Taking a totally different slant on street art is uk based artist Gorm, his pieces have included piles of ice, the use of snails, and more frequently sugar cement and tape drawings. Each in themselves are peculiar yet have a unique charm to them, down to the way that they have been executed by Gorm.
My personal favourites of his studies being the tape drawings, this is due to the carefully considered placement of the designs on the pavement aswell as on rock face to create an image that is as equally confusing as they are charming.
Check out some of the photos below, and give his flickr a visit.
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Gorm – Tape drawings
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Ghostpatrol
Monday, August 24th, 2009If you haven’t been living in a hole for the past year or so, then you will have heard of Ghostpatrol. The Melbourne based street artist and Illustrator has been consistently pumping out illustrations in his true style.
Check out his flickr/site for some more recent works from him and enjoy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghostpatrol/
http://ghostpatrol.net/
Jef Aérosol Fresh Work: Sicily!
Monday, August 24th, 2009
Legendary street artist Jef Aérosol has been busy recently with new work. He has updated his Flickr today with a host of images showing his latest pieces.
The work is up on the walls of Sicily, Italy.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Jef Aérosol, he is a French artist who led the street art stencil revolution in France back in the 80’s. Widely recognised as one of the great stencil artists, Jef Aérosol’s work is comparable to that of Banksy – whilst there are similarities between the two, Jef should be recognised for his work independently.
Check more images of his work below.
Who’s Whose Doll?
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
Who is a Taiwanese street artist with a fantastic character – a simple floating head. The design is instantly recognisable and goes by the name of WHOSE Doll.
He regularly blogs his work on his blogsite Whosedoll.blogspot.com and his recent work is all displayed on his flickr.
I found this great little paragraph on his flickr profile which I think all street artists should take into account with their own work and it really demonstrates Who’s ‘fun’ attitude to his work:
“No matter who you are,no matter where you are or no matter how, you feel everytime when you see my works on streets, Hope you HAPPY!”
Check out his work below:
3 Street Art Photographers You Should Know!
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
The people who photograph the painted walls are probably just as important to the street art scene as the people who painted them. It’s the responsibility of the photographer to capture the piece of art in it’s best light. It could be said that the street art photographer is there to add the cherry to the cake for those that can’t see the piece of artwork in person.
A photo can spread the artwork around the world in an instance with modern technology. Imagine an artist who works on a tiny but beautiful stencil at the back of an alley. In it’s lifetime only a handful of people will see it and even fewer will appreciate it. A photographer can come along, take a snapshot and within a few days it’s a global phenomenon.
Here’s a thought, where would Banksy be without a digital image of his work on the internet hype machine?
There are a dedicated bunch of individuals who are super psyched about the possibility of finding something new to show the world. In no particular order, here are 3 fantastic street art photographers:
FAKE On The Streets – Street Action
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009FAKE is a street artist from Amsterdam with a huge range of pieces of work which all seem to revolve around children… just kidding, although they do feature heavily in his work.
FAKE mainly uses stencils to create his masterpieces and sticks to black and white paint only using colour to highlight sections of his work. He has recently uploaded one of his ‘Street Action’ videos showing him getting up in his home town of Amsterdam.
The video is short and sweet and shows him getting one of his iconic designs up on a bill board. Watch the video below:
LukeDaDuke: Iconic Dog
Monday, August 10th, 2009
If you thought Funky Red Dog was dog mad, then check out LukeDaDuke. LukeDaDuke is a sticker and poster artist from the Netherlands. He is most renowned for his polygonal dog character which can been seen on walls around the world.
His iconic dog character has been perfected and is synonymous with the dutch artist. The design has been around for a few years now which just demonstrates how timeless a good image can be. Whether it’s blown up to paste on a skyscraper or miniaturized to print on a sticker it still looks great.
Click the link to see more images.
New Work From Mr Zero
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009The free hand genius, Mr Zero, has been up to his usual tricks. The hugely talented artist has been painting his crazy characters again. Mr Zero’s work is truly awe-inspiring. The level of detail in his paintings is phenomenal and to think it’s all done free hand!
The artist from Hungary has been working on a few collabs with other artists in his home country.
Mr Zero writes about his work: “My other specialities are the ‘humananimals’. I try to show the character of the human beings and situations through animal stereotypes. The connection between the human and the non-human animals. I want to tell something more with my characters not just to entertain.”
Click the link to see images of his newest work.
C215: Busy in Paris
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009C215 has arguably been one of leading street artists in recent years. His work is hugely detailed and always a pleasure to view whether it’s across the Internet or in the flesh.
C215’s distinctive black and white artwork has found its way around the globe. From New Dheli and Dakar to Brazil and Tel Aviv this man has it covered with his unique style and glorious artwork.
The French artist has been getting up in his home town of Paris recently with some outstanding results. C215 has a clear love for pussy…(cat) – which is demonstrated in his delicate stencil work! Check out some of his recent work below:
Click the link to see more images.
Little Latrobe St.
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Just stumbled across this amazing 200X200cm piece by LECKO. I stared at my screen for ages when i first came across this, the photo realism is unreal! so much detail. This may be down to the 300 stencils and 250 hours of work that went into the piece!
Check out his flickr here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/29546905@N02/ and appreciate his dedication to stencils.
