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Elfo’s performance art

At at recent group show in Italy, street artist Elfo decided to try something a bit different. Plenty of artists (particularly anonymous street artists) avoid their own gallery openings. And the ones who don’t will probably tell you that the openings aren’t that fun. They are stressful and tiring. All that talking to everybody who thinks about buying a painting, chatting with people you met once 3 years ago and can’t remember anything about, making sure all your friends get in and get free beer… It’s a lot of work. Well Elfo showed up to this opening, but he didn’t have to worry about any of those things. Here’s what he did:

Seems to me he stayed that way for most of the evening. And yes, that’s really Elfo. What do you think? Certainly it’s something different for a street artist. Here’s a video of the whole piece in action:

Packed Food for Vulture$ from francesco carlo on Vimeo.

Photo courtesy of Elfo streetart

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Maya Hayuk’s “Ultra, Ultra Deep Fields”

Somehow this one has slipped under my rader. Maya Hayuk had a show open earlier this month at MU in Eindhoven. I think MU is a sort of museum space, but I’m not sure. I’d never paid much attention to Hayuk’s artwork until I saw it in the flesh last December. Now I can’t get enough of it. Ultra, Ultra Deep Fields is primarily Hayuk’s show, but there are also some collaborations with Ben Wolf, another artist to keep your eyes out for. MU has made this video about the show:

Maya Hayuk – Ultra, Ultra Deep Fields from stichting MU on Vimeo.

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One more Escif teaser

I know I’ve been posting a lot about Escif this week, but I could not be more curious about his solo show at Pictures on Walls. It opens tonight, so expect pictures posted over the weekend. This a wall that Escif painted on Fashion Street in London, a nice spot that I think has been massively neglected for a while.

Photo courtesy of Pictures on Walls

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VSP in Portugal

It’s highly unlikely that many of you have ever heard of the Portuguese collective known as VSP (Visual Street Performance). But some of our avid readers may recognize the name of one of their members known as Vhils. For those of you who aren’t already in the know VSP have been holding a yearly exhibition for the past 5 years in the capital of Portugal, Lisboa. This year however the crew  decided to take things up a notch by showcasing their skills to the city of Porto for the very first time. Whilst the display only took place over the course of 4 days, street artists from across the nation flocked to the event to catch a glimpse at the some of the best street artists Portugal has on offer. Check out some photos from the event below!

Check out more from the event on Target’s blog.

Photos courtesy of Miss K

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Paint Club

The urban art association PAINT CLUB is a global institution offering an official platform for all urban artists. Talented illustrators, designers, comic and street artists from across Europe will be given the chance to compete against each other in an international tournament. Check out the video below to see just what Paint Club are all about!

Photos courtesy of Paint Club

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Slow: street art from Hungary

It’s not often that I get to blog about street art from Hungary. As usual, I’ve discovered a talented new street artist via Unurth. Slow paints simple and beautiful birds around Budapest. And it doesn’t hurt that he seems to pick the best spots to paint and takes stunning photographs. You can find more from Slow on Unurth or on Slow’s website.

Photo by Slow

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DOLK Vs M-City

Norwegian stencil artist DOLK and Poland’s most prolific street artist M-City are set to collide when they invade the Brooklynite Gallery on April 30th for what is sure to be a show for the ages.

DOLK – who is best known for incorporating strangely beautiful story-lines and a wry sense of humor in to his work will be showcasing a new collection of cutting imagery for the show. Often compared to Banksy; due to the similarities of their imagery – DOLK’s new body of work will convey more cynicism than the past, with most figures displaying enigmatic expressions. But that’s not all – Polish street artist M-CITY will also erect yet another of his infamously large scale murals using his unique graphic brand of stencil artillery that includes images of smoke-stack factories, cogs and gears, steam ships, and repetitive city blocks.

Who do you think would win this street art showdown?

M-city. Photo by Unusualimage
Dolk. Photo by Thomas Rockstar

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Roa atop The Foundry

Roa painted these pieces on Tuesday atop The Foundry in London. The building is about to be knocked down, so go check these out while they’re still around. I should have a video of Roa painting this spot coming soon.

There are a number of artworks being painted on The Foundry right now as part of a pop up art exhibition by Our Cultural History that opens April 15th and runs through the 25th.

Roa with Tek13
Roa with Part2ism

All photos by Unusualimage