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YouTube > Swoon presenting her work at MoMA

A couple of reasons to watch this lecture by swoon from 2007:

1)  ”I’d bee pasting work on the street for a long time and been thinking about  how does this gesture translate into a gesture of not just “me”, “me”, “me”, “I want my name”, “I want my image on the city”. But to sort of make it more of a statement about the permeability of these public spaces and to open up and democratise these public spaces. And how you make this gesture a real gesture.” /quote end

I flinch about tags (including rough images of men’s private parts) on fences and bus stops as most people, but I am running round cities to make images of street art I like and I see as “Art”. One can’t draw a line on “It’s all about me” to distinguish between annoying scribbles and art. For me “Art” is all about the “Artist”. However if one puts his/her/its art into the public space, should there be more than ”me”, “me”, “me”? Something to think about… ^_^.

Having said this I have some issues with her using the word “democratise” and with the example of pasting children’s drawings on billboards. That’s too easy or simple…

2) Jeeeeeeeeesssssss ! I am a printmaker myself. To cut images like this into lino or wood (with or without a Dremel), to make prints to put them into the public space for everybody to enjoy and in the end to decay… you at least have to respect this ^_^…

3) From the street into the gallery. I think that Swoon’s art translates smoothly from the street into the gallery without loosing any imagination or context. It seems to me her art just develops and grows wildly inside a protected environment.

So go and watch it even if it is a bit older ^_^…

Images courtesy of Swoon. © 2007 The Museum of Modern Art, New York

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Streetart in Rotherham by Phlegm, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Awestruck *_*!

“Phlegm illustrates the Old Market Buildings in Rotherham, where the Rotherham Open Arts Festival will be held throughout September.”

http://phlegmcomics.com

Thanks to @heimatseeker for sharing ^_^…

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Street Art by Roa, Ghent, Belgium

Streetart by Roa, WARSAW by Invitation Vlep[v]net

Streetart by Roa, WARSAW by Invitation Vlep[v]net

Roa is a street artist from Ghent, Belgium. He exhibits in Galleries worldwide.  I instantly fell in love with these creatures. You can see more of his work on Roa’s website or his Flickr photostream. I found his work via unurth.com. I especially love the Mural by Roa in Los Angeles.

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Find It Keep It by Word To Mother (WTM), London, UK

Find It Keep It, Word to Mother

Word To Mother
”Find It Keep It”
Mixed Media On Salvaged Wood
Stolen Space Gallery, London, United Kingdom, SOLD

Even though WTM does not have a blog or website, there is quite a bit of information on the Stolen Space Gallery website – Have a look at their other artist and upcoming shows as well! Best way to find out about his work is via Google and there is a current interview (July 2010) with him on Pop356.

Love it :-).

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Old Enemies Reconcile Unseen by Andy Kehoe, Pittsburgh, USA

Old Enemies Reconcile Unseen

Uiiiiiiiii ^_^…

“Living in Twilight” Jonathan LeVine Gallery 2009
30″ x 30″
The painting is sold but prints are available on etsy.

More about Andy Kehoe:

Andy Kehoe’s Website
Andy Kehoe’s Flickr
Andy Kehoe’s Facebook

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TED: Miru Kim’s underground art

I love this one…

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Ericailcane, Bologna, Italy

Ericailcane is one of thoses artist which just takes away my breath*. Located in Bologna Ericailcane produces etchings, street art, animations, installations, drawings and obviously what ever else there is to do.

The style of the art work reminds me of Victorian children’s illustrations with a wimsical twist, like seeing something totally familiar combined with something unknown, uncanny and very, very strange. The capture of space in the installations is amazing, like the creatures whirling around you, invading you mental space…

Ericailcane’ website and on facebook.

Show at squadro stamperia galleria, Bologna

*) and makes me want to go into a dark corner never to come out again and never ever again pick up a pencil ^_^…

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