Category Archive: Cool
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BOOK REVIEW: DON1, The King from Queens by Louie KR.ONE Gasparro
by illmatical In the year 4050, in a far universe, in the galaxy of aerosol dreams where each planet is protected by an atmospheric layer of vivid multicolored wild styles and throw-ups, in… Continue reading
Experience Michael Alan’s Living Installation
A Critical Advisory to the Creative Class of NYC: Experience Michael Alan’s Living Installation, Immediately. There are artists and visionaries, creatively brilliant minds on all sides of me every day in this… Continue reading
Michael Alan – A Candid Interview with the Genius
Recently we caught up with Michael Alan and discussed doing a candid interview with him. Here’s what we put together from the Artist and wanted to share. For Michael Alan, art is a combination… Continue reading
Mark Bode’s Batch of Lizards
The first batch of lizards arrived today! Now I need to get them numbered and boxed up to start shipping! There are still a few of the edition available so email to nepenthes@comcast.net… Continue reading
Limitless – Sofles, Fintan McGee, Treas, Quench
Related articles NYC train derailment kills 4, hurts more than 60 – Washington Post (washingtonpost.com)
Graffiti Going Legal in Ontario
Calling all artists…spray paint artists, that is. Now is your chance to step up to the plate and show your stuff. No, not on mailboxes, power boxes or waste collection bins. This is… Continue reading
Towering Gallery Full Of Art to Be Demolished: La Tour Paris 13
One hour.That is how much time street art enthusiast Spencer Elzey had to himself inside the largest gallery of street artists and graffiti artists ever assembled specifically to transform a building for a… Continue reading
Tom Herck Drops New Philosophy
Tom Herck always includes high standard with his art concept, along with social and phylosophic matters in my work. He currently has dropped a new video and it includes some new works that… Continue reading
Zear in Argentina / Urban Art
Artist Zear goes through Argentina painting silver classic, crisp burners. Repping for New York and the Argentinian culture. Zear [New York City] has been painting for many years and is currently working on… Continue reading
Photographer Captures The Gritty Beauty Of New York City On His IPhone / New York Urban Art
In his latest project, photographer Leland Bobbé captures New York’s neglected wall art — ripped and tattered posters plastered on buildings around the city — using only his smartphone. “I find that the… Continue reading
The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti / Urban Art Books
People have been making graffiti for millennia. Street art is a new term, dressing up a once-reviled practice for the age of MFAs and grant applications. A conservatory sensibility is evident in the… Continue reading
Bomb It 2 / Street Art Film
It’s been a little over five years since I reviewed Jon Reiss’ documentary Bomb It, a film that I called “easily the best documentary on graffiti history and culture throughout the world that I… Continue reading
Seen and Ces Rare Photos / New York Graffiti
Here are two photos of a subway car displaying works by the Legendary SEEN UA and CES [ Tuff City ]. This a subway car that was painted in 1998 and is possibly… Continue reading
Melbourne Gets New Coat / Australian Street Art
One of Melbourne’s iconic graffiti lanes was given a dramatic makeover on Sunday, but it only lasted 45 minutes. Artist Adrian Doyle used 150 litres of a single colour of paint to cover… Continue reading
Forget the House! Chris Brown Covers His $90K Porsche in Graffiti / Graffiti News
Practice makes perfect, that’s what Chris Brown always says. OK, we don’t know if he really says that or not, but he does seem to be pushing his artistic boundaries. Just over a… Continue reading
Mickey Boston and Regimental Oneton – The Krylon / Graffiti Music
This video [filmed at the legendary landmark 5 Pointz in New York City] is a tribute to graffiti, graff legends, and the old school paint of choice: Krylon! Cope 2, Meres are some of… Continue reading
CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival – JAMESTOWN / Street Art Africa
The third annual CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival takes place in James Town on September 7 and 8. The festival is produced by ACCRA [dot] ALT and a host of collaborators across the city… Continue reading
Buket and Yumoh / Hong Kong Graffiti
Recently spotted this truck rocking on the streets of Kowloon. Buket and Yumoh have been putting in some work for sometime, and still going strong.
Another Banksy street art to go from wall to auction – The Economic Times
Under cover of night, in 2008, Banksy, the pseudonymous British artist, stencilled a mural on a wall of a gas station in Los Angeles: the silhouette of a girl holding a basket of… Continue reading
Stanley Shows Woody figure – Bigshot Toyworks
Big Shot Toy Works is working with Stanley Chow on new Woody Allen figure. We all know the story behind Woody Allen’s controversy, but the man’s work is genius. Such is the work of… Continue reading
Interview with Astoria’s Finest – The Original KR One / New York Urban Art
Saster: It’s been a while since I’ve caught up with you. Last time I saw you, you were breaking into SUV’s. Has art recently replaced your car stealing hobby? KR ONE: Lol, Thats’… Continue reading
King of Urban Jungle – Classic Piece by Scan / Montreal Graffiti
Scan who is Based in Montreal and has been putting in work since 1997, displays in this piece an incredible ease in reproducing photo real with a twist. This piece is dated 2010… Continue reading
Meres goes to his Room – 5 Pointz / NYC Street Art
Meres is a super special individual that has one of the biggest artistic hearts, and a giving soul. He has been running 5 Pointz for many years, and the work that he has… Continue reading
Type Crazy – Queen Andrea / Events
Queen Andrea’s solo exhibition Type Crazy will feature new graffiti paintings, prints, and collage works inspired by her endless love for typography and graffiti letterforms. Excerpt from Type Crazy press release: “Andrea’s custom… Continue reading
Seen in L.A. / Los Angeles Graffiti
Seen has been painting for over 30 years, and is best known as the ‘Godfather of Graffiti‘. He is one of the hardest working men in the business, and the mark that Seen… Continue reading