Contact: Warren Calvo Leon

323.439.3355
warrenc@newpuppyla.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Fearless Art of

ABCNT, Cryptik, Nomadé, Eddie Colla

Sniffin' Glue
A collective display of power from four provocative West Coast street artists
on view at New Puppy Gallery from April 16 to May 1, 2011

SPECIAL PUBLIC PREVIEW APRIL 9 ON NELA GALLERY NIGHT

LOS ANGELES —ABCNT, Cryptik, Nomadé and Eddie Colla poke the MOCA institutional
bear with their explosive new show, Sniffin' Glue, opening April 16 at New Puppy Gallery.
Armed with intense imagery and street credibility, this fierce foursome denies MOCA’s
monopoly on street art shows this April.

Sniffin' Glue is a manifestation of the street art revolution that’s not to be ignored. The themes
of the four artists’ work span from protest and peace to individualism and power.

ABCNT is the political establishment demolisher. Born and raised in Los Angeles, this Iranian-
American street artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and DJ creates work rooted in politics and
activism. A member of the Hit+Run crew, his enigmatic trademark design features the upper
body of a man in a business suit dripping in black paint and wearing a bandit mask.

Cryptik is the spiritual master. An Echo Park-based artist, his Mandala-inspired work is
careful, studied and specific. Once you get over the beauty of it, Cryptic slips us a soulful gut-
punch with a Blow Pop surprise ending that will give you a crooked smile.

Nomadé, says Steven Harrington of Brooklyn Street Art, ―is the result of four chain-mailed
street art troops in the army of the creative spirit, marching through the detritus of this
crumbling modern Rome with battle skills in photography, illustration, painting, and design.
Hearty Nomadé rises from allegory, ceremony, aerosol and testosterone; a soldier of the
people looking for adventure, valiant battle, and a realm to lord over. Cocking his helmet
turned paintbrush, he peers confidently forward with formidable spear in hand as he
commands a team of racing stallions with vigor, nobility, and acuity.‖
Eddie Colla captures the consciousness of the individual and our relationship to the growing
environmental challenges to conformity. Eddie is an artist for whom the simple act of
categorization quickly becomes a Herculean task. One might not call him a ―street artist‖,
though his art was recently featured in Steve Rotman’s San Francisco Street Art. Yet you’d be
reluctant to call him a ―gallery artist‖, though his fine art was displayed at MoveOn.org’s
―Manifest Hope Art Gallery‖. Eddie will probably never admit to being a photojournalist, but
The New York Times would disagree. And he’s averse to labeling himself a commercial
photographer, even though Rasco, Casual, Dan the Automator, DJ Keoki and the
Hieroglyphics crew have album and magazine covers that say otherwise. In the end, Colla is
one of those artists whose raw talent oozes across media.

About New Puppy Gallery

Opened in 2009, New Puppy Gallery sits just north of Chinatown and east of the Los Angeles
River, the vertex of a collection of Northeast galleries exhibiting some of Los Angeles' most
interesting art. Each month, New Puppy participates in the Northeast Los Angeles Arts
Organization (NELA) Second Saturday Gallery Night, which LA Weekly called the ―Best
New Art Walk‖ in 2010. The gallery has held shows for LA Weekly illustrator J.T. Steiny, the
Australian duo Dabs and Myla and hosted the first L.A. solo show for Belgian street artist
ROA, featured in MOCA’s April 2011 show Art in the Streets. Past collaborators include
Thinkspace Art Gallery, drkrm gallery, and Otis College of Art and Design. The mural on the
side of the building is a work by ROA about the cycle of life.

General Information

New Puppy Gallery

2808 Elm Street, Unit 1
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Tel/Fax: 213.652.1857
email@newpuppyLA.com
http://www.newpuppyLA.com

Public Preview

April 9: 7 pm – 11 pm

Opening

April 16: 7 pm – midnight

Hours, April 21 – May 1

Thursdays: 12 pm – 8 pm
Fridays: 12 pm – 6 pm
Saturdays: 12 pm – 6 pm
Sundays: 12 pm – 6 pm

Also available for private appointments (please call).

Internet Resources

ABCNT

http://abcnt.info/
http://www.facebook.com/abcnt

Cryptik

http://cryptik.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CRYPTIK/157642574484

Nomadé

http://thenomade.com
http://www.facebook.com/TheNomade

Eddie Colla

http://eddiecolla.wordpress.com
http://www.facebook.com/eddie.colla?ref=ts

Previous Reviews

Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gordy-grundy/marxist-glue-its-
sticky_b_779047.html#s176691&title=MARXIST%20GLUE%202010

Los Angeles Times:

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/27/entertainment/la-et-wheat-paste-art-20101027

Hi-Fructose:
http://www.hifructose.com/the-blog/1009-marxist-glue.html
(Click Images for Full Res)
Previous work:

Figura Tertia
2010
-Nomadé

acrylic/silkscreen on wood panel

48” x 36”

Other new works on display.

New limited edition poster for sale at Sniffin’ Glue.

(untitled)
2011
-Eddie Colla

3-color offset print

18” x 24”

New limited edition poster for sale at Sniffin’ Glue.

Lioness
2011
-ABCNT

Limited Edition of 50 Silkscreen Prints

18” x 24”

New Work:

(untitled)
2011
-Cryptik