July 24, 2004
Zumbi! from Cabelo
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| Brooklyn | August 6 | Yo! What Happened to Peace?
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Another Flick From Goodfellas in Florence
Photo by Django & Tren (start crew)
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Open Call From Our Friends bo130 and Microbo
"hello. this is a last call. we would like you to contribute. bo130 and Microbo are working on a book....a book about stickers...we've been collecting and exchanging so much stickers that we've decided to give them justice, the concept it's simple. the book it's going to be like a sticker-black book like one that most of us have. we want to focus the attention on the design, logo, character....on the sticker. we're going to have some guests to write their point of view on stickers and we'll love your contribution. more or less 100 pages, hardback. we're planning to have everything done and to be ready to print by the end of summer. we're collecting more stickers we will feature stickers from all over the world so please send your stickers not later then 15th of august . mail to:
roberto guidotti
corso garibaldi 72/3
20121
Milan
Italy"
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July 23, 2004
New Issue of Work Magazine
WORK Magazine is a monthly online zine of art, design, culture, and photography. Based out of the Space 1026 collective in Philadelphia, thay have released 5 issues so far. The August issue will feature work from SWOON. Check it out here.
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Los Angeles | July 32 | Bob Partington
When: July 31, 7 - 10 pm
Where: Pascual Sistos w i f t g a l l e r y, 676 south avenue 21 Suite 200, los angeles ca 90031, tel 213.403.0166RSVP:
URLs: www.swiftgallery.org
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New Work From lindA
lindA has updated her website with a ton of new work. We love her stuff and hope you will as well.
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New Website From REMIX Collective
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What's Currenlty Inspiring You?... Part IX
From Blek Le Rat:
From DHM:
"I think all stuff around me is inspiring me, even my own shit. but mostly the stuff I see on the net, like this amazing work ofJeff Soto. His colors, caracters and skills...damn, I wish I could do that. everybody should check out his work, if they didn't already know it. Cheers"... DHM
From Pure Evil:
"The photos of Nirvana by Charles Peterson ... he totally GETS the raw energy of the band...I love the destructive energy of Nirvana they FUCKING ROCK. I've been doing big paintings of Nirvana for a show Im doing in 2 weeks.... its going to kick ass
London England...BIG INSPIRATIONS
1. Sitting in the street next to silver mini's drinking and checking out people...
2. Policemen on Horses going down my street...
3. Bloated Rats by the side of the Thames. I have a friend who's a sculptor and she has found thousands of animal bones by the side of the Thames...They're ancient, and they collect under the bridges... she uses them for massive bone chandeliers. Its just WEIRD that rivers are supposed to bring life to a city, yet they also bring so much death drifting in. (morbid thought)
4. Art shows in independent galleries... this week I've seen the skull/motorcycle helmet (modern art), a massive sand zen sculpture machine (white cube), and a video of a vulture in an artists studio (haunch of venison) and theres a mountain of other shows out there...
5. Swedish girls who arrived in London a week ago are always a BIG Inspiration too."... Pure Evil
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July 22, 2004
What's Currently Inspiring You?... Part VIII
From kgbe rotgut:
I've been painting houses this summer (and have a pretty solid farmers tan, by the way) up in Providence, Rhode Island and as soon as I get home every day, really getting the hell out of the wet, hot, New England summer and drinking freezing cold American beer while undoing five years of New York City sports talk conditioning is my first and only priority. It also inspires me not to get heat stroke as much which is a good thing.
For a while I was also getting inspired by winning money at the dog track up at Lincoln Park but then that stopped being inspirational and became terrible."... kgbe
From Mysterious Al:
"What's been inspiring me? A trip to Barcelona for sun, Ice cream and good friends cured a long stint of 'artists block'. I was getting seriously pissed off with my recent lack of motivation, but I literally haven't stopped working since I got back... What else has helped me along the way? Listening to a LOT of MF Doom has inspired me to start working on a top secret new project. It involves him, and the internet- and all will be revealed shortly. Doom is the hardest working MC / producer around. His style is sloppy and raw, and he is always off beat. If you haven't heard his shit already you're cheating yourself. Danger mouse's bootleg of Zero 7 / MF Doom "Somersault" is my tune of the summer. Try and find a copy. Support independant music! I'm also inspired by my pimp-cat, Morisson- and cats in general when they do cool things. Peace!"... al
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Fresh Stuff From... Wishya in "Diiirty South London"
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Fresh Stuff From Imago in Sydney
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July 21, 2004
Detroit | August 7 | Parskid
When: Saturday, August 7th, 7pm - 11pm
Where: CPOP, 4160 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
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URLs: www.cpop.com
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Call For Entries: Stick Em Up 2
STICK EM UP 2
Melbourne
Australia...Brought to you by BurnCrew and Revolver Upstairs
CALL
FOR ENTRIES
Another installment of the hugely successful STICK EM UP
exhibition series... this to be the second in Melbourne... After last year's
success, BurnCrew have decided to invite all artists back again to send their
work over for display at Revolver Upstairs. Work will be up for 6 weeks with
viewers invited to bring their stickers and participateover the duration... Work
will be applied to street paraphernalia, boards, doors, and the walls of the
exhibition space (some of which remain from last year) ... SO PLEASE, WE CAN'T
GET ENOUGH STICKERS, POSTERS, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHOW... AS WE HAVE TO COVER
THIS SPACE WHICH IS HUGE! last year we got over 500 heads through the doors on
opening night, so we can't dissappoint, its YOU, the artists from here there and
everywhere that make this night fuknrock! send it on to:
FLIQ
BURNCREW
PO Box 393
Clifton Hill
3068 Victoria Australia
PEACE. ".. Burncrew
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Melbourne | September 9 | Stick 'Em Up 2
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What's Currently Inspiring You?... Part VII
From Chimp:
"What's inspiring me? well...Garrett from the London Police is inspiring me to climb up the scaffolding around Cathedrals at 6am (only fitting that the Chimp should go climbing with the original monkey boy!!) Freaklub's studio in Barcelona is inspiring me to paint paint paint!! (especially seeing a bunch of Boris's work there - amazing stuff). Big up the Freaklubbers!! Coola Coola!! And Bea is inspiring me to learn to speak Spanish. I need to communicate with the girl with the most beautiful eyes, with more than just smiles and doodles on napkins...photos and full update soon. enjoy the summer!!"... CHIMP
From 86:
"Currently i'm tuned on the works of other
street poster artists like Fobode
from England and Rafo from
Brazil. Once and again (ok, always) Russian Constructivism/Avant-Garde and
soviet war posters are inspiring me. Also, like too much the works of Captain
Anarky from Italy."... 86.
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Five Tips From Public Ad Campaign
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Jordan's Snaps from Russia and Lithuania
Jordan Seiler of Public Ad Campaign just got back from an extended trip through Eastern Europe. Here's some of the things he saw.In Russia:
In Lithuania:
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The Schmoozes hit Union Square
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July 20, 2004
Charlie's Pure Evil Suit
From Pure Evil a few days ago:"Hey there.... Heres what I did today.... I've made a full size bunny outfit ... its fuzzy fleece and has a zip at the front + rabbit paws....I just have to do the head out of papier mache, I used an army helmet and two Lemonade bottles for the ears, so I have all the elements....It looks SWEEEEEET on, but its suuuper hot... I cant wait to wear it out and walk around with it . I become a completely different person, its like being in a cartoon.ok have a great weekend !listen to Led Zeppelin.xxx chip."
From Pure Evil Today:
"Oh yeah! my PURE EVIL rabbit suit is finished..... I just need the blood dripping from the teeth and I'll be set...I cant wait to go down the pub with it on...and go out painting.... very incognitoxx charles.
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What's Currently Inspiring You?.... Part VI
From Dan Witz:
"Summer's my street art season, so lately
I've been busy, consumed, frantically getting the new work out and up before it
gets cold outside and I have to retreat to the studio. I love summer but I'm so
busy I've got no time or energy left for much else than work. Which is a good
thing. Fortunately though, thanks to the Wooster Collective, inspiration's easy
to find. Every few days I check in and check up on what everybody's been up to.
Actually, it's kinda overwhelming. I gotta say I worry a bit that street art's
become so fashionable that it's bound to go out of fashion, but that's life and
I'm not gonna fight it. I just scroll down the site and refuel, suck up the
energy-- each crazy scheme, each artist, each crazy cockeyed dreamer out there
recharges me and kicks my butt back outside to fight the good fight. I
loved the "Schmoozes", the loony tunes compulsion of it, and the honoring of the
long tradition of hitting the steps to the Met. Very fulfilling, like we have a
history. Reminds me of an early inspiration: Sandy
Skoglund.
From Vinnie Ray:
What's inspiring me right now is thinking about the break up of my favorite band, Phish. The following letter is Phish's announcement for ending it. The following pictures are just a glimpse at what IT was . This band has influenced me on so many levels. They pumped out 20 years of positive vibes. ---vinnie ray
"Last Friday night, I got together with Mike, Page and Fish to talk openly about the strong feelings I've been having that Phish has run its course and that we should end it now while it's still on a high note. Once we started talking, it quickly became apparent that the other guys' feelings, while not all the same as mine, were similar in many ways -- most importantly, that we all love and respect Phish and the Phish audience far too much to stand by and allow it to drag on beyond the point of vibrancy and health. We don't want to become caricatures of ourselves, or worse yet, a nostalgia act. By the end of the meeting, we realized that after almost twenty- one years together we were faced with the opportunity to graciously step away in unison, as a group, united in our friendship and our feelings of gratitude.So Coventry will be the final Phish show. We are proud and thrilled that it will be in our home state of Vermont. We're also excited for the June and August shows, our last tour together. For the sake of clarity, I should say that this is not like the hiatus, which was our last attempt to revitalize ourselves. We're done. It's been an amazing and incredible journey. We thank you all for the love and support that you've shown us.-- Trey Anastasio"
Playing from a top an air traffic control tower while dancers repel on the side
The flatbed truck: Unannounced instrumental ambiance at 3am. This is the closest real life has come to the dream world.
From dist.one:
"I have read a few of these and sort of struggled to pin point one thing that truly inspires me as my mind doesn't really focus like that...it changes rapidly due to the anxious overactive way it works. So I thought maybe a list of stuff might be better as inspiration comes in waves from a cornucopia of things...so here goes folks:My cat Margot, Kelly's Heroes, Joesph Heller, Roald Dahl, Ian Brown, Beastie Boys, Rivers, Trees, Tony Soprano, William Cutting, Barry Mcgee, Doze Green, Bigfoot, ghosts, Yoshitomo Nara, Woodgrain, Bark, Elephants, Southern Comfort ( the film, neh the booze ), Deliverence, Hayao Miyazaki, Forests, Ron Kovic, Dispatches, Country walks, My mother and father, and my beautiful lady, Charlotte.Okay hope that has cleared up a few things....as I sort of just wrote what was in my head at that moment...remember it changes constantly and thats how it should be for everyone....for best results feed creativity a balanced but varied diet for a healthy and vibrant artist.Take care of yourselves".... dist.one
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More work from Roadsworth in Montreal
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Boston Globe Article on Street Art
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Seen On The Streets of the Domincan Republic
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July 19, 2004
Profile: Roadsworth
Age: 30
Hometown:
Montreal
Where do you now live?: Montreal
Where would you most like to live?: Barcelona or maybe
Berlin.
Who was your first "hero" in life?: The Six
Million Dollar Man.
What is your favorite thing to do on your day
off from work?: Play music, look around hardware stores, watch movies.
What is your favorite color?: Brown.
Who
(or what) do you love?: Cafe au lait from Cafe Olympico.
Who and/or what are some of your influences?: My
family, my friends, Montreal, music.
What other artists do you most
admire?
Andy Goldsworthy, Claes Oldenburg,
Christo, Banksy, My Mom.
How would you
describe your art to someone who could not see it?
What would happen if the guys who are hired by the city to paint the lines on the street decided to drop acid while on the job.
What other talent would most
like to have?
Be able to play the
drums.
What do you fear the most?
Sharks and fear itself.
What is your greatest ambition?
To turn Montreal into a car free
zone.
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Firenze Street Art Jam
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What's Currently Inspiring You?... Part V
From Other:1. clutter, junkyards, layers
2. sketching old machinery in abandoned factories
3. boxcars...rusty silent monolithic boxcars from far away...brazilian boxcars, mexican boxcars, canadian boxcars, little tiawanese boxcars. as all the train tracks in this city are slowly getting ripped up, just seeing boxcars is getting rare
From buZ Blurr:
"Laid low by the extreme heat of a Mid-south summer, and the numbing despair of the endless casualties of the Iraq morass, a recent renewed correspondence with E.F.HigginsIII, summering on Lake Michigan, shook me out of the dolor to cut a stencil portrait from a nostalgic time when I could afford the gasoline to escape these wretched hot climes and visit him. A momentary inspirational respite from my rocking chair retirement. "
From Milkcrate:
"right now the work of Jeff
Soto is getting me going, his skill mixed with the adolescent edge of
the robots is top notch. jeffs character places his character in a world of
words and other assorted things that dont belong and still manages to get a
cohesive piece every time, the backrounds blend into a horribly beautiful
atmosphere that sets up the perfect alien world for giant robots and turtle gods
alike. "... milkcrate
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July 18, 2004
What's Currently Inspiring You?... Part IV (By
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Seen On The Streets of Portland
Location: Burnside bridge, Portland, OR.
Arbus image is by -struct. Everything else, by Klutch. Painted on plastic
window sheet.
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Stoke-On-Trent | July 22 | Art for Africa
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Santa Monica | July 24 | Installation Art Auction
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Seen On The Streets of Portland
Location: Burnside bridge, Portland, OR.
Arbus image is by -struct. Everything else, by Klutch. Painted on plastic window sheet.
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Stoke-On-Trent | July 22 | Art for Africa
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Santa Monica | July 24 | Installation Art Auction
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