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A studio visit with Gabriel Specter

caroline — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:42:32 +0000

Here’s a guest post from Caroline, who will hopefully be taking some more photos for Vandalog – RJ

I had the pleasure of visiting the studio of Brooklyn based artist Gabriel Specter recently. Getting to see how these notoriously massive pieces come together exposed the incredible amount of detail in each of his pieces. What’s more is that these intricate, hand-painted giants take a beating from whatever the weather can bring, and last not nearly as long as us viewers might like. But at the rate Specter’s been getting up (internationally at that), with gallery shows, and an increasingly large following on the web, ephemerality has nothing on him.

Speaking with Specter, it’s clear that the detail is very obviously not just in the aesthetics of the finish product. Every piece he showed me came with a captivating explanation.

Specter has been really busy these pasts few months, from his Things Change solo show in Paris, his Repeat Offender show at Pawnworks in Chicago, and he’s hoping to do more city commissioned mural work in the near future, which is essentially doing the same thing he’s been doing, but maybe a little bigger since he’ll have the city’s written permission.

While he’s not planning any solo shows for the near future, we’re gonna be seeing a lot of fresh stuff from Specter indoors and on the streets soon. Catch him in the up coming group shows Crown Heights Gold opening July 28th (6pm – 8pm) @ Skylight Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, as well as Street Art Saved My Life @ C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice(LA),California on August 12. This September, Specter will be traveling to Tajikistan to put up new work.

Photos by Caroline Caldwell

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Malarky in Newcastle

ben — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:25:32 +0000

I’m a massive fan of Malarky so it was great to see him paint this wall in Newcastle in the sun (which quickly turned into a downpour!)

Photos by Ben

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Twoone, Reka & Rone – Live Painting at Metro Gallery in Armadale (Melbourne)

lukemcmanus — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:17:13 +0000

Checked this out on Saturday. A great event run by Metro Gallery. Have a look at their website, a really good gallery with some amazing pieces by some renowned artists (Banksy, Blek Le Rat, HAHA, Damien Hirst, Anthony Lister and Michael Peck to name a few)..

Got there a little late, so missed a lot of Twoone and Reka (sorry guys) but saw Rone from start to end.

Enjoy.

Twoone

Reka

Rone

Shots of all finished pieces available on Metro’s facebook page.

Photos by Lukey

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A very special alley in Melbourne, Australia

lukemcmanus — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:37:45 +0000

A note from RJ: This is Luke’s first guest post on Vandalog. He will be helping us cover street art and graffiti in Melbourne, Australia.

This is an amazing little alleyway in Melbourne. Check out some of the local and international talent. (There’s so much goodness down there so apologies to anyone that I’ve missed.. Next time..)

Whilst it’s not as famous as some other Melbourne streets, it’s by far my favourite. No surprise why this is, this alley is the entrance to the famous ‘Blender Studios‘ http://www.theblenderstudios.com/ (Have a read on their site, Blender is an instrumental part of the history of Melbourne’s vibrant street art scene).

Ok, Here we go:

Vexta

Ghostpatrol

Reka (Everfresh)

Sync, Phibs (Everfresh), HAHA & more

Urban Cake Lady

1337, Anthony Lister

Drewfunk & Shida collab (& Ears to the right)

Blek Le Rat

Heesco

Anthony Lister

A1one (Tehran)

Above

Swoon

E.L.K

Drewfunk

Photos by Lukey

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Tats Cru, Cekis and Fred, THC in the South Bronx

loisstavsky — Mon, 02 May 2011 04:21:25 +0000

The Hunts Point section of the Bronx has some of the most intriguing and varied walls around. Particular faves that I came upon this past week are by Tats Cru, Cekis and Fred, THC aka Nesto.

Tats Cru, close-up

Cekis, close-up

Fred, THC

Photos by Lois Stavsky

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Peeta’s 3-D Graffiti — Outside and Inside

loisstavsky — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:04:46 +0000

I’ve always been mesmerized by 3-D graffiti and Venice, Italy’s Peeta is one if its masters. I’ve seen his pieces on the streets of Brooklyn and at 5-Pointz in Queens, but I wasn’t quite sure how his artwork would transfer to a canvas. Thanks to the recent Robots Will Kill exhibit at the Vincent Michael Gallery in Philadelphia, I found out. The canvasses captivate — almost as much as the walls do! The exhibit continues through Saturday at 1050 North Hancock Street.

On the Wall in Bushwick, photo by Tara Murray

Mixed Media on Canvas, photo by Lois Stavsky

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Gaia in North Philly

loisstavsky — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:35:09 +0000

It’s always great to come upon anything by Gaia anywhere. I came upon this huge paste-up yesterday outside the Girard Avenue L in North Philly. As the neighborhood continues to change, street art is beginning to take up almost as much public space here as traditional graffiti does.

Photo by Lois Stavsky

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OverUnder’s Been Busy — Sticker Bombing on the Lower East Side

loisstavsky — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:48:39 +0000

In addition to completing a mural in Coney Island, OverUnder‘s been busy sticker bombing on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

Photos by Lois Stavsky

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Word To Mother among Featured Artists @ Mallick Williams & Co.

loisstavsky — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:56:44 +0000

I discovered (and instantly fell in love with) Word To Mother when I was in London this past fall. I’m looking forward to Mallick Williams & Co.‘s upcoming Spectrum, a group show opening this Thursday, April 21, and continuing through June 3rd, 2011. Along with Word To Mother, featured artists include: Kiji McCafferty, Chor Boogie, Erik Otto, Kate Pane and Lu Gold. The gallery — that recently featured the amazing Hueless exhibit – is located at 150 11th Avenue in Chelsea.

Image courtesy of Mallick Williams & Co.

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OverUnder, Veng and Ephameron Bring Their Talents to Coney Island

loisstavsky — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 01:54:32 +0000

Organized by Keith Schweitzer for No Longer Empty, Sponsored by the Coney Island Development Corporation, a new mural by OverUnder, Veng and Belgian artist Ephameron is underway on Coney Island’s famed Surf Avenue.

Photos by Samantha Sabatino

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