Bug Memorials by Carmichael Collective
‘Bug Memorials’ is a project by Carmichael Collective. The tiny memorials are a requiem for all the bugs that get crushed under our fierce feet.
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Geological Street Art by Paige Smith of A Common Name
The past couple months I have been working on a street art project around the Los Angeles area. Rather than using traditional paint or wheat paste methods in a 2D platform, I’ve been using paper in 3D. These sculptures come in all sizes and fit in the holes of buildings and pipes found while walking around. The finished shapes represent geodes, crystal, quartz, or any mineral formation that you would normally find in nature, now in our planned out cities.
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The Green Carpet in Jaujac France
Citizens of the small French village Jaujac got the VIP treatment this month. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its art and nature trail programs, the town rolled a green carpet throughout the idyllic village. The path represents a “piece of nature designed to create a communion between nature and man through art.”
The grass carpet spans 1,400 ft. through the old village. Created by Gaëlle Villedary, the project hoped to bring nature into the town. Viewing the pictures, it is nice to see the people of Juajac interacting with the path. The green grass twists and turns through the buildings, bringing the green surroundings into the village that is made up of mostly grey structures.
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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.
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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.
