Even if Snyder‘s character is called Doodle and looks and sort of acts like Dran’s character Scribble, a fun stencil is a fun stencil. This piece by Snyder is at Melrose and Fairfax in LA. Apparently Doodle is meant to have kicked a hole in the wall, although it looks to me like he’s stared a hole into the wall, if that makes any sense… Maybe Doodle has superpowers.
Photo by Snyder
This weekend, the 23rd and 24th of July, Whitecross Street in London is host to this year’s Whitecross Street Party. Last year featured artists like Dr. D, Filthy Luker and the Burning Candy crew. Expect more street artists at this year’s event including Milo Tchais, Shepard Fairey (probably not the man himself, but something from him) and Ronzo. There’s also an indoor art exhibition. Here’s the flyer, and there’s more info on the party’s website:
Photo by Keri.flickr
Troy Lovegates aka Other is trying to get to New York City this fall for his first solo show there. In order to make it, he needs to raise some money, so he’s put a couple of really great pieces for sale on his flickr page. The only painting in the sale has already sold, but there are still some prints available.
This 2-color lino-block print, edition of 18 and a size of 23 x 32 cm, is available for $120 Canadian dollars:
Unfortunately but not surprisingly, these beautiful drawings, which were just $20 Canadian dollars, have already sold out (click the image to view it large)…
If you want to help Troy get to NYC (and hopefully paint plenty of walls while he’s there), you can buy an Orgins print by emailing him at troy.lovegates@gmail.com.
Photos by Troy Lovegates
Aiko‘s solo show at Andenken Gallery in Amsterdam opened last week. Here are a few photos of Aiko out on the streets of Amsterdam and in the gallery. You can check out more on Aiko’s blog. Also, Aiko released a print at Andenken called Save Our Souls, which comes in 3 colorways and goes for 150 euros each. Check those out here.
Photos courtesy of Andenken Gallery
Well, it’s been quite a week for me at least. Here’s what I wasn’t posting about while I was busy breaking up fights…
Photo by Delete08
A group show with a unique and possibly interesting twist is opening today at Eric Firestone Gallery in East Hampton, New York. Curated by Carlo McCormick, Nose Job featured a variety of artists working on old airplane parts, primarily nose cones. The line up includes street artists like Swoon and Shepard Fairey, graffiti artists like Futura and Mare139 and more mainstream artists like Richard Price and Raymond Pettibon. Here’s the full line up… Aiko, Dan Colen, Peter Dayton, Viejas Del Mercado, Jane Dickson, Shepard Fairey, Futura, How & Nosm, Juan James, Ryan McGinness, Tara McPherson, Raymond Pettibon, Richard Prince, Lee Quinones, Carlos (MARE 139) Rodriguez, Retna, Saner, Kenny Scharf, Shelter Serra, Swoon, JJ Veronis and Aaron Young.
Nose Job opens today and runs through August 21st. Here’s a little preview of what to expect…
Photos courtesy of Eric Firestone Gallery
Kenny Scharf recently painted this mural in Philadelphia. While the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program came out of an effort to eradicate graffiti, they’ve since changed their tune. Besides Kenny Scharf, of course Steve Powers aka the former graffiti writer ESPO from Philadelphia worked with the MAP on his Love Letter project. The press release for this mural even touts Scharf’s graffiti roots, something Scharf himself has tried to distance himself from. Additionally, MuraLAB is a project within MAP that’s trying to do some things beyond standard murals. It’s exciting for me to see a wider range artists working with the MAP besides a small set of traditional mural painters.
This mural was also organized with Goldman Properties, aka Tony Goldman aka the man behind Wynwood Walls aka the man behind the mural at Bowery and Houston in NYC aka the man largely responsible for redevelopment in those areas. According to this article (which I’m pretty sure falsely says that Goldman has worked with Retna in Miami, as if Goldman is taking credit for Primary Flight which he is not involved with), more murals are on their way on his properties in Philadelphia, although it’s not clear which artists he will bring. Shepard Fairey seems like a sure thing, but other than that, it’s difficult to say.
Anyway, here’s the finished mural…
Photos courtesy of the Mural Arts Program
MYMO painted this mural, called The Gate in the other Dimension, in Berlin a couple months ago. Check out more images of it on her blog.
Burning Candy have a show, A Fist Full of Paint, on right now at Tony’s Gallery in London. There’s work by Rowdy, LL Brainwashed, Sweet Toof, Dscreet and Mighty Mo. For the most part, it’s the sort of show you’d expect from Burning Candy. I’m a fan of the crew, so I enjoyed it. But most of the work wasn’t going to convert any new fans. The possible exception to that are the pieces by Mighty Mo. He has continued to develop his style of making realistic models of his outdoor work. These pieces were what everyone at the show was talking about, and they were as fun as ever. In fact, I think Mighty Mo is getting even better.
While Steph can go on about Morley all day long, Mighty Mo an artist who is actually finding an interesting way to transition from the street to the gallery. Like pieces by Invader, many of Mo’s sculptures depict actual street pieces, so the work acts as a sort of nostalgia trigger and documentation/preservation of outdoor pieces. At the same time, there’s a high level of craftsmanship.
And Mighty Mo can paint well on more traditional canvas as well. Check out this collaboration with Rowdy. It’s a knock-out… (yep, had to say it)
S.Butterfly has more photos from the show on her flickr, and if you’re curious about all the paint splatter on the walls of the gallery, watch this video.
Photos by S.Butterfly and Alex Ellison
Doodles aka Nick Mann and two collaborators (Lawrence Martinez and Alex Fermanis) are hoping to travel the USA this summer to collect crystals, which will be incorporated into an art installation in Atlanta (more on that soon). To fund the project, they are using Kickstarter. Here’s their Kickstarter page. I’ll let Alex explain a bit about the Crystal Eyes project:
The trio is now trying to raise the $3,200 they need to realize Crystal Eyes. The gifts that you can get for funding this project are pretty cool if you’re a fan of Doodles’ artwork. For just $25, there’s this screenprint. If I were gainfully employed and my walls weren’t covered in prints and sketches already, I’d definitely be get one of those prints. You can get involved yourself here.
Sketch by Doodles
