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Ana Graham wrote:

Candy Darling is right. Wet Paint Cafe came around about a year after Rodolfo Tejera RIP set up Wet Paint which was more a piece of art itself than a gallery. Every room was an installation, i remember sleeping in the Telephone Room with a broom to quiet the rats when they got too rowdy. The House would change it’s exterior from month to month, nobody cared as most of our neighbors contributed in some way. The parties were sometimes dangerous with trips to the hospital or county jail. Too many to list but for the closing night party (which I opted out of) the house was literally torn down, ropes tied to the columns and pulled by cars.

CK wrote:

Is there any facebook for the old Wet Paint house? How did Rodolfo pass? I used to visit him alot and I was part of the demolition party "…what a wild night. I have lots of pictures from that time so may start a group of my own. Any info is appreciated…I gather by the post he did pass away, how sad. I hadn’t seen him since 1989…

Inger wrote:

Rudolfo Tejera (UFO) died of AIDS, sadly. I used to live with him at the wet paint house 86-88 and i have several pics of him and his work and from a showing he did in NYC i went with him to. I want to do a facebook for him and am looking for any input and images. He was truely one of the founding artists of the Miami Beach scene and unbelievably talented.

Xavier Cortes wrote:

I also knew UFO , I also spent time at The Wet Pinat House.

Tripped there with Vince,Alba,the greyhound,,Inger,Marianne,

Cheryl and The Prom Sluts. I was there tripping when the White Riot skins tried to burn it down in their madness.

I became an artist there , under the care of UFO.

I will never forget you , old friend.

iZZI wrote:

I knew Rodolfo Tejera and his family since the beginning of the 70´s from Cuba, we were good friends and worked together at the ICAIC studios in Cubanacan, as a matter fact he was the one who got me the job.

Some of his neighbor friends are in Miami now and we have been wondering about his wereabouts and causes of death, and luckily I found a Blog about the Wet Paint House in Miami and with it articles and photos regarding him.

Last time I saw him was in Feb. 1979 when I said goodby to him and left the Island, then I lost contact with him, till I moved to Miami a few years ago and started having contact with old friends, and wonder about Rodolfos life. Some belived he was still in California, others say he is living in NY, and others heard rumors about his death. But now we know…anybody knows where he was buried?

Any input about him will be welcome.

Inger wrote:

He died in New Orleans. Marianna (aka marrianne) was the last to see him, that is how i found out about his demise. She said his ex girlfriend was there but she didn’t have any other information. I wish I knew where some of his work was. I went with him to a show of his in NYC in the late 80’s and I know he sold stuff. Anyway, that’s all I have. Thanks Izzi for posting that, I am glad that he is well remembered. He was one of the most interesting people i have ever known.

Izzy wrote:

Thank you Inger, I’m trying to get the most info about Rodolfo as I can, there’re friends in Cuba that want to know more too. He got no family alive no longer. His mother and aunt pass away a while ago and they did not know about his death…all this is very sad, and I want to know all I can and pass it on to his friends.

Is Marianna around? or his ex-girldfriend? What is her name?

If someone knows, please contact me with any info or pictures at my e-mail address: udig@aol.com or post it here.

How nickname UFO came up?

Inger,can you send me any pictures of him, his work, etc,? I will appreciated and shared with his friends.

Thank you all.

Shayne wrote:

Ah, Ufo was a character..in a good way..he let me stay at the wet paint house for a few months while I worked at the Christmas Place near the Omni hotel. Ufo was a blunt man, he would tell you if you were making art or making rubbish. I’ll never forget those interiors he did for Club Nu—the dude worked his butt off and while I don’t know how much they paid him, the owners got their money’s worth and then some…

I too was at the wet paint house demolition…almost smashed the circuit breaker with a sledgehammer but someone stopped me. It was a great time to be stupid but not that stupid.

Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 9:18 pm