Over the last few weeks, the exterior of a warehouse in Oakland has seen the resurrection of an assortment of mythologica creatures including ogres, demons, gnomes and other unidentifiable characters from the dark world. The creators of this imaginary existence include Juxtapoz’s friend Skinner, Griffin One, and Ernest Doty. If you are in the Bay Area this piece can be found at 24th and Mandela parkway in Oakland.

Sacramento-based artist and all around awesome dude, Skinner, painted this piece for the CounterPoint Music Festival in Fairburn, Georgia.

Sacramento-based artist and all around awesome dude, Skinner, painted this piece for the CounterPoint Music Festival in Fairburn, Georgia.

The first time I visited Sam Kieth's studio, about 10 years ago, he shared cubicle space directly above The Spaghetti Factory. And he had a janitor. The last time I ventured up to Sam Kieth's studio, 6 years later, he was literally working (comfortably, might I add) in a duct-tape-wrapped mummy of a chair in an underground hideout in the forests of Placerville, CA. By underground I mean UNDERGROUND. There was dirt on top of the ceiling...

Mishka will soon have a flagship store in Los Angeles and invited Sacramento-based artist, Skinner, and New York-based artist, L' Amour Supreme (featured in our October 2012 issue), to collaborate on a mural. The fictional movie stars E.T. and King Kong made a special guest appearance in their work.

Another year, another great 3-day weekend in Golden Gate Park. Once again, Juxtapoz curated the art for the annual Outside Lands Music and Art Festival in San Francisco, and this year, we really took our time to take in the festival, the people, the artists we worked with, the atmosphere, and the incredible foggy nights. Here is what we saw... 

With the same anticipation as last year when Juxtapoz curated the art for the annual Outside Lands Music and Art Festival in San Francisco, we are looking forward to the pack of kids who drive up from Arizona to see Metallica headline, wondering why it’s 49 degrees and foggy in August in California. For the 5th annual festival Juxtapoz is back at art curation duties, braving the schizophrenic weather with a wide assortment of live painting, murals, installations, and interactive art from some of our favorite international artists.

With the same anticipation as last year when Juxtapoz curated the art for the annual Outside Lands Music and Art Festival in San Francisco, we are looking forward to the pack of kids who drive up from Arizona to see Metallica headline, wondering why it’s 49 degrees and foggy in August in California. For the 5th annual festival Juxtapoz is back at art curation duties, braving the schizophrenic weather with a wide assortment of live painting, murals, installations, and interactive art from some of our favorite international artists.

With the same anticipation as last year when Juxtapoz curated the art for the annual Outside Lands Music and Art Festival in San Francisco, we are looking forward to the pack of kids who drive up from Arizona to see Metallica headline, wondering why it’s 49 degrees and foggy in August in California. For the 5th annual festival Juxtapoz is back at art curation duties, braving the schizophrenic weather with a wide assortment of live painting, murals, installations, and interactive art from some of our favorite international artists.

On the occasion of Metalocalypse being featured in Juxtapoz' special July 2012 Adult Swim Issue, one of the most visually death metal people we could think of, Sacramento-based Skinner, created a perfect summation of the program with an intense triptych painting based on the show's characters. If you buy the issue, you will treasure it forever.