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Maximiliano Ruiz Peels Back Layers : 14 From 2014

Maximiliano Ruiz Peels Back Layers : 14 From 2014

December 26, 2014
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Happy Holidays to all of you charming and sparkling BSA readers!
It’s been a raucous sleigh ride with you and we thank everyone most sincerely for your support and participation this year. A sort of tradition for us at the end of this December we are marking the year with “14 from 2014”. We asked photographers and curators from various perspectives of street culture to share a gem with all of us that means something to them. Join us as we collectively say goodbye and thank you to ’14.
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Author and editor of Graffiti Argentina, Nuevo Mundo: Latin American Street Art, and Walls & Frames: Fine Art from the Streets, Maximiliano Ruiz can tell you about the intersection of the street with the gallery and fine art collections with a great deal of acumen. This year he shared with BSA readers a story that intersected Street Artist Pejac, a ship, and the exact time Monet completed a painting. Here he takes a step back to share with us the profane and profound: the elements involved in the Street Art scene wherever you are – in this case Moscow.
 

“Urban art can take endless forms and is constantly bringing surprises with its evolution.

But no matter what, it has always been and will always be just a very thin layer of paint on a wall.”

~ Maximiliano Ruiz

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Layers in Moscow, Russia. (photo © @ches_ches)

 

See Maximiliano’s photos in our posting >>Monet Rising: Spanish Street Artist Pejac Impressionist Tribute on Ship

 

 

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Karl Addison in Moscow: The Fisherman and the Depleted Sea

Karl Addison in Moscow: The Fisherman and the Depleted Sea

November 8, 2014

Karl Addison was in Moscow recently for the MOST art festival and based his mural on a Russian fairy tale by Alexander Pushkin entitled The Fisherman & The Fish, written in 1833.  “The mural is a symbol from this folklore showing the Old Man with the Fish and to the corner his Wife as the Sea,” says Addison, “Each level of the Sea is a darker and dark blue symbolizing the five requests she makes – making the Sea grow darker and violent each time.”

Additionally the artist says his mural is a commentary on the modern methods of fishing that are rapidly killing off entire species. According to the World Wildlife fund, we are plundering our oceans at a rate that is completely unsustainable and by 2048 “Unless the current situation improves, stocks of all species currently fished for food are predicted to collapse by 2048.” Addison says his mural is meant as “a strong warning with the exploitation of our natural resources-   depleting them till there is nothing left.”

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Karl Addison “The Fisherman” MOST Art Festival. Moscow, Russia (photo © Karl Addison)

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Karl Addison “The Fisherman” MOST Art Festival. Moscow, Russia (photo © Karl Addison)

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Karl Addison “The Fisherman” MOST Art Festival. Moscow, Russia (photo © Karl Addison)

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Karl Addison “The Fisherman” MOST Art Festival. Moscow, Russia (photo © Karl Addison)

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Karl Addison “The Fisherman” MOST Art Festival. Moscow, Russia (photo © Karl Addison)

 

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Göla Busts Out of a Moscow Wall

Göla Busts Out of a Moscow Wall

August 4, 2012 , ,

In Moscow last month Street Artist Göla popped out of the wall into a third dimension with this topiatastic sculpture that appears to contain as much exuberance and life as it’s creator. In town for a large festival that concentrates on sneakers and other lifestyle products, the ever fertile artist mind clearly is unencumbered creatively, letting his imagination off on a tear, with Göla gleefully running after it.

Göla (photo © courtesy Göla)

Göla (photo © courtesy Göla)

Göla (photo © courtesy Göla)

Göla (photo © courtesy Göla)

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Anti-Putin Street Art in Moscow

April 14, 2012

Norman Hermant, reporter for Australian news program Lateline did a story airing a couple of days ago profiling a new interest in Street Art in Moscow. According to the story the uptick in interest is spurred by the dissatisfaction many have with Russia’s political leadership and a general increased interest worldwide in Street Art. “Fans of the medium say the reason for its popularity is simple – street art can speak directly to the people,” reports Hermant.

Also fun to note: Despite decades of global graffiti culture, skater culture, hip hop culture, punk and anarchist subculture, political postering, and people’s movements to change predominant political paradigms through art, the newsreader here introducing the story attributes the Russian youth’s interest in Street Art to Banksy.

Still from video of news report on “Lateline” copyright Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

A detail from a piece by Russian Street Artist Pavel 183 in this still from video of news report on “Lateline” copyright Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Very possibly his name is inspired by Taki 183.

Still from video of news report on “Lateline” copyright Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

See the full report “Russian Protesters Turn to Street Art” HERE

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