becca – Vandalog – A Street Art Blog

July 16, 2011

Weekend link-o-rama

Well, it’s been quite a week for me at least. Here’s what I wasn’t posting about while I was busy breaking up fights…

Tox has been jailed for an absolutely insane sentence of 27 months for writing graffiti. There are not words the express who screwed up that sentence is. The British Transport Police claim Tox’s graffiti caused passenger delays, but sending him to jail for 27 months just costs taxpayers a boatload of money. Graffiti writers should receive sentences of community service and/or fines. Not jail time.
JR has posted a short video highlighting one of the stories to emerge so far from his Inside Out project.
Dirty Hands, a film about David Choe, is finally on DVD and streaming online.
Some big names including El Mac, SheOne, Roids and Kid Acne are due to paint some big murals on a Bristol street soon.
The Toykio cafe/gallery is finally open and it looks fantastic.
Vhils has another video out of his artwork-by-explosion technique.
I’m not usually a fan of light art or “light graffiti,” but this stuff blows me away.
Graffiti writer BNE has raised almost $20,000 towards providing clean water to people in need. And he’s looking to do even more.
Roa’s show in Berlin has opened.
Becca is part of a show in LA.
Thom Thom / Hephaestus makes some damn cool ad disruptions.

March 12, 2011

This week is spring break, so I’ve been enjoying some relaxation and watching too many films on Netflix, but in the mean time, there were of course some stories that slipped by me. Here are some of them:

Some of my favorite photographers in the UK have put together a graffiti zine.
So apparently, the name Banksy written on a piece of cardboard automatically adds exactly $68,500 of value to said piece of cardboard.
Speaking of Banksy, this post raises some questions about what really separates Banksy from the crowd.
Todd James, Steve Powers and Barry McGee, the three artists behind the legendary Street Market show are reuniting at LA MOCA’s Art In The Streets exhibit next month.
Mark Dean Veca is going to be doing a live painting event in New York for most of next week.
Stik’s show in London is at possibly the coolest indoor gallery venue imaginable.
Becca has some new work up.
This piece by Snyder has fantastic placement.
That cool-looking film about the guys who illegally buff graffiti, Vigilante Vigilante, is almost done but needs a bit more money for editing, so they’ve got a Kickstarter campaign started.
Looks like The Leonard Street Gallery saga from a few years ago isn’t quite over.

Photo by Overunder

January 8, 2011January 6, 2011

becca launches a website

becca, an LA street artist who has been getting up since the late 1980’s, has just launched a website. When I first started seeing becca’s art online, I didn’t really care for it. It’s not the sort of thing I would normally be drawn to. But after a few people mentioned her art to me, I gave becca the benefit of the doubt and just figured there was something I wasn’t seeing or that people can have different but not “wrong” tastes. Then, last summer, I finally saw some of her artwork in person at Jonathan LeVine Gallery. In the flesh, there is a certain indescribable quality like care that comes across in the work. Immediately, I fell in love. For me, becca is just one of those artists whose work I need to see in person to really appreciate it. So I guess, if you’re like me when it comes to becca’s work, all I can say with this post is this: please make every effort to see it in the flesh at some point. Of course, it couldn’t hurt check out becca’s new website or read this interview with becca.

Photos by Lord Jim