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How Urban Art is Changing the Art World
How Urban Art is Changing the Art World
The traditional path to art world notoriety has usually included art school followed by showings in galleries, and being noticed and collected by well-known art patrons and eventually museums, with the accompanying media attention to keep it all going. Urban art has by all accounts turned this system on its head and instead of artists praying to start out in galleries they are finding their audience first, literally, out in the open, on the street. From there, with the masses telegraphing their preferences via the internet, the attention-getting artwork then moves into the galleries.
Artists' long-held frustration at often not being able to have their work seen in galleries has, in the case of Urban Art, found an outlet in having unlimited audiences able to view their art, thus propelling it into the galleries. In February, 2008 when Bono's Red auction was held in New York it was Banksy's work that set new price records even in the rarified company of work from some of the art world's most lauded producers. The Tate Modern in London, the world's most visited Modern Art Museum, in May hosted 'Street Art,' an exhibition during which an entire side of its building was utilized by Urban artists.
As accessibility has driven the meteoric rise of Urban Art sales worldwide, the availability of emerging artists' work on facilitating mechanism that is the internet will eventually yield the same trajectory.
Mural: by Rahmaan Static and R.K. Design mural Located at 47th St. and Lake Park, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL
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Syracuse New York is abuzz with Art!
SYRACUSE, New York – June 6, 2008 — Why open a gallery for the summer in Syracuse, NY? “Why not?” answered Roslyn Esperon and Courtney Rile. The two met working together over two years ago at Delavan Art Gallery, which is temporarily closed until September. In the meantime, their new gallery is temporarily open.
Contemporary Gallery has been born with the exhibition, “Whimsy: Celebrating the Power of ‘Why Not?’” The temporary contemporary art gallery opens June 11 at 230 Harrison Street in Downtown Syracuse, thanks to the support of J.F. Real Estate. The opening reception is on Friday the 13th in conjunction with the opening of the Everson Biennial down the street. Designed as an afterparty for the Biennial, the reception will run on June 13th from 7 – 10 PM. The exhibition will continue through Friday, July 18 with plenty of special events to be announced on the gallery’s website: http://contemporarygallery.wordpress.com
The art featured in “Whimsy: Celebrating the Power of ‘Why Not?’” includes art books, drawings, fabric art, film, illustration, installation art, intaglio prints, works in mixed media, paintings, photo etchings, photography, sculpture, and video art. The majority of artists represented come from the New York State area. SYRACUSE, New York – June 6, 2008 — Why open a gallery for the summer in Syracuse, NY? “Why not?” answered Roslyn Esperon and Courtney... more -
The New Renaissance. A Move, Meant.
This is a video documentary exploring upstate New York's burgeoning art scene.
Lead by (R) Evolution Art Studio and The Gear Factory Collective, this group artists are making many positive changes in Central New York while creating history to call their own.
See why these efforts have lead to region wide revitalization efforts, the installation of more public art and the empowerment of the community to awaken a rust-belt city to it's former glory.
Since its inception in the fall of 2006, (R) Evolution Art Studio and its on-going activities have played an integral role in the creation of the City's first Sculpture Park (Lipe Art Park), its first Public Art Ordinance and Arts Commission, and ongoing festivals, showcases and events outside of the traditional norms and venues.
Using Art as a vehicle, the members of (R) Evolution Art Studio and the Gear Factory Collective explore the evolution of self and of the community in what can only be called "The New Renaissance".
Filming and Editing by Ty Marshal.
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The New Renaissance...a movement.
In this video documentary, filmmaker Ty Marshal explores upstate New York's burgeoning art scene. Lead by (R) Evolution Art Studio and The Gear Factory Collective, this group of young artists are making many positive changes in Central New York in new and exciting ways! See how their efforts have lead to region wide revitalization efforts, the installation of more public art and the empowerment of the community to awaken a rust-belt city to it's former glory.
Since its inception in the fall of 2007, (R) Evolution Art Studio and its ongoing activities have played an integral role in the creation of the City's first Sculpture Park, its first Public Art Ordinance and Arts Commission, as well as playing host to various arts showcases outside of the traditional norms.
Using Art as a vehicle, the members of (R) Evolution Art Studio and the Gear Factory Collective explore the evolution of self and of the community in what can only be called "The New Renaissance".
Please include your thoughts and your votes after watching this video! In this video documentary, filmmaker Ty Marshal explores upstate New York's burgeoning art scene. Lead by (R) Evolution Art Studio and... more -
The People's Park!
In the summer of 2007, an energetic group of artists, activists and community members re-claimed an unused former train yard in Syracuse, New York, turning it into a community garden and sculpture park. Individuals volunteered their time and energy to plant a large flower bed, create hand made signs and donated large scale sculptural works of art for display.
Located in a historically creative neighborhood (the near west side), Lipe Art Park was named after a local inventor and businessman, C.E. Lipe, who owned the C.E. Lipe Machine Shop at 208 S. Geddes Sreet. Established in 1880, this shop became an incubator for inventors, with 360 patents coming off the corner of S. Geddes St and West Fayette Streets. C.E. Lipe is also known for his many prolific inventions including: a cigar-rolling machine, a broom-winding machine, motion picture equipment, automatic looms and time recorders. Lipe Art Park, in its completion, represents a re-birth of this historic innovation.
Lipe Art Park is now a popular public space that provides a venue for artists to show their work, paint, sculpt, sing, play musical instruments, write, recite poetry, dance, join in a drum circle, or invent in a large outdoor greenspace. It also serves the direct neighborhood as a central meeting area and a flowering park.
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graffiti hero
In 1974 a 33 year old man named George Davis was convicted of robbing the payroll of the London Electricity Board in Ilford. He was nailed on the evidence of cops who were outside the bank at the time of the robbery and was sent to prison for 20 years.
However, his friend Peter Chappell was convinced Davis was innocent and inspired by discrepancies in the police statements and the fact that none of the bloodstains at the scene matched with the defendant, started calling for Davis' release. Chappall enrolled some friends and embarked on one of the largest sustained grafitti campaigns Britain has ever seen. Over the following months 'G DAVIS IS INNOCENT' appeared on walls, bridges and tunnels from one side of London to the other, some of which are still visible today.
The vandalism culminated in Chappell and four others breaking into Headingley cricket ground in August 1975 the night before a test match between England and Australia. Using plastic cutlery from a service station they dug holes in the pitch, filled them with oil and painted 'Sorry it had to be done, but George Davis is innocent' in large white letters on the wall as they left. The match was postponed and Chappell got 18 months for criminal damage.
The campaign brought the case to the attention of the Home Secretary who after a police inquiry released Davis two years into his sentence using the highly exceptional and controversial Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
The fight to free George Davis was one of the most spetacular campaigns ever fought against injustice, an achievement only slightly marred when a year after his release Davis was found guilty of robbing the Bank of Cyprus for which he served six years, and three years after which he was caught red-handed robbing a mail train.
George Davis is now a free man and happily married to the daughter of a North London Chief Inspector of Police. In 1974 a 33 year old man named George Davis was convicted of robbing the payroll of the London Electricity Board in Ilford. He was na... more -
Your World, Monitored
Beautiful guerrilla "re-phrasing" project.
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7 (more) unusually geeky approaches to graffiti: from remote-control robots to dig...
What qualifies something as unusually geeky street graffiti? In some cases it is the content but in many instances it is the methods employed in its creation. Here are seven more geek graffiti projects that comment on and employ tools of the digital age to reinterpret traditional street art approaches or convey contemporary messages via new media. What qualifies something as unusually geeky street graffiti? In some cases it is the content but in many instances it is the methods e... more
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Tony Silver, director of Style Wars, R.I.P.
Silver passed away today in LA, after a long bout with brain cancer. Style Wars represents one of the crowning achievements and definitive documents of the emerging, urban underground culture of the early 1980s. It served as THE introduction to graffiti-culture and hip-hop culture for an entire generation. It's legacy and the legacy of Tony Silver will live on. R.I.P. Silver passed away today in LA, after a long bout with brain cancer. Style Wars represents one of the crowning achievements and defin... more
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Los Angeles Philharmonic URBAN EXPERIENCE
If you are around this looks like a great event!
Concrete Frequency is a multi-disciplinary series of events designed to examine and celebrate the elements that define a city, and how they are affected by, and reflected in, music. Anchored by three stimulating orchestral programs, this unique exploration will be enhanced by a film festival, a view of urban and pop culture through dance and music, and thought-provoking symposia.
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I'm an artist
I was very dissatisfied with the public urban culture that we have.
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Write your name in graffiti
A simple how-to about writing your name graff style. They make it sound so easy!
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The Beat of Urban Art
Graphic artist Justin Bua uses his experiences growing up in New York City to create graffiti-inspired posters, album covers and video games popular with everyone from street kids to a former US President. Graphic artist Justin Bua uses his experiences growing up in New York City to create graffiti-inspired posters, album covers and video... more
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Interactive Graffiti Billboard Lets You Be Simultaneously Tough and Geeky
"Finally, graffiti and technology have joined to create something beautiful. Mark Ecko is designing digital citylights that will consist of a giant LCD screen and a Bluetooth interface that will allow passerby's to "spray graffiti" by accessing the screen via Bluetooth. They will then be able to use their cell phone cursor to spray any phallic object and/or clever curse words they can think of.
Not sure when or even if this will come out (and it looks like it'll be in Germany) -- but it's a godsend for tech-savvy gang members. By the way, if you're not sure what a "citylight" is -- it's that large, vertical LCD screen that you see in the picture." "Finally, graffiti and technology have joined to create something beautiful. Mark Ecko is designing digital citylights that will consi... more -
Sidewalk Art
i'm a sucker for this kind of stuff... by artist Julian Beever
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Lace Fence
Not sure what to say but 'wow!' and 'how?'
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Bua at Limited Addiction Gallery
Justin Bua at an art opening.
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Bua Land
Check out the official website for Justin Bua.
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