Graciela Iturbide (left) and Stinkfish (right)

Last time we saw Stinkfish, he and fellow APC member ZAS had been traveling around Chile and painting. The two have thus moved on to Bolivia, where they found and had a field day in a “train cemetery” in the small southern town of Uyuni,  bringing a whole new meaning to painting freights. Stinkfish says that his piece above is based off of a 1979 portrait by one of Mexico’s greatest photographers: Graciela Iturbide.

Stinkfish

Stinkfish

Stinkfish

Stinkfish

Zas

Zas

Photos courtesy of Stinkfish

Stinkfish has been traveling around Chile and Bolivia with his friend and fellow APC member Zas. The works here are just from the cities they hit in Chile. Hopefully more to come!

Zas and Stinkfish

Photos by Stinkfish

As a longtime fan of both Stinkfish and of Marion Bolognesi, seeing these two distinguished artists come together is exciting. Prints of the collaboration will soon be available here.

Photo courtesy of Marion Bolognesi

Had a fantastic time in New York last weekend finishing up The Art of Comedy, but that meant missing out on a lot of news, so some of this week’s link-o-rama is a bit more dated than usual:

• The Wall Therapy mural project in Rochester, NY is working on a short documentary about this year’s event, and they’ve recently released a trailer for that film.
• Station 16 recently released Hanksy’s latest print.
• I absolutely love this collaboration in London between Stinkfish, Cranio, Aeon Fly, and Dscreet.
• Vitche’s latest mural in Sao Paulo has some interesting elements that pop off the wall a bit.
• If you’re a fan of Horfe, you’ve got to check out this video of the Peace And Love crew, of which Horfe is a member.
• How and Nosm are the latest artists to paint the wall at Bowery and Houston.
• KAWS has work on the outside of a NYC subway car, but not in the way you might be hoping, just the way you’d expect.
• Erica il Cane and Blu have collaborated once again, this time on a mural in Bari, Italy.
• Hell yes: Two trucks painted by Aryz.
• A zoo in Turin, Italy closed down. This is what happened when artists were given access.

Photo by Luna Park

Stinkfish is letting everyone on the streets of Paris know that he’s in town. He’ll be making his way to England soon for his first London solo-show opening at High Roller Society. The show, entitled Espina, opens to the public on the 27th and runs until November 11.

Above and Stinkfish on a truck in Paris

Despite being atypical of his signature colorful and detailed portraiture, this simple black, white and red piece is the most powerful piece in the collection to me. Definitely my favorite. Juxtaposed to this, the colorful portraits even look like they’ve been overworked.

Photos by Stinkfish

Stinkfish

I’m headed to Nuart next week, so expect updates to be sporadic any maybe Nuart-focused. Should be a great festival. Here’s what I missed this week:

• Labrona, Roadsworth and some other top Canadians will be showing together in Toronto this weekend.
• This beautiful mural is by Theis Wendt, Simon Hjermind Jensen, Anders Schmidt and Silas Inoue.
• Roid goes black and white.
• Like Andy Warhol Foundation and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s estate, the Keith Haring Foundation is going to stop authenticating Haring’s work.
• Invader goes underwater with Jason deCaires Taylor.
• This still life has to be one of Aryz’ best walls yet.
• BSA has some great Occupy-related signs and street art.
• Speaking of protest art, some revolutionary graffiti and street art was recently painted over in Egypt and that’s been causing quite a stir, with Egypt’s prime minister backing the artists and even calling for more revolutionary graffiti.
• And back to NYC for more protest art. This time it’s some fantastic fake advertising for the fine services of the NYPD, which of course the NYPD is not happy about… Luckily I hear that at least one of these posters was saved by a fan.
• What do people think about this work from ABOVE pointing out the 24% unemployment in Spain? A mural that simply points out such a depressing fact without any obvious rage or anything behind it seems to me like it’s doing practically the opposite of what murals should do, but maybe it’s a good way of making that fact more known. Thoughts?

Photo by Stinkfish

Awer in Berlin. Click to view large.

It’s a mega link-o-rama this week because I’ve been traveling from last Saturday until Thursday morning.

• Here’s a video of Morley’s show at Lazarides Newcastle. When I first saw Morley’s work about a year and a half ago, I thought it was hilarious and touching. Now though, while I appreciate that he has tried to literally make his gallery work 3D and therefore a bit different from what he does on the street, I’m kinda bored of it. Anybody else feeling this way?
• Zeus (the British one) has a pop-up show in London next month.
• Pez has some great commentary on the transition from the street to the gallery.
• Emol, Stinkfish, Zio Ziegler will be showing together at Carmichael Gallery starting August 11th.
• Okay, here’s one of the very occasional Olek pieces that I really like, but she got to start with a great shape so I’m not sure how much the yarn helped.
• Evol hit up some electrical boxes in Warsaw.
• A unicorn expelling rainbows from its mouth and ass.
• Some very odd but also oddly beautiful graffiti from Homer.
• Even Russia has a mural festival. Of course, the work is pretty tame. Nothing like this piece of Russian street art.
• There’s some great work to be spotted along the High Line.
• Pixote recently had a show in NYC. Nothing amazing, but it’s interesting to see what Pixote does besides rollers.
• This mural in Denver by Shepard Fairey is pretty nice. He’s in town for his part in a show at The Black Book Gallery.
• Reka’s in London.
• Ripo has a solo show opening next Thursday at White Walls Gallery in San Fransisco.

Photo by Awer

If you aren’t sold solely on the opportunity to own a limited edition print by a member of the APC crew (including Stinkfish, Buytronick, Meca Mutanterio and Lorenzo Masnah), than Mula Printing has included a bit of artistic competition to this collective print release to sweeten the deal: The first 40 to buy one of these APC prints will be eligible to partake a coloring contest using this unfinished Pez piece. The winner, who will be chosen by Pez himself, will receive an original drawing by Pez. Buying a print includes the chance to win a Pez print from an edition of 6 as well.

Stinkfish. “Spine Baby” 10 of each color available.

Buytronick. “Ritmo Prehisterico” edition of 35.

Lorenzo Masnah. “Bogotaxi” edition of 35.

Meca Mutanterio. “Jardin De Hierba” edition of 35.

Photos courtesy of Mula Printing

Can2, Akut, Case, Tasso and Atom. Photo by Startape Photographe.

Out-America the neighbors.

Stinkfish, Zas, Saks and Yurika. Photo by MDC Grupograffiti.

Hare in Brazil. Photo by Ed_Mun.

Swampy and Swornes in East Bay. Photo by FunkandJazz.

Outline for a piece by Bio. Photo by Tatscruinc.

“Blast” by Zeh Palito in Zambia

Desr in San Francisco. Photo by FunkandJazz.

Soker and Mr. Jago in Bristol. Photo by Sok’em One.

Preys in Montreal.

Nuse in England. Photo by HowAboutNo!

Photos by BadDogWhiskas, FunkandJazz, HowAboutNo!, MDC Grupograffiti, Preys, Startape Photographe, Tatscruinc, and Zéh Palito

Bristol

Stinkfish was recently on a trip around Europe. Here are a few of the pieces portraits he painted while there.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

London

Photos by Stinkfish