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Fri >> Sep 10, 2010
"The photos above are from my recent visit to Ecuador alongside D* Face and Liniya the graffiti girl from Columbia. D* and I both felt honoured to be the first European artists to be invited over to 'make a mess' at the 9th street art festival in Quito, put on by Dinamo Events. We had a good time and made a splash. the photos are evidence."...
filthy luker
"The photos above are from my recent visit to Ecuador alongside D* Face and Liniya the graffiti girl from Columbia. D* and I both felt honoured to be the first European artists to be invited over to 'make a mess' at the 9th street art festival in Quito, put on by Dinamo Events. We had a good time and made a splash. the photos are evidence."...
filthy luker
As street art moves from the street into the galleries, the challenge the artist faces is how to "transfer" the aesthetic and impact that their work has on the street onto a canvas and into the galleries.
We love the approach that the Toronto based artist Dan Bergeron has taken with Face of the City, his first commercial gallery exhibition which opens tonight at Show & Tell.
"Inspired by John Fekner's critiques of urban decay and borrowing from the technique of Andy Uprock these installations draw attention to the empty industrial spaces littering even picturesque little cities like Hobart, Australia. The idea was simply to draw attention to the spaces which stand neglected rather than to beautify them.".... Tabasco
Wed >> Sep 8, 2010
"Growing up as a first generation Australian with parents from Northern Ireland meant that I would watch the violence between nationalist and loyalist factions in the region from a distance. This work is heavily influenced by the large Militant Murals painted by the IRA and UFF which make up my first memories of public art from my childhood. The painting explores how ancient mythology, religion, land and folklore helped create pride amongst Irish-catholic communities when faced with poverty, conflict and gentrification. The piece aims to evoke a sense of loss, hope and renewal while highlighting the absurdities of war."... Fintan Magee
DABS + MYLA from Neue Films on Vimeo.
Posted by marc at 7:33 AM in Video - Artist Profiles |
Mon >> Sep 6, 2010
Posted by marc at 8:05 PM in Video |
Sun >> Sep 5, 2010
More from Alexandros here.
Posted by marc at 6:36 PM in Walls |
More from mobstr here.
Posted by marc at 12:38 PM in Stencils |
panoptICONS Utrecht 2010 from Helden on Vimeo.
"panoptICONS addresses the fact that we are constantly being watched by surveillance cameras in city centres. The surveillance camera seems to have become a real pest that feeds on our privacy. To represent this, camera birds - city birds with cameras instead of heads - were placed throughout the city centre of Utrecht where they feed on the presence of people. In addition, a camera bird in captivity was displayed to show the feeding process and to make the everyday breach of our privacy more personal and tangible."
Posted by marc at 11:10 AM in 3D |
Artist Statement:
Logo Touris mixes iconic landmarks and commercial logos. It features logos from the hundred most valuable brands.
The spectacle of advertising and popular culture creates secondary realities which we can share with others. Common literacy creates common identity. Rules of communication are determined by commercial media.
Iconic landmarks are symbols of local identity. How does this conflict with commercial brands appearing cloned around the globe? Post-Fordistic theory of all things starting to remind one another unpersonally and unhistorically, doesn't strictly speaking apply to monumental architecture, which symbolizes values that are not generally considered as merchandise. For tourists these are nevertheless consumable commodities, available to outsiders as well. Stereotypes of cities, such as Paris, can be transferred and consumed everywhere. Identity is comprised of consuming. Resembling worm hole theory, consumption spectacle creates portals between collateral realities.
Posted by marc at 11:00 AM in Advertising |