Art: Pabst Spray Paint Vandal

Art: Pabst Spray Paint Vandal, a photo by Sanctuary-Studio on Flickr.

Art: David Choe Strikes LA 4/10

Art: David Choe Strikes LA 4/10
Originally uploaded by Sanctuary-Studio

Consider yourselves warned!

Art: Invader WINS!

SPACE INVADER #763
by extermitent

[Wooster Collective]

Art: NYC's Poster Boy In Full-Effect!

[Thanks Nor Cal CJ & Farilla!]

Poster Boy is definitely a new fave! I love that his only tool is a razor blade. I hear artists complain frequently about the high cost of art supplies and I find it absolutely brilliant that PB has completely cut (no pun intended) the $$$ factor out of the equation. Brilliant, inventive, creative...bad ass! Bravo!

Politics: Tellin' It Like It Is...

Um, let's just say that 'someone' stuck these Stayvocal.com Bush Bubble stickers around the parking structure of my office building about a year ago.  After a WHOLE YEAR, one of the stickers finally produced a reaction.  Trust me when I say it took every ounce of self-control to NOT decorate these stickers myself.  Did I mention that they've been up FOR A YEAR?!  

Photos: LA vs WAR

Yep, action-packed weekend, indeed!  The Eastsiders and I rallied yesterday and managed to squeeze in the final day of the LA vs. WAR show taking place @ the Firehouse in Downtown LA.  Totally STELLAR show, yo!  And, yes, it was hot downtown...but absolutely worth it.  

Complete propaganda overload...if that's even possible.  With over 250 pieces of art plastered all over the walls we must have circled the venue at least three times.  Did not want to miss a thing!  Most of the prints, posters, stencils, originals, limited editions, etc. were for sale and due to the number of really amazing (as well as totally moving) pieces we ALL had a very hard time narrowing down which one(s) were going home with us...

Mine:

Stencil by Ben Collison

"Every time you point your finger at someone...there are three fingers pointing back at you."

Stop The Killing...

Coming to a Target near you...

You can read more about Patrick Martinez's Toy Soldier guerilla art campaign in Juxtapoz.

Hard to decide...

Stuck...


The rest of the very fascinating photos from this set can be viewed here.

Art: Caught In The Act...

Last weekend while hanging with my favorite Eastsiders we popped into the urban art supply store, Maintain in Silverlake.  In a small courtyard on the side of the shop I captured this creator creating.... 

That Dude had mad skillz!  It was amazing to see how much control he had with those spray cans.  So impressive!

Inside Maintain...

To view a few more shots from this set click here.

Art: Left Coast Reprezent, Yo!

Sam Flores reprezents the Left Coast on this Adidas Superstar design collab. 

And you thought Shaq's shoes were big?!

Art: Skullphone Digital Billboard In Los Angeles

Within hours of yesterday's post about Skullphone's digital billboard hacks (or paid ads?) popping up around LA I had my very own sighting at the intersection of Westwood and Olympic.  I was totally caught off guard and scrambled to grab my camera but as quickly as Skullphone appeared...he then disappeared.  Unfortunately I had to move along before getting my shot.

Later that evening while heading home I pulled into the strip mall at the Westwood/Olympic intersection with camera in hand.  I got out of my car only to find 3 other Urban Culture Geeks already camped out on the corner snapping pics of Skullphone's handy work.  Curtis, Michael and Quiet Dude (whose name I didn't get) were there shooting for a local Urban Culture Zine ( Vs, Verses, Versus?) which I'm not familiar with...help me out here guys!  I asked them if they they'd seen any other billboards and Michael immediately started rattling off intersections.  Yep, those Dudes were all over it...

Would love to hear more about whether this is a brilliant hack job or simply paid-for adverts by Skullphone...if anyone has any more info about this lemme know!

Art: Skullphone Hijacks Digital Billboards

Supertouch reports that Skullphone has hijacked a bunch of those obnoxious digital billboards around LA.  

Love it!  

I'll have to drive extra slow past the one on Wilshire tonight enroute to Happy Hour.  I SO hope it's been Skullphoned!  If so, I'll be sure to snap a pic.

Bravo!

Photos: So What HAS Craigslist Done For You?

Art: Mark Jenkins - How Babies Are Made

I first became aware of Mark's work when I saw some of his pieces at the BLK/MRKT Gallery Two group show in January 2007. Very unique and so life-like when they're all dressed up. Seriously brilliant! I've since wondered how he made his figures...and (thanks to Chai Guy) now I know!

Art: ThreadBanger @ the Beautiful Losers SXSW Premiere

"And we were pretty stupid, and great. You know, awesomely dumb..."

Art: Jeremy Fish Time-Lapse

Music by Aesop Rock

Art: In Other Banksy News...

The Colonel shot this on his iPhone yesterday while perusing Melrose.  He immediately sent it over to me with hopes of getting another mention in my blog (that attention whore) because he knows that I'm a huge Banksy fan.  Enjoy!

Caveman w/ Fast Food by Banksy.

Art: Make Art Not War

I was just wandering around Westwood Village enjoying another beautiful sunny day in Soul Cal when I stumbled across this print.  It was taped to the side of a metal box which, no doubt, hides very important telephone wires and such.  

This crazy little print (about 11"X16" printed on heavy card stock) jumped right off the side of said box and into my hands!  Shocking, I know...but what could I do?!  I (oops, I mean Mr. Poster) just couldn't help himself!

I suppose Mr. Poster knew that I could guarantee him a MUCH better life hanging framed in my house than he ever would have experienced plastered on the side of a metal box in the Village!  ;)

Mad props to the artist...wish I knew who you were!

(Sorry for the crappy photo...stoopid iPhone!)