The Art Socket

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[michaelborja]

@powwowsanjose starts tomorrow! Look what I found at @tealyfedrinks - a Pow!Wow! passport and and a tribute drink by Tea Lyfe. #muralfestival #artfestival

[michaelborja]

"Multi-Dimensional Dream Catcher Grid" - Created for visual mediations and mandala making formations. Crystals can amplify intent for creativity, abundance, and love- kinda like a radio antennae. Visual meditation may also stimulate aspects of timelessness, balance, and awareness. #floweroflife #dreamcatcher #parallelogram #sacredgeometry #asabovesobelow #sunandmoon #4D #hemispherestore

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A commission piece for @linkedin based on their #economicgraph. You can find it hanging on the ceiling of LinkedIn on the 16th floor of 222 Second Street, San Francisco, CA.

[michaelborja]

Tonight @111minnagallery 8pm - 2am. I'll be showing the "Fibonacci Fishy 2" come by and say hi.

[michaelborja]

Created Jango Fett for @mvpubliclibrary 's Sci-Fi September! Thanks for all the creaticity, good vibes and words of inspiration. May the force be with you! #starwars #jangofett #django #chalkart #bobafett

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Had an awesome time at @lunaparkarts 10th year! Created a majestic 🐯🐯🐯#chalk #tiger #pastel

[michaelborja]

"Fibonacci Angler Fish 2" I'll be showing this fishy @artwalksj tomorrow from 6-11pm. I'll also be with @thenilla live painting #fibonacci #grid #mixedmedia #anglerfish #woodworking

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"The Fibonacci Angler Fish" 🎵music by @containhermusic and The Lucid Dreamers, they are having an album release @schoolatmhp tonight! #mixedmedia #painting #acrylic

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"The Angler Fish" This fish lives in the deepest parts of the ocean where little is known and has yet to be explored. Created for @mtca @google @googlemaps

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The eclipse reflected on a wall by a mirror about 100ft away. Photo by @artemachuca33 . The sun becomes the shape of the moon! 🌜#sunluna

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@mikeborja will be at FAME this year and it’s being held at The School of Arts & Culture 1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA.  Type in MIKEBORJA for a 20% discount code.

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Tiger Warp Field, 2017 - 4′ x 6′ Acrylic painting on a wooden panel.  

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Raffle time⚡️ new online shop open, mikeborja.bigcartel.com - *share post to enter and I will randomly pick a winner in a couple of days with any print of your choice! Locals can also grab prints and check out the show at KALEID gallery . 

[michaelborja]

Tonight!  March 3rd, from 6-11 PM. (Free and all ages) Facebook Event I will also be at the gallery for an informal meet and greet on Saturday, March 4th from 4-7pm. The show will be up until March 23rd, 2017. Location:  Kaleid Gallery is located at 88 South 4th Street, San Jose CA in between E Santa Clara St and E San Fernando (Next to Flames restaurant).  There is street parking (free after 6pm) or you can park in the garage right above the gallery. (Google Map)  Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday 12pm - 7pm. Friday, March 3rd is part of the South First Friday Art Walk <-click for art walk MAP. There is a spectrum of creative artists showing all over San Jose. Borja's Public Murals:  They are located on San Salvador Street in between South Market and South 2nd Steet.  You can add them to your art walk route. Keep an eye out for my Tiger and Wings.

[michaelborja]

John Tarateefh "Our Town" 2009. Acrylic Painting.

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Stopped by the John Natsoulas Gallery in downtown Davis, CA; saw some pieces by Avery Palmer who is also resident artist @kaleidgallery !

[michaelborja]

Exhibiting for the first time in nearly a decade, Sarah Grossman @handmade-sarahgrossman has put together an offering of paintings for your visual exploration.

Touching on themes of consciousness, perception, and the personal transformations unique to the feminine complex, this surrealstic display is sure to leave you thinking. 

Openning reception: October 1st 6pm - Late at @polishedtattooing 809 Lincoln Ave, San Jose.