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Bomb the Canvas 3- Part 1 Graffiti Art Event

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:09:10 +0000

D-House Entertainment Presents:

Duration : 0:9:47

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Walrus TV Artist Feature: Estevan Oriol from “The Run UP”

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:09:08 +0000

Interview feature with photographer Estevan Oriol from “The Run UP,” produced by Upper Playground in association with FIFTY24SF Gallery. Filmed by Shaun Roberts.

Duration : 0:7:55

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Painting God (stencil art on canvas by fake) Ganesha hindu god

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:01:15 +0000

After doing this piece on the streets I just could not resist and make it on canvas!
its a 4 layer stencil with 12 different colours and fades.
the title is Painting god and the canvas is 80×120x4cm
It is actually an image of the hindu god Ganesha.

check my website for more stuff! www.fakestencils.com
Email: info@fakestencils.com

Duration : 0:4:54

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Swoon presenting her work at MoMA, (Part 1 of 2)

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:01:08 +0000

The artist Swoon presenting her work as part of the Conversations with Contemporary Artists series at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Part 1 of 2 (edited for time)

Audio archives of the unedited presentation and discussion with Gretchen Wagner are available on moma.org/audio or through the MoMA Think Modern podcast in iTunes.

Duration : 0:7:52

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Walrus TV Artist Feature: Futura Interview from The Run Up

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:32:21 +0000

Ive had to be real patient. It all didnt happen right away. Even in the midst of the whole gallery art world I thought this was the greatest thing in the world, but there was more.
-Futura

Known for pioneering a more abstract style of graffiti writing, Futura played a major role in the NYCs graffiti scene of the 70s. As the popularity of graffiti art flared in the 70’s and 80’s, Futura’s work was shown alongside artists such as Basquiat and Keith Haring. As his style developed, he began designing, and has collaborated with numerous artists and companies, including The Clash, Supreme, and A Bathing Ape. Get an inside look at his workspace and his love for b movies, video games and, apparently, all things Sony in the interview from “The Run Up,” available to the public for free for the first time, on Walrus TV.

Duration : 0:13:6

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Concrete Canvas with Julian Beever: Philadelphia

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:33:14 +0000

http://www.voom.tv/galleryhd/concrete_canvas/
This novel series follows internationally renowned pavement artist Julian Beever to ten cities in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. During his three-day stay in each city, Beever creates astounding 3D chalk drawings that transform simple sidewalks into everything from a towering reproduction of Big Ben in London to a devastating scene from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco.

Duration : 0:2:57

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Aerosol Artist Caleb Aero painting Live for a charity event

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:33:10 +0000

http://www.aerosolarts.com
http://www.stayclassy.org
Aerosol Artist Caleb Aero painting live art for a charity event in California. The artwork was auctioned and proceeds were donated to the wave rider foundation.

Duration : 0:2:27

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Another Studio Visit w/ Urban Contemporary artist C. KIRK — February 21, 2010

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:38:05 +0000

C. Kirk preparing brand-new smaller pieces to accompany the larger works for his upcoming show “Building Character” at The 4th Wall Gallery / Dallas, TX

Show opens March 5, 2010 from 7-10pm
The 4th Wall Gallery
2925 Fairmount Street
Dallas, TX 75201

Filmed at C. Kirk’s studio, February 21, 2010

For more information, go to www.ckirkart.com and www.the4thwallgallery.net

Duration : 0:2:6

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Kaws, Former Graffiti (Tag) Artist

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:21:44 +0000

This segment profiles the artist known as KAWS, former Graffiti (tag) artist turned painter and designer of limited edition toys and clothing. This segment also features some cool clips of KAWS’ art, displayed in Pharrell Williams’ Miami Home and Kanye West’s latest album cover and billboard.

You can catch his next exhibition,
“KAWS, The Long Way Home,” February 21,— April 04, 2009 at the Honor Fraser Gallery in LA

http://www.honorfraser.com/?s=upcoming
or
http://www.honorfraser.com

“I just started simply through graffiti and drawing on my skateboard and painting on walls and getting that small recognition,” said KAWS, known to his family as Brian Donnelly.

KAWS graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a BFA in illustration in 1996. After graduation, KAWS briefly worked for Disney as a freelance animator painting backgrounds. He also contributed to the animated series 101 Dalmations, Daria and Doug.

He began his career as a graffiti artist growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Later moving to NYC in the 1990s, KAWS started subverting imagery on billboards, bus shelters and phone booth advertisements. These reworked advertisements were at first left alone, lasting for up to several months, but as KAWS’ popularity skyrocketed, the ads became increasingly sought after.

In addition to NY, KAWS has done work in Paris, London, Berlin and Tokyo.

In the late 90s, KAWS began to design and produce limited edition vinyl toys, “an instant hit with the global art toy-collecting community,”especially in Japan, where this genre is well respected and widespread. More toys and later clothing were made for Original Fake, a recent collaborative store with Medicom Toy, in the Aoyama district of Tokyo where an original limited edition product is released each week.

KAWS has also participated in other commercial collaborations with Takahashi for Undercover, snowboard projects with Burton, and sneakers with Nike and Vans.

His most recent collaboration was with Comme des Garçons.

KAWS’ acrylic paintings and sculpture have many repeating images, all meant to be universally understood, surpassing languages and cultures.

One of KAWS’ early series, Package Paintings, was made in 2000. This series, entitled The Kimpsons, subverted the famous American cartoon, The Simpsons. KAWS explains that he “found it weird how infused a cartoon could become in people’s lives; the impact it could have, compared to regular politics.”

In addition, KAWS has reworked other familiar icons such as Mickey Mouse, the Michelin Man and the Smurfs.

Through all of his projects, KAWS has successfully blurred the line between fine art and mass-produced merchandise. He uses his products to allow his imagery to infiltrate a larger audience than that of the fine art world.

The artist is currently an active member in both the commercial and fine art communities.

His work is included in the traveling exhibition “Beautiful Losers,” which started at the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center and will be traveling through 2009 throughout the US and Europe.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS (forthcoming)

Plastic Culture, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Great Britain

The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Album Cover, 808s and Heartbreak, by Kanye West
Also check out:
http://www.original-fake.com

http://www.kawsone.com

Duration : 0:6:34

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Purvis Young: Contemporary Urban Artist

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:21:27 +0000

Purvis Young, one of today’s most important American artists. 30-min full length documentary available at www.purvisyoung.com.

Duration : 0:10:0

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