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your name here

What is in a name? Your 15-minutes of fame. Just do all you can, because in a hundred years, it wouldn't matter, 'cause you won't be here, you egotistical maniac!

the world needs to know

the world needs to know

"the evil that men do..." oil on canvas 30"x40"

dragon

dragon

a tribute to the goat oil on canvas 30"x40"

flying man (ii)

flying man (ii)

remembrance 911, (a reference to the falling man) oil on canvas 30"x40"

352

352

the frame that makes patty (on board), the most famous bigfoot ever... oil on canvas 30"x40"

bigfoot on board

bigfoot on board

now, do you believe it... oil on canvas 30"x40"

celestial being

celestial being

it starts with one... oil on canvas 30"x40"

alien on board

alien on board

no more alien than we are… to each other... oil on canvas 30"x40"

e.t. on board

e.t. on board

for most, it’s hard to believe, and yet it’s far from knowing; rather than believing, it’s now accepting... oil on canvas 30"x40"

livd like crazy

livd like crazy

you only have so much time to do something meaningful with your life; if you haven’t thought about it, you might as well live like crazy, because life is short... oil on canvas 40"x30"

bar livd

bar livd

stop him, before the art gets out of place... oil & acrylic on canvas 40"x30"

love as livd

love as livd

i have always admired robert indiana's love; the message of the work is to the point; so i thought, "why not, livd!" oil on canvas 30"x40"

this way modern

this way modern

follow me, 'cause i am the next big thing, but you don't have to believe what i say, because i'm so delusional... as a matter of fact, don't follow me... follow the art... oil on canvas 30"x40"

live, love, livd

live, love, livd

live every moment, laugh every day, love beyond words; i live, i love, i livd oil on canvas 40"x30"

anti-livd

anti-livd

no matter what you do or how hard you've tried, there's always someone to cut you down... oil on canvas 30"x40"

livd on board

livd on board

whether you like it or not, i'm getting my butt on the stage... oil on canvas 30"x40"

cash for your livd

cash for your livd

graffiti artists have been "bombing" their names ever since the first graffiti dated back to ancient egypt, ancient greece, and the roman empire; in the tradition of "your name here", this painting is such that. oil on canvas 30"x40"

coke bottle

coke bottle

the infamous coca-cola... oil & acrylic on canvas 40"x30"

got livd?

got livd?

i remember the infamous commercial "got milk?"; perhaps one of these days this painting will withstand the test of time to stand beside the above ad. oil on canvas 30"x40"

campbell's soup

campbell's soup

the piece is actually a work about the name of an artist more than anything else surrounding it, however, using a famous work of art to emphasize its significance; before, warhol was making works about every-day consumer items; now, i’m pushing the idea further to include the every-day unacknowledged, forsaken artists, i.e., their names deserve to be heard, as if to say, “your name here” in place of mine oil on canvas 40"x30"

portrait of livd by ray johnson

portrait of livd by ray johnson

a tribute to raymond edward johnson oil on canvas 40"x30"

© 2014 & beyond -- livd.

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