A Monster Mash on the Streets

October 31, 2012

“I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.”

Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592)

Seeing a monster on the street can make you pick up your pace a little.

Especially if it is a dark windy autumn night and the block you are on has no working street light. And if the  leaves and garbage and random pieces of plastic are swirling in the air and clattering into cluttered little piles in the corners of doorways. Here’s an eclectic collection of spooks and skeletons and wild-eyed beasts created by today’s Street Artists and shot by photographer Jaime Rojo that may make your march along the footpath just a little more mysterious and monstrous as the wind picks up and you rush to your home for safety.

Dave Kinsey (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Steiner (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Vampire Cloud (photo © Jaime Rojo)

John Lurie (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Artist Unknown. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

TY (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Nick Walker (photo © Jaime Rojo)

 

BRLRS (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Buff Monster (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Buff Monster (photo © Jaime Rojo)

You know, a lot of people around the office like Echidna but I always think she has an empty sort of expression on her face that makes me wonder what she’s thinking. Michael DeNicola (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Nervous updates Barbarella. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

El Sol 25 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Evil World (photo © Jaime Rojo)

MOR (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Lover (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Good to see that the Raven knows love when he sees it. Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Left Handed Wave looks like he might have had a couple while in costume. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

J (photo © Jaime Rojo)

J (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Burning Candy does a horror theme. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Brooklyn-Mongolia Mashup : Faile Sprays with Locals in Ulaanbaatar

October 30, 2012

BSA Exclusive Photos of Faile Stenciling in Mongolia and “The Wolf Within”

By way of cultural exchange, the Brooklyn street art/fine art collective known as Faile have just collaborated with artists in Mongolia to create new street works and a huge public sculpture for one of it’s largest parks.

Faile. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

Invited by the Tiger Translate Festival in Ulaanbaatar, Faile provided the framework of a custom stencil of a girl and a skateboard while 8 local artists completed them on the walls of an arched passageway in the university district. Artists had been chosen by the National Arts Council and some other local artists are part of ROAAD crew, Mongolia’s first street art crew. Below are exclusive images of those pieces as well as some of Faile taking field trips to put up some other stencils around the city.

Faile. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

A separate collaborative project culminated in the creation of a 5 meter high public sculpture called “Wolf Within”. Originally conceived as an illustration by Faile during the worldwide financial crash/crises of ’08, the image symbolized the unsustainability of the ever-growing bull market. Now in 2012 as Mongolia is said to be the part of the worlds fasted growing economy, the uneasy alliance between it’s past and future with a male figure cloaked in a wolf pelt and two-piece suit crying out in anguish or exhasperation.

Faile and a local artist adding pattern to girl’s dress. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

Working with a local sculptor and craftsman named Batmunkh over a period of months, Faile was able to realize their drawing as sculpture and last week the fiberglass “Wolf Within” was unveiled as a permanent installation at the National Garden Park, a new 1,650 acre project in the heart of Ulaanbaatar.  With the stencil and sculpture projects completed, Faile and Tiger Translate are hoping to encourage and give exposure to some of the best emerging creative talents across Asia.

Faile. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

While the Street Art practice of cutting and spraying stencils is still kind of new to Mongolia, the history and culture of creativity of the country is very rich. To us it’s yet another example of the global fascination with Street Art culture that continues to take root and expand, with the rapid dissemination of ideas and a personal connection to art-making in the public sphere. Cross-cultural creative collaborations like these enliven young minds and all participants feel a strengthened connection to each other. “Everyone leaves changed from it,” says Faile of their experience with Tiger Translate and the artists

Both Faile and Tiger Translate acknowledge the help and contributions of all the artists and the Mongolian Arts Council.

Faile. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

Faile, Batmunkh, and the “Wolf Within” installed the new National Garden Park being built in   Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

The original Faile stencil that inspired the above sculpture.  Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

Faile putting up the stencil shown on the previous image, with photographer in tow.  Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

A Faile piece that also appeared on the streets of Brooklyn, here seen in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

A small cluster of fans and helpers accompanies Faile in this Brooklyn cultural exchange in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 2012. (photo courtesy © Tiger Translate)

Visit Tiger Translate for more information on their mission.

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XAM: Give Me Shelter

October 29, 2012

Bringing Bauhaus to the Birds – New XAM Work in New York

Here are new shelters from the storm that were just installed for New York birds by Street Artist XAM. Architect, designer, and enthusiastic student of the Bauhaus, XAM has not put up birdhouses this year as far as we know, and you can see that these are more like mini Walter Gropius monuments than before. Part of a new Modular series, the employment of color blocking and some serious hues may give them a stronger, utilitarian, rugged appearance that seems appropriate for the industrial urban environment they are part of.

XAM (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Mounted above your head, the sight lines are really striking sometimes for the passerby who looks up to see the birdhouse in the foreground and the echoing of shapes of buildings and skyline behind it. It’s good to see that some of these new ones still have roof top gardens and at least one is a dwelling with an interior accessed feeder. Sometimes a visiting bird will also find fresh food inside. Not to mention that these new units again are offering satellite service for the modern feathered dweller who may want to track weather conditions before leaving the haus.

XAM. Same Dwelling as above to show a different angle of the piece. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

XAM (photo © Jaime Rojo)

XAM (photo © Jaime Rojo)

XAM. Same dwelling as above to show a different angle of the piece. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

XAM (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Images of the Week 10.28.12

October 28, 2012

Here is our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring Avoid, BAST, Cruz, Dain, Dark Clouds, EKG, Hanksy, JC, Jesse Hazelip, JM, Jonathan Matas, MUDA Collective, Judith Supine, LNY, Luv1, Poke, Sheepman, Whisbe, XAM, and Zach Rockstad

Street Artist XAM is directing eyes to fly across the sky again throughout Brooklyn with a new flock of birds on a wire. Check us out tomorrow for a new collection of bird shelters from XAM we just found and shot before the Frankenstorms came. Hopefully some birds found them too.

XAM. We welcome XAM back on the streets of NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Jonathan Matas . Zach Rockstad . Poke (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Cruz (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Cruz. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Cruz. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dain sidebusts El Sol 25 in this piece that makes both of them more unusual than usual (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dain (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Bast (photo © Jaime Rojo)

WhIsbe (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sheepman (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sheepman. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Gilf! at Bushwick Five Points (photo © Jaime Rojo)

JM (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Remember when your aunt Millie told you not to point at somebody because when you point one finger at them you are actually pointing three back at yourself?  JC (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Luv 1 at Bushwick Five Points (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Hanksy imitates Street Artist Chris Stain to try a pop culture reference at Bushwick Five Points. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

LNY (right) has been so horny lately as he completes his collab with Overunder (left) at Bushwick Five Points. Also interesting to note the OU urban architectural language melding into the LNY cityscape. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

One more off-kilter collab between Judith Supine and Jesse Hazelip. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

EKG and Dark Clouds in Bushwick Five Points with Avoid’s blessings. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Architect/Designers The MUDA Collective were in town from Rio De Janiero and left some of their custom tile work. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Entes y Pesimo Go To Mexico

October 27, 2012

Cholula, Pachuca, Puebla, D.F.

Peruvian Street Artists Entes y Pesimo traveled around Mexico as summers sun began to give everyone a rest from its intensity in the last month or so. Continuing to develop their figurative style and define technique, they usually take a long wall as an opportunity to let their figures lie down. In the case of the tall wall, they bring in more of the family.

Recurring themes are care-taking and seeking shelter from the harshness of life. During their trip they visited the central cities of Cholula, Pachuca, Puebla and of course Mexico City (or D.F.) in Mexico. Here are examples of this latest work for BSA readers.

Entes y Pesimo. Mexico 2012. (photo © courtesy Entes y Pesimo)

Entes y Pesimo. Mexico 2012. (photo © courtesy Entes y Pesimo)

Entes y Pesimo. Mexico 2012. (photo © courtesy Entes y Pesimo)

Entes y Pesimo. Mexico 2012. (photo © courtesy Entes y Pesimo)

Entes y Pesimo. Mexico 2012. (photo © courtesy Entes y Pesimo)

Entes y Pesimo. Mexico 2012. (photo © courtesy Entes y Pesimo)

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Fun Friday 10.26.12

October 26, 2012

1. Perfect Storm “Big Freedia” Coming
2. Kid Acne, “Damn Straight” (Vienna)
3. Blue Dog at Michael Mutt (NYC)
4. “Las Calles Hablan” Group Show (Barcelona)
5. SANER Has “Catharsis” at New Image (LA)
6. Saner “Catharsis” Teaser # 2 (VIDEO)
7. Jeff Frost “Modern Ruin” Preview (VIDEO)
8. See No Evil 2012 (VIDEO)

Happy Friday NYC. Halloween is in full effect on the streets and there are people in costume at bars, at art parties, galleries, and in the corner deli throughout this weekend as we get ready for the Frankenstorm that is on it’s way from the South, West, and North. And from New Orleans another storm system called Big Freedia is set to hit on Halloween at Brooklyn Bowl. Watch the skies for this perfect storm – Ya’ll get back now!

 

Kid Acne, “Damn Straight” (Vienna)

This week Kid Acne has been led by his small army of sword-wielding women to Vienna, Austria for his solo show at Inoperable gallery with mono prints, graphite, screenprints, qatercolor, and more. The Kid says that the show will also feature a limited print “honoring the worlds first Graffiti Artist, Kyselak“, an Austrian who painted during the early 1800s. “Damn Straight” is now open.

Kid Acne on the streets of Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

For further information regarding this show click here.

Blue Dog at Michael Mutt (NYC)

With canine pragmatism, the Street Artist Blue Dog 10003 describes the rules of the street: “You put up and if people like it they take pics or poach it. If it sucks they slap over it.” Not sure how it applies to the rules inside the gallery ; “Re Tail Blue’s” is now open to the general public at the Michael Mutt Gallery in Manhattan.

Blue Dog 10003 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

For further information regarding this show click here.

“Las Calles Hablan” Group Show (Barcelona)

In support of a forthcoming documentary of the same name, Las Calles Hablan is the first exhibit by Mapping Barcelona Public Art and it is tracing the evolution of street art in Barcelona since the death of Franco. While this collection is not exhaustive, it gives an overview. Presented by MBPA at the Mutuo Centro de Arte, the show includes: Debens, Tom14, Kenor, Pez, Kafre, Alice, SM172, Ogoch, BToy and Gola. Now open.

Pez in Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

For further information regarding this show click here.

SANER Has “Catharsis” at New Image (LA)

“I visited Oaxaca a lot when I was growing up because my mother is from there, and certain traditions which they carried out there really caught my attention.,” says Mexican Street Artist Saner as he talks about his youth and the rich influences that can be traced in his work. Medvin Sobio curates Saner’s new show “Catharsis” at New Image Art Gallery in West Hollywood, CA. A cultural and stylistic fusionaire, Saner is clearly poised to influence many – Saturday night it is the place to be in LA.

Saner in Miami for Wynwood Walls. A collaboration with Sego. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

For further information regarding this show click here.

Saner “Catharsis” Teaser # 2 (VIDEO)

Jeff Frost “Modern Ruin” Preview (VIDEO)

See No Evil 2012. Street Art Way of Life (VIDEO)

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Licking Street Art : Sweet Work from Shelley Miller

October 25, 2012

Wall Candy from Montreal Street Artist Shelley Miller

Shelley Miller has a sweet take on Street Art that embraces its ephemeral quality and merges it with tile making traditions from Spain and Portugal – and cake making. Using sugar and cake icing, she has brought the street occasional and temporary installations of historically based scenes that are inspired by old tile design, patterning, architectural motifs, and a decidedly calligraphic approach to letter style that most graff heads wouldn’t go near, unless they wanted a taste.

Shelley Miller. “Cargo” Montreal, 2009. Hand painted sugar tiles. Day 1 (photo © Shelley Miller)

Painstaking and faithful to traditional techniques that were originally used with more stable materials, Miller does her work on the street knowing fully well that it will be destroyed by the elements and that passersby will witness it’s disintegration as rain melts it away. Also, since it is edible, sometimes a kid will break off some pieces – or simply lick the wall.

Shelley Miller. “Cargo” Montreal, 2009. Detail. Hand painted sugar tiles. Day 1 (photo © Shelley Miller)

Shelley Miller. “Cargo” Montreal, 2009. Hand painted sugar tiles. Day 9 (photo © Shelley Miller)

Shelley Miller. “Cargo” Montreal, 2009. Hand painted sugar tiles. Day 15 (photo © Shelley Miller)

A more contemporary homage to the graffiti tradition, Miller did this “Throw Up” in Toronto for Nuit Blanche this year using sugar and food dye. (photo © Shelley Miller)

Shelley Miller. “Throw Up”. Detail.  Toronto, Nuit Blanche, 2012. Sugar and food dye. (photo © Shelley Miller)

Doing a fill with frosting. Shelley Miller. “Throw Up”. Detail.  Toronto, Nuit Blanche, 2012. Sugar and food dye. (photo © Shelley Miller)

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Fabien Castanier Gallery Presents: JonOne “A Beautiful Madness” (Studio City, CA)

October 24, 2012 , , , , ,

JonOne

Photo © Guillaume Zuili

Fabien Castanier Gallery is proud to present A Beautiful Madness, the first solo exhibition in the USA by JonOne. Though raised in New York, JonOne has lived in Paris since the mid 1980’s where he has established himself as an artist, building a career that has spanned over 20 years.

From his early days as a youth, tagging the streets of Harlem, JonOne has always emphasized a painterly approach, bringing brushes instead of spray cans to tag subway trains. Drawing from the energy and freedom of painting in an urban landscape, he translates his roots as a graffiti artist into paintings that are a completely unique form of abstract expressionism. Akin to Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, JonOne’s pieces exhibit an enormous sense of movement and color. His compositions combine freestyle, precise strokes, repetition and texture for a uniquely balanced yet dynamic visual experience.

“…my life is very fast-moving and intense, and I hope I convey that energy through my work. [My paintings] represent me but in a different dynamic from when they were linked to a street context.  The way I present my work has changed but I can’t deny my roots or my schooling. Even so, I don’t see myself as a street artist because I don’t feel that need to go out and do stuff. I’m not committed to a cause. I’m someone who’s converted the negative to positive and today my work is done in the studio.”    – JonOne, Transformations
(Interview with Marie Maertens, March 16, 2012)

JonOne’s paintings represent a new era of contemporary artists who have moved beyond their roots as graffiti writers to establish themselves as painters. Recognized internationally for his urban contemporary paintings, JonOne has stayed true to his artistic vision. From Paris to Shanghai, Casablanca to Hong-Kong, he has exhibited in galleries and art fairs around the world, resulting in a tremendous response from both the public and collectors as well as at auction.

Opening Reception will be Saturday, November 3rd, 7-10pm.
A Special Preview will take place on November 1st, 7-9pm.
Both are open to the public.

Fabien Castanier Gallery

12196 Ventura Blvd

Studio City, CA 91604

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Stupid Easy Gallery Presents: Stikman “Stikman 20.1” (Philadelphia, PA)

October 24, 2012 , , , , ,

Stikman

Stikman. (photo © Stkman)

Stikman 20.1 Celebrating 20 Years Hanging Around Philly

Stupid Easy Gallery is proud to announce a new solo-exhibition by one of street art’s most prolific and elusive personalities.

Stikman presents a new body of work celebrating twenty years of public intervention.  Utilizing a diverse range of media the world-renown artist has created a truly satisfying experience.  The work is subtle and complex yet irresistibly seductive; a familiar icon of the human form, recognized by all as a symbol of being .  Stupid Easy Gallery invites you to join us Friday November 2nd From 6-9pm to honor one of Philadelphia’s best kept secrets. STIKMAN.

It could be in the form of 3D men made of small sticks to figures hidden in iconic imagery pasted to doors, or literally under your feet, smashed into the concrete. The range of mediums used and the calculated creativity given to each piece is overshadowed only by the sheer amount of work he has affixed to our cities surfaces.-Darkclouds

from the artist:

It was the summer of 1992 that I deployed my first stikman in the East Village. In the early years the sticks were not painted, It took me much longer to make them at the time because I was always changing the way they were constructed. In the first year I don’t think I made more than 50 of them, they were between 5 and 6 inches tall and made of basswood. By 1996 I had started painting them and begun producing many more per year.

Once I started painting the 3-D stikmen I also started to paint stickers. Combining the 2 dimensional graphic element expanded my view of the ever changing stikman form, and the project took off in unforeseen directions. I was finding many different materials and processes with which to explore the realm of stikman.  Over the years I have affixed and painted the stikman on numerous LP record covers, prints, book pages, cut paper paste-ups, hollow core doors and a variety of metal, wood, cloth and plastic objects. Some of my favorite pieces include stenciling images on ping pong balls, bricks, tiny slide viewers, and playing cards. And of course there were always little wooden men made of sticks.

My pieces start their lives as static objects, but they come to life when I place them in a public place where they are subject to the forces of time, interactions with humans and climate. I share this transient form of art to connect with a viewer whom I will never meet, in hopes that the joy of finding the unexpected has altered their consciousness. It finds an indigenous space in our surroundings like a flower escaping from the crack in a sidewalk. Continuously altered by time and circumstance.

Stupid Easy Gallery. 307 Market St. Philadelphia, PA

 

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Eyes On The Walls Presents: Lora Zombie “Blue Bird Lobotomy” (Manhattan, NYC)

October 24, 2012 , , , , , ,

Lora Zombie

Eyes On Walls Presents:

LORA ZOMBIE

BLUE BIRD LOBOTOMY

A night of Grunge Art by Lora Zombie – drinks, music and exclusive releases.

SOHO NYC // 11.8.2012 // 7-10pm

 498 BROOME STREET

SHOW INFO & RSVP: www.EyesOnWalls.com/LoraZombieNYC

PRESS CONTACT: Marit Weitnauer // 323-333-9614 // marit@eyesonwalls.com

EYES ON WALLS PRESENTS “BLUE BIRD LOBOTOMY” AN ART SHOW BY LORA ZOMBIE

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lora Zombie is a young self-taught painter from Russia and a top seller on the urban art scene. Her first New York solo show will feature over 50 brand new pieces, a limited edition art book release, exclusive print offerings and more.

Since making a name for herself with her trademark “grunge art” painting style, Lora Zombie has exhibited in Los Angeles, Toronto, New York and Russia – bringing in the interest of notable collectors and fans worldwide. Her raw, trademark style is already unmistakable in the urban art scene. A unique commentary on pop culture and keen eye for beauty, along with her young and eclectic mind, prove that Lora sees things differently than the rest of us. Take a glimpse into the world of Lora Zombie – her private world of color, character and signature dripping, drooling, masterful grunge. Soft and tender, elegant and daring, her multi-disciplinary talents are evident in this recent collection of her work.

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

“Crazy 4 Cult: New York”, Gallery 1988, New York, NY (2012)

“The Breaking Bad Art Project” Group Show – Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA (2012)

“Whales.Love.Procrastination”, Phonebooth Gallery, Long Beach, CA (2012)
“Drugs and Unicorns” – Art Show at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Canada (2011)

“Grunge Art by Lora Zombie” – Art Show at MART Gallery, St. Petersburg Russia (2011)

“BROKEN DOLL LA LA LA” Phonebooth Gallery, Long Beach, CA (2011)

ABOUT EYES ON WALLS                 

Eyes On Walls is an art publishing company that works with an elite group of artists from around the world. We publish and promote these artists, selling work in open and limited edition formats, as well as offering original art, apparel and more. Since pairing up with Lora Zombie in 2010 Eyes On Walls has sold over 30,000 pieces of her work, produced two North American shows, and released a Limited Edition Book. We’re proud to present Blue Bird Lobotomy, her first solo show in New York.

MORE INFO AT                 

LoraZombie.com

EyesOnWalls.com

BroomeStreetGallery.com

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Library Street Collective Presents: Revok “Ordinary Things” (Detroit, Michigan)

October 24, 2012 , , , , , ,

Revok

Please join us in Detroit, Michigan this Friday, November 2, 2012 for

REVOK: ORDINARY THINGS

Library Street Collective

1260 Library Street in downtown Detroit, MI. 48226

313.600.7443 / www.lscgallery.com

The artist reception will take place on Friday, November 2 from 8–10pm.

Never in the history of art has a new genre become so adventurous, honest and powerful in such a short time.  The artist REVOK sits at the forefront of this movement.  His dedication, skill and determination have garnered him the respect and adoration of his peers.  His meticulous attention to detail and willingness to step outside of the lines and his comfort zone not only make him a rebel, but a leader, a pathfinder and a trailblazer in the graffiti art world.  Now as a fine artist, REVOK does this with grace and craftsmanship. Rearranging the memories, messages, words, warnings, colors and textures into coherent patterns with an honest and meaningful message. 

These most recent works by REVOK are of particular importance for the city we call home, the city adopted by this artist. Each work consists of material cultivated and cultured in the city of Detroit. Each piece masterfully placed  among  its neighbors to tell a story of growth, inspiration and triumph. Each piece displaced from an urban tomb and certain death, given new life in a work of art that reminds us, exactly how beautiful this city is.  It signifies a rebirth of rebirth, a preservation of decay, encapsulating time and propelling it into a new age.

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