Defer

The framing option for this RUN includes a 1 inch black wood frame with UV-glass, foam core backing and ready to hang hardware.

1xRUN is proud to announce the 5th Annual POW! WOW! Hawaii Print Exhibition featuring 30+ artists participating in this year’s festival. Building on this unique partnership with the world’s premier mural festival, 1xRUN will release new prints each day beginning February 8th - 23rd at 3pm EST / noon PST / 10am HST.

In addition, 1xRUN will host their annual pop up exhibition with surprise in-store exclusives opening February 14h - 18th at Lana Lane, POW! WOW! Hawaii’s central hub located in Kaka’ako.

Participating artists for the 2017 1xRUN x POW! WOW!
Print Exhibition Include:
Careaux - Cinta Vidal - Ckaweeks - Cory Kamehanaokala - Dan Witz
Defer 1 / 2 - Drew Merritt 1 / 2 - Evoca - Glazed Paradise - Gary Musgrave
Jasper Wong - Jeff Gress - Jeff McMillan - Joram Roukes 1 / 2
Kai'ili Kaulukukui - Kamea Hadar 1 / 2 - Kaplan Bunce - Katch - Kevin Lyons
Maya Hayuk - Michelle Tanguay - Mr. Jago 1 / 2 - OakOak 1 / 2 - Slick - Ouizi
PichiAvo - Prime - Shok-1 - Tara McPherson 1 / 2 - Tavar Zawacki (Above)
Telmo Miel 1 / 2 Woes Martin - Wooden Wave

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Defer has been an integral part of the early graffiti art movement in Los Angeles since the mid 1980’s. He is adept in working in various mediums such as acrylic, spray paint, various inks, oils, water color etc. Defer is well known for expertly rendering beautifully complex letter-forms. His works on canvas have been displayed in various museums and galleries including “Street Cred” at the PMCA (Pasadena Museum of California Art) and “Bridging Homeboy Industries” at OTIS College of Design’s Ben Maltz Gallery. Recently his work was included in the “Liber Amicorum” project which is archived in the Getty Research Institutes special collections. Defer’s influence on the visual language found in the City of Angels cannot be overlooked.

Find more from Defer at deferism.com

Follow Defer on Instagram @deferk2s

Iconic street artist, DEFER, amalgamates the urban landscape and the realm of fine art. Alex Kizu, aka DEFER, transcends his youth in Boyle Heights to share the influences of true street art within his own murals, canvases and prints.

As a pioneer member of the first generation of LA Graffiti crews, K2S, STN and KGB, Kizu’s influence on the Los Angeles graffiti movement is profound. Edified by early New York graffiti, and more importantly, the neighborhood “placaso” style, indigenous to LA; Defer culminates these experiences to define a unique native genre.

DEFER’s typographic work is viewed as lyrical and beautiful. Also known as a handstyle, this specific expression speaks to the credibility of the original graffiti crews in Los Angeles and now bridges to a larger audience. Currently Defer creates paintings that incorporate Japanese images with his handstyle resulting in exquisite art. - Brandy Shea Sweeney