Roots of EVL
EVL (Erni Vales Ltd) has little to do with evil, but much more to do with vices. Vice is often defined as an immoral habit or practice. I could not however find a clear or satisfying definition to what is immoral. Whose morality has the ability to judge another thus labeling them, "immoral?" We all live with our vices, I declare mine proudly through my art, if I didn’t have my art would I still proudly declare? Probably not as doing so is viewed on as, well, immoral! My EVL World is not founded in immorality but in creativity and my art always embraces the flaws in myself as well as the people around me, its the flaws and breaks in life that serve to color our futures, it makes us real. If I buried or re-pressed my vices I'm sure my art wouldn't be as touching, humorous or as well received. I am a creative misfit and luckily I have found my home in the world of my paintings.
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The First EVL
When I first thought about a show titled, Roots Of EVL, I knew I would be able to play on the many connotations of evil but also of my creative EVL as well. Then it struck me, how could I imagine a show of either evil (EVL) without the first, most primal of dastardly deeds ever committed on the entire generation
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EVL Accessories
Inspired by the Memorial Day south beach festivities I began to wonder, when did having a weapon become part of the nights fashion? And if its the "must have" accessory on the list right after socks or a nice tie shouldn't we start blinging them out? Golden gats? Bedazzled Kevlar? I say embrace the summers newest statement and lets bring the hip
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The Competition
To strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc. That is the definition of competition, This is the foundation of what people seem to be teaching the youth of this generation thus pushing creativity into the background! Win is the defining factor, Lose and go home the motto for a prime time generation.
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Behind Blue Eyes
I had another idea for this painting but the more i painted the more i kept seeing this teddy with blue eyes, (the paintings always speak to me) and that made me think of the song and the synopsis and lyrics (i pulled a small part below) began to complete the painting which is overall my darkest, meanest teddy but still quite hysterical and i love the humor around it!
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Bad Rap
For thousands of years, black cats have been regarded as mysterious creatures with supernatural powers and were associated with witches and even death. It was believed that witches could change into cats; in fact, it is believed they could make that change nine times. Some believe this to be the origin of the belief that cats have nine lives.
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Strippers & Stalker Bar
I would like to one day open a bar called Strippers and Stalkers. The strippers would be my staff, the stalkers my customers. Prices would vary depending on the stalkers commitment to his or her stalkee! Contests designed to crown the most dedicated stalker would rake in cash upon
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Love Gun
Love, EVL or evil? I say both! Joy, pain, art, song, dance! the most incredible things in life come from love. Love is the sharpest, strongest and deepest of double edged blades! It stings, entices, titillates, renders us mere mortals into babbling idiots who rejoice with claims of love
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The Dolls
"It's all about the dolls baby!" If you remember that line, you are probably older than I am and you know what the "dolls" are. The term faded away years and years ago but still served as the inspiration to a new culture today obsessed with pills. I may, or may not admit my own personal research into this genre but I have heard, or been told that
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The Tell
The cards don't lie, but the person you can never be sure about. A “tell” is any physical reaction, kind of behavior, or habit that gives (or tells) the other players information about your hand. Wouldn't that be something special if applied to real life rather than a card game? We should all work
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Basic EVL
What is it about the thought, the positively "EVL" thought of someone attractive not wearing underwear so seductive and sexy to us? I have pondered this so many times for so many years and still cant come up with anything valid. A friend recently mentioned to me that she wasn't wearing undergarments
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4459
No matter how pretty a picture I paint it, war is evil. The business of war, the deceptions fed to us to begin a war, all evil. Not to be confused with the creative EVL World I am trying to create, just pure evil. In such an advanced and intelligent society we claim to live in, how is it we can let ourselves be in a war for over 8 years, US casualties, 4459, Iraqi casualties,
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Misery Loves Co.
A bad apple ruins the bunch? Bad seeds infiltrate the garden? Can something be truly inherently bad? And if so, if something is really, bad why oh why does it attract the others into its fold? The most hardened criminals in prisons receive the most offers for marriage. We are curiously
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