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.
Photo courtesy of Eine
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:
Well, he’s not bad, and I do like his latest work:
Photo by delete08
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.
So this may be completely random, but I was in Shoreditch yesterday and decided to record this video recreating how I first came across street art.
Beautiful Crime brought Iranian artist A1one to my attention the other day, and I’ve been spending a good deal of time looking through his flickr. Adam at BC likes him “because it’s raw, effective comment.” As for me, I just think his work is extremely varied, and that that’s something that isn’t always true of street artists. Also, I was surprised that street artists could be so prolific in Iran.
My friend K recently wrote a paper for his art history class comparing Iranian calligraphy and Eine’s work. I wish I’d found A1one a month ago, because A1one’s work would have been perfect for K’s paper. A1one’s lettering is beautiful on the street, and it’s an interesting twist on classic graffiti.
Now, this last one is sure to strike some people as very similar to work by José Parlá, and I love Parlá’s work, but what’s nice about A1one is that his pieces can actually be read by people other than the artist. For example, the above piece says “Nefrat” or “Hate”. A1one also notes that while Parlá works on expensive materials, A1one uses found materials as a canvas.
Check out more at A1one’s flickr.
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