2011/02/11
Graffiti like an Egyptian Got Graffiti? celebrates Free Egypt
Whats a protest without kick-ass Graffiti
New York via unurth.com
Back in April Jordan Seiler's Public Ad Campaign organized a takeover of about 120 illegal billboards in NYC; each was whitewashed, and repainted by an artist.
Yesterday was round two; this time another 114 billboards were targeted; some of the results are below:
Yesterday was round two; this time another 114 billboards were targeted; some of the results are below:
Read more: http://unurth.com/123249/New-York-Street-Advertising-Takeover-Episode-2#ixzz1DgyGvFD7
Unfortunately the illegal billboard companies (chief offender: NPA Outdoor) swiftly reclaimed a lot of the billboards with fresh low-budget ads.
Read more of the story on the New York Times, the Public Ad Campaign's website, and see more images on Animal NYC and The Street Spot.
Yola- Warsaw
"Inviting the folks from the day centre was supposed to be a slightly subversive act: as if entering a haven for Fallen Angels, all aged 60 or over, who end up in a day centre because they can’t cope with life in society. The society they contributed to throughout their lives and which now pays them back a pittance, not enough for a decent living. To be honest I was expecting human misery and what I found instead was a bunch of happy people."
artist: Yola
location: Warsaw, Poland
Global Graffiti Gallery Celebrating Egypts Freedom !!!
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| artist: Selon location: Goiania, Brazil |
artist: Selon location: Goiania, Brazil
Beyond Graffiti !
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| Beplus France |
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| Beplus France |
Say the words "street art" and chances are people will conjure up images that borrow heavily from graphic pictures inspired by comic-book art or Constructivism... ... That trend is changing. Young artists are turning away from the figuration common in so much street art—not to mention the alphanumeric elements of spray-can graffiti—and producing works that are more conceptual, abstract, and even three-dimensional. .... For many of these artists, moving away from words and figurative images is key. "This isn't about imposing an idea," says Madrid-based Nuria Mora, 36, whose angular street abstractions are occasionally laced with floral patterns inspired by textiles. "These are quiet works. I'm trying to create a bit of silence in the city." .... The shift to a different kind of work also represents an attempt to create something that will stand out amidst the plethora of illicit marks that seem to cover every available city surface. For years, Eltono tagged the train tunnels around Paris, but when he arrived in Madrid in the '90s, he found a city saturated in graffiti. "To add my name to that," he says, "just didn't make sense." It was then that he developed the colorful geometric box patterns for which he is now known. ... Javier Abarca, a curator and critic who teaches at the Complutense University in Madrid and writes about graffiti on his blog, Urbanario, says that it's time to rethink the street art taxonomy. While "graffiti" remains the chosen term to describe spray-can tagging, "street art"—with its everything-on-the-street implications—has become unwieldy. Abarca says he uses the term "post-graffiti" to describe any type of iconic mark-making on the street. ... For more site-specific works, such as the one-offs created by Downey or Reese, Abarca uses the term "intervention"—which refers to a piece within the context of a very precise environment. Naturally, it's not always clear who belongs in which column. Almost all of the artists mentioned above cross over from one category to another, from the street to the gallery, from graffiti to postgraffiti to intervention, eluding categorization. "The interest for me is in this gray area where words aren't speaking quite perfectly," says MOMO. "If we're having trouble with the words, it means that something new is forming." Read the full article on ARTnews. via Vandalog
2011/02/08
2011/02/07
Zilda + Ro, Palimpseste, Rennes
Zilda -Paris
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| Acrylic + oils on paper. See more by Zilda. artist: Zilda location: Paris |
Quel Beast -San Francisco
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| 'Bruises Fade & Lightning Aches" |
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| After a line in a Richard Brautigan poem. artist: Quel Beast location: San Francisco |
Mr. Brainwash Los Angeles
It seems Mr. Brainwash is celebrating Exit Through the Gift Shop's Oscar nomination. Given the movie is less than flattering for his artistic credibility, I can only assume he's taking a view that any attention is good attention. And with his artwork selling for thousands, even after the movie, maybe he proves that concept. See more by Mr. Brainwash. artist: Mr. Brainwash location: Los Angeles
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