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Popular This Month1. Graffiti Furniture - Luis Alicandu Creates Street Art to Furnish Your Home With (GALLERY)  Once thought of as a low-brow, delinquent form of art, street art is making a mainstream comeback in the form of graffiti furniture.
The pieces in the above gallery are baroque-esque in their aesthetic,…2. 11 Examples of Extreme Photorealism - From Photorealistic Sculptures to Detailed Sketches (CLUSTER)  People have a fascination with those things that seem to defy reality, which is why examples of extreme photorealism tend to see a lot of traffic.
It's hard to look away from the works of Ron Mueck,…3. 57 Crazy Graffiti Displays - From to 3-D Paper Graffiti to LAP Photography (CLUSTER)  Over the years, we’ve featured some pretty crazy graffiti from street artists around the world—yes, Banksy is included here too, but the stuff we’re about to show you is way outside of what most people…4. Pirate Nomads - Artist Swoon Recycles Trash into a Floating Artist Community (GALLERY)  These floating monstrosities may look like something out of Waterworld, but they’re actually much more interesting. Brooklyn artist Swoon (whose real name is Caledonia “Callie” Curry) made this floating…5. Superhero Changerooms - In NYC Posterchild Turns Public Eye Sores into Art (VIDEO)  Posterchild, one of Toronto’s most famous street artists, has taken to the streets of NYC for his most recent public art. He’s been on a mission to convert public eye soars, like phone booths, into art,…6. Luminous Floral Graffiti - The Spectacular Fluorescent, Black Lit Artwork of Que Houxo (VIDEO)  These amazing paintings were made by Japanese artist Que Houxo (aka Questa). His work combines urban, graffiti-style art with bursts of fluorescent color. Many of the works by Que Houxo are painted live…7. Police Car Pranks - Spanish Artist, SpY's, Interventions Spare No One (GALLERY)  You know you are super cool artist when your art is not even referred to as art, but rather as interventions. Spanish artist SpY’s interventions are some of the boldest comments on society ever created.…8. Burnt Ceiling Murals - Olivier Kosta-Thefaine's Elaborate Lighter Graffiti (GALLERY)  Olivier Kosta-Théfaine is a patient man. Using a single lighter, the artist scorches paint on ceilings to create burnt ceiling murals.
While some of the burnt ceiling murals look like haphazard graffiti,…9. Technicolor Hipster Art - The Artwork of Teebs is Raw and Breathtaking (GALLERY)  Some people are just born with all the talent and all the luck in the world. An L.A.-based artist and musician seems to have cornered the market on awesomeness. The artwork of Teebs is refreshing, but…10. Bewildering Geometric Art - Richard Colman Produces Pieces That Stay With You (GALLERY)  The best part about being an artist, is that when someone doesn’t understand your work, you get to claim that "they just don’t get it" or that they "just can’t grasp revolutionary thoughts." I believe…11. Eye Movement Art - Despite Being Paralyzed, the EyeWriter Lets Tony Quan Make Art (VIDEO)  We are so often amazed by people who rise above suffering, and inspire others through their affliction, like graphic artist, Tony Quan. He is a man stricken with Lou Gehrig’s disease who, although paralyzed,…12. Graffiti Wave Riders - Andre for Quicksilver Surfboards are Gnarly (GALLERY)  I have always wanted to learn how to surf, simply because I like the water, and think that surfing looks really cool. So when a Parisian graffiti artist and a surfboard manufacturing company teamed, only…13. Digitized Spray Painting - Evan Roth's Digital Blackbook Creates Amazing Graffiti Art (VIDEO)  Evan Roth’s Digital Blackbook takes spray painting to a whole new level. His Digital blackbook is a software that takes traditional graffiti and manipulates it into a 3D drawing that mimics the almost…14. Chainlink Compositions - Create Neon Messages with Fence Typo by Kim Dong Hyun (GALLERY)  Chainlink fences are everywhere, and their ubiquity is what drove Kim Dong Hyun to create Fence Typo. If you can look at a chainlink fence and see a canvas (instead of a wire monstrosity) then the urban… |
Popular Last Month1. Ethnic Artist Tributorials - Model Isabeli Fontana is Painted for "Keith Me" in Vogue Paris (GALLERY)  Model Isabeli Fontana is covered in tribal accents for the editorial ‘Keith Me’ in Vogue Paris. The Brazilian beauty is also the magazine’s November 2009 cover girl, in which graffiti is a popular theme.…2. Couture Graffitography - Graffi-Couture in Vogue Paris Combines Urban Art With High Fashion (GALLERY)  Urban artists Kaws created spectacular graffiti murals with which to showcase haute designs for the editorial ‘Graffi-Couture’, in Vogue Paris. Brazilian bombshell Raquel Zimmermann poses in front of the…3. Priceless Presidential Defacing - Holy Taco Shows Humorous Graffiti on American Currency (GALLERY)  It is painfully obvious that some people have both far too much time on their hands, and more money than brains; this is evidenced by the recent DIY entertainment that involves defacing dollars.
The defacing…4. 3D Four-Letter Graffiti - DAIM's Street Art is Created From Simple Typography (GALLERY)  Mirko Reisser, also known as DAIM, is a well-known street artist that takes the four letters of his alias and turns them into 3D masterpieces. The graffiti artist uses the simple lettering to create intricate…5. Pink Eye Graffiti Art - Skylark Davis by DAIN is a Colorful Tribute to the 1940s (GALLERY)  ‘Skylark Davis’ by DAIN is part of the ‘Copasetic’ show at New York’s Brooklynite Gallery. The show itself is a tribute to the 1940s, with the works featured here the main attraction.
A combination of…6. Polish Geisha Skater Art - Magdalena Tatarek is a Cultural Farrago (GALLERY)  Polish + skater girl + Geisha = Magdalena Tatarek. Even her name is awesome.
The art featured here shows so many cultural influences it’s hard to name them. But, from what we can see, Magdalena Tatarek…7. Graffiti Streetwear Mashups - Krink Levi's Collaboration for Fall/Winter 2009 (GALLERY)  Krink has been involved in plenty of design partnerships lately; the latest is a Krink Levi’s pairing. The Krink Levi’s Collaboration for Fall/Winter 2009 is street-ready for sure.
The designs for the…8. Muddy Urban Art - Eco Graffiti Uses Mud, Not Spray Paint, to Convey a Message (GALLERY)  I always wanted to get into graffiti, using my artistic skills to decorate the urban landscape. But two things always stopped me:
1) I can’t draw/paint and
2) There is always such environmental impact…9. Explosive Expressive Color Art - The Art of Minjae Lee Creates Powerful Effects on the Viewer (GALLERY)  South Korean artist Minjae Lee is making waves. His startlingly real, and emotive works draw in the viewer, who undoubtedly is amazed to learn that the talented young man is only 19 years old.
The self-taught…10. Dripping Benches - 'Smooth & Smoothie' by Florent Degourc Looks like Melted Bubble Gum (GALLERY)  I love the aesthetics of ‘Smooth & Smoothie’ by Florent Degourc, a bench set comprised of two foam-and-resin seating concepts. The melting aspect of each bench reminds me of melting bubble gum—and the…11. Girly Street Art Sneakers - Fafi by Adidas Collection Highlights Female Graffiti Artists (GALLERY)  Women graffiti artist hardly ever get the respect they deserve, what with it being a male-dominated field and all, so I am super pumped to present to you the Fafi by Adidas sneakers.
Aside from being…12. Urban Protest Art - The Anti-Gentrification Street Art in Alabama is Something Worth Fighting For (GALLERY)  It seems protest art will never go out of style (thankfully!), but what happens when you want to protest the destruction of someone else’s protest art. Still with me? That is the point behind some anti-gentrification…13. Repetitive Skywriting - 'Cloud' by Ron English Takes Street Art Skyward (VIDEO)  'Cloud' by Ron English is a curious take on street art that heads to the skies for maximum visibility and impact. English commandeered (or hired) a plane to write the word 'Cloud' five times in the NYC…14. Peek-a-Boo Parchment People - Marc Johns Spends Too Much Time in the Bathroom (GALLERY)  You never know what you are going to find when you walk into a public restroom. And if you just so happen to walk into a restroom that was just visited by Marc Johns, then expect some artwork on an unusual… |
