a.bot is probably my favorite street artist in Seattle. We have a similar sense of humor. The story behind this piece just shows the complete ridiculousness of the people who buff graffiti. First, a.bot put up his character on this wall. You can still see a bit of it in blue. Then, someone came up …
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This week it seems like I’ve been appearing elsewhere on the web as much as here on the blog. I’ve been more active than usual on Vandalog’s tumblr, which I’ve finally getting a feel for; I was interviewed by Brian Sherwin over at FineArtViews; and I wrote a post for my friend at Hyperallergic about …
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James Reka and The Yok, two street artists originally from Australia, collaborated on this wall in Brooklyn last weekend. Photos by Reka
For the last few years I have rather admired Ludo’s art – a surreal mash up of nature and technology. So I was rather happy when I heard he was headed over to London to put on his first solo show in the city at one of my favourite galleries, High Roller Society. Eager to …
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While some people would argue that LA has one of the most vibrant mural, street art and graffiti scenes in the world, there’s something holding it back: The legal impossibility of painting murals with permission. Because the city of LA essentially considers all murals commercial signage, getting permission from the property owner is not enough. …
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Brooklyn Street Art have been up in Albany for Living Walls Albany. These are some of my favorite photos so far, but check out way more images here and here. Photos by Jaime Rojo
Young & Free, the first major group show of Australian street artists in America, opened last week at 941 Geary in San Fransisco. The show looks amazing. I wish I could see in the flesh myself. If you’re in San Fransisco, get down there before the Young & Free closes on October 22nd. Graffuturism has …
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Eyez on the Job…in these Modern Times! is a video of Peat Wollaeger putting up a stencil. So you’re probably thinking, “Oh great, another pointless time lapse of street art that probably should have just been shared as a quick photo on twitter, but instead I have to wait 2 minutes to see this finished …
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I’ve seen LEDs used in street art before, but never quite like how the Spanish collective Ojo Señor is doing it: A combo of wheatpasted posters and LED lights. Here’s some of what they’ve been getting up to: Photos by Ojo Señor
While some lazier blogs have been misreporting things (as the media notoriously does), here’s what really going on at a gallery in Germany where an artwork by Banksy has been “rediscovered” and uncovered beneath layers of paint. While one might initially suspect that this is a publicity stunt by a gallery (my first thoughts were: …
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