Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Allison Torneros, known as Hueman, is an Oakland-based graffiti artist and painter. Her best-known works include a Nike-commissioned portrait of Kobe Bryant, a mural for P Diddy's Revolt TV office and \"Ritual\", a 9-day, free-styled, floor-to-ceiling mural installation in a 5,000 sq foot warehouse space. In 2013, Hueman was one of the first artists commissioned to paint a mural after Los Angeles lifted its street art ban. Her biggest canvas to date has been a 90-foot wall at San Francisco's Ian Ross Gallery.In May 2014, Hueman was named one of LA Weekly's People of the Year and was featured on a limited-edition cover of the issue.In 2015, she and Daniela Rocha, founder of Rocha Art, curated Wander and Wayfare, which featured murals painted around San Francisco by eight female street artists, as well as a gallery art show. The event \"will be an annual exhibition and mural festival that plans to brighten the future of the San Francisco art scene.\" In July, she also participated in the second annual series of Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, organized by PangeaSeed in Cozumel, Mexico. Hueman's latest solo exhibition Just One Moment runs September 19, 2015 through October 10, 2015 at Mirus Gallery in San Francisco.Hueman's signature style includes bright colors and elements of abstract portraiture. Her work has been described as a product of \"free association.\" \"Drawing first abstractly and without a definite idea, she will return to the work several times and refine images she sees in the primary, elemental composition.\"The name \"Hueman\" comes from the feelings she had after starting to paint murals for the first time. In a profile in Juxtapoz, she states,\"I began painting murals after a dark period in my life when I felt like there was nothing left to lose, and when I painted big for the first time, it was like a light switch turned on. Once I got out of my studio and onto the street, I was using my entire body to paint, I was talking to people, I was collaborating, I was in the sun. I felt alive again. I literally felt human. That's where the name Hueman comes from.\"Since street art is a medium notoriously dominated by men, Hueman is especially notable as a female breakthrough artist.Hueman graduated from the University of California Los Angeles in 2008 with a degree in Design & Media Arts. She is Filipino American."@en }
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- Allison_Torneros abstract "Allison Torneros, known as Hueman, is an Oakland-based graffiti artist and painter. Her best-known works include a Nike-commissioned portrait of Kobe Bryant, a mural for P Diddy's Revolt TV office and \"Ritual\", a 9-day, free-styled, floor-to-ceiling mural installation in a 5,000 sq foot warehouse space. In 2013, Hueman was one of the first artists commissioned to paint a mural after Los Angeles lifted its street art ban. Her biggest canvas to date has been a 90-foot wall at San Francisco's Ian Ross Gallery.In May 2014, Hueman was named one of LA Weekly's People of the Year and was featured on a limited-edition cover of the issue.In 2015, she and Daniela Rocha, founder of Rocha Art, curated Wander and Wayfare, which featured murals painted around San Francisco by eight female street artists, as well as a gallery art show. The event \"will be an annual exhibition and mural festival that plans to brighten the future of the San Francisco art scene.\" In July, she also participated in the second annual series of Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, organized by PangeaSeed in Cozumel, Mexico. Hueman's latest solo exhibition Just One Moment runs September 19, 2015 through October 10, 2015 at Mirus Gallery in San Francisco.Hueman's signature style includes bright colors and elements of abstract portraiture. Her work has been described as a product of \"free association.\" \"Drawing first abstractly and without a definite idea, she will return to the work several times and refine images she sees in the primary, elemental composition.\"The name \"Hueman\" comes from the feelings she had after starting to paint murals for the first time. In a profile in Juxtapoz, she states,\"I began painting murals after a dark period in my life when I felt like there was nothing left to lose, and when I painted big for the first time, it was like a light switch turned on. Once I got out of my studio and onto the street, I was using my entire body to paint, I was talking to people, I was collaborating, I was in the sun. I felt alive again. I literally felt human. That's where the name Hueman comes from.\"Since street art is a medium notoriously dominated by men, Hueman is especially notable as a female breakthrough artist.Hueman graduated from the University of California Los Angeles in 2008 with a degree in Design & Media Arts. She is Filipino American.".