Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Christopher Barraza, the unsung hero





Here is the first series of Portraits I'm doing with artists,
loved ones and people that I think are fascinating, amusing and wonderful. 
I asked Christopher what what tickled his fancy and how he survives in the city we call Los Angeles. Because god do we need vices.

He's a sucker for good tacos, and dos-x beer. Collects scraps and old pictures from magazines, and other sources in hopes of creating collages. But he ends up with a collection of paper, but in hopes of one day taking the time to sit down and making a wonderful explosion. He watches porn for anthropological reasons and research. And is currently obsessed with the 2 person party, pop song philosophy. The phrases "when in doubt, admit it" and "don't tell me; show me".  Chris owns a mini garden of succulents, chocolate veils and donkey ears. He's studying fine art with an emphasis in photography, but figures he'll be designing furniture in the upcoming years, OR just to get by. He has a major crush on drag queens, and scantily clad masculine men. Lives for lavender tea. Cleans his toes often and keeps them nails short. And has kept every magazine he has bought since the beginning of last year, which includes Artforum, Frieze, Source, i-D, Arena Homme, Wallpaper and several other issues that gave him a boner.
He wants a makeover, so contact him if you'd like to roam a bar, 
create some art or get in his pants. Contact Christopher at ferr.barraza@gmail.com

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