Allison Torneros

Allison "Hueman" Torneros is a Filipino-American[1] graffiti artist, painter, and illustrator,[2][3] based in Oakland, California.[4] Hueman's best-known works include Bloom, a mural in the Los Angeles Arts District commemorating community advocate Joel Bloom,[5] and the cover artwork for Pink’s 2019 record, Hurts 2B Human.[6][7] As street art is a medium dominated by men, Hueman is noted as a female artist who has achieved significant renown.[8][9]

Hueman
Born
Allison Torneros

1985
Known forGraffiti
Street art

Career
Hueman partnered with NYX Cosmetics in 2015 to create custom artwork for their products and stores[10][11]

Hueman graduated from the University of California Los Angeles in 2008 with a degree in Design & Media Arts.[12] After graduating, she worked as a freelance graphic designer and web designer.[13]

Early works by Hueman include a Nike-commissioned portrait of Kobe Bryant,[14][15][16] a mural for P Diddy's Revolt TV office[17][18] and Ritual, a 9-day, free-styled, floor-to-ceiling mural installation in a 5,000 sq foot warehouse space.[19][20] In 2013, Hueman was one of the first artists commissioned to paint a mural after Los Angeles lifted its street art ban.[21] 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.[22][23]

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.[24]

In 2015, she and artist Daniela Rocha curated Wander and Wayfare,[25][26] which featured murals painted around San Francisco by eight female street artists, as well as a gallery art show.[27] The event "will be an annual exhibition and mural festival that plans to brighten the future of the San Francisco art scene."[26] That July, she also participated in the second annual series of Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, organized by PangeaSeed in Cozumel, Mexico.[28]

In 2019, Hueman was commissioned by filmmaker Ava Duvernay to paint the facade of her production company Array.[29] Other projects include a painting at Hickory Alley in San Francisco, which is a large mural that spanned 5 buildings, titled Spray Ballet funded by the SF Community Challenge Grant, the design of a Nike shoe for the Olympics,[30] a collaboration with Forever 21,[31] and a refurbished basketball court for the Golden State Warriors at Salesian Boys & Girls Club, unveiled by Stephen Curry.[32]

Style and influences

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."[33]

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."[34]

References
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  4. Desilu (2015-06-24). "L.A. Taco interview with Allison "Hueman" Torneros". L.A. TACO. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. Vankin, Deborah (2017-06-23). "The back story to that bouquet blooming over L.A.'s Arts District". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. Hurts 2B Human (Media notes). Pink. RCA Records. 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. Green, Patrick (2019-07-13). "What Does It Mean To Be Human? Well, Ask Hueman". Character Media. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  8. "Women street artists are focus of upcoming LALA Gallery exhibit". Los Angeles Times.
  9. Dambrot, Shana Nys (2014-05-14). "Allison "Hueman" Torneros: The Mad Muralist". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  10. Directo-Meston, Danielle (2015-09-28). "More On Nyx Cosmetics's First Beauty Boutique at Westfield Santa Anita". Racked LA. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  11. "Collaborations". HUEMAN. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  12. "Cirriculum Vitae". Hueman Nature. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  13. "r/IAmA - Comment by u/HUEMANtheartist on "Hey Reddit! I'm HUEMAN - Female Street Muralist/Fine Artist from Los Angeles, AMA!"". reddit. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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  15. "Openings: "Kobe Prelude Experience" @ Nike Vault". Arrested Motion.
  16. "Nike launches nine-week campaign showcasing Kobe Bryant portraits". Insidesocal.com.
  17. "Revolt TV". Complex Magazine.
  18. "Portfolio Review: Hueman Tells the Stories Behind Her Colorful, Fragmented Portraits". Complex Magazine.
  19. "Allison "Hueman" Torneros's "Ritual" at Think Tank Gallery". Hi-Fructose.
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  21. "Being Hueman: Allison Torneros' New Mural in Los Angeles". Artslant.
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  24. Pawn Stars: CHUM'S GUIDE TO TAGGING YOUR OFFICE (Season 8) | History, retrieved 2020-04-07
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  27. ""Wander & Wayfare" opens May 29th • Rocha Art". Rocha Art. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  28. "PangeaSeed". PangeaSeed. Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  29. Faughnder, Ryan (2019-10-01). "Ava DuVernay's Array is a place for women and filmmakers of color in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  30. "Interview // Nike Honors Iconic '96 US Women's Team With New Hyperdunk 2016 Low". Nice Kicks. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  31. "Artestar — Hueman x Forever 21". Artestar. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  32. "Warriors Community Foundation and Chase Unveil Refurbished Court in Richmond". Golden State Warriors. March 4, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  33. ""Shared Secrets" at Ian Ross Gallery". SFEnthusiast.com.
  34. Farr, Kristin (September 2015). "The Hueman Condition: A Wall-to-Wall Exploration of the Self". Juxtapoz.
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