Elian and Pastel in Wynwood, Miami

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Elian + Pastel in Wynwood. Photo courtesy of Pastel.

Argentinian artists Elian and Pastel collaborated on various pieces during this year’s Fountain Art Fair in Wynwood, Miami. Both artists exhibited works inside the fair, as part of a collaboration curated by Atlanta’s public art non-profit Living Walls.

The above collaboration utilizes use of fleeting, temporary mediums that captures Elian’s and Pastel’s playful and meaningful interaction with public art. Pastel uses chalk as his medium; creating organic relationships with weather and the passing of time, while Elian’s repetitive lines will remain and play with the empty space that evolved through the lapse of time.

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Pastel and Elian at Fountain Art Fair. Photo courtesy of Pastel.

This collaboration was one of my favorites that I saw in Wynwood this year. Both pieces communicate with each other but also have the ability to stand on their own as separate works.

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“Divorcio” by Elian. Photo courtesy of Elian.
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“Cachaça” by Pastel. Photo courtesy of Elian.

Photos courtesy of Elian and Pastel

La Mesa

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La Mesa is an incredibly talented realistic painter from Spain. He seems to have a good understanding of the way light hits an object. His attention to detail (especially with hair) reminds me a bit of Dan Witz, if Witz were to work with spray paint instead of acrylic. A lot of his work is in black and white but he is also pretty skilled at painting in color.  You can find more by La Mesa on his Flickr and Unurth posted a few beautiful walls in Western Sahara in January.

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Photos by La Mesa

Hush at Scope in Miami

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Hush was in Miami at Scope showing new works with Corey Helford Gallery before his solo show with them in LA in May. This is not my favorite by Hush, but to be fair the work probably comes across quite differently in person. I think his stronger pieces are the ones with more intricate, closer-knit collaging; similar to the collaging in the wheatpaste of the last picture.
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Photos courtesy of Hush

Guido van Helton’s “Vacancy” series

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“The Offerings…” in Brisbane

For his series entitled “Vacancy”, Guido van Helton paints portraits of actual public sculptures, keeping the classical antiquity of these statues in public spaces through a new medium.”They attempt to highlight the contrast between the permanence of sculpture vs the ephemeral nature of street art,” says the artist.

These pieces were done in his home country, Australia, but Guido is making his way to London soon and is eager for more walls.

"The dancer" in Sydney
“The dancer” in Sydney
"Tragedy vs Comedy" in Brisbane
“Tragedy vs Comedy” in Brisbane

Photos by Guido van Helton

Empowering images by Hyuro in Valencia

Exquisite placement of these pieces by Hyuro in Valencia. Though it is up to interpretation, to me these murals represent women attempting to break free from their roles as “homemaker”, “cook”, “laundry-doer”, etc. The content is great. This is probably one of the last groups I would imagine getting represented on the street.

Photos by Hyuro

Toofly in Quito, Miami and NYC

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Toofly in Meeting of Styles in Quito, Ecuador

Based these days for most of the year in her native town of Quito, Ecuador, Maria Castillo aka Toofly recently hit NYC and Miami. Here are some images:

At Art Basel in Miami
At Art Basel in Miami
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On Lower East Side rooftop
On Lower East Side rooftop

Photos courtesy of Toofly