I think this might be the catalyst for a post sometime in the next week. A while back, I posted about recession-inspired street art, but there has been so much more recently that maybe another post is due. At first glance I didn’t particularly care for this latest paste-up by Elbow-toe, but I can see …
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Pedro Matos is an artist from Lisbon Portugal, and this is a piece he did recently in Santarem, Portugal. I’m really enjoying how he has brought together all these different styles into one piece without coming across as another artist pandering to the street art fad.
Well it’s official. You can now buy my book, The Thousands: Painting Outside, Breaking In, on Drago’s website. I am ecstatic. This is a street art book with all the artists I’ve always wanted to see in a book together. Plus, it’s not just me writing standard bios for the artists (though there is a …
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Normally I don’t post about shows at The Brick Lane Gallery, but this is an exception. Zoo has work from Bortusk Leer, Pez, Snub23, Roa and El Bocho. The Brick Lane Gallery is proud to present “The Brick Lane Zoo” where exotic and wild animals fresh from the city streets cross the globe to showcase …
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One of my favorite Shepard Fairey prints of the year, and it’s for charity. Awesome. Well, except for the fact Peel Magazine is in trouble, which is the opposite of awesome. From Shepard Fairey: Dave and Holly Combs are wonderful people as well as the founders of PEEL Zine. They took the risk of following …
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An overdue post. Fame Festival opened almost 2 weeks ago now and I haven’t properly covered it. There were a few of us who traveled to see the festival (some from as far away as LA), and if you couldn’t make it for the opening, I have to recommend it for a weekend getaway or …
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Two major graffiti shows have opened (and one has closed) without me saying a thing. Sometimes I get too involved in street art and forget about graffiti and its awesomeness. First is Futura’s Odyssey Two which was in Berlin but closed on the 27th. Futura is a graffiti legend, so I’m always interested in seeing …
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Yote is a relatively new street artist, with his flick stream only going back to June, but already he’s put out some work that other major street art blogs have been talking about. Figure it’s about time I gave Yote a mention. He recently made a trip to Brooklyn and hit up some classic spots …
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About a month ago I got a very nice email from the folks at Acclaim Magazine about their latest issue (#17). My copy came in the post a few days ago. It’s the first issue I’ve read and I’m surprised I haven’t picked up Acclaim before. Actually, not that surprised, because my knowledge of “street …
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Fame Festival isn’t the only place artists are taking over abandoned buildings. The leaders of Israel’s street art scene recently painted a building in Tel Aviv for their show Kindred Times and Future Goodbyes. Know Hope, Klone, Foma and Zero Cents all participated. Here are some pics that Know Hope sent me: More after the …
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