Most of the time I think Dr. D’s work is very hit or miss, but you’ve got to respect the guy for getting up on all those billboards and whatnot. Here’s a new short film about him that shows some of his work and lets the man himself explain a bit why he does what …
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There is often a very fine line between street art and public advertisements. They are both on the street, and often times they are both illegal. When that line gets very blurred though is when street artists start putting up advertisements as artwork or vice versa. There are numerous examples of artists who put up …
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Here’s a few things that I could/should have done full posts about, but I’d just like to quickly cover before they become too old and get lost in my inbox. Until May 30th you can get a special “early bird” rate on tickets to OFFSET2009, a 3 day conference taking place in Dublin this November. …
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The Myartspace.com blog has done over interviews with contemporary artists including PosterBoy, Anthony Lister, and Mark Jenkins. Their latest in this series is London local D*Face. Here’s a little preview of the interview, you can read the rest on their blog: Brian Sherwin: Tell us more about your thoughts on consumerism and popular culture– and …
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I found Ripo through Roa, as the two have done some pieces together. Ripo is just one of those artists who can make me smile with slogans like “Steal This Space?” painted over a billboard or “Misunderstood” next to some graffiti. His use of simple designs and classic “storefront sign” fonts reminds me of ESPO …
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A few new videos with Posterboy have popped up recently. I’ve featured Posterboy on Vandalog before, but for those who don’t know, Posterboy is a New York artist who goes through the subway system ripping up advertising and creating mashups of the ads to change around the message. Recently, he’s also branched out into just …
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This is part of Vandalog’s “Great in ’08” series, which will be running every day for the rest of the month. Check out previous posts here. Street artists from across the world have been offered one post to “gift” to one artist that they feel has been doing great work recently. Today it’s Grafter‘s turn …
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