AMESTUDIOS

This print artwork is new color treatment based on a photograph of a large mural I did for La Val's Pizza in Alameda. It was a hand painted piece created on an independent, movable surface made from thick tempered masonite, mounted on a wood frame.

It is what it says. A cry for our guaranteed freedom of speech without the threat of censorship, intimidation or oppression.

Synergistic Art by Dale Lafayette • This series of prints are based on paintings and constructs that are non-digital. I have the full-sized, framed originals. More to come. Cheers! • © 2021 Dale Lafayette

My lifelong affair with music began as a kid living in the East Oakland projects in the 1960’s, collecting 78s and 45s and listening to radio stations KFRC, KDIA, KSOL and KRE. Then came 8-tracks, cassettes, and eventually, CDs. I was fanatical about growing my collection and pursuing a diverse variety of music. I became a kind of “Bedroom DJ” (if you can say that about a guy playing music way too loud in his studio apartment) and loved mixing music that most folks would never imagine throwing together. I might drop some Miles Davis and Return To Forever right behind The Zombies and Led Zeppelin with a little JB, George Clinton or Sugarhill Gang sprinkled in. I was giddy with this stuff and started making crazy-ass mix tapes.