This year’s presidential race has been a hot topic, drawing the attention of the normally apathetic American population as people are turning out in droves to have their say in the 2008 elections. Barack Obama has gained a huge following, everything from the celebrity filled music video Barack Obama Yes We Can to this recent print produced by the artist collective known as the Date Farmers in conjunction with FIFTY24SF. The signed and numbered print seen here is part of Upper Playground’s push for Obama in his upcoming Texas primaries. These prints reflect the same imagery seen on Obama’s Texas campaign. All proceeds from the $200 prints will be used to support other artist efforts in support of Barack Obama. Currently on pre-sale, the prints will ship out March 7th.
Streething is a sneaker website/community based out of South East Asia. At Streething’s “All in the Family” sneaker event, the Nike Dunk Hi Customs by top sneaker customizers SBTG and Lazy was revealed. The shoes are done in a gold/black colorway with purple camo (done by SBTG) on the Swoosh. It is tagged with a Lazy tag as well as a SBTG lace lock.
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As the talented twin brother collective Os Gemeos (The Twins), they have made a name for themselves for their creative approach to replicating the slums and ghettos often seen in Brazil. Their latest show, “Sonhei Que Tinha Sonhado” (I dreamed that I had dreamed) is a comprehensive vision of art which creates an amazing journey that goes beyond the 2D with fixtures.
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Insa recently opened his “Buy My Love” exhibition at Glasgow’s Recoat Gallery. Doing it like no other, Insa incorporated his trademark palette into a series of PVC and mural works. Much of his work referenced a fresh bout of sexuality he has now made his norm.
Source: mashKULTURE, Insa
Yesterday on Valentines Day, Sotheby’s auction house hosted a Valentine’s Day (AUCTION) RED auction which sold artwork from some of the most popular artist of today to bidders that had big pockets. The Damien Hirst x Banksy painting titled “Keep it Spotless” originally estimated at $250,000 – $350,000 fetched an amazing $1,870,000 USD. Another of Hirst’s paintings called “Where There’s a Will There’s a Way” skyrocketed to $7,150,000 USD. Pretty amazing consider that the US is heading towards a recession.
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Artist Dave White has had a large part in this year’s Malaysian leg of Nike Dunk celebrations. He was on hand to paint a series of portraits depicting the original colorways of the Nike Dunk in a style which has become well known amongst sneaker heads.
Source: Sneaker Freaker
Two of the Latino communities’ biggest movers, Mr. Cartoon and Estevan Oriol recently hosted 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and accompanied him through a tour of their studios. Within the walls of the studio houses a sick collection of intricately designed artwork seen on low-riders and bikes creating not only a gallery but a museum of priceless and mint classics.
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On the heels of yesterday’s Nike x Dave White x Sole What? t-shirt, details have become clear as the t-shirt is part of Malaysia’s Be True To Your School release. The release event features artwork from artist Dave White with a variety of portraits depicting the original BTTYS colorways. The festivities will hit Sole What? on Friday.
Sole What?
Lot S-229A, Second Floor
The Gardens, Mid Valley City
Lingkaran Syed Putra
59200, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
p: (03) 2287 5811
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Living legend Eric Haze was given an opportunity to participate in this latest Green Label Art Project by Mountain Dew. The project was a mixture of art and product, as high profile artists saw their art portrayed on a new series of aluminum Mountain Dew bottles. Eric Haze offers his insight on participating in this project and more importantly how to distinguish between different interests when partaking in an initiative such as the Green Label Art. His post can be seen over at his Riottt blog.
David Flores which is known for his signature “stained glass” art style has created some new prints including one on Ol’ Dirty Bastard aka. ODB who was one of the founding members of The Wu-Tang Clan and one on Linda Evangalista who was on of the supermodels that changed the face of fashion during 1980s and early 1990s. These distinct pieces from Flores can be purchased in a print form at his website.
With the help of the collectice “also known as”, Japanese photographer Yuri Shibuya is in the works of producing a full fledged photo book documenting things on a street level. Everything from the everyday hustle, graffiti and skating are all part of this project. The pictures and experiences were compiled over 10 years of summer trips to New York.
Source: Allen Benedikt
Just recently, auction house Bonhams played host to rare auction selling works of street art and graffiti. With a list of artists including Banksy, Faile, Blek Le Rat, Keith Haring, Adam Neate, Space Invader, Anthony Micallef and the Japanese trio of Aya Takano, Chino Aoshima and Takashi Murakami, the range of talent for sale did not disappoint. However it was with obvious prediction that current pop art superstar Banksy would steal the show and he did not disappoint with some of his art works fetching close to a half a million US dollars for a stencil none the less. For the whole list of Banksy sale prices check out Supertouch.
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