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Martha Cooper in Milan

2013-04-27T15:00:00.001+02:00

MAKING AN APPEARANCE

Martha Cooper solo exhibition

The exhibition shows the photos by Martha Cooper, the American photojournalist who documented the graffiti scene in the 70's and the 80's: a selection of 170 photos from the early works to the most recent ones, portraying famous street artists such as Futura, Keith Haring, Basquiat, Lady Pink, Os Gemeos, Roa, Space Invader and many others.

19- 29 APRILE 2013, Via Dante 14, Milano

Au-delà du Street Art a Parigi

2012-12-19T11:39:00.002+01:00

Dal 28 novembre 2012 al 30 marzo 2013, l'Adresse Musée de la Poste di Parigi presenta una mostra sul movimento della Street Art, con oltre 70 opere di 11 tra i migliori artisti della scena street attuale:

Banksy, C215, Dran, Invader, L'Atlas, Ludo, Miss. Tic, Rero, Shepard Fairey,Swoon et Vhils.

Le opere sono realizzate con tecniche e su supporti differenti (spray, mosaico, scotch,acquarello, stencil, resina, su cartelli stradali, tela, legno, buche delle lettere, poster..), sono inoltre presenti in mostra alcuni video degli artisti: Banksy, Exit Through the Gift Shop;
Shepard Fairey, Rise Above Rebel e Swoon, Street Art la rébellion éphémère.

Au-delà du Street art

28 novembre 2012- 30 marzo 2013

Galerie du Messager,

l’Adresse Musée de La Poste, 34 boulevard de Vaugirard, Paris 15ème.

lunedì-sabato: 10-18

http://www.laposte.fr/adressemusee/

Intervista a C215

Intervista a Ludo

Wop: world of Pao

2012-11-14T18:15:00.000+01:00

Intervista a PAO in occasione della sua nuova mostra personale a Bologna!

http://www.lobodilattice.com/world-pao-bologna

Street art in Boston

2012-10-15T16:51:00.002+02:00

ICA, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston (MA, USA), presents a solo exhibition of the twins Os Gemeos, well-known Brazilian Street artist, and two murals in the city (Dewey square and Revere Hotel Boston Common) until November 25.

Plus, at the entrance of ICA you can see the site-specific installation "Anthropocene Extinction" by another street artist, SWOON, until December 30.

More info:
http://www.icaboston.org/

LUDO

2012-06-05T18:35:00.003+02:00

Interview to the French street artist Ludo

Three words to describe your work and your style?

gr-ee-n

Is there any of your works you particularly love? Why, what does it mean, how was it born..?

I pretty much enjoy every pieces I do, there is always something happening.
Sometimes I'm already laughing at my own things just thinking about it and at the end it's crappy but at least I had a good time.
It means a lot of simple things, depends on the viewer. Sometimes it's inspired by the new headlines or just a few words from a song, it depends....

Can you tell me something about “Co-branding”, I find some similarities with the project Ad-
Buster, do you know it?
There is certainly something to do with ad-busting.
I like to use my own things and mix it with famous logo. I try to use the same visual language as brands would do but telling something else, without anything to sell. The beyond understanding overaesthetism of some adds today let me believe that my works could mean something like that.
Add a new twist to these nicely lightened bus shelters.

What would you like to express through your work?
The idea of respect, even if it's not maybe the appropriate way.... I hate people feeling superior or crap intellectual politicians telling us how to live.
But I'm not Zorro.

Where do you find inspiration for your works and how do they born; do you have some
particular artistic sources or artists that inspire you?
Music, people, internet, news, ... like everybody I believe, there is everyday something that interests me, in a bad or good way.

Which is the best thing to be an artist and what does it mean to you to be a street artist?

no damn idea, I didn't try something else.

How do you choose the place where to paint?
First of all, the location. The nice thing about the street is that nice walls and textures make your piece alive.
I like desert spots, to be alone in an old wall is the best.
It has to mean something.

Is there a particular place where you’d like to paint?

A lot but I'm keeping that for me

What are the reactions of people in front of your works?
To be honest I never stay near my work or try to avoid openings. Hopefully it makes them laugh or at least it creates a little reaction.

Your future projects?
Travels.

Artist portrait

AKA: Ludo

Nationality: French

Active from: 2006

Technique: works on paper, sculptures

Subjects: nature, plants and insects evolved into technological hybrids to defend against people and city’s aggression (“Nature’s revenge” and “Bugs”series), personal interpretation of brands, transformed into different images, with similar aesthetic canons of contemporary advertising but aggressive and inappropriate (“Co-branding” series)

Style: grey and acid green colors, botanic and graphic details, style similar to advertising

Places: Paris, London, Zurich, Oslo, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Rome, Amsterdam

http://thisisludo.com/

Italian version and images

The world by DALeast

2012-05-13T15:14:00.000+02:00

Interview to the Chinese street artist DALeast, whose artworks are exhibited in "Fever of the worn land" until May 23rd in Carugate (info: http://www.urbanpainting.info/)

Let’s begin from the title of the exhibition in Milan: “Fever of the worn land”: what does it

mean?

It's a sentence that helps to convey how I feel about the world I see around me today.

Three words to describe your work and your style?

3 words is not enough.

What are the subjects and themes of your artworks?

I like to use different subjects to present my themes, they come from the world.

Sometimes I like to display creatures which are the carrier for the soul, but other times I describe the carrier for the creatures.

Is there any of your works you particularly love? Why, what does it mean, how was it born..?

I love most of them as I feel they are like my children.

What would you like to express and convey through your work?

I like to share my experience and emotion to people through my artworks. That's why I really like to put my art in public space. I don't like to tell other people about right or wrong from my own point of view, but I try to be a mirror which stands in the middle.

Where do you find inspiration for your works and how do they born; do you have some particular artistic sources or artists that inspire you?

I think the inspiration of my artworks comes from the reality of the world around me, I also have dreams which give me inspiration while I am sleeping. I like to read ancient eastern philosophy, I can get a lot of energy and ideas from that, not only for my art. I think Nature is the best artist, I am inspired a lot from her.

Which technique do you use to paint?

Mostly I use spray paint for public space. I like to use tea and ink inside the studio.

You studied sculpture, how do this influence your painting? Is there a sort of 3d enquiry?

I got to know the 3 dimensional world better and what’s behind the surface when I was

creating sculptures, I think it has influenced my paintings, also it's changed the way I see

things around me.

Can you tell me something about your style: you use a very recognizable and essential style; how did you come to a similar stylistic choice? All that spirals, do they mean something particular?

I like to use monochrome color as black, white and grey. Because I prefer to focus on the sharp physique, it has less illusion without color surface. Monochrome color is strong enough for me. Skeletal is foundation framework, spirals are the growing trajectory for the material elements. They naturally work together create our body and the physical world that the body can feel. So I just learn from nature about that.

Often the subjects of your works are animals: why, what do they represent for you?

I like painting different subjects, not just animals, but I am painting a lot of them because

I love animals, they bring this world more vitality, also animals show the onlooker the

condition of the world. It is so hard to see them around us now. You may feel cold and sad if

you land on a planet which only has one kind of creatures with their machines, so painting

animals is a carrier to share my mind and memento.

Which is the best thing to be an artist and what does it mean to you to be a street artist?

I think “artist” is one group of human that are kind out of system, the vocation for them is too think unusually, so it is a gift for the person who is an artist. Street artist have so much fun when they are creating the work, because when you work in public space, everything can happen to you, so it is more like a challenge for artist. After the works finish, all the public can see it. How great is that. So being a street artist is never getting bored.

How do you choose the place where to paint and the subject in relation to that place?

It is good if I can paint some spots where many people are around, I like to paint on old wall

as well. I like to change my original plan when I am painting the wall if I have some new

inspiration come out. Place and walls are also like person for me, I need to meet them and

talk to them, then start to know what they want from me and what I can give to them.

Is there a particular place where you’d like to paint?

I love to paint in the old buildings or abandoned buildings where are full of stories and rest energy. I can crossover with time to make my works.

What are the reactions of people in front of your works?

I like to see people staying long in front of my works

Your future projects?

Me and my wife Faith47 are travelling a lot together, we travelled and painted around different countries almost every month this year, so we are always part of same projects. We just had a show in

Australia

together last month. Also few projects are coming up this year. Hopefully we will have good time in

Israel

this month.

Artist portrait

Name: DAL EAST

AKA: DAL

Nationality: Chinese, 1984

Studies: Institute of Fine Art in China

Active from: 2004

Technique: spray paint, ink, tea

Subjects: creatures, object, energy, emotion

Style: a “sketchy”, recognizable style; the shape of the subjects comes from spirals of black, white and silver lines

Places: Australia, France, Denmark, Germany, Italy, USA, South Africa, Greece,

China

www.daleast.com

Italian version and photos

"Mindscape" by Eron

2012-05-05T11:45:00.002+02:00

intervista ad Eron, in occasione della mostra "Mindscape" alla egogallery di Lugano fino al 12 maggio 2012: http://www.lobodilattice.com/eron-lugano-intervista

foto delle opere esposte: http://www.lobodilattice.com/eron-lugano

Cats by Chanoir

2012-04-12T17:07:00.000+02:00

Interview to the French street artist Chanoir.

What are your artistic sources and artists that inspire you?

My favourite artists are Jim Henson, Annette Messager and Keith Haring.

Three words to describe your work and your style?

pure cat energie

Which technique do you use to paint?

Usually acrylic and spray (Montana 94) and over Montana Hardcore and oil painting.

Which is the best thing to be an artist and what does it mean to you

to be a street artist?

The best thing is to feel free to express my self anywhere and anyhow, searching something who is called me, looking at my cats, to share my art with those who like it, and to annoy those who don’t.

Where can we find your works on the wall around the world?

Mostly Barcelona , Paris and Bogotà.

Is there a particular place where you’d like to paint?

The best place is the new wall I will fall in love with.

What are your future projects?

I want to do less canvases and more streets.. The next project is an enormous old tv where the 1980 can perform in for “La biennale du Havre 2013”.

Artist portrait

Name: Alberto Vejarano

AKA: Chanoir

Nationality: Paris, 1976

Studies: Academie de Beaux Arts, Paris

Active from: 1996 as Chanoir

Technique: spray, acrylic, oil painting

Subjects: especially cats, main characters of fantastic adventures

Style: very colourful paintings with an immediate, symple, fast style, often stylized or with a childlike style; elements from the writing universe (lettering similar to bombing) and from the child universe (character as cats, fantastic adventures, strong colours)

Places: Italy, Usa, Mexico, Danzica, Moscow, London, Polland, New York, Cuba, Tunisi, Bogotà, Paris, Barcelona

http://albertovejarano.com/

Italian version and gallery

8 videos about street art: "Défense d'afficher"

2012-03-27T12:51:00.001+02:00

http://www.francetv.fr/defense-d-afficher/fr/

Here you can watch 8 interesting webdocumentaries dedicated each to one city through the works of a street artist:

Athens with Bleeps

Bogota with Bastardilla

Paris with Ludo

Nairobi with Bankslave

New York with Meres One

Sao Paulo with Orion

Singapor with Trase One

Turku with Pallo

Keith Haring 1978-1982 in New York

2012-03-20T09:47:00.001+01:00

Keith Haring 1978- 1982: the new exhibition @ the Brooklyn Museum, from March 16 until July 8 2012 shows the early works by the most famous street artist in the world.

You can find a page a day from the journals of Keith Haring for the entire duration of the exhibition here:

http://keithharing.tumblr.com/

C215 in Paris

2012-03-14T15:07:00.000+01:00

C215 will exhibit his artworks in a church in Paris: "Prophètes" exhibition presents stained glass windows based on his paintings with his unique style .

Saint Louis Chapel, Paris
from March 22nd to April 30th 2012.

C215: you find the interview here http://www.lobodilattice.com/meeting-c215

Walking in Milan: Roadsigns by Clet Abraham

2012-03-09T19:17:00.001+01:00

http://it-it.facebook.com/pages/CLET/108974755823172

Raptuz's "Mother road"

2012-03-04T14:42:00.001+01:00

Ho incontrato Raptuz alla sua mostra personale "Strada Madre" alla Galleria Schubert di Milano (Via Fontana 11), fino al 9 marzo 2012.
Potete leggere l'intervista e la scheda dell'artista qui:

http://www.lobodilattice.com/raptuz-sulla-strada-madre

Street art & the Simpson

2012-02-27T16:43:00.000+01:00

"Exit through the Kwik-e-Mart", the 15th episode of the 23rd season of the Simpson (March 4, 2012 on Fox in Usa), will be dedicated to street art and will guest Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal (guest voicing as themselves): Bart and Milhouse begin to do street art in Springfield and meet the important artists who invite them to exhibit their work in a gallery..

Waiting to watch it!!

http://www.thesimpsons.com/

Ozmo

2012-02-14T12:51:00.000+01:00

Ho intervistato Ozmo, in live painting al Museo del Novecento di Milano per "Primo piano d'artista":
potete trovare l'intervista qui

http://www.lobodilattice.com/primo-piano-ozmo

Meeting C215

2012-02-08T15:11:00.000+01:00

C215 is a French street artist, who spreads around the world his stencil portraits, realized with a unmistakable style and very strong expressive power.

In the last years he reached a huge importance in the International street art world and he exhibited in Italy too: I met him during the event “Meet the artist” organized by Urban Painting in Carugate.

What do your artworks express?

I always try to express the deeper personality and identity of the subjects, in order to make their stories spring out: they are written and readable on our faces through the wrinkles, that I draw with marked lines.

My subjects are usually the “forgotten” or the homeless, that I began to portrait in a very strong interior crisis moment, when I felt lost and emotionally “home-less”.

Which is the best aspect to be an artist?

My artist job let me be free and completely independent, I can do whatever I want, whenever and wherever I’d like, I can travel a lot, know the world, the people and the different cultures.

What does it mean to be a street artist for you?

When street art born, it did mean rebellion, as you can see in the book “Art of Rebellion”, it was a movement that wanted to shock and go against the laws; today it is not like that, it is in my opinion a positive “revolution”, that enable to make forgotten or unseen places more beautiful through art and unite people.

What is your opinion about Italian street art?

I think today there is more attention to the movement by the public, compared to some years ago; the problem is that a lot of artists have lost their expressive power beginning to exhibit in the official galleries and they don’t longer work in the streets, where their art was born.

What aspects of the artistic context don’t you like?

Often I see artists that began working without a project or original ideas, but they only imitate other artists style: this imitation is really constricting, is a sort of fanaticism, that deprives of stylistic independence and it’s not good. Plus, I’m not interested in fashion or short-lived trends, I try to follow my inspiration, because I think that if an artist is good it will always be, in the present and in the future.

Today the Web is necessary in everyday life: how does it affect street art too?

Nowadays the Web is really basic: I define myself an Internet artist. When I was 15 and began to paint I didn’t think about taking photos because they were useless, on the contrary today the artworks live through the photos on the Web, and it can offer endless possibilities of international visibility, cultural exchange, interaction, participation, works permanence, that should be totally used for a global circulation and to reach everyone. In fact, to me now is more important Facebook than exhibiting my works in galleries, and I really care about being appreciated by “common people” rather than the insiders.

Can you give any advice to artist that are beginning their career?

In my opinion it is necessary that everyone, artist or not, understand who he is, what he likes to do and what he is able to do and follow his purposes with a non-superficial approach. Artists should find their own style and language, that can come out their experience and their lives: it is useful to get inspired and fascinated by other artists, but avoiding the “copy-cut” effect, that brings to the complete lost of personal expression.

Thanks!!

Artist portrait

Name: : Christian Guémy AKA: C215

Nationality: French, born in Bondy, 1973

Studies: Art History, Université Paris-Sorbonne

Active from: 2005

Technique: stencil

Subjects: common people portraits, street kids, women, homeless, clochards: the “forgotten”

Style: two different stenciling styles: one multilayered and colorful, the other single layered with one or two colours.

Stencil from photos or drawings combine urban culture with classical education: the portraits are really expressive, the faces are “scratched” by signs and wrinkles, symbols of difficult experiences. The artworks interacts highly with the context and the supports, often “forgotten” or useless too: rusty doors, poles, shoeboxes, cracked walls, bins, every street furniture to which he gives again visibility

Places: Prague, London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Milan, Oslo, Sao Paulo, Brooklyn, L.A, Moscow, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Athens, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Dakar, New Delhi, India, Israel, Brasil, Polland, USA, Senegal, Morocco, Italy..

Special projects:

-Stencil History X that includes : a volume (2007), an International collective exhibitions tour and a Website (http://www.stencilhistoryx.com/)

-association C215: promotes Street Art, through collective exhibitions and book publishing

- C215: book full of images of the C215’s artworks around the world, Design&Designer collection, Pyramid edition, 2012

www.c215.com

Versione italiana e foto

Bologna presenta PostGraffitiArt

2012-01-31T12:36:00.001+01:00

Arte Fiera Off di Bologna presenta quattro mostre dedicate all'universo post graffiti.. potete trovare il mio articolo e maggiori informazioni qui:

http://www.lobodilattice.com/post-graffiti-art-ad-arte-fiera

A super app for Iphone to find every work by Banksy!

2012-01-24T11:15:00.001+01:00

The Banksy Locations iPhone app, created by a Banksy’s fan, gives directions, pictures, and descriptions of all the pieces by Banksy around the world.

The app locates your position, then all the nearest Banksy artworks appear on the map as little red pins, with a name and picture of the attached site, that you can open to find the description and a larger image.

It uses also the users supports and new discoveries every week, so it’s always up to date with new information.

you can download it @:

http://www.banksyiphoneapp.com/

Art in the Simpson

2012-01-17T14:55:00.000+01:00

Really original article and image gallery dedicated to the “history of art references” in the best American series ever..the SIMPSON!

You can find every reference in every episode @:

http://www.complex.com/art-design/2012/01/the-complete-history-of-art-references-in-the-simpsons

Valencia street art part3

2012-01-13T10:07:00.001+01:00

"Scambio d'autore" tra passato e presente

2012-01-10T18:10:00.002+01:00

Si è tenuto ieri un interessante evento che si pone come trait d’union tra le opere di Georges de La Tour in mostra a Milano e la street art.

Infatti, il muro che ha ospitato le due opere dell'artista francese (provenienti dal Louvre e visibili a Palazzo Marino a Milano fino al 8 gennaio 2012) è stato completamente trasformato nel corso di una notte dalle creazioni di sei street artist milanesi.
La performance di Pao, Nais, Ivan, Tawa, TvBoy e Seacreative è rimasta visibile online per tutta la durata dell'intervento, mentre si potranno vedere le opere finite a partire dal 14 gennaio nello spazio di Superground a Milano.
Il progetto, promosso da Art Kitchen, crea così, attraverso il medesimo muro, un ponte tra passato e presente, tra centro e periferia (Palazzo Marino e Superground), tra notte (della performance) e giorno (in cui saranno "svelate" le opere).

Milano

Palazzo Marino – Sala Alessi

Notte del 9 Gennaio 2012

live streaming dalle 15.00 alle 08.00 del giorno successivo

www.lucisullarte.it

Spazio Superground, Via Bussola 4 – MM Verde Romolo

Dal 14 Gennaio al 31 Gennaio 2012

Ingresso libero tutti i giorni dalle 10.00 alle 19.00

www.artkitchen.org

www.superground.org

Valencia part2: BLU, Ericailcane, Dem, Escif

2012-01-08T11:26:00.002+01:00

BLU, Plaza Tosal

DEM, Carrer de Lope de Rueda

Ericailcane, Carrer de Baix

Ericailcane, Carrer de Sant Donis

Escif, Plaza Tosal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXOuctUwuXg

Street art en Valencia-part 1

2012-01-02T13:28:00.000+01:00

If you have any information about the artists who created these works please leave a comment!

Banksy's latest work "Cardinal Sin"

2011-12-17T10:38:00.001+01:00

Banksy has installed his new work in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, that accepted it without hesitating.
The street artist vandalised an existing bust of a priest putting bathroom tiles in place of the priest's face, to create a pixelated effect, as the pixelation used in media to prevent identification.
This work has, as every artwork by Banksy, a deeper meaning: it is actually a response to the child abuse scandal in Catholic Church.

Interviewing the director of the Gallery on BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16197214

Banksy's official site: http://www.banksy.co.uk/

Across rewriting 2011

2011-12-05T12:49:00.001+01:00

Si ripete anche quest'anno l'appuntamento con la mostra collettiva “Across Rewriting”, dedicata al mondo del graffiti writing e della street art, nella città di Torino.

Durante questa quinta edizione, artisti provenienti da tutta Italia, conosciuti a livello internazionale e giovani leve, sono chiamati a realizzare ciascuno una tela di formato standard 30x30cm, che comporranno un unico mosaico.

Dal 6 dicembre 2011 al 7 gennaio 2012
Inaugurazione Martedì 6 dicembre, ore 19.00
@ Circolo Culturale Amantes, Via Principe Amedeo 38/a, Torino

More info: www.arteca.org

Artisti presenti: 999, Acme107, AK, Aries, Batsu, Bo130, Bongo, Bostik, bR1, Cabalinguista, Calogero Marrali, Cikita Zeta, Collettivo Fx, Corn79, Davide Fasolo, Deder, Deep, Dolo, Dott. Porka’S P. Proj, Dub, El Euro, Elfo, Encs, Esck, G®, Garu-Garu, Gec, Halo Halo, Hide, iDipsy Diverz, Il Vov, Jaman, James Kalinda, Jato, Karim, Kasy23, Kora, Kraser, L, Lapin, Martina Love, Mendez, Microbo, Moe, Mork, Mosquita Blanca, Mr. Degrì, Mr. Fijodor, Mr. Klevra, Mr. Wany, Nero Rebel, Nest, Nox, Omino71, PAO, Paolo Leonardo, Pesca, Pseudo, Psiko, Pymor, Raw Tella, reFRESHink, Reno, Reser, Reve+, Ruas, Seacreative, Senda Dons, Shirk, Sisterflash, Skià, Sly, Sone, SR, Stetocefalo, Talka, Tonichina, Ufo5, Uno, Up, Vesod, Vs, Woc, Wubik, Xel, Xeno, Xumia, Zero TDK, Zoid, Zorkmade.