[Feral Things]

There are photos of Vincent Abadie Hafez's stunning new mural in Tarifa in Andalusia entitled 'Rosa de los vientos (Rose Compass)' on his website here.  The detail is beautiful and well worth checking out but here's a context shot from his website; the piece to the left is by Axel Void and the piece to the right is by El Niño de las Pinturas:

[Feral Things]

l'Atlas returns to New York for a show at the Catherine Ahnell Gallery entitled '[space]' from 15 May to 22 June.  Here's a couple of pictures of the show print which is currently being produced at Idem Paris:




Also, l'Atlas has a whole bunch of timelapse videos of him producing his larger installation work on his Vimeo page.  I've only posted a couple below to avoid spamming this thread but the rest can be found here.



Lastly, here's a great video of French digital artist Miguel Chevalier's latest installation at Église du Sacré-Cœur in Casablanca:

[Feral Things]

Jonas "Sun7" Bournat

[Prints Charles]

Sept 19, 2013 23:00:50 GMT 1 Coach said:

Only just seen this video. Awesome.

Not letterform in its strictest sense I know but I spend my time making unique monoprints from antique wood type. Anyway there's a selection of stuff up on www.printscharles.bigcartel.com

[graffuturism]

Alphabet Show had some great work this weekend. You can see the whole alphabet here. www.whitewallssf.com/

[closeencounters]

May 7, 2014 8:16:37 GMT 1 Prints Charles said:

Sept 19, 2013 23:00:50 GMT 1 Coach said:

Only just seen this video. Awesome.

Not letterform in its strictest sense I know but I spend my time making unique monoprints from antique wood type. Anyway there's a selection of stuff up on www.printscharles.bigcartel.com

Really liking this style Prints Charles - the YEAH one is fantastic! Would love to hear/ see more about the technique and see more work in this vein.

[Prints Charles]

May 15, 2014 23:59:33 GMT 1 closeencounters said:

May 7, 2014 8:16:37 GMT 1 Prints Charles said:

Only just seen this video. Awesome.

Not letterform in its strictest sense I know but I spend my time making unique monoprints from antique wood type. Anyway there's a selection of stuff up on www.printscharles.bigcartel.com

Really liking this style Prints Charles - the YEAH one is fantastic! Would love to hear/ see more about the technique and see more work in this vein.

Cheers closeencounters glad you like them. Technique wise it's basically monoprinting but using wood type as the printing surface. So all the marks and overlaying of colours are applied by hand to the blocks akin to a painting. 

I'm constantly messing around, refining and combining different techniques but the problem is I get bored too quickly so once I've done one or two prints in one style I'll give in and move onto something else.

[Feral Things]

I've mentioned Morran ben Lahcen on a previous post about Moroccan street art but I'm really impressed with the development of his work.  He's currently got a show at David Bloch in Marrakesh entitled '[Horizontal]' which runs through until 10 June.

[Feral Things]

Morran ben Lahcen is releasing a screenprint to coincide with his [Horizontal] show.  Edition of 50 and very nice too:

[ceri1]

Where is the print available from? 

[Feral Things]

May 21, 2014 19:14:39 GMT 1 ceri1 said:

Where is the print available from? 

I believe it's available from David Bloch Gallery.  You can email them at [e-mail] and they've always been very helpful when I've spoken to them.

[Gard]

David Bloch Gallery is great to deal with. Top guys and a really exciting gallery.

[ceri1]

Thanks for that feral. Appreciated!

[Jeezuz Jones Snr]

May 21, 2014 19:58:53 GMT 1 Gard said:

David Bloch Gallery is great to deal with. Top guys and a really exciting gallery.

Really like this also

[opalis141]

I contacted them here is hoping they get back to me...really lovely print!

[Feral Things]

OK, so none of the below have anything to do with graffiti or street art but who cares.

Youssef Abdelke
Abdelke recently had exhibitions in both Paris and Beirut including the work below.  Of the three artists I mentioned in my previous post about Syrian art I think Abdelke is the only one still living in Syria, which I think is incredibly brave and noble considering he was a political prisoner for two years under Hafez al-Assad and was again imprisoned last year by Bashar al-Assad.  I think it's genuinely important that there are people like Abdelke documenting what's happening to ordinary people in Syria in a way that photojournalist perhaps can't and communicating it to the rest of the world.


Sara Shamma
Shamma has a small show at the Royal College of Art towards the end of last year including a 16.5 metre long canvas, but I think this was my favourite piece.  The show was about the changes and behaviour of people at war and under threat, rather than the political side of the situation.


Khaled Akil
Akil is based in Aleppo and his work is towards the fine art end of the photographic spectrum but his portraits beautifully capture the soul and character of his subjects.  This piece is from a recent exhibition in Turkey.

[auzzie]

Cryptik has a release in 9 days. $125 for standard (edition of 75) $250 for the gold leaf (edition of 20) From 1Xrun

standard below

[Feral Things]

eL Seed has just finished this piece on the side of L'Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris:


The building itself is stunning and well worth a visit if you're ever in Paris.  Every window has a light-sensitive aperture which automatically opens and closes depending on the strength of the sun:

[auzzie]

gold leaf

[auzzie]

Jun 16, 2014 8:31:54 GMT 1 auzzie said:

gold leaf

[Shoeless]

As much as I liked the first Cryptik mandala, I decided not to pick one up because it seemed he reuses images. Appears I was correct. Not a fan of that business model. Discredits the 'limited' factor in my opinion. A shame as I think he could create so much more.

Ordered the Zepha from 1xRun. Waiting for it to arrive. Looking forward to it!

[auzzie]

Jun 16, 2014 8:44:30 GMT 1 Shoeless said:

As much as I liked the first Cryptik mandala, I decided not to pick one up because it seemed he reuses images. Appears I was correct. Not a fan of that business model. Discredits the 'limited' factor in my opinion. A shame as I think he could create so much more.

Ordered the Zepha from 1xRun. Waiting for it to arrive. Looking forward to it!

Agree. He been on the mandala thing for awhile now. Nice on the pick up of Zepha shoeless. My Ben Frost Employer of the Month 24x24 turned up this morning. Had to pay customs on it was £3.55 and then they throw £8 on it for "handling". Bloody jokers

[2nuns]

Pretty new to the forum, loving this thread, another one for the mix A1one - Tanha
tehranwalls.blogspot.co.uk/
I would insert an image but I can't work it out...

[kultur]

Jun 16, 2014 8:44:30 GMT 1 Shoeless said:

As much as I liked the first Cryptik mandala, I decided not to pick one up because it seemed he reuses images. Appears I was correct. Not a fan of that business model. Discredits the 'limited' factor in my opinion. A shame as I think he could create so much more.

Ordered the Zepha from 1xRun. Waiting for it to arrive. Looking forward to it!

Sorry, but what exactly to you is reusing images and what images are you looking at?


(L-R) Mantra Mandela I - The Jewel In The Lotus - The Jewel In The Lotus (Gold Leaf)

I think even at a quick glance it is obvious to most that none of them are the same... much less the two releases next week are most likely not even from the same screens at all. 

You might take more than a simple glance at beautiful pieces of art by an extremely talented artist before you discount something to your eye is being exactly the same. Please do not go for this release if you do not like it, but be educated when you take a stand.

He is not just an artist he is trying to start a movement (you might want to read it in his "about" section). I think he is off to a great start.

[Feral Things]

Jun 16, 2014 17:27:03 GMT 1 2nuns said:

Pretty new to the forum, loving this thread, another one for the mix A1one - Tanha
tehranwalls.blogspot.co.uk/
I would insert an image but I can't work it out...

Welcome to the forum, 2nuns.  Good shout on A1one; it's been a while since I've posted any of his work.  The post a picture you need to right click on the photo and select 'Copy Image Location' (it might be slightly different depending on which browser you're using), then in the thread click 'Reply', right click in the text box and select 'Copy', then highlight the web address you've just pasted into the box and click on the 'Insert Image' icon above (it looks like a miniature landscape between the envelope icon and the clapper-board icon).  Then when you click 'Create Post' it will appear in your post.

[Shoeless]

Jun 16, 2014 18:29:20 GMT 1 kultur said:

Jun 16, 2014 8:44:30 GMT 1 Shoeless said:

As much as I liked the first Cryptik mandala, I decided not to pick one up because it seemed he reuses images. Appears I was correct. Not a fan of that business model. Discredits the 'limited' factor in my opinion. A shame as I think he could create so much more.

Ordered the Zepha from 1xRun. Waiting for it to arrive. Looking forward to it!

Sorry, but what exactly to you is reusing images and what images are you looking at?


(L-R) Mantra Mandela I - The Jewel In The Lotus - The Jewel In The Lotus (Gold Leaf)

I think even at a quick glance it is obvious to most that none of them are the same... much less the two releases next week are most likely not even from the same screens at all. 

You might take more than a simple glance at beautiful pieces of art by an extremely talented artist before you discount something to your eye is being exactly the same. Please do not go for this release if you do not like it, but be educated when you take a stand.

He is not just an artist he is trying to start a movement (you might want to read it in his "about" section). I think he is off to a great start.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, no?
At quick glance, they are the same. Upon further study, a slight difference can be seen. I stand by my point though. The images are too similar. 

Not educated on the artist? Hardly. I think what the artist is doing is great! He has talent and respectable values. I contacted him about a commission piece as well....though decided against it. 

Personally, I am not a fan of......rehashing images. It seems lazy to me. He has open editions which fit that model better. Again, just my opinion and not an attack on the artist or the quality of work. No need to take offense.

Best

[2nuns]

Cheers for that, it was really bugging me yesterday, will give that a go. 

[Feral Things]

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I know it's not street art or graffiti, but the New Museum in New York are currently showing an exhibition entitled 'Here and Elsewhere' which features 45 artists from across 15 countries including Wafa Hourani who is a Palestinian artist based in Ramallah.  The piece below shows a futuristic version of the Qalandia refugee camp:

Further details here.

And on even more of an aside, if anyone hasn't read a graphic novel by Joe Sacco entitled 'Palestine', which depicts the everyday realities for ordinary Palestinians, then I would highly recommend it.  It's been a long time since I last read it but I was sadly reminded of the excellent book by today's latest shelling of a UN-school in Gaza.

[dasium]

On a similar vein, as part of Galway Arts Festival in the west coast of Ireland theres an exhibition currently on titled, 'Window into Gaza': An exhibition of contemporary art from Gaza, Palestine
Curated by Felim Egan & Gaza Action Ireland www.giaf.ie/events/window_into_gaza