The world constantly changes. From our neighborhoods, to the people in our lives, to our own mindsets, nothing stays the same forever. Keep the good, dissolve the rest.

Dissolve is a project originally founded in November 2021 by Michael Chavez. Dissolve started out simply as a creative outlet to release thematically and aesthetically cohesive illustrations relating to ideas of community and how Michael viewed the world around him. Then, after running its initial course, it was time to expand the possibility of what Dissolve could be.

Initially revolving solely around posters, digital prints, stickers and zines as available products, Dissolve was heavily centered around concepts of community unity and DIY. Having been part of various subcultures that revolve around these same ideals, we knew it was imperative to keep DIY and people power at the core of Dissolve. Then, in early 2023, Dissolve expanded into the realm of streetwear. Starting out screen printing in his father’s garage, Michael had always ran Dissolve as a one man show, eventually experimenting with different media and printing methods to bring the full illustrative potential of Dissolve to life.

2024 saw another pivotal addition for Dissolve. Through the vision of wanting to expand beyond a simple streetwear brand, Dissolve Magazine was established as a periodical blog (with the plan of eventually migrating to print) based on the desire to uplift local and likeminded musicians, artists of all media, and anyone who embodies DIY to their core.

Another year later in 2025, we are proud to have made good on that promise of migrating to print. Dissolve Magazine: Corrosion Report marks the beginning of the most ambitious stage of Dissolve yet. Lying somewhere between an art book and a magazine, Corrosion Report is a curated collection of works and ideas reflecting the scenes and individuals on the come up. As an in-depth creative reference for all artists and makers, Corrosion Report functions as Dissolve Magazine’s periodical exposition of what’s happening in the urban creative world from California and beyond while uplifting those around us pioneering the new wave, a wave cast by our own hands.

Highlighting and supplying the kinds of people we see in ourselves and in those around us, Dissolve exists for the creative and unrefined. Dissolve is feeling the human touch, seeing the perfect in the imperfect, and molding an existence outside of common conventions. Dissolve is for the artists, vandals, skaters, music makers, and all DIYers.

Dissolve It All.