Before a painting by Ben Eine was given as a gift to President Obama, Eine already had a great new project up his sleeve: A poster for Don’t Panic. Londoners should be able to pick up the poster in Don’t Panic packs within the next few weeks. Thankfully, Don’t Panic have also made something to be enjoyed by people around the world, a video interview with Eine. Check it out below:
Besides looking great, this piece actually asks an interesting question of the art world. Eine and RYCA have literally used the same stencils, the same ideas, the same paint and the same spot to paint this piece. Ben Eine’s work gets publicized by major newspapers, and RYCA isn’t nearly as well known outside of the street art world. In fact, Eine’s involvement in this wall is probably why I’m writing about it. So yeah, the art world is kind of silly. But this also speaks to the beauty of street art when it’s outdoors. The thousands of people who will walk by this wall every day have no idea if those words were painted by me, Hackney Council, Eine and RYCA or maybe even Banksy; they just enjoy the message.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama swapped paintings during Cameron’s official visit to the USA. Obama gave Camera a print by Ed Ruscha, and Obama received a canvas by Ben Eine! Don’t get me wrong, Obama’s new painting (pictured above) looks great, but I just think it’s hilarious that Cameron decided to give Obama artwork by a former vandal who is probably technically still wanted by the police. Then again, this isn’t the only artwork by a street artist that’s going to be hanging in the White House, David Choe’s portrait of Obama is already there.
It’s been a long time since Seth and I have had a group show this big at Carmichael Gallery – there will be over 35 artists represented on the walls when we open “Booked” on Saturday, June 5th! Some of the artists we’ve worked with for several years and others we’ll be showing for the first time. We’re also going to have lots of great art books and magazines from publishers like Drago, Gingko, Studiocromie (I really enjoyed opening up the box of Blu and Sam3 books!) and VNA. Books and art are two of the best things in the world, in my opinion, so it should be a fun event! We will be open from 12-8pm on Saturday for Culver City Art Walk (make sure to visit all the other galleries on the block if you come by; there will be lots of cool things to see) and the reception itself is from 6-8pm.
Here are some of the pieces in the show.
Martha Cooper
Escif
SpY
Anthony Lister
Lucas Price (aka Cyclops)
Bumblebee
Brad Downey
Here’s the full line up of artists and publishers:
Aiko, Banksy, Beejoir, Blek le Rat, Boxi, Bumblebee, C215, Henry Chalfant, Martha Cooper, D*Face, Brad Downey, Eine, Ericailcane, Escif, Faile, Shepard Fairey, Stelios Faitakis, Gaia, Hush, Mark Jenkins, Dave Kinsey, Know Hope, Labrona, Anthony Lister, Lucy McLauchlan, Aakash Nihalani, Walter Nomura (a.k.a. Tinho), Other, Steve Powers (a.k.a. ESPO), Lucas Price (a.k.a. Cyclops), Retna, Saber, Sam3, Sixeart, Slinkachu, SpY, Judith Supine, Titi Freak, Nick Walker, Dan Witz and WK Interact
Why hasn’t this new piece by Eine been making it around the blogosphere already? It was painted in WEST London and not EAST London. Anyway, that’s a discussion for another day. This is a cool piece and it’s good to see Eine painting outside.
This show looks pretty interesting. Eine and Zeus together at Ink_d Gallery in Brighton. November 27 through December 24th (I feel really bad whoever is dismantling this show on Christmas).
For our next show at Ink_d Gallery we bring together two urban art heavyweights; Eine & Zeus.
Both are prolific street artists and innovators in typography and both have pushed the boundaries in a way that has redefined how we see graffiti as an art form.
Eine is best known for his alphabets and letters on shutters and Zeus for his three dimensional images and sculptures based around his writing style.
They come together at Ink_d for ‘Crimes and Punishments’ where their collaboration has produced a heavy hitting alphabet in Pen & Ink.
The show will feature beautifully framed original work on paper combining illustrations of crimes and punishments with Eine’s inimitable fonts and drawings of Eine’s hands by Zeus.
There will also be our usual affordable screen printed show poster and an exclusive low edition print release available during the show.
Eine has been out and about in LA over the past few nights painting his classic letters on store shutters around West Hollywood. Here are some examples of his work on La Brea and Melrose Avenues. It’s been great to see the response of people unfamiliar with what he does – it has all been overwhelmingly positive so far.
Eine’s show opens on Thursday evening, July 9th. Here’s a peek at what he’s been working on in the gallery, just the beginning of what is going to be quite an elaborate installation.
Am I the last person in street art to hear about this, or has it just been kept very quiet? This is a last minute post, but this is something I only heard about an hour ago.
Eine is doing a one night show THIS THURSDAY NIGHT at Nelly Duff Gallery. It’s going to be all about that insanely complex new print he attempted. Here’s the PR stuff:
So yesterday I posted about 10 Foot and his recent throw-ups over the work of a few street artists. That post blew up and now has a couple dozen comments. For the most part, it has been a pretty intelligent and educational conversation. Maybe I gave 10 Foot a hard time yesterday, and though I stand by my views that I’d rather 10 Foot not be aggressively targeting street artists with 2-second throw ups like CAP ONE in Style Wars, there is a lot we can learn from what he’s doing.
1. The street is meant to evolve. Walls should not stay static for too long. That includes both decay and having work painted over by other artists or writers. (check out this site for a great example)
Photo by Edwardfilms
Photo by gruntzooki
2. It’s not just about shows in galleries. 10 Foot is not out there painting so that he can tell his work in a gallery. That’s fantastic. I wish more writers and artists would have this mentality. Faile is a good example. They had a piece on the Tate Modern this summer, but otherwise left London alone while they were in town. Then, they came back for their show with Lazarides Gallery. That time, Faile wheatpasted in prime locations in Shoreditch. This was clearly to advertise their new show. That’s what I wish street artists would stop doing (though I understand that Faile can’t just stop by London every month to put work up). Then, in the last month, Faile have fought back against Supreme’s flyposting campaign. This work isn’t because they have a show coming up, it is because they had something to say. More work should be done for those reasons.
Photo by shoehorn99
3. Stop taking everything so seriously. It’s just paint! I know I’ve now written two posts on this topic, but let’s face it, in the end, it’s just some paint on a wall. Enjoy it while it lasts. ‘Nuf said.
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