Shepard Fairey Adds Mural to 118 Winston’s Indian Alley

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Shepard Fairey Adds Mural to 118 Winston’s Indian Alley

The brick walls along the alley behind 118 Winston in Downtown Los Angeles’s Historic Core provide a canvas  for some of Los Angeles best known muralists. Over Labor Day weekend, Shepard Fairey left his mark with a second mural on what is known as Indian Alley–much of the art work on the bricks represents images…

B.B. Bastidas with DGK Launch at Kayo Store

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B.B. Bastidas with DGK Launch at Kayo Store

B.B. Bastidas’ instantly recognizable style joins skate icon DGK, and to celebrate the collaboration, the Kayo flagship store in the Fairfax District hosts B.B.’s art show from 7pm to 10pm, Thursday, August 29 with drinks by Ciroc Vodka (art collector/musician/entrepreneur Sean Combs is the face of the brand) and food by the Downtown Los Angeles…

Photos: Kenny Scharf Mural for Branded Arts

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Photos: Kenny Scharf Mural for Branded Arts

  Kenny Scharf returns to Southern California–the New York-based artist was born in Hollywood–to paint a mural on Davis Tires 5931 W Washington Blvd. in Culver City for Branded Arts!  

CARTWHEEL Pop Up: Mini Art Fair with Events and Entertainment

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CARTWHEEL Pop Up: Mini Art Fair with Events and Entertainment

It’s not just art at the second annual CARTWHEEL Pop Up  at PROJECT Gallery.  Since the eight artists were drawn from art fairs across the country and are coming to Los Angeles for the event, CARTWHEEL founder Cindy Schwarzstein thought it would be fitting to create a mini art fair environment with special events every…

CARTWHEEL INTERVIEW: Putting Pork Chops on the Table with Lydia Emily

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CARTWHEEL INTERVIEW: Putting Pork Chops on the Table with Lydia Emily

A multi-tasker of the most admirable sort, L.A. street and gallery artist Lydia Emily makes art, produces art shows, advocates street art, wins art contests, runs a non-profit,  volunteers her time in after-school art programs, and sets the table nightly for the gaggle of pre-teens in her household. Her series on Africa, which we loved,…

CARTWHEEL Interview: Roy Gonzalez

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CARTWHEEL Interview: Roy Gonzalez

Even in Orange County, it’s a rare experience to stand on the beach with someone who is as much “of the ocean” as Roy Gonzalez. The artist has spent so much time on the sands of San Clemente, Dana Point, and Laguna Beach that he speaks in tune with the waves rolling in. Most of…

Shepard Fairey Finishes “Make Art, Not War” Mural in Silver Lake

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Shepard Fairey Finishes “Make Art, Not War” Mural in Silver Lake

Last night after dark and this morning I went down to see more of Shepard Fairey’s “Make Art, Not War” mural on the side of Baller Hardware and then later this after this afternoon watched the final touches as the team form Baller Hardware took down the scaffolding and Shephard began his detail work. Fairey…

“Make Art, Not War” Shepard Fairey Paints Town Red

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“Make Art, Not War” Shepard Fairey Paints Town Red

For the next two days, artist Shepard Fairey and crew are turning a blank wall at Baller Hardware on Tracy and Hyperion into a mural, a (hopefully) permanent piece of statement art reading MAKE ART, NOT WAR Fairey is friends with Baller’s owners and buys supplies there which is how the mural came about. (Baller…

Closing Weekend of “Common Tread” at Begovich Gallery, Cal State Fullerton

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Closing Weekend of “Common Tread” at Begovich Gallery, Cal State Fullerton

  “Common Tread: Traversing the American Landscape” is a group art exhibition about the great American road trip curated by Martha Lourdes Rocha and Martin Lorigan. Last summer the two curators road tripped to galleries from sea to shining sea, then spent four months installing this impressive show, now in its last week at the…

Andrew Schoultz Mural at Mark Moore Gallery

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Andrew Schoultz Mural at Mark Moore Gallery

On a bright sunny day in Culver City, Andrew Schoultz stood armed with a ladder and paintbrush. The San Francisco artist is transforming the outer wall of Mark Moore Gallery into his own artistic vision. The large brick wall serves as a canvas for his distinct style, one that consists of an impressive amount of…

Jesse Hazelip Touches Up his Mural at The Red Fort

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Jesse Hazelip Touches Up his Mural at The Red Fort

Jesse Hazelip made the trip back to Venice Beach from New York in order to touch up his recent mural. The piece is representative of a Cockney slang term for being broke, and unfortunately due to its proximity to the ocean and exposure to sunlight the original wheat pastes he used for the animals and…