paul Grushkin Kustom Graphics 2 following up the book Kustom Graphics published by Korero Books also features Almera and showcases some of his newer work In 2011 the artist was included in La Luz de Jesus Gallery s 25th Anniversary Group Show and the accompanying hardcover book as well as Surf Graphics released by Korero Books U K in 2012 Almera s art has also been featured in numerous television and cinema productions ABC s Wife Swap the 2013 movie Old School and the Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino films Grindhouse and Machete have all cleared and used Almera originals serigraphs and lithographs for set dressings In Summer 2012 the Robert Rodriguez production studio again contacted the artist and cleared 7 additional pieces to be used in their production Machete Kills That same year three Almera rock posters were used as set dressing in a political promotion video featuring Samuel L Jackson The 2017 movie The Long Way Back the story of Sublime and Todd Zalkins included the artist s Long Beach Dub Allstars rock poster as set dressing Almera lists Metallica frontman James Hetfield and comedian David Cross among his collectors 4 Most recently Almera has been included in Robb Havassy s Surf Story Volume 2 as well as the Rockabilly Psychobilly Anthology published by Schiffer Publishing 5 6 On January 5 2022 Almera was arrested for threatening death or great bodily injury upon another He is currently serving a 2 year prison sentence https apps sdsheriff net wij wijDetail aspx BookNum R1UipTT6 2fmgdmUGkhXdugUQCFOzcLHveVc8KfbF13Dw 3dReferences Edit Otto Von Stroheim Robert Williams Tiki Art Now a volcanic eruption of art Last Gasp 2004 p72 ISBN 0 86719 627 0 Owen Arrissia January 4 2018 Velvet Painter Marco Almera Gives Alex s Bar Old School Flair and An Ode to an OC Punk Icon OC Weekly Retrieved January 6 2018 Paul Grushkin Dennis King Art of Modern Rock the poster explosion Chronicle Books 2004 Surf Graphics Korero 2012 pp 14 19 ISBN 978 1 907621 08 6 About the Artist Retrieved January 21 2018 Havassy Robb 2017 Surf Story Volume 2 Havassy Art pp 492 494 ASIN B079W9T68F External links EditArtist s website 1 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marco Almera amp oldid 1145175271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
