Renaissance & Rebellion - Flipbook - Page 217
To my mother and father, Celia and Eben Tourjé who never failed to support my path as an artist.
To my wife Linda, who always supports my efforts to contribute to art and culture, costly as they are in time and expense.
To our children Camelia Tourjé-Beattie, Kyle Tourjé and Alana Tourjé-Reinhart as well as Brandon Beattie, Diana
Tourjé and Ben Reinhart for their love and inspiration. And to our granddaughters Scarlett, Bristol, Sienna, Rowyn,
Levi and Soleil, for bringing the magic to our lives.
To my grandmothers who were both incredible and inspiring artists in their own ways.
To my sister Rose Tourjé and niece Xiomara Tourjé-Garza, both inspirations in design and creativity.
To Fernando Garza, inspiration in life, design and thought.
To my High School art teacher Carol Crause, who granted me 6 years of independence in her classes as long as I
produced. I did, and this was instrumental in helping me find my voice as an artist.
To my surf/skate crew growing up in NELA. We rode every day for years and had an unceasing passion that triumphed over a lack of money and resources, exemplifying the blue-collar DIY roots we grew up in: Elliot Mills RIP,
Kevin Regan, Daryl Vandruff, Daniel Madero, Steve Guzman, Mitch Gerhardt, Jill Cataleta, Greger Walnum, Brian
Quinn, Richard Fierke RIP, Bruce Barbudo RIP, Ralph Cervantes, Ray Cervantes, Kent Kunitsugu, Sergio Ojeda,
Stacey Muraine, Alex San Juan and Tito Tinoco.
To all my other NELA Loco friends too numerous to name.
To Brad Howe who introduced me into the fine art world and brought me into art shows since meeting in the early 1980s.
To my amazing and supportive team at Alpha Structural, Inc. Your work ethic and dedication have always allowed me to stretch out into my
art and culture purposes.
To Michelle Deziel-Hernandez for the many years of inspiration and collaboration in art.
To Los Savages Band for the soul. Ian Espinoza, Jim Grinta, Bryan Head and Toby Holmes.
To Nancy Cartwright for decades of inspiration and creativity.
To Team DRAGO led by Nicola Veccia Scavalli.
To Rosser Cole Esq. for keeping me straight with the law.
To Paulo von Vacano for your passion towards L.A. culture and for your relentless intention towards getting this book done. You wanted the
“Locos Manifesto.” This is it and I hope it lives up to your expectations.
To Mary Anna Pomonis, my friend for years before the Locos, who also helped name us, moderated panel discussions
and supported us from the beginning, as well as in the Chouinard Foundation.
To Leonard Tunstad who made the introduction that lead to the first Locos show in Chinatown, 2014.
To Terri Craft, Dan Levy and JUICE Magazine for the stoke and support.
To the writers, gallerists, curators and inspirations: Christina Bojórquez, Alida Post, Robin Fulghum LaPuma Wisdom, Meg
Wong, Suzanne Muchnic, Mike Boehm, David Keeps, Gary Leonard, Shana Nys Dambrot, Tom Gregory, Duncan Linthicum, Tracy Huston, Mat Gleason, Asa Jackson, Tom Dixon, Troy Summerell, Martin Betz, Rigo Jimenez, Cindy Schwarzstein, Lisa Derrick, Maria Greenshields-Ziman, Ralph Ziman, Paulo Cruz, Natily Gonzalez, Diane Nelson, Riverside Art
Museum, E. Anne Alfred, Sue Mitchell, Patricia Correia, Claire Joles, Ed Joles, Lisa Joles-Dempton, Warren Murphy RIP,
Gregory de la Haba, Michael Torquato DeNicola, Jonathan Clark, Tom Sims RIP, Greg Escalante RIP, Joshua Paskowitz, Didu Losso, Zack de la Rocha, Shepard Fairey, OG Slick, Retna, Mister Cartoon, Estevan Oriol, Risk Rock, Shae
Breitenbach, Jack Murphy, Lucia Brackett, Rowan Brackett, Jordan River Lir, Elias Kuddiss, Carolyn Kuddiss RIP, Carol
Espinoza, Theadora Van Runkle RIP, Ana Candela Grinta, Richard Montoya, Chelo Montoya, Annalise Binnicker Craig,
Jeff Wermers, Yael Lir, David Mayes, Yoshikawa, Michaela Curran, Dan Johnson, Larry Koonse, Kenton Youngstrom, Sabrina Mata-Nóbrega, Brida Brando, Amelie Nóbrega, Tim Bettis, Will Moser, Midge Trubey, Jesse McDade, Eric Brackett,
Lucy Baker, Anise Stevens RIP, Ralph Gorodetsky, Daniel Davis, Melinda Mohn RIP, Joe Baiza, Greg Knoll, Archie Robb,
LOCOS
To my Locos team, past and present: First, Alana Tourjé-Reinhart – your presence since 2016 has been critical and essential. Ariana Capriotti,
a very special thank you. Michelle Irwin, I so appreciate your presence. Vinchy Torres, Cheryl D’Arezzo, Adam Cude, Glenn Sparks, Andrés
Cuervo, Nina Madzirov, Katie Malloy, Jordan Willner, Alexandra Duparc, Christopher Sibley, Andrew Van Wyk, Wagner Profeta, Brent Black,
Lukas Korver, Andrew Shusterman, Giancarlo Severino, Mikaela Lincoln, Misti Sullivan, Devin Schiro, Kevin Dinges, Ryan Valdez, Paul
Gronner, Mike Vegas, Bryan Chagolla RIP, Judd Wenzel, Bridgette Canty Shaw, Mary McCrink, Randall Michael Tobin, Paul Tallis, KRK
Dominguez, John Troxell, Walter Garrote, Steve Barilotti, Ross Leitner, James Allen and Julian Clark.
To my Chouinard Foundation inspirations: Nelbert Chouinard, Robert Perine RIP, Lou Paleno RIP, Sam Clayberger
RIP, Charles Swenson, Chaz Bojórquez, John Van Hamersveld, Norton Wisdom, Gary Wong, Nob Hadeishi, Doris
Kouyias, Mala Frank-Gavin, Glen Duncan, Judy Coleman-Everts, Jill Sattler, Nancy Armitage, Peter Shire, Chel
Stith, James Aitchison, Leslie Rainer, Luis Garza, Jose Luis Sedano, Armando Vasquez-Ramos, Craig Adler, Ynez
Johnston RIP, Frederick Hammersley RIP and Emerson Woelffer RIP.
To Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir who made the film about me L.A. Aboriginal which went international preceding
the Locos, and who also helped name the California Locos.
CALIFORNIA 428
Lauren Cullen, Lauren Over, G. James Daichendt, Peter Frank, Tom Burke, Sean Brickell RIP, Robin Brickell, Larry Bertlemann, Mort Margolin RIP, Florence Margolin, Osceola Refetoff, Glen Clark, Bondo Wyszpolski, Gary Nellis, Nana He, Annie Wharton, Marge Tourjé, Pete
Tourjé RIP, Elli Perillo-Tourjé, James Tourjé, Peggy Tourjé, Jane Krensky, Ginny Stewart, Scott Stewart, Jon Tourjé, Joe Krensky, Susie Krensky,
Sophie Krensky, Jenna Tourjé-Maldonado, Seth Tourjé, Alexandra Tourjé, Mark Torres, Richard Duardo RIP, Juxtapoz Art and Culture Magazine, Mike Norris, STAF Magazine, David Moreu, Juan José Moya, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth RIP, Suzanne Williams, Robert Williams, MAD
Magazine, Rick Griffin RIP, Flaven Griffin-Clayton, Tod Clayton, Ida Griffin, Adelia Griffin, Miles Griffin, Katy Griffin, Charlotte Eyerman,
Llyn Foulkes, Boyd Elder RIP, Bill Mentzer, Leigh Salgado, Gilbert “Magu” Lujan, Jack Kennedy RIP, John Hockridge, Carol Gronner, Tibby
Rothman, Mike Gross, Sandra Hernandez, Lacey Richardson, Melissa Richardson-Banks, Janese Mills, Andrew Shell, Sebastian Mills, Terry
O’Shea, Tara O’Shea, Mike Sprock, James Ross, Sammy Swing, Tim Juneau, Top Jimmy, Carlos Guitarlos, Gil T, Dig the Pig, Joey Morales,
Steve Berlin, Jeff Ho, Steve Olson, Steve Alba, Jim Fitzpatrick, Joel Vandruff, Su Falcon, Dylan Falcon, Mitch Vandruff, Jana Vandruff, Charlie
Rosenkranz, Dave Kline, Natalie Cochran RIP, Shaun Tomson, Clif Mills, Carol Caroompas RIP, Al Teman, Joe Ray, Christian Hosoi, Ivan
Hosoi, Carolyn Tallent, Fran Andrews, Stevie Wilson, Cathi Milligan, Eve Wood, Kar Bohn, Karen Rosner, Allison Stewart, Margaret Arnold,
Bruce Gray RIP, Neal Springer, Tressa Miller, Alyse Hancock, Jennifer Hancock, Stoney Landers, Chip Louie, Don Nelson, Steve Richeson,
Stan Corzine, Dale Corzine, David Mawhinney, Kevin Grace, Dean Snyder and George Shapiro.
To Christina Hoyt, Adam Fish, Virginia Ramler, Dave Schlaich, Mario Hernandez, Charlie Rosencranz and Joe Rosamilia for the air cover.
To Nano Nóbrega for bringing skateboards to the Locos and for bringing our brand to life.
Lastly, to the original Locos who are the inspiration for all of this. Chaz Bojórquez, whose work was prevalent on the streets and arroyos of
NELA and inspired me growing up there from the 1960s on forward. John Van Hamersveld, who inspired me from the moment I saw the
Endless Summer when my dad pinned it on the garage wall in 1967. To then become great friends and collaborators has been an honor in
my life. Norton Wisdom, it was consequential crossing paths in the LA punk scene of the early 1980s and to see such high quality visual art
brought to the musical stage with such innovative conviction. Gary Wong, a brief encounter hanging art in Downtown LA in 1980 made an
impression on me, like “who IS this guy?” I found out much later when we came together in 2001 to build the Chouinard Foundation, then in
our ongoing collaborations from there.
Thank you Locos, for being my heroes and inspiration in art and life.
Dave Tourjé
Los Angeles, 2022
Locos book team at Locos’ headquarters,
L-R: Nano Nóbrega, Walter Garrote,
Michelle Irwin, Dave Tourjé and Alana Reinhart
