Street Art by Sam3 Street Art Utopia just posted an enormous collection of work by street artist Sam3 spanning the last few years but includes a number of pieces I’d never seen before. If you like what you see, also check out his blog and maybe pickup some stuff in his shop. (via street art utopia) Update: He also made this fun stop motion video. New Multi-story Mural by RONE in Berlin Street artist RONE recently completed work on this great five-story mural on building facade at Nollendorfplatz in Berlin. The artist is known for straddling the line between beauty and decay by creating large-scale depictions of idealized portraits that appear perfectly composed at a distance, but a closer inspection reveals signs of deterioration and imperfection. You can see more photos of this piece over on photographer Henrik Haven’s Tumblr and see more work by RONE here. All photos courtesy Henrik Haven. Update: According to Complex the face used in his latest piece is that of fashion model Teresa Oman as a part of Project M with Strychnin Gallery.
The Distorted Street Faces of Andre Muniz Gonzaga Since 1997 Brazilian artist Andre Muniz Gonzaga has been turning haphazard, porous, or cracked surfaces into bizarre, misshapen faces in his unique style of street art portraiture. His site-specific paintings have appeared around the world this year in places like Senegal, Portugal, Berlin, Amsterdam and of course his native Brazil, and he’s also known for much more elaborate and polished graffiti murals. You can see much more of his work over on Flickr, and if you liked this also check out the work of Nomerz. (via hi-fructose)
Scratching the Surface Street Art by Vhils You know, we love to share the best examples of street art here on Sortrature and today it is time to introduce you one of the most unique creation by Portuguese street artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils. He is well-known with his striking murals that he makes by carving the walls and nowadays his newest masterpieces beautifies the walls of Paris, France. Check out his artwork below and to see more of Vhils’s work you can head over to his website.
Were the Cave Paintings Painted by Women? | Picture This Art history (and all history, for that matter) has shortchanged women for a long time. A recent article about the authorship of the earliest cave paintings—the earliest images made by human beings—sets the discrimination clock back tens of thousands of years. Archaeologist Dean Snow studied the hand prints found in caves containing prehistoric artwork and found that 75% of the handprints were those of women. According to British biologist John Manning, women usually have ring and index fingers that are approximately the same length, whereas men usually have ring fingers longer than their index fingers. For the study published in the journal American Antiquity, Snow studied hundreds of hand stencils, but focused on the 32 clearest from the Cuevas de El Castillo in Spain and from the Pech Merle caves and the Caves of Gargas in France. [Image: Cueva de las Manos (“Cave of the Hands”), ca. 7,000 BC.
Enormous Daddy Long-Legs Overtake the Seattle Center Armory Seattle artist and science illustrator Marlin Peterson was recently commissioned by the Washington State Artist Trust to paint a mural somewhere in the city. After searching unsuccessfully for a suitably large wall, Peterson got the idea to look for a large roof, and where would a painting on a roof be more visiable than right underneath the Seattle Space Needle. An agreement was reached with the Seattle Center Armory (formerly the Center House) and he quickly began work on two daddy long-leg spiders using a technique called trompe l’oeil that creates the illusion when seen from above that giganto arachnids are actually overtaking the building. You can see many more photos and an explanation of his process over on Peterson’s website. Update: An earlier version of this post referred to these arthropods as spiders.
Luis Ramirez Guzman Creates an Incredible Piece of Street Art Worth Seeing A street artist by the name of Luis Ramirez Guzman (but goes by Dazer) created a piece of 3D chalk art that will have you reeling. Over the course of a couple of days, he was able to create a masterpiece just using pieces of chalk and his imagination. You won’t think the same way about the question of “is the glass half empty or half full?” ever again. He began with a simple outline. Or not so simple, for those of us who can’t draw like this. The shading begins… Imgur As the shading is darkened, you can see how the 3rd dimension begins to take shape. You’d think he is almost done, but now it’s time for the color. It’s mind-boggling how anyone can simply come up with an idea this creative. Simply stunning. The level of detail on a work of art that was bigger than the artist is still incredibly intricate. “Un vaso lleno de vacío.” “A glass filled with emptiness.”
Top 10 Most Creative and Controversial Banksy Pieces in NYC 10) October 16th (All city - McDonalds) For the whole month of October, Banksy took over the streets of New York City with his Better Out Than In project, leaving his mark in different areas every single day. Though some of his graffiti has been painted over and his installations taken down, we're lucky enough to live in an age where almost everything is documented and we can take a look back on the temporary works and continue to appreciate them. While the elusive artist was able to spend most of his 31-day public residency in the Big Apple spreading whimsy with his sense of humor, there were also days when he touched on controversial subjects. In either case, he never ceased to approach his subjects with creativity. Top photo: A fibreglass replica of Ronald McDonald having his shoes shined by a real live boy. 9) October 1st (Manhattan) Stencils of two boys playfully interacting with an anti-graffiti sign. 8) October 15th (Tribeca) 7) October 29th (23rd Street) 6) October 2nd (Westside)
Artists Take a Ride on a 4-Story Goldfinch Painted on an Abandoned Building in Naples Graffiti & Street Art reports this giant goldfinch (“The Goldfinch of Scampia”) was painted on the side of a troubled building in Naples in 2009 by German artists Simon Jung and Paul & Hanno Schweizer. Afterward the three perched on the building’s ledge for this great shot. (via graffiti & street art) Abandoned Ship Transformed into Graffiti Gallery A decommissioned ship on the coast of North Wales known as The Duke of Lancaster has received quite the makeover, much like the scrapped military aircraft that has become a canvas for artists. Thanks to the international street art collective DuDug, the ship that was once left to waste away is now home to some pretty spectacular graffiti. The DuDug Collective consists of more than a handful of international artists and so, even though the theme of the entire ship is graffiti artwork, each and every piece is unique. Looking at this abandoned ship, it’s easy to see that the exterior has been improved tenfold. Share With Your Friends