Mikolaj's Art

MINI Hello Seeker - Mikolaj's edition

2012-01-21T13:53:00.000-08:00

I made 4th minizine, this one has only my work.

Spring Towers Vinyl Mural

2012-01-21T12:59:00.000-08:00

Using my signmaking technique, I created this vinyl mural in the Spring Tower Lofts lobby. I think it turned out great!

Hello Seeker pop up shop.

2011-12-29T11:50:00.000-08:00

We were spreading seeker knowledge at a pop up shop in X-Magnet showrooms down here in Fashion District in Downtown LA. It was a event put together by Chuy from Yeah Girl that's the price. It was a sweet fashion event with a great sample sale.

Hello Seeker tee + new zines

2011-12-29T11:45:00.000-08:00

I printed this tee to go with the new mini zines. Franky Sword and Flora got their own issues.

H33L0 S33K3R minizine

2011-11-26T01:57:00.000-08:00

Few friends and I did this little mini zine. It bridges local folklore: art, writing and photography from Los Angeles. Check out the blawg: HELLO SEEKER BLOG

Ted Lazer 02

2011-11-16T10:46:00.000-08:00

Second installment of Ted Lazer is printed, the plot thickens.

Rook Van

2011-11-08T22:54:00.000-08:00

Finished this Van drawing for Rook Brand clothing, looks like Venice ,CA to me.

TED LAZER!

2011-11-07T15:05:00.000-08:00

I'm going back to what got me involved in art in the first place-Comix! Ted Lazer is my monthly strip in the the Gallery Row Artwalk News paper. He is a noir detective in Los Angeles 2034 A.D. who is about to embark upon a journey into the seedy world of future LA.

Another Beat Swap Meet illustration

2011-09-09T21:02:00.001-07:00

I did another poster for Beat Swap Meet, this one is a play on the real Battle of LA.

Down and Out Bar shirts

2011-08-10T18:04:00.001-07:00

I have won the Tee shirt contest at DnO, as well landed a design for their new "mugshot" tee. Here are both of them printed, right here in my backyard at the Fashion District in DTLA.

5th Street Mural

2011-08-10T18:02:00.000-07:00

This Mural is Downtown LA on 5th and Spring.

Painting windows.

2011-07-08T19:32:00.001-07:00

Painting Down And Out windows on 5th street.

Chihuahuas

2011-06-30T14:13:00.000-07:00

Here are two Chihuahuas chilling Downtown at Down And Out Bar.

City Ride tee

2011-06-22T21:31:00.000-07:00

I printed a new design on few tees. This was the first time I got to use automatic press to do a short run.

DWP 2011

2011-06-15T20:42:00.001-07:00

Another piece for the (SUB)URBAN show. I found this old DWP building right outside DTLA, added minimal color to this piece.

(SUB)URBAN LA june show

2011-06-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

Today my work is up at (SUB)URBAN right in time for the the LA Artwalk. I have created large pieces in mixed media depicting local LA landscapes. Reception will be on Saturday June 18th so if you are in the Los Angeles area, make shure not to miss these events.

Peppe

2011-06-01T18:23:00.000-07:00

Here is another downtown doggie, his name is Peppe.

Commercial Exchange

2011-05-31T00:05:00.000-07:00

Here is another piece I did, its an empty Commercial Exchange Building on 8th near Hill st. in Downtown LA. I like back of the buildings, they have much different vibe than the front, look somewhat anonymous.

Los Angeles folklore

2011-05-25T23:31:00.000-07:00

I have been working on a series of new mixed media paintings. These are going to an LA Art Walk event that I will participate in June (coming up really fast!1) Covering some new grounds here, I have been taking photos of the downtown buildings for a while now and now I'm starting to use them in my art as prints. One day, When I saw the Stealth Bomber fly over downtown and right above my house I felt pretty scared and excited at the same time. This piece has that plane in it
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Triangl tee

2011-05-16T14:45:00.000-07:00

I recently printed my new Triangl design on few tees, just in time for the LA Artwalk. Thanks to my buddy Hugo for letting me use his print press.

You can buy them here in Downtown LA at:

Local Tourist

Hold Up Art

Poppy

2011-04-18T16:02:00.000-07:00

I did this portrait of my friend Lisa's dog Poppy. We both live downtown and I wanted to capture the vibe of the city and how this little cheweenie is such a socialite.

Perennial Skills Video

2011-03-17T13:55:00.000-07:00

Here is fresh vid from Perennial Skills, I did artwork for them.

2011-02-18T20:38:00.000-08:00

My graphic tee at Macy's

2011-02-11T11:36:00.000-08:00

My graphic tee designs are on the floor at Macy's under INC line and American Rag. Here is one of them on a mannequin.

LA Dental

2011-02-02T11:14:00.000-08:00

I did a new painting. I used the drawing I did below as a reference and added my flood throughout the buildings. I feel that my art should have somewhat a connection with my surroundings and be relative to my life. This looks not so far from reality with the global worming (or cooling, depends how you look at it) taking effect. The Los Angeles river used to flood the city and surrounding areas until they build the giant cement banks in an attempt to tame the nature. This piece is going to the One Year Anniversary show at Hold Up Art in Little Tokyo.
UNO Show

Smiling Billboard

2011-01-27T10:10:00.000-08:00

I pass this corner often and the dentist billboard looks always somewhat surreal to me. Its the downtown's mouth.

Haters Gona Hate...

2011-01-25T21:38:00.000-08:00

...on Kermit, when he stunnin on a fixie, haha. This is my take on the ever so popular meme, and this one is going the Hive Gallery "Lovers and Haters" show in February. This is a first painting I did in months, seems like all I do is draw these days or do murals, feels good man.

I go around Downtown LA and draw stuff.

2011-01-24T19:35:00.000-08:00

Drawing in the field makes me super happy. I ride my bike around downtown and find cool spots to draw the city. This one is from the parking structure where my car sits unused.

Donut Wave

2010-12-17T17:07:00.000-08:00

Here is another wave with donuts eyes. I painted this one on my building windows on 5th and Main Downtown LA. There are still lots of vacant stores down here, great canvas for temporary art.

LA Artwalk at Bang Gallery

2010-12-11T22:34:00.000-08:00

I was a part of the LA Artwalk this December. This time I painted one of the rooms, the Bang pop up gallery is inside an old bank near my house. I spray painted over whatever was on the wall, and "designed" a bench from found objects on the location. I like this one a lot.

Bittersweet

2010-11-24T21:58:00.000-08:00

This tee design is a colaboration between Jose Carabes and I. He mainly drew the girl, I worked on her hair and jacket, added a leg and more tattoos. Jose also wrote the "bittersweet" writing. I photoshopped the city drawings in the back and layed it out together. I think that both of our styles flow and complement each other. Looking forward to do more colabs like this.

Cast

2010-10-25T18:36:00.000-07:00

My neighbor broke his leg. I painted a Mexican girl, bottle and Jimi smoking a cig, looks mad fresh!

Epicenter live paint sesh.

2010-09-28T00:07:00.000-07:00

I painted live with The Hive group at the Epicenter festival. I pretty much freestyled this when I got there.

LA RIVER

2010-09-27T22:26:00.000-07:00

Got these LA shirts printed the other day. Los Angeles river floods downtown.

Hoodie tiem.

2010-09-17T12:42:00.000-07:00

I drew another girl for a tee design. I'm really playing here on boys fantasy, tattooed girl in a warm hoodie with graff in the back. Have you seen her??

Urban Warfare

2010-09-17T12:39:00.000-07:00

Here is another tee design I did, it has urban warfare feel to it. I really like the pattern on her helmet.

Rooftop Tune

2010-08-27T15:48:00.000-07:00

This is drawing I did for a t-shirt design. Chantale modeled for me. I used some of my drawings and photos for the background.

The Art and Spirit of Fashion IV

2010-08-26T20:44:00.000-07:00

@Bang Gallery 8/27/2010 – DTLA

Gavin

2010-08-01T10:37:00.000-07:00

I did this commission for a friend of mine. Its a portrait of his son Gavin. I went off his cellphone photo and added the background.

Bike Hub Party

2010-07-26T09:24:00.000-07:00

Saturday I went to Long Beach to do some live painting at the Bike Hub project. I did one of my monster waves.

2010-07-08T15:58:00.000-07:00

Super Nintendo is super fun, especially Super Mario World. This painting relates to my generation that played this system...you nostalgia you loose.

Jarritos contest

2010-06-26T16:55:00.000-07:00

I did this drawing for the Jarritos soda contest.

Oh, HAI!

2010-06-08T14:03:00.000-07:00

Here is a piece I did for the "Mute of Hounds" show at the Meltdown Gallery in June. I found this dog on an image board, he looks so happy! I live Downtown LA and I have been wanting to paint something related to my surroundings. There is SO MANY dogs around here, and he looks like one of the local pets I see everyday.

Le Fun

2010-06-05T17:06:00.001-07:00

Here is a piece I did for The Hive's video game themed show. I did a drawing like this in the past and now was a perfect time to put it down in paint. 8bit video games have been around my generation, they are so simple and innovative.

All Speaking

2010-06-01T14:20:00.000-07:00

Here is a another take on the all seeing eye pyramid. This time is the all speaking lips of information. To me this looks like a portal into another universe, a view of two different dimensions at the same time. The aquatic world in the foreground is stormy and completely flooded, while the world inside the pyramid is calm...far out!

Black book session

2010-05-16T13:29:00.000-07:00

Here is a dame I drew in my black book.

Triforce

2010-04-20T19:58:00.000-07:00

Power, Wisdom and Courage.

Hive Gallery Mural

2010-04-02T14:02:00.000-07:00

I painted one of the Hive's Bathrooms. Another monster weave with donut eyes, and all seeing triforce on the the left. Mural wraps around the whole room.

Another DJ Ape Tshirt design

2010-03-12T11:49:00.000-08:00

I guess the last one was a big hit a Kmart so Spektrum asked me to do something similar. I looked at some King Kong references to draw this one.

Perennial Skills!

2010-03-12T11:47:00.000-08:00

Here is a drawing I did for my man Marquis, he has perennial skills.

Time Bunny

2010-03-06T18:17:00.001-08:00

I did this drawing for the "Alice in Wonderland" show at the Hive.

Liquid Environment

2010-02-23T01:56:00.000-08:00

I'm Stoked! This is gona be so FUN. Porter Gallery is giving me their space to do something cool. Im gona paint the walls and show my new paintings and stuff. D-James and Ghetto D gona cut it up on tables, and an open bar.

The Wheeler

2010-02-23T01:31:00.000-08:00

I did this smaller piece (11"x14") for the "Return to Oz" group show at the Meltdown Gallery in Hollywood. Trolling on a track bike.

Beat Swapmeet Chinatown

2010-02-19T01:07:00.000-08:00

Here is another poster design for my friends at Beatswapmeet. Since the event is held at the Grandstar Jazz Club in historic Chinatown, we decided to go with the chinese theme. I really like Chinatown in LA, the place is charming, looks super cool, and has great foods. Make shure not to miss this event, Beatswapmeet is happening on April 11th.

Queen Maria

2010-02-16T21:56:00.000-08:00

Another girl in the water, with Queen Mary the foreground. It is a bigger piece, size 24"x32".

2010-02-03T23:47:00.000-08:00

I did this painting of falcore and made a time lapse video of it. Jerm did the edit. Palm Highway-Fortune is the music.

Illuminated powder donut

2010-01-28T10:46:00.000-08:00

The all-seeing, illuminated, and delicious donut towers over biblical floods.

I'm Featured at the Hive Gallery LA

2010-01-22T19:07:00.000-08:00

I'm Stoked! The Hive Gallery located in downtown Los Angeles is featuring me. I am doing their installation wall.

Donut Eyes

2010-01-19T21:38:00.001-08:00

They are wanting..a donut.

The Kraken

2010-01-13T18:00:00.000-08:00

Legendary monster devours another victim... men. Going with the theme of water and mermaids, this time I painted a half female, half octopus. I really like painting the hair and tentacles with jewelry. The water is splashing. Can you spot the UFO?

Syrenka

2009-12-22T21:16:00.001-08:00

I did another mermaid piece, this time is a small drawing. I like mermaids quite a bit. I live by the ocean, it is a symbol of my home town-Warsaw, and mostly, their mysticism is interesting. Just like the ancient mariners were attracted to their voice, I am drawn to paint them.

My art @ Viento Y Agua in December

2009-11-25T20:53:00.000-08:00

I'm stoked! I going to have my paintings and drawings at Viento Y Agua. I love that place, its super good-my favorite coffee shop in LB.

Walkmen

2009-11-25T15:35:00.000-08:00

Sony Walkmen Sports is waterproof, therefore, used widely by sirens.

Chockliek Doughnot

2009-11-20T17:00:00.001-08:00

I put the pencils down and picked up the brushes, again.

Beat Swapmeet

2009-11-18T10:57:00.001-08:00

Illustrated poster done for Beat Swapmeet in December.

The Ark of Faith

2009-11-10T19:53:00.000-08:00

Here is The Ark of Faith I did as a commission. Everything that is wrong with religion ran the ship into jagged rocks. Monster wave is will wash away the cancer.

The Illuminated Donut

2009-10-28T11:42:00.001-07:00

It was a dark and windy October morning. The ancient pyramid rose out of the stormy sea of coffee. Waves were crashing upon its walls with a loud thunder. Up on top peeking through dark clouds, the illuminated donut is spinning in its glory. It lights the path for chosen ones, and guides them through out their treacherous day.

GREEN BIKE

2009-10-09T19:14:00.001-07:00

Here it is, a Green Bike! Instead of going to Wallyworld and buying piece of crap made in china, I built this single speed all from used parts that I have collected over time. There is a lot of bicycles out there that with a litlle of elbow grease can be put back on the road, and most of the older bikes were actually made much better than todays stuff. I gave it a nice green paint job to go with the theme. It even has a "Green Bike" stencil on the downtube.

Bloodsucker

2009-10-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

I did this doodle last night- halloween vibes.

BLOB

2009-10-04T22:08:00.000-07:00

It is a BLOB on Electric Chair's windows in sunny Huntington Beach, CA.

LA Boat

2009-09-30T09:32:00.000-07:00

I'm "keep on keeping on" with the water theme again. This time I did a detailed drawing of LA cityscape with water running through it and a boat in the waves. I think a painting in same style is going to be next...

playground fights

2009-09-21T14:35:00.000-07:00

Splashcity

2009-09-19T00:00:00.000-07:00

LA River gushing out of its banks.

DJ Fresh

2009-09-17T16:16:00.001-07:00

...he is out there, in the city, playing dope tunes, nasty and gritty. Serving dope beats, all day, everyday on these city streets, he fights the mundane with these sick ass beats! UGH!

Bike paint

2009-09-10T08:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a road bicycle that I have painted for a friend. It has the Dinojuice black front splash into machine grey back. This year I have fixed or build A LOT of bikes for people and for profit. I really like painting them and doing custom paint jobs.

Cougar

2009-09-08T10:20:00.001-07:00

Here it is, another drawing for a shirt. Its a cougar in the city.

Showing up.

2009-09-04T10:36:00.000-07:00

Here are my Dinojuice series at United Cat featuring Me. I like dripping lettering a lot.

Splash Girl

2009-09-03T11:13:00.000-07:00

Go splash around in water, still feels like summer. This is a commission painting I did for Josh. Im keeping up with the water theme, again. I like the spray paint misting, which creates foggy and hazy look to this piece. Gotta have stars and an UFO.

Pencil action

2009-09-03T11:08:00.001-07:00

Here is a new drawing I did. This is going to be a shirt graphic. Fly girl in a urban setting is pretty much this theme-very urban.

In District Weekly.

2009-08-21T17:07:00.001-07:00

Here it is a ink drawing I submitted for District Weekly out here in Long Beach. Its a motorboat and a siren in the ocean.

...and here is "About The Artist"

Motorboat

2009-08-08T10:39:00.000-07:00

Motorboating is so fun! Summer is here and its time to dust off that boat and take it out on the water. Open her up on LB's breakwater or motorboat all the way to Catalina.

Shark VS. Cactus

2009-07-24T20:22:00.001-07:00

What if a shark came out and tried to eat cactus? what if...I would paint that. That is what I thought one night when partying with some friends. So here it is-Shark vs. Cactus.

Cherries for Sharon.

2009-07-24T17:20:00.000-07:00

"I like cherries and the beach" she said, and I painted something along those lines for her. That is pretty much how commission works. Tell me how much and what, and I will tell you when. This was a $200 piece and it is about 10x12 inches.

"honey"

2009-07-02T13:50:00.000-07:00

Another painting in "The Hive" theme. A tribute to all of the hard working bees, and all the honey they make.

2009-06-17T10:58:00.000-07:00

"TJ-rooni" is a pencil and ink drawing I did for the "United Cat" one year anniversary show in June. An old pal TJ, the hairless cat. He is in his hip hop gear in space. Mr. Mouse is there with him.

2009-06-17T10:54:00.000-07:00

"Doughnut" is a piece I did for the "Black market sugar" show at the LAB in Costa Mesa.

2009-04-01T20:26:00.001-07:00

"Mr. Avatar" a piece I did for Hiveland Avatar show.

Tall Bike.

2009-03-26T21:14:00.000-07:00

Tall Bike coming through, make way!

District weekly.

2009-03-23T18:17:00.001-07:00

Here is a piece I did for the District Weekly out here in Long Beach. Its the extinct California Bear riding a road bike in Long Beach.

Captains Log

2009-03-02T18:22:00.000-08:00

Oldie but goodie ;)

Dinojuice vs THE HiVE

2009-03-02T18:16:00.000-08:00

This is a painting I did for the Hive Gallery in downtown LA

The 'Monster Wave" 2009

2009-01-02T17:12:00.001-08:00

The Final Kegger.

2008-12-18T22:48:00.000-08:00

The day has come, so the Beast will party like there is no tomorrow.

2008-11-18T11:34:00.000-08:00

DINOJUICE - series of paintings dealing with rampant consumption of fossil fuels, big oil companies, and fascination with extinct animals. The savage beast lurks above the ranks of CEOs and the Big Oil Machine, chugging the fossil fuels at the worlds biggest kegger.
Mikolaj

2008-11-18T11:23:00.000-08:00

2008-11-18T10:21:00.000-08:00