Here’s one of TrustoCorp‘s latest street installations: Signage for a drive-thru-liposuction-in-60-seconds booth.
Photos by TrustoCorp
On a South Bronx rooftop: Chilean graffiti artist Dasic Fernandez & more
I always find myself checking out rooftops from subway platforms and any train traveling above ground. I love them all, but the rooftop of the Rebel Diaz Arts Collective in the South Bronx is not your ordinary rooftop. Two of the following images — the No Human Being Is Illegal mural and the surreal turquoise face — were created by Dasic Fernandez. I’m not sure about the others, but here is a sampling:
Photos by Lenny Collado
In Greenpoint: Jaz, Paul Richard, Cekis & Maya Hayuk
After checking out 5Pointz this afternoon, we decided to walk over the Pulaski Bridge into Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Here are a few of my favorite images:
Photos by Lois Stavsky
Oh buffmen, you can be so silly
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 with white spraypaint and attempted to cover up a.bot’s piece. Okay, the paint doesn’t match perfectly, but it could be worse. What makes this so great is that a.bot’s character was actually done in chalk, so it was going to wash away pretty quickly. Now, it’s been more or less permanently memorialized in white spraypaint. After that happened, a.bot returned to the wall and left a little memorial inspired by the “ghost bike” phenomenon.
Photo by a.bot
Weekend link-o-rama
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 advertisers utilizing the style of Liu Bolin to sell stuff. Here’s what didn’t make it to Vandalog:
- Revok called out Fab 5 Freddy for appropriating (or in Revok’s words “stealing”) letters from other artists including Sever and using them in his own work. You can read Revok’s post here, and hopefully I’ll have some thoughts about it in a post on Vandalog over the weekend. A commenter on Vandalog actually noted that Fred was doing this about two months ago.
- New York Magazine published an article, and not a particularly brief one, all about a painting that is supposedly by Jean-Michel Basquiat but was denied by his estate’s authentication committee. Well, while the writer of the article tries to get readers to sympathize with going through a potentially daunting and certainly not transparent authentication process, there was really no point for the whole thing: The painting is clearly by Phil Frost, something that the article doesn’t mention at all. So, umm… good work. Thanks to Known Gallery for pointing this all out.
- Nunca, Titifreak, Invader and more at this show in Paris.
- Retna painted a mural in Miami.
- Here’s some images of Bast’s show in Newcastle.
- The New York Times went with graffiti writer Freedom back to The Freedom Tunnel where he used to paint and took some photos.
- A street art / mystery investigation documentary film thing. Looks kinda cool except that they are trying to “out” an artist, so I’m not sure I’m 100% cool with that.
Photo by Sam3
The Monster Island Paint Pour
For all of those who have been to Williamsburg’s Kent Avenue, Monster Island is a memorable building in attendance amongst the glistening condos that have reshaped the neighborhood’s landscape and demographics. Slated for demolition, the murals adorning the side of this non-profit artist space were washed away in a veil of vibrant color; a sad chapter in the gentrification of the area.
For more photos, Check out Luna Park’s coverage of the event at the Street Spot
Photos by Luna Park
“Les Chat Terrible” by Jeff Soto
Last week, I posted about Jeff Soto‘s friendly cat piece in Lyon. Before he left Lyon, he painted one more cat: Les Chat Terrible. It’s exciting to see Soto working outdoors more, hopefully something that he’ll continue with.
Photos by Jeff Soto
German photorealistic graffiti artist CASE pays tribute to Egyptian activist Khaled Said
This tribute to the Egyptian activist and rapper Khaled Said — brutally beaten to death in June 2010 and posthumously awarded the Human Rights Award 2011 this week — was just painted on two original pieces of the Berlin Wall by Andreas von Chrzanowski aka CASE, a founding member of the renowned graffiti crew Ma’Claim. It will soon be placed at Berlin’s Freedom Park on the banks of the river Spree. Next month, CASE will again paint the portrait in Khaled Said’s home town Alexandria, as part of a project with the Goethe Institute.
Photo by Joel Sames, courtesy of From Here to Fame Publishing
From Australia to NYC: Reka and The Yok
James Reka and The Yok, two street artists originally from Australia, collaborated on this wall in Brooklyn last weekend.
Photos by Reka
Decertor in Peru
This piece by Decertor reminds me of Aryz from Spain, but of course done with paint rollers instead of spray cans, and it’s in Peru. Plus, Decertor is actually influenced by the masks of the Paucartambo festival in Cusco, Peru, rather than Aryz.
Photo by Decertor