And life went on

Animated short by Maryam Mohajer
Tehran, Iran, 1985 Iran/Iraq war
Air raid siren
All the neighbours rush dawn the basement/Shelter.
So what is going to happen at this shelter? would every woman cry and scream whilst every man shivers and chews his moustache with rage and fear?.....You will be surprised!
• Winner of the Best student animation award, Animae Caribe, September 2008, Trinidad and Tobago.

• Winner of the Best animation award, A Corto di donne, June 2008 Pozzuoli, Naples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bao4xZqEdNw

Gunpowder Stencil

Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, who works primarily in gunpowder, works on an "Explosion Work" on Long Island, New York, in 2006.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTrKJQnwJs&feature=related

Zevs in Hong Kong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8BG8v4sZnk

In the aftermath of street artist Zevs' "liquidation" of Giorgio Armani's store in Central this week, the Frenchman has had to deal with his arrest and subsequent court case in which he pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage.

Representatives of Giorgio Armani demanded nearly HK$6.7 million in damages. They say because they could not remove the paint from the store's facade because of its sandstone nature. Zevs said he deliberately used a water-based paint that ought to have been easily removable. But professional cleaners hired by Armani claim otherwise.

The case has been adjourned till 14th August pending both sides' assessment of the damage. Without prior knowledge to his planned stunt, the Post interviewed Zevs days before the incident and introduced us to some of his previous art work.

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Interview
http://artradarasia.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/street-artist-zevs-detained-in-hong-kong-for-defacing-chanel-logo-interview/

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the exhibition was at

Art Statements Gallery
G/F, 5 Mee Lun Street
Central, Hong Kong
http://www.artstatements.com/index.php

Zevs' artist page at the gallery
http://www.artstatements.com/artist_dtl.php?id=55

"ZEVS was arrested by the police in Hong Kong during the night of July 13th after having affixed a giant Chanel sticker on the Armani building wall and liquidated it with black water paint. Armani claimed first that the cost of damage was HK$6.8mio. The artist was forced to hand over his passport and stay in Hong Kong until August 14th, judgement day. In the meantime ZEVS is trying to clean the wall with the expertise of a company in Denmark with a Karcher and some special chemicals. "

Zevs' website
http://www.gzzglz.com/

Until Never

OPENING NIGHT
On September 30 Until Never will host a special live performance by Ikko Taniuchi, from 6 to 9pm.
Featuring live accompanying performance by PIG & MACHINE (Osaka/Melbourne).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSPXRKPq218



UNTIL NEVER
2ND FLR 3-5 HOSIER LANE
(Enter from Rutledge Lane)
MELBOURNE VICTORIA 3000
AUSTRALIA
+61 3 9663 0442

more info
http://www.untilnever.net/projects/enogu-buto

on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/citylightsprojects?ref=ss#/untilnever

Urban Art/Graffiti Subject Index 2008

This is the index for posts on Urban Art and Graffiti for 2008



Women
More Graff Gran
Female graffiti writers
Catfight

Asia
Art Crimes - Graffiti Taiwan
Virus No 6 Crew - Taiwan
time lapse graffiti
Tooya! Book Signing
Taiwan Graffiti
VICE @ Sense Organ - Taiwan
CHEK - Taiwan
Reach - Taiwan
Graffitti - Singapore
Blakkbyrd - Hong Kong
D*Face - Hong Kong

Australia
CHINA HEIGHTS
Reka One - Sydney
MAYS
Beautiful Losers at Monster Children
Stencil Festival Unplugged - Melbourne
Sydney - exhibitions
PinXit April Newsletter
Stencil Festival 2008
graffiti and art express
Blakkbyrd
3D Graffiti Technica
Melbourne Graffiti
Urban Uprising - Sydney

UK
DELTA - London
Burning Bridges - London
Stolen Space UK

Europe
New Graffiti offensive at Hotel Dassault
paste it up - basel
Pure Hate Graffiti Berlin Lichtenberg
Pure Hate - Wir haben die Züge schön
Birds - Florence (Firenze)
Keith Haring - MOCA Lyon
Berlin
Namesfest - Prague graffiti festival
Above
Studiocromie

Amsterdam
wayne horse
Maoma Workshop
lil'shy
MIKOSA #04
Grow Ups
Henxs Graffiti Shop
Unwired - Go Gallery
Urban Typography
Laser 3.14 & Jimmy Rage
Joram Roukes
Gorilli Concept Store
laser 3.14 - treehouse
Quiksand - Photos
Mikosa Mural - Amsterdam
Me Bike 2008
Mikosa Mural Amsterdam
Faith71
UmbrellART - Let it Rain 2007
Coming to the Cheillerie
Morcky & Two Things Tonight

USA
Shepard Fairey Sources
Shepard Fairey
Poster Parody
Barry McGee Interview
Same Old SAMO

Theory
michelangelo: graffiti artist
Graffiti Archaeology
Graffitimedia
Brassaï - Graffiti Paris 1930s
Eternity
sao paulo - cidade limpa
Train Tags: Beyond Hobo
more on hobo signs
Systems of Hobos Tramps or Gypsy signs
hobo signs
HOW TO READ GRAFFITI - Australia
Graffiti & the law in Australia
Gablick on graffiti

Resources
Graffiti Creator
Colour Theory
Digital Graffiti Tool

Books
The Beautiful Losers Portfolio
TRUTH
An A-Z of Australian Graffiti

Film/Video
Bomb It - trailers
Temporary Graffiti for Tribe Art Projects
Kroonjuwelen - Amsterdam Graffiti Film
Born from Pain - "The New Hate"
movie - Bomb the system
infamy
Route 66 - Australian Graffiti Documentary

Tutorials
how to make a pen for graffiti
Fire Extinquisher tagging

Graffitti - Singapore

Apparently the penalty for graffitti in Singapore is a caning. Needless to say, there wasnt much around, everything was clean and buffed, not even stickers. But in the centre of town, near Somerset Rd MRT station just off Orchard Rd shopping frenzy there is a youth centre named "Scape" and there were some high quality pieces on the walls and adjacent skate park.

My camera died the day before so I dont have pics.

Scape's website is here
http://www.scape.com.sg/

Of particular note was the work of SLACSATU, the work reminded me of Amsterdam's RECAL
http://slacsatu.deviantart.com/gallery/





HELLETUBBIES at Scape

Blakkbyrd - Hong Kong

I'm in Hong Kong at the moment. Last night I attended the vernissage of the Adapta exhibition in Hong Kong Central. See previous blog
http://blakkbyrd.blogspot.com/2008/11/dface-hong-kong.html

Met lots of people, made new friends and came away with lots of information to follow up on and research, both on the UK and Asian graf scenes. More later when I return to Taipei and have time to blog it all.

Waving to the guys...

Today I photographed Hong Kong's "Hall of Fame" which is adjacent to Mong Kok East KCR railway station across the bay in Kowloon.

D*Face - Hong Kong

Vernissage: 13 November 2008 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Exhibition: 14 November - 10 December 2008
Venue: Main Gallery 21-31 Old Bailey Street, Central, Hong Kong

Schoeni Art Gallery is delighted to launch our latest satellite project Adapta, in collaboration with UKAdapta, London. This project will focus on what has recently been coined as 'urban' art - or as we like to call it "21^st

Adapta's first project will be held in November 2008, with a launch exhibition in Hong Kong called Attention Spam. In this day and age, visual media plays an indispensable role in everyone's lives, almost to a point of saturation. One could consider it as visual spam. For its exhibitions, Adapta filters through the multitudes of visual pollution to find and exhibit the best pieces of contemporary art, and in this case, art emerging from Britain, showcasing some of the best pieces of contemporary art by 5 UK based artists.

The urban art movement derives from graffiti which began in the late 1960's in New York and Philadelphia. Since then the genre has expanded and grown into a cross-cultural phenomenon with significant socio-cultural impact, developing into 'street art' which encompasses all artistic incursions into the urban landscape, including a wide medium of stencil, stickers, posters, airbrush, etc... One can see 'street art' as a new "renaissance" and explosion of creativity, new ideas, and talent, with all artists using the public space as a huge museum. Street art is a form of creative expression and a statement of identity; it is special because it is a form of expression that has the ability to be shockingly evocative, providing rawness that challenges the viewers directly and affects their aesthetic sensibilities. It is art that thrills. Urban art has become a burgeoning phenomenon which is no longer ignored by the art establishments, being recognised and taken in by museums, galleries, curators and auction houses alike. This has allowed artists more time to develop and solidify their work, thus narrowing down the fine line between fine art and street art by introducing a plethora of thoughtful and effective alternatives to artistic expression.

The Attention Spam Artists

Cyclops: Cyclops is an artist under the name of Luc Price, whose works can be found predominantly on the street as well as finding its rightful place in galleries. His iconic works can be identified from Manchester, Bristol to London. Price's tribal fury combined with photo realistic imagery creates an impressive style of his own. He creates various characters from frenzied faces that survive in sync in the chaos of a woman's hair to drone-like Cyclops - a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of its forehead from Greek mythology - whose presence becomes transcendent as Renaissance-like or saintly halos hanging overhead.

David Bray: David Bray graduated from Central St. Martins, London with a degree in Graphic Design in 1992 and has been a freelance illustrator since 1996 where he has developed an extensive portfolio of clients, including Harvey Nichols, MTV, Various Production, Puma, H&M, Vodafone, BBC Television, etc... His compelling works reveal his lifetime love of drawing and an active imagination. Bray creates intricate, time-consuming drawings, which explore emotion, utopia and a world of fantasy, mainly taking women and animals as his motif. A sense of continuity and evolvement within the creative process can be seen in Bray's series.

D*Face: He completed a degree in Illustration and Design and worked as a freelance illustrator/designer at an agency whilst honing his street work. D*Face is the owner of Stolen Space Gallery, which has been at the forefront of the London contemporary art scene for the past few years. His aim is to encourage the public not just to 'see', but to look at what surrounds them and their lives. One of D*Face's most celebrated icon is the D-Dog, a bomb like figure with two tiny wings on the sides. Recent examples of D*Face's satirical and dark humour include his chosen 'collaboration' with H.R.H Queen Elizabeth II on a series of bank notes and the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI to commemorate his instatement.

Vesna Parchet: Vesna is the only female artist in Attention Spam exhibition. Being of German origin, she was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan until the age of ten. Her artistic training includes a BTEC Foundation Studies in Art & Design and a National Diploma in Printmaking at London College of Printing. For Vesna, "art is a reflection of life observations after all", therefore she took 3 years time to travel around the world with the aim to enrich her life experiences. Cultural diversities and social backgrounds have always fascinated the female artist, being an important inspiration on her current work. Her artwork demonstrates a growing metamorphosis of her motif. Many of Vesna's pieces express an almost abstract futuristic sensation because of her intention to portray the changes in society and surroundings in relationship to humans, their nature and their behaviour.

Word To Mother: Word To Mother is an English born artist who attended art school and studied illustration, beginning his artistic career in graffiti. Each piece, often painted on wood which he collects at random, looks like it took years to evolve as his unique layering skills meld to one another effortlessly. His sophistication in layering technique brings complex texture into his pieces, and each of them evokes a feeling of sentimentality and recollection. Inspired by social observation and nostalgic advertising, his relentless sketch book doodling has yielded some of the most inspiring drawings and paintings of the urban art scene. Word to Mother's pieces reflect the artist's sensitivity towards life and its environment.

Artists will be present and a catalogue will be published in conjunction with this exhibition.
Please also visit our website www.adaptagallery.com. Century Contemporary Art" - with the idea to bring this rather unnoticed genre to the Hong Kong public. Adapta will bridge the gap between the understanding of this global urban art movement, creating dialogue and focusing on cultural exchange. We aim to demonstrate, educate and provide a wealth of inspiration especially for the youth of today, through exhibiting works from this talent-pool.

Music Video Animated Woodcut

Tromarama / Bandung - Indonesia / 04:32 /
Video Music, Stop Motion / 2006 /
iniebet@yahoo.com / 6,52 Mb

Creator Words : "Music Video of a band called Seringai. Using stop motion technique with MDF media (wood cut)".
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"Video Klip musik sebuah band bernama Seringai. Menggunakan teknik stop motion dengan media MDF yang dicukil (wood cut)".

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Seen today at the Singapore Biennale

more info
http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/content/view/print/13793



more (youtube search)
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=seringai&search=Search

Black Birds

Rotterdam




Singapore

Flight of the Conchords

Yo Frodo, what you doin' wearing the ring?
All powerful jewelry, is that your new thing?
I know it's hard when you're little more than 3 foot 4
Your little ass so close to the floor.
Trying to lead the fellows to the gates of Mordor
The Fellowship!
(Yea the fellowship)
I don't rap about bitches and hos,
I rap about witches and trolls,
just passing on the words of the Elven king,
Wisdom to all
Frodo! Don't wear the ring!

On Youtube
http://www.youtube.com



Flight of the Conchords follows the trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band from New Zealand as they try to make a name for themselves in their adopted home of New York City. The band is made up of Bret McKenzie on guitar and vocals, and Jemaine Clement on guitar and vocals.

Bret and Jemaine have moved to New York in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand Consulate), one fan (a married obsessive) and one friend (who owns the local pawn shop) -- but not much else.

HBO website
http://www.hbo.com/conchords/

Underworld

UnderWorld 地下社會

●地址：台北市師大路45號B1
●電話：(02) 2369 0103
●營業時間：周五六8pm~5am；周日~四8pm-4am；周一公休

● shi-da road, no.45, b1, taipei, TAIWAN
● (02) 2369 0103
●hours: weekends 8pm~5am; weekdays 8pm~4am; mondays off
●established since 1996

http://www.upsaid.com/underworld/

●地下社會另一部落格 Underworld Blog @ Blogspot

Taipei Metal

http://www.taipeimetal.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/TaipeiMetal



http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=370842152

VICE @ Sense Organ - Taiwan

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/SENSEORGAN

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/SENSEORGAN/26404869

Vice Magazine Japan
http://www.viceland.com/jp/index.php


" VICE X Keiichi "Cover Exhibition

展場:
SOL(SENSE ORGAN LAB.) 台北市大安區敦化南路一段187巷66號1F

開幕活動 17:00 pm ~

After Party @ BABE 18

11/01(Sat.) 22:00pm ~
台北市信義區松壽路18號B1 (面對華納廣場右側)

CHEK - Taiwan

http://flickr.com/photos/chek1not2/

Reach - Taiwan

http://helloreach.blogspot.com/

ITpark - Taipei

Current Exhibition

王俊傑 個展
終曲：克里南特星
A Solo Exhibition by Wang Jun-Jieh
The Final: Cullinan+
27 Sep, 2008 ~ 25 Oct, 2008



伊通公園 台北市伊通街41號2,3樓
Gallery hours: Tue. ~ Sat., 1:00pm ~ 10:00pm
Location: 41, 2fl YiTong . St. TAIPEI, Taiwan
Postal Code: 10486
E-mail: info@itpark.com.tw
Web site: http://www.itpark.com.tw/

Tooya! Book Signing

On Saturday I attended my first two Taipei art openings. One was the book launch for the Taiwan Graffiti book, Tooya! See earlier post.

The opening was at a Taipei Graff shop, similar to Mikosa in Amsterdam. The address is

// 地點：SOL
// 地址：台北市敦化南路一段187巷66號1F
// 電話：02-27217490

for more info see
http://helloreach.blogspot.com/



They were queueing to get in and have their books signed by the nine artists.



Good show.

Taiwan Graffiti

This is the book for Taiwan Graffiti. It comes with a DVD of the writers at work.

★ 各界專業人士強力推薦！

ART CRIMES（全球知名塗鴉網站）

CANTWO（德國荒野風格塗鴉大師）

DAIM（德國3D塗鴉大師）

DAVID ELLIS（紐約藝術集團Barnstormers首腦、藝術家）

LOOMIT（德國3D塗鴉大師）

TILT（法國泡泡字塗鴉大師）

MC仁（香港饒舌團體LMF主唱、NSBQ品牌主理人）

米原康正（日本情色攝影大師）

張震嶽（歌手、WnP品牌主理人）

包益民（PPGROUP、PPaper創辦人）

洪裕淵（普騰電子董事、Intermix創辦人）

陳懷恩（《練習曲》導演）

陳德政（音速青春部落格板主）

方二（《塗鴉‧城市糖果地圖》作者、藝術家）

★ 首刷隨書附贈限量「現場塗鴉DVD」及「貼紙、海報」各一份！






For more information see REACH
http://helloreach.blogspot.com/

time lapse graffiti

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/rYbzmynnDL4/