Ridiculously ill prolific artist & designer Robert Tapley Bustamante likes to create soul stirring emotional landscapes that are best described as "beautifully disturbing". He's shown in a plethora of nationwide shows on both coasts.
// April 6th, 2013 // No Comments » // Art Shows
Thank you to everyone who came out to see my friend’s and I get down live-painting for Amnesty International. We each had about 4 hours, and i slayed mine in just over 2hrs… 24″x36″ on wood. Had a blast performing as always!
// April 5th, 2013 // No Comments » // Art Shows
Getting down tonight @ The Next Space gallery located at 512 E 18th Street here in Kansas City. I am collaborative live-painting with four good friends for a good cause… Chico San, Hector Casanova, Tyson Schroeder, and Patrick Sullivan for Amnesty KC charity event.
We each have a 2′x3′ wood surface to solo on and a big 5′x7′ surface group collaboration to mob on. So excited to slay this soon tonight! Each piece will sell in a live silent auction.
// March 7th, 2013 // No Comments » // Art Shows
Live painting has always been a savage affair which suits my temperament just fine, last night was no different. I am lucky to get any room to do my thing at all. So i posted up in the only seat in the house, with a half glimpse of the stage and started to sketch in preparation for the one and only “god MC” Rakim. I was practically spazzin to do this!
This is the result of my night listening to one of the best to ever touch the mic. Decided to go with immediacy and travel light, using watercolors and watercolor paper for the first time ever in a live painting event, then did line work with paint markers with brush tips. Overall piece is 15″x20″ on 240lb paper. My goal was to capture Rakim’s essence and overall emotive qualities and not so much an exact portrait.
I’ve gotten several requests for a copy of this, please drop me a message and tell me if you want one!
// March 6th, 2013 // No Comments » // Art Shows
So very excited to be live painting tonight for RAKIM at the Riot Room. As far as I know this is the first time he’s come thru Kansas City.
This is the sample quick sketch i did last week in preparation for this event. Tonight i will slay it for real… spazzin hardcore!
// January 26th, 2013 // No Comments » // Art Shows
I’m excited to announce that i have signed on to do performance live-painting @ Voodoo Lounge located here in Kansas City at Harrah’s Casino… the event takes place on Feb 6th and starts @ 8pm. This event is spectacular and is about much more than me, for this is an creative extravaganza featuring a plethora of creative artists ranging from fashion, photography, DJs, makeup, performers of all types!
// January 4th, 2013 // No Comments » // Art Shows
“RAD” – group show, running for the entire month of January 2013, is a collaborative effort by Kansas City artists curated by Luis Garcia and Maria Vasquez Boyd, visually interpreting Oaxaca’s Noche de Robanos/Night of the Radishes.
The festival is celebrated every year on December 23 in Oaxaca Mexico and consists of an exhibition of sculptures made from large red radishes weighing up to 6 pounds. Themes include nativity scenes, party scenes, dancers, saint, etc.
The challenge for artists- produce work in 5 days at the 2009 Gallery space, prior to the First Friday in December. Using a monochromatic palette with the main color close to that of radishes, artists created work with tools of the trade; brushes, sticks, sponges, stencils, spray paint, etc. Inspired by the imagery from the festival, artists interpreted their ideas into drawings and paintings.
Five-9 foot photo paper rolls were donated by David Shaughnessy Photography and canvas/paint donated by Spyn Gallery.
Artists:
Maria Vasquez Boyd
Luis J Garcia
Jose Faus
Robert Tapley Bustamante
Israel Alejandro Garcia Garcia
Chico Sierra
Kristopher Clark
Ari Crane
Christel Highland
// November 30th, 2012 // No Comments » // Art Shows
Ok so I have spazzed and been relying on Facebook too much to get my word out. Poop… from here on i will do better with updates.
Currently updating portfolio on here and am in negotiations for several big projects. Even extending my art into T-shirts with a modern age delivery. Soon oh so soon VisualSoul Store!
This piece is back from several nationwide shows. Finally got a good clean snap of it… a triptych of 10″x20″ canvas panels. Love these purples!
// March 14th, 2012 // No Comments » // Art Shows
My solo show @ The Base Gallery in The Crossroads on April 6th.
Currently creating 14 more of my Infectious Super Cells creatures, these lovely little germs love to cause havoc and soul decay. 8″x8″ on blocks of wood, and look stellar on the “hovering” hanging kit.
The Base Gallery
2012 Baltimore Ave
Kansas City, MO 64108
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Gonna blow the doors of this here biznatch! Creating 14 more Infectious Super Cell blocks of wood, for a total of 20 on display. Also creating screen prints of these creatures along with screen prints of Monkey Azz Love available for the 1st time ever. All of this to go along with my debut release of my art zine Monkey Azz Love. And brand new never before seen totems!!
// March 2nd, 2012 // No Comments » // Art Shows
Currently creating 14 more of my Infectious Super Cells creatures, these lovely little germs love to cause havoc and soul decay. 8″x8″ on blocks of wood, and look stellar on the “hovering” hanging kit.
Made 8 of these nasty creatures the first go around, and am aiming to have a full wall of 20 for my solo show @ Base Gallery in The Crossroads on April 6th.
// February 1st, 2012 // No Comments » // Art Shows
Dirty Show is the world’s biggest International Art Fair for Erotica. Held every Valentine’s Weekend, the show features a large number of artists, from first-timers to the famous at their dirtiest.
This will be my 4th consecutive acceptance into Dirty Show!
My goal was to create a conceptual piece based upon truth, i call this lovely one “Tits & Money Make The World Go Around”. Acrylic paint and mixed media on wood 12″x24″.
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