Basics

Channel:
Art
Genre:
Lowbrow / Pop Surrealism
Roles:
Artist, Designer, Art Director, Performance Artist, Web Designer

Biography

Allison Torneros is an artist and designer based in LA. She was born on Christmas Eve, 1985 in the San Francisco Bay area, and started drawing at the age of two. She participated in her first gallery group show at 18, before entering her first year of college at UCLA where she currently attends. Allison dabbles in all areas of the arts, and is also a dancer and actress.

Statements

Allison's current body of work is a response to the dulling effects of today's information overload. Her use of bold texture and rhythm create sensual organic forms inspired by dreamscapes and the capacity for human consciousness.

Styles

Her style is influenced by fashion illustration, the art of lucid dreaming, anime, and street art. PAPERBOOGIE is her alter-ego, a name inspired by her background in dance, and is also the alias she assumes whenever she paint live at events and concerts.

Creative Tools Used

The human mind

Achievements

Imeem.com Poster Design Winner
MCHS Bank of America Visual Arts Award
MCHS Department of Art Award

Exhibitions

2007 Re:Mission - Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles
2007 Profusion - Boardners in Hollywood
2007 Love The Skin You're In - John Bradley Int'l, UCLA
2007 mXd_mSSgS: UCLA Undergrad Exhibit - UCLA
2007 The White Elephant Show - Mauve, Newport Beach
2006 DR. OCTAGON (Kool Keith) SHOW - Live painting, Safari-Sam's, Hollywood
2006 CULTURAL XPOSURE - San Jose Museum of Art
2006 BECOLLECTIVE (FEATURED ARTIST)- The Expressions Gallery, Berkeley
2006 Hollywood Shop Til You Drop -The Celebity Centre, Hollywood
2006 Hip Hop Appreciation Week Sneaker and Art Exhibit -UCLA, Los Angeles
2006 phresh/art/live -The Epoxybox Gallery, Venice
2006 EXHIBITION-ist -ICandy Lounge, West Hollywood
2005 I <3 SF -The Canvas Gallery, San Francisco
2005 Women 4 Change -UCLA, Los Angeles
2004 NOTORIOUS! A Tribute to Patrick Nagel -BUILD Gallery, San Francisco.
2004 Red Paper Heart -World Ground Cafe, Oakland.
2004 Beatleproof -Oakland

Inspirations

Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, and all people that have ever lost their minds