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BSA Images Of The Week: 09.23.18

September 23, 2018 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Biggie Smalls and Alfred Hitchcock open Autumn Equinox for BSA this week and we can’t help but think of that movie “The Birds” by the English film director where nature turns against man. Kiwi Street Artist Owen Dippie painted the mural in Brooklyn at the end of the summer and the mashup of references between the Brooklyn rapper and the dark cinematic thrillmaster in black and white may frighten you if you imagine those birds balanced at the end of their cigars began to peck their eyes out.

Friday night marked a new milestone for Urban Nation Museum For Urban Contemporary Art in Berlin there was a preview of the newly completed and opened artists’ residencies put on display. We were treated to the creative environments of 11 of the residencies with the first group of artists in attendance including NeSpoon, Herakut, Li-Hill, Snik, Ludo, Mia Florentine Weiss, Quintessenz, Sellfable, Dot Dot Dot, Louis Masai, Wes 21 and Onur. The museum will open its doors again for the museum’s second exhibition titled “The Power of Art as a Social Architect” this Thursday. Check it out if you are in Berlin.

So here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring 1UPCrew, Adele Renault, AKUT, Berlin Kidz, BustArt, Dina Saadi, Exit Art, L.E.T., M-City, Mehsos, Owen Dippie, Snik, and Vegan Flava.

Top Image: Owen Dippie (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Adele Renault in Jersey City, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tyson’s Corner. Jersey City, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

BustArt at Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

L.E.T. Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

SNIK. WIP and detail shot for the new facade at Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Vegan Flava. Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

1UP Crew at Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

1UP Crew and Berlin Kidz in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

M-City at Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

MEHSOS at Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dina Saadi at Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

EXIT. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Pizza Activism. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Akut. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. September 2018. Urban Spree, Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

30 Works Gallery Presents: “Dirty Words” A Group Exhibition. (Cologne, Germany)

February 19, 2013 Afghanistan

Gruppenausstellung mit Decycle , EMESS, L.E.T., Marc Peschke, mittenimwald, Various & Gould und Van Ray

„dirty works @ 30works“ geht in die vierte Runde. Ein weiteres Mal wird die Kölner 30works Galerie zur Spielfläche, zum Experimentierfeld, zum Treffpunkt der Jungen Wilden der Kunstszene. Streetart? Pop Art? Bildende Kunst? Es ist heute schwer, da noch eine Grenze zu ziehen. Diesmal sind Decycle, EMESS, L.E.T., Marc Peschke, mittenimwald, Various & Gould und Van Ray zu sehen – Stars und Talente aus ganz Deutschland: eine wilde Mischung. Ausstellungseröffnung ist am Samstag, den 26. Januar, um 20 Uhr.

Streetart ist rau. Sie ist handgemacht. Sie ist ein Spiel mit Zeichen und Codes. Manchmal ist sie wie eine feindliche Übernahme, lässt einen Raum des Widerspruchs entstehen. „dirty works vol. IV“ bietet nicht weniger als einen Culture Clash, einen kulturellen Mustermix. Neueste Pop-Hybride, rau und unmittelbar werden hier präsentiert. Spektakuläre Bilder, junge Kunst, die provoziert und anmacht, die den Kunstbetrieb herausfordert, die nach einem anderen Leben giert, die sich wehrt gegen Kommerzialisierung und Gentrifizierung der Städte, die sich als Gegenpol versteht, als beißender Kommentar auf eine zunehmend normierte Umwelt. Diese Kunst ist vielgestaltig, technisch wie inhaltlich – aber vor allem ist sie: nie langweilig. Streetart, Urban Art und Bildende Kunst. Neue, frische Bilder. Jetzt zu sehen in Köln bei „dirty works vol. IV @ 30works“.

Finissage: Sonntag, 24. Februar von 15 bis 18 Uhr.
Ausstellung: 26.01.2013 bis 23.02.2013
Di-Fr 15-19 Uhr, Sa 11-17 Uhr sowie nach Vereinbarung.

30works Galerie
Antwerpener Str. 42
50672 Köln

Finissage – dirty works @ 30works

BSA Loves You More Every Day: Happy Valentines Day

February 14, 2013 Artists

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
C. S. Lewis

The individual wheat-paster or tagger on the streets may not intend it, but they’re writing an open diary, an invitation to conversation, to tell a story. As we continue to record and examine the stories that are written on the street, we get some powerful insights regularly. How Street Artists express the topic of love is as individual as it is universal.

This is a love letter to the BSA readers who have shown real support to us along the way and with it comes our continued promise to love you more every day.

Love Me (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Chris Uphues (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Cake and The Dude Company (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dan Witz “Two Hoodies Kissing” (photo © Jaime Rojo)

L.E.T. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A street Jesus with arms wide open. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Fun Friday 12.16.11

December 16, 2011 Arizona, Artists, Brooklyn, Events, Gallery, Norway, Nuart, NYC, Opening, Phoenix

1. Play a New Holiday Video Game from Chris Uphues – “Holiday Jingle Rocket”
2. “Rezolution”, a group show at Hive Gallery Tonight (Phoenix, AZ)
3. “Paranormal Hallucinations” at Pandemic (Brooklyn, Yo!) (Saturday)
4. David Choe and DVS1 for Nuart 11 (VIDEO)
5. “Images of the Year 2011” From Brooklyn Street Art (Video)
6. VINZ FEEL FREE. Don’t be afraid. Feel Free (VIDEO)

Play a New Holiday Video Game from Chris Uphues – “Holiday Jingle Rocket”

Street Artist Chris Uphues uses his signature characters to create this very entertaining game for you to play with while chugging eggnog and rum today as you drink and drive at your keyboard. Try to keep your sled flying over the houses without being hit by giant blobs of snow! It’s a winter blast!

Make sure to click on the link below to play the game:

http://www.megadoug.com/xmasgame/

“Rezolution”, a group show at Hive Gallery Tonight (Phoenix, AZ)

Chip Thomas AKA Jetsonorama and a number of other artists open today in a group show that is getting a lot of pre-buzz here and on Twitter and FB. It should be a great scene tonight at The Hive.

Chip Thomas and Breeze. (photo © Chip Thomas)

For further information regarding this show click here

“Paranormal Hallucinations” at Pandemic (Brooklyn, Yo!) (Saturday)

Pandemic Gallery has a new show “Paranormal Hallucinations” opening Saturday. including, among others, Deuce 7, Swampy and Egyptian Jason.

Swampy. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A very fun group show to end out the season before everybody goes into the holiday haze, featuring some unsung gems in the Street Art and graffiti scene, as well as others, including CHARLIE MARKS R.I.P, LLEW payote, Deuce Seven, Egyptian jason, Matt CRABE, Josh and Amy Shandick, Mikey Big Breakfast, Conrad Carlson, G II, Ryan C. Doyle, Mikey I.T., Tamara Santibanez, Othello Gervacio, Mike. P, and Swampy (above).

For further information regarding this show click here

David Choe and DVS1 for Nuart 11 (VIDEO)

David Choe and DVS1 (Photo Courtesy of Nuart11 © Mookie Mooks)

“Images of the Year 2011” From Brooklyn Street Art (Video)

It’s been an excellent year for Street Art all over the world and we’ve had the pleasure of seeing a lot of great stuff from big names to the anonymous. Eye popping, brain-teasing, challenging, entertaining, aspirational and inspirational – it’s all happening at once. We’ve been walking the streets, meeting the artists, going to shows, curating shows, speaking to audiences, providing walls, and asking questions. It ebbs and flows but never stays the same. With the rise of the Occupy movement this autumn, we’re already seeing an uptick in the number of people taking their messages to the street with a renewed intensity.

VINZ FEEL FREE. Don’t be afraid. Feel Free (VIDEO)

“Images of the Year 2011” From Brooklyn Street Art (VIDEO)

December 14, 2011 Artists

Left to Right: Shepard Fairey in Manhattan, D*Face in LA, Ludo in Chicago, JR in the Bronx, Barry McGee at LAMoCA, Mosstika in Brooklyn. All photos © Jaime Rojo

Let’s take a look at some of our favorite shots, whether from a rooftop in Bushwick, Brooklyn, a block-long wall in Miami, or the “Art in the Streets” show at LA MoCA. As you sample this eye-candy platter, dig the staccato soundtrack made of sounds culled from Brooklyn’s streets by electro duo Javelin, who spent a day in the Red Hook neighborhood collecting sounds and then mixed them in the back of their car. This is the kind of D.I.Y. ingenuity that is fueling the fire in artists neighborhoods all over the world, with people taking their stories and skills directly to the streets. With Javelin as the perfect auditory partner here’s 90 shots by photographer Jaime Rojo from 2011.

The scenes and scenester included here: 5 Pointz, 907Crew, Sadue, Gen2, Oze108, Droid, Goya, UFO, Aakash Nihalini, No Touching Ground, Aiko, Martha Cooper, Anthony Lister, Boom, INSA, Miami, Primary Flight, LA Freewalls, Los Angeles, Kim West, Kopye, L.E.T., Purth, Lisa Enxing, Baltimore, Banksy, LA MoCA, Barry McGee, Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Albany Living Walls, Chris Stain, Billy Mode, AD HOC Arts, Chris Uphues, Monster Island, Wynwood Walls, Creepy, Brooklyn Street Art, Jaime Rojo, Steven P. Harrington, Dabs & Myla, How & Nosm, Vhils, Dain, D*Face, ECB, El Sol 25, Elbow Toe, EMA, The London Police, Kid Acne, Will Barras, Enzo & Nio, Faile, Bast, Faith 47, Gaia Clown Soldier, General Howe, Hellbent, Herakut, Invader, JA JA, Jaz, Cern, Joe Iurato, Welling Court, John Baldessari, JR, Kenny Scharf, Knitta Please!, LMA Cru, LUDO, Mosstika, ND’A, IRGH, Labrona, Overunder, Nick Walker, NohjColey, Nomade, Occupy Wall Street, Os Gemeos, Veng, Chris, RWK, QRST, Radical!, Rambo, Retna, Gifted, Demon Slayers, Read, Booker, Read More Books, ROA, Shepard Fairey, Shin Shin, Wing, Skewville, Specter, Swampy, Sweet Toof, Swoon, Toofly, Various & Gould, VHILS, XAM, YOK, Pantheon Projects

Images of the Week 05.22.11

May 22, 2011 Artists, Brooklyn, California, Los Angeles, NYC, On the Street

Our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring Enzo and Nio, El Mac, Hargo, L.E.T., Paul Richard, Poster Boy, QRST, Retna, Skewville, Nice-One and Sweet Toof.

With photography by Carlos Gonzalez, Geoff Hargadon, and Jaime Rojo.

Sweet Toof at Factory Fresh. Today is the last day for you to see this show. If you miss it you’d be upset for the rest of your life. No kidding! (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Poster Boy and Sweet Toof. One of the more effective Poster Boy interventions recently spotted. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Nice-One does this wheatpaste that looks like it has some Os Gemeos influences. Thanks Stephanie for the tip! (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Images of the Week 05.01.11 – May Day

May 1, 2011 Artists, Brooklyn, BSA Images Of The Week, Manhattan, NYC, Week in Images

Our weekly interview with the street hits some bright notes including new arrivals from El Sol 25, Specter, and Faile along with some shots Futura did of HAHA in Melbourne and even a taste of Kentucky Street Art.

The roll call this week; Bast, Billi Kid, Clown Soldier, El Sol 25, Faile, L.E.T., QRST, Rae, Romi, S, and Specter.

Julian Assange gets a little tarted up to go out on the streets of Melbourne in these photos by Futura of stencilist HAHA. (photo © Futura)

Aging like a fine wine, this Bast splash rests below what looks like an advertising campaign by comedian Stephen Colbert. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A mylar stencil sticker shyly attempts to keep the company of this Faile lady who appeared late in the winter. Doesn’t look like she’s warming up to the idea. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Stay tuned on BSA this week as we’ll bring to you an interview and studio visit with enigmatic El Sol 25. This self described hippie artist has bounded onto the scene in the last three years with his colorful, witty and well executed hand painted collages.

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Top Image: Owen Dippie (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Adele Renault in Jersey City, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Adele Renault in Jersey City, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Adele Renault in Jersey City, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Adele Renault in Jersey City, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tyson’s Corner. Jersey City, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

BustArt at Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

L.E.T. Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

L.E.T. Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

SNIK. WIP and detail shot for the new facade at Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

SNIK. WIP and detail shot for the new facade at Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Vegan Flava. Urban Nation Museum in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

1UP Crew at Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

1UP Crew at Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

1UP Crew and Berlin Kidz in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

M-City at Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

MEHSOS at Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dina Saadi at Urban Spree in Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

EXIT. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Pizza Activism. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Akut. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. September 2018. Urban Spree, Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Love Me (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Chris Uphues (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Chris Uphues (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Cake and The Dude Company (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dan Witz “Two Hoodies Kissing” (photo © Jaime Rojo)

L.E.T. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A street Jesus with arms wide open. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Play a New Holiday Video Game from Chris Uphues – “Holiday Jingle Rocket”

Make sure to click on the link below to play the game:

“Rezolution”, a group show at Hive Gallery Tonight (Phoenix, AZ)

Chip Thomas and Breeze. (photo © Chip Thomas)

“Paranormal Hallucinations” at Pandemic (Brooklyn, Yo!) (Saturday)

Swampy. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

David Choe and DVS1 for Nuart 11 (VIDEO)

David Choe and DVS1 (Photo Courtesy of Nuart11 © Mookie Mooks)

“Images of the Year 2011” From Brooklyn Street Art (Video)

VINZ FEEL FREE. Don’t be afraid. Feel Free (VIDEO)

Left to Right: Shepard Fairey in Manhattan, D*Face in LA, Ludo in Chicago, JR in the Bronx, Barry McGee at LAMoCA, Mosstika in Brooklyn. All photos © Jaime Rojo

Sweet Toof at Factory Fresh. Today is the last day for you to see this show. If you miss it you’d be upset for the rest of your life. No kidding! (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Poster Boy and Sweet Toof. One of the more effective Poster Boy interventions recently spotted. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Annie get your gun. Enzo and Nio (photo © Jaime Rojo)

El Mac and Retna collaboration in LA (photo © Carlos Gonzalez)

Cash for Your Warhol in LA (photo © Hargo)

Cash for Your Warhol in LA (photo © Hargo)

Cash for Your Warhol in LA (photo © Hargo)

Paul Richard and L.E.T. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Paul Richard has been placing ironic placards in very funny places. Also here is a piece by L.E.T. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Skewville in Bushwick (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Nice-One does this wheatpaste that looks like it has some Os Gemeos influences. Thanks Stephanie for the tip! (photo © Jaime Rojo)

QRST sets the birds free (photo © Jaime Rojo)

QRST (photo © Jaime Rojo)

QRST (photo © Jaime Rojo)

QRST (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Specter’s tall portrait alongside Rae welcomes everybody to Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Julian Assange gets a little tarted up to go out on the streets of Melbourne in these photos by Futura of stencilist HAHA. (photo © Futura)

Looking askance in this Warholian repetition, Julian Assange in Melbourne by HAHA, shot by Futura (photo © Futura)

Popping up among the tulips, Faile’s new Prayer Wheel (photo © Jaime Rojo)

The new Faile Prayer Wheel (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Another rotation – Faile’s new Prayer Wheel (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Would you take a look at these Manhattan Gams! May is rose month for Billi Kid. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Aging like a fine wine, this Bast splash rests below what looks like an advertising campaign by comedian Stephen Colbert. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A portion of a Clown Soldier (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A mylar stencil sticker shyly attempts to keep the company of this Faile lady who appeared late in the winter. Doesn’t look like she’s warming up to the idea. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Somebody call for a Plumber? (photo © Jaime Rojo)

L.E.T. plays with the I Love New York logo (photo © Jaime Rojo)

L.E.T. plays with the I Love New York logo (photo © Jaime Rojo)

QRST is adding an aquamarine contingent. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Romi makes an environmental statement in what may be our first ever example of Kentucky street art (photo © Romi)

A cherub is finding this can of paint to be a little heavier than expected. S (photo © Jaime Rojo)

El Sol 25 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

El Sol 25 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

El Sol 25 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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