Cuellimangui is a street artist mostly active around Spain. While his style could be compared to Horfe and Mark Dean Veca, I think Cuellimangui has taken Veca’s influence and made a visual vocabulary all his own.
Photos by Cuellimangui
Faith47 and DALeast in Denmark
Weekend link-o-rama
That was a long week. But at least it was a fun one too. For one thing, Jill Cohen was in town for a show at my university. Definitely have a look at her drawings. That’s some crazy skill. Here’s the art news I’ve been reading:
- Col has a show coming up very soon at Orchard Windows Gallery in New York.
- Shai Dahan, Ollio and Ekta got together to paint in Sweden.
- Roger Gastman has directed an upcoming film about the earliest modern graffiti writers (is that term a contradiction?).
- Shepard Fairey’s latest print is called Eat The Rich. I hate to be the one to call him out on this one since many will understandably perceive it as hypocritical of me, but can a millionaire artist really legitimately make that statement? I know he is a hard-working guy who has been at this for decades, but then the proper time for that rhetoric was 20 years ago. Not when his art sells for hundreds of thousands to millionaires and his overpriced t-shirts are found in the fanciest clothing stores. Plus, the man is a committed and unashamed capitalist. Thoughts? Maybe he is just using the phrase as an example of a culture he is interested in, rather than as part of an intended propaganda poster?
- The Vacuum Cleaner is hilarious!
- Agents of Change members Remi/Rough, LX.One, Steve More and Augustine Kofie painted what may be London’s largest mural just across from King’s Cross.
Photo by Kriebel
A little something from Brian Barrios
There’s something about this poster by Brian Barrios that I absolutely love, but I can’t quite figure out out. The placement isn’t some impossible spot, but rather somewhere where the piece would look at home. The drawing skill is not noticeably better or worse than Barrios’ previous work, but the subject is captured perfectly. The style isn’t something that hasn’t been done before, but it still looks fresh to me. I dunno exactly why, but I love this poster. I just wish I wouldn’t have to go all the way to the Philippines to see it in the flesh.
Photo by Brian Barrios
Pez, Penfold, and their colourful characters
I have always been a fan of colourful character based street art. For me personally, there is only so much of the polar opposite, stencil art, I can take before I find it all merges into one large mess of overlapping ideas and style. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy the use of stencils on the street, and there are a few artists that I really appreciate, Mobstr for one. But I rather enjoy seeing streets of brightly painted walls and shutters with a variety of characters and shapes popping out at me.
There seems to be a steady increase in the amount of artists painting in this style, one in which I feel the Burning Candy Crew recently promoted in the UK, but has been pushed by a variety of other artists including Malarky, Lucas, Ronzo, Billy, Sweet Toof, Paul Insect, Vinnie Nylon, and Mr. Penfold, among others.
My enjoyment of character based street art has been stirred this week by Pez, painting some nice pieces in the run up to his show at Tony’s Gallery, but also through Mr. Penfold’s exploits in Birmingham. I hope you enjoy them all as much I as do.
Photos by Mr Penfold and HookedBlog
G40 Art Summit murals
By this weekend, the G40 Art Summit will have brought 19 new murals to Richmond, Virginia. This year’s version of Art Whino‘s annual event includes 19 new walls by muralists from around the world and an indoor group exhibition with over 500 artists across 6 locations. You can go here for more about the indoor show, which opens this evening. Once all the murals are done, you can expect a massive post here on Vandalog with photos of a lot of them. Artists painting murals include Aryz, Gaia, Jaz and Roa. For now, here are two videos of walls in-progress:
Photo by Shane Pomajambo
Some new walls from Jade
This Side of Paradise @ the Andrew Freedman Home in the Bronx: Scenes from an Opening
RJ shared background info and some photos last week regarding This Side of Paradise, an extraordinary exhibition that opened this evening at the Andrew Freedman Home in the Bronx. Curated by Keith Schweitzer with No Longer Empty, it features the work of over two dozen artists who — working in a wide array of styles and media — have transformed an abandoned mansion into a fascinating aesthetic experience, embracing a range of social and cultural issues. Here are some photos captured at the opening that focus on those artists whose works have been surfacing on the streets of the Bronx for years:
Photos by Lenny Collado, Sara Mozeson and Lois Stavsky
Wild Style Wednesday!
It’s time for some springtime colors.
Photos by Brighton Rocks, Gorillahs, and Voodoodi London
La Pandilla and Trek Matthews for Living Walls Concepts
Keeping with their tradition of bringing attention to under-appreciated artists, the latest edition of Living Walls Concepts (the mini festivals organized by the Living Walls organization) has just the duo La Pandilla to Atlanta where they were matched up with local artist Trek Matthews. Although I’d heard of Trek Matthews and La Pandilla, I definitely haven’t followed them closely. Now though, particularly with La Pandilla, I’m going to have to pay more attention. Here’s what Living Walls’ Joshua Rackliffe had to say about these artists:
La Pandilla (Puerto Rico) and Trek Matthews (Atlanta, GA) were the latest participants of Living Walls Concepts. Over the course of a week, the artists produced a mural in the historic Cabbagetown neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The duo behind La Pandilla created a piece true to their signature imagery of contoured, meticulous animal hybrids; their mural was installed with only brushes and Chinese ink, leaving behind a large format piece of art that activated the neighborhood and instigated ideas of enhancing the public space adjacent to the work. Several hundred feet away, emerging artist Trek Matthews painted the wall at Wylie & Carroll Street in the heart of Cabbagetown. His work combines imagery of tribal, geometric, and sacred iconography. The end result: a well-decorated and thoughtful design that blends itself into the urban landscape.
Photos by Bonham Johnson