New OX in Paris

Our friend OX sent us his latest work. The context of this is perfect, it allows the billboard to coexist with its surrounding space, rather than clash as most billboards do.

Photo: OX

"Untitled" by B a s t a r d i l l a

Untitled from B a s t a r d i l l a on Vimeo.

-PORTUGAL/ Lisboa/ Sintra/ Santa Cruz/ 2010-

Lazer 3.14

Photo: wojofoto

Photo: wojofoto

Photo: laura7olin

Photo: Nicole Blommers

Amsterdam based artist Lazer 3.14 puts words on walls. Check out the Flickr group for more photos

Photos by Wojofoto Laura Olin and Nicole Blommers

Hands

photo: lepublicnme

photo: Faust/Sure

photo: Faust/Sure

photo: lepublicnme

photo: mistaSF

a few favorites of mine...

Judith Supine is back on the street

Judith Supine is putting up paste ups again after a bit of a hiatus. Sabeth718 has some of the new ones on Flickr.

 

photos by Sabeth718

Ericailcane At Fifty24SF gallery

Ericailcane's show in San Fransisco opened Thursday night at Fifty24SF gallery. I really just love his painting style, and the drawings on paper look even better. I wish I was there to check this show out! Unurth has photos up of the walls Ericailcane recently painted for the Pic-Turin Festival. (see below)

Photo Fifty24SF

Photo Fifty24SF

Pic-Turin Festival. Via Unurth. See more on Pic-Turin's Flickr

Photos of the show opening via Fifty24SF's blog

ARYZ for the Concrete Walls Project

Photo Aryz

Great video of Aryz painting for the Concrete Walls Project. He is so good with the can control and color usage, the above wall looks like it could be a watercolor or oil painting.

Photo via Aryz's Flickr

Askew1

Not only can Askew (New Zealand) paint like a mad man, but also he has video skills!



Via Revok

Jerm IX

Jerm IX is a street artist in Toronto (previously Vancouver), putting his inner thoughts on walls... Jerm IX on Flickr
All photos by Jerm

Roa in Moscow

Roa in Moscow.  photo: Roa

Roa has been in Moscow. His pieces work best when they are on the right surface, in this case on a rusty barge. See more on his Flickr.

Aidan's Monsters!

This isn't a street art related post, but it is something that I came across last week and wanted to share...

"Aidan is no ordinary 5 year old boy, in fact he is quite extraordinary. What sets him apart from most kids is his love for all things scary. He loves monsters, clowns, drawing, and dressing up. He does not wait for Halloween to roll around to have an excuse to wear a costume. And you better believe while in costume he will break character for nothing.

Another thing that makes Aidan different than most children is that on September 13, 2010 he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).  He was strong and pulled through his first round of chemo all while teasing his nurses and visitors. Although this was a small victory Aidan, unfortunately, must go through 2 to 3 more years of chemo treatments and everything that goes along with that."

Sometimes I get bummed out by how unfair the world can be. But the good news is the same world can come together and fight back for a good cause. Aidan is a really great artist already at age 5, and you can buy some of his great monster drawings through Aidan's Monsters on Etsy. They are super affordable and the proceeds are used to help pay for his medical bills.

Wolf Man No. 1 By Aidan

Gill-man By Aidan

more on: http://aidforaidan.wordpress.com/

JR wins TED grant

I was excited to see this on the front page of the NY Times Arts section this morning. TED has given JR a $100,000 grant, along with the promise to work together to develop a "Wish".  The Wish, or goal to change the world for the better, will be announced at TED2011 in Long Beach, California, at the end of February. This is really great news for the world of street art, JR is an artist that makes a difference with his art, and his projects really connect with the local people.  Most of you have seen his work in Africa and Brazil, as part of the Women are Heroes project:

Train, Kenya.  Photo: JR

Brazil.  Photo: JR

[view large] Brazil.  Photo JR

TRAILER " WOMEN ARE HEROES" from SOCIAL ANIMALS on Vimeo.

View award announcement on the TED website
JR's website

Eko

photo: Eko

photo: Eko

photo: Eko

photo: Eko

Eko's letter style brings together typography, design, and graffiti. Those three things are favorites of the MuralScape crew, so needless to say, we love it.  Eko also runs street art and graffiti website Ekosystem.
Photos: Eko. see more on his Flickr

Gaia at Brooklynite Gallery

Gaia  Photo: Gaia

Gaia  Photo: Gaia

Gaia is one of the select few street artists that has true painting skills with a brush.  These walls are at the Brooklynite Gallery for his show "Portraits" along with Sten + Lex.  Go check it out if you are near NYC, it would be great to see in person.

photos- Gaia via his Flickr

JAZ

Jaz with Tito and Ever  Photo: Jaz

Jaz  Photo: Jaz

I really like the work Jaz has been doing, really nice use of color and great mark making. The South American street art scene seems to be really original style wise.

Photos by Jaz, view more on his Flickr

Moniker Art Fair

Futura  Photo: Graffoto blog

Moniker Art Fair is currently going on at the Village Underground in London. This looks to be a great gallery event featuring many street art heavyweights. For more info on the project, view Moniker's website. Graffoto has a well written review from Thursday's opening.

Photo by Graffoto.

Miso

London. Photo: Miso

Melbourne. Photo: Miso

London. Photo: Miso

Beautiful paste-ups by Miso.
Photos by Miso on Flickr

Erica Il Cane and Lucy McLauchlan in Lisbon

Erica Il Cane and Lucy McLauchlan are currently in Lisbon painting these monster murals as part of the CRONO Project.

Erica Il Cane

Erica Il Cane

Erica Il Cane  Photo: Stick2Target

Lucy McLauchlan  Photo: Stick2Target

Lucy McLauchlan  Photo: Stick2Target

Some of you may notice that it is next to the buildings that Blu, Os Gemeos, and Sam3 painted earlier this year as part of the same project.

Os Gemeos  Photo: Unurth

Os Gemeos (hand) and Blu (man)  Photo: Unurth

Blu  Photo: Unurth

Sam3  Photo: Unurth

 Post via Stick2Target's blog.
 Photos Stick 2 Target and Unurth

OX

OX's art fights the visual pollution caused by advertising in public spaces.  The use of simple shapes and relation to the surrounding space makes the work really strong.

For more on the debate of who has right to the public space, check out Public Ad Campaign.

All photos by OX, See more on his blog.