http://www.lazinc.com/ the gallery that represent vhils and a few other really incredable street artists

marther cooper

Martha Cooper was a photo-journalist living in New York City when she first began documenting the origins of B-boy (short for break-boys) and hip hop culture. While other New Yorkers at the time saw this movement as a trite, uninspired or even offensive fad, Martha found a new form of expressing art. Through her camera lens we recount the infancy of hip-hop culture, from the alleys and subways of New York to the masses beyond the boroughs.

a small set of peices highlighting the tools used for graffiti, drawing the vuewer in to take a closer look at the microscopic beauty thats created after the spray cans are used. by framing the caps and placing them with coulorfull boarders i aimed to prompt the public in to seing that the tools can be used as a posetive and ultimatly removing the negative stigma that has been asociated with graffiti and all forms of spray can art.

Looking at graffiti from another perspective,

close up! with macro photography i want to highlight the buetiy of the fundemental effects of graffiti on its enviroment befor it even reaches the wall

an incredable video, looking at graffiti but from the opesit end of the spectrem using cleaning products to remove areas of dirt to creat an image does the work becom socialy acceptable because hes not adding a media to a serice or does it still remain invasive due to to placing visual work on publice space

http://placebokatz.blogspot.com/2006/11/art-of-cleaning.html

Postel stickers painted orange then worked on top of, creating small intrecat paintings to be left on lamp posts across the city.

this work is iligaly displayed for the public to enjoy, trasforming a grey piller in to a free standing frame for his work.

is this socialy acceptable and yet ileagal?? do members of the public and local comunity thibnk lamp posts are more astheticly pleasing with out the stickers???

http://www.willrobsonscott.co.uk/

http://www.ukstreetart.co.uk/2008/08/27/tate-street-art-dvd-winners/

http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/Graffiti/street-art-graffiti-events-shows-calendar-london-uk-2009.htm

http://www.streetartlocator.com/

http://www.ukstreetart.co.uk/2008/08/27/tate-street-art-dvd-winners/

the use of alternative media has the potencial to be received by the public on a more posetive note due to the non asosiation or direct relation with vandalism and youth coulture that somthing like spray paint would have, forisnstance this peice is particulary powerful due to the reflective qualitys of the mirror

Brick lane to me wouldnt be the same with out all the gurilla art placed all over the serounding area. the thriving art sceen has led so many international artist self publicating there work on every single freee bit of space, to the extent artists are finding new ways of displaying there work with the use of things like extension pole or ladders to get above the hectik lower levels of the walls. a few artists have become more niticeable then otheres, wethere thats due to repetition of imagry or viberant colours.

this all leads me to quiestion what makes some graffiti more socialy accepta ble then others?????

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/art,bricklane

documentation of how much the graffiti afects the area and is intrinsikly linked with the atmousfear of east london

“Acclaimed photographer Alex MacNaughton has made it his mission to capture every kind of street art-from stencils to wheatpastes and stickers to murals. Brimming with new works found all over London, this riot of colour, political commentary, passion, and humour is presented in stunning reproductions, each labeled with the street location, and featuring artists such as Sweet Toof, Swoon, and Eine. From femme fatales by CopyRight to huge multi-artist murals by AAGH crew, the scope of this groundbreaking book is reflected in a larger format which shows off the stunning new photography. Illuminated with quotes by the artists and gallerists who show their work, this exciting new book reflects how London as a city, a home, a gallery, and a studio influences street art today.”

the court yard to the black rat press gallery over the years has seen so many urban graffiti/street artists to the extent that its saturated with stickers, post ups and stencils.



http://blog.vandalog.com/2009/09/luc-price-preview/

Black Rat Press has announced that their next show is a solo exhibition of works by Lucas Price aka Cyclops. Heralded as a new star in the art world, the artist – whose familiar skeletal, giant toothed street art works with painting partner, Sweet Toof, can be seen in high profile spots all over the capital, and the world –