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st3ncil exhibit: Chicago, IL

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Stencil art has a long, long history....like ancient. The history spans from pre-historic times (where the hand may have been the very first stencil pattern) through Edo period Japan, into Europe where Picasso, Matisse and many others experimented with "pochoir" (French for stencil) and onto the streets around the globe in more modern times.

For our next exhibit we take a look at three artists working with stencils today. St. Louis -based Peat Wollaeger brings us a character-rich cartoon-inspired style with a graffiti edge and will be featuring his latest stencil series "EYEZ," Chicago artist David Soukup explores the use of stencils to create intricate architecture-inspired works and Seattle-based Jonathan Wakuda Fischer mixes Japanese themes with modern culture and vibrant colors.

The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2009 from 6 until 10pm. All three artists will be in attendance.

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eine Ausstellung mit den Streetartists

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FREITAG
MAKRELE, TALSTRASSE, ST. PAULI

Am Freitag findet der Auftakt zur Gruppenausstellung in der Makrele statt.
FUNK 25, TONA, AUZONE und DARKO CARAMELLO zeigen Ihre neuesten Arbeiten.
Eine Mischung aus Stencil-Art und Illustrativer Leinwand und Holzarbeit wird euch erwarten.
Wir Freuen uns auf euer Kommen!

Grüße Vom Kunst Kiosk & Woolwill Store

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Streetart Berlin

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Der Autor ist gebürtiger Berliner und studiert zur Zeit irgendwas mit Medien im berliner Norden. Er interessiert sich seit Jahren für die eng ineinander verstrickten, künstlerischen Themengebiete Streetart, Graffiti und Urban Art.

Aus diesem Interesse und seiner Abneigung gegenüber der zunehmenden Kommerzialisierung der Urban Art entstand die Idee, Streetart und Graffiti mit dem Fokus auf Berlin, frei zugänglich zu dokumentieren.

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Art turns ugly in squabble over 'Hope'

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Art turns ugly in squabble over 'Hope'

original article is here

Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Staff Writer

Friday, February 13, 2009

A poster of President Barack Obama, right, by artist Shep... Artist Shepard Fairey speaks during an exhibit of his wor... Artist Shepard Fairey (left) and his attorney, Jeffrey Wi... The poster by Fairey (right) and the original photo.

(02-12) 18:45 PST --

Artist Shepard Fairey says that he has distributed more than 300,000 copies of his iconic poster of President Obama with the word "Hope" written underneath and that it has inspired countless other versions. Now, the 38-year-old Los Angeles street artist, who says he used an Associated Press photograph as a "visual reference" for his piece, is in the middle of a copyright battle that goes to the heart of how media is made, remixed and mashed up.

Given the notoriety of Fairey's iconic poster, "it is kind of the perfect storm," said Michael Kwun, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco digital advocacy organization. "It raises questions about what we as a culture and a legal society feel is proper."

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Sabatoz Urban/Street/Graffiti Art Blog

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am happy to announce that I am part of a new blog for Sabotaz Spraypaint. Besides myself, approximately 15 other organizers, artists, event coordinators, and authors will be contributing towards this blog which focuses on the urban/street/graffiti world. I am very excited to be part of such a stellar line up.

Come visit us at: http://www.sabotazusa.com/blog.html

The list of contributors is:

Alan Bernard - fukn mayhem (Kula Lumpur)
Billy Mode - Graffiti artist (Baltimore)
Broken Crow - Stencil Artist (Minneapolis)
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artyfucked

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The purpose of "artyfucked" is to document the different artifacts of urban worlds (sketches, graffiti, cartoons) as well as making this form of art more popular and public opinion more sensitive.

"artyfucked" is the first printed sketch and street art journal. It shows masterpieces of the biggest modern galleries from Casablanca up to Molotow. Maybe you find your artwork here as well.

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Stencil History X

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Le pochoir apparaît comme l’une des tendances graphiques contemporaines les plus importantes, tant dans les milieux de l’illustration commerciale, que dans la rue ou dans les galeries. La technique du pochoir apparemment simple et à la portée de tous permet de larges possibilités artistiques que donne à découvrir cet ouvrage.
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Seattle Artist Call and Open Studio Tour

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Join us for our first
Open Studio Art Tour
At The
White Center For The Arts Building
(The Big Skate Rink)
Feb 21st from 5:00-10:00pm
Located at:
9639 16th Ave SW
White Center • Seattle, WA
(Free Street Parking & Parking in the Back of Building,Entrance on 16th Ave in front of Building)
Call for Art

First Poster Boy, Now Shepard Fairey: Watch Out at Art Openings

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Shepard Fairey Arrested In Boston

JAY LINDSAY | February 7, 2009 08:30 PM EST | AP

 

BOSTON — A street artist famous for his red, white and blue "Hope" posters of President Obama has been arrested on warrants accusing him of tagging property with graffiti, police said Saturday.

Shepard Fairey was arrested Friday night on his way to the Institute of Contemporary Art for a kickoff event for his first solo exhibition, called "Supply and Demand."

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