Check it out… It’s always a pleasure to see work form these artists and what a phenomenal work they’ve achieved together!

Where will they go next?

Via Juxtapoz:

” The collaboration gods have brought the supreme talents of David Choe and Aryz together for an epic mural in Los Angeles. The two each brought their own visual chaos to a wall in the downtown area on Matteo St. and finished in just two days.

Photos via Purpurella and Conspiracytheory74 ”

The London Police present their first solo exhibition since 2009 at the Stolen Space Gallery this month, which runs until the 26th May. The trio of artists re-kindled their artistic collaborations, after member Bob Gibson returned to the group after touring with the band MOSS for five years.

With the theme being sports and games, they have created a considered selection of artworks and designer sports products, including an exclusive range of limited edition, designer pool cues and hand drawn cricket bats. A huge streak of childhood sporting nostalgia runs throughout the show, the artists go back to basics in monochromatic style, with iconic smiley face characters upon an illustrative backdrop by Bob Gibson.

Also on show is a unique painted vintage Monopoly board, and photographs from TLP’s Monopoly Street Art installations around London. At the private view, the group showcased hand made, wooden ball bearing maze games in which the public could try their hand at winning a selection of prizes. Whilst constructing the mazes, an incident involving a finger and a wood saw meant that the production came to a halt. Its all fun and games until someone gets hurt…

Check out the exhibition at London’s Stolen Space Gallery, open until 26th May. For more information see the gallery website.

STOLENSPACE GALLERY
Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 207 247 2684

‘Youths swooping uponst Baris’ (deliberate spelling)

‘A massive lad and dog with a wrist watch’

The Klughaus gallery in New York present ‘Palingenesis’; a group show bringing together graffiti artists Gorey, and Paris’ famous PAL (Peace and Love) crew. The exhibition includes world renown graffiti and multi-discipliary artists, including GOREY, HORFE, CONY, TOMEK, SAEYO, MOSA, ESSO and SKUB.

The pop – up show features work that crosses the paths between graffiti, fine art and studio work – the PAL crew are unique in that they have developed a style of their own through their combined love of creative expression. Gorey and PAL share a vision in creating a re-birth in their artistic field from graffiti to fine art.

Do check out the exhibition, which is running until May 19th. For more information see the gallery website.

Last weekend Los Angeles was host to the Graffiti Fine Art Expo, where heaps of the best graffiti artists from around the globe were invited to paint. Artists included Bonzai, Smug, Ewok, Maxx Moses and many more. Here’s some photos from the event.

Ewok

Bonzai

Smug & Bonzai

Maxx Moses

Smug

Trustocorp is an anonymous collective of artists who produce satirical and provocative artwork commenting on social issues in the US. They produce art in the form of billboards, street signs and branding projects; with the group ethos of ‘radical politics with high production values’. Employing a visual style of ‘retro – kitsch’ and playing upon recognized logos and products, Trustocorp have gained increasing appeal that is accessible to both the public and the media. The collective aren’t here to wreak havoc, but to stir up ‘something’ within an often monotonous society and to give people something to smile about.

Their current show consists of sculpture, paintings, works on paper and prints. This body of work explores issues such as greed and the rich verses poor divide in Los Angeles. The group summarises their impression of the state of affairs in Los Angeles as follows:

‘Underneath the glossy veneer of tabloid magazines and Hollywood movies, the former middle class is struggling, families are facing poverty and America is slowly becoming a third world country. In the absence of any real help or solid solutions, there is hypocrisy, greed and hopelessness. Through our work, we hope to call attention to this reality, crack a few smiles and hopefully make some people think along the way. After all, when the mistakes of the past are repeated, the future is blight.’

The exhibition will showcase the collectives humorous multi branded cereal boxes, which they have been surreptitiously placing in supermarkets around the area. Also on show is a huge mural which details locations in which the group have placed ‘Poverty Kits’ around the city; highlighting the the growing and often overlooked issue of homelessness. The Poverty Kits include the ‘bare essentials’ such as a toothbrush, condoms, candy bars, cigarettes, and a lighter. Looking at a map of the city from afar, the locations of the poverty kits spell out the word ‘HELP’.

To find out more about the Trustocorp art collective visit their website, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.

Trustocorp ‘The Future is Blight’ Exhibition runs until May 11 at the Lebasse Projects Gallery in Culver City.

Captain of Industry

Trusto Cereal (Obey Flavour)

The Help Project

‘Between The Lines’ is an exhibition at the Fabian Castanier Gallery (CA) showcasing the work of three talented graffiti artists – Alex DEFER Kizu (Los Angeles), Mist (France) and Smash137 (Switzerland).

The exhibition reflects the continuing evolution of graffiti artists around the world. Each of the them has developed work that maintains their graffiti roots and at the same time pushes towards a more abstract format.

All being inspired by the written letter, the work on display shows a transformation from the artists individual typographical prowess to an indepth contemporary abstraction, making a bridge between the two that really works.

The exhibition is being shown at the Fabian Castanier Gallery until 28th April.

Between the Lines: The artists

Alex DEFER Kizu is one of the founding members of graffiti crews K2S and STN. His typical style of painting consists of large murals that combine gestural brush strokes and a clear focus on the written letter. His murals are multi – layered, applied in a rhythmical fashion.

Defer says “My work represents many layers of the human existence brought forth by the many layers of under painting that is exhibited in my work. I also utilize many forms of text – and that pay homage to the graffiti that I was exposed to as a youth growing up in LA. The text is painted in gestural strokes and is expressed as “spiritual language”

Mist started graffiti writing along the railroads of the Reginal Express Rail in France. He became recognised for his individual style – colourful, wild and energetic. He has progressively moved towards sculpture and canvas works, and now is considered to be amongst the top five artists producing vinyl toys worldwide, alongside Kaws and Futura. Mist sells these here.

Smash137 started out spraying walls at the tender age of 11 in 1990. His distinctive style soon developed within the street art community and Smash137 became a influential member of the street art movement, painting in cities all over the world. In 1997 the Museum of Fine Arts in his hometown of Basel in Switzerland recognised his work and invited him to show his work there. He now works in his studio, where the walls are his canvas.

Left to right: Smash137, Defer and Mist

Artwork by Smash 137

Artwork by Alex DEFER Kizu

Artwork by Mist

Aryz (pronounced ar-eez) is a graffiti artist hailing Barcelona, Spain, where he moved from Palo Alto, California as a child. In a mere couple of days time he presents his second solo show at the FIFTY24SF Gallery in San Francisco.

A quick glimpse at the hype online surrounding the exhibition shows us that he’s got quite a few fans. The artist has named the show ‘Style is the Limit’, to state that in every art form boundaries exist, and that artists need these in order for them to develop a ‘style’. He states that the boundaries implicit to their chosen technique are the critical factor in the way their style and individuality is perceived by the viewer.

Follow Aryz on Instagram, Facebook and check out his website.

‘Style is the Limit’ opens on April 19th at FIFTY24SF Gallery,218 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94117

Earlier this month contemporary artist David ‘Meggs’ Hooke opened his solo show ‘Heavenly Creatures’ at the Thinkspace Art Gallery in Los Angeles. The show features classical mythological stories and contemporary figures like comic book characters and superheroes.

The persistence of mythological themes is explored through the artists signature mixed media style. The artwork encourages the viewer to see thematic similarities between the old and the new, as the artist attempts to re-imagine old familiar stories with renewed energy and relevance.

The show displays an impressive selection of paintings, sculptures and installation works from the artist. It even includes a large scale thaumatrope. What is a thaumatrope you say? It is a Victorian device used to demonstrate the persistence of vision – two images appear to merge together when spun around quickly in front of your eyes.

The paintings are mystical, bold and colourful – we suggest you take a visit if you are in the area! If not, find out more by checking out his blog and by following  him on Twitter.

“Heavenly Creatures” opened on April 6 and will remain open for viewing until April 27 2013.

Thinkspace Art Gallery
6009 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
United States

Meggs: Classical Mythology Meets Contemporary Art