I love finding out about new artists. ( E )lias is from Brazil and paints things that I like to look at. That’s about all I know. Also, Elias’ series of paintings is called “ser.( E )s da cidade”, or “b( E )ings of the city”.
Check out more on ( E )lias’ flickr
David Walker and Vhils recently painted some work as part of Visual Street Performance in Lisbon. Very cool results. I love these sort of street art events in places outside of London and NYC.
Photos courtesy of David Walker
We currently have a group show of all Chilean artists on the walls here at Carmichael Gallery, which was curated by Pablo Aravena. I particularly like Inti’s work (that image above is part of a big mural he painted with Cekis) so I thought I’d share some photos of past projects.
Malmo, Sweden
Almagro, Spain (collab with Lag1)
Ronneby, Sweden
I really like these unusual, ghostly characters he paints – there’s something strangely captivating about the absence of regular facial features that creates an interesting expressive quality – but I think I like his more abstract style even more. Versatility is always a good thing to see in an artist. The images below are from a show in Vina del Mar, where Inti was born.
To see more of Inti’s work, visit his flickr. (Or stop by the gallery if you’re in LA)
– Elisa
The always impressive German crew Ma’Claim recently took a trip to Berlin Mitte to paint a huge wall (25 m high!) This was a particularly special occasion for the foursome (case, Akut, Tasso and Rusk) as it’s been a while since they’ve done a project this big together. Here’s the finished piece above and some progress pics that case shared with me:
Images: Ma’Claim/Ron Gerlach
– Elisa
Remi/Rough and Jaybo took part in an event the other night in Berlin to raise money for an organization that builds wells in Africa. They each started working on a painting, then swapped and worked on the other’s piece, then swapped back to finish the paintings. Great looking results. These are some of my favorite Jaybo pieces.
And here’s a little bonus, a piece that Remi/Rough painted outside of Santander, Spain:
One thing that makes street art so great is the dialog it creates, and the opportunity for collaboration. Of course, I think it’s going to be a while before I see anything better than Skewville’s Your Ad Here, but Elbow-toe has made something pretty interesting out of a decaying wheatpaste by Mr. Brainwash.
Photo by guy_on_the_streets
As mentioned a few days ago, Ericailcane has been in Brighton working towards an exhibit (alongside Dem, Run, Cat Johnston and Andy Doig) at Prescription Art. In addition to several great installation works, there are some beautiful works on paper (the one above, Uchello 2, is my favorite) and a few limited edition prints and books available. Here’s a sample:
I highly recommend Il Numero delle Bestie and will be featuring it in next month’s bookshelf page of The Art Street Journal.
To see more of Ericailcane in Bara Volante, visit Prescription Art’s site and flickr (lots of great pics of all five artists’ work here!)
– Elisa
A couple of weeks ago, I linked up with Keith Schweitzer from No Longer Empty, to paint a pull down gate in Chinatown that is right around the the corner from the D*Face mural that he created through the organization as well. It was a wonderful night and the documentation of the process was impeccably on point. Here is the final video. If you want to check out NLE and all of the amazing things they do, check out their site http://nolongerempty.com/.
Practically overnight, four new Banksy’s have appeared in London.
This piece is in Camden, where there is basically a tourist industry around the remnants of London punk culture:
I wouldn’t have thought this was a Banksy if people more knowledgeable than me hadn’t been saying so. It’s been a while since he’s painted rats:
This is definitely my favorite:
All photos by TheMammal
Binho Martins has a certain style (characters, religion, lots of gold) which seems pretty popular right now. He reminds me of Calma and maybe (to a lesser extent) Stelios Faitakis, and that’s rarely a bad thing, so I thought I’d share some of his artwork.
