ABOUT THE VISUAL ARTIST....
Tony B. Conscious, known to many around the world simply as "THE GHETTO VAN-GO"is one of the Hottest political, HIP HOP, HISTORICAL and spiritual pop artist on the west coast , and probably in the world.
Crowned in the nineties on Venice Beach in California, THE NUMBER ONE AND HARDEST WORKING ARTIST ON THE BOARDWALK, he has been doing this style (which he has named and patented "FLY DYE ART") for a long time.
Inspired by JEAN MICHAEL BASQUAIT, this "Aerosol Avatar" uses spray paint, handmade self created stencils, acrylic, lacquer, wood and ??? to create some of the most memorable one of a kind masterpieces one would and could ever find anywhere on the planet...
ARTISTIC TIMELINE/RESUME
1981-1990 Graffiti Artist (Seattle, Wa)
1990-2000 T-shirt graphics (LA, Ca)
2000-2005 Spray Painting on Tees
(Venice Beach, Ca)
2006 Paintings On Canvas
(Venice Beach)
June Filmore Jazz Festival
San Francisco, Ca
2007 OBAMA CAMPAIGN ART
(Nationwide 45 states)
2008 DNC PAINTINGS (Denver)
2009 Inauguration Paintings
(Washington D.C)
2010
(February) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(March) 2nd Thursdays Art walk (Los Angeles)
(April) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(June) A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words (Book Release)
(July) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(August) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(Sept) Soulstyce Hip Hop Festival (West Covina)
(Oct) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(Nov) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(Dec) Fesman International Black African Arts Festival
(Dakar, Senegal, West Africa)
2011
(Jan) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(SEPT) Life's A Beach And Then You Die (Book Release)
(OCT) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
Inland Empire Natural Hair Show (San Bernadino, Ca)
(DEC) OCCUPY LOS ANGELES (CITY HALL) October -December)
2012
(JAN) We ART the 99 percent @ THE LATINO MUSEUM (Los Angeles)
The ART of Occupy LA @ The Rochester House ( Los Angeles)
(FEB) BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART SHOW (Los Angeles)
(MAR) BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
(9-12th) MAITREYA Music festival (Victoria, Australia)
(15-18th) FRINGE FESTIVAL (Adelaide, NSW, Australia)
(22-25th) "There's More" Street ART show (Brunswick, Victoria, Australia)
(29th) RUNDLE MALL ART & MUSIC SHOW (ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA)
(30th) Northern Sound System HIP HOP Summit (Adelaide, Australia)
(31st-4/21) A.R.T (Always Resonating Truth) Show (Adelaide, Australia)
(APR)
(6-9th) EAST COAST JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL (Byron Bay, AUSTRALIA)
(7th) Byron Bay Artist Market (Byron Bay, Australia)
(7th) Bungalow Farmer's Market (Bungalow, Australia)
(12-30th) "THE GHETTO VAN-GO" ART SHOW Merrickville, NSW Australia)
(15th) Manly Music and Art Show (Manly, NSW, Australia)
(19th) TONY B. CONSCIOUS (performance)...Petersham, NSW, AUSTRALIA)
(21st) KURTIS BLOW / DELA SOUL After Party (St. Kilda, Australia)
(28-29) I Love Vegans Festival... (St.Kilda Botanical Gardens, Australia)
1990-2000 T-shirt graphics (LA, Ca)
2000-2005 Spray Painting on Tees
(Venice Beach, Ca)
2006 Paintings On Canvas
(Venice Beach)
June Filmore Jazz Festival
San Francisco, Ca
2007 OBAMA CAMPAIGN ART
(Nationwide 45 states)
2008 DNC PAINTINGS (Denver)
2009 Inauguration Paintings
(Washington D.C)
2010
(February) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(March) 2nd Thursdays Art walk (Los Angeles)
(April) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(June) A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words (Book Release)
(July) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(August) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(Sept) Soulstyce Hip Hop Festival (West Covina)
(Oct) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(Nov) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(Dec) Fesman International Black African Arts Festival
(Dakar, Senegal, West Africa)
2011
(Jan) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
(SEPT) Life's A Beach And Then You Die (Book Release)
(OCT) Pancakes n Booze Art Extravaganza (Los Angeles)
Inland Empire Natural Hair Show (San Bernadino, Ca)
(DEC) OCCUPY LOS ANGELES (CITY HALL) October -December)
2012
(JAN) We ART the 99 percent @ THE LATINO MUSEUM (Los Angeles)
The ART of Occupy LA @ The Rochester House ( Los Angeles)
(FEB) BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART SHOW (Los Angeles)
(MAR) BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
(9-12th) MAITREYA Music festival (Victoria, Australia)
(15-18th) FRINGE FESTIVAL (Adelaide, NSW, Australia)
(22-25th) "There's More" Street ART show (Brunswick, Victoria, Australia)
(29th) RUNDLE MALL ART & MUSIC SHOW (ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA)
(30th) Northern Sound System HIP HOP Summit (Adelaide, Australia)
(31st-4/21) A.R.T (Always Resonating Truth) Show (Adelaide, Australia)
(APR)
(6-9th) EAST COAST JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL (Byron Bay, AUSTRALIA)
(7th) Byron Bay Artist Market (Byron Bay, Australia)
(7th) Bungalow Farmer's Market (Bungalow, Australia)
(12-30th) "THE GHETTO VAN-GO" ART SHOW Merrickville, NSW Australia)
(15th) Manly Music and Art Show (Manly, NSW, Australia)
(19th) TONY B. CONSCIOUS (performance)...Petersham, NSW, AUSTRALIA)
(21st) KURTIS BLOW / DELA SOUL After Party (St. Kilda, Australia)
(28-29) I Love Vegans Festival... (St.Kilda Botanical Gardens, Australia)