On Purpose - Solo show at Empire (Los Angeles)

November 19, 2025

About

Chase has painted more than 550 murals around the world. His work is concentrated in Los Angeles but also can be found in Tokyo, New York, Lisbon, Brussels, Barcelona, London, Paris, Antwerp, Berlin, Amsterdam, Lyon and Prague amongst others.

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The truth is out there / intervention on a thrift store painting 👽👁️

This rare goodie of a public payphone is gone now. Even three years ago when I painted it, stumbling across a payphone in the wild that still had the full deluxe combo of phone, flagpole, housing, phone-book cover AND an old-school Yellow Pages inside, was almost unheard of. I figured that by infusing it with some love, I might help stall the removal of this little time machine that carried us back to simpler days; but the inevitable happened, and now it’s gone. I know there’s a graveyard for retired Vegas casino signage, but does anyone know where payphones are laid to rest? 🧐📞💀

Retired LA payphone. Cleaned, sanded, primed & painted w/ new chord and handset. 📞 #artobject

Some collabs with the homies. Most of them freestyle on the spot. It’s time to do a book already 🥵 1. Zagreb, Croatia (2010) with @buethewarrior and @dick_tate 2. Zagreb, Croatia (2010) with @buethewarrior and @dicktate 3. Hollywood, California (2012) with @mur0ne 4. Sand City, California (2021) with @nychos 5. Prague, Czech Republic (2010) with @jankalab and @pastaoner at @mysticsk8cup 6. Torino, Italy (2012) with cameos from @galoartist and @buethewarrior 7. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2022) with @skountart at @straatmuseum 8. Gent, Belgium (2009) with @remed_art @buethewarrior and @resto1981 9. Venice, California (1999) with @golden_coast_kid (faded Krylon colors; pic was taken years later) 10. East Hollywood, California (2013) with @pixelpancho_art_lab 11. Gent, Belgium (2006) with Hell’O Monsters @jerome_meynen, @antoine_detaille, @buethewarrior, @dicktate, ZENITH 12. Venice, California (2014) with @inkiegraffiti 13. Bornem, Antwerp, Belgium (2022) with @buethewarrior 14. K-Town, LA, California (2012) with GSULF 15. Santa Monica, California (2002) with @golden_coast_kid and SANO at @yogaworks_sm 16. Santa Monica, California (2002) my part, can you find the hidden “CHASE”? @yogaworks 17. Torino, Italy (2012) with @galoartist 18. Venice, California (2008) with @roa_archive 19. Oakland, California (2011) with @buethewarrior for Souley Vegan 20. Oakland, California (2011) with @buethewarrior

A mural in an unexpected spot: inside a narrow shaft connected to the media/basement bar room of a newly renovated five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath home in the heart of Manhattan Beach’s Sand Section. The shaft - an emergency ladder space that connects to the ground floor - sits behind a window, making it an unusual place for a mural. The clients, avid cyclists and runners, wanted to bring the outside view in with a creative twist. I painted a scene of the Manhattan Beach pier and boardwalk, featuring cyclists, runners, and their beloved Westie, Cooper, excitedly heading out for a walk. Special thanks to Casey Kaplan, Art Consultant at @artmonious

Words of wisdom 🎓

‘Oneness (with a splash of fluorescent yellow)’

For @hivehealthyeats in Manhattan Beach, California.

Paris over the years. #freestyle 1. @pointephemere - 2012 2. @centrepompidou - 2008 3. TH Gallery - 2012 4. @pointephemere - 2007 5. @centrepompidou - 2010 6. @centrepompidou - 2010 7. Shutter - 2007 8. Parking block - 2007 9. w/ @buethewarrior - 2007 10. For Nest / @polgobert - 2017 11. @centrepompidou - 2012 12. @pointephemere - 2012 13. For Nest / @polgobert - 2017 14. Spank Rock release party at @whotels @naeemjuwan 15. w/ Spank Rock/Naeem, Muza, The GONZ and Charlie Party @naeemjuwan @krooked @charles_serre

WIP