Ericailcane has been working really hard on the streets of Grottaglie this month (see another great wall here). He has also been making lots of great art for the FAME Fest show, such as hand-touched prints, little ceramic monkeys and a big bear sculpture. See more in-progress shots of the latter two below as he finishes things up and heads out of town.
More photos are popping up of Steve Powers’ recent project A Love Letter For You (as previously mentioned). Found these photos on Hurt You Bad (I love it how the graffiti blog that coined the term “art fags” is promoting people like Steve Powers just because they have a graffiti background. Imagine what they would say if Powers had a street art background and painted these same things…).
And if you want to learn more about Powers and this project, his recent interview at Art Observed is a great read.
So this is a bit of an odd post. Personally, I’m not a fan of CZK‘s sculptures. I think that if they weren’t on the street, nobody would take notice. But what do I know? I’m just one guy. Almost every time I take people out on a street art tour of East London, people point out CZK’s work and love it.
Why is there this difference of opinion? My first thought is that maybe I’ve become too accustomed with what street art is supposed to look like, and CZK’s work is very different, or maybe it’s just an issue of taste. What do you think of CZK’s art? Here are some recent examples…
Elate is one of my favorite writers in London. In fact, he’s probably my favorite London writer who doesn’t paint characters or have some sort of logo. He showed up with the Chrome and Black shop/crew, and new there something new from him on Sclater Street or Brick Lane every other week.
This is a new collaboration between Elate and Tizer (also very talented).
And this is my all time favorite piece of graffiti or street art on Brick Lane:
Looks like the long running Booker piece at the Bat Cave has finally been painted over.
“The old power station near the corner of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue has lost its message. As per the bottom photo above, last year the top of the building had been tagged “No More Corporate Bullshit! Fuk Wall St.” The building was one of the parcels in the area bought by developers for a would-be project called “Gowanus Village.” GMAP
Bottom pic by letsgetridofny”
Via Brownstoner
Imminent Diaster just put up this new piece out in Williamsburg. This spot has had quite a history with this wonderful and consistent artist. Throughout the months, Imminent Disaster’s piece, which was recently featured in the Street/Studio exhibition, has ben dissed, repainted, and redissed by the writer Omar. After this exhausting back and forth it seems as if Disaster has finally made an entirely new addition to the wall. I do love how the old narrative peaks through the new design. Here is a little overview of this spot.Photos by Jake Dobkin and Over Under
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejake/3857938320/
How’s this blog post for voyuerism ?
Repainted but dissed again. A little challenge on the side that retorts, “Start Piecin and stop Hatin”
These are very cool. They are the ceramic sculptures Ericailcane has made specially for FAME Fest. (Check out his cool prints here.)
And this is very uncool. The people who control the wall above had given Ericailcane permission to paint a mural on it. Soon after he began, they changed their minds. As Angelo so eloquently puts it, “We were pissed as never before.” Me too.
Looks like this could be the latest Banksy piece, captured by Romanywg in Westbourne Park, London. It hasn’t been confirmed as a Banksy yet by his own website or anything, but street art authorities are calling a Banksy, the style fits and there is a similar sketch in his show at The Bristol Museum, so I think it’s a safe bet.
Zorro is an interesting subject for Banksy to paint, as NoLionsInEngland has noted on WallKandy: “Zorro defended peasants from the tyrannical authority of officials and aristocrats, as ‘does’ Banksy; Zorro was the alter-ego of a knight or some kind of aristocrat, and certain newspapers seem convinced that Banksy is/was a mild-mannered public school poshie.”
Photos by Romanywg
Judith Supine has just pulled another crazy stunt, this time climbing up the Williamsburg Bridge to install his newest figure. This awesome piece is called “Above The City In A Summer Night Dream”.
Images via Wooster Collective. Photos by Steve Duncan.
