I absolutely love these walls by Johannes Mundinger. Johannes is a Berlin-based artist with a cute, quirky illustrative style that often works with the environment it’s painted on. Here are some of my favorites.
To see more, check out xxcrew’s Flickr page or follow Johannes on Facebook.
More photos after the jump… Continue reading “Germany’s hidden gem: Johannes Mundinger”
Rae just put up this nice new sculptural piece in Brooklyn. And remember, Rae’s show Nocturnal Trips opens at London’s Signal Gallery on January 24th.
Photos courtesy of Rae
At first, I thought Swedish artist Michael Johansson‘s “Real Life Tetris” pieces were digital collage, but then I watched this video which shows the creation process and proves their legitimacy. These would make an awesome portfolio if Johansson ever wanted to pursue a career in professional organization, or like artsy-fartsy recycling. A few more examples of these installations can be seen here.
Photos by Michael Johansson
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Roa was staying with Ever in Buenos Aires recently and during that time they collaborated on this mural. As Ever explains, the mural is entitled “The people feed communism to the beast”. Ever says that the mural is a metaphor to be deciphered which he jokes that Roa explains as “the Chinese eat weird animals”.
Photos by Ever
Back to school on Tuesday. Actually, I’m okay with that. And of course, it means more time blogging because it means more time procrastinating. Here’s some of what we missed this week while Caroline and I were on vacation:
Photo by Ankles
During the Art Basel Miami madness, OverUnder and ND’A painted this large wall in the neighborhood of Little Haiti, so this post is a bit late but we couldn’t let this collaboration slip by us. Everything about this mural is representative of something unique about OU and ND’A’s experience. The mural features padlocks since this wall was actually a chance find on the side of a hardware store while the two were looking for another wall. The mural is filled with Haitian imagery that the local people of Haitian descent might appreciate, like hibiscus flowers, arrows found on Haitian flag, and the Liberty Cap on the main figure.
The main figure is a man that the two met on their first day, who had been living under a bridge and who spoke highly of the effect street art has had on the area.
Photos by OverUnder
Beginning in late December of 2012 and stretching into the new year, Freddy Sam brought together a group of artists known for creating art that engages their surroundings. The project, titled Acrylic Walls, is associated with his organization A Word of Art, which has been fostering contemporary art in the area through community outreach since 2009. While this project has the familiar ring of other blockbuster mural programs, such as Open Walls Baltimore, Freddy Sam has added a component that hopes to reach a larger audience than those who will immediately come into contact with their murals: a diary-like Tumblr for all on which all of the artists can contribute.
The Tumblr for Acrylic Walls allows all of the participating artists to post photos from their adventures as they travel from city to city painting and engage themselves with their surroundings. Whether they are recounting adventures in stick and poke tattoos, museums, or sharing stories of people they encounter, each artist brings a dimensionality to not only themselves, but this program through their photography. By sharing funny moments alongside those of poverty and historicism, Acrylic Walls gives an intimate and insightful view of personalities of the artists as well as the cities where they find themselves.
More photos after the jump. Continue reading “Acrylic Walls: A Love Letter to South Africa”
From the great minds of The Heavy Projects and Public Ad Campaign, Re+Public has emerged as the collaborative effort to revision and “democratize” public space through the use of their Augmented Reality app. Two new videos have recently been released which show this technology in full effect: (above) the app reacts to preexisting murals by How & Nosm, Aiko, Retna, and Ryan McGinness at Miami’s Wynwood Walls by turning the murals into giant 3D animations, and (below) the app unveils the timeline of New York City’s Bowery and Houston wall, including the work of Keith Haring, Faile, Barry McGee, Aiko and others who have historically left their mark on the wall.
You can sign up to download the beta version of Re+Public’s Augmented Reality app on their website. Follow them on Facebook for updates.
Photos courtesy of Public Ad Campaign
