Bomb It screening online

Bomb It is a graffiti/street art documentary with interviews from some of the best known street artists in the world, including reclusive ones like Revs. It’s a great film, but what’s really exciting is that on September 15th it will be available for free online at Babelgum.com. There are already some interviews online with artists like Vitche and Blek le Rat, which you find on the Bomb It microsite.

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Also, Babelgum are running a few contests right now relating to street art. The first contest, in conjunction with Bomb It, is the chance to go to Meeting of Styles Sao Paulo. And then there are two contests for film makers. The Metropolis Art Prize is a chance for artists to make films about their work and win $20,000. And there is a separate category for street art videos with a $5,000, so street artists are eligible for both video competitions.

Gaia: New Street Pieces and Process Photos

Haven’t just straight up bombed posters in a while. As of late I’ve been trying to make each piece different using only the printed portrait as the static basis and the body painted for flexibility.
But its always nice to get back to putting up some prints on the street. So here is an overview of both strategies of putting up street work that I have pursued over the past couple of days.

These people sitting by the Deny Me Three Times piece were raving about it and beseeching me to explain the reference. I told them the parable. It was wonderful

The Cow heads are screenprinted onto newsprint divided into two screens and then pasted in two parts. The acetates are the enlarged block prints that have been blown up using photoshop and Kinkos. Here are photos from the day of printing the rooster heads.

Alternatively, the Deny Me Three Times piece is all handpainted except for the block printed portrait. The piece is made of long three foot sheets of newsprint that is then reassembled once on the street. Usually takes about twenty minutes to put up rather than the quick prints. Here is a photo of the process and the piece painted differently in chinatown

New Dr. D film

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 he does.

kennardphillipps.com

kennardphillipps (a collaboration between Peter Kennard and Cat Picton Phillipps) has a website that launched today. kennardphillipps.com has pictures of their best work and also has prints for sale. If you’ve never seen kennardphillipps’ art before, you need to have a look. I’ve got a print by Kennard hanging in my room and it’s one of my favorite prints, but this work is just as good.

Have a look:

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Copyright at The Art Lounge

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Copyright’s first big London solo show, Never Forever, opens in about two weeks (September 17th) at The Art Lounge. I’ve always been a fan of Copyright’s work at the first (or was it 2nd) Cans Festival as well as his trademark rose stencils, so I’m definitely interested to see what he’s got in store for this show.

New prints from Shepard and Deuce Seven

Two print releases which I’m very excited to write about today.

First up is Shepard Fairey. Evolve Devolve is an open edition poster signed by Shepard and for sale at just $35 plus shipping. After a surprising few prints that were not up to Shepard’s usually high standards (frankly, a few of them were just rubbish), the master of poster art is back with this beautiful offset piece about the environment. And making it an open edition poster is a great touch. Buy it at the OBEY Store.

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And then there is Deuce Seven. One of those artists that New Yorkers rave about but most people have probably never heard of. Falling Into The Black Hole Sun is a 25 color print, edition of 72, and only $100 each. It is classic Deuce imagery and each print even includes some hand working by Deuce Seven. You can pick this print up at Burlesque Design.

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Via Feed Your Wall and Artbleat