graffiti

Long before there was “street art” as we now know it, there was Blek le Rat. He was one of the first graffiti writers in Europe; one of the first people to use stencils to make public art on the street; one of the first—if not the first—to break away from the dominance of New York graffiti style; and one of the first to use icons instead of writing his name.

― lxy, Saturday, 25 October 2008 21:07 (seventeen years ago)

2. shepard fairey

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/AndreTheGiantSticker.gif

Fairey created the "André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign in 1989, while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). This later evolved into the "Obey Giant" campaign, which has grown via an international network of collaborators replicating Fairey's original designs.

― lxy, Saturday, 25 October 2008 21:20 (seventeen years ago)

3. swoon

http://swindlemagazine.com/images/swoon5.jpg

Countless artists take to the streets each day and integrate their imagery into the city landscape, but few have achieved the level of reverence and respect given to Brooklyn-based artist SWOON.

― lxy, Saturday, 25 October 2008 21:39 (seventeen years ago)

"André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign in 1989

i remember seeing these around town in high school and thinking they were the funniest damn thing

― jergins, Saturday, 25 October 2008 22:15 (seventeen years ago)

did you know shepard fairey did the beautiful obama "hope" (etc.) images that have become so ubiquitous?

― lxy, Sunday, 26 October 2008 01:36 (seventeen years ago)

4. gordon matta-clark

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/03/03/arts/03mattspan.jpg
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/03/03/arts/03mattspan.jpg

We would break into abandoned buildings in the South Bronx and cut large, geometrically shaped pieces out of walls and floors, opening up the spaces to be photographed.

― lxy, Sunday, 26 October 2008 02:44 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.otherthings.com/grafarc/index.html

― lxy, Sunday, 26 October 2008 03:06 (seventeen years ago)

two weeks pass...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/3020343955_4cf1d7faf8.jpg?v=0

― lxy, Tuesday, 11 November 2008 02:43 (seventeen years ago)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/3020356065_c53f7c7961.jpg?v=0

― lxy, Tuesday, 11 November 2008 02:48 (seventeen years ago)

one month passes...

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd118/embarchie/IMG_0034.jpg

― jergins, Saturday, 20 December 2008 08:26 (seventeen years ago)

^taken by me, near work

― jergins, Saturday, 20 December 2008 18:01 (seventeen years ago)

― lxy, Saturday, 20 December 2008 21:33 (seventeen years ago)

two weeks pass...

seattle rep got tagged
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd118/embarchie/Photo0004.jpg

― jergins, Thursday, 8 January 2009 06:36 (seventeen years ago)

on the tienda down the street

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3180617585_ac28eb5050_o.jpg

― lxy, Friday, 9 January 2009 02:51 (seventeen years ago)

some great ones some corny ones
http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/01/08/20-beautiful-examples-of-light-graffiti/

― jergins, Saturday, 10 January 2009 20:26 (seventeen years ago)

http://i.gizmodo.com/5130163/photoshopped-subway-ads-get-exposed-in-berlin

― jergins, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 22:15 (seventeen years ago)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3200423388_608840f840.jpg

― smoove operator, Thursday, 15 January 2009 23:45 (seventeen years ago)

favela graf

― lxy, Friday, 16 January 2009 21:13 (seventeen years ago)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/2426651544_11610b9e08.jpg?v=0

― lxy, Sunday, 18 January 2009 20:43 (seventeen years ago)

lol san fran version:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2249/2205260258_8f07b84471.jpg?v=0

― lxy, Sunday, 18 January 2009 20:44 (seventeen years ago)

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1823/235/32/506836588/n506836588_1317301_8103.jpg

― tehresa, Sunday, 18 January 2009 23:48 (seventeen years ago)

this reeks of some post cozy bs like it's too precious or st but here's a link anyway because i want to like it
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/10/24/urban-moss-graffiti-by-edina-tokodi/

― jergins, Wednesday, 28 January 2009 23:53 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.joshuacallaghan.com/Playa%20Vista.htm

― jergins, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 01:45 (seventeen years ago)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3468/3262360884_daa0387806_o.jpg

― lxy, Sunday, 8 February 2009 04:01 (seventeen years ago)

daaaang

― jergins, Sunday, 8 February 2009 04:29 (seventeen years ago)

beyond banksy: (cont'd)

5. chris stain

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3261638983_b75d2145ac.jpg?v=0

"My work explores the emotional and physical struggle of growing up in an urban environment. Through hand-cut stencils and installations made from found materials I hope to inspire compassion for the often overlooked individuals of society."

― lxy, Sunday, 8 February 2009 04:57 (seventeen years ago)

http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/78262/projects/164324/782621231009486.jpg

― lxy, Sunday, 8 February 2009 18:34 (seventeen years ago)

lol

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2009/2/9/1234196886044/Saenredam-Buurkerk-001.jpg

― lxy, Monday, 9 February 2009 17:01 (seventeen years ago)

http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/02/09/amtrak-cascades-trainset-tagged/

― jergins, Monday, 9 February 2009 21:44 (seventeen years ago)

http://flickr.com/groups/seattlestreetart/

― jergins, Friday, 13 February 2009 19:53 (seventeen years ago)

http://designyoutrust.com/wp-content/uploads4/YTPOSTERP.jpg

― lxy, Thursday, 19 February 2009 03:19 (seventeen years ago)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/4/6682673_e04829a326.jpg?v=0

― lxy, Sunday, 22 February 2009 01:49 (seventeen years ago)

you pay, he spray

http://www.sendamessage.nl/your-message-on-the-wall/?lang=eng

― jergins, Thursday, 26 February 2009 18:31 (seventeen years ago)

two weeks pass...

beyond banksy: (cont'd)

6. roadsworth

http://www.toxel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/roadsworth12.jpg

"Fuelled by a sense of righteous indignation I also felt empowered by the expressive and creative outlet that street art afforded me. Instead of feeling like a helpless passenger on a train headed for disaster I felt that I had created a voice for myself amid the noise of the city."

― lxy, Sunday, 15 March 2009 20:29 (seventeen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRj9yCsXTXg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded

2:14 - 3:37 = sweet

― lxy, Saturday, 21 March 2009 17:58 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.hypequest.com/report-le-tag-au-grand-palais/

― lxy, Monday, 30 March 2009 19:35 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.publicadcampaign.com/2009/03/graffiti-to-be-legalized-in-brazil.html

― lxy, Monday, 30 March 2009 20:00 (seventeen years ago)

three weeks pass...

*TUBS Memorial Mural Project*

- a temporary art intervention in a disused building.

*Opening April 26th *

*2 - 6pm***

*50th and **Roosevelt** Ave NE., in the University **District of Seattle**,
**WA***

Currently on view, Free Sheep Foundation is proud to host an exhibition
memorializing the forthcoming demolition of the former TUBS building in
Seattle’s U-District. Highlighting graffiti-style murals by over 20 artists
(please scroll down for list of artists) and window installations, FSF would
like to invite the public to view this artistic intervention with the same
heart as viewing cherry blossoms in Spring. This temporary project is meant
to serve as a beautiful display of color in the waning days of a building's
demise, as well as a re-interpretation of site and celebration of the City.
In partnership with the property owners, we offer this gift to the
neighborhood and the world, embracing our rapidly transforming urban
landscape.

Historical records of the site are available since 1905, when it was
developed as a residence and small commercial space. In 1923, the building
was redeveloped as a grocery store, eventually becoming the Big Bear Store,
then the Lucky Store, and in the early '60's, the P&C Serve U Grocery.
During this time, the site was also shared by a car dealership. In the
mid-70's, the building became renovated and housed The District Tavern (one
of the earliest rock music venues in Seattle) and Fotomat Drive-thru. In
1982, TUBS took over the building as its most recent tenant-to-date;
operating a spa with rental rooms of hot tubs and saunas, and offering
tanning and massage services. Soon the site will be developed into a 60 unit
apartment building with ground floor retail.

― jergins, Monday, 20 April 2009 04:10 (seventeen years ago)

four weeks pass...

pretty good diatribe re. advertising graffiti

― lxy, Monday, 18 May 2009 00:04 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.m-city.org/m-city/realizacje/m-city_128/m-city_128.html

polish stencil artist (or maybe collective?)

this one (big! BIG!!) was done in kreuzberg. doesn't say when, though.

― lxy, Sunday, 24 May 2009 18:42 (seventeen years ago)

two weeks pass...

this takes a long to load but HOLEE WORTH IT!

http://www.fubiz.net/galleries/set/trains/

― lxy, Friday, 12 June 2009 23:14 (sixteen years ago)