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I'm interested in cross-culturalism, urban marketing, youth trend analysis, fashion for action sports and the music industry. It is important for me to support art shows, live music, the club-dance electronic scene, and inspire others, share knowledge and resources. I enjoy teaching, travelling and lecturing and riding bikes. I'm into visual arts, photography, graphic design, illustration. Sharpie in hand, I'm always sketching and when I have the right tools I like etching, carving and cutting tons of stencils and thinking about bikes. I do silkscreen printing for a living, I'm
intrigued by vintage printing methods like the Chandler printer and moveable metal type, mimeographs and Gocco, I get excited about playing with Xerox machines and experimenting with old school tricks, finding messed up
rubber stamps and making my own hand carved stamps. I have a collection of handmade books and a shitload of fanzines from all over the world. I'm into free will, living simply, free thinking/no stinking. I've been a skateboarder since 1978, but I'm getting too old for it so I'm mostly riding bikes throughout the city of San Diego.
According to Ray Johnson and the New York Correspondence School, I'm a Networker, I'm interested in Fluxus, the Situationist movement, Dada, Surrealism, Propaganda, Visual Poetry, Constructivism, Pop Art, Graffiti, Street Art and obviously Anarchism, Nihilism, Bike-ism, liberal, leftist stuff and anything in between. My life is about
intensity-workaholism-hyperactivity-multi tasking-D.I.Y. I'm fueled by loud harsh electro-punk beats and a Vegan and gluten free diet...and my bikes are Vegan too.
I eat organic foods as much as possible. Here's a quick list of some of my favorites (more to come) Vegetables: Brussel sprouts, any kind of sprouts, pickled artichoke hearts, palmitos, edible bamboo, onions, leeks, scallions, peppers, chiles of course! huitlacoche, shitake, portobello and several other fancy mushrooms, asparagus, celery sticks, nopales (cactus leaves), broccoli, couli flower, radish, corn, squash blossoms, arugula, carrots, beets, cilantro, rhubarb, watercrest, spinach, bok choi, napa cabbage etc Fruits: I recently discovered Goji berries! I love grapes, kiwi, tamarind, olives, cherries, coconuts, plums, jicama, bananas, pomme granates, apples, oranges, grape fruit, tangerines, nectarines, avocados, comquats, watermelons, mangoes, any berries, prickly pears, figs, quince and any kind of dry fruit. Seeds, grains, cereals: All kinds of beans, edamame, fava and garbanzos are delicious, spelt, quinoa, millet, amaranth, tapioca, sunflower seeds, flax, pine nuts, cashews, almonds (But not Marc Almond really), I'm sucker for wild rice, rice-rice baby! Herbs:
Rosemary, lavender, oregano, basil rocks!, cilantro.. wait is there life without cilantro?! lemon grass, ginger, sage, sage is damn rad! I'm getting to like mint and I can handle dill better than I did before etc About Mocks, fake meats and other vegan processed foods: Most of this food items are Gluten, (wheat) based and or hydrogenated Soy products that at some point could be just as bad as any regular junk food. I'm not a big fan of fake mozarella, bacon or fake sausages but I'd eat them from time to time. Honey: Yes dear? Ah I do (RARELY I MEAN RARELY) eat food where some honey is used ie gluten free cereal or cookies. It's hard already to find Vegan and Gluten free items in some places. I do eat honey for medicinal purpouses to fight or prevent colds etc. BUT since I discovered Agave Nectar I'm using it. About leather items, wool and fur: I don't buy or wear items like leather jackets or leather belts. I don't own anything with fur, silk, sea shells on it. Skateboard and bike riding shoes are mostly leather unfortunately . It is also hard to find good bike shoes that aren't leather. Vans Slip Ons, perhaps? Combat and punk rock boots, I haven't bought a pair since 1991! I try not to support that industry, however working for skateboard companies it's easy for me to get skate shoes without paying for them. I personally love Adidas Samba for riding Fixed Gear bikes, they fit so perfectly on the pedal toe clips unfortunately these shoes aren't vegan neither are the straps or the bike gloves. There are some companies that offer Vegan-Vegetarian shoes with hemp or organic cotton, canvas and other sturdy synthetic materials that actually comfortable and breath just ok. If you are interested please go to: Vegetarian shoes
Being Vegetarian or Vegan requires a lot of commitment, research and life experience, not to mention money. I made a conscious decision to be a vegan for life and it works for me so far. It has been difficult to find balance between budget and lack of cooking skills but so far I'm still standing strong. My advice to you is: Don't choose the vegetarian - vegan path if that makes you miserable, that is not the point, I'm Vegan because Veganism works for me, I do belive in whats the best for my body, the animals and the environament, and the politics of agriculture. Food is also medicine in the persue of health, happiness and well being. Like anything in life it requires a special effort and commitment. If you are interested in changing your diet try ovo-lacto vegetarian and see how you feel, experiment with new foods and let your body gradually respond to them.
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I appreciate world cuisine: Mexican, Italian, Thai, Chinesse, Middle Eastern, Greek...I don't really care much for Japanese * or German food, (* With the exception of VEGAN SUSHI). but I'd willing to give it a second chance. I'm into holistic medicine, currently going gluten, peanuts and dairy free with a moderate intake of soy products. Look at the Vegan-vegetarian food I ate picts!
Foods I have issues with: sauerkraut, fresh sage, pickles, dijon mustard, horseradish, wasabi, rye, chocolate and mint together...I cannot stand the feel of that in my mouth...man, I've tried them several times but they're like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin or The Doors...I know they're
good, but I just don't like them.
Food cooked with beer or wine...please just don't do it. Not for me! My body has very little tolerance for alcohol (even Nyquil fucks me up) and or fermented foods.
I love fruit smoothies, Thanks to Alex Kogan for the bad ass blender, been making mad Vegan smoothies!
Acamonchi rule of thumb for understanding eating habits:
1) Look at the place
2) Look at the food
3) Look at the people eating it
What do you see and how do you feel?
I am drug, alcohol and smoke FREE since 1970!
I won't call myself ..Straight Edge, sXe, xXx.. because I like caffeine but I still listen to old school Straight Edge bands like Minor Threat, Uniform Choice, Youth of Today, Doggy Style and 7 Seconds and by listening to their lyrics I reinforce my clean-sober responsible living!, I am a >>"Teetotaler"<< as described by Shanna Trenholm months ago.
I using the words "Fucking Hate" ball sports or any sports with uniforms, but it's true, I dislike rules and team sports very much. Do you care about sports? Play them! Can't play any? Then sponsor them! Don't just sit around being distracted by the media and consuming their crap!
Style: I'm ok with fashion as a form of self expression, I like dreadlocks, cool stylish, punky and offbeat hairdoos, intriguing tattoos, piercings, scarcifications, brandings, body modifications. etc I'm pro-choice, pro-animal rights and certantly anti-guns.
Although I'm a responsible bike rider shit happens sometimes, So If I get hit, killed by a car while riding my bike please play: "Asleep" by The Smiths and the whole "Status Negative" CD by Diagram of Suburban Chaos, Also note my comments and views on Spirituality, Do not bring Christianity in any form to my name otherwise I'll come back haunt your ass in the middle of the night. This life to me is just a transition point, Merely for love and respect to life, for myself and others I'm learning how to live life without attachments and fear, keep it simple yet meaningful.
I'd say that I gravitate to being an amateur feminist. I'm
interested in Waldorf education and home-schooling. I'm spiritually connected and in tune with my feelings. I'm getting to know more of the Unitarian Universalists. I'd call myself "Pagan" or into the "Shamanic path", but I guess I'm not there yet but I'm working on it...
so BLESSED BE!
I love all animals but especially cats of all kinds and I love the people that loves them too. Are you a cat freak? hit me up!
TURN ONS:
Punk Rock Girls - Suicide Girls! (Preferably the clean, sober, healthy kind)
Smart people, production freaks, new friends, new faces
Sea Breeze, sunsets, starry nights, full moon and bright ass summer days, rain, fog
Randomness-Spontaniety-Kindness, Humor and Laughter
Health, Beating Asthma, Farmers Markets, Good food, Caffeine
Riding Fixed Gear
Learning and discovering new things, Travel
Art sales, Media, Attention, Getting things on my mail box (Mail me stuff!) ACAMONCHI ART studio P.O. Box 4737 San Diego, CA 92164-4737 USA
Live Shows
The Nortec Collective
TURN OFFS:
Book-smarts, wet blankets, hippies, (yeah I have long hair but it doesn't mean shit!), meatheads, rednecks, biters, penny pinchers, liars, couch potatoes, backstabbers, tweakers, people with alcohol issues, perfectionists and control freaks.
Fucking soap operas, (Telenovelas!)
Spanglish
Cliches
Dogma, Censorship and Fascism
Comformity
Predictability
Lack of style, lack of commitment and lack of integrity.
Christianity
Dog smell
The smell of bills and or to handle money while I eat
Loud vehicles
Senseless violence, abuse and any kind of oppression
Apathy
Microwave ovens
Cigarette smoke particulary Cuban cigars.
Dealing with intoxicated people
Gold, limousines, excess, decadence and greed.
Bad performance art.
Anything that is close to be or sounds like or Cassandra Wilson, K.D. Lang, Kenny G, Guns & Roses, Bon Jovi, 90s "punk" (ie Green Day, Blink 182, Offspring all that crap), Trance, tacky R&B or Country music
Drama on tv, drama on movies, drama on novels or real life drama.
Arguing
As far as geography and socio-cultural environaments, I love Tijuana and I love Mexico City. In general, I enjoy travelling all over the world, Mexico: Baja, Sonora, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Guadalajara, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Guanajuato, Puebla, so far across the U.S., Arizona,
Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Burlington, Chicago, Wisconsin, Texas and Florida, In Canada, I've been to Toronto and Vancouver and I loved both cities! Heard wonderful things about Montreal. I've been to Spain, but just Madrid and Zaragoza, missed Valencia and dying to go to Barcelona. Got plans for more travelling
in the future as I love meeting people. Buy my art or hire me to design stuff for you so I can keep the travelling going.
I collect car shaped Avon perfume bottles (decanters), some old Star Wars toys, vinyl records that mostly are early 80's pop,
hard core, punk and industrial (Wax Trax Records!).
I'm not a DJ and I will never be one.
I love Apple computers, X-Acto knives and spray paint (Molotow, Krylon, Montana, Montana Gold, Rusto, Painters Touch, etc.), I'm really into staying up late mostly working.,lately I've been riding bikes in large groups. Let's change that to: "I'm more sociable now with my bike friends!"
Make your "r->>evolution<< effective" get involved in community activities. Share your knowledge,
get your hands dirty, ride a bike, expose yourself to criticism, be a challenge, challenge others, convey thoughts, lead and kick ass! (Repeat!)
I'm taking the 4 agreements seriously, I'm really serious about not beign serious. I like The Secret and what it stands for, Ask-Belive + Receive..
Proud loud Mexican! mix of Spaniard, Chinesse, Yaqui and possibly Pai Pai indian. I'm not affiliated to any groups or tribes but I'm not ashamed to talk about my roots. Are you?!
Industrial, EBM, IDM, Electronica, House, Drum & Bass, Downtempo, Ambient, Dub etc Meat Beat Manifesto, Tino Corp, Perennial Divide, KMFDM, Ministry, Revco, Skinny Puppy, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Frontline Assembly, Laibach, Front 242, Psychic TV, Slick Idiot, Excessive Force, Test Department, Acid Horse, Clock DVA, Chris and Cosey, Alien Sex Fiend, Consolidated, Ohgr, Tear Garden, Legendary Pink Dots, Current 93, Death in June, Bigod 20, Cyberactif, Die Warzau, Noise Unit, Severed Heads, Pigface, Nitzer EBB, Coil, Greater than One, Otto Von Schirach, Technical Itch, Higher Intelligence Agency, Aphex Twin, Orbital, FSOL, Kraftwerk, The ORB, Ultramarine, Jean Michael Jarre, Cassandra Complex, Uberzone, Boom Bip, Air, Sindri, Lackluster, Thievery Corporation, Asian Dub Foundation, Autechre, Photek, Venetian Snares, Atari Teenage Riot, Diagram of Suburban Chaos, S.S.I. is good fucking music, Matthew Dear, Cabaret Voltaire, The Normal, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Aviador DRO, Panacea, Dom and Roland, Rennie Pilgrem, Dj Krust, Planet of the drums, Spacewurm, El Poeta, Aspects of Physics, The Angel, Bjork, Styrofoam.
Alternative, Ethereal, Goth: The Cure, The Glove, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Smiths, Bauhaus, Joy Division, New Order, The Sugarcubes, Jesus and Mary Chain, Echo and the Bunnymen - Ian McCulloch is a genius! I'm cool with early DM, Shonnen Knife, Cocteau Twins, Lush, Happy Mondays, The Cranes, Tuxedo Moon, Loveliescrushing, Mighty Lemon Drops, My Bloody Valentine, Dead Can Dance, Insides, Modern English, Charlatans Uk, James, The Cranberries, Frente! Splending and all Angie Hart projects, Radiohead, Stereolab, Man or Astroman.
Hard Core, Punk, Skate Rock: Crass, Subhumans, early Chumbawamba, Rudimentary Peni, Flux of Pink Indians, The Exploited, Chaos UK, Discharge, G.B.H., Agen 53, The Dils, Tarveet Kadet, Blut & Eisen, Political Asylum, Citizen Fish, Government Issue, Descendents, Buzzcocks, Neurotic Arseholes, Funeral Oration, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, T.S.O.L., Minor Threat, The Faction, Minus One, J.F.A., Drunk Injuns, Agent Orange, No Fraud, Bad Brains, Butthole Surfers, Adrenalin OD, Crime, Suicide, Dickies, Ramones, The Clash, Wire, The Germs, Iggy Pop, Sham 69, Sonic Youth, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, Restaurant, The Need, The Screamers, Dr Know, Christian Death, P.I.L., Violent Femmes, Dead Milkmen, Cro-Mags, Circle Jerks, D.I., Suicidal Tendencies, etc.
Ska, Dub etc:
The Specials, Madness, The Beat, King Tubby, Dub Traffik Control
Hip Hop: Public Enemy, Anti Pop Consortium, Zion I, Micranots, Subtitle, Pepe Deluxe, Inmortal Technics, yes I like some hip hop, however it doesn't mean that I'm crazy about just any whack ass "project", respect ME first show ME some brains, some talent and speak about positive change in society, then we can all roll tight.
Indie, Wave Noir
The Turnstyles, I'm Spoonbender, The Starvations, The Vanishing, Blonde Redhead, Fiberoctopus, Tristeza (is good fucking music too), Trans AM, Dance Distaster Movement, Jehova's Fitness, Doctor Bird, Knives, Vells, Psychic Emperor, The Locust, Melt Banana, Arab on Radar, Year Future, Erase Errata, Kill Me Tomorrow, Tender Buttons, Captain Ahab, Sigur Ros.
80s Pop:
The Police, The Go-Go's, Men At Work, Devo, Blondie
Classic Rock and other stuff:
Simon and Garfunkel, Queen, early Rolling Stones, early Beatles, Rush, Abba, The Carpenters, David Bowie
Jazz, Bossanova, Funk, Soul, Rare Grooves and other World Music
Tijuana Brass, Mocedades, France Gall, Buenavista Social Club, Paco de Lucia, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud - Bebel Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Joan Manuel Serrat, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Charly Parker, Lila Downs, Ennio Morricone, Isaac Hayes, I also like Classical, Folk and Traditional Chinese music.
Mexican bands, projects:
El Personal, Manrico Montero aka Linga, Titan, Silverio, Los Superelegantes, Lost Acapulco, Las Ultrasonicas, Intestino Grueso, Sanchez Dub, Balboa, Fax, Ford Proco, Julieta Venegas, Artefakto, Staura, M.J.F., Loop Drop, Maila, Nona Delichas, Sonios, Nortec Collective, Tijuana Sound Machine, Fussible, Latinsizer, Bostich, Panoptica, Terrestre, Hiperboreal, Manifesto, Plankton Man, all the new Tijuana projects like Orlando, Miel, Ibi Ego, The Polardroids, Yamamoto, Lazo Invisible and a long ass etc.
I'm pretty open to listen to a bunch of other music, I personally choose to be inspired by this, Do you have any recommendations? If so suggest me a band, project, dj I should listen to. Thank you!
Don't steal my band list, make your "own list" based on your >>real musical experiences<<
Movies
Star Wars 77-83, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, The Secret, Trainspotting, The Triplets of Belleville, Bomb The System, 2 Days in Paris, Brassed Off, Tortilla Soup, Satyricon, Macaframa, Quick Silver, Control, 24 hour party people, Point Break, Seven, Son of Sam, As good as it gets, Jason and the Argonauts, American History X, Storytelling, Easy Rider, Escape from New York, Once were Warriors, Tank Girl, Little Miss Sunshine, Happiness, Joseph Merrick The Elephan Man, Princess Bride, The Shinning, Bitter Moon, Modulations, The Warriors, A Clockwork Orange, Council of Doom Movie, Lawnmower Man, Zorba the Greek, Ma vie en Rose, Indiana Jones, Vivir Mata, Office Space, Hedwig and the angry inch, Breakfast in Pluto, Priscilla Queen of the desert, La Tarea, Juno, Mexico 2000, Jacobs Ladder, Birdy, Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios, Amores Perros, Santa Sangre, Dog Town, American Hard Core (Punk documentary), Feos y Curiosos, Hokus Pokus, Shakle Me Not, The Search for Animal Chin and all Bones Brigade videos, Thrashing, Gleaming The Cube, The End, Molecules in Motion, Suburbia, Repo Man, Rudo y Cursi, Dr. Akagi, Bowling for Columbine, Andre The Giant Has a Posse, Stoked: The Raise and Fall of Gator, Phil Frost: Siamesse Twin Pole, Christ The Movie, Fight Club, Sin Remitente, Vivir Mata, El Milusos, Jamon Jamon, Wild at Heart, Pink Flamingos, Science of Sleep, Motorcycle Diaries, Easy Rider, Beign John Malcovich, Polyester, Pink Flamingos, Naked Lunch, Satyricon, Mecanica Nacional, Los Caifanes, Il Postino, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Fast times of Ridgemont High, All about my mother, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Volvere, Pulp Fiction, Frontier Life, Strange America, Fresa y Chocolate, El Norte, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie, Los Olvidados, El Heroe Desconocido, Viento Negro, Tijuana Makes me Happy, Al Canto de los grillos, Chocolat, Trois Couleours (Bleu), El Hombre de Papel, In general movies with Gael Garcia Bernal, Jack Nicholson, Ewan McGregor (but not on Star Wars), Juliette Binoche, Almost everything directed by Almodovar, Fellini, Hans Fjellestad, Helen Stickler, John Waters, Jodorvosky, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Cuaron, Buñuel. all that! Music videos, any skateboard videos. (80s'-early 90s) And of course bunch other independent films can't think about right now but you might be able to help, send me some movies I should see.
Television
No time to watch TV, rarely will watch some BULBO.TV or skateboard videos, The Simpsons, King of the Hill or the X Files? Mex comedy: Ensalada de Locos, Los Polivoces, La Carabina de Ambrosio, Mexico Magia y Encuentro. I do watch clips online like SNL. If I'm travelling I'll hit the remote to get The Cartoon Network. I love cartoons like Ren and Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead, The Pink Panther. I ocassionally enjoy some PBS shows like the Antique Roadshow, Nova and Secrets of the Death, that shit will give you the chills for sure, lots of cool facts about world history and bizarreness. Cooking shows are interesting too. I love watching Jaques Pepin, that fucker really knows how the water boils, everything he does is cooked to perfection. If the word SNOB would have a last name would have to be Pepin. Martin Yang is funny, he'll deep fry your ass and bang you'll be all done. Julia Childs used to cook with a lot of butter, loved her funny voice, she used to wheeze a lil too much, yeah when you're asthmatic dairy will clog your lungs, look at the things you can learn on TV!
So stay away from it and get your hands into something productive. Is there something I should watch?, Like what?
Books
ADHD keeps me from concentrating, and I have a hard time sitting down to read, but when I can, I try to read political stuff, humanitarian, health and enviromental articles and ethics. But if I sit down to read, my
attention goes to art history, biographies, world history, subcultures and countercultures, contemporary art movements, propaganda, graffiti and street art, geometry, graphic design, typography, color theory, etc.
I've tried a couple of audio books, and they work just fine. I enjoy coffee table books, art books, design books, I also like conceptual, handmade object books/book objects. I keep an eye out for interesting technical manuals, how-to manuals, biographies and art-pop culture, cheesy
science fiction, B-movies, world history and other books to scan,
reference design stuff or just might feed my very own morbid curiosity
like limb and prosthetic catalogs anything that has medical disasters
and other random calamities, serial killers, articles by R.U. Syrius,
stuff about the Church of the Subgenious, Burning Man, pretty much all
the books edited by RE/Search, and the books I've seen in the AK Press
catalog. I love the Anarchist bookstore Bound Together in San
Francisco. I also like to read the rants of Ray Loriga, Hey I did read Tony Hawk: Occupation Skateboarder, it was fun, read half of the book at Tower Records. I like
magazines like Mondo 2000, Factsheet 5, Ray Gun, Alarma, Flipside,
MRR, Industrial Nation, Sideline, Thrasher, Juxtapoz, Print and How
Design.
Some books that had in a way influenced or changed my life: The Four
Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, Laberinto de la Soledad from Octavio
Paz, The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castañeda, Eric Fromm,
commentaries and essays by Noam Chomsky and Bertold Bretch, Subway
Art, Dr Seuss, The Giving Tree, Mafalda. Being Mexican, I've got to say
Rius fucking rocks. I'm mostly into reading magazines or even
fanzines...as you might know, fanzines (or zines) are domestic, limited
run, homemade/Xeroxed magazines. I also like stuff by Pagan
Kennedy.
Some of my favorite books are: You don't Have to Fuck People Over to
Survive, Dada Manifestos, Subway Art, The Book of Zines, Scrawl, Dirt,
Stencil Graffiti, Stencil Pirates, Subway Art, The Art of Getting Up
and Over, The Album Art of Punk, Fucked up and Photocopied,
Sensacional de Diseño, This is Tijuana, Sensoria From Censorium, Ways
of Seeing, Como suicidarse sin maestro, La Panza es primero and La
revolucioncita Mexicana. Based on this subjects, suggest me a magzine, fanzine, newspaper or book I should be reading.
Anyhow, I keep on reading as much as my patience allows me.
Is anybody really reading this? If you read this part please email me
. I'd like to hear from you or leave a comment if you will.
Heroes
Ethan Adam Yepiz-Foat aka "El Gato", Don Meño Yepiz, Doña Luchy, Hipolito Martinez Mendoza, Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Ricardo Flores Magon, Mikhail Bakunin, Emma Goldman, Kropotkin, Errico Malatesta, Jack Dangers, Sasha Konietzko, Brute!, Jello Biafra, CRASS, Genesis P. Orridge, Mark Pauline, Hugo Ball, Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, George Maciunas, John Held Jr, John Cage, Krystina Grammatica, Angeles Moreno, Guerrilla Girls, Nacho Chincoya, Lance Armstrong, Marcel Duchamp, Cracker Jack Kid, Darth Vader, Jhoanna Mora, B. Kliban and his awesome cats, Dannie Flesher and Jim Nash, Donald Watson, Howard Lyman the Mad Cowboy, Isa Chandra Moskowitz - The Post Punk Kitchen, Food Not Bombs, Nina Paley, Cat Cult, Ed Templeton, Neil Blender, Matt Hensley, Natas Kaupas, Don Pendleton, HEM crew TJ, Reverend Stang, Bob Dobbs, Andre Breton, Luis Buñuel, Ann Szaur, Surge MDR, Rafael Reyez (Pokez SD), Jerry Lopez, Paulo Gonzalez, Sra Martha Escorpion, Emilio, Tata Lee, Nana Maria, Juan Choi, Gerardo Padilla Saldivar, Shep-Dogg "Spencer" Fairey, Ray Johnson, Andy Warhol, Seth Tobocman, Pushead, (Puszone, Bacteria Sour, Pusmort, Septic Death, Zorlac Skateboards!), Omar Foglio, Rafa "DRO" Saavedra, Ejival, Rogelio Villarreal and Aser 7 big ups!
Human Rights Activists, Home Schoolers, Vegans and Vegetarians, Animal Liberators, Therapists, Naturopaths, Healers, Curanderos, Psychics, Pagans, blood donors, organ donors, Woman Right Activists, Advocates for the Womans Right to Choose, Political Prisioners, Conscientious Objectors, Environamentalists, Recyclers, Whoever makes sure we get decent drinking water, Solar Technology people, worldwide backpackers, Pranksters, Spray paint manufactures, Skatepark, ramp builders, Bike riders and whoever that refuses to drive a fucking SUV, whoever refuses to drive a car at all, Fighters for Spiritual Freedom, Graffiti Writers, billboard liberators, Organic Farmers, Gluten free food makers, Independent Thinkers, independent film makers, Indie labels, Skilled Computer Technicians of both PC and Mac plattforms, also the technicians making sure the fucking internet works worldwide! Special props to teachers in rural communities and all kind of teachers!
The Nortec Collective.
My fans, friends, buyers, collectors and promoters.
Special acknowledgment to all the asthma and allergy specialists, doctors and nurses assiting me during my crisis through my entire life.
Thanks to you all for support and divine inspiration!
About me: Being in harmony with all my contradictions is key.
Acamonchi lives and creates by example. There is no separation between his creations & actions, and his feelings about art, food, spirituality, and life. But he does not preach to those around him. Rather, his influence is felt naturally in the everyday. Simply put in his own wise words, "everyone finds truth on its own."
- Sanctuary 143
Para mi es un honor conocer a Acamonchi y ser testigo de su desarrollo como artista fronterizo, por suerte desde el inicio de mi carrera como musico electrónico hemos colaborado juntos en varios de eventos y desde el inicio de nortec (1999) tambien el ha colaborado en sinúmero de exposciciones y conciertos donde su arte lo ubican como sinónimo del Colectivo Nortec Visual, mil gracias Acamonchi por compartirnos tu arte! sinceramente
- Ramón Amezcua "Bostich" / Nortec Collective
El Gerardo Yépiz que conozco tiene el humor desenfadado, certero y referencial. Charlar con él significa tener la capacidad de, por ejemplo, ver rápidamente como se llenan de ventanas ese programa llamado realidad. Fanzinero y pintor, skater y fan de la música, con sus muecas típicas y su cola de cabello que utiliza -en ocasiones- como un arma para cachetear al enemigo. Me encanta su afán documentalista, su necedad en querer ser así como es y no de otro modo más conveniente, su fijación con el rollo de imagen y representación social, su sentido de crítica que su humor negro no ahoga y, sobre todo, porque a pesar de todo, sigue siendo un amigo entrañable. Arre, Acamonchi, arre.
-rafa saavedra
You may know Acamonchi is a species of flower that grows freely between cracks in the sidewalks. Some cities have targeted this perennial directly and enacted 'weed killer' campaigns to quell concerns with incongruent urban landscapes in affluent communities, sparking a national dialogue in regards to feral plants. Often ignored, stepped and sometimes pissed on by local dogs and miscreants, its beauty lies beyond the vibrant colors of his petals, rather, deep beneath the concrete surface it remains hidden in his roots.
You could know Acamonchi in reference to a North American pigeon, often seen huddled together in groups on cold mornings atop the telephone cables or scrambling for bits of food. The natives revered this silent augur of the bird world as Acamonchi - or "Wise Eye Above," and as recent archaeological excavations in the Pacific South Bay have revealed artifacts that indicate these animals were exalted as deities and kept as pets by local tribe leaders.
You might also Acamonchi as I know him; friend, mentor and collaborator. Like a flower I've watched him grow year in and out, and like the icon of the pigeons that loom from above I've witnessed his wisdom manifest itself on canvas, wood and cardboard.
Boldly stated, Acamonchi's messages are conveyed in a righteous rigidity that could be only his own. Never a waste of space, everything fits (even when it probably shouldn't) and always has its place. His work is relative only to itself, and within the spectrum of his creations lies a universe of color, value and essence.
Acamonchi is a war cry for truth in a world of lies and greed - a simple act of freedom that makes a statement like no other. But freedom comes with its price, as the artist can sometimes be a slave to the freedoms represented in his art.
More than the pedals he pushes, more than the ex-rocker attitude of a skater punk all grown up, Acamonchi is testament of what we could all achieve through commitment and an astute work ethic. He is the product of complete dedication to craft, abandon of convention in an effort to streamline his consciousness to continue creating.
- Angelo Gastelum aka El Poeta
Acamonchi Sketches Series 1
White t-shirt, 100% cotton printed on royal blue, green and teal variations.
This is a Myspace only offer.
T-shirts can be signed by Gerardo Yepiz upon
request (signature with a permanent marker)
Sizes are S, M, L only
Unites States
$25.00 / shipping included
Canada and Europe
$35.00 / shipping included
For the longest time I refered to Acamonchi as a fanzine, well the truth is that Acamonchi is indeed a fanzine.
Half letter size, silkscreened 2 colors outside, 1 color inside, xeroxed 10 pages of full experimental chaos, random photos and random Acamonchi sketches done mostly on bus rides / airplane trips.
It comes with a limited edition canvas patch, a sticker and a button.
United States
$10.00 / shipping included
Canada and Europe
$13.00 / shipping included
Entrevista en Notivisa Tijuana, Julio 2004. Algunos de los clips que aparecen aqui fueron extraídos del documental Republique Acamonchi, un video de Fernando Magaña / Tiro Largo 2002. El resto de los clips fueron tomados por Xavier Vasquez, Havok TVC en el estudio Acamonchi, San Diego, CA 2002-2003.
Stencil Animation project, Hans Fjellestad & Acamonchi 2003 Ilya, Blatchford.
The artwork on this myspace (Paintings 2007 and Paintings 2008) are available for sale, inquires, comissions and other projects please contact me.
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"You become what you think about, most of the time." And whatever you dwell upon grows in your reality. You create your entire world by the things you choose to think about and how you choose to think about them. Brian Tracy
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"I didn't have time to be anyone's muse...I was too busy rebelling against my family and learning to be an artist." --Leonora Carrington, 1983
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