Preview “Concrete Alphabets” Group Exhibition 886 Geary Gallery
Zepha- Vincent Abadie Hafez Defer Niels Shoe Meulman Faust Stohead Rostarr “Every victory of the young has been a victory over words. Every victory over words has been a fresh, young victory..” Isidore Isou Concrete Alphabets is a group exhibition that brings together 6 contemporary artists working in the medium of analog painting, all of...
Preview Sowat solo exhibition “Ars Longa Vita Brevis”
Sowat opens his first solo exhibition with RICHARD & LE FEUVRE Gallery from Switzerland. THe exhibition titled “Ars Longa Vita Brevis” which loosely translates to Art is Long, Life is Short. Sowat has built himself to be one of todays leading urban contemporary artists who works most comfortably in Urbex, or Urban situations but also...
Preview Stohead “Now” at Galerie Le Feuvre Paris
Visually stunning, aesthetically pleasing are phrases that come to mind when viewing the work of Stohead for his upcoming exhibition “Now” at Paris Galerie Le Feuvre. You might think those are positive comments about the work of Stohead but we are on a new stage now, aesthetics is only on portion of the conversation and...
Retna Print Release “Eastern Realm” with 13 Press
Photo Credit Greg Bojorquez Retna will release his latest limited edition serigraph print today at 12 Pacific standard time. If you plan to get one you better be fast because this is a guarantee sell out within the first minute. 13 Press has started strong over the past couple months dropping prints from some...
Video José Parlá “Nature of Language” Installation
NATURE OF LANGUAGE by JOSE PARLA from Jose on Vimeo. Great video talk from Jose Parla explaining his recent Insitu installation at North Carolina State University titled “Nature of Language”. Jose Parla continues to work with architects and designers to install large scale pieces that allow the artist to share his mark making murals based...
Preview Zeser “Bottom Line” at Known Gallery Los Angeles
Zeser a well know Los Angeles Graffiti artist has established his work in the streets of Los Angeles for the past 2 decades. A talented artist who is known for his aggressive spots that he has been able to paint, as well as his loose and sometimes brushstroke style. As many of the artists...
Preview “Unism” New Works by Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman at White Walls Gallery
We had the chance to see and preview Niels “Shoe” Meulman upcoming solo exhibition at White Walls Gallery San Francisco. It was a pleasure to see the work in person and get a feel for not only the visual but more importantly the reality and weight of the work. Working on unprimed Belgian Linen...
Mural Update Defer and Big Sleeps in Los Angeles
Defer and Big Sleeps painted this new mural in Los Angeles. The privately commissioned wall was painted with brush and acrylic measuring 16 by 20 feet. Defer and Big Sleeps are breaking new ground with their recent collaborative murals. Both artists are veterans of the calligraphic street styles of Los Angeles writing. Both growing up...
Haze Fingercroxx Hong Kong 2013 Installation & Video
Haze traveled to Hong Kong to work with Fingercroxx. He just released this video of the installation and live painting. Haze as usual kills it with his signature aesthetic. Straight to the point no wasted energy. Haze is a true master of his craft. GF Pictures courtesy of the Artist and his Blog I just...
Video Smogtown presents “Alphabet Soup” Group exhibition Recap
Los Angeles has a deep history with graffiti and the letter form. You could say this tradition parallels and argue predates other historical graffiti. Los Angeles letterform has a long tradition dating back the 40’s when gangs would use brushes instead of spray paint to mark their neighborhoods. Chaz Bjorquez one of the artists in...
JonOne Video Interview
JonOne Documentary from White Bread on Vimeo. I have been searching for a reason to post some Jon One on the site for awhile now. I came across this Interview on 12oz and thought it was the perfect time to post some Jon One. Check out the video as Jon One talks about his New...
Geso IBD Recent Paintings
We strongly recomend you check out Geso’s Flickr where has been busy producing some amazing new paintings. Geso might be known as a legendary Graffiti artist but his fine art paintings are equal if not more deserving of praise and attention. An excellent showcase of color as well as texture in these recent works. With murked...