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Post-It Wars Continue in France
We wrote on the site last month about the Post-It Wars happening in France between office workers. Friendly wars, using Post-It notes to create various classic and pop-icons. The wars are continuining, with new Ghostbuster, Sponge Bob, Cartman, and Michael Jackson pieces on the front lines.
Back Talk: A Conversation with Rene Gagnon
An omnivore with an eye for placement, Rene Gagnon bills himself as a post-graffiti Abstract Expressionist, but really he loves everything. An actual teacher, Gagnon is also a synthesizing student of many contemporary movements with a preponderance of pop, street art, and graffiti, where almost any style could be interesting and employed.
The Work of Laura Brothers
Laura Brothers is interested in pizza, and she makes these things. She is what the world at large likes to call a "Net" artist, where she makes "abstract textural structure that evoke environments both organic and man-made." She has shown at places like the NP Contemporary Art Center in New York. We like it.
Brett Amory "White Light" @ Anno Domini
We had a chance to watch Brett Amory paint recently, and we had the chance to once again meet with the good people of Anno Domini in San Jose, California. Amory will be showing at AD this September with a new solo show of painting titled, White Light.
In Street Art: Hyuro in Argentina
We are really feeling this new wall by Valencia, Spain-based street artist, Hyuro, recently painted in San Pedro, Argentina. Good touches here. With Sam3, Escif, Aryz, San, and others, Spain is in a good state at the moment.
Radioactive Control by Luzinterruptus
The MS Dockville Festival is turning into one of the better art festivals of the year. First, Evol and his Rural City, and now Luzinterruptus and his amazing field installation, Radioactive Control. The piece demonstrates the paranoia that we are suffering from since the escape of radioactive material in Japan, questioning the safety at nuclear power plants.
Swoon "Anthropocene Extinction" @ Boston ICA
Following another busy summer, where Swoon had one of the premier installations at MOCA's Art In the Streets and her ongoing project in New Orleans, the Brooklyn-based artist opens a new museum installation at the Boston ICA, Anthropocene Extinction, this Saturday, September 3.
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop by Keiichi Matsuda
Keiichi Matsuda's Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop video has been posted for about a year, but as we were watching a bunch of Matsuda's video's yesterday, this one really captured a good energy. A look at the urban frontier as synthetic spaces created by the digital information that we collect, consume and organize.
In Illustration: Luis vs. The Skeletons
A charming short animation by Jon Carling and Matt Sessions. The animation is based on Luis vs. The Skeletons, a comic by Jon Carling.
Closer Look: September 2011 Issue w/Neck Face, Marion Peck, and Kaput
With the September 2011 issue on newsstands now, we take a closer look at cover story Neck Face, and the features on artists Marion Peck, the Costacos Brothers, Kaput, Brian Bowen Smith, and Tara Tucker. Excerpts after the jump . . .
