Greg “Craola” Simkins at Gallery 1988 LA

by Eugene Kan, July 1, 2009

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Greg Simkins also known as Craola was recently on hand this past weekend at Gallery 1988 in LA as he presented a live exhibition. The artist has become well-known amongst various aspects of the art community for his innovative surreal aesthetic. Aside from the live painting was the unveiling of two laser-engraved skatedecks.

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Source: Arrested Motion

19 Responses

  1. Posted by: pam on July 28, 2009 at 7:17 pm

    Wow! Thats amazing, so creative…its awe inspiring
    great work keep it up
    x

  2. Posted by: boanerges on July 26, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    i really admire ur art works and i really hope to get to know u i am an artist too nice to meetand see wonderfull ppl like u in theworld nice andthanx once again hope to hear from u soon my email is rasqadamawi@hotmail.com

  3. Posted by: jim w on July 24, 2009 at 8:06 am

    wowzers, great stuff! i love the skate decks too, i’d kill for one of those…

  4. Posted by: Dottie on July 23, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Your work is amazing!! I love it!!

  5. Posted by: Stevie Caballero on July 12, 2009 at 1:54 am

    Amazing talent and amazing gift from God:)
    Keep repping the the king my brotha. Crayola rocks!
    Grace and peace†

  6. Posted by: P.Jilla on July 9, 2009 at 11:04 am

    This is raw !!! Man this dude is talent .

  7. Posted by: Jaine on July 8, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    I WANTS! … But I can not afford… Amazing detail and color use of color! I have never seen anything like this! There’s a lot going on with the texture and lighting and the smaller details. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

  8. Posted by: Chetan on July 8, 2009 at 9:29 am

    Amazing stuff. Just out of the box!!
    Great talent

  9. Posted by: Kim on July 6, 2009 at 8:37 pm

    Very interesting work – well executed!!

  10. Posted by: ruckels on July 6, 2009 at 7:31 am

    awesome…

  11. Posted by: Zulfiqar Ali on July 6, 2009 at 3:32 am

    Cheers

  12. Posted by: Rony on July 4, 2009 at 3:34 am

    I adore it

  13. Posted by: Andy on July 3, 2009 at 8:15 am

    Great details…neat stuff!

  14. Posted by: Rowan Watson on July 2, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    this stuff is simply amazing. it’s truly alive, and it’s a beautiful surreal world that i would love to live it. i’d love some glicees!

  15. Posted by: amelia on July 2, 2009 at 10:02 am

    OMG I LOVE IT i cant draw as good as u i wish icold

  16. Posted by: Steven on July 1, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    holy crap. this stuff is amazing. nothing better.

  17. Posted by: Jess on July 1, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    This is awesome stuff.. I like this guy.

  18. Posted by: damian on July 1, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    Craola is so sick I feel retarded after looking at his stuff

  19. Posted by: pages on July 1, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    Seen his work at the Joshua Liner Gallery in NYC , GREG kills it everytime!!!