Street Art Exclusive Photos Behind the Scenes at Red Bull Curates: Red Bull Canvas Cooler
Put twenty of street/urban artists in a brand new art space and have them go to town on your product: That’s the idea behind Red Bull Canvas Cooler Los Angeles which is taking place one night only, Thursday March 28, at Factory West, a new gallery/lounge/artists space which opens officially in April. This year, two…
Daniel Lahoda Shares his Andean Textiles Collection
As founder of some of the biggest street art initiatives in LA, Daniel Lahoda understands the unique territory that comes with public art. The semi-hidden LALA Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles serves as a space for exhibiting some of Los Angeles’ best street artists but Lahoda is most known for his outdoor efforts. Through his…
Let it Fly: Project Takes Public Art onto Private Property
As a city, Los Angeles gets art. You can stroll through Downtown and Chinatown, or along La Brea Blvd, and gallery districts await you. Travel to the neighboring cities of Culver City, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, and the galleries there offer tons of contemporary finds. But what about somewhere like, say, a residential…
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 Preview/Studio Visit: Desire Obtain Cherish #undertheinfluence
Damn, I love Desire Obtain Cherish. It’s art that’s just so crassly, in-your-face-smart, so spot on; but so luxuriously well-thought out and executed; lush, voluptuous, yet razor sharp; the lover’s kiss is really a dagger; so sweet and brutal, savvy and seductive. Desire Obtain Cherish is actually a he, Jonathan Paul, but it’s also brand…
From the Streets to the Walls: The Godfather of Graffiti – Seen – at Fabien Castanier Gallery
In his first solo U.S. show in eight years at Fabien Castanier Gallery, the legendary graffiti artist Seen, gives us a peak into an experimental series of abstract paintings produced while living in Paris from 2007 to 2012.
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
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…
CARTWHEEL Interview: Corey Hagberg in his Rockford, Ill. Studio
When 33-year-old artist Corey Hagberg was four years old, he watched his dad draw super heroes and fighter planes with a mechanical pencil and equated the scents of lead and erasers with magical abilities to stop time. Two years later, at a garage sale, I remember coming across this skateboard with some of the most…
“Under Construction” Transforms Abandoned Downtown Building into Artistic Playground
Some time last month, I posted a photo of myself on Instagram holding three spray paint cans with the caption #help. I’ve held onto the cans for quite some time now and used them probably once so I wanted to see if anyone could possibly save me–and my cans–from this sad state. Street artist Eyeone…
CARTWHEEL Street and Outsider Art Pop-Up Show March 21-24, 2013
CARTWHEEL brings a mini art fair to Hollywood’s PROJECT Gallery, with live painting, music, community events, and artists from across the country who will be participating daily. Join us at the CARTWHEEL Street & Outsider Art Pop-Up Show March 21-24, 2013, a unique opportunity to connect with some of the most innovative and engaging artists…