Allison Torneros

Hueman
Known for Graffiti
Street art

Allison Torneros, known as Hueman, is an Oakland-based[1] graffiti artist and painter.[2][3] Her best-known works include a Nike-commissioned portrait of Kobe Bryant,[4][5][6] a mural for P Diddy's Revolt TV office[7][8] and "Ritual", a 9-day, free-styled, floor-to-ceiling mural installation in a 5,000 sq foot warehouse space.[9][10] In 2013, Hueman was one of the first artists commissioned to paint a mural after Los Angeles lifted its street art ban.[11] Her biggest canvas to date has been a 90-foot wall at San Francisco's Ian Ross Gallery.[12][13] 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.[14][15]

In 2013, Hueman was featured in season 8, episode 27 of Pawn Stars “Say It, Don’t Spray It.” During the episode she is seen painting a mural of the main cast on the garage door of the Gold and Silver Pawn shop. The mural is still there today and is similar in design to Mount Rushmore.

In 2015, she and Daniela Rocha, founder of Rocha Art, curated[16] Wander and Wayfare,[17] which featured murals painted around San Francisco by eight female street artists, as well as a gallery art show.[18] The event "will be an annual exhibition and mural festival that plans to brighten the future of the San Francisco art scene.[17]" In July, she also participated in the second annual series of Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, organized by PangeaSeed in Cozumel, Mexico.[19] Hueman's latest solo exhibition Just One Moment runs September 19, 2015 through October 10, 2015 at Mirus Gallery in San Francisco.[20]

Hueman partnered with NYX Cosmetics in 2015 to create custom artwork for their products and stores[21][22]

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."[23]

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."[24]

Since street art is a medium notoriously dominated by men, Hueman is especially notable as a female breakthrough artist.[25]

Hueman graduated from the University of California Los Angeles in 2008 with a degree in Design & Media Arts.[26] She is Filipino American.[27]

Solo exhibitions

  • 2015 Just One Moment[20], Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA[20]
  • 2014 Between the Lines, Project Gallery, Hollywood, CA
  • 2013 Ritual, Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2012 Hueman Nature, Design Matters Gallery, Los Angeles CA
  • 2011 Streams of Subconsciousness, Hold Up Art Gallery, Los Angeles CA
  • 2009 Face Value, Cowboys & Angels Salon & Gallery, San Francisco CA[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Hueman". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  2. ↑ "ALLISON TORNEROS- HUEMAN REVOLUTION". YAY!LA.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Tara (June 4, 2012). "Allison Torneros, Artist, Creates 'Time Machine' Series (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nike x Kobe Bryant". Complex Magazine.
  5. ↑ "Openings: "Kobe Prelude Experience" @ Nike Vault". Arrested Motion.
  6. ↑ "Nike launches nine-week campaign showcasing Kobe Bryant portraits". Insidesocal.com.
  7. ↑ "Revolt TV". Complex Magazine.
  8. ↑ "Portfolio Review: Hueman Tells the Stories Behind Her Colorful, Fragmented Portraits". Complex Magazine.
  9. ↑ "Allison "Hueman" Torneros's "Ritual" at Think Tank Gallery". Hi-Fructose.
  10. ↑ "Recap: Allison "HUEMAN" Torneros Ritual Exhibition ~ Think Tank Gallery". LA Taco.
  11. ↑ "Being Hueman: Allison Torneros' New Mural in Los Angeles". Artslant.
  12. ↑ "How Street Art Made Me Hueman". Societe Perrier. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  13. ↑ "Watch This Timelapse of Hueman Painting an "Urduja Warrior Princess" Mural On a Wall 90 Feet Wide". Complex Magazine.
  14. ↑ "Allison "Hueman" Torneros: The Mad Muralist". LA Weekly.
  15. ↑ "L.A. Weekly People 2014". LA Weekly.
  16. ↑ ""Wander & Wayfare" Exhibit Celebrates Women Street Artists | 7x7". www.7x7.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  17. 1 2 "Wander and Wayfare • Rocha Art". Rocha Art. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  18. ↑ ""Wander & Wayfare" opens May 29th • Rocha Art". Rocha Art. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  19. ↑ "PangeaSeed". PangeaSeed. Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  20. 1 2 3 "2015/09: HUEMAN, JUST ONE MOMENT | Mirus". www.mirusgallery.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  21. ↑ Directo-Meston, Danielle (2015-09-28). "More On Nyx Cosmetics's First Beauty Boutique at Westfield Santa Anita". Racked LA. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  22. ↑ "Collaborations". HUEMAN. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  23. ↑ ""Shared Secrets" at Ian Ross Gallery". SFEnthusiast.com.
  24. ↑ Farr, Kristin (September 2015). "The Hueman Condition: A Wall-to-Wall Exploration of the Self". Juxtapoz.
  25. ↑ "Women street artists are focus of upcoming LALA Gallery exhibit". Los Angeles Times.
  26. ↑ "Cirriculum Vitae". Hueman Nature. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  27. ↑ "Landfall by Hueman". 1xRUN. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  28. ↑ "CV". HUEMAN. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
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