This painting by Know Hope, titled both containers and contained, is one of my favorites ever by him:
It reminds me of this story, but I’m a bit more negative of a person than Know Hope and I’m thinking that my interpretation of the painting is not at all as Know Hope intended. Maybe it’s actually a very hopeful painting and the characters aren’t about to drown.
But that isn’t all that Know Hope has been up to lately. Here a few more things that he’s been working on:
Photos by Know Hope
Somehow, I’ve never before posted Stinkfish‘s artwork here. Stinkfish is a street artist and graffiti writer from Bogotá, Colombia and I think he’s really good at what he does.
What I probably enjoy most about Stinkfish is that he has a few different styles and techniques. He will use stencils, paint freehand, tag, sticker or wheatpaste, and the work changes stylistically with each technique.
Photos from Stinkfish
A few days ago we updated you on the collaborative wall that JR and Vhils have been working on in downtown Los Angeles, to coincide with the EuroTrash opening next week. Now we’ve got some pictures of the finished product! You can check out the walls on Spring Street between 6th & 7th.
Photos courtesy of Sonja Teri
Signor Sick and Karma are two Estonian street artists who paint huge and uniquely styled monsters. I’ve been enjoying their blog and I’m looking forward to seeing what they come up with next.
Augor, Craola, Trav, Witness, Dabs Myla, and Rime recently linked up for a massive wall down in Venice, California. It’s like an explosion of collaborative aerosol wonder. Check out more photos below!
Cool new street piece from Aakash Nihalani. Check out his process of making it in the video below. (Also look out for another of his recent pieces, plus cameos by Banksy, Specter, C215 and more.)
Photos courtesy Jim Kiernan and © 2010 Aakash Nihalani.
– Elisa
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
Drago, Gingko Press, Murphy Design, Prestel, Rojo, SCB Distributors, Studiocromie, Very Nearly Almost, Zupi
The show runs from June 5 – July 3. Drop in to say hi if you’re in LA!
– Elisa
In March, Swoon, Matt Small, Mike Snelle and I spent about a week in Zambia, primarily working with the Shitima School. I’ve written about the experience before and Mike Snelle recently explained the trip to Arrested Motion in a much more eloquent fashion. Now, here’s a video about our time in Zambia:
As you may have heard, Rowdy’s home burned down recently. Luckily, he was not hurt (I don’t think anyone else was either), but everything inside the house has been destroyed. Rowdy is a member of Burning Candy, a hard working artist, a friend that I’ve worked with on multiple projects in the last year and an awesome person. Rowdy’s reputation is known throughout Europe, so when his friends heard that his home and possessions had been completely destroyed, people came together to do something. That something is Steal From Work’s Rooftop Burner Fund. Steal From Work have brought artwork together from an international array of artists for a benefit auction to help out Rowdy. Here’s the press release:
So, there are plenty of charity events, plenty of causes worth fighting for, whole countries at war…. But sometimes it’s just about helping your friends, helping those you love. And here we’re taking the opportunity to help one of our best friends.
If you don’t know, here’s the introduction. Rowdy is one of the longest standing players in UK graffiti, supporting the scene and playing his part in what has now turned into a global phenomenon. He has painted with the best of them, in fact is one of the best of them, always sticking true to his vision, rocking his own style, never selling out his ideas. Recently he walked out of his house, which also served as his studio and when he returned a half hour later, everything had been burned to the ground. EVERYTHING! ID, money, clothes, personal possessions, art, the ability to make art, everything gone!
So, we’re taking this as an opportunity to support someone who has so readily supported us as a scene by auctioning some art to help him get back to a position where he can do what he does best, making art.
It’s a testament to his popularity and reputation that so many artists have donated work to this auction. All work has been personally donated by the artists and the galleries that represent them: Banksy, Paul Insect, Swoon, Sickboy, Hush, Espo, the whole Burning Candy crew and a whole bunch more… So, it’s your chance to buy something beautiful and at the same time help out someone who has helped in his way to make graffiti and street art what it is today.
THE ART
A massive thanks to the following artists who have donated work:
Banksy
Case
Cept
Cyclops
Dscreet
Gold Peg
Guy Denning
Herakut
Hush
LL Brainwashed
Mighty Monkey
Motorboy
Mr Jago
Mudwig
Paris
Paul Insect
Rene Gagnon
Sickboy
Static
Sweet Toof
Swoon
Tek33
Tom Hine
45rpm
Plus more still to be announcedAnd also huge thanks to the following galleries for donating:
Black Rat Projects
Campbarbossa
Pictures On WallsTHE AUCTION
The Auction will be via e-bay at: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/stealfromworkIt will commence Thursday 17th June, and we will stagger the items over the next few days so they don’t all end together. The first items will end Sunday 27th June.
Other than Paypal fees & postage costs EVERY singe penny raised will go to Rowdy.
We will only be accepting bids via e-bay.
NeSpoon‘s latest project is pretty clever. It’s called The Muse of Street Art and here’s how she describes it:
Saski Garden (Ogród Saski) – former king’s garden in the center of Warsaw, since 1727 open for public.
Main attraction is the group of 21 baroque sculptures – allegorical muses of human’s creativity and science. One of them was an orphan, with no allocation. I adopt her 🙂
The two photo above were taken before NeSpoon’s modifications. The next photo is an example of the label that most of these statues had, but not the one that NeSpoon has modified.
And here’s what NeSpoon did:
Photos from NeSpoon’s Behance page
