A Perfect Monster — Official art blog of John Dyer Baizley Ryohei Hase Barbara Canepa BD-Theque The Art of Jim Karanik | Spaceblues How exactly does one wake up one day and say, “Hey, I think I’d be good at drawing on peoples’ skin?” I mean, it’s one thing to believe in your artistic abilities and to think of yourself as a fairly talented individual. But tattooing is a whole different animal–you can’t screw up, you can’t always create the work you want, and you can’t just throw away the work you don’t like. Tattooing is an art form not like any other. It’s permanent, and it takes a unique individual to find perfection it such an obscure art form. If you’re looking for that individual, look no further than Denver tattoo artist Jim Karanik. Jim took to drawing and doodling at a very young age, and he says that his love of drawing led him to pursue a career in tattooing. Jim met Willie at a Long Island beach shop, and the shop owner let him hang around the shop on weekends to do a little self-teaching. But being an up-and-comer in the tattoo world isn’t so pleasant.
Street Art : les collages truculents de Madame Moustache Peut-être avez-vous déjà croisé sur les murs de Paris, les collages truculents de Madame à la signature moustachue transgenre. Depuis un an et demi, elle investit les quartiers qui lui sont chers le Marais, Montmartre, Belleville, Ménilmontant, Oberkampf. Elle part à la conquête graduelle de la ville, territoire d’intervention, réservoir créatif et argument artistique. Pour les artistes de street art, il s’agit de reconfigurer l’espace urbain à leur mesure, nettoyer cet environnement soi-disant public que ce sont appropriés les firmes privées, les grands groupes et refaçonner la vision esthétique imposée par les institutions. Les œuvres de Madame sont pour la plupart de grands formats en noir et blanc qu’elle ponctue de peinture rouge au pochoir. L’intérêt pour son travail grandissant, Madame évolue. L’érotisme léger des créations de Madame est une première accroche qui capte le regard. Le street art appose une forme libre d’expression sur une forme oppressive imposée. Madame Moustache
Accueil ~ Fred le Chevalier Street artist Madame Moustache’s Paris exhibition opens A vernissage-cum-soirée with Madame (Moustache) at clothing shop, d’Hotel Manufacture, last night and a meeting of two of Paris’ most talked about wheatpaste street artists. Madame wears no moustache, rather, she is feminine and attractive in tight denim jeans. Fred le Chevalier, the first knight of Paris street art, a fan, was also on hand, giving support – both artists currently working hardest at decorating Paris’ public spaces. The intent of these photos, taken by Richard Beban & Paris Play, is to honour Madame’s stylistic conceit for the black and white in her artwork. Photo (top): Richard Beban & Paris Play Copyright 2012 Photo: Richard Beban & Paris Play Copyright 2012 Photo: Guetteur Urbain Copyright 2012 The artworks on display: a mixture of collage and painting - Madame using posters with the addition of her distinctive moustachioed logo stenciled on afterwards using spray paint. Photo: Richard Beban & Paris Play Copyright 2012 Photo: Richard Beban & Paris Play Copyright 2012