Allison Hueman
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| File:Allison Torneros Studio.jpg Hueman in her studio | |
| Known for | Graffiti Street art |
Allison Torneros, known as Hueman, is an Oakland-based[1] graffiti artist and painter.[2][3] Her best-known works include a Nike-commissioned portrait of Kobe Bryant,[4][5][6] a mural for P Diddy's Revolt TV office[7][8] and "Ritual", a 9-day, free-styled, floor-to-ceiling mural installation in a 5,000 sq foot warehouse space.[9][10] In 2013, Hueman was one of the first artists commissioned to paint a mural after Los Angeles lifted its street art ban.[11] Her biggest canvas to date has been a 90-foot wall at San Francisco's Ian Ross Gallery.[12][13] In May 2014, Hueman was named one of LA Weekly's People of the Year and was featured on a limited-edition cover of the issue.[14][15]
In 2015, she and Daniela Rocha, founder of Rocha Art, curated[16] Wander and Wayfare,[17] which featured murals painted around San Francisco by eight female street artists, as well as a gallery art show.[18] The event "will be an annual exhibition and mural festival that plans to brighten the future of the San Francisco art scene.[17]" In July, she also participated in the second annual series of Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, organized by PangeaSeed in Cozumel, Mexico.[19] Hueman's latest solo exhibition Just One Moment runs September 19, 2015 through October 10, 2015 at Mirus Gallery in San Francisco.[20]
Hueman's signature style includes bright colors and elements of abstract portraiture. Her work has been described as a product of "free association." "Drawing first abstractly and without a definite idea, she will return to the work several times and refine images she sees in the primary, elemental composition."[23]
The name "Hueman" comes from the feelings she had after starting to paint murals for the first time. In a profile in Juxtapoz, she states,"I began painting murals after a dark period in my life when I felt like there was nothing left to lose, and when I painted big for the first time, it was like a light switch turned on. Once I got out of my studio and onto the street, I was using my entire body to paint, I was talking to people, I was collaborating, I was in the sun. I felt alive again. I literally felt human. That's where the name Hueman comes from."[24]
Since street art is a medium notoriously dominated by men, Hueman is especially notable as a female breakthrough artist.[25]
Hueman graduated from the University of California Los Angeles in 2008 with a degree in Design & Media Arts.[26] She is Filipino American.[27]
Solo Exhibitions
- 2015 Just One Moment[20], Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA[20]
- 2014 Between the Lines, Project Gallery, Hollywood, CA
- 2013 Ritual, Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2012 Hueman Nature, Design Matters Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- 2011 Streams of Subconsciousness, Hold Up Art Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- 2009 Face Value, Cowboys & Angels Salon & Gallery, San Francisco CA[28]
References
- ^ "Hueman". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "ALLISON TORNEROS- HUEMAN REVOLUTION". YAY!LA.
- ^ Kelly, Tara (June 4, 2012). "Allison Torneros, Artist, Creates 'Time Machine' Series (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Nike x Kobe Bryant". Complex Magazine.
- ^ "Openings: "Kobe Prelude Experience" @ Nike Vault". Arrested Motion.
- ^ "Nike launches nine-week campaign showcasing Kobe Bryant portraits". Insidesocal.com.
- ^ "Revolt TV". Complex Magazine.
- ^ "Portfolio Review: Hueman Tells the Stories Behind Her Colorful, Fragmented Portraits". Complex Magazine.
- ^ "Allison "Hueman" Torneros's "Ritual" at Think Tank Gallery". Hi-Fructose.
- ^ "Recap: Allison "HUEMAN" Torneros Ritual Exhibition ~ Think Tank Gallery". LA Taco.
- ^ "Being Hueman: Allison Torneros' New Mural in Los Angeles". Artslant.
- ^ "How Street Art Made Me Hueman". Societe Perrier.
- ^ "Watch This Timelapse of Hueman Painting an "Urduja Warrior Princess" Mural On a Wall 90 Feet Wide". Complex Magazine.
- ^ "Allison "Hueman" Torneros: The Mad Muralist". LA Weekly.
- ^ "L.A. Weekly People 2014". LA Weekly.
- ^ ""Wander & Wayfare" Exhibit Celebrates Women Street Artists | 7x7". www.7x7.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ a b "Wander and Wayfare • Rocha Art". Rocha Art. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ ""Wander & Wayfare" opens May 29th • Rocha Art". Rocha Art. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "PangeaSeed". PangeaSeed. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ a b c "2015/09: HUEMAN, JUST ONE MOMENT | Mirus". www.mirusgallery.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
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- ^ "Collaborations". HUEMAN. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ^ ""Shared Secrets" at Ian Ross Gallery". SFEnthusiast.com.
- ^ Farr, Kristin (September 2015). "The Hueman Condition: A Wall-to-Wall Exploration of the Self". Juxtapoz.
- ^ "Women street artists are focus of upcoming LALA Gallery exhibit". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Cirriculum Vitae". Hueman Nature.
- ^ "Landfall by Hueman". 1xRUN. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "CV". HUEMAN. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
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