Number 1 on my must see list of shows for 2012 2as Os Gemeos’ “Miss You” at Prism Gallery. Saturday was its last day and I finally made it in to see their work. I loved how the gallery was transformed into the mythical world found in their paintings. The walls and floor were painted [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Street Art’
Os Gemeos Finale @ Prism LA
Posted in Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Street Art, tagged Os Gemeos, Prism Gallery, Prism LA, Street Art on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Art in the “Skies”: Graffiti Artist Saber Protests City Hall
Posted in Street Art, tagged Antonio Villaraigosa, Art in the Streets, L.A. Mural Moratorium, Mural Moratorium, Saber, Saber Protest, Saber Skywriting, Street Art on September 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In this age of Social Media, I’ve got to admit, I like the retro sky writing medium chosen by Saber to air his grievances at Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the L.A. City Attorney’s office over the mural moratorium. The moratorium, which has been in place since 2009 equates murals to signage thereby imparting a complicated and costly permit [...]
Behind the Lens-Martha Cooper
Posted in Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Museums, Pop Art/Culture, tagged Art in the Streets, Martha Cooper, MOCA, Street Art, Very Nearly Almost, VNA on May 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My previous posts on Art in the Streets failed to mention the numerous photographers responsible for documenting street art over the years. Because street art is such a temporary medium, photographers played an integral role in cataloging artists works. The exhibit pays homage to these photographers and photojournalists, of which Martha Cooper is a standout. [...]
“Street Fight!”
Posted in Contemporary Art, Pop Art/Culture, tagged Banksy, Exit through the gift shop, Robbo, Street Art on March 13, 2010 | 5 Comments »
A fierce rivalry is a great source of entertainment. In the art world, when artists espouse the merits of one style over another, the debate can quickly descend into vitriol, jealousy and animus. In the underground world of street art, one artistic debate is between the styles of graffiti vs. stencils, and each showcases a [...]
The “Awesome Bears”
Posted in Contemporary Art, Pop Art/Culture, Uncategorized, tagged Awesome Bears, graffiti, Phil Lumbang, Shepard Fairey, Street Art, The Standard Hotel on March 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Part of what makes street art so fascinating is when it appears in very unexpected ways. When I was stuck at a light looking around at some boarded up storefronts on an economically challenged street between Silver Lake and Echo Park, I was greeted by the morning pleasantries of two bears in dialog. A white [...]
