Abel Macias and the weight proper Dutch fiets can support.
Monday, June 18th, 2012Last Summer held an incredible adventure.
Each Spring I always get this little anxiety, how will I top LAST Summer, THAT shit was insane.
Somehow it always seems to just work itself out.
Here is one such instance:
A few hours after I got off the plane, I buzzed Fake to see what was happening and ran over to Spui to help scrape a wall of stickers so he could paint. This would be the first of many hours spent on that block over the course of the next few weeks.
At some point, Fake asks, “Hey, do you know this guy, Pink Cloud? He’s from Brooklyn”. I didnt.
“Ive been talking to him about showing him around town, if we wind up meeting up maybe I’ll give ya a call.”
Couple days later, phone rang. Let’s meet up at the usual. Cool.
A super fun day ensued, hit up a bunch of spots and not only did I get to see some cool work, got to watch the guy make it and thats always the best.
Turns out Abel Macias is in fact from Brooklyn, and it’s somewhat ironic that the both of us met in Amsterdam when we live just a few miles from each other.
Totally dig what I saw that afternoon, months later I was really surprised to see that like Fake, he’s far more than a guy with a spray can.
His oil paintings are super awesome.
If you happen to be in NYC right now, he’s got a solo show up at The Vinatta Project, 69 Gansevoort on the West side of Manhattan.
The show is 10 pieces and really fantastic, if you are strolling through the meat packing district make some time to stop in for a drink and take a look.
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