Creator Record
Metadata
Name (Artist/Photographer/Author) |
AKA HUEMAN |
Other names |
Allison Torneros |
Role |
Artist |
Dates of birth and death |
b. 1985 Hueman is a Filipino-American graffiti artist, painter, and illustrator, based in Oakland, California. |
Nationality |
Filipino-American |
Places of residence |
Oakland, CA |
Occupation |
Best-known works include the Golden State Warriors 2022-23 City Edition Uniforms & basketball court, Bloom, a mural in the L.A. Arts District commemorating community advocate Joel Bloom, and the cover artwork for Pink’s 2019 record, Hurts 2B Human. As street art is a medium dominated by men, Hueman is noted as a female artist who has achieved significant renown. |
Education |
University of California Los Angeles, Design and Media Arts, 2008 |
Titles & Honors |
The name Allison "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." |
Publications |
"Landfall by Hueman". 1xRUN. Archived from the original on 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-13. "Allison Torneros - Hueman Revolution". YAY!LA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-05. Kelly, Tara (June 4, 2012). "Allison Torneros, Artist, Creates 'Time Machine' Series (Photos)". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014. "L.A. Taco interview with Allison "Hueman" Torneros". L.A. Taco. 2015-06-24. Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-04-07. Chazaro, Alan (February 26, 2023). "Oakland artist makes bold statement with Warriors jersey". Datebook. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-20. Vankin, Deborah (2017-06-23). "The back story to that bouquet blooming over L.A.'s Arts District". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-04-07. Hurts 2B Human (Media notes). Pink. RCA Records. 2019. Green, Patrick (2019-07-13). "What Does It Mean To Be Human? Well, Ask Hueman". Character Media. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2020-04-07. "Women street artists are focus of upcoming LALA Gallery exhibit". Los Angeles Times. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014. Dambrot, Shana Nys (2014-05-14). "Allison "Hueman" Torneros: The Mad Muralist". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-04-07. Farr, Kristin (September 2015). "The Hueman Condition: A Wall-to-Wall Exploration of the Self". Juxtapoz. |
