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Galo "MakeOne" Canote was born in the sunny city of Angels and since of early age, was heavily involved with art. During the early 1980’s, his interest in art took a different direction. Influenced by the great Hip-Hop movement, he dropped his commercial art classes and became interested in graffiti art. By 1984-85, he rose to popularity under graffiti pseudo names MAKE and TIME. His name was seen throughout LA from the infamous Belmont Tunnel to the historical Pan Pacific Theatre to the internationally known book Spray Can Art. He played a significant role in the Save The Radio-Tron movement that inspired the movie Electric Boogaloo, the sequel to 1984’s BREAKIN’. He was also instrumental in catapulting the Hip-hop scene in LA along side the Radio-Tron. He co-founded, with long time friends SINE and DOC43, LA’s very own and legendary graffiti crew, Second To None (STN). Galo became a major influence during the great graffiti movement from New York to Los Angeles, as featured in the book, VIBE The History of Hip-Hop. Self proclaimed as LA's Graffiti Pioneer, he helped launch and establish the current graffiti/urban-art scene, becoming one of LA’s legendary-old-school-graffiti/street-artists. In 1986, Galo left to Guadalajara, Mexico for two years and worked as a quality controller for Industrias Graficas Occidente, a business that manufactured inks for sacks and burlaps. During his stay in Mexico, he allied with the club owner of one of Guadalajara’s hot spots called Recorcholis, to help promote and re-introduce Hip-Hop to the Mexican club scene after its short-lived breakin’ trend. He also introduced graffiti art to some local kids in the neighbohood he worked in called, Colonia del Fresno. Taking those kids under his wing, he taught them the ins-and-outs of graff and encouraged them to pratice and master the art form of lettering. Soon Galo had a small group of writers and eventually pioneered the graffiti art movement in Guadalajara. Today it is said the graffiti art form in Guadalajara emerged from a small neighborhood called Colonia del Fresno, by a writer, who came from the states years ago. A few years after his return to Los Angeles, in 1993, he partnered with a friend to open Superb Image, a copy service catering to the legal industry. The shop closed in 1996, due to lack of full-time dedication to the business. Shortly thereafter, as Galo’s faith matured, he became heavily involved in community developments and outreaches. He also became very involved with youth programs, working with troubled youths and other youth groups from various churches. He also traveled throughout LA as a motivational speaker and toured a small musical skit that he wrote, starred in and directed. After neglecting his art for years his love and passion for art was re-kindled and Galo decided to take his art and projects more seriously. Since then, Galo has successfully authored, curated and promoted art shows, written and directed plays, organized art projects such as murals, organized community outreaches, fundraisers and church projects through grass-root methods and guerilla street team tactics. He collaborated to promote and organize The Extreme Tour, an annual nationwide tour that consists of over 30, both local and established, bands. To this day, Galo stays busy exhibiting and freelancing his artwork, organizing and curating art shows. Galo has also ventured into the clothing and fashion industry by establishing his own line and label called Sanctus Clothing, a silk-screened clothing line that caters to the Christian underground and skateboarding scene. Galo and Sanctus Clothing currently sponsors events and established bands such as Dogwood, BIND, Shop 11 Phoenix, and occasionally Garaje and Roca Firme. More recently Galo has been painting live at events and concerts - a performance he's titled "live performance painting" - which he paints live to the beats and rythyms of atmospheric music to entertain the audience while he executes his paintings. If not busy working, Galo spends most of his spare time hanging-out with close friends, painting, piecing, playing PS2, coffee-shop hopping, watching movies or at his home church in North Hollywood on Wednesday and Sundays. SELECTED EXHIBITS Downtown Art Walk - 1990 SELECTED PROJECTS Designed Cover and layout for Jr. High School
Year Book - 1984 PRESS and FEATURES Spray Can Art - 1985 LIVE PERFORMANCE PAINTING CULTURA - NIKE BluHouse - 2004 - Live Painting WRITING Smudge magazine - 2004 CLIENTS DISNEY p COLLECTORS Justine Bateman (LA)
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