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Os Gêmeos at Museu da FAAP

There are street artists who are really just unskilled designers with nothing better to do at night, there are street artists who are good within this small genre of art, there are great street artists who make some interesting pieces indoors, and then there is Os Gêmeos. These Brazilian twins are without a doubt two of the most talented artists in Brazil (or anywhere I can think of for that matter) today. A few days ago they had a show called Vertigem open at the Museu da FAAP in São Paulo, Brazil. This might be the best art I’ve seen all year; it’s definitely up their with Swoon in Venice and Banksy versus The Bristol Museum. Here are some images:

Os Gêmeos

Os Gêmeos

Os Gêmeos

Check out more images here

Photos by Lost.art.br

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The art of Logan Hicks

I know I just mentioned Logan Hicks yesterday, but I’ve been looking at a lot of stencil work lately and realized that when it comes down to it, there are three kings of using stencils, and Logan is one of them. The three categories that I’ve come up with for stenciling are impact, beauty and technical ability. So this is the first of a three part series looking at the best artist in each of those categories. Logan has perfected and pushed the technical side of stenciling further than almost anybody else, and most of the other artists out there using 15 or more layers of stencils to create a photo-realistic image were inspired by Logan.

Logan Cans

Photo from Logan Hicks
Photo from Logan Hicks
Photo by unusualimage
Photo by unusualimage
Photo by unusualimage
Photo by unusualimage
Photo by unusualimage
Photo by unusualimage

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Green Day and The Art of Rock

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Logan Hicks

Thursday night was the opening of Green Day’s The Art of Rock at StolenSpace Gallery. It would have been easy for Green Day to put together a street art show full of random artists that street art fans would hate but Green Day fans would like because it has the Green Day name on it. Instead, The Art of Rock was curated by Logan Hicks and he got some really talented artists involved.

My personal favorite was this piece by Chris Stain, one of his best I think:

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Photo by Paulo20210

And I think you really have to see Logan Hick’s laser etched pieces in person, but this shot should give you some idea. The background is laser etched.

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Each piece in the show (other than Logan’s portraits) is based on the lyrics from a song off of Green Day’s latest album.

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C215
Sixten
Sixten
Ron English and The London Police
Broken Crow, Ron English and The London Police

If you ever liked Green Day, you need to check out this show. The lineup is solid, the art is great and the connection to music is different.

Photos by S.Butterfly

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Jim Houser

Tomorrow Jim Houser has a solo show opening at Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York, and next week he also has a beautiful new screen print being released by The BLDG.

Jim Houser Print_hi

From The BLDG:

This print, published in conjunction with The Jonathan LeVine Gallery, is entitled, “Make room for the Emptiness” It is an 11″x14″, 6 color hand pulled screen print, edition of 200 on 100% Cotton Rag Stonehenge paper. It goes on sale on www.BLDGrefuge.com at 11a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29th for $75.

Great price for something so cool.

Also, check out this video of Jim working in his studio:

A Day In The Studio of Jim Houser from Art In The Age on Vimeo.

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No Longer Empty

No Longer Empty (NLE) is comprised of arts advocates, curators and artists who orchestrate public art exhibitions in vacated storefronts and properties in New York City. The non-profit organization was conceived as an artistic response to our present economic condition and to revitalize empty spaces and areas around the venues by bringing thoughtful, high-caliber art installations with accompanying programs to the public

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Faile sells for $50,000 at FIAC

In a very important test for Faile, they seem to have passed with flying colors. FIAC, the major art fair currently open in Paris, has a booth from Faile’s new New York City gallery: Perry Rubenstein Gallery. Perry Rubenstein is a contemporary art gallert, not a “street art” gallery, so that puts their work in front of a very different set of collectors. Artinfo is reporting that the below Faile has sold for $50,000 to a French collector. A beautiful piece with imagery spanning Faile’s career, and perhaps evidence that Faile can break into the larger contemporary art scene.

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New Gaia Interview and Studio Visit on Brooklyn Street Art

A little more than a week ago, I had the wonderful delight of receiving Steve Harrington from Brooklyn Street Art into my home, my city and my school. The product of that spontaneous, short but undeniably sweet visit to Baltimore and the studio has been published on the BSA blog in two parts! Check it out, pass it on and share it!

Part1:http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theBlog/?p=5416
Part2:http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theBlog/?p=5442

Here is a sample

Brooklyn Street Art: So what’s the best part about making street art?
Gaia: So this is obviously a question that I’ve tried to investigate throughout my entire process, beginning at an extremely basic place when I first started, and I have to constantly revisit it. What’s the best part of making street work? I always have to investigate my motive and if there is a process from conceptualizing to composing to drawing to putting it up to viewing the reception, .. If, in any of those steps I’m not really deriving a sense of fulfillment, that can be problematic. I have to always come back to these different steps and say “what’s going on here?” Honestly sometimes I consider my process kind of arduous. Sometimes it’s a real struggle for me. It’s cathartic but it’s not perfect or pure, it’s not what I enjoy. It’s a constant fight with the medium, with myself, with my concept, my intuition.