You have to stand at the perfect angle to see this piece by Mentalgassi. He exhibits his work widely in France and abroad, also portraying local heroes to support social causes. Through the years his work has become a symbol of stencil art. Another continuing theme through his stencil art are portraits of his daughter Nina, who we've seen evolve from a little girl to a young woman. He usually paints local faces because, in his words, “faces reflect the personality” of a city. 5.) C215įrench street artist Christian Guemy aka C215 travels around the world beautifying the streets. What really separates him from the rest of the field is the way he adds different layers into a piece, giving his viewers multiples perspectives of the biology behind his animal subjects. I think it's fair to say that street artist Roa is on top of his game. With an obvious visual clash of ‘Rich' and ‘Poor' being in such a close proximity evoked me to make this stencil, Stealing from the Rich, and Giving to the Poor.” I found it sadly ironic that just six feet away there was an ATM machine where people were literally lining up to withdraw money. Regarding the above piece, the artist says: “When I was in Lisbon, Portugal three months ago, I would walk by this homeless lady who was begging for money everyday. Originally from the United States, Above is now based out of Berlin, where he continues to crank out innovative urban street art. In 2014, he was one of 11 artists invited by the band U2 to create music videos for their album Films of Innocence. His explosive viral video, in which small explosives set off a chain reaction, carving the image into the wall, helped catapult him to international success. Using tools like a power drill, chisel, and different types of paint, Vhils literally scratches off the surface of buildings to create his masterpieces. Summer 2019.Portuguese-born Alexandre Farto aka Vhils is an amazing, super-talented street artist. Nitzan Mintz (photo © Jaime Rojo) Never Satified (photo © Jaime Rojo) A tribute to writer Kyro by DG and NOA (photo © Jaime Rojo) Maria Qamar (photo © Jaime Rojo) Muebon (photo © Jaime Rojo) Subway Doodle (photo © Jaime Rojo) Vintage Overunder and ND’A in NYC (photo © Jaime Rojo) Jazz Guetta (photo © Jaime Rojo) Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo) ASVP (photo © Jaime Rojo) UFO 907 (photo © Jaime Rojo) Untitled. I try not to move and not to breath.” Dude, get out. (photo © Jaime Rojo) Antennae (photo © Jaime Rojo) “The dream fills the room and there isn’t enough oxygen for both of us. This was originally painted last Thanksgiving to protest Black Friday consumerism and Amazon’s draconian labor practices. Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this time featuring Adrian Wilson, Antennae, ASVP, Dee Dee, Giulio Vesprini, Jazz Guetta, Kyro, Maria Qamar, Muebon, NDA, Never Satisfied, Nevs, Nitzan Mintz, OverUnder, Sonny Sundancer, Subway Doodle, UFO 907, and Vexx Sonny Sundancer (photo © Jaime Rojo) Vexx for The Bushwick Collective (photo © Jaime Rojo) V Ballentine for JMZ Walls (photo © Jaime Rojo) Dee Dee (photo © Jaime Rojo) Giulio Vesprini (photo © Jaime Rojo) Giulio Vesprini (photo © Jaime Rojo) Adrian Wilson. Thankfully, NYC is still gorgeous and hot and steamy and sticky this week – and so is a lot of the Street Art. The Kochs were just on Hasan Minaj 5 days ago! – go to 10:20 on this video In related news, New Yorker David Koch died, a billionaire by inheritance, a key funder of climate change denial who used millions to sway the laws and to set the world on fire while usurping your voice. Events like these threaten to push us into a domino effect of environmental disaster. Darkness now falls hours before the sun sets in São Paulo, and G7 leaders are set to hold emergency talks over the wildfires crisis. Evidence points to arson – incidences are up 80% over last year. The Amazon Forest – which furnishes 6% of our oxygen is being burned – an unthinkable event in human history.
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