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Post by jones27 on Apr 2, 2010 20:04:40 GMT 1
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Post by cadeallaw on Apr 2, 2010 20:05:39 GMT 1
like it
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Post by Michael Jacob on Apr 2, 2010 20:09:34 GMT 1
i agree, very nice!
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Post by thecsoldier on Apr 2, 2010 23:39:17 GMT 1
WOW
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Post by bullet on Apr 3, 2010 1:41:49 GMT 1
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Post by Photoxtc on Apr 3, 2010 2:33:07 GMT 1
out of this world crazy good!!!  |
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Post by bullet on Apr 3, 2010 2:33:38 GMT 1
what do you reckon is good about it
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Post by volvic on Apr 3, 2010 4:19:34 GMT 1
black and orange just does not do it for me.... nice image but i have seen better basts!
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Post by jon11 on Apr 3, 2010 7:16:24 GMT 1
dont like dont rate - sure it's not a Cartrain?
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Post by dinomaa on Apr 3, 2010 14:47:46 GMT 1
dont like dont rate - sure it's not a Cartrain? I think cartrain would have been embarrassed to have that thing to his name. Awful |
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Post by rash on Apr 3, 2010 15:16:39 GMT 1
looks like there's plenty of mixed media going on, unusual colour scheme - but overall it feel it works
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Post by weeble on Apr 3, 2010 18:23:20 GMT 1
ugly as hell, imo.
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Post by nah on Apr 3, 2010 18:32:41 GMT 1
dont think bast was going for pretty |
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Post by thecsoldier on Apr 3, 2010 19:23:18 GMT 1
dont think he EVER goes for pretty IMO
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Post by jones27 on Apr 3, 2010 20:27:24 GMT 1
Since when was street art meant to be pretty? His collages/originals are representative to what he does on the streets. I love the rawness, bold colours and the feel of mid 80s NY with this.
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Post by Standard Daz on Apr 3, 2010 20:50:49 GMT 1
love it.
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Post by martindk on Apr 3, 2010 22:33:48 GMT 1
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Post by thecsoldier on Apr 3, 2010 23:21:56 GMT 1
Here's what Shepard Fairey has said of BAST:
"I can't remember exactly when I first started seeing Bast's work on the street but I know it was a good while back... maybe six or seven years. Being a fan of Motorhead and Spinal Tap, at first I just thought it was funny that Bast used an umlaut in his name, which I instinctively read as Bast even though the umlaut suggested Baste would be the proper pronunciation. The pronunciation dilemma alone now had me thinking about Bast's work, and as I discovered more Bast posters and stencils juxtaposing his name with loaded imagery of dictators, guns, and corporate logos, etc... I found myself frustrated trying to interpret it, but amused by the idea of the aggravation it might cause an uptight person. In the end I just accepted the work as a pop culture regurgitation that added beautiful texture to the street and stimulated a free association in the viewer that may not have anything to do with Bast's inspiration or intention. Bast's images look somewhat random, which in turn makes the work feel very punk and a bit nihilistic, but the design sense is very pleasing and I'm sure considered. I would call the overall feel 'organized chaos' in the same realm as Rauschenberg but using the street as the canvas. The textures that Bast uses in his work as well as those on the surfaces he integrates his pieces into give an instant sense of nostalgia and decay. Bast places his work on buildings and in alleys where the art actually adds life and improves the surfaces. Walking the streets of Manhattan or Brooklyn I've often thought I've found some obscure uncharted street art territory only to discover that Bast has beaten me to it. Bast's work inhabits NY in a way that only a true local who loves the city can execute."
And here's what Banksy has said of him:
"Bast is an artist who represents for Brooklyn. He does this by writing 'BAST-BROOKLYN' on other people's property (and in one case when visiting London the side of a moving red double decker bus). He does this by speaking with a deep Williamsburg drawl that makes Al Pacino sound like a girl, but mainly he does it by making art that actually feels like Brooklyn. The borough is said to contain every culture and race that exists on planet earth but that doesn't necessarily make it interesting - so does the United Nations building but who wants to look at that? The key to Bast's appeal is not being very responsible. The work isn't so much a 'melting pot' of culture as a food blender, set on max and left until the motor burns out. His art is fast and loose and cheap, which is strangely why it endures, it's punchy and it has value. As the great disgraced film producer Robert Evans once said "Its irreverence that makes things sizzle, its irreverence that gives you the chance of truly touching magic..."
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Post by bullet on Apr 3, 2010 23:40:13 GMT 1
it still looks strange though, no matter what anyone says.
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Post by Oimag on Apr 3, 2010 23:42:23 GMT 1
Since when was street art meant to be pretty? His collages/originals are representative to what he does on the streets. I love the rawness, bold colours and the feel of mid 80s NY with this. +1 |
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Post by nah on Apr 4, 2010 0:50:59 GMT 1
it still looks strange though, no matter what anyone says. k thanks for the heads up |
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Post by gentlemental on Apr 4, 2010 11:15:07 GMT 1
it still looks strange though, no matter what anyone says. k thanks for the heads up thanks for thanking the heads up. save me the trouble. |
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Post by AFR1KA on Apr 5, 2010 15:35:22 GMT 1
I love it and here is a nice shot of a BAST tag right around the corner from me here in Brooklyn   |
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Post by hanky on Apr 6, 2010 10:16:33 GMT 1
Not so sure about this
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Post by Guest on Apr 6, 2010 12:24:40 GMT 1
Really like the rawness of this. I think it works compositionally as well.
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Post by olivier on Apr 6, 2010 20:19:28 GMT 1
love it!
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Post by twist65 on Apr 6, 2010 23:20:46 GMT 1
Totally love it too, jawdropping. Hits you in the face, a bewildering chaotic headf*ck. It shouldn't work, but somehow it all sits together perfectly. If I owned a Supine I would want that right next to it. Interesting quotes csoldier thanks for posting those.
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Post by krypto on Apr 7, 2010 2:49:17 GMT 1
Bast is assuredly an inspired genius . more like this please |
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Post by kjzimm on Apr 7, 2010 2:52:00 GMT 1
Reminds me of that D*face sold by Jetset.
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Post by inkdigital on Apr 7, 2010 17:49:18 GMT 1
Reminds me of this beauty  |
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