Non shall Pass, Aesop Rock. Video designed by Jeremy Fish

I know this has been out for ages, but I just watched it again and thought I should share it with you. This music video is just great, art directed by the one and only Jeremy Fish.
Aesop rock and Jeremy Fish…now that is a perfect collaboration.

XTSY solo show by Marco Mazzoni at Gallery B15

Marco Mazzoni was born in 1982 in Tortona, Italy, and is currently based in Milan. Marcos work is not advocated by size, but are strong and powerful in the depictions of various women that are removed of features that make them instantly recognizable.

Their loss of identity draws the viewer towards the image, due to the shear mystery connected with his works. Marcos firm hand evokes a compelling and fleeting sensation. The ghostly fairytale images renders a mix of flowers, birds and faces lacking of globular organs. These details makes his work hard to forget, and a delight to remember.

Marco Mazzoni’s first solo show at Gallery B15 will open on November 10th from 5pm to 8pm.
The Gallery is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Visit the gallery website here:

The Artwork of Brad Kunkle

Brad Reuben Kunkle’s world premiere one-man exhibition, Against Nature, was sold out opening night in April of 2010 in New York City.

He has been featured in Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, Poets and Artists, and on the covers of American Art Collector and International Artists magazine.

Born in 1978 in a small town in Pennsylvania, he studied painting at Kutztown University under the primary guidance of George Sorrels, who was taught by a student of William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

Brad now lives and works in New York City.

Visit his website:
http://bradkunkle.com

The Artwork of Dilka Nassyrova

Sometimes you come across an artist on Facebook that you have never seen before, most of the time alot of it is just not for me, but once in awhile you find something that really captures you. This is my experience with finding the work of Dilka Nassyrova.

When looking at her photo albums I could see how her work over the past 3 years has developed dramatically, and her most recent paintings are just stunning. Beautifully painted, intriguing themes, and balanced compositions. I have to say that after today I am a new fan and am already trying to find out how I can add one of her gorgeous works to my collection.

Dilka is selling a great collection of her prints on Etsy…
Original artworks are available through Mondo Bizzarro Gallery in Italy.

Joao Ruas solo show at Thinkspace Gallery

Yore opens this Saturday the 5th of November at Thinkspace Gallery in Culver City, Los Angeles.

João Ruas has been hard at work for the past year on ‘YORE’. This exhibit will mark his first major solo showcase and we are thrilled to be able to host it for him.

‘YORE’ features 20 new paintings, 5 new etchings, 3 stunning works on ostrich eggs a beautiful mural and more to be revealed at the opening. We’re excited to share that we’ll also be publishing a limited edition catalog for the show as well as a limited edition giclee print. Details on both will be announced later this week. Please note we’ll also have some copies on hand of João‘s limited edition ‘Minion’ book that was released in limited quantities at this past July’s San Diego ComiCon.

Visit Thinkspace Gallery for full preview and more information.

Faile, Fragments of Faile at Lazarides Gallery.

Faile has a new exhibition opening at Lazarides Gallery in London….
Nov. 3rd – Nov. 30th 2011

Over the course of the past decade, FAILE developed an artistic practice inflected with remixes of mass culture, and built on careful juxtapositions of seeming dualities. Fragments of FAILE allows us to see them working at one frontier of their practice, stripping their painting down to its essentials and engaging a century of the more expressive terrain of abstract portraiture.

“We set out to explore something a little looser with this new set of figurative paintings. This was also a chance to explore ideas of identity, character and narrative within our own work. Feeling very inspired by the process and the fragments that comprise much of the work we do, you could say these new works are a love affair with painting and process.

Along with the new canvasses and imagery are a series of new wood paintings. Working on the two series together felt very natural to us and each played a strong role with one another while evolving separately.

We’re really excited to share the new body of work with everyone. If you’re in London please stop by.

If you can’t make it to London and find yourself in NYC, we have a new mural up on Houston and Bowery. We’re honored to be one of the artists invited to paint this infamous wall. The mural was hand-painted in the studio and then pasted over the course of a week. Big shout out to everyone we meet while putting the work up.

Here are a few links that we will be updating with images from both the new show and the mural.

Fragments of Faile:

http://failesites.net/fragments-of-faile

Houston & Bowery Mural:

http://failesites.net/houston-bowery

XAM -a home for city birds.

“Architect to the urban aviary set, Street Artist XAM is one rare bird. Averaging one per week over the last year, the California born former graffiti writer has designed, constructed and installed homes and feeders for New York City birds on street signs above your head.

While studying architecture and object design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he followed an open interdisciplinary structure that allowed him to develop his vision, and made him prove the soundness of his work. “I had very intense conceptual-based architectural studio courses in school that didn’t allow time to slack off, to say the least.”

He points to his years as a student as pivotal in his development as a thinker and artist today. That’s probably why his design, materials, and technical discipline can stand up to academic rigor, but it won’t completely explain why these bird “dwelling units” have a satellite dish for television reception, a solar panel on the roof powering a night light, nor the certain minimalist elegance overlaying it all. Clearly XAM is a Street Artist for more than just the bird watchers and one worth keeping your eye on.” Read full article on the Huffington Post website here.

New Artwork by Nom Kinnear King

Nom Kinnear King lives and works in the UK. I have had the pleasure of working with her over the past few years and she never fails to amaze me. Her beautiful paintings just continue to become more magical and skillfully painted. Here are some of her new paintings for this years Affordable Art Fair for Fine Grime Gallery.
More about Nom Kinnear King:
” From Her shed in the Norfolk countryside Nom Kinnear King creates in oils and Pencil, portraits of girls roam from town to town in a patchwork old fashioned never world, where accordions and clarinets trail their steps, their joyful and curious behaviour shadowed by sweet melancholy. “

Visit her website to see her complete collection of paintings.
http://nomkinnearking.com/

The Wall- London’s Most Public Gallery.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1656940722/the-wall-londons-most-public-gallery/widget/video.html

Here is another project happening right now that needs funding to continue. Have a look at the video above..has some great clips of artists painting such as Dabs Myla, Ben Eine, She One, Espo and more…

The Wall: London’s Most Public Gallery

The Project

“We’re turning 5 years old here at Village underground, and in celebration we’ve decided to try and make a dream happen.

We want to build London’s most public gallery. For years this immense wall on Great Eastern Street has been host to many artists painting in the wall’s 4m X 3m recesses, they’re oddly like natural picture frames, from Steve Powers and Shepard Fairy to incredibly talented local artists. We want to evolve this informal project, turning it into an amazing permanent art space.

Why We’re Coming to Kickstarter

To do this, we need to design, build and install bullet proof metal and glass frames over the recesses to protect the art work from theft and vandalism. Importantly, this means that artists can paint on board and canvas so the work can be kept. Its been really tough over the years to see such amazing work lost as the next artist paints over it.

Saving the art work will mean that artists can sell their pieces and earn a living. That’s obviously important, but it also means that we can exhibit art that’s not just painting – photography, digital art, mixed media, even interactive work: This takes the wall onto a whole new level.

Visit the website: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1656940722/the-wall-londons-most-public-gallery

Everybody Street by Cheryl Dunn

Everybody Street, A Documentary project in New York, NY by Cheryl Dunn

Watch the video..its brilliant!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/everybodystreet/everybody-street/widget/video.html

Everybody Street” is an invaluable treasure-chest of knowledge and insight into the art of photography and the City of New York. I know you will enjoy seeing it as much as I am loving making it. This is a rare opportunity for you to participate in not only the making of a film, but in the recording of art history.

“Hello photographers, photography enthusiasts, lovers of history and New York City. My name is Cheryl Dunn and I am a fellow photographer and the director of “Everybody Street”, a feature documentary about NYC street photographers who have taken some of the most iconic images of the last century. Whether you take pictures with your phone or a Leica, you will relish the opportunity to hear the real stories of the men and women who are the very foundation of the street photography movement and of the medium itself. These include, to date:

Bruce Davidson Joel Meyerwitz , Mary Ellen Mark, Max Kozloff, Ricky Powell, Martha Cooper, Jamal Shabazz, Bruce Gilden, Clayton Patterson, Jeff Mermelstein, Rebecca Lepkoff Boogie, Luc Sante, Jill Freedman, Josh Wildman.

The film, shot in16mm and in HD, and with a score by NYC Band Endless Boogie, takes you into the studios and out onto the streets where you will see firsthand the working techniques of these incredible artists as they unfold in the theater of New York City. Many of my subjects have never been documented before, remaining instead hidden behind their cameras. ”

(text taken from Cheryl Dunn’s website for Everybody Stree)

This project will only be funded if at least $44,865 is pledged by Saturday Nov 19, 11:48am EST. Donate now to support the project. Visit: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/everybodystreet/everybody-street