Mr Zero has posted pictures of new work up on his flickr. A fantastic demonstration of his free hand graffiti skills.
The piece of art also has a little story behind it and an interesting location:
“my friend Sior found an abandoned building(it was a pioneer camp) somewhere in the forest….
we decided to visit it….another nice playground…
spent maybe one hour there and i put some quick ghosts…..”
He may be a boy by name, but Starheadboy is certainly a sticker man by nature. Starheadboy has a style which makes his work look unfinished and rough but it is this style that makes his work look so innocent and childlike.
Based in Seattle, United States, Starheadboy’s creative stickers and paintings are no longer limited to the walls of the US. You’ll find his work dotted around the globe in some of the most prestigious street art locations.
The sticker is a fantastic tool with its ease of getting up. Using stickers minimises the time spend on the street reducing the risk of getting caught. However, Starheadboy has moved into the paste-up area and has more recently been working with new characters for this new method of art.
From more by Starheadboy check out the photos below and also his flickr page.
We received an email earlier from the promotional company behind critically acclaimed street art video BOMB IT. It turns out that from this Friday (11th September), BOMB IT will be available for free on video website BabelGum.com.
“New York / London (September 8th, 2009) Independent web and mobile video content platform Babelgum will offer director John Reiss’ film documentary about the history of the international graffiti scene, BOMB IT, free-to-view online exclusively on Babelgum’s site. The full-length documentary, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and has screened at over 20 other festivals including Full Frame Doc Fest, will be available to watch on Babelgum’s Metropolis Channel, which is dedicated to showcasing videos about art, urban culture and trends, September 11th.
Named one of Daily Variety’s “Ten Digital Directors To Watch” John Reiss’s BOMB IT tells the story of graffiti through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action following the movement as it paints the globe from Paris to Sao Paolo and Los Angeles to Cape Town. Featuring old school legends and current favorites such as Taki 183, Cornbread, Stay High 149, T-Kid, Cope 2, Zephyr, Revs, Os Gemeos, KET, Chino, Shepard Fairey, Revok, and Mear One. This cutting edge documentary tracks down today’s most innovative and pervasive street artists as they battle for control over the urban visual landscape.”
It’s certainly a film I’ll be checking out on it’s release on Babelgum this Friday!
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.
If 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/
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 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:
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:
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.
