Here comes the Neighborhood
Legendary photographer Martha Cooper has been documenting graffiti and graffiti writers since the late 1970s. Her and Henry Chalfant’s book “Subway Art”, originally published in 1984, was largely responsible for the globalization of graffiti. She has remained a fixture in the community and culture, and has been documenting the Wynwood Walls since the project began in 2009. Her photos tell the story of the Wynwood Walls from its inception to expansion, and all of the artists and their respective works. In graffiti and street art, nothing is permanent, even commissioned walls. Because of the temporary nature of the medium, Martha’s photos outlast almost every piece of graffiti or street art itself.
source. The Kids Should See This
This incredible stencil work is by the French street artist known as C215 (Christian Guémy). For a complete bio and more images, visit C215′s photostream on Flickr.
Vhils Deconstruction
“Arrested Motion filmmaker Carlos Gonzalez follows Portuguese-born artist Vhils as he completes his latest work on the streets of Venice, California. This particular piece was done in conjunction with the “European Bailout Show” at the Post No Bills showspace and located just on the side of the gallery.”
Source. Wooster Collective
Using abandoned and depleted buildings as his canvas, Alexandre creates fascinating large scale portraits by carefully scratching and chipping plasters out of walls.
Alexandre Farto, better known as Vhils, is a Portuguese street artist based in London. Born in 1987, he gained prominence when his work of a face carved into a wall appeared alongside a picture by street artist Banksy at the Cans Festival in London in 2008. A photograph of him creating the work appeared on the front page of The Times. He was later given space to show his work by Banksy’s agent, Steve Lazarides. Several of his works were featured in Outsiders, a collection of street art published by Century, 2008
Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets
OUTSIDE IN is a celebratory and historical look at street art through the lens of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s groundbreaking exhibition Art in the Streets. The film features renowned artistsShepard Fairey, Lee Quiñones, Swoon, Futura, Mister Cartoon, Revok, Martha Cooper, Invader to name a few. Director Alex Stapleton (Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel) documents the artist’s creative process, their pitfalls with the law, the poetic impermanence of their craft and the artists’ evolution from the back seat of a cop car to the walls of a well-respected institution.
OakoAk isn’t your typical street artist. His work isn’t a political or sociological commentary on life and he doesn’t spend hours on end painting extravagant murals. He’s more like a comedian. With a highly aware set of eyes, he takes otherwise boring objects like hand rails, street signs and potholes and creates a narrative around them to make funny and interesting works of art. I think it’s safe to say that the world is a happier place because of this clever Frenchman.
Reblogged via My Modern Met.
Dotmasters “On the Hop”
5 days and nights of painting compressed to 1 minute. Dotmasters painted hops on the side of a brewery in Stavanger, Norway for Reed Projects.
Music “Se Lest” Sigur Ros
Filmed and edited by Martin Hawkes, Saft Film
Via Wooster Collective.
More work from Miso
Miso {Stanislava Pinchuk} is a 21 year old artist, living in Melbourne, Australia. Her work sways between pasting hand drawn portraits in city streets, to intricate drawings and installations in gallery spaces. She has just completed writing a book for Thames & Hudson, and had her street work bought and archived by the National Gallery of Australia.
Madre - A Film about Wordtomother
Madre is a short film that documents artist Wordtomother time at Fame Festival, Italy in 2010.
via Wooster Collective.
Miniature Graffiti
This video animates the legal graffiti wall known as “Tumblingerstraße” in Munich, Germany.
Reblogged via Like Cool via Doobybrain.
The Street Art of Evol
Evol is a gifted designer and street artist from Berlin. He thought that there were too much boring urban surfaces and he decided to transform these. Just by printing repetitive buildings pattern on paper and pasting these to electricity boxes, small planters or other type of street equipments, Evol gives the city an incredible magic effect. Indeed, Evol turns a random electrical installation into a convincing reproduction of the city skyscrapers. He performs his art within different cities, maybe in your streets. Make sure to visit his site to discover his design artworks and street installations.
Visit Evol’s site here.
Reblogged via FATCAP.
