March 13, 2004
Profile: C100
Age: 29
Hometown: Munich, Germany
Where do you now live?: Munich, Germany
Where would you most like to live?: Somewhere in the Caribic
Who was your first "hero" in life?: Captain Future
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: Doing any kind of art, riding my BMX, meeting my girl
What is your favorite color?: black
Who (or what) do you love?: My girl & friends & family & my dog
Who and/or what are some of your influences?
Music (anything with a solid beat), daily situations, other artists work: my Backyard10 collegues, Faile, Buro Destruct, TDR, NON FORMAT, Insect, Viagrafik, Rinzen, the FKCs, Seven Nine, Scrawl Collective, Zara Hadid, Banksy, Zeds, Sol Crew, so many streetartists,...........
What other artists do you most admire?
Leonardo Da Vinci
How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?
you see some very strange characters in different life situations.
What other talent would most like to have?
more patience
What do you fear the most?
George W Bush being President for the second time
What is your greatest ambition?
good music
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| THE NRA BLOWS - Call for Submissions
WHOYou, and your friends, and your aunts and uncles...
WHAT
50,000 members of the NRA, the National Rifle Association, are coming to Pittsburgh for a convention. Dick Cheney is the keynote speaker.The NRA was featured prominently in the movie Bowling for Columbine. The NRA is not only interested in defending what they consider their right to own a gun, but also in pushing an agenda that is increasingly intolerant of "others", be those "others" women, homosexuals, African Americans, people from other countries/cultures...
Former NRA president Charlton Heston:
"Mainstream America is depending on you--counting on you--to draw your sword and fight for them. These people have precious little time or resources to battle misguided Cinderella attitudes, the fringe propaganda of the homosexual coalition, the feminists who preach that it's a divine duty for women to hate men, blacks who raise a militant fist with one hand while they seek preference with the other..."
SO WE WANT TO MAKE KNOWN, THROUGH VISUALS IN THE STREETS OF PITTSBURGH, THAT WE AIN'T HAVIN' IT. SEND US YOUR STUFF! SEND US A LOT OF STUFF! SEND US POWERFUL STUFF! BANG BANG!
WHEN
The NRA will be in Pittsburgh April 16-19th. Your deadlline is April 1st-ish.
WHERE
Send work to:
THE NRA BLOWS
c/o Jackson/Clark Partners
3052 Smallman Street
The Pink Building, 2nd Floor
PGH, PA 15201
WHY
You already know.
xoxo
Horsie
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Grenoble | March 20 | Monochrome
Today, « L'atlas » & « Tanc » get in the hixsept gallerie (« le garage ») and present an exhibition of canvas and pasted paper. The exhibition is called « Monochrome » and play with the limit of the visible using similar or very closed color that tone down the contrast of this new type of writing.
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From our friend Ange Taggart
From our friend Ange Taggart in England: "In February 2004 about 300 people swept through the Metro in Paris and expressed their opinion about advertising on billboards throughout the underground system. 62 of them were arrested and have been sued for ?1.000.000 in damages by Metrobus(RATP). As a gesture of openness and good marketing RATP has provided blank space in a metro station with the name "Liberte D'expression".
The movement which only refers to itself as Robert-e Johnson has been unimpressed by the legal charges and calls for action on Saturday 13.03.2004
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March 12, 2004
Profile: Victorone
Age: 21
Hometown: Sao caetano (ABC)
Where do you now live?: Brasil, Sao Paulo (abc) Sao Caetano city
Where would you most like to live?: in my dreams!
Who was your first "hero" in life?: My father
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: Creation and may art
What is your favorite color?: All, RGB and CMYK
Who (or what) do you love?: My parents, my life and my art
Who and/or what are some of your influences?
In the streets and my daily one!
What other artists do you most admire?
Speto from Brasil, Boleta "vicio" from Brasil, Os gemeos, shok1, mcfarlane etc..
How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?
Aggressive colors, freak characters, simbolos and logotyps, experimental calligraphy.
What other talent would most like to have?
animation and sculpture
What do you fear the most?
The impossibility to create
What is your greatest ambition?
To live of my art!
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Profile: Olasa
Age: 21
Hometown: taiwan
Where do you now live?: taiwan
Where would you most like to live?: japan
Who was your first "hero" in life?: my father
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: watch TV
What is your favorite color?: black
Who (or what) do you love?: all my friends
Who and/or what are some of your influences?: TV program
What other artists do you most admire?: kaws,W.K....
How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?: i have no idea!!!!!!!!!!!
What other talent would most like to have?: fly
What do you fear the most?: no, now!!!!
What is your greatest ambition?: happy everyday!!!!!!!!
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March 11, 2004
"Five on Five" with CUE and Adam Neate
We recently invited a group of our favorite artists to ask five questions of another artist who they knew and admired. After answering the questions, the tables then become turned and five q's are sent in the opposite direction. So for our first installment of 'Five on Five", here's CUE from So Fuzzy Crew vs. Adam Neate.
Adam Neate
Adam Neate: "Yes, I have thought long and hard what questions i could possibly ask Mr Fuzzy Edwards. Here goes.. Question #1: List the first 5 words that come into your mind when you hear the word "Art" (don't cheat by thinking too much about it)
CUE: "START, SMART, FART, TART, BUMBACLART"
(my new spring/summer collection)
Adam Neate: "Question #2. With al lot of attention recently on "street artists" I feel the "street musicians" are being neglected. Who are your favorite street musicians and why?"
CUE: " I saw a really FUNNY 'street musician' the other day in the BART station. He had a harp and I'm sure he had just come from a Rennaissance fair... he was singing a kind of song that was totally 'HEY NONNY NONNY NO' inna kind of medieval stylee and he was twanging his harp tunefully and he had a kind of fake Olde English accent...It was very Monty Python but he was dead serious.... it was just really weird that he was trying to pull this off in Downtown SF... no-body was getting it at all. I quite like the guy who just goes around with a Traffic cone and plays that like a trumpet... he is rubbish.
Adam Neate: "Have you seen the red haired tramp with the harmonica?"
CUE: "No I havent, but he sounds totally sweet.... I hate accordion players on the tube, they are RUBBISH. It should be legal to hunt and kill accordion players...
Adam Neate: "Question #3. What's the weirdest most bizarre thing you have ever witnessed on the streets of London? (doesn't need to be art related)"
CUE: "I saw this guy once with a fuzzy polar fleece jumper and he had this large chunky brown rectangular design on the front of it, it had a very strange crusty texture so I got a bit closer and realised it was a large square of nutty shit that he had pressed onto the front of his top... it smelt disgusting and I just couldnt believe it was real... i mean , c'mon! w.t.f........does he get it dry cleaned? the guy dressed as a duck playing the bagpipes on hampstead heath must rank pretty high up in my 'bizarre' list.
Adam Neate: "Question #4. Are you a Sunset or Sunrise person?"
CUE: "I like Sunrises, we used to throw sunset parties in California on this beach and the sunsets there were just mindblowing... Sunsets are ok but I always get a bit sad at Sunset time, y'know , the end of a day and all that.
Adam Neate: "Question #5. If you could bottle "pure Evil" where would it come from?"
CUE: "The Source of PURE EVIL would come from a dark, pool of water that is the source of the river Styx , its in the Wood of the Suicides in Hades.Its where all of the Mung beans in the world come from and the water stinks like death.This guy below is the Mung bean guardian , you have to get past him to get to the Source.
CUE in his new Spring/Summer Collection
CUE: "Question #1. If you had a time machine what would you do with it, where would you go? (only one time travel journey allowed)"
Adam Neate: "I'm quite a Nihilistic when it comes to the past and future so I guess I would just set it to somewhere and see what happened.
CUE: "Question #2. Was it really hard work coming up with 100 different designs for the skateboards you recently painted? did it drive you nuts?"
Adam Neate: "100 boards? What 100 boards?....oh yeah that month period when I walked around my flat banging pots and pans singing the dictionary, talking to water and drinking it when they back chatted me, and wearing jumpers with nutty shit on them.
CUE: "Question #3. What is the most bizarre thing you've ever seen in London?"
Adam Neate: "A couple years ago an inebriated friend and myself had just left a squat party in the early hours of the morning. We were waiting in the street outside for a few more people to leave the party, We noticed a pile of garbage bags in the street and decided to do do somersaults into the bags for fun. A complete stranger who happened to be watching decided to mimic us by doing a front flip into the same pile of bags. There was a loud crash and when the guy got up we noticed he had jumped on to a pile of broken glass, he then looked down to realize he had a 10 inch shard of glass sticking out of either side of his wrist. So I made the stupid decision to pull it out. It was like a scene from Monty Python, blood was flying everywhere. We managed to find some insulation tape in the squat and bandage his arm closed and send him on his way home. The bizarre thing was the guy never once spoke or screamed through out the whole time, just stood there gazing into space."
CUE: "Question #4. What superhero do you most relate to, and why? what super-powers do you have?
Adam Neate: "Its gotta be Super man 3 when gets really pissed off and starts flicking peanuts, boozing and pushes the Leaning Tower of Pisa, he should of just carried on destroying things, would of been allot more of a funny film. My only mentionable super power is the inept ability to give birth to plague infested invisible ducks.
CUE: "Question #5. Can you please analyze modern contemporary culture and tell me how your work plays a significant part in the remains of our post-modernist culture ?
Adam Neate: "Mmmm... Modern contemporary art in some ways is allot like a time machine full of invisible ducks...it's already been used in the past and it stinks of farts."
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Profile: Jumbo
Age: 24
Hometown: Sydney
Where do you now live?: Sydney
Where would you most like to live?: Berlin, Warsaw, Portugal
Who was your first "hero" in life?: Anyone from Mad Max, probably Tina Turner
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: Paint and eat
What is your favorite color?: vermillion red
Who (or what) do you love?: Dorothy, Fresh pastry, the local streets, colourful characters, good paints and brushes, clear colours, no beige, hard graphics, new outlines
Who and/or what are some of your influences?
Keith Haring, Patrick Caulfield, Julian Opie, Valerio Adami, Giant, Delta, Modern Architecture, Industrial Estates,
What other artists do you most admire?
The ones that take it to the people, make their ideas seen. constantly evolving, not watching the latest and greatest fashon shows for inspiration, not plagiarising
How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?
visions from a subway under threat from biological attack
What other talent would most like to have?
to be able to write music. to understand mind boggling stuff like philosophy and anthropology
What do you fear the most?
being creatively stagnant, not having foresight, international crisis
What is your greatest ambition?
To change society by way of art
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Profile: SIMON of the PTC crew
"Just a little bit about me
name- SIMON of the PTC crew
age - 28
Live - Toronto Ontario, Canada
My First Hero - Mr. Dressup
What do I love - Anyone who has a motivation to want to do something and to fulfill the goals and dreams
My influences - Like most people I guess Twist was in the forefront for half a decade prior to anyone else doing a large vocabulary of reocurring characters. Other visual artists are the older original graffers from the Toronto area such as Ren, It was and still is the greatest thing to see his stickers bombs and tags around the downtown core and nearby alleys.
Newer artists such as my man Kasmer who weekly blows my mind with the quality of work he does and the motivation he has given me to paint harder and more in the last year has lifted my work to another level . Medium who just recently had a posting on here is a very talented guy who loves various subject matter as I. Sinus who still gets up in the cold Bad lands of Alberta is a huge motivation, but he is an artist of the turn tables and his music he supplies me gets me into the zone to paint and draw while at home.
My recent work is alien like creators which are part metal and part alien fesh. The reoccuring face is my trade mark and an alien symbol to tell the aliens the planet and colony there from.
Peace Simon Ptc"
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Call For Entries: "Stop Bush" DVD and Book
From Josh at Justseeds: "If you have done any Anti-Bush graphics, I want them! And if you have any photos of anti-Bush public expression, ie. graffiti, marker scrawl, stencils, pasted posters, stickers, glass etchings, finger writing on dirty trucks, you name it, iwant to see it...Check out the call below for "Stop Bush" DVD and Book.
This looks like it's going to be a great project, the book will be about 80 pages and I'm going to cram as many graphics and photos in there as i can, and we hope to create a gallery of graphics on the DVD that you can cruise through with a remote control, sort of like the style wars dvd for anyone thats seen that...
so, send me more art!
solidarity,
josh
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Announcing an exciting new project!!!
STOP BUSH: A MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE AND TOOLKIT
Call for Submissions (DEADLINE: April 1, 2004)
anti-Bush movies, protest graphics, design, and street art from 2000-2004 sponsored by Clamor Magazine, Counter Productive Industries, justseeds, and Rooftop Films
Since the day Bush stepped into the White House, there has been a torrent of visual art created to get him out. Much of this amazing work has come and gone - hoisted as a sign at a protest, wheatpasted on a wall one early morning, or broadcast on public access cable. Now in 2004, as we build for his eviction, we are compiling many of these anti-Bush movies, graphics, stencils, posters, and photographs into a dvd/print booklet project called "Stop Bush: A Multimedia Archive and Toolkit."
If you use culture for resistance, this will be your toolkit. "Stop Bush" will provide inspiration to cover public walls, content to set up film screenings, and lessons in propaganda.
As the name suggests, there are two purposes for this project:
With these purposes in mind, submissions will be selected for inclusion in the DVD and print booklet based on their aesthetic and critical qualities and their tactical usefulness.
NOTE
- There is no admission fee, though donations are welcome (checks in any amount made out to Clamor Magazine).
- Video material should be submitted on VHS. There are no lengthrestrictions, though shorter is better. Trailers and clips from features are encouraged.
- Print and design material may be submitted in paper or electronic formats. All graphics and photographs of street art submitted electronically should be high-resolution tif or jpg files. Email to stopbush@justseeds.org or mail a CD to the address below.
- All materials must be received by April 1, 2004
- Materials will not be returned
(This project is primarily for already-produced material, though original writing and artwork on this topic should be sent to Clamor Magazine for consideration by June 20, 2004.)
MAILING ADDRESS:
justseeds/DVD
POBox 476971
Chicago, IL 60647
email: stopbush@clamormagazine.org
Please interpret the theme broadly, though we are particularly interested in work that covers the following topics:
[Elections]
- 2000 election - the fraud that was
- 2004 election - how to combat vote fraud, getting out the vote -
- campaign finance
[Events/Protests]
- the inauguration
- 9.11.01
- war in afghanistan
- anti war movement
- illegal detentions
- invasion of iraq
- gay marriage
[Policies]
- civil liberties/patriot act
- abortion
- immigration
- the environment
- media policy
- housing
- health care
[People]
- portraits or parodies of cabinet members
- remixed speeches
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March 10, 2004
Shit We're Diggin.... Kargah.com
Kargah.com is an amazing archive, directory, and showcase for artists and photographers currently living, working, and struggling for artistic freedom in Iran.
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Wooster on Paper - March 15 Deadline for the Hollywood Issue
A few weeks ago we let you know that we're finally putting together a series of "Wooster On Paper" zines and are now accepting submissions for "Hollywood," our first issue. Hollywood will be published to coincide with the launch of "Hollywood - The Remix" our first group art exhibition which opens here in New York City on June 15th.In the past few weeks we've received an amazing collection of drawings,, photographs, and comics from artists around the world including: Eko, Influenza, Jet+Rubble, MCA, DHM, ESM Artificial, Tofer, St. Arsky, Dave The Chimp, Abbominevole.
The deadline for submissions is March 15, so if you'd like to submit an artwork for the Hollywood issue, please email it to us at woostercollective@hotmail.com.
All art should fit the theme"Hollywood" and everything it represents - the movies, the celebrities, the glitz, the glamor, and of course, the cheese. Art should be in greyscale in the JPEG format. 300dpi.
If you need to fax or mail it to us, let us know and we'll forward you the details.
Again, the deadline for submissions is March 15th.
Looking forward to receiving your submissions!
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Profile: DOMA
Age: We are a group... between 27 and 29.
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Where do you now live?: Buenos Aires // Miami, FL
Where would you most like to live?: In our Dreams.
Who was your first "hero" in life?: Maradona & Astroboy.
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: Relax and be with our people, and dogs. Also do some sport like soccer or skateboarding.
What is your favorite color?: Doma Red.
Who (or what) do you love?: Friends, family and Art in all kinds.
Who and/or what are some of your influences?: The whole world... news, music, cultures...
What other artists do you most admire?
The whole avantgarde artists from the early 20th century. Aldous Huxley books. Guy Debord, Situationism. Erik ZonKa, Gaspar Noe, Jean-luc Godard. In today street art, Bansky, Shepard Fairey, Space Invaders, etc, etc...
How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?
Reaction art. Understanding the world as a big lab, helps us to detect the reaction to each action. We are living a special moment in history. The scenario calls for action. Doma tries to interfere in the information channels. Working with the same elements as them... and a bit of irony... sparking change in people's perception... offering another point of view. The process: Cross ideas. Action-Reaction.
What other talent would you most like to have?
Fly like Superman and keep breath underwater like Aquaman.
What do you fear the most?
No freedom, wars, world differences, aggressive marketing and manipulation of the world.
What is your greatest ambition?
Keep on learning and doing. Start producing content like a film or an animation feature. Be a good looking group, Ja!
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New Work From Monster Project
Recently the Monster Project hit New York's High Line.
Also from the Monster Project, be sure to check out their latest book from Cantab Publishing. We got a copy last week, and it's terrific (as expected).
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New Photolog from Airgoose
Airgoose has launched a new photolog of his recent exploits. Check it out here.
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Seen on The Streets of Seattle, Washington
From NextHigherAssembly....
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March 9, 2004
Los Angeles | March 13 | Transforms
Millicent Gallery is proud to present Transforms featuring the photographic work of David Meanix, Jorge Gonzalez and JB Ghuman, Jr. These three rising stars of the art photography world each explore shifting identities, perceptions and realities though their startlingly individual lenses.
The intense colors and moody tone of Jorge Gonzalez’s “story board” series invites the viewer into the surreal world of his subconscious, each piece a chapter in a story with no end. Inspired by dreams, these images are explorations of his psyche that create a parallel world of illusion that leads us “towards the within.”
David Meanix’s photo-sculptures meticulously re-contextualize his subjects. Using a highly labor intensive process, Meanix forms papier mache “photographic sculptural masks” that veil, alter or transform the subject’s original identity. These mosaic portraits are then re-photographed in completely new surroundings revealing hidden personas and new identities. Each enigmatic portrait questions the roles we play, the masks we wear and asks: “When is it safe to show our true selves?”
Using photography manipulated with crayon and computer graphics, JB Ghuman, Jr. conveys the meaning beneath the image. Through self-portraits and studio models, Ghuman’s bold use of color and text forces us to consider the meaning beneath the beauty, to see things not just as they are but for their essence. What appears at first glance is radically shifted to another truth with bold strokes of color and graffiti-like scrawls of text.
When: Saturday, March 13, 6-10pm.
Where:The Millicent Gallery - 4210 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029 - (323) 666-6163
RSVP:
URLs:
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Bristol | March 31 | Street Logos Book Launch Party
Book Launch and Graffiti Art Film Festival - 31st March - 1st April, The Cube Cinema, Bristol
Two nights of discussions, accompanied by slides, presented by the author with additional artist speakers from the book. Artists each night TBC.
Over the two day festival live painting will take place (on wallspace behind the Cube Cinema) during the day - courtesy of the Wet Shame crew. Artwork will also be on show in the foyer. Many of these films are UK premieres.
For more information go to www.streetlogo.com
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Los Angeles | Beginning March 27 | ‘ROYAL ELASTICS STREETWISE 3 - LA’
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New Shit From Cum
Recently our friends CUM in Ghent, Belgium were asked to do a painting at the entrance of a party that took place in an old empty underwear factory. These guys don't fuck around. Here's what it looked like:
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More From South Africa
From senyol+: "yo wooster. i noticed the carl newby submission. really cool, really funny. stellenbosch has some cool stuff going on. sum kool stencils and stuff. there are too many propaganda posters up right now. here's a photo of one of my favourite politicians, oom martinus (caption reads "wah de hel bra?" meaning "what the hell bro". the political party is my own 'kattekwaad' meaning "prankster")
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Profile: Adept
Age: 20 something...
Hometown: London
Where do you now live? North of London - im too poor to live there anymore :(
Where would you most like to live?: Loads of places - Amsterdam for the cool, laid back people and the graff scene, Austrailia because the sunny weather would mean I could get up a lot more than I can in rainy old London, and New York - just because.
Who was your first "hero" in life?: My dad.
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: Explore the city, buy records, think of new ideas and then get them up on the street.
What is your favorite color?: Hmmm well im wearing alot of camouflage stuff at the moment so maybe green, but im using lots of deep shades of red in my pieces because it looks dope.
Who (or what) do you love?: Women. - Do I need to be more specific?, ok good looking drunk women with loose morals who are into graff and impressed by my drunken breakdancing - they are a rare breed but worth finding.
There's way too many to list here. Basically im inspired and influenced by anyone who hasnt compromised themselves or their work in order to be successful. Im also inspired to make the best work I can come up with when I see loads of unoriginal crap that just rips off the hardworking people who have taken the time to bring something fresh to the game. I must also give an honourable mention my fellow crew members CA ONE, BLAM and OHNE - not only because they are all very talented and full of enthusiasm for graffiti, but also because if I dont they will kill me...
What other artists do you most admire?
Directors: Chris Cunningham, Jonathan Glazer, David Fincher, Spike Jonze, Darren Aronofsky.
Artists: Pollock, Rothko
Graffiti Writers: Again, theres way too many to list all of them here - but if you love graff and you aint just biting whats already out there, then big up yourself! - Writers I respect for that include: YU, Toasters, D-face, Kid Acne, PONK, The London Police, ATG crew, Chu and Banksy - oh and Toxic for ignoring all the "rules" - the guy has no style, but he deserves the key to the city for his dedication to graffiti - TOX for mayor!
How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?
Hmmm well ive been told some of my stuff has a very graphic design look to it which is true I guess, but thats just because I like my work to look sharp and be bold and neat. - I would descibe it as a sign of life and creativity in the city - someone saying "im here" and encouraging others to look around and get involved.
What other talent would you most like to have?
It would be cool to be able to speak some other languages, but other than that Im pretty damn talented as it is so I wont be greedy.
What do you fear the most?
Other than getting arrested? Probably loosing my eyesight - id be screwed without that. Apart from that im a firm believer in facing your fears...but then you are asking someone whose idea of fun is exploring railway systems and derilict buildings so maybe my notion of fear isnt quite the same as everyone elses...
What is your greatest ambition? For myself - to be in a position where I can see the world and meet cool people. For my work - for people to enjoy what I do and hopefully remember it and be inspired.
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Even More Photos From Barcelona
More shots of the Barcelona Street Art Meet-up, sent to us from St. Arsky
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March 8, 2004
New T-Shirts From Above
"Caution: Side effects include people starring at your face, as the arrow on your shirt points "Above." What? Above has hooked up with the people at Digitalgravel.com to produce a line of shirts.
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Cincinnati, OH | March 11-13 | BEAUTIFUL LOSERS: Contemporary Art and Street Culture
[been waiting for the right moment to hit up cincinnati? turn out for this weekend summit of incredible artists... also, treat yourself to the beautiful design of the CAC building by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid]Raymond Pettibon / Larry Clark / Jean-Michel Basquiat / Thomas Campbell / Brian Donnelly [KAWS] / Cynthia Connolly / Cheryl Dunn / Todd James (REAS) / Jo Jackson / Shepard Fairey / Ed Templeton / Barry McGee / Ryan McGinley / Tobin Yelland / Pushead / Phil Frost / Neil Blender / Ryan McGinness / Craig R. Stecyk / Stephen Powers (ESPO) / Ari Marcopoulos / Mike Mills/ R. Crumb / Geoff McFetridge / Henry Chalfant / Spike Jonze / Glen E. Friedman / Clare E. Rojas / Andy Warhol / Futura / Andy Jenkins / Margaret Kilgallen / Wes Humpston / Rostarr / Keith Haring / Terry Richardson / Harmony Korine / Tommy Guerrero / Evan Hecox/ Mark Gonzales / James Jarvis / Chris Johanson
Beautiful Losers is an exhibition of multi-media art and design that explores 30 years worth of work by a diverse group of visual artists that have emerged from aspects of the street culture loosely organized around the subcultures of skateboarding, graffiti, punk, and hip-hop. The exhibit includes painting, sculpture, and photography, as well as film, video, and product design by these individuals, among others.
To complement this material, the exhibition will also offer an environmental soundscape that traces the relationship between these subcultures and various genres of popular music, compiled by former professional skateboarder and musician Tommy Guerrero; a selection of ephemeral materials (album covers, skateboard decks, toys, zines, etc.) produced in or related to this milieu; and a film and video program to be screened within the exhibition itself.
The exhibition is being organized in collaboration with its founders Christian Strike and Aaron Rose, of Iconoclast, the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati; and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco. It will open in Cincinnati in March 12-13, 2004 and in San Francisco in July of 2004. A fully illustrated 272-page book published by Iconoclast and distributed by D.A.P. will accompany the exhibition.
Beautiful Losers Schedule / Cincinnati March 2004
Monday March 8 – Sunday March 14
Outbreak: A Public Mural Project for Beautiful Losers
Featuring pieces by Barnstormers (David Ellis, Doze, Rostarr, Kenji Hirata, Mike Houston), Dalek, TSC, Scribe, KR, and Os Gemeos
Made possible by support from Nike, Altoids, and 55DSL
Thursday, March 11
5-8pm @ Shake-It Records
In-store signing with Beautiful Losers artists and Glue in-store performance at 7pm
7-10pm Good World @ Publico
Featuring the work of Dave Aron, Brian Degraw, Andre Razo, Jim Houser, Alicia McCarthy, Matt Leines, Chris Lindig, Tony Cox, Ashley Macomber, Rich Jacobs, Simone Shubuck, Dave Schubert, Print Liberation, Matt Coors, Paul Coors, Eric Lowenstein, Andre Hyland, Darius Jones, and Swoon.
Made possible by support from Nike
Friday, March 12
7pm-12 Midnight: Beautiful Losers Members Opening @ CAC
Musical Performances by Peggy Honeywell, BARR, DJ Pase of Five Deez, DJ DQ
Made possible by support from Lightborne, Nike, Scion
Saturday, March 13
11am-6pm: Beautiful Losers Public Opening @ CAC
3-4pm: Skateboard performance by Ed Templeton, Austin Stephens, and Josh Harmony of Toy Machine
4-5pm: Panel Discussion featuring the artists and curators of Beautiful Losers
7pm-12Midnight: Beaver College @ The Mockbee
Featuring the work of The Royal Art Lodge [(Winnipeg), Space 1026 (Philadelphia), and Paper Rodeo (Providence)
8pm: Professional Skateboard Demonstrations by Toy Machine (Ed Templeton, Austin Stephens, Josh Harmony) and Habitat
9pm: Musical Performances by The Fever and The Secret Machines
Made possible by support from Nike, Shake It Records, Satellite 13
When: March 11th - 13th, 2004
Where: Contemporary Arts Center at 44 East Sixth Street
URLs: Contemporary Arts Center
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Profile: David Ellis of the Barnstormers
Where do you now live?: Brooklyn
Where would you most like to live?: Living to me is creating. I want to travel the world and keep a base in brooklyn
Who was your first "hero" in life?: snuffy
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: day off?
What is your favorite color?: one shot metallic silver
Who (or what) do you love?: kiku
Who and/or what are some of your influences?
Kiku, De La Soul, Kami, Tim Hawkinson, UltraMagnetic, Kenji Hirata, Robert Breer, Romare Beardon, Doze, Inka Essenhigh, Sasu, Kiki Smith, Revs, David Hammonds, Stephen Powers, crawfish, Bali, Swoon, Martin Luther King Jr, Mike Ming, Futura, Michel Gondry, Edec, Jesus, Mom and Dad, Hoppin John, Ghandi, John Ellis, Mingus, Papa, Phil Frost, Danny Hoch, Love bug Starski, Monk, Thailand, Nakameguro, Michael Jordon, Al Green, flight safety instructions, apple/ginger/carrot juice, gumbo, Legare Cuyler, beer, Mantronix, Willie Nelson, Kase2, Wilfredo Lam, pin stripping, pneumatics, Technique 1200's, gourds
How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?
lines, color, drips, motion, sound
What other talent would most like to have?
beatboxing skills
What do you fear the most?
greedy human beings on a mission
What is your greatest ambition?
sorry, top secret
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Reality Decks Show in Warterloo
From fiftie5ive: "hi there wooster, thought i would send you some pics from the reality decks show that took place on saturday at the cide skate shop down at waterloo. fresh work from flying fortress, miss van, chimp, pmh, kabe and itchie bunny to name a few and the FREE corona went down a storm"
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Banksy "Thinker" Statue Update
From Clabbski: "the 'Drinker' statue in London that you recently published on your web site, is in fact an original Banksy, it was positioned near where I work in Paddington in London for the last few months and then suddenly disappeared. Presumably it is the same one Professor X spotted near the British Museum. I've attached a picture of it at Paddington London from www.stateoftheart.co.ukAlso from which comes the folowing quote:
Inspired by Tesco's Buy One Get One Free (or BOGOF campaign) Banksy has moved into sculpture. The idea is to make two sculptures - one to be sold and one to be donated to the public. Naturally some lucky local council won't be able to choose the site. They'll just wake up one morning to find that a new monument has been cemented in place overnight.
Note: Banksy's thinker is not bronze but some kind of filler that is painted to look like bronze. That is one cone that is part of the statue and someone has added an extra one that seems to have stayed with this version. (The base however is a solid block of concrete)
