A project by New York’s Eyebeam OpenLab, the Graffiti Research Lab is ‘dedicated to outfitting graffiti writers, artists and protestors with open source tools for urban communication. The goal of the Graffiti Research Lab is to technologically empower individuals to creatively alter and reclaim their surroundings from commercial and corporate culture. Graffiti Research Lab agents are currently working in the lab and in the field to develop and test a range of experimental technologies for the state-of-the-art graffiti writer’. Call in for a chat during public ‘office hours’ to check out the latest projects. [see also Graffiti Research Lab LED Throwies project]
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We’ve noticed an overwhelming number of hipster kids being photographed in need of the bathroom. The usual traits are legs crossed, feet turned in, desperation in the eye and holding on tight. It looks like we’re not the only ones. Hipsters Have To Pee is a photo-blog documenting the hilarity. Read more
I hadn’t heard of Skelator until the name was excitedly murmured amongst metal-heads in Seattle a couple of weeks ago. I’m new in town, so was dutifully checking out the local metal scene, and the Galway Arms was rammed with leather and spikes. There was a decidedly medieval theme, and I spotted at least one real sword. Read more
I disagree, but the Tights are not pants manifesto is pretty funny. There’s some history and arguments on why tights shouldn’t be worn as pants, and a downloadable kit with printable flyers to spread the word. A commendable effort. Do you agree tights are not pants? I’m all for tights as pants, as long they’re, ahem, worn well.
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supershagg said | 19 July, 2007
1.)Vandalism is the premeditated destruction of property where as graffiti is a form of self expression
2.)Almost anything creative, even down to action sports and photograpy are considered arts. Graffiti is an obvious form.
3.)Graffiti is not so much a cause as an affect of someones personality.
4.)For whatever reason they see it somewhat proffitable to their information industry, they have realized its not going anywhere and they may as well conform. And there is the possibility some of them appreciate it and want it heard!
5.)Pretty much anyone who doesnt understand it or know much about it or where it came from….. (mean, old people) Lol =)
6.) In an office where people are over worked and under payed in cities with affluence in the place of their sold out soul… More or less.
7.)People who have a passion and take their art seriously make graffiti. Angry people make vandalism…. Protest falls somewhere in between.
8.) Probably for different reasons. However offbeat its undeniably beautiful and people like it. Thats what really gets people started doing it. Pretty much the same urban story that skating went through from what i can tell
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Deanne Cheuk name-checked him in a recent interview we did with her, so we thought we’d peek into the artistic world of Barcelona-based illustrator, Alex Trochut. Read more
Our friends over at Australian website Sex In Art have posted a (very tastefully done) nude by London artist Kes Richardson, who uses soft colours to give his work a pop art quality.
Ok, so maybe it’s the extra-strong Brooklyn coffee I’m drinking or perhaps its that the pine coated goodness of Christmas is well and truly in the air, but I’m kinda excited this morning as my wife has just launched her website, Feature Shoot, which is a resource for photo editors, art directors, industry professionals, and pretty much anyone who appreciates good photography. It’s a great way to discover new photographic talent and the website is already bursting with interviews with up-and-coming American photographers alongside that of established photographers who have completed a project or whose work has taken on a new direction.
Bay Area duo The Human Quena Orchestra sounds like a skyscraper falling in slow motion with their scraping, crashing, screeching drone pounded out of guitars, samplers, and circuit-bent electronics. Listen to their track Progress below.
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I love the interesting lines and clever use of sustainable materials found in the Klein Bottle House, a holiday place in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. The architects, McBride Charles Ryan, based the design around the concept of the Klein Bottle, ‘a descriptive model of a surface developed by topological mathematicians’. Read more
Seldom has black humour been done so well. On the surface, this film about the everyday lives of some unusually mundane characters, sounds extraordinarily boring. But it is instead a cutting comment on the absurdity and drudgery of everyday life. The characters try to break out or change their lives without success, and the results are bleak and hilarious. Read more
It doesn’t transform or actually play music, but this watch with a face that looks like a cassette tape, is still pretty cool. Read more
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Italian-born, New York City-based photographer Paolo Ventura creates fairy-tale like pictures out of amazingly constructed, miniature dioramas that almost trick the eye into thinking he’s a tilt-shift photographer. Read more
Entre Chien et Loup by Amira Fritz
This fashion photo series — Entre Chien et Loup — is the product of a collaboration between Parisian-based photographer Amira Fritz and Matthew Cunnington and John Sanderson. Read more
T-post: the world’s first wearable magazine
So here’s the scoop. Every six weeks, T-post subscribers get a new t shirt issue in the mail, with a news story on the inside and an artist interpretation of that story on the front. Yes, we agree. It’s clever, clever. Read more
There is not a medium that UK illustrator Lizzy Stewart cannot wrap around her little finger to make the most beautiful, whimsical images. Read more
For visual people who rely on shapes and imagination, this eye test t-shirt by Hong Kong-based studio, WEME, is a perfect conversation starter. It’s available through the Lost At E Minor online store for just US$30. Read more
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cally said | 1 June, 2007
Hi, I am working on a project about graffiti and the idea of vandalism vs. art, so if any graffiti artists will please answer my questions you can email me back at cguasti [@] beaconschool.org. I would also like to say that I respect the art myself, and I would love to get some more inside information and answers to your questions.
1.) What’s the difference between street art graffiti and vandalism to you?
2.) What makes graffiti art?
3.) How does graffiti shape someone as a person?
4.) How do you think the media has gotten involved with graffiti? Why do you think that they have?
5.) Who are the people against graffiti and consider it vandalism?
6.) Where in the world do you think graffiti is the most/least accepted?
7.) Who, if anyone creates vandalism and who creates art?
8.) Why do you think graffiti expanded so much over the years?
I would really appreciate a response back. I’m so interested in what any of you may have to say.
Thank you for your time.
- Cally