Andy Warhol’s back catologue is a technicolour homage to some of the most famous people ever to set foot on our planet.

Look beyond the hackneyed Marilyn image to the day-glo portraits of Elvis, Ali, JFK, Liz Taylor and Mick Jagger and try to imagine a world without Warhol’s influences.

What a dull place it would have been.

I♥YW #10 Andy Warhol

Mick Jagger by Andy Warhol

Until next time.

The Wall Pimper

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At first glance, Stella Vine paints colourful, pretty portraits of the rich and famous. But look a little deeper and you’ll find a darkness to her work and her subjects alike.

In today’s celebrity obsessed world, Vine asks, what price fame?

Tragically, the answer is provided by her choice of leading ladies: Elizabeth Taylor, Courtney Love, Amy Winehouse, Kate Moss and Princess Diana.

I♥YW #9 Stella Vine

I Only Make Love To Jesus by Stella Vine

Stella’s work is available from time to time here: http://bit.ly/2t5tZW.

Until next time.

The Wall Pimper

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Artist Statement:

Why is it ok to take down someone else’s work (/advertisement) and put my work up instead:

The message of this work is not “buy! buy! buy!” it is “look, enjoy, think, like, don’t like, form an opinion.” It engages viewers in a dialogue which advertisements do not. Each piece of art put in a public space, in place of an ad, is an opportunity for viewers to reconnect with the space they inhabit.
I didn’t sign this work:

If this poster were an advertisement for me-as an artist-it would be just as problematic as a conventional, legally paid for ad. Jordan Seiler uses this quote from Lewis Hyde’s The Gift to describe his work: “unlike economic exchange, a gift has no expectation of return.” As a gift to the city, I have no expectation that this work will garner recognition or accolades. It was a very small way to change a very large cityscape. It was perhaps a utopian gesture which has the potential to lead to more concretely efficacious ones.
Just getting my feet wet:

As I prepared for my project (reading about street art, about Jordan Seiler’s work, about resident/public-space interaction) the holes in it became quite clear to me. I’m not sure such an obviously political work is the best use of reappropriated ad space; it’s a case of the message is the medium; I think just putting a piece of art in a space conventionally used for advertisements is enough of a message itself. Or perhaps I just needed to put my work in a more specific location—out side the TimeWarner center or maybe even very close to a news stand. My lack of experience entering the instillation limited me in some ways in these options.

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More from Alexandros here.

(Thanks Maria)

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kk,  sorry for the slow update, its been a crazy busy end to the year, long long days, and sleepless nights,  if i dont stop now no one will be getting their prezzies, so this is it till after xmas, i thought id put a little selection of photos from the logopop show, for those of you who couldnt brave the cold and rainy weather, but to those who did turn up big big, thanks for the support!

the work from the show is available to view in full here: http://www.thesickboy.com/

mErRy XmAs!!

+++++++NO MORE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS+++++++

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More from David here.

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Photos by Romanywg

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WeWereHere Urban Art Book

Triston from the BonesAndRobots blog (check it, loads of good stuff) got in touch to show World Graffiti the new book he has worked to compile along with 100 other artists, it looks amazing! Seems like it’s been quite a mission getting it put together but it’s been totally worth it, as the art is so varied and exciting.

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – TML STARS

WeWereHere Urban Art Book Cover

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – KID CHAOLO

As the Bones and Robots blog says…

“We have to get as many creative people together that we can and compile all of the works into a sort of end of 2009 street art bible party time snapshot, featuring all the CC and Inkflow alumni as well as as much additional currently active streetheads as we can fit, dont we?

Why yes. Yes we do. A book to prove we were here.

As it turned out, after the announcement, we had collected so much work from so many people so quickly, that we had to change the size format from 7″x7″, 80 pages to 8″x10″, 120 pages, all mashed with an eclectic mix of streetart disciplines by hundreds of artists from all over the world. Old kids and new kids, people you know and know of, and people you dont. We got a few cool kids(Indigo, Seventenths, Shez and Bustart) to interview one another about themselves and the world, top it off with a wonderfully detailed custom-crafted cover by Lament, and youve got a giant printed collection of current and future Street Artists’ works in 2009.”

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – RIOT68

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – ELIAS

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – CIAHCIAH

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – C215

You can learn more about the journey taken to compile this urban art book on the Bones and Robots blog, it’s an interesting read. You can buy the book online here, show your support for artists that have made 2009 such a great year for urban art, and get a sick book! It’s huge, with so many different styles, one of the best urban art books we’ve seen this year.

WeWereHere Urban Art Book

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WeWereHere Urban Art Book

Triston from the BonesAndRobots blog (check it, loads of good stuff) got in touch to show World Graffiti the new book he has worked to compile along with 100 other artists, it looks amazing! Seems like it’s been quite a mission getting it put together but it’s been totally worth it, as the art is so varied and exciting.

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – TML STARS

WeWereHere Urban Art Book Cover

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – KID CHAOLO

As the Bones and Robots blog says…

“We have to get as many creative people together that we can and compile all of the works into a sort of end of 2009 street art bible party time snapshot, featuring all the CC and Inkflow alumni as well as as much additional currently active streetheads as we can fit, dont we?

Why yes. Yes we do. A book to prove we were here.

As it turned out, after the announcement, we had collected so much work from so many people so quickly, that we had to change the size format from 7″x7″, 80 pages to 8″x10″, 120 pages, all mashed with an eclectic mix of streetart disciplines by hundreds of artists from all over the world. Old kids and new kids, people you know and know of, and people you dont. We got a few cool kids(Indigo, Seventenths, Shez and Bustart) to interview one another about themselves and the world, top it off with a wonderfully detailed custom-crafted cover by Lament, and youve got a giant printed collection of current and future Street Artists’ works in 2009.”

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – RIOT68

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – ELIAS

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – CIAHCIAH

WeWereHere Urban Art Book – C215

You can learn more about the journey taken to compile this urban art book on the Bones and Robots blog, it’s an interesting read. You can buy the book online here, show your support for artists that have made 2009 such a great year for urban art, and get a sick book! It’s huge, with so many different styles, one of the best urban art books we’ve seen this year.

WeWereHere Urban Art Book

Share and Bookmark

Related Articles:

1. Spray the Can – Amsterdam, Holland Graffiti Event – Competition and New Blade Book Appearance
2. New Australia, Sydney Graffiti – DefHi Strikes Again
3. Urban Art & Graffiti TShirts – Designs and art by out(R)o – From Nonoloa

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