Merry Christmas

Tank Ballons

Obey Gaint

wheat paste, Street Art

Elfvis hits the streets

more of Elfvis HERE

Snow Art

Spray Paint Hand

Levi Van Veluw

Upon first viewing Levi Van Veluw’s photography, my mind immediately drew parallels to the resurgence in the interest in the mask, and film-inspired disguise in contemporary photography, ranging from Gillian Wearing’s diaristic and macabre facial effigies of sorts, to Hanna Liden’s gothic black metal inclinations, or even Cindy Sherman’s self-portraiture. Van Veluw’s works seemed to function within this conversation; his experiments in obscuring and fundamentally altering his own visage seemed like the logical, humorous, conclusion to prior explorations within examining, and shifting, self-image. Surprisingly, Van Veluw dismisses the heavy conceptual framework of the mask, citing it as merely functioning for “religious” purposes or as “decoration/tradition.” In a way, his refusal to acknowledge his relationship to other similar artists is interesting; they become instead private, more ego-driven explorations of himself, like a young child painting his face for the first time and marveling at his own transformation. Perhaps this is fundamentally what introduces humor into the works—we voyeuristically watch Van Veluw make a fool of his face in new and surprising ways, time and time again.

Os Gemeos In Lithuania

The Art of Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada

Some time back we featured the amazing charcoal portraits of Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada. Now Ana Alvarez-Errecalde and FILMCHICK PRODUCTIONS have put together a short documentary on Jorge that explains his work and the motivation behind it. Enjoy.

I want to live here

"Director Anna Brownfeld is the winner of the first I Want to Live Here film competition. She interviews Rayna Fahey of Radical Cross Stitch on her fence stitching of vacant land. Why does this trend of vacant land exist during Australia's worst ever housing crisis? "

Labrona

You Are Beautiful

Robin Hood

Fresh Stuff From Andre (Spotted in Echo Park)

Tapewriter

Tapewriter is a font based upon the grid of fences. It's a form of graffiti that makes optimal use of its carrier. Tapewriter is for everyone in posession of an opinion and the urge to express it in public with a roll of tape.

Signs

sign above reads:

"Have you ever put salt instead of sugar in your tea? Our lives can appear similar to this salty cup of tea, When the love & compassion remain in the sugar can instead."









sign above reads:

22% of people read the text on street posters like this one. 28% - try to read, and without having understood any sense of it, go further. The rest don't pay it attention. But what if the secret of happiness has been written here?

Another Giant Wheatpaste From Matt Haffner

The one above is over 30 feet tall. You can see more of Matt's work HERE

BBDO Mashups

blek le rat, life tips

If you don't know who bleK le rat is, please google him.


1. TIPS TO LIVE LONGER

Turn off the TV
Wear a seat belt
Quit smoking
Sleep soundly
Use condoms
Exercise routinely
Take a daily aspirin
Get a checkup !!!

2. TIPS ON LOVE

"On the first date, you just tell her a lot of lies, and try to get them interested enough to go for a second date."

"If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in your family, it doesn't hurt to be beautiful."

"Don't do things like have smelly sneakers.

"One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me."

3. TIPS ON ANGER CONTROL

Before you open your mouth, stop and think about how and what you will say. Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Calmly. Never, ever raise your voice. If your partner thinks your voice is too loud, it is too loud. If you are too emotional to control yourself, see an MD for a medication evaluation. Inability to control emotions Give up drinking. Alcohol use is associated with anger and violence. Never, ever hit, punch, tap or push your partner or any object. Never, ever walk away from, walk ahead of, roll your eyes, yawn, breath hard, sigh, frown, or make any other unnecessary behavioral expressions of anger towards your partner.
Make eye contact when addressing your partner or replying to them. Acts of omission are no less angry than acts of commission. Your criticism is not "constructive." Do not make threats. Everything you think, do, like, dislike, wear, eat, etc., is your responsibility. Own it. Nobody makes you angry. You do that to yourself. That is why only you can stop it. Respect your partner's position when you disagree. Especially if you disagree. When your partner asks a question, answer the question. If you hurt your partner, apologize. (Apologize because something you did hurt their feelings, not because you did something "wrong.") Accept that.

4. TIPS ON BUYING A USED CAR

Dealers make more money on used cars than new cars. Aggressive salesmen: Don't be pressured by lines like 'I've got several people interested in this car, so make a quick decision,"

Evaluating a car:

"Always examine a car in daylight, on a clear and sunny day

Make sure the mileage has not exceeded 15,000 miles per year, that the engine oil is reddish-brown, rather than black and that there is no frame damage underneath the car -- which best indicates whether the car has endured a major accident.

"There should be no broken windows or mismatched tires

Get a feel for how the brakes work because, if they are defective, repair is costly.

Test driving the car on different road conditions, "on hills, highways and in stop-and-go traffic."

The best insurance of not getting screwed."

Nelson shared a personal misfortune that occurred because he chose not to get a car professionally inspected.

"I was driving on the freeway and I looked back and saw my exhaust pipe in the middle of the road," he said. "Even though the engine was new, the frame of the car had 300,000 miles on it that I didn't know about because I didn't have the skills to inspect the car myself." He also warned that you should be aware that men can often obtain a lower price than women can.

5. TIPS FOR TEACHERS

Something that I use in my classroom is "give me 5." All I have to do is hold up one of my hands with palm facing out like a stop sign. The fingers represent ?1. Stop talking 2. Put their back against the chair 3. Place their feet on the floor 4. Put their hands in their lap/desk 5. Put eyes on the teacher. You don't have to say anything and the kids are immediately "fixing" themselves. If you teach this at the beginning of the year when you teach your standard procedures the kids will pick it up in no time.

Shepard Fairey

My favorite Street Artist:
HERE

w/Remote

Jeff Soto

The Murals of Jesse Reno in Portland, Oregon

Life without Ads

Not sure how we missed this one, but earlier this month artists Christoph Steinbrener & Rainer Dempf somehow managed to convince the city officials of Vienna and the local shopowners on Neubaugasse, a popular Viennese shopping street, to cover in a monocrome yellow fabric, all advertising signs, slogans, company names and logos. The art installation, called DELETE!, was up for two weeks ending on June 20th. While we've seen sketches, we haven't yet seen any photos of the actual installation. Did it happen? Did everyone end up agreeing to participate? Anyone have any photos?

Anna's Textiles

From Anna:

"I'm from Baltimore but am studying embroidery in the UK. I've been really interested in and excited by graffiti and street art for several years but have always been frustrated by the lack of textiles present on the street. It still seems to be a scene ruled by spray paint and wheat pastes. For a while this made me feel like it was an inaccessible art form, albeit out on the street for all to view for free and destroy or alter. But then I thought more and more about the potential of textile graffiti, until I couldn't sit and think anymore and had to get up and do! First I made mittens and put them around the city for anyone to take and in doing so started noticing just how many construction barriers there are in Manchester. Until then I had never thought twice about how they're ubiquitous but unnoticed, nor the fact that we're all walking around in a gigantic ashtray."

George Vlosich, Master of the Etch A Sketch

Seen On The Streets of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Mark Jenkins

Mark Jenkins did these pieces with packaging tape.

Dr Dre Stickers

There is this cool shop in Omaha, Nebraska it is called TOPS, it is at 809 S. 75th St. Underneath Liquid Courage. The shop just got in these kick ass Dr. Dre sticker packs.

Another Great Little People Installation