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Evol One is a graffiti artist/animator. Here he talks about the graffiti movement in L.A. and how he got started.

There seemed to be a lot of great pieces at this event that occurred last summer. Some of the featured work included Chris Cortes, Pez, Stinkfish (I love that name), Zero Cents among many others. Lots of great urban art here…

p.s. Every artist should know how to beatbox.

I am not sure about the artist for this piece, but the pic was snapped by Woesinger in Dublin.

Taren Meacham is a dope tattoo artist that specializes in fine art as well. I spotted his work over at Juxtapoz, so be sure to check out his myspace to keep up to date with his going ons. More pics inside…

Erik Foss is that dude…he creates interesting, controversial pieces thought evoke some kind of emotion whether you like it or not. Don’t believe me??? Check out his website for some art that I decided not to post here (I’m in enough trouble with my web host as it is).

Click inside of post for a piece he has created of signs from homeless people to form the American flag. Great work people, check it out.

Former skater, Ron Flores does a great job at merging his graffiti background with fine art to create his unique style. Here he talks about his beginnings in San Francisco, his dislike for the word street art, and skating.

So my boy Shep’s Obama cover will be on newsstands by the time you nerds read this, but he had a little something to say about Rick Warren’s participation during Obama’s inaugural address. This was spotted over at Fairey’s website (we need more people like this guy):

Tomorrow my illustration for Time Magazine’s  “Person of The Year” hits the newsstands. While I’m very honored to be validated by a periodical that is nothing short of an American institution, the moment is bittersweet because I’m very disappointed by Obama’s appointment of Rick Warren to deliver his invocation during Obama’s inaugural address. Rick Warren is against gay marriage and reproductive rights, and he does not believe in evolution (maybe he offers himself as proof of lack of evolution). I understand that Obama is trying to appeal to conservatives and evangelicals, but this move is symbolically a slap in the face to many people. Warren is not a uniter, but a divider… he is intolerant in many of his views. I still think Obama is the best choice for president, but I can’t condone Warren’s involvement in Obama’s inauguration, no matter how insignificant it is. While I’m on the subject of gay marriage, I will be donating a chunk of the proceeds from an inauguration poster of Obama I was asked to create to the movement to overturn Prop 8.  At first I was considering pulling my inauguration poster, but I think re-directing funds from it to put into a cause I care about is actually more constructive. Plus, I wouldn’t want withdrawing the image to come across as a blanket boycott of Obama.  I’m sure I will ultimately disagree with Obama about many things, but I think I will agree with him on more. I think it is important to speak one’s mind, but also to not let the narcissism of petty differences sabotage our unity and progress.

Bay Area indie artist/poet, Ladessa, gives us a cool vid of one of her pieces she titles “Imaginery Frenz”. Definitely a dope artist to watch for. Be sure to check out more of her work here.

Dosa Kim talks about art and Atlanta. Dosa is an artist/graphic designer known for his hardcore content. My favorite quote from this video:

“The rest had to go get the office job, or go do I.T. or whatever they do. And its kinda depressing, it really is.”

Reminds me of my closet in the late 80’s….not really. I only had one radio that half way worked along with a shoebox of cassettes that I used to tape the hip hop show that came on the radio on Sunday nights. What yall know about putting paper in the cassette so you can record over purchased tapes….ha.

Ok, I’m done….above we have some work from Maia Urstad titled Wall Of Sound:

 

The CD-and cassette radios in the installation have a double, visual and conceptual function. On an auditory level they are mediating the sound image implemented in the installation. Visually they are the concrete building blocks, the obvious function in the wall, but they also reflects issues related to the technical development and our culture of consumption.

 

The CD players in the wall are playback units for a composition of electronically treated sounds borrowed from radio waves, Morse code, FM- and satellite radio etc. Sound signals that also will be obsolete and forgotten sooner than we might expect. 

 

The installation SOUND BARRIER is a creative examination of correspondences and the juxtaposition of issues. The questions it poses are many, including and especially: ‘What will become of the ruins after us`?’

 

Photo by watz

Erik Natzke is an interactive designer and a force to be reckoned with. What appears here as a painting is actually a digital design. This is what I call creativity at its finest. Erik is obviously one that pushes the boundaries as far as possible while trying to reach new limits. Close-up after the jump…

Marek Colek & Pat Shewchuk are Tin Can Forest. They specialize in design and animation and deifintiely have a unique/dark style that they call all their own. They currently have an art show at the Resistor Gallery so be sure to check out their website for details.

Great short interview with LA photographer Estevan on how he got his start as tour manager with Cypress Hill to his recent work on some feature films. Estevan’s style of capturing the raw street culture of Los Angeles has been often imitated as of lately, but you can tell the real from the fake.