Bittersweet Sarcasm from Chris

Todd Lamb, the guy who calls himself Chris in the execution of his idea, plays a sweet subtile pun at who knows what. Make of it what you will, I found his notes that he apparantly posts all over New York City very entertaining. More notes here! Filed under Street Art, because it’s intended for the people that walk there.

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Tuesday, June 1st, 1:46
Archived in	Streetart generally speaking
Tags	big apple, chris, notes, ny, todd lamb, usa

TurmKunst Checkup

A while ago I tipped you guys off about an international art project by artists Flying Förtress, Honet, Sozyone and Craig “Krink” Costello. The idea was to give one of the towers in Berlin a sweet new colour. By now the project is in full effect, and Just (from the previous post) was there to photograph it once more. Check out his photos (or just the Turmkunst ones) and awe! Turmkunst :)

Above is KR’s work, two more photos after the jump! (more…)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Monday, May 10th, 17:22
Archived in	Exhibitions, Installations & Public Space, Pieces & Murals
Tags	berlin, bierpinsel, craig costello, ekosystem, flying förtress, france, germany, honet, just, krink, pop art, restaurant, sozyone, spain, tower art, usa

The Coming and Going of Atlas

L’Atlas struck once again, this time at the Oberbaumbruecke in Berlin, leaving his signature where, if it wasn’t for that bridge, might have been recognizable from outer space. It might have something to do with a group exhibition at Skalitzers Gallery (“Kiss the City”) where the Atlas shines together with Babou, Sun7 and Tanc. Just from ekosystem.org took some amaaazing pictures that are worth checking out, not to mention I just love Atlas’s style and ethics. I’ve included my 5 favourites after the jump, but you should know that there are lots more and lots better ones on the aforementioned blog. Via the Wooster Collective :) (more…)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Thursday, May 6th, 3:58
Archived in	Exhibitions, Photography, Streetart generally speaking, Wheatpastes & Stickers
Tags	atlas, berlin, buffed, france, germany, paper, police, public services, wheatpaste

Rizot

Rizot burns one of the most iconic capitals of europe, Paris! Ver cool vid, has lots and lots of different styles in it. Found via Get N Loose!

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Sunday, May 2nd, 14:05
Archived in	Handstyles & Calligraphic
Tags	diverse, france, fresh, handstyle, paris, rizot, tags

the Village that was an Optical Illusion

Felice Varini certainly is an ambitious kind of artist and probably a very charismatic figure too, getting a whole village to agree on having circles painted on their houses. After projecting these rings onto the village they were applied to the houses, so that they appear like they are in the above panorama, giving the village a flat, postcardy appearance to it. I imagine it’s a very special sight. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Felice and the town of Vercorin, Switzerland, for making the project “Cercle et suite d’éclats” a fact :) You’ll find a panorama, and two close up pictures from another perspective after the jump. I ofcourse copied them from the site. (more…)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Tuesday, April 13th, 3:08
Archived in	Installations & Public Space, Spaces and placement, Streetart generally speaking
Tags	circles, felice varini, optical illusion, panorama, perspective, switzerland, vercorin, very very very large

How Banksy’s Movie Came To Be

Five minutes really worth watching if you’re even vaguely interested in street art. This trailer for Exit Through The Gift Shop has some epic moments and a rrrrreally clever paper dog that stands up on ventilation shafts. Thierry Guetta, you’ll see him in the movie, seems like an interesting character to me, he even has his own Wiki page,but not so much ofcourse as the conceiving artist, Banksy :P Oh, and the video, Prefuse tipped me off about it

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Saturday, April 10th, 0:33
Archived in	Movie Trailers, Pieces & Murals, Stencils, Streetart generally speaking
Tags	banksy, bristol, cool, exit through the gift shop, los angeles, preview, sneaker, street art in general, teaser, uk, usa, yate, yate or bristol

Fucking Robbo

History

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Tuesday, April 6th, 11:21
Archived in	Beef!
Tags	banksy, camden, lol, robbo, uk

Nalden Interviews Shoe

Some guy called Nalden (?) got himself an interview with Niels “Shoe” Meulman, the inventor of calligraffiti. Shoe designs letters for a living :) It’s kinda interesting to see Shoe in his home, at work in his studio, and eventually also at work out on the streets. Check it out!

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Monday, March 29th, 17:33
Archived in	Handstyles & Calligraphic, Interviews
Tags	calligraffiti, calligraphy, handstyle, handwriting, holland, nalden, niels meulman, shoe

Turm Kunst

“Turmkunst” they call it, the german words for “tower” and “art”. Honet (France), Flying Förtress (Germany), Craig “KR” Costello (US&A) and Sozyone (Spain) will be painting the outsides of this former restaurant. I’m not sure if I think the building is butt-ugly or retrofuturistic cool (some pictures of it from a worms eye view are quite cool), but I am quite certain that it could use a little touch-up. After the damage has been done, 14 international artists will exhibit their work there.

Work starts on April 4th, exhibition May 15th. If I have money I might just make the trip. God living in Europe is awesome!

The video at the top of this post just about says it all, but if you could always check out their site or Vimeo profile for more info and video. I’ve included a clear pic of the Bierpinsel after the (more…)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Friday, March 26th, 20:17
Archived in	Exhibitions, Installations & Public Space, Pieces & Murals
Tags	berlin, bierpinsel, craig costello, flying förtress, france, germany, honet, krink, pop art, restaurant, sozyone, spain, tower art, usa

The People Shall Govern

Seen in Johannesburg (Sout Africa, again), put there by FAITH47. Very nice work!

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Wednesday, February 10th, 15:24
Archived in	Handstyles & Calligraphic
Tags	faith47, johannesburg, south africa, very very large

The Decapitator

Nobody is safe from the Decapitator. You can not hide. All you can do is make sure your photo isn’t taken, and you’ll be relatively safe. A video of the-making-of after the jump, including some more pics from the guy’s Flickr stream :) (more…)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Sunday, February 7th, 16:49
Archived in	Wheatpastes & Stickers
Tags	celebrity, london, posters, the decapitator, uk

Crystals And Lasers

This is Matt W. Moore painting one of the most funkalicious murals, who knew triangles could ever be so exciting :D This particular piece is across the street from Since Gallery in Paris, France. Matt casually mentions it on his blog, from what I understand this was on the wall of an school on a public street. It’s part of a bigger whole, namely Matt’s very own solo exhibition at Since.

“has traveled to Paris for one month to prepare, from scratch, for his first Paris Solo-Exhibition. He arrived with no art, no supplies, and no firm plan for this new series of canvas paintings. The ideas for the artworks have actualized while processing time spent absorbing French Cult”

The adress, on a sidenote, is 211 rue Saint-Maur, going from Feb 5th till March 3rd 2010. Funky poster after the (more…)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Sunday, February 7th, 2:07
Archived in	Exhibitions, Pieces & Murals
Tags	crystals, diamonds, france, graffiti, lasers, matt w moore, paris, portland, triangles, usa

Crazy Ass Pixaçao

Revok saw it too. Pixaçao is the name, graffiti of the poor, graffiti from the streets. They don’t even pretend it to be “street art”, this is just terror and they’re proud of it. The common handwriting is quite distinctive though… Six more pixaçao shots after the (more…)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Tuesday, January 26th, 0:29
Archived in	Handstyles & Calligraphic
Tags	brazil, crazy ass graffiti, pixacao, poverty, sao paolo

Craig Costello @ Stilwerk

In a similar style to painting the Krink Mini, mister Craig “KR” Costello fucks up the Stilwerk space in Hamburg, which is some kind of institute dedicated to design and everything that’s hip. Craig is the originator of my favourite make of markers, Krink, so I guess he has a right to spill precious paint like that. The video isn’t as flashy as the Mini one, but the result is nice. Let’s just hope they don’t play this out too much because then I’ll not be able to do it anymore :)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Sunday, January 24th, 16:05
Archived in	Spaces and placement
Tags	craig costello, drips, germany, hamburg, krink

Exit Through The Gift Shop

Banksyfilm.com

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Thursday, January 21st, 16:14
Archived in	Movie Trailers, Pieces & Murals, Stencils
Tags	banksy, bristol, uk

Taki 183

Click here to read this interview! The guy who allegedly started it all, TAKI 183, talks to ilovegraffiti.de about what was on his mind when he was the first to spraypaint tags all over his city New York. Interesting insights from a legend :) Via REVOK

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Tuesday, January 19th, 13:45
Archived in	Handstyles & Calligraphic, Interviews
Tags	big apple, interview, new york, tagging, taki 183, usa

Robbo & Robbo vs. Banksy vs. Robbo

It all started with the approximately 24 year old piece on Regent Canal in Camden, London. Banksy graffiti’d over Robbo’s antique and Robbo was offended. Consequently, Robbo painted right on top of Banksy’s 3 day old piece, repaying B. in kin. But having the final say wasn’t good enough for “King Robbo” after having his/her/it’s 24 year old piece finally painted over. Hence the above image. I’ve included pictures of the old Robbo piece, Banksy’s rejuvenation of it and Robbo’s reply after the jump, and a photo of what the above pic originally was. (more…)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Wednesday, January 13th, 17:24
Archived in	Beef!
Tags	banksy, camden, king robbo, london, regent canal, robbo, uk

Little Sol

She goes under the alias Solveig, this little girl from Brighton, UK, and already started a career in street art and other graphic design. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this 11 year old is one of the most seasoned among her weight class, as proven by her incriminating Flickr stream. Her style is called “anti” or “ill” by some, but I’d rather call it what it is; disturbingly cheerful. Aside from the fact that she draws mario characters that are twice her age, mad props for being featured in Graphotism #45 and getting a dude to let you tattoo his arm :)

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Wednesday, January 13th, 0:13
Archived in	Pieces & Murals
Tags	brighton, child prodigy, solveig, uk

Aryz, Barcelona

ARYZ for Pizzeria Montana in the beautiful city of Barcelona

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Tuesday, January 12th, 0:23
Archived in	Pieces & Murals, Videos
Tags	aryz, barcelona, mural, nice, paint, spain, spray

What Up Gangstars

Je vous presenté, le video Jay Louis, “What Up Gangstars”. C’est trop fresh! Supacool! Worth checking out anyway! I’m not sure what it is besides a fresh video of casual graffiti shit and a french talking muppet, but according to what’s on Jay’s vimeo profile (and his very french website) there’s been an official launch party for the guy’s blog and what not. The debut you see above features Montreal’s own Zek, from the 156 crew.

Authored by	Wybe
Posted on	Sunday, January 10th, 11:23
Archived in	Pieces & Murals, Shows
Tags	funny, graffiti, jay louis, muppet, what up gangstars