The Zoo York guys made tiny stencils of their logo, slapped em on the backs of a bunch of cockroaches, and freaked out the squares on Wall St. Check out the video.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Flex Yr Nuts/ Judith Supine's "Dirt Mansion"
Chances are if you've walked the streets of New York over the past year you've witnessed Judith Supine's out-of-skull creations first hand: A figure, 50' in scale, clinging to the Manhattan Bridge, in all its oft-neon glory; another, rounded and menacing bobbing along the East River on an inner-tube, grinning as on-lookers stop to point and gawk; and their peers--a veritable army of colorfully contorted caricatures staring down passers-by through a thin layer of wheat paste. The renowned street artist's growing catalogue of mangled collage-based beings, and his reputation for doing some seriously balls-all-the-way-out-the-fly-of-your-jeans guerilla installations (Supine tossed a piece up on the window of the U.S. army recruitment office in Time Square!) have unsurprisingly provoked a ton of buzz for his first NYC solo exhibition.
In early April, at the opening of "Dirt Mansion," English Kills Gallery in Bushwick was transformed into a funhouse, where Supine's quintessential large-scale creations wound attendees through a small UV soaked maze. Like other street artists, Banksy and Faile, Supine chose to open his one-man show at a small warehouse, as opposed to a well-established gallery. This gave him the ability to utilize every inch of space. The black-light brought his flourescent giants to life, as they glared down on the crowd from every angle. A huge set of neon hands at the back of the space held a pair of scissors and snipped away at its own digits, which was demonstrative of Supine's own unique style. He puts his own twist on the age old art of d.i.y. cut and paste collage work (in the vein of punk rock flyer art). he pulls his material from the bowels of city dumpsters--tossed out magazines and newspapers, which he arranges to his liking, enlarges via a photocopier, paints, and then what pastes to his chosen canvas.
For the show, he also built a series of warped miniature-scale haunted houses (dirt mansions, I suppose). Tiny windows on the houses served as peep-holes into nightmarish dioramas--scenes that featured fat cats and their pearl-studded trophy wives enjoying an after diner cocktail alongside grim-faced soldiers sporting head-wounds. His rearrangement of texts has an eerie satirical quality. Supine pokes at the doughy physique of contemporary American culture, and a generations complete disaffection to real suffering that exists outside of the general poor sap's concept of a bad day (The train took forever this morning, and so-and-so got eliminated from American idol!). Supine's "Dirt Mansion," which is a perfect transition from the artist's usual arena of the streets to a gallery show, will echo in the heads of its viewers, a few choice words from E.E. Cummings, who he quotes by saying, "there is some shit I will not eat."
Spotted (NYC): Amadeo and Simone Pace enjoying the newest issue of Overspray...
Ya know, from that band Blonde Redhead... Get with it!
stencil festival in LONDON
The Cans Festival is an all day street party celebrating Stencil Art.
The exact location will be released 10:30am on Friday, some already confirmed artists are Vexta, Prism, Bandit, Roadsworth, Faile, and Banksy.
It's an open event, people are welcome to come and put up their own work- if you're in London this definitely can't be missed!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Shepard Fairey Threatens to Sue Artist For Parodying His Work
Shepard Fairey recently sent a cease and desist letter to self proclaimed "Propaganda Re-Engineer" Baxter Orr. The 26 year old based out of Austin, Texas has been parodying some of Fairey's work, including the well known Andre The Giant image, and allegedly has been reselling prints of Fairey's work on Ebay. The threat has kicked up a lot of discussion over Fairey's artwork and his right to be calling someone out on copyright infringement.
"I'm pursuing this out of principal. I have principals and Orr does not. A gross over-simplification of the situation could lead a lazy person to think that I'm a hypocrite for pursuing Orr because, in basic terms, we both use reinterpreted appropriated imagery. The key difference is in our motivations and my willingness to take responsibility for the things I do."
"Baxter maintains that Shepard's always been a big inspiration, and that his recreations are not malicious, but rather ironic, "I wanted to parody the guy who parodies everything. He's based his career off this. If he gets mad at this, he's become just like Tide detergent or Coca-Cola."
(Resource: www.animalnewyork.com)
Check out these two links for more information:
Link 1
Link 2
"I'm pursuing this out of principal. I have principals and Orr does not. A gross over-simplification of the situation could lead a lazy person to think that I'm a hypocrite for pursuing Orr because, in basic terms, we both use reinterpreted appropriated imagery. The key difference is in our motivations and my willingness to take responsibility for the things I do."
"Baxter maintains that Shepard's always been a big inspiration, and that his recreations are not malicious, but rather ironic, "I wanted to parody the guy who parodies everything. He's based his career off this. If he gets mad at this, he's become just like Tide detergent or Coca-Cola."
(Resource: www.animalnewyork.com)
Check out these two links for more information:
Link 1
Link 2
"NoNewEnemies - BM2" featuring microbo, BO130, Morcky & TheBoghe at HeliumCowboy Artspace
Our good friends Microbo and BO130 recently showcased some of their work at the HeliumCowboy Artspace in Hamburg, Germany. Check out the pics below (click HERE to see more!):
Seen..
On a water tower on the border of (piece facing towards) the lower 9th ward in New Orleans, LA. There is a giant heart just to the right of the words, visible from the bridge crossing from 8th to 9th wards. The lower 9th is the neighborhood that was hit the hardest by Katrina, and obviously the neighborhood most in need of positivity and love (of one's boo or otherwise). There was a shocking lack of street art in New Orleans in general..
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Bomb it! The Movie
Bomb It, the global graffiti documentary, coming to NYC:
Fri. April 25 - Thu. May 8, 2008
Cinema Village
22 East 12th St.
New York, NY 10003
212-924-3363
PREMIER PARTY!!
Friday, April 25th
"Bomb It Premiere Party"
The Plumm
246 W. 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
9:00pm - 2:00am
FREE
Entertainment TBA
Open Bar 9:30 ñ- 10:30
sponsored by AriZona All City NRG, Bombin' Magazine
For more info go here
Justin Bua at the Limited Addiction Gallery
Justin Bua at the Limited Addiction Gallery
825 Santa Fe Drive • Denver, CO 80204 825 Santa Fe Drive • Denver, CO 80204
04.26.08 through 05.24.08
Opening reception Saturday, April 26th, 7-10pm
Artist in attendance
Limited Addiction Gallery presents an exhibition of Justin BUA’s work entitled "BUA Musicology".
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Outland Records, Amsterdam
Hello world.
I just made it out of a trip to Amsterdam last weekend where I dropped by Outland Records. The name is sort of misleading since they've been selling art supplies for at least five years, and they've recently taken the big step into hosting a gallery space. But the roots lie in tweaked out house music and it shows when you step inside.
They've got a DJ booth where a seemingly endless mix of micro house and minimal techno rolls on day and night. I talked to the guy at the counter, Jerome, and it was clear, house music is what propels these guys through daily life.
It's a nice to hang out and stare at some paintings in a gallery that isn't cavernous and echo-laden sometimes. In Amsterdam galleries are a bit more inviting than a lot of other cities. Prices are relatively low and you get the feeling that there are a lot of artists who actually make money selling their work, and in the case of Outland you can also get some rare LP's, DVD's, books, markers and paint... you name it, really. Check out their blog if you want to keep up with new arrivals at the store or just cop some goods over the interweb.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Big Thangs Poppin' at Ad Hoc
The good folks at Ad Hoc in Bushwick keep the awesome events coming. Tomorrow, at 6 p.m., there will be a talk with Lady Pink and Aiko to celebrate the culmination of their Brick Ladies of NYC exhibition-- check it before it closes! The talk will be followed by a screening of 'Spraymasters', a new documentary featuring Pink, Futura 2000, Lee Quinones and Zephyr.
Then, on April 25th, Ad Hoc is hosting a sick street art auction:
Then, on April 25th, Ad Hoc is hosting a sick street art auction:
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Check for Zuek
Our boy Alesandro Zuek has been doing his damn thing. He scored an artist visa and has been tearing up the photography world all over the world. Since painting trains in Rome back in the day, he's come a long way as documentarian du jour of everything downtown, skate, art or otherwise. We love him, you should too. He just launched his new website and you need to check it out. www.zuekphotography.com
Big things kids. Big things.
The 5Boro team:
Fetish:
Portraits:
Our town:
You've probably seen this sticker around NY:
The Japanese rockabillys:
Big things kids. Big things.
The 5Boro team:
Fetish:
Portraits:
Our town:
You've probably seen this sticker around NY:
The Japanese rockabillys:
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Royce Bannon x Anera show
Our boys Anera and Royce Bannon (R. Bizzle), from New York's infamous Endless Love Crew, are having a show. Hit it and rub elbows with New York's street art royalty.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
More from Semi-Permanent: Stupid Krap's 'Kids Today'
More from Ms. Alana Armstrong, reporting live from Australia:
The spacious MTV galleries in Sydney played host to Stupid Krap’s, Kids Today show, which packed out the space with artists, bands and the residual masses from Semi-Permanent.
Breifly, Stupid Krap is the brainchild of Aussie artists, Madeline Boyd and Ben Frost who aimed to build an online artist portal and shop, serving up some of the hottest international (with an emphasis on Aussie) talents around.
Kids Today featured some perrenial favourites, HAHA, Kill Pixie, Numskull, Anthony Lister and of course, Mr. Frost himself but also included the fresh faces of Hana Shimada, James Jirat Patradoon and XX’Zilla.
The party swelled to the sounds of The Wahas and Yes Nukes! until the drinks ran dry and at least one artwork was ruined, which seems to be happening more often, these days.
At the centre of the gallery was a massive collaborative effort, using images from most, if not all of the artists featured that night. Constructed by Ben Frost, the photocopy wall is a black and white wallpaper installation, this one with each artist’s contribution interlocking in Frost’s signature style.
The wall is a tribute to Stupid Krap’s art printing and distribution service from which Frost and Boyd seem to be drawing in plenty new creative talents.
Ben Frost's photocopy wall
Detail from Ben Frost’s tattoos, based on his earlier work, Place Child in Baby Seat Only
Numskull's piece at Kids Today
For your further research:
Stupid Krap: www.stupidkrap.com
Semi-Permanent: www.semipermanent.com
Ben Frost: www.benfrostisdead.com
HAHA: www.myspace.com/regantamanui
Kill Pixie: www.killpixie.net
Numskull: www.funskull.com
Anthony Lister: www.anthonylister.com
Hana Shimada: www.hanamizushow.com
James Jirat Patradoon: www.jiratpatradoon.com
XX’Zilla: www.xxzilla.com
The spacious MTV galleries in Sydney played host to Stupid Krap’s, Kids Today show, which packed out the space with artists, bands and the residual masses from Semi-Permanent.
Breifly, Stupid Krap is the brainchild of Aussie artists, Madeline Boyd and Ben Frost who aimed to build an online artist portal and shop, serving up some of the hottest international (with an emphasis on Aussie) talents around.
Kids Today featured some perrenial favourites, HAHA, Kill Pixie, Numskull, Anthony Lister and of course, Mr. Frost himself but also included the fresh faces of Hana Shimada, James Jirat Patradoon and XX’Zilla.
The party swelled to the sounds of The Wahas and Yes Nukes! until the drinks ran dry and at least one artwork was ruined, which seems to be happening more often, these days.
At the centre of the gallery was a massive collaborative effort, using images from most, if not all of the artists featured that night. Constructed by Ben Frost, the photocopy wall is a black and white wallpaper installation, this one with each artist’s contribution interlocking in Frost’s signature style.
The wall is a tribute to Stupid Krap’s art printing and distribution service from which Frost and Boyd seem to be drawing in plenty new creative talents.
Ben Frost's photocopy wall
Detail from Ben Frost’s tattoos, based on his earlier work, Place Child in Baby Seat Only
Numskull's piece at Kids TodayFor your further research:
Stupid Krap: www.stupidkrap.com
Semi-Permanent: www.semipermanent.com
Ben Frost: www.benfrostisdead.com
HAHA: www.myspace.com/regantamanui
Kill Pixie: www.killpixie.net
Numskull: www.funskull.com
Anthony Lister: www.anthonylister.com
Hana Shimada: www.hanamizushow.com
James Jirat Patradoon: www.jiratpatradoon.com
XX’Zilla: www.xxzilla.com
Simply Rad: Alana Armstrong Visits Australia's Semi-Permanent Conference
Hiya all,
Our friend Alana Armstrong recently checked out the fantastic Semi-Permanent conference in Australia where she met up with long-time Overspray pal and Australian painter Anthony Lister, who we featured in issue 5, Character Kings.
The two-day Semi-Permanent conference and off-site side events, organized by Design Is Kinky, brings together a diverse group of art-based professionals willing to enlighten a big, eager audience. Touring this week with stops in Perth, Brisbane and Auckland, New Zealand, Lister presented his talk on the morning of April 5th in Sydney.
AA: If you could have your audience take away one thing from your talk, what would it be?
AL: It would be that there is hope for these people on this little island who feel like they're little people on a little island. I guess America is just a big, beautiful place full of opportunity and you just have to get out and get within it.
And I hope people are going to feel compelled to take my advice that money is only good for eating and traveling.
I’m off to Milan tomorrow for a show and then to LA for a show at New Image on the 26th of April and I’m pretty stoked about that and I hope that I get to eat a lot of good food along the way.
AA: Was there a time when you made a decision to be a painter above all else?
AL: I always knew it’s what I wanted to do but if I could register a point where I thought it was actually possible, it was probably when I didn’t go to work one day for pizza delivery when I was in university and my kid was like two months old and I was like, “You know, that’s the last time I’m ever going to hate work again.” I had a bunch of jobs ahead of me, things that I had to do. Back then I would get emails and phone calls for things that today, I would pass on but at that time, I was really excited and it just got better. It’s just been a real fun, big journey.
AA: Were there any really poignant moments along the way that have informed yourself or your work?
AL: Yeah, there have but none of them have been so certain that I can take them for granted. I’m always so sure that this could all be over so I treat every moment like it’s supremely important and like it’s my last.
I’m only as good as my last decision and I’m only as good as my last production.
AA: Do you embark on any collaboration with other artists as part of your practice?
AL: I do but not for my personal practice. I do it more for community type projects. I like to interact with other people who are doing what I do and if making work together comes up, it’s sweet when it happens. An artist that I enjoy talking about making art and the process with is Ben Frost. He’s an experienced artist that I went to uni with.
That’s a big part of my practice.
AA: Can you tell me about your relationship with Ben Frost and your work with Stupid Krap?
AL: Ben and I have known each other for many years and I’ve always admired his work so much. When we were at uni, he was like the ‘god painter’. This was before I even knew about Ron English.
So, a couple years ago, just before I moved to the states, he was talking to me about starting up a print company which I thought was a great idea and other friends were doing it like Faile Collective in New York. Galleries, for the longest time have been in the peripheral of an artist’s practice; they earn money without really being a part of an artist’s practice.
The thing that I love about Super Krap is that it’s built by artists, for artists and its making good work.
Another thing that I love about it is that they pay attention to who they give their work to. In London, people are just buying and selling shit up, it’s going crazy. So, I like that they’re sensitive to that issue.
AA: Can you tell me about the piece that you did for last night’s Super Krap show, Kids Today?
AL: The first series of three was like a Spiderman and Robin and a Bat Girl and I just really love those pieces, they’re a part of my contemporary mythology, how we see heroes. Coming out of my criminal paintings, I thought about what the polar opposite was of these criminals and in the real world it would be the police and in the mythological world that I like, it was super heroes. So then I started playing with anonymity and asking, ‘Who has power here?’ And then graffiti came to me and I was like, ‘Wow, all of these graffiti artists are like super heroes. No one knows who they are but everyone knows who they are.’
And then I did this, Ani as Robin, smoking kind of a Juno-type teenage girl having a cigarette while she’s still dressed as a superhero. Also, the idea of being a sidekick or an understudy; how much does an understudy get? How much is their worth? How much do they even care?
I enjoy and work really hard at what I do. I feel that I have a responsibility for every mark I make and I feel that if I can keep that up, maybe I can keep painting forever.
Links:
Design Is Kinky: www.designiskinky.net
Semi-Permanent: www.semipermanent.com
Stupid Krap: www.stupidkrap.com
Anthony Lister: www.anthonylister.com
Our friend Alana Armstrong recently checked out the fantastic Semi-Permanent conference in Australia where she met up with long-time Overspray pal and Australian painter Anthony Lister, who we featured in issue 5, Character Kings.
The two-day Semi-Permanent conference and off-site side events, organized by Design Is Kinky, brings together a diverse group of art-based professionals willing to enlighten a big, eager audience. Touring this week with stops in Perth, Brisbane and Auckland, New Zealand, Lister presented his talk on the morning of April 5th in Sydney.
AA: If you could have your audience take away one thing from your talk, what would it be?
AL: It would be that there is hope for these people on this little island who feel like they're little people on a little island. I guess America is just a big, beautiful place full of opportunity and you just have to get out and get within it.
And I hope people are going to feel compelled to take my advice that money is only good for eating and traveling.
I’m off to Milan tomorrow for a show and then to LA for a show at New Image on the 26th of April and I’m pretty stoked about that and I hope that I get to eat a lot of good food along the way.
AA: Was there a time when you made a decision to be a painter above all else?
AL: I always knew it’s what I wanted to do but if I could register a point where I thought it was actually possible, it was probably when I didn’t go to work one day for pizza delivery when I was in university and my kid was like two months old and I was like, “You know, that’s the last time I’m ever going to hate work again.” I had a bunch of jobs ahead of me, things that I had to do. Back then I would get emails and phone calls for things that today, I would pass on but at that time, I was really excited and it just got better. It’s just been a real fun, big journey.
AA: Were there any really poignant moments along the way that have informed yourself or your work?
AL: Yeah, there have but none of them have been so certain that I can take them for granted. I’m always so sure that this could all be over so I treat every moment like it’s supremely important and like it’s my last.
I’m only as good as my last decision and I’m only as good as my last production.
AA: Do you embark on any collaboration with other artists as part of your practice?
AL: I do but not for my personal practice. I do it more for community type projects. I like to interact with other people who are doing what I do and if making work together comes up, it’s sweet when it happens. An artist that I enjoy talking about making art and the process with is Ben Frost. He’s an experienced artist that I went to uni with.
That’s a big part of my practice.
AA: Can you tell me about your relationship with Ben Frost and your work with Stupid Krap?
AL: Ben and I have known each other for many years and I’ve always admired his work so much. When we were at uni, he was like the ‘god painter’. This was before I even knew about Ron English.
So, a couple years ago, just before I moved to the states, he was talking to me about starting up a print company which I thought was a great idea and other friends were doing it like Faile Collective in New York. Galleries, for the longest time have been in the peripheral of an artist’s practice; they earn money without really being a part of an artist’s practice.
The thing that I love about Super Krap is that it’s built by artists, for artists and its making good work.
Another thing that I love about it is that they pay attention to who they give their work to. In London, people are just buying and selling shit up, it’s going crazy. So, I like that they’re sensitive to that issue.
AA: Can you tell me about the piece that you did for last night’s Super Krap show, Kids Today?
AL: The first series of three was like a Spiderman and Robin and a Bat Girl and I just really love those pieces, they’re a part of my contemporary mythology, how we see heroes. Coming out of my criminal paintings, I thought about what the polar opposite was of these criminals and in the real world it would be the police and in the mythological world that I like, it was super heroes. So then I started playing with anonymity and asking, ‘Who has power here?’ And then graffiti came to me and I was like, ‘Wow, all of these graffiti artists are like super heroes. No one knows who they are but everyone knows who they are.’
And then I did this, Ani as Robin, smoking kind of a Juno-type teenage girl having a cigarette while she’s still dressed as a superhero. Also, the idea of being a sidekick or an understudy; how much does an understudy get? How much is their worth? How much do they even care?
I enjoy and work really hard at what I do. I feel that I have a responsibility for every mark I make and I feel that if I can keep that up, maybe I can keep painting forever.
Links:
Design Is Kinky: www.designiskinky.net
Semi-Permanent: www.semipermanent.com
Stupid Krap: www.stupidkrap.com
Anthony Lister: www.anthonylister.com
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Do you live in Amsterdam??
Lucky bastard! Go check this out -
From Michael:
"Greetings, Friends!
I'm pleased to announce my forthcoming solo exhibition in The Netherlands at Another Space.
Another Space is 150m3 of 17th Century carriage house with big old doors opening onto the Brouwersgracht Canal in Amsterdam. Visiting artists indulge for a week to create unique site specific shows.
Now and then Another Space opens its big old doors to friends for private views.
Another Space - Brouwersgracht, 75 - Amsterdam
Friday 18th April 18.00-21.00
Saturday 19th April 11.00-18.00
For purchasing inquires, please sign up for the Another Space newsletter on their website.
See you in Amsterdam!
cheers,
Michael"
Photo above by Geoff Hargadon.
From Michael:
"Greetings, Friends!
I'm pleased to announce my forthcoming solo exhibition in The Netherlands at Another Space.
Another Space is 150m3 of 17th Century carriage house with big old doors opening onto the Brouwersgracht Canal in Amsterdam. Visiting artists indulge for a week to create unique site specific shows.
Now and then Another Space opens its big old doors to friends for private views.
Another Space - Brouwersgracht, 75 - Amsterdam
Friday 18th April 18.00-21.00
Saturday 19th April 11.00-18.00
For purchasing inquires, please sign up for the Another Space newsletter on their website.
See you in Amsterdam!
cheers,
Michael"
Photo above by Geoff Hargadon.
Monday, April 07, 2008
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Street art to adorn the Tate Modern in London!
*Borrowed from the evening standard:
Coming to the outside of the Tate this summer
The work of six acclaimed street artists is to transform the outside of Tate Modern.
In the first commission by the gallery to involve the building's exterior, six 15-metre wide by 12-metre high works will be visible on the Thames side of the building from 23 May until the end of August.
It will also be the first major public museum display of street art in London.
The artists who will create the original pieces are Blu from Bologna, the collective Faile from New York, JR from Paris, Nunca and Os Gemeos, both from Sao Paulo and Sixeart from Barcelona.
Their work began in public urban spaces and their styles evolved from street art and graffiti traditions. But all six have reached a level of recognition where their work is represented in major collections and galleries all over the world.
Curator Cedar Lewisohn said: "It's an exciting project and one that has not been done in London on this scale before. These are big pieces - one artist described it as monster.
"As these will be outside, there were all kinds of factors - technical and aesthetic that we had to consider. But the artists' work is quite beautiful and stunning - we believe the public will love this."
Street art, as opposed to textbased graffiti and tagging, is notoriously hard to categorise and is a genre in constant flux.
Yet such styles go back as far as Pompeii and have influenced artist such as Picasso.
The images that Blu produces portray a macabre fascination with death and the inner workings of the human body, while Faile take inspiration from deteriorating advertising and flyposting. The work of photographer JR has a strong political and social impetus. Nunca is heavily influenced by the geometric patterns and colours found in the indigenous artwork and culture of South America, while Os Gemeos - twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo - create dreamlike images taking in aspects of Brazilian folklore.
The work of Sixeart combines psychedelic abstraction with childlike images.
Mr Lewisohn said: "These are some of the best street artists in the world today and normally fans of this genre would rarely get to see their work as it is meant to be displayed - outside in an urban environment.
"We also hope to introduce street art to a whole new audience."
Street Art at Tate Modern opens at the same time as the gallery's four-day festival of art and performance, UBS Openings: The Long Weekend.
Coming to the outside of the Tate this summer
The work of six acclaimed street artists is to transform the outside of Tate Modern.
In the first commission by the gallery to involve the building's exterior, six 15-metre wide by 12-metre high works will be visible on the Thames side of the building from 23 May until the end of August.
It will also be the first major public museum display of street art in London.
The artists who will create the original pieces are Blu from Bologna, the collective Faile from New York, JR from Paris, Nunca and Os Gemeos, both from Sao Paulo and Sixeart from Barcelona.
Their work began in public urban spaces and their styles evolved from street art and graffiti traditions. But all six have reached a level of recognition where their work is represented in major collections and galleries all over the world.
Curator Cedar Lewisohn said: "It's an exciting project and one that has not been done in London on this scale before. These are big pieces - one artist described it as monster.
"As these will be outside, there were all kinds of factors - technical and aesthetic that we had to consider. But the artists' work is quite beautiful and stunning - we believe the public will love this."
Street art, as opposed to textbased graffiti and tagging, is notoriously hard to categorise and is a genre in constant flux.
Yet such styles go back as far as Pompeii and have influenced artist such as Picasso.
The images that Blu produces portray a macabre fascination with death and the inner workings of the human body, while Faile take inspiration from deteriorating advertising and flyposting. The work of photographer JR has a strong political and social impetus. Nunca is heavily influenced by the geometric patterns and colours found in the indigenous artwork and culture of South America, while Os Gemeos - twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo - create dreamlike images taking in aspects of Brazilian folklore.
The work of Sixeart combines psychedelic abstraction with childlike images.
Mr Lewisohn said: "These are some of the best street artists in the world today and normally fans of this genre would rarely get to see their work as it is meant to be displayed - outside in an urban environment.
"We also hope to introduce street art to a whole new audience."
Street Art at Tate Modern opens at the same time as the gallery's four-day festival of art and performance, UBS Openings: The Long Weekend.
The New Pop presents: New Design High
Our fellow Native Movement fam, Trevz Tone and Texas are doin their damn thang over at www.thenewpop.com
Check out this video they did about New Design High School.
Check out this video they did about New Design High School.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Sketch City in AU - Apr. 6th
This just in from down under:
'Hey y'all!
So the next Sketch City is nearly here... Next Sunday April 6th we bring to you another edition full of inspiration! This Month see Happy whip you up a massive killer piece for the venue walls, Pieka showing off mad styles on the boards as well as live stencil art by Seldom and beautiful hand painted acrylic work live with Nom.
Djs will be spinning some lazy Sunday tunes and beer and snags will be available for everybody to get fat on!
Paint and markers, wall, floor, sketchbook, board and canvas space will be available for everyone to get their paint on and contribute so come down and share your style to inspire each other!
Kick off at 4pm at Dazzeland Studios at 25 Eastment St Northcote... take the 86 tram, get off at the town hall on High St and take a left into Wesbourne Ave and you'll see Eastment first street on right... see ya there wall killers!'
'Hey y'all!
So the next Sketch City is nearly here... Next Sunday April 6th we bring to you another edition full of inspiration! This Month see Happy whip you up a massive killer piece for the venue walls, Pieka showing off mad styles on the boards as well as live stencil art by Seldom and beautiful hand painted acrylic work live with Nom.
Djs will be spinning some lazy Sunday tunes and beer and snags will be available for everybody to get fat on!
Paint and markers, wall, floor, sketchbook, board and canvas space will be available for everyone to get their paint on and contribute so come down and share your style to inspire each other!
Kick off at 4pm at Dazzeland Studios at 25 Eastment St Northcote... take the 86 tram, get off at the town hall on High St and take a left into Wesbourne Ave and you'll see Eastment first street on right... see ya there wall killers!'
Prune checks in
Our favorite hybrid embrio fan has also got a new blog up http://www.prune-art.com/blog/en/.
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