May 2015

We Love Paris In The Spring Time! New Shots of Street Art.

May 7, 2015 Artists

When Cole Porter wrote “I love Paris in the Springtime!” in 1953 he probably was thinking of showgirls and their suitors and the wickedness of the Montmartre dance halls in the 1890s, but when photographer Sandra Hoj was in Paris last week she was thinking of aerosol paintings and paste-ups, and her enthusiasm was equal or greater to Porters.

“Five full glorious days in one of my favorite cities,” she writes when talking about her excursions into the Paris Street Art scene, saying, “Noticing street art is a party, not a job. It’s time to dance.”

Now back in Copenhagen where she blogs and writes about infrastructure, urban planning, bike parking, and trees, Ms. Hoj happily shares her newest Paris findings with BSA readers, and we thank her for it!

“I miss Paris already,” she adds.

Vinie. Detail. Le Mur. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Vinie. Le Mur. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Big Ben. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Big Ben. Detail. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

The Outings Project. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

“The Outings Project; a cool participative art project, moving Renaissance museum art into the streets. It is spreading all over the world. I caught this one in Paris, before I even knew that it was part of something bigger,” says Sandra.

Zag et Sia. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Levalet. Detail. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Levalet. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

K-Bal. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Jo Di Bona. Detail. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Jo Di Bona. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

ThyM’arengo. Detail. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

ThyM’arengo. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

A few links about the artists from Sandra:

Jo Di Bona (https://instagram.com/jodibona/ and https://www.facebook.com/popgraffiti)

Vinie (http://www.viniegraffiti.com/)

Zag et Sia (https://fr-fr.facebook.com/ZaG47)

ThyM’arengo (https://www.facebook.com/thymarengo)

We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to Sandra for sharing with us her findings in Paris. Make sure to visit Sandra’s blog called Classic Copenhagen

Avalon Jazz Band – I Love Paris

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Barcelona Dispatch : A Street Art Survey From a Fan

May 6, 2015 Artists

By his own account Lluís Olivé has been shooting images in the city of Barcelona for about 50 years; street scenes, demonstrations, parades, architectural details, tiles, iron work, doors, doorknobs, windows, and of course, graffiti and Street Art. Calling himself an amateur, Señor Olivé nonetheless has captured a lot of Barcelona’s changing Street Art scene in the last decade and shares a handful of his favorites from the 2,500 or so street art images he has shot in the city.

MAMM. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

“My experience shooting graffiti began in 2005 when I discovered an aerosol painting of the face of a girl and I was so impressed by it that I began to look for more,” he says, describing how he was first bitten by the bug. “I started to tour around different neighborhoods and even though I lived 150 kilometers from Barcelona at the time, I took trips there as often as I could to take pictures of the graffiti and Street Art.”

ManuTwice. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Since 2010 he has moved much closer to the city and thanks to the friendships he has formed he says that artists have reached out to him to come and shoot their new work. He favors murals, portraits and faces, illustrations, photorealism and fantasy. Since he now lives closer to the art he has adopted an approach that is methodical. “I research on the internet, search certain hashtags, and check my email – I usually follow more or less known weekly ‘routes ‘,” he explains.

Unfortunately for Street Art fans like Olivé, the city has taken serious steps to limit organic street art in recent years. Areas of the city that once burst with thousands of murals, pieces, stencils, and wheatpastes had begun to attract tourists to an art scene that outshone many major cities but according to many artists the city and real estate industry saw new development opportunities and smothered a scene that had inspired books, websites, videos, galleries, and related cultural events.

Penao. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

While the city’s clean-up efforts have spawned a criticism in certain quarters that the organic nature of the street art scene has been cynically expunged in favor of commercial retail stores and corporate dullness, municipal advocates respond that the city has also created “zones” for individual creativity to be expressed with little restriction.

Señor Olivé believes that both parties have a point. “Since I began taking photos in Barcelona I have seen a huge change from when I started – the amount of Street Art has decreased due to new municipal policies high penalties. But the city has also created 8 or 10 ‘approved’ zones for graffiti and the quality is often very good.”

MAMM. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

One of his favorite sanctioned spots to shoot is in a park inaugurated in the 1990s where a light and power station once operated and where three tall chimneys from the previous century still tower as a reminder of the history of the city. “Jardines de las Tres Chimeneas” (Three Chimney Park) provides a number of paved skateboarding spots and walls specifically reserved for an ongoing graffiti exposition that is renewed weekly. The park has events including skateboard competions, electronic music performances and exhibitions of hip-hop and break dance.

He is retiring from his regular job this July and plans to take a trip to a number of cities in the US to celebrate with his wife, and to take photos. He has a post-retirement photography plan already. “Starting this October I am planning a new project for myself to do a one-year weekly documentation of the ‘Tres Chimeneas’,” – perhaps to present in a gallery or some other formal venue.

And of course, there is still plenty of the unsanctioned stuff to shoot, it just may be a little harder to find…

Millo. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

P.Nitas. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Reuunit. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Roc BlacBlock. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Feo Flip . Roc BlacBlock. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Marino. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

M2. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Enric Sant. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

El Pez. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Cranio . El Pez. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

PAM SR. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Aryz. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Chanoir . Xupet. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

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This article is also published on The Huffington Post

Dulk Illustrates Out on a Limb in Rome

May 5, 2015 Artists

Antonio Segura Donat, aka Dulk is an illustrator and graphic designer from Valencia, Spain who is now also known in many cities for his painting in the street. Since copying images in encyclopedias as a kid, he continues to love drawing and painting animals, exaggerating their features and personalities to tell fantastical stories. While he is part of a graffiti crew called Wildcans and he did some writing for a while as a teen, he remains more committed to his work as an illustrator these days.

Dulk at work. (photo © @blindeyefactory)

Dolk says he says he “enjoys creating characters and stories based on his own dreams and everyday events, mixing fact and fiction, with a touch of pop surrealism,” according to his bio, and with these kind of skills you can easily imagine how Dulk will be doing a children’s book one of these days, as it appears that his work originates with a childlike imagination. In fact he and his brother illustrated a book based in Brussels a few years ago that gives a better idea of his small-scale drawing talent.

Here you can see Dulk’s initial outlines on the wall before his inhabits them with color and volume. The new wall is part of “Street Heart,” a project sponsored by the 5th Municipality of Rome, curated by Marta Gargiulo and Varsi Gallery along with Massimo Scrocca and Marco Gallotta.

Dulk at work. (photo © @blindeyefactory)

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Tristan Eaton and Cyrcle in BK for a Mural

May 4, 2015 Artists

Starting off the week with some fresh shots of new mural work going up by Cyrcle and Tristan Eaton who both were in Brooklyn last week hitting up a spot in what used to be ratty old arty Williamsburg before it became overpriced suburban-office-park Williamsburg. Times have changed but both Tristan and Cycle keeps upping their skills! Let’s see how long it takes for a car maker to exploit them.

Tristan Eaton on the right with Rabi from Cyrcle on the left. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Rabi from Cyrcle at work. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton at work. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sketch on the wall in preparation for the portrait. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton at work. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton and Rabi/Cyrcle collaboration in Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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BSA Images Of The Week: 05.03.15

May 3, 2015 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

We’ve been seeing an increase in the number of politically charged pieces showing up in the street lately. It is no surprise given the rise in marches and demonstrations and discussions in our city and country about topics like racism, police brutality, and rising economic inequality. Street Art has a tradition of addressing socio-political topics, sometimes gently, sometimes yelling at the top of its lungs.

This comes at a time where the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is banning all political speech and religious ads in the advertisements it runs. “Hateful speech is not harmless speech. Only a fool or rogue would argue otherwise,” said Charles Moerdler, an MTA board member and Holocaust survivor who voted for the new policy. Of course any time you start to ban speech you don’t like, you are risking someone banning yours.

One could argue that all speech is political but you don’t recognize it when the message expresses views endorsed by the dominant culture; BP ads tell us that it is splendid to burn fossil fuels, CitiBank ads on bicycles tell us that bankers are nice community-minded people, and McDonalds ads tell us that eating meat is nutritious. Nothing political there right? Do you think the MTA would allow you to run an advertisement saying the opposite of any of those messages? Or would that suddenly be political?

The first few messages of this weeks walls are examples of speech, some of them political, some of them not. The streets will decide which get banned.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring 907 Crew, Adam Cost, Anthony Lister, Balu, bunny M, Cash 4, David Shillinglaw, Defs, Deeker, FWC Crew, HA3, Icy & Sot, JR, Kaws, London Kaye, Merve Berkman, Myth, Omen, R2, Rambo, ROA, Rubin 415, SEA, Smells, Sote, and Specter.

Top Image: Turkish Street Artist Merve Berkman brings this Syrian refugee with child from the streets of Istanbul to the streets of New York. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Balu and his portrait of Malcolm X (photo © Jaime Rojo)

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who are oppressing them” a quote from Assata Shakur in this new Myth piece. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Icy & Sot (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Davaid Shillinglaw . Lily Mixe (photo © Jaime Rojo)

London Kaye (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Adam Cost. Tell me about it. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Cash4 . Rambo . Droid . Smells (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Roman . 907 Crew (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Specter (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Rubin415 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

ROA. Detail (photo © Jaime Rojo)

ROA. Detail. Omen . SEA . Kaws (photo © Jaime Rojo)

ROA. Detail (photo © Jaime Rojo)

ROA . HA3 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

SOTE (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Søren Solkær: “Surface” Reveals What’s Below

May 2, 2015 Artists

“At first it seemed like a closed community, but one artist would lead me to the next and before I knew it, I had entered into an amazing new world – a very tight knit community of artists, many of which live like creative nomads.,” says photographer Soren Solkaer in the foreward to his new collection called Surface. A three year project that has led the Dane to 13 cities capturing 140 artists whose practice lies along the graffiti-Street Art continuum is a revelation on many levels – who knew that you could convince so many of these undomesticated ferocious coyotes to pose? Who would have guessed that they would agree to be in staged photographs as well?

Influenced by the Czech tradition of photography of including staging and symbolism that he studied in the mid 1990s, Solkaer brings in distinctive elements of each artists style or process to inform the orchestrated environments in these images, instantly telling you more about the subject and their work.

It is a very successful method that turns the photographer into biographer and makes the viewer into student and possibly a fan. Naturally, this world-traveled photographic artist has also developed his own formal techniques and distinctive style so the resulting images are crisp and on-point, the ingenious surroundings and ambiance often lifting the subject into another realm.

With a personal history that includes break-dancing as a teen in a small village in Denmark, Soren tells us that his rediscovery of the modern Street Art scene was reawakened only recently after he had long ago shifted interest away from street culture. After a successful career shooting most of the largest names in rock and popular music, he had the freedom to discover a new project where he could innovate in the space of a still evolving scene. After an introduction to Shepard Fairey and some other street artists and with a few rewarding photo shoots of personalities from this genre of autonomous art making in the public sphere, Solkear says he was hooked.

The New York launch of Surface is tonight at Allouche Gallery in Soho and a number of artists and special guests will be in attendance. When you see Soren, ask him the name of his high school breaking crew.

Søren Solkær: Surface published by Gingko Press.

Søren Solkær: Surface Opens today at the Allouche Gallery in SOHO. Click HERE for more details.

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BSA Film Friday 05.01.15

May 1, 2015 Artists

Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities.

Now screening :

1. Richmond Mural Program 2014
2. Black ANZAC: Time Lapse of WW1 Soldier Wall
3. Adnate, Askew, Guido Van Helton, Mayo, Rone in Melbourne
4. Cane Morto & Borondo Combo In Lisbon

BSA Special Feature: Richmond Recap 2014

A community/business improvement initiative for the city of Richmond, Virginia, the past few years have featured a diverse roster of talents who dig the vibe and paint the town. This feel-good recap of the 2014 mural program gives an idea how initiatives like this can invigorate a local scene and how connections are made as a result.

Black ANZAC: Time Lapse of WW1 Soldier Wall

A wheat-pasted mural by Hego in Meningie, South Australia to honor soldiers fighting in World War 1.

Adnate, Askew, Guido Van Helton, Mayo, Rone in Melbourne

A monochromatic wall can help tie together different styles of painting and writing. In this ad for a mural painting service, these street artists give a great demo of collaborative work on a hundred meter wall in Collingwood, Melbourne.

Cane Morto & Borondo Combo In Lisbon

You can never tell how much of this wild-man flailing of the arms and manic yelping at the sky and alleged illicit portrait painting is genuine with Cane Morto – but surely you can tell that there is a screw loose somewhere when looking at this teaser for their upcoming movie.

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*Top image screenshot of Wes21 and ONUR at Richmond Mural Program

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Vinie. Detail. Le Mur. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Vinie. Le Mur. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Big Ben. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Big Ben. Detail. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

The Outings Project. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Zag et Sia. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Levalet. Detail. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Levalet. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

K-Bal. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Jo Di Bona. Detail. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Jo Di Bona. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

ThyM’arengo. Detail. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

ThyM’arengo. Paris. France. May 2015. (photo © Sandra Hoj)

Avalon Jazz Band – I Love Paris

MAMM. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

ManuTwice. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

MAMM. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Millo. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

P.Nitas. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Reuunit. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Roc BlacBlock. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Feo Flip . Roc BlacBlock. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Marino. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

M2. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Enric Sant. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

El Pez. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Cranio . El Pez. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

PAM SR. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Aryz. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Chanoir . Xupet. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbuena)

Dulk at work. (photo © @blindeyefactory)

Dulk at work. (photo © @blindeyefactory)

Dulk at work. (photo © @blindeyefactory)

Dulk at work. (photo © @blindeyefactory)

Tristan Eaton on the right with Rabi from Cyrcle on the left. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Rabi from Cyrcle at work. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Rabi from Cyrcle at work. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton at work. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sketch on the wall in preparation for the portrait. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton at work. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton and Rabi/Cyrcle collaboration in Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton and Rabi/Cyrcle collaboration in Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton and Rabi/Cyrcle collaboration in Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton and Rabi/Cyrcle collaboration in Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton and Rabi/Cyrcle collaboration in Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton and Rabi/Cyrcle collaboration in Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton and Rabi/Cyrcle collaboration in Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tristan Eaton and Rabi/Cyrcle collaboration in Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Top Image: Turkish Street Artist Merve Berkman brings this Syrian refugee with child from the streets of Istanbul to the streets of New York. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Balu and his portrait of Malcolm X (photo © Jaime Rojo)

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who are oppressing them” a quote from Assata Shakur in this new Myth piece. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Icy & Sot (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Davaid Shillinglaw . Lily Mixe (photo © Jaime Rojo)

London Kaye (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Adam Cost. Tell me about it. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Cash4 . Rambo . Droid . Smells (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Roman . 907 Crew (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Specter (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Rubin415 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

ROA. Detail (photo © Jaime Rojo)

ROA. Detail. Omen . SEA . Kaws (photo © Jaime Rojo)

ROA. Detail (photo © Jaime Rojo)

ROA . HA3 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

SOTE (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Anthony Lister and friends. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

JR from his series Walking New York. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

JR from his series Walking New York. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

DEFS and FWC Crew in Dubai (photo © DEFS)

bunny M (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. SOHO, NYC. May 2015 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Søren Solkær: Surface (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Søren Solkær: Surface. Olek (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Søren Solkær: Surface. Strok (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Søren Solkær: Surface. Lee Quinones (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Søren Solkær: Surface. The London Police (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Søren Solkær: Surface. Borondo (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Søren Solkær: Surface. Tilt (photo ©Søren Solkær)

Søren Solkær: Surface. Don John (photo ©Søren Solkær)

Søren Solkær: Surface. Blek le Rat (photo ©Søren Solkær)

Søren Solkær: Surface. Borondo (photo ©Søren Solkær)