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Elfo’s door

Photo by Elfo

Here’s one of Elfo‘s latest pieces. When I mentioned to Elfo that this piece reminded me of The Door to Nowhere, it was pointed out to me that the intent of the two pieces were almost completely opposite. The Door to Nowhere led to, well, nowhere. But where does Elfo’s door lead?

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New DRAN & BRUSK Mural In London

Following their live performance at the second Lawnfest Charity event hosted by Camilla Al Fayed and sponsored by Gallery Nosco, French artists Dran and Brusk from the DMV crew left their mark in East London.

Dran and Brusk actively painted a fresh mural day and night over the week end in Great Eastern Street. The collaboration depicts a dragon monster representing a CEO (still wearing his tie on) eating an employee, while Dran’s signature children characters are happily riding and laughing on his back.

More photos here

Photos by S.Butterfly

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While I was cut off from the world…

BETTEN in NYC. Photo by a friend of the artist.

Since the end of May until a few days ago, I’d been more or less cut off from the street art world. I was driving around Europe with my friends. That’s not particularly important, though I would like to thank Logan Hicks, Ripo, Paulo, C215, Nunca and (especially) Angelo for spending time with us.

Here’s some of the things that I missed while I was away…

  • Penny’s latest piece kicks ass
  • Os Gêmeos have been crazy busy, so here’s one of the things they did: A few paintings at FAME Festival.
  • And Blu has been to FAME recently too.
  • I’m loving a lot of the pieces Skewville’s show Shift Work Disorder at Factory Fresh.
  • Some local residents completely misinterpreted the meaning behind some Shepard Fairey murals and painted them over. Actually a really interesting story. I suppose that when it is a reality of everyday life, people don’t like to be reminded that the police will “kick your ass and get away with it.”
  • Lazarides’ latest show in LA is Eurotrash with Vhils, Micallef and JR. Hi-Fructose has pictures.
  • Alison Young’s book Street Studio had a launch party in Melbourne.
  • High Roller Society has a massive group print show on right now. I stopped by on Saturday. If you like affordable prints and drawings, check this one out.
  • Daily Mail reports that Banksy has painted some pub in Primrose Hill. Reality: It’s a PR stunt by the pub’s owner, but at least now they have some artwork on their walls.
  • The New Grand Tour, a group show including Jose Parla, Rey Parla and Rostarr, is open now at Bryce Wolkowitz in New York City.
  • Kathy Grayson and Meghan Coleman, former gallery directors at Deitch Projects, have started up their own gallery in NYC called Hole. I’m not exactly sure how much street art or graffiti you’ll be able to find at the Hole when it opens later this month, but they sent me a press release, so presumably they haven’t ditched street art entirely. The Wall Street Journal has more.
  • Hrag Vartanian has started an interesting discussion on Hyperallergic about a new piece by Mark Jenkins which could easily be mistaken for trash. And by the way, if you don’t already read Hyperallergic, you should start. It’s perhaps my favorite art blog at the moment.
  • Armsrock has a solo show on right now at Signal Gallery. I’m going to check it out tomorrow, but based on the photos on Arrested Motion, I couldn’t be more excited. Armsrock is massively talented and just keeps getting better.

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Know Hope: both containers and contained (and other new work)

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

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Conor Harrington Wall In Venice Beach

Last week 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. Now we’ve got some pictures of the Wall that Conor Harrington blessed Venice Beach with this weekend. Wall can be found on Abbot Kinney & Santa Clara in Venice Beach.

More photos can be found here

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Stinkfish

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