{"id":3735,"date":"2012-06-18T20:52:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T00:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2012-06-18T22:02:36","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T02:02:36","slug":"abel-macias-and-the-weight-proper-dutch-fiets-can-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/abel-macias-and-the-weight-proper-dutch-fiets-can-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Abel Macias and the weight proper Dutch fiets can support."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Summer held an incredible adventure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3736\" title=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each Spring I always get this little anxiety, how will I top LAST Summer, THAT shit was insane.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3737\" title=\"39\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Somehow it always seems to just work itself out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3738\" title=\"41\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/41.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3739\" title=\"43\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is one such instance:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3740\" title=\"244\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/244.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few hours after I got off the plane, I buzzed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fakestencils.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fake<\/a> to see what was happening and ran over to Spui to help scrape a wall of stickers so he could paint.\u00a0 This would be the first of many hours spent on that block over the course of the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3741\" title=\"203\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3742\" title=\"205\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3743\" title=\"207\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At some point, Fake asks, &#8220;Hey, do you know this guy, Pink Cloud?\u00a0 He&#8217;s from Brooklyn&#8221;.\u00a0 I didnt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3744\" title=\"219\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3745\" title=\"216\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3746\" title=\"220\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3747\" title=\"217\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ive been talking to him about showing him around town, if we wind up meeting up maybe I&#8217;ll give ya a call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3748\" title=\"208\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3749\" title=\"209\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3750\" title=\"215\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Couple days later, phone rang.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s meet up at the usual.\u00a0 Cool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3751\" title=\"142\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3752\" title=\"18\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3753\" title=\"14\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3754\" title=\"27\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3755\" title=\"31\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3756\" title=\"36\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Turns out <a href=\"http:\/\/abelmacias.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abel Macias<\/a> is in fact from Brooklyn, and it&#8217;s somewhat ironic that the both of us met in Amsterdam when we live just a few miles from each other.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3757\" title=\"34\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/34.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3758\" title=\"37\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/37.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Totally dig what I saw that afternoon, months later I was really surprised to see that like Fake, he&#8217;s far more than a guy with a spray can.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3759\" title=\"38\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/38.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His oil paintings are super awesome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3760\" title=\"photo-1\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"664\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you happen to be in NYC right now, he&#8217;s got a solo show up at The\u00a0 Vinatta Project, 69 Gansevoort on the West side of Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3761\" title=\"photo-2\" src=\"http:\/\/daveraphael.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"664\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>More:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abelmacias.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/abelmacias.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fakestencils.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fakestencils.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fakestencils\" target=\"_blank\">@fakestencils<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vinattaproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/vinattaproject.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abelmacias.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br 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