Wish #7: Jef Aerosol

December 28, 2009

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10 Wishes for 2010, #7, Jef Aerosol

For ten days we’re presenting ten artists and their wishes for the new year, 2010, in no particular order.  Together, they are a tiny snapshot of the people who are part of the giant explosion of street art in New York.  Individually, each has added their expression of the creative spirit to the decade now ending.

Today’s wish comes from Jef Aerosol, who painted his first stencil in 1982 and is widely credited as being one of the original street artists in Paris, along with artists like Blek Le Rat and Miss Tic. January 2010 brings him to New York for “All Shook Up”, a powerful new solo show of cultural icons at Ad Hoc in Brooklyn.

“I wish one very simple thing : let’s all open our eyes and realize once and for good that all human beings on earth are brothers and sisters…
You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one !”

© Jef Aerosol

© Jef Aerosol



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Wish #6: Hellbent

December 27, 2009

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10 Wishes for 2010, #6, Hellbent

For ten days we’re presenting ten artists and their wishes for the new year, 2010, in no particular order.  Together, they are a tiny snapshot of the people who are part of the giant explosion of street art in New York.  Individually, each has added their expression of the creative spirit to the decade now ending.

Today’s wish comes from Hellbent, a street artist whose Freud’s jaw, half skull, and writhing fire snake are frequently laying on a bed of lace.
“I wish my father would find a job. I wish that this economy/country turns around and all the people who are out of work can get back to work, so they can continue to do things that don’t define them by a “job.”

Image courtesy artist. © Hellbent
Image courtesy artist. © Hellbent

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Wish #5: Specter

December 26, 2009

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10 Wishes for 2010, #5, Specter

For ten days we’re presenting ten artists and their wishes for the new year, 2010, in no particular order.  Together, they are a tiny snapshot of the people who are part of the giant explosion of street art in New York.  Individually, each has added their expression of the creative spirit to the decade now ending.

Today’s wish comes from Specter, whose large scale hand drawn and painted wheat-pastes have championed the homeless, the worker, the marginalized in unconventional unusual locations all over. What one may not guess is the sense of humor behind them. Here’s Specter’s wish for the new year;

“If had only one wish for the new year I would have to say I would want to be this guy if only for a few days — a chick magnet!”

Image courtesy Specter

Image courtesy Specter

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Wish #4: Cake

December 25, 2009

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10 Wishes for 2010, #4, Cake

For ten days we’re presenting ten artists and their wishes for the new year, 2010, in no particular order.  Together, they are a tiny snapshot of the people who are part of the giant explosion of street art in New York.  Individually, each has added their expression of the creative spirit to the decade now ending.

Today’s wish comes from Cake, who makes one-of-a-kind portraits with color washes.
“I wish for a series of good days; I wish for my niece to always be healthy and warm; I wish to be clean for one more day; I wish my dentist would lay off and lastly, I wish everyone a loving holiday.“

© Cake

© Cake

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Wish #3: FKDL

December 24, 2009

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10 Wishes for 2010, #3, FKDL

For ten days we’re presenting ten artists and their wishes for the new year, 2010, in no particular order.  Together, they are a tiny snapshot of the people who are part of the giant explosion of street art in New York.  Individually, each has added their expression of the creative spirit to the decade now ending.

Today’s wish comes from FKDL, whose animated black figures and forms dance and bend, frequently composed of a collage of 50’s/60’s-era fashion and lifestyle advertising.
“I place all my hopes on diversity, mixing and sharing culture. We must maintain this freedom that allows us to express ourselves in the street, trying to continually produce quality work; surprising, inventive, and hopefully work that makes people happier everyday.”

FKDL (middle) collaboration with Titi From Paris (outside)
FKDL (middle) collaboration with Titi From Paris.

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Wish #2: Chris Stain

December 23, 2009

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10 Wishes for 2010, #2, Chris Stain

For ten days we’re presenting ten artists and their wishes for the new year, 2010, in no particular order.  Together, they are a tiny snapshot of the people who are part of the giant explosion of street art in New York.  Individually, each has added their expression of the creative spirit to the decade now ending.

Today’s wish comes from Chris Stain, a Baltimore born stencil artist whose portraits focus on city folk, working folk, kids, moms, and every day heroes.
“I wish for a job with steady pay. After that is taken care of I can work on the rest of the world.”

The new Chris Stain oil pastel and acrylic wash piece stands at 12'H by about 20'W.
This piece by Chris Stain is an oil pastel and acrylic wash piece at a fundraiser at Art in General features his son and two friends as models.  (courtesy the artist)

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Wish #1: Logan Hicks

December 22, 2009

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10 Wishes for 2010, #1, Logan Hicks

For ten days we’re presenting ten artists and their wishes for the new year, 2010, in no particular order.  Together, they are a tiny snapshot of the people who are part of the giant explosion of street art in New York.  Individually, each has added their expression of the creative spirit to the decade now ending.

The first wish for the new year comes from Logan Hicks, stencil master, former headbanger, and workhorse.
“My wish?- To continue onward and upward”

image © Logan Hicks

image © Logan Hicks

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Christmas Greetings Get Destroyed

December 21, 2009

Sometimes you can’t catch any luck, even when you are bringing good cheer to the people on the street. The Destroy & Rebuild guys (2 of them anyway) are selling their art on the street in Soho and get Scrooged!

Somebody grab a hot mop, we got an eggnog spill over here.

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Winter Chill? Burn Your Art!

December 21, 2009 , ,

A few weeks ago Street Artist Celso and some of his friends decided to have an art show in Miami Beach during the much ballyhooed Art Basel show.

As a response to the aforementioned ballyhoo, and perhaps as a commentary about the romance with and commercialization of street art, the culmination of the “Art Burn” show was to light all of it on fire and grin mischievously. As an additional dystopian thrill for the assembled pyro-artiacts, a copy of Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury was torched also, after memorizing of course.

Thanks to Hargo for the excellent atmospheric pics – and to learn more about the project check out fabulous Carolina Miranda at C-Monster.net

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With a fire extinguisher at the ready, and a gallon of water, and a beer (photo © Hargo)

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For fire-tagger Ellis G., this particular event was not too much of a stretch. (photo © Hargo)

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Debbie Harry has not been this hot since the 80’s (Billi Kid) (photo © Hargo)

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Kids plus fire equals good times. Where’s that bag of marshmallows? (photo © Hargo)

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Art radicals, pavement and fences …. now just add 5 tires to the fire and you’ve got yourself a G8 Summit!  (photo © Hargo)

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Skewville’s demand has gone up since some of their supply was burned (©Hargo)

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Images of The Week 12.20.09

December 20, 2009

Brooklyn-Street-Art-IMAGES-OF-THE-WEEK_1009Our Weekly Interview with the streets

Avoid for Sale
It’s official. Avoid Pi is for Sale (© Jaime Rojo)

5003 DADA
5003  & Hobby Horse (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Bast
The never bashful Bast (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Deeker
Honey, why do you still go with that man?  You know he’s just trash! (Deeker) (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Imminent Disaster
Imminent Disaster (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Kosbe
Kosbe is rocking it  (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Kosbe (detail)
Kosbe is a detailed mess of color (detail) (© Jaime Rojo)

Horse Imminent Disaster (detail)
Horse Imminent Disaster (detail) (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Imminent Disaster (detail)

Imminent Disaster (detail) (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Imminent Disaster (detail)

Horse Imminent Disaster (detail) (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Police
New technology aids the crime fighters. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Paper Monster
Paper Monster made this hot babe in a fur trimmed winter coat to keep her warm. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Swoon
Swoon is chained to the gate.  (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Swoon (detail)
Swoon (detail) (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Peru Ana Ana Peru
See no evil, see no evil (Peru Ana Ana Peru) (photo © Jaime Rojo)

We Are Coming
Simultaneously? (photo © Jaime Rojo)

UFO 907
UFO 907 is blasting off in all kinds of directions these days; All hail the alien. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Veng RWK
A very funny move toward cut outs in this piece by Veng RWK (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Gaia Hand Paints a Red Roll-up

December 20, 2009 , ,

Street artist Gaia is often thought of primarily for wheat-pasted lino prints of animal/human mashups as metaphor, but it’s nice to note that adept hand-painting is also in Gaia’s quiver of skills.

It's a red-rooster rollup! Gaia (photo ©Keith Schweitzer)
It’s a red-rooster rollup! Gaia (photo ©Keith Schweitzer)

Here’s a brief motion collage of a hand-painted installation a few weeks ago on a roll-up door in Chinatown, NYC. Photographed by Keith Schweitzer and invited by No Longer Empty, Gaia creates a rooster portrait, where the proud sitter penetrates the passerby with an intense gaze.

Or is it a blank stare? I never know.

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