Brazilian street art is just plain cooler than street art anywhere else in the world. For a bit of evidence, check out this work from Cena7. His paints some beautiful characters, and I can’t imagine him being from anywhere else. It’s exactly the sort of work I would love to be surprised by one day walking around town.
See more after the jump…
Photos from Cena7
I’ve got a few bits of Ron English news today.
First of all, his crazy new print. It’s a lenticular silkscreen. I have no idea how this works, but it sounds cool. The image is his Abraham Obama design that he made for the election.
Edition: 7 Unique Colors, 10 Red White and Blue, 30 Silver Text, 157 Gold Text
Unique Colors: $600
Red White and Blue Text: $600
Silver Text: $500
Gold Text: $500
You can buy them from Jetset Graffiiti.
More Ron English news after the jump… Continue reading “Crazy Ron English Print”
Inkfetish has recently made some updates to his website, and as I think Inkfetish tends to do some very interesting and different work that brightens up the London scene, I suggest you check it out. Okay so this is actually like a week old, but it’s new-ish, and Inkfetish still does nice work.
For those who don’t know Inkfetish, here’s a piece he recently did outside of Cargo.
I know I already mentioned Sam3 this week, but these new paintings are the kind of disruptive realism I love.
Post pretty much stolen from one of my favorite street art photoblogs, Unurth
You may have already seen this interview with Labrona at Bombing Science, but if not, it’s a nice read and after reading it, I thought I’d find a few photos of Labrona‘s work with his friend Other. They both paint portraits on trains, and although they have very different styles, I think they work well next to each other. For those who aren’t familiar with Labrona and Other, Labrona is on the left in these first two pictures, and Other is on the right.
More photos after the jump… Continue reading “Labrona and Other On The Trains”
If you live in London, you’ve probably had a hard time avoiding to police department’s latest advertising campaign for volunteer police: “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life.” In light of Ian Tomlinson‘s recent death at the hands of the London Police, some people are having a hard time believing the London Police always have the people’s best interests at heart. The Space Hijackers have done a very powerful project on this issue.
Via numusic
Photos from UK Indymedia
Last weekend, 120 illegal street advertisements throughout New York City were covered up by art. The whole project was orchestrated by Jordan Seiler at Public Ad Campaign. He got a large group of artists and volunteers to cover a few of the many illegal outdoor advertisements on New York streets first with a layer of white, and then with artwork. Participating artists included Rachel Lowing and Gaia, Tristan Eaton, Ji Lee (of The Bubble Project), Enjoy Banking, Peru Ana Ana Peru, and many many more. Unfortunately, Jake Dobkin reports that all of these interventions seem to have been taken down (of course, I suppose that was sort of the point. At least it gets rid of the illegal ads. The Capital G project worked the same way. A week later, not only was Captial G gone, but so were those flyposted ads.). Here are a few images that have been popping up online:
More photos after the jump… Continue reading “New York Street Advertising Takeover”
Nomad recently did this really great project in the Canaries. Note the sunbathers in comparison to the size of those blocks.
Via Sabotaz
Last night was the opening of Jaybo’s “The Pocket Show” at Nancy Victor Gallery. I couldn’t make it for the opening, but I stopped by this afternoon.
My friend Rachel and I had split views on the show. For me, although Jaybo is definitely a good painter, it just isn’t my kind of work. Rachel, on the other hand, really liked it. Overall, I’d say it’s a good show, just not for the typical street art fan.
Jaybo’s work is definitely different from what street art fans come to expect. So many of us are used to low-quality stencils, but Jaybo actually knows how to paint. Reminds me of Elbowtoe’s distortion of bodies, but painted.
The really cool work there has to be piece that Jaybo made out of painted match sticks.
Although it wasn’t really my sort of show, Jaybo is talented, and people who prefer a bit more of a painterly style than most street art should really enjoy it.
Photos from Remi
Last week I had the chance to spend 2 days in New York City. New York is where modern graffiti and street art originated (yes I am aware that Cornbread was from Philadelphia), so it was a trip I had been looking forward to for a while. I crammed as much art into my visit as a possibly could.
First, before getting to New York, I was in Baltimore for a day. While there, I had lunch with Gaia. One of the topics we spoke about, the perception of street art as a democratic process, turned into a post on his blog, and soon (probably after finals are over) I think I’ll be doing a similar post.
My first day in New York, I made sure to see a number of galleries. I’m sure I’ll forget to mention somewhere I visited, but here’s a summary.
First I went to the Jonathan LeVine Gallery for their Phil Frost show. I’m not the biggest fan of Phil Frost. I own one small piece by him, and I really like it, but for the most part, I just don’t get his work. I had never seen more than 2 or 3 pieces together at a time though, so I thought that maybe seeing an entire show would convert me to a fan. It did not. I’m still pretty indifferent to his work.
Next, I made a quick stop at the Doma Café and Gallery for a show by Erik Otto. I’d never heard of Otto, but it was recommended by Hooked. I was in a rush, so I only browsed the show quickly, but it was pretty impressive for artwork in a café, and I’ll be keeping an eye out for Otto in the future.
Naturally, Deitch Projects was a place I had to stop, and though I originally had little interest in Ryan McGinness’ show there, a few pieces definitely caught my eye.
After popping in at Glowlab and then seeing the amazing wall where the above video took place, I was headed to Williamsburg, the heart of NYC’s street art scene… Continue reading “Vandalog Visits New York”
