This is the first in what will hopefully be a long series of a posts where Tim Hans photographs artists and someone at Vandalog interviews them. I’ve known Tim since we were in high school together and been a fan of his photography for nearly that entire time, so I’m excited that Tim will be …
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The last time I wrote about yarn bombing, I criticized the lack of differentiation in the craft and was skeptical of it being classified as “street art”. Even with that bias, I find this R2D2 yarn bomb absolutely brilliant. The piece was up in Bellingham, Washington and created by Sarah Rudder for International Yarn Bombing Day. As …
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Adam Clark’s Billboard Bandits: Outlaw Artists in the Sky, published this year, is 208 pages of photos, entry level information on graffiti culture (i.e. What are throw-ups, pieces, and billboard backs?), profiles and personal anecdotes in the vernacular of true writers (which includes explicit language). The book is divided into two sections by graffiti and street art, with …
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Well, it’s a slow week, but not completely silent. Here’s a bit of what we missed: Nice little Horfe. And then there’s this new Roti with a few of his friends combining street art and graffiti in a great way. Biserama is new to me, but definitely interesting. I don’t usually enjoy light installations (usually …
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For his series entitled “Vacancy”, Guido van Helton paints portraits of actual public sculptures, keeping the classical antiquity of these statues in public spaces through a new medium.”They attempt to highlight the contrast between the permanence of sculpture vs the ephemeral nature of street art,” says the artist. These pieces were done in his home country, …
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So much news this week, but first and foremost is the untimely death of NEKST, a globally respected writer. I love trains like this with messages instead of names. But I love how 0331c uses extinguishers even more. Here’s a porcelain sculpture by Horfe. VNA has released a sticker pack with stickers by D*Face, Invader, …
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It simultaneously amuses and saddens to me to no end how Richard Hambleton can be promoted and his works purportedly sold for astronomical sums by Valmorbida while at the same time fantastic paintings of his have difficulty reaching 5 figures at auctions when Valmorbida isn’t involved. Hambleton is one of the original street artists from …
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German graffiti writer Just has been both a painter and photographer of street art and graffiti for over a decade. In this video, Just gives a little tutorial on how to use a fire extinguisher to uh… paint. Video produced and copyrighted by ILovegraffiti
After seeing that Brooklyn Street Art is running a contest for the best street art photos of 2012, I thought to myself that maybe I should enter. Then I remembered that I’m not actually a great photographer. I’m competent and I still post photos to Flickr and Instagram, but there are a lot of people …
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I always struggle to describe the work of Spanish artist Xuan Alyfe. Today, I’m thinking the best way to describe it is as a cross between Momo, Isaac Cordal, and Interesni Kazki, if I’m limiting myself to using street artists as reference points. Well, whatever it is, it’s interesting. Photos courtesy of Xuan Alyfe
