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Afterlife
@ Cukui Store
229 Jackson Street, San Jose, CA 95112

December 9, 2011 to January 6 2011
Opening: December 9, 2011 @ 7-10pm

Cukui is proud to present “Afterlife”, a solo exhibition and product release event by Erik Otto. Continuing his development of capturing the moment where beauty meets chaos and uncertainty meets discovery, Otto will be showcasing a select body of work centered around the theme afterlife. In conjunction to the artwork, Otto will debut an all new design created exclusively for Cukui.

My latest outdoor installation just got better.
The time and energy put forth into the piece paid off and the owners have decided to keep it up for an entire year — giving you plenty of time to get down there and see it for yourself. Also recently had a friend throw a new edit together with a more in depth look of the process that went into it’s creation.

video by: Martha Traer

I was recently invited by Wall Space to be a part of a growing outdoor gallery of works being created on the streets of San Francisco by some of the top artists in the game. This mural marks as the kick off to a body of work I plan to create mostly outdoors over the next year of my life. The piece itself is about being broken down and built back up again resulting in a feeling of rebirth. Big thanks to Scott for coming out and documenting this momentous piece.

State of Transition
house paint, spray paint

location: 106 Austin St @ Polk, San Francisco, CA 94109
all photos: Scott La Rockwell (www. rockwellforever.com) // see more here >>

While most people are cooking up in the kitchen today, I wanted to share some photos of a few things I have cooking up in the studio.
I will have some new artwork big and small for a couple of holiday shows that are right around the corner. More details very soon. Give thanks!

I was one of 43 artists selected to contribute artwork a to a new artwork meets mobile game meets print retail app for the iPhone. An interesting way to get people to experience art and possibly purchase a print. They just relaunched their app offering unlimited play of 400 games for just a buck. Check it.

screen shots

More info >>

I was randomly interviewed for this bike versus cars news segment. Here’s the answer…”less cars on the road”. These city streets and the entire nation are designed for cars — an effort directly funded by the automobile industry. Who says we have to get along with these death machines. Ride a bike.

(t-shirt: Aaron De La Cruz / cap: Chuey Brand / bag: Chrome)

Whatever happened to the good ole days before there were cars and people openly enjoyed their public streets?

Just sayin…

Working on a new screen print that will be available for the holidays. Printing help from Nat over at Bloom Press so you know it’s going to be quality. More info soon.

Life has been busy but nothing crazy to show you. Currently working on all the stuff an artist has to do to survive in this economy. Yes that’s right…I don’t just sit around and paint all day. So much notes and paperwork spread out on my desk all day and I am looking forward to the time to create again. For your viewing pleasure, here are some great photos from recent projects.

Redbull Canvas Cooler project mentioned in the Huffington Post. Read more here >>

Commissioned install with artwork for Soul Signature in Berkeley.

RISE JAPAN VOL.4 from RISE JAPAN on Vimeo.

Keep pushing along…

Just received some production photos and screen shots from the film, HARK, where I fulfilled the role of Production Designer. The film is in editing stages and will debut early 2012.

Keeping busy hopping from project to project lately. Breaking up the routine. Meeting with others. Getting inspired.

Red Bull Canvas Coolers.

Soul Signature (NEW Berkeley location).

Thursday morning rides with Cadence, Low, and others.

Burgogi Burgers.

Raw Goods. (available soon)