Early Paintings
X-8 began creating mud paintings living in Downtown Los Angeles in 1982.
Tar and bullet paintings, hair paintings, and various mudworks were exhibited at the Satellite Gallery in Downtown LA in 1986. He also did portraits of serial killer Richard Ramirez.
In July 1991, the Los Angeles Times published an editorial about the 'death' of the Downtown Los Angeles loft/art scene and commented on his burgeoning series of misanthropic works.
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