Street Art

September 14, 2009

Urban Street Art – Dolce & Gabbana by Princess Hijab

It's pretty remarkable how starkly different this ad looks after Princess Hijab got her hands on it. The 21-year-old guerrilla street artist from Paris says her driving force is anti-consumerism, as well as her disgust of the exploitation of women's bodies, used to sell products. “I'm an advertising hijabist.

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August 24, 2009

Urban Street Art – Where The Streets Have No Name

When Mark Jenkins looks at busy city streets he doesn't just see fast cars and paved sidewalks – he sees a giant mural for him to manipulate. Most of the viewers of his installations probably don't even know how to react. I can just imagine some of them reaching for their phones and calling 911 after seeing one of his more disturbing pieces.

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May 27, 2009

Time Bomb – Interactive Graffiti

TimeBomb is the brainchild of digital artist Lukasz Karluk (Holler) and Sydney sculptor/painter Maddi Boyd (KissKiss). Merging interactive programming and traditional wild-style graffiti painting (“bombing”), Time Bomb allows the audience to unlock the secret history behind a graffiti wall. Over four days nine urban artists contributed to the TimeBomb piece: DMOTE, Ben Frost, Kid Zoom, Numskull, Roach, Creon, John Doe, Bennett and KissKiss.

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March 17, 2009

Urban Street Art – The Ophans by AT.AW.

The Orphans' is an art series by AT.AW. that involves adhering temporary paper drawings to enliven the urban environment. The act of “consuming” ubiquitous urban objects creates a whimsical layer to the often mediocre or bland design of urban infrastructure. This intense massing creates a provocative singular wall paper effect, delightfully animating the experience of the object.

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