Graffiti

THEY MOVE: Hypnotizing GIF Graffiti

Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Video, Internet Art, Street Art, Insa, Graffiti, INSA Graffiti Gif, Slideexpand, Animated Gif, Revok, Net Art, Kid Zoom, Tumblr, Arts News

INSA creates awesome street art GIFs that bring the thrill of the streets to your very own Tumblr. Painting a wall several times and snapping photos o...

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LOOK: Graffiti Outside Marc Jacobs Store Sparks Meta T-Shirt War

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Kidult, Marc Jacobs Graffiti, Graffiti, NY Around Town, Marc Jacobs Soho, Wilfry, New York Graffiti, Marc Jacobs, New York News

Art? Vandalism? T-shirt? All of the above! The Marc Jacobs store on Mercer Street received quite the surprise last Tuesday when employees discovere...

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Death To Street Art?

HuffingtonPost.com | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 05.12.2012

A new mural in Hamtramck claims street art has gone mainstream, and it's causing enough controversy to show public opinion on graffiti remains divided...

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PHOTOS: Amazing Street Art Project Celebrating Women

Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Photography, TED Prize Winner, Video, JR Book, Street Art Book, Graffiti Book, Street Art, Graffiti, JR Women, JR Street Art, Slideexpand, Jr, Women Are Heroes, Books News

JR is a French artist and photographer who creates giant portraits of people, which he places around public spaces. Winner of the TED Prize 2011, ...

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PHOTOS: 18 Works Of Food-Inspired Street Art

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Video, Food Graffiti, Hanksy, Food-Inspired Graffiti, Graffiti, Food, Slidepollajax, Hanksy Bruce Willis, Food News

When images of New York-Based street artist Hanksy's latest works popped up recently -- Hanksy usually puts images of Tom Hanks on copies of work from...

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Sesame Street Art Exhibition Benefits City of Hope (PHOTOS)

Tanja M. Laden | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Street Art, Graffiti, City of Hope, Slidepollajax, The-Seventh-Letter, Neff Headwear, La Arts, Known Gallery, LA Art Exhibits, Sesame Street Art Exhibit, Known Gallery LA, La Around Town, Sesame Street, Video, Los Angeles News

Sesame Street is the inspiration behind a unique two-day art exhibition at L.A.'s Knonw Gallery. The show cleverly merges childhood nostalgia with contemporary urban design, and sales benefit a good cause.

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'Hanksy' Is Back!

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Tom Hanks, Spoofs, Krause Gallery, Video, Vanilla Ice, Bruce Willis, Hanksy, Street Art, Graffiti, New York Street Art, Banksy, Arts News

If you love the clever wit of British street artist Banksy and the huggable Hollywood actor Tom Hanks, you will probably like Hanksy as much as we do....

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Kosbe: Under the Radar and in the Studio

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Stickers, Painting, Steven P. Harrington, Chicago, Brooklyn Street Art, Graffiti, San Francisco, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, Mike Giant, Barry Mcgee, Street Art, Jaime Rojo, Reminisce, Kosbe, WK Interact, Arts News

Why One Brooklyn Stick Up Kid is Worth Watching Sometimes on the street you get an inkling of the future. It could be an overheard excerpt from a cel...

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Urban Legends Reminds Us How Important Street Art Is

Voto Latino | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Graffiti, Sparc, Estria Foundation, Murals, Street Art, Latino Voices News

With the fight to keep L.A. street art alive, Urban Legends comes to town to remind us all how important it is to have public spaces to create dialogue through various art forms.

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Chicano Park Celebrates Its Status as a National Historic Monument

John M. Eger | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Graffiti, Historic Preservation, Chicano Art, Neighborhoods, National Parks, Culture, Street Art, Arts News

It's hard to believe that what was once "street art" littering the off ramps and the trestles of a bridge now is part of what has become one of San Diego's cultural landmarks.

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Gerald Ford Graffiti Pops Up In Michigan Hometown

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Grand Rapids, Gerald Ford, Video, Former Presidents, West Michigan City, Street Art, Graffiti, Michigan, I-196, Arts News

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Former President Gerald Ford is remembered in his hometown of Grand Rapids by a museum and a stretch of interstate. Now, a graf...

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Why Did This Man Graffiti An Angry Message His Own House?

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Texas, Video, Man Graffitis Own Home, Texas Crime, Vandalism, Graffiti, Stolen Truck Graffiti, Daryl McClain, Weird Texas, Weird News News

"To the mother fu----- that stole my truck. URA Dead MAN." That's Daryl McClain's message -- spray-painted in bold black letters on his garage door...

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18 Years Of Weird, Juxtapoz Celebrates

Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Craig Stecyk, Street Art, Mark Ryden, Shephard Fairey, Marion Peck, Robert Williams, Art, Video, Copro Gallery, Graffiti, Slidepollajax, Contemporary Art, Pop Surrealism, Juxtapoz, Juxtapoz Magazine, Arts News

In celebration of Juxtapoz's 18th anniversary, Copro Gallery in Santa Monica is hosting a group exhibition of the publication's past, present and futu...

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PHOTOS: 18 Awesome Pieces Of Street Art

Hank O'Neal | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Book News, Cia Art, Cia Agent Art, Street Art Book, Photography Book, Graffiti Book, Street Art, Cia Photography, Graffiti, Cia Book, CIA Agent, Books News

I try to stay as invisible as possible when I'm on the street taking pictures. This is where my ancient CIA training comes in handy: I'm a guy with a camera who can easily blend in.

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PHOTOS: Oddly Intelligent Bathroom Graffiti

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Video, Funny Pictures, Intelligent Bathroom Graffiti, Smart Bathroom Graffiti, Comedy Slideshows, Graffiti, Bathroom Graffiti, Bathroom, Funny Graffiti, Slidepollajax, Smart Graffiti, Funny Bathroom, Comedy News

Bathroom walls aren't exactly known as a hive of intelligent discourse. In fact, most of the stuff carelessly scrawled in public restrooms is misinfor...

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Mike Ballard - The Evolution of a Street Artist (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: University of the Arts, Caravaggio, Marvel Comics, Art, Graffiti Art, Murals, Graffiti, Graffiti-Art, London, Hoxton, Video, Arts News

Mike Ballard is a hard artist to categorise. Having started out in graffiti and street art, Ballard also dabbled in music production, often citing the...

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Tilt Gives Blank Room Jekyll & Hyde Makeover

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Installation Art, Video, Tilt, France, Graffiti Meets the Gallery, French Graffiti, Street Art, Graffiti, Graffiti-Art, Marseille, French Arts, Au Vieux Panier, Arts News

Recently, the Au Vieux Panier hotel in Marseille, France asked the street artist Tilt to work his magic on one of their rooms. The self-proclaimed "gr...

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Keith Haring 1978-1982 : Early Keith at The Brooklyn Museum

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Manhattan, Steven P. Harrington, Graffiti, Brooklyn Museum, Keith Haring, Brooklyn Street Art, Kenny Scharf, Peter Schuyff, Street Art, Jaime Rojo, Subway Drawings, Ken HicksX NYC, Sally Williams, The Keith Haring Foundation, Matthew Branch, The Brooklyn Museum, Marcus Romero, Sharon Matt Atkins, Klaus Nomi, Sva, Tricia-Laughlin-Bloom, Keith Haring Foundation, School of Visual Arts, Joey Arias, Kwong Chi, Ps122, Arts News

1978 and 2012 seem closer to one another than ever when we look at the blossomed Street Art scene in cities around the world. More than 30 years after...

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Participatory Design in Detroit Heals a Neighborhood

Lee Schneider | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Participatory Design, Detroit, Dan Pitera, Erik Howard, The Alley Project, Graffiti, Architecture, Detroit Neighborhoods, Graffiti Artists, Impact News

The young artists are learning from the neighborhood elders, and elders have come to appreciate the passion and dedication of the young artists. Stereotypes are being broken down, art is being created, and a neighborhood is reconnecting with itself.

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PHOTOS: The 9 Best Cities For Street Art Spotting

BootsnAll | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Bootsnall, California, New York, Australia, France, USA, Brazil, New York City, England, Street Art, Los Angeles, Iran, Travel, South Africa, Cape Town, London, Melbourne, Paris, Art, Germany, Graffiti, Tehran, Sao Paulo, Berlin, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Sometimes massive murals cover entire buildings and artists use their medium to create beauty in an otherwise gritty landscape.

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PHOTOS: The Legalization Of Street Art In Rio de Janeiro

Michelle Young | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Graffiti, Art, Graffiti Art, Graffiti-Art, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Street Art, Slidefreestyle, Arts, Travel Blogs, Culture, Slidewide, Travel News

Rio de Janeiro has been particularly progressive in its policy towards street art -- with beautiful results to show for its efforts.

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WATCH: The Changing Face Of The Bowery Graffiti Wall

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Kenny Shcarf, Barry Mcgee, Os Gemeos, Graffiti Wall, Faile, Marquis Lewis, New York Around Town, Graffiti, NY Around Town, Bowery Graffiti Wall, Keith Haring, Retna, Slidepollajax, Shepherd Fairey, New York News

It was LA-based RETNA's turn on the Bowery graffiti wall this weekend. Replacing the Faile mural, RETNA, whose real name is Marquis Lewis, painted sym...

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Os Gemeos Create A World Of Wonder In LA

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Os Gemeos, Installation Art, Video, Brazil, Brazilian Art, Street Art, Graffiti, Contemporary Art, Prism La, Prism Gallery, Prism, Slidepollajax, Brazilian-Street-Art, Arts News

Os Gemeos are twin brothers Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo from Brazil whose street art creations transcend easy classifications. Their new show at Prism...

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Cartoonish Somali Pirates

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Todd James, Todd James Gering & Lopez, Expressionism, Todd James Vandal's Bedroom, Gering & Lopez, Somali Pirates, Graffiti, Moca Art in the Streets, New York Art, Arts News

Todd James' cartoonish Expressionist works seduce the viewer with sun-drenched bodies at the pool, teenagers' bedrooms and badass guerillas with Kalas...

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Massive Murals From Spanish Street Artist Sam3

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Spain-Street-Art, Madrid, Installation Art, Video, Madrid-Spain, Public Art, Spain Art, Pubic Installation, Street Art, sam3, Graffiti, Spain, Graffiti-Art, Political Art, Arts News

We can imagine few things better than a world full of street art. With murals flowing around every street corner and massive designs inhabiting the...

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