August 19, 2008
Shit We're Diggin: The Photographs Of Li Wei
More here.
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| August 18, 2008
JR In The Favelas Of Rio
We've been unabashed fans of JR's for years, but this latest project, shot in the favelas of Rio is our favorite. The manner in which the photographs blend in with the landscape is absolutely stunning.
More here.
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March 12, 2008
We love this photo...
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March 10, 2008
Women Are Heroes
It was about a year ago that JR first told us about his “Women are Heroes" project, a collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières.
Taking his trusty 28 millimeter lens, for the last year JR has been traveling to such countries as Sierra Leone, Liberia, Southern Sudan and Kenya, documenting the lives of a group of incredibly courageous women.
Now, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the full documentation of the Women Are Heroes project is being launched on the web. And not surprisingly, the work is absolutely breathtaking.
This past Saturday, the faces of eight women were placed on walls across Brussels, where they will remain for a month.
It's an absolutely spectacular project. Click here to learn more.
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January 21, 2008
Catchin' Up With Patrick Winfield
A few weeks back we featured the Polaroid mosaics of Patrick Winfield. The reaction we received was amazing. To learn more about Patrick's art, check out this terrific interview on ColourLovers.com.
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October 14, 2007
Soweto, South Africa by JR
One of the amazing thing about doing the Wooster site each day is not just the great art that we see each day, it's the people we meet. One of the very special people we've met is JR from Paris who brings an incredible energy to every city that he visits. You can feel that energy in this short video that he shot recently while in Soweto.
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October 12, 2007
Creating Miniature Environments
As a follow-up to our post yesterday about Ben Thomas' CityShrinker project, if you're interested in learning how it's done, click here.
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October 11, 2007
Ben Thomas Is Taking Cities One at a Time and Shrinking Them Down to Model Size
"You see amazing things every day. It could be out the window of the train on your way to work, it could be in your back yard, even better it could be somewhere completely foreign, something you didnt know existed. My aim is to give that feeling of newness with each shot I take. My method is to take what was once large and shrink it down to model size. To take the familiar and get you thinking even if for a second "wait a minute, is that...".. Ben Thomas
To see the full scope of Ben's CityShrinker project, click here.
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September 30, 2007
JR Hits Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie
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September 7, 2007
Cayetano Ferrer Solo Show Tonight In Chicago
If you are in Chicago, be sure to check out Cayetano Ferrer's solo show at Threewalls that opens tonight, Friday Sep. 7. Caytano will be showing new work including documentation of a new series of public interventions with cardboard boxes, a site-specific sculpture, and some photographs taken on his recent trip from Las Vegas to the southern tip of Argentina.
ThreeWallsSOLO
119 North Peoria St. #2A
Chicago, IL 60607
OPENING RECEPTION: September 7, 2007
ON VIEW: September 7, 2007 - October 13, 2007
Artist Statement:
SOLO artist Cayetano Ferrer uses existing forms in order to engage in a dialog about the constant flux of the built, contemporary environment. Using inkjet prints on existing objects/architecture that reveal what these objects ultimately obscure, Ferrer exposes the relationship between the built and the rebuilt, surface and hidden, as well the delicate matter of history and memory as the present paves over the recent past in a bid to enrich economies. Ferrer’s work is a gentle push/pull between permanence and obsolescence, inviting consideration of evolution, mutation and modification in our relationship to our immediate environment
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August 12, 2007
Seen On The Streets of Daejeon, Korea
More photos here.
Artist: Cayetano
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June 10, 2007
JR Hits The Venice Biennale
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June 5, 2007
Project Chimera
Seamlessly integrating photography into the natural environment, Project Chimera is the latest work from Anastasia Muna. You can see more of her wonderful work here.
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April 17, 2007
Shit We're Diggin': The Photography of Thaniel Lee
See the entire set here.
Thaniel Lee's artist's statement:
"In this world of plastic surgery shows, model search television programs, fake talent shows, and unreal reality TV. I attempt to show a body that cannot change, a body that no amount of plastic surgery will turn into a super model, a body that is not seen in pop culture magazines or MTV. In this current condition of popular culture I feel that it is of the utmost importance that we (artist/art world) document as many different body types as we can, in as many different ways as we can.
I have chosen to document the body as seen through the lens of the camera; the body in which I chose to document is my own. I was born with a condition called Arthrogryposis; this condition has left me with limited use of my arms, legs and fingers. Eleven operations have left me with many interesting scars and stories. Starting in 2000, I began to document my body and the many different shapes contained within. I hope that my work makes people look at their own bodies, and question the existing concepts of beauty that fill our current body obsessed culture"
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April 6, 2007
Flickr Inspiration
(nicked from here)
(and from here)
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Shit We're Diggin': Smoke Photos
More here.
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April 3, 2007
Helen Lyon in Issue 2 of 100proofMIXTAPE
Amongst a terrific collections of articles and photographs in the second issue of the free PDF magazine "100proofMIXTAPE', is a wonderful portfolio of photographs from Helen Lyon.
Also in the issues are Lee 'Scratch' Perry, i-jusi, Sputn*kk, Paul Hartnett, A1one Writer from Iran, mattblack , ASK! ELLiS, Szutka Fabryka, Blend.
You can download it here.
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March 13, 2007
Nice One!
Maybe it's just us, but this photo that we stumbled upon on Flickr has got to be one of the coolest dog photos we've seen in a long time.
What does this have to do with street art?
Absolutely nothing ;)
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March 7, 2007
Shit We're Diggin': William Hundley's Collection of "Jumping" Photos
More here.
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March 3, 2007
First pictures from JR and Marco's FACE2FACE Project
More here.
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February 22, 2007
Muhammed Muheisen
Muhammed Muheisen is a terrific photojournalist working for AP in the Middle East. He snapped the image above last week. As they say - "a picture is worth 1,000 words"
(Thanks, Jason)
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February 12, 2007
Bringing New Life to Boarded Up Homes
In his final year as a photography student in Blackpool, UK, Mike Newton started to
question why his work shouldn't go any further than a print.
As his first big project on the street, he gave new life a boarded up house.
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January 24, 2007
Light From Heat
While just recently launched, Justin Kelly's Light From Heat has the makings of becoming a terrific photography site/blog. The reason? The guy has a fantastic eye.
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January 18, 2007
More Shaved Cats
Who would of guessed that there's a burgeoning trend of photos of cats shaved from the neck down with their paws covering their "lower region"
The photo above comes to us from our good friend, WK.
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January 17, 2007
Nothing To Do With Street Art - But It Made Us Smile...
... so we decided to share it.
From Charlotte - "This is what happens when your sister is studying to be a professional vet."
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January 7, 2007
Before and After
Walking around downtown Manhattan we're often amazed how dark and sooty most buildings have become after decades and decades of street pollution. We love how the photo above, taken by Trevor Little and coming to us via Boing Boing, tells the story of the "before" and "after"
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December 25, 2006
JR in Palestine
Over the last eight weeks, Sara and I have had the pleasure of getting to know better an amazing group of people who we knew before, but nowhere near as well as we do now.
One of the people who we feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend some time with during the weeks before Wooster on Spring, is the French photographer JR.
Still in his 20's, JR has has already lived a life that most of us can only dream about. Hearing the stories behind his 28 Millimetres project, and getting to understand the intelligence and sensitivity that JR brings to his work, confirmed to us that in time JR will be known as one of the great photographers of his generation.
Unable to attend the opening of Wooster on Spring because he was in Palestine shooting a new series of photographs, JR sent us these images to keep in touch...
Palestine
Bedouins, Palestine..."In the middle of the country, under the rocks.".
Hebron, Palestine
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December 1, 2006
"Penguins with Angst"
Penguins with Angst.. You can see the whole story unfold here.
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November 15, 2006
JR Returns To New York
While we met him briefly a few years ago during a party at our flat on Wooster Street, it was only this week that Sara and I had a chance to spend some quality time with the French photographer JR and his absolutely lovely and extremely talented girlfriend, Prune.
We've featured JR on the Wooster site many times over the last few years, but it was only this week that we fully understood just how fucking brilliant JR really is. His new book, 28 millimetres is an incredible document and can't recommend it more highly.
If you happen to be in Saskatoon, Canada check out JR's latest show opening on the 17th of November.
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October 8, 2006
Don Quichote de la Mancha in Lille, France
Don Quichote de la Mancha creates massive street collages of his own photos on the walls of Lille, France. Here's some samples of his work:
"the hand of a fired worker holding the lock on the fence of his closed and abandoned factory"
"my visual signature"
"Tango dancers on a railway area nearby Paris"
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September 5, 2006
Oles' Birds
From our friend Oles in Holland:
I want to ask the help of all Wooster visitors for an ongoing project. The idea is to Download the pdf file of the bird, cut it out and take a picture of of someone holding it in you city, country or whatever. I already got a lot of these pictures but I need a lot more, from as many country's possible in the world!
A few years ago Kena from Ukraine and me did a simular project and the result was a small book called 'Hold Strong' (see image). Now it's time for part 2!
Send your pictures to holdingbirds@gmail.com and everything will be all right, cheers!
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August 30, 2006
JR in in Wuppertal
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August 9, 2006
Zevs in Action
Photo by our good friend JR in Paris
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