Galo "MAKE" Canote

Galo Canote or Galo "Make" Canote (MakeOne) was born in Los Angeles. He also lived in Guadalajara, Jalisco-Mexico in the early to mid 80s. He is one of the originators of the graffiti art movement in Los Angeles and also rumored to be a pioneer of the graffiti art movement in Guadalajara, Mexico.Fact|date=August 2008

Career

At an early age, it is said he was heavily involved in art [ [http://www.makeone.org/site/manifesto.html] ] . He dropped out of commercial art classes and high school and graffiti became a serious part of his life. In 1985, he along with friends David “Sine” Davilas and Sergio “Doc43” Rueda formed the graffiti crew STN (Second To None crew) [ [http://www.makeone.org/site/manifesto.html] ] . One of the most prolific graffiti art crews in Los Angeles. Also one of LA’s most reputable.

Around 1987-88, he moved to Guadalajara, Mexico [ [http://www.makeone.org/site/manifesto.html] ] . During his stay in Guadalajara it is when he helped pioneer the graffiti art movement in Mexico. He also allegedly helped re-introduce Hip-Hop too.

Shortly, upon his return to LA, he, along with other crew-members and friends, worked on the bandshell of a park, MacArthur Park, in the Los Angeles area. A project directed under Chicano Artist Pattsi Valdez and the Otis College of Art and Design (then known as “”Otis Parsons””) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Bateman]

Galo left the scene to pursue other career goals and interests to return in the 90’s to his first love – graffiti. He currently works as a full-time artist, art & language teacher and mentor for at-risk youth kids and juvenile delinquents. He also directs, organizes and curates art-shows/exhibits throughout the LA area. As an artist, some of the cities or countries he has exhibited in are: Mexico, Japan, Taiwan and Taipei. Some of the art shows he has curated and organized have received world-wide recognition.Fact|date=August 2008

He has been a panelist at The Museum of Contemporary Art ("MOCA"), Los Angeles County Museum of Art ("LACMA"), galleries and universities such as The Universidad Autonoma de Mexico ("UAM"). [www.azc.uam.mx/publicaciones/aleph/aleph126.pdf]

Galo has designed and been commissioned by: NIKE, Disney, Ford, ESPN, AEG Live, Chivas USA, Jarritos, Novamex, Lionsgate and other corporations. He has done several school murals for LAUSD.Fact|date=August 2008

Personal life

Galo is single, has no children and is rumored to be much of a ladies man. He even has a group of girls [he calls] called, The LoveGalo Girls whom either attend or accompany him to art shows he curates or places he goes.Fact|date=August 2008

Trivia

* Galo is also known by many other monikers. Some of those are: Maker, Tsukuru, (Japanese for Make), L.A. Loves Galo, LoveGalo & more.

*In 2005 Galo painted a billboard on Sunset that read L.A. Loves Galo. It also had photos of him. Not known if it was done with permission or illegally. [http://www.woostercollective.com/2005/03/27-week/ "The Wooster Collective"]

*Some of the women he is said to have dated was actress Justine Bateman ["Us" Magazine (USA) 1987, Iss. 46]

Quotes

*"To answer your question about how I consider myself. I refuse to state what I consider myself. I just consider myself an L.A. Native. But, if I had to answer your question, I'd say that I am L.A.-born with a Mexican heart, a Japanese spirit, and a global mind." [http://latinola.com/story.php?story=4186]

*”It interacts all the time. My faith is embedded in me. So I believe I project it either through my art and/or hopefully through my actions.” http://www.cpyu.org/files/PDFs/Quote%20Archive/e-Update%20Quotes%20Archive.pdf

References

Published Works and Features

*Robert “Relax” Reiling; Robert “Wisk” Alva: “The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art” .
*Steve Grody: “Graffiti L.A.”

External links

*imdb name|id=1794781|name=Galo Make Canote
* [http://www.makestn.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/makeone Official MySpace]
* [http://www.makestn.blogspot.com Personal Blog]

ee also

*Street art