The Art of Uzi Emperado - PORTFOLIO

Suicide Silence

Uzi — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:19:27 +0000

The word alive

Uzi — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0000

BLACK BILE

Uzi — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:59:19 +0000

Black Bile is my first solo art show. Along with the exhibit is the release of a collab shirt (limited to 50!) with THE clothing. Art, shirts, and booze at the venue. I’d appreciate it if you shared/tweeted about this show. Thank you! Also, check out my BLOG to see a few previews / WIPs with regards to the paintings.

The Devil Wears Prada

Uzi — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:54:35 +0000

The band are going with a different color scheme on a different shirt color, but here’s the way I like it.

Samurai Skate Deck

Uzi — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:18:04 +0000

I only just remembered to post this, but it’s been out for a while now and can be bought over at MCuts as a collab with Dead and Divine. Adam (MCuts) is an awesome guy. He’s my first client ever, and he’s been showing me the ropes ever since I started out and sold my first shirt design to him exactly a year ago.

Assassinate The Following

Uzi — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:34:22 +0000

2 tees for Assassinate The Following that were quite fun to do. The red shirt was pretty exciting to make. I love red shirts, and it felt refreshing to do something not too serious for a change, but don’t expect to see more in that style/composition since it’s not the direction I want my art to take. Available soon.

Sushi Break

Uzi — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:10:11 +0000

Happy 4/20, everyone. My Sushi Break design is currently “Shirt Of The Day” over at DBH. Something different from my regular work. So glad Design By Humans printed this design I did a couple of months ago. Buy HERE

Caliban

Uzi — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:42:01 +0000

Artwork for Caliban. Click on “Read More” at the bottom of this post to see a closeup of the delicious details (I’ve also added detail previews to some of the last few designs I’ve posted before).

The Red Shore (2)

Uzi — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:40:29 +0000

This was what I was up to during the Holy Week. Haha. I love working with the Red Shore.

Godmachine “Witch” painting

Uzi — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:58:42 +0000

I have been planning on a solo art exhibit for a long time now, but I was unsure about the direction I wanted to take. It hasn’t been a year since I started doing freelance illustration as a profession. But in that amount of time I have learned so much about the global art scene, greatly developed my technique, realized what genre of art I am willing to commit myself to, and more importantly, gained new friends.

I’ve decided to create a series of paintings that are closer to my digital illustrations in theme and in technique. I am aiming for poetic, but with gore/horror undertones, and Death Metal cues. I have no concrete thesis yet, and there is a lot to be thought of. I painted on of my favorite icons (the Witch, originally by Godmachine), to test if this works for me, and also to kiss some hairy Welsh ass haha. If you own a few of GM’s shirts, then you’ll easily recognize the icon.

HUGE thanks to a great friend, and mentor, Godmachine, for allowing me to paint this character/icon of his (The Witch), and for lending his beautiful voice/music for the video (see below). Haha.