Shepard Fairey aka Obey talks about the influence graffiti, skateboarding and punk rock had on his life and the ways it shaped his art career. Key moments such as a school trip to NY and the melding of styles by brands such as Shut Skateboards allowed him to develop his techniques. Look out for some [...]
Don’t often post a lot of stuff like this, but couldn’t resist with this one!
Fantastic little documentary here courtesy of Palladium Boots. Johnny Knoxville hosts, and there’s a little section with Black Milk too. Very inspiring indeed. Once the fourth-largest metropolis in America—some have called it the Death of the American Dream. Today, the young people of the Motor City are making it their own DIY paradise where rules [...]
I had the pleasure of a stint at Don’t Panic HQ a couple of years back, and it was during that time that they put on their first ever exhibition showcasing their fantastic collection of posters at the Aram Gallary, Covent Garden. The infamous poster is the highlight of the Don’t Panic pack, and in [...]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything other than just what I’ve been up to lately, but I just had to put this up. Infamous artist Insa has set up his own’ back alley chop shop’ for the summer, and he’s now officially open for business. If you want to get your car/boat/tank painted by [...]
I finally got round to checking the Pure Evil Gallery this afternoon, despite living a stones throw from it, and having walked past it about 1000 times. Here are a few snaps I took, and if you can get down there to check it out, I strongly advise that you do. With art on every [...]
Dope art from No Ones Home. Be sure to peep the collection of works at his website here. Hand-finished prints from just £9.95, screen prints from £30 plus canvases and one-offs too! AND everything is signed and numbered. Don’t sleep!
Peep the online exhibition here. Dig deep.
More info here.
I can’t possibly put this any better than Sickboy: “Nobody said it was going to be easy, and this definitely wasn’t. I’ve been laughed at by model makers, sneered at by spotty adolescents from Games Workshop, breathed in enough turpentine to keep a glue sniffer happy for years, and ruined my best shirt at the [...]
