Saturday, March 2, 2013

Sand One - Stay Goldn


Sand One paints a giant mural off Alvarado Street saying 'Stay Goldn'.

Dig the colors, the leopard print blanket and the bright colored stockings.

Stay sexy and stay golden~


Downtown LA Civilized with Graffiti



Close up pics of this gorgeous mural in downtown Los Angeles, giving love to downtown LA with the mural itself.

Also says 'Civilized'.

Dig the topless chic in sneakers!


Out For Action


Graffiti bomb saying 'Out For Action' along the bottom of a giant graffiti hot spot in downtown LA.


Nekst Doubled Up



Nekst gets doubled up with two giant tribute graffiti pieces in downtown Los Angeles.


AUG Graffiti


AUG graffiti getting bombed in downtown Los Angeles.  With shout outs to Boak and Puker.




Lost Alot, But Gained Everything


Uplifting sentiment on this sticker getting stuck up in Echo Park saying 'Lost Alot, But Gained Everything'.

Dig it~


Narcos




Graffiti bomb from Narko in Silverlake.


Neighborhood Watch This




Inspired to Smile and Dark Cloud get up in Echo Park.

Stay up!


Trucked Up



A van that is parked in downtown Los Angeles is bound to get smashed with graffiti.

This van has years of built up tags, and on top is a giant bomb from Teil(?) that has been capped over with a tag from Ewsote.


Friday, March 1, 2013

Like a Fine Wine, The Best Street Art Gets Better With Time


Like a fine wine, the best street art gets better with time.

Like this piece from Swoon.  The rips and tears and aging don't damage the piece, they add character.

Stay up~


Crazy Face


Cool crazy face painted on a fire hydrant in downtown Los Angeles.

Not sure, but looks like the work of Dabys Myla.


Blendz Graffiti



Action shots of Blenz getting painted in downtown LA.


Alleyway Action


Alleyway action from Ruok getting bombed with graffiti deep in downtown Los Angeles.


Kung Fu You


Martial arts themed mural found in downtown Los Angeles.


Fuck You (Peace Dude!)



A sticker of a hand shown flipping the bird, with the top of the middle finger morphing into another hand that is throwing up the peace sign.

A good example of some Fuzzy Logic.


Street Art Spider



A giant 3d street art spider gets attached to the fence at Silverset Junction.

The spider seems to be made up out of some sort of fake moss.


Plastic Jesus - "Thou Shalt Not Worship False Idols"



Plastic Jesus takes a swipe at religion, and the religious ferver that some people follow celebrity gossip like the Oscars all in one piece.

Getting up all around LA, these new wheat pastes feature an oversized Oscar statue and a quote from the Bible that "Thou Shalt Not Worship False Idols".  However, this scripture is from Plastic Jesus.



Sometimes Street Art Interaction Can Be a Good Thing


There is a difference between a street art interaction and a cap.  A cap aims to cover over and demean a piece, while an interaction seeks to do just that, interact with the piece in some way.

The thing is, sometimes artists who are on the receiving end of a street art interaction can view it as a cap of sorts, and there have been a few recent cases of unwanted street art interactions where one street artist has placed a piece and then another street artist has put another head over the top of that one.

Well, here is a street art interaction that seems to be done in a good way in that it interacts with the piece and arguably improves the piece through that interaction.

In Silverlake, Bandit has added his 'street art' to a dripping street heart piece.  Bandit tags 'Street Art' over the middle of the heart and places a Native American holding his hand tenderly on the heart.

Dig it.  It seems unlikely that whoever painted the hearts would be offended by this.  Do other folks agree that this seems to be a good street art interaction?



Things Just Seem to Sour the Longer I'm in Town


Silverlake street art combo spot with multiple pieces from Nomatter Whatness.  Both appear to be relationship themed.  One says 'You Were Supposed to Hold Onto Me', and the other reads 'Things Just Seem to Sour the Longer I'm in Town'.

Also joined by a peeling paster from Smog City x Euth and TBD Photography.


Hoo Swag



Sidewalk stencil from Hoo Swag in Silverlake.