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'''Jules Muck''' (born Jules Veros) is a [[graffiti]] and [[mural]] artist based in [[Venice,_Los_Angeles|Venice, California]].
'''Jules Muck''' is a [[graffiti]] and [[mural]] artist based in [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice, California]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Stoke-on-Trent]]<ref>http://www.oxygen.com/street-art-throwdown/season-1/blogs/meet-guest-judge-jules-muck</ref>, she began painting graffiti in Europe and [[Greece]], taking her nickname from a pet name given by her Grandmother<ref>http://argonautnews.com/jules-muck-goes-legit-sort-of/</ref>. Muck was living and working in [[Manhattan]] in 1999 when [[Lady Pink]] found her painting a rooftop [[graffiti|illegally]] and offered an apprenticeship<ref>http://www.oxygen.com/street-art-throwdown/season-1/blogs/meet-guest-judge-jules-muck</ref>. Pink's tutelage proved transformative, allowing Muck to achieve success through painting [[murals]] and private commissions. In 2008, Muck drove across the country to California, eventually running out of gas in [[Venice,_Los_Angeles|Venice, California]], where she [[homeless|lived in her car]] and painted on the streets<ref>http://argonautnews.com/jules-muck-goes-legit-sort-of/</ref> before becoming financially solvent.
Born in [[Stoke-on-Trent]],<ref name="oxygen1">[http://www.oxygen.com/street-art-throwdown/season-1/blogs/meet-guest-judge-jules-muck Meet Guest Judge Jules Muck |]. Oxygen.com (2015-01-23). Retrieved on 2016-07-06.</ref> she began painting graffiti in Europe and [[Greece]], taking her nickname from a pet name given by her grandmother.<ref name="argonautnews1">[http://argonautnews.com/jules-muck-goes-legit-sort-of/ Jules Muck Goes Legit … sort of | The Argonaut Newspaper]. Argonautnews.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-06.</ref> Muck was living and working in [[Manhattan]] in 1999 when [[Lady Pink]] found her painting a rooftop [[graffiti|illegally]] and offered an apprenticeship.<ref name="oxygen1"/> Pink's tutelage proved transformative, allowing Muck to achieve success through painting [[murals]] and private commissions. In 2008, Muck drove across the country to California, eventually running out of gas in [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice, California]], where she [[homeless|lived in her car]] and painted on the streets<ref name="argonautnews1"/> before becoming financially solvent.


She is best known for her murals and graffiti work around Venice, often emphasizing use of the color [[green]]<ref>http://argonautnews.com/jules-muck-goes-legit-sort-of/</ref>. In addition to murals in the [[Hotel_Casa_del_Mar]] and other local businesses, her work has been exhibited in various local galleries, including [[LAB ART Los Angeles]] and the [[Pacific Design Center]]<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karin-e-baker/street-art-at-hotel-casa-_b_6324808.html</ref>.
She is best known for her murals and graffiti work around Venice, often emphasizing use of the color [[green]].<ref name="argonautnews1"/> In addition to murals in the [[Hotel Casa del Mar]] and other local businesses, her work has been exhibited in various local galleries, including [[LAB ART Los Angeles]] and the [[Pacific Design Center]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karin-e-baker/street-art-at-hotel-casa-_b_6324808.html Jules Muck Brings Street Art to Santa Monica's Hotel Casa del Mar]. Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-06.</ref>


==Gallery==

<gallery caption="Muck Rock in Venice" widths="180px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
File:Photograph of a neighborhood market with two rabbits from Muck Rock.jpg
File:A series of Muck Rock portraits photographed on June 2, 2020 during a protest on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice California.jpg|Four portraits by Jules Muck on plywood photographed June 2, 2020.
File:A building on Horizon Avenue features both Claire Salvo on the right and Jules Muck on the left.jpg|A building on Horizon Avenue features both Claire Salvo on the right and Jules Muck on the left.
File:A building on Horizon Avenue features Jules Muck.jpg
File:The reverse side of a building on Horizon Avenue features Jules Muck.jpg|The reverse side of a building on Horizon Avenue features Jules Muck and Erik White.
File:A building on Horizon Avenue at Main Street painted by Jules Muck.jpg
File:A building on Westminster features a portrait of Reese and triptych of film stars.jpg
File:A utility box on Lincoln in front of Great Western is painted in an iconic red scheme to say "Muckrock" below "Cancer Sucks".jpg
File:A 2023 illustration of a bird on San Juan.jpg|An ostrich at Strauss on San Juan, 2023.
File:An illustration outside Roosterfish on Cadiz Court by Jules Muck.jpg|Outside Roosterfish.
File:A vehicle parked on Westminster features two rabbits.jpg
File:Garages painted on Santa Clara Avenue by Jules Muck.jpg
File:A fence on California Avenue painted by Jules Muck shows a landscape.jpg
File:A fence on California Avenue painted by Jules Muck shows several figures.jpg
File:Photograph of a garage on Toledo Court with two rabbits from Muck Rock early design.jpg
File:A garage on Toledo Court painted by Jules Muck, new design from the north.jpg
File:A garage on Toledo Court painted by Jules Muck, new design from a distance.jpg
File:A sandwich shop on the Venice Boardwalk with the two rabbit signature.jpg
File:Melissa_Villaseñor_performing_in_front_of_a_Muck_Rock_mural_at_Roosterfish_in_Venice_California.jpg|Inside Roosterfish.
File:A_mural_on_Speedway_at_Westminster_in_Venice_Beach.jpg
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External links==
*[https://www.instagram.com/muckrock/ Jules Muck on Instagram]
*[https://www.instagram.com/muckrock/ Jules Muck on Instagram]
*[http://julesmuck.com/ Jules Muck's website]
*[http://julesmuck.com/ Jules Muck's website]

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Latest revision as of 03:30, 19 November 2024

Jules Muck
Born
Stoke-on-Trent
Known forGraffiti, Muralist
Websitehttp://julesmuck.com/

Jules Muck is a graffiti and mural artist based in Venice, California.

Biography

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Born in Stoke-on-Trent,[1] she began painting graffiti in Europe and Greece, taking her nickname from a pet name given by her grandmother.[2] Muck was living and working in Manhattan in 1999 when Lady Pink found her painting a rooftop illegally and offered an apprenticeship.[1] Pink's tutelage proved transformative, allowing Muck to achieve success through painting murals and private commissions. In 2008, Muck drove across the country to California, eventually running out of gas in Venice, California, where she lived in her car and painted on the streets[2] before becoming financially solvent.

She is best known for her murals and graffiti work around Venice, often emphasizing use of the color green.[2] In addition to murals in the Hotel Casa del Mar and other local businesses, her work has been exhibited in various local galleries, including LAB ART Los Angeles and the Pacific Design Center.[3]


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  • Muck Rock in Venice
  • Four portraits by Jules Muck on plywood photographed June 2, 2020.
    Four portraits by Jules Muck on plywood photographed June 2, 2020.
  • A building on Horizon Avenue features both Claire Salvo on the right and Jules Muck on the left.
    A building on Horizon Avenue features both Claire Salvo on the right and Jules Muck on the left.
  • The reverse side of a building on Horizon Avenue features Jules Muck and Erik White.
    The reverse side of a building on Horizon Avenue features Jules Muck and Erik White.
  • An ostrich at Strauss on San Juan, 2023.
    An ostrich at Strauss on San Juan, 2023.
  • Outside Roosterfish.
    Outside Roosterfish.
  • Inside Roosterfish.
    Inside Roosterfish.

References

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  1. ^ a b Meet Guest Judge Jules Muck |. Oxygen.com (2015-01-23). Retrieved on 2016-07-06.
  2. ^ a b c Jules Muck Goes Legit … sort of | The Argonaut Newspaper. Argonautnews.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-06.
  3. ^ Jules Muck Brings Street Art to Santa Monica's Hotel Casa del Mar. Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-06.
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