Jim Mahfood: VISUAL FUNK Artist Talk & Book Signing

The Last Bookstore is proud to present the artist talk and book signing by Jim Mahfood AKA FOOD ONE, for his new book: VISUAL FUNK. The book spans an  almost two decade career, highlighting the artist’s work in animation, advertising, murals, gallery shows, body painting, and live art.

Visual Funk is more then a defiant moniker for the artist. Visual Funk is a way of life. With constant beats in his head, Mahfood’s work has the distinct timing mismatch of funk, hip-hop, and jazz. By utilizing a classically-based fundamental understanding of the human form (particularly that of the female) and translating it in to a controlled frenzy of free-form paint-and-ink-driven language, Mahfood has created a definitive style all his own, making his work revolutionary, recognizable, and relatable while staying true to his internal rhythm.

The Last Book Store event will be an intimate setting with the artist, including a presentation (with visuals), a Q&A, and signing of the book VISUAL FUNK.

Artist Talk & Book Signing: November 16, 2013, 3-5pm 

The Last Book Store

423 S. Spring Street, Ground Floor, Los Angeles, 90013 

www.lastbookstorela.com

“Food One’s formidable pace and inimitable style asserts him as a major voice in underground art as well as in mainstream media. The style is the brand and the brand is the style. Mahfood’s got a name for it. It’s called: Visual Funk.”