Jef Rocks My Aer (o) Sol

Have known the name for a while, but never properly checked out Jef until his recent bout of paste ups. Amazingly simple and simply amazing . . . .(pass me the sick bag after that large dose of cheese please stewardess)

His website:

http://jefaerosol.free.fr/

And his Flickr Pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefaerosol/

Piss Holes in the Snow. . .

Well, on Old Street for now at least. I first saw these things in Amsterdam about 5 or 6 years ago, they rolled them out "for ze tourishts at ze veekend" and then rolled away and things back to relative normality (In Dam at least) for Monday morning.

So just outside the Police station (at least I believe it is?) on Old Street this afternoon, I am not sure if this is to be a permanent installation, but a few people have already been spotted using it.

Quite frankly, yes, fair game when I'm lashed on a Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun and couldn't give a flying chuff...but the opportunity for billy big bollocks to piss inches away from me walking past casually eating my Subway meatball £1.99 sub of the day? Fuck that shit !

New Eine Website

I do actually manage to talk about other artists in between thankfully, but I cant get enough of Eine (in case you hadn't already noticed)

http://www.einesigns.co.uk/

A long overdue website has just gone up for him. Not too much that hasnt been seen before, but hopefully a good place that he will update with his stuff going on now. Yummy.

Found Was Friggin Fabulous

Last nights "Found" show at The Leonard Street Gallery was simply amazing. mentioned earlier last week it featured scores of artists, most of whom had produced new versions of old stuff specially for the show, and also included older (and more expensive mostly) pieces from the likes of Obey and Nick Walker amongst others.

Asbestos

It is running for an undisclosed amount of time, and they will be switiching the items on show around, I think the stuff they have waiting in the wings could fill the place out all over again, so will be a whole different expereince in a couple of weeks.

Sweet Toof

It was hosted with the usual effortless charm of the gallery's staff (I'm sure the women are getting more attractive. . . or is it the extremely strong vodka cocktails they serve up) Either way, both were plentiful.

Arofish

Mantis

Elbow Toe

To contact the gallery, visit www.tlsg.co.uk

If at first you don't Faile, Faile and Faile again. . .

Faile have always been masters of utilising the same spot when they hit up around East London (and Everywhere for that matter) so it's always nice that for the most part their stuff stays intact in readiness for when they next pay us a visit. So it saddens me when a good spot goes like this one did recently

So it annoyed me when I saw this at the weekend, and then to have the cheek to leave a note! Dickheads!

I sincerely hope the next time I pass it has been well and truly spanked!

It's a mini Eine Assault.....

That's actually not that mini any more :)


Shutters going up left right and centre (at the rate of about 2 a week I think, and thats just what I'm seeing) and so soon after the impressive Vandal piece comes......the amazing "SC"

To be updated upon....at least I am hoping he does :)

Asbestos Site Update

This happend just over a week ago now, but as on the ball as ever follows my update ;)

The amazing, the wonderful...... Asbestos

The Meaning of Graffoto According To Me. . .

This site/blog is called GRAF FOTO (but all joined up for slickness) I thought it was time to add some more plain and simple FOTOS.......GRAF has pretty much consumed my life for almost 2 years now, and whilst I will always love it for how much it has re-opened my eyes to imagery again...I really do need to take pics of other stuff!

I always endeavour to use my OWN pictures as posted mainly on the Flickr website www.flickr.com/photos/howaboutno but wherever I use others, I always try to check it's o.k with them, and will always offer readers (who am I kidding....readers!?!) a link to other people's work. Everything here in this post (and 95% of others) however, is 100% mine.

Crapski central! :o)

Have always been more into candid shots of street life anyway, so its not all that far removed at the end of the day, but walls hold their pose for a little bit longer. Just out of practice of taking people.

Pussyole

Have often thought this about Robson myself, just took Mr. Yole to voice it with a loud pink arrow :).

"Found" @ TLSG

FOUND :

An exhibition of artworks on found objects

20 JUL 2007 til ongoing 2007

Found is an exhibition of original artworks made on found objects and materials. The exhibition will open on Friday the 20th July and will include works by AMP, Arofish, Asbestos, Beejoir, Cyclops, Rene Gagnon, Mantis, Matt Small, Skewville, Judith Supine, Elbow-toe, Sweet Toof and Nick Walker

A number of limited edition prints made by participating artists will be available during the show and also featuring will be works by artists including Titi Freak, Date Farmers, Adam Neate and David Choe.

Please contact the gallery or continue to check this web page for further information.

http://www.tlsg.co.uk/

*no bribes were offered by tlsg for this post, but feel free.....if you must!!!!

Fartpain Is a Right Pain. . .

First I hated him for this, it was clearly just a glimpse of what was to come



Its a bit low when someone has to try to get limelight for themselves off someone else's back, especially so blatantly as CarTrain has chosen to so blatantly do, tagging always either a whole stencil near a well known piece, or simply a tag, as almost to suggest it's one of his.

By now talking about it I guess in a way its worked. But the truth will out....he will hopefully just continue to be completely pointless. But I really hope for his own sake he grows up fairly soon. It's clear he's just a frustrated oik with absoloutely no direction whatsoever.

Am not usually as vocal in my distaste of something as this, but he is getting more and more of a bugbear. I just wish he was better, cos his coverage is impressive to say the least.

Amazing "Light" Graffiti

From the website I spend pretty much my whole life on . . . http://www.flickr.com/

From lichtfaktor http://www.flickr.com/photos/lichtfaktor/

All done using flashlights, biking-lights and flashing LED lights.

Asbestos is back in town. . .

At least he was a week or so ago with some of his perfectly formed hand painted hands on blocks of wood/random found material.

And a new Lost sticker on me too . . .

But on a lighter note. . .

Some amazing stuff happening around the waterways as of late :)

Death of my fave Banksy. . .

And it had been preserved for ages, was quite well hidden. Now destined to be within the walls of the new Olympic stadium, so I think that sealed its fate more than anything....although I think someone also objected to the recent Sweet Toof and Cyclops addition judging by the scrawl across the skull head

CNPD Strikes. . . .

In honour of the Brothers and Sisters of the Royal Mail on strike today. . .collected in a skanky pub in Hoxton via usage of a secret password :

http://www.cnpdonline.com/

Any unsold by 5pm will be destroyed on site.

Two brilliant print releases today, both of which I want, neither of which my pockets has money to cover :o(

The amazingly short lived street piece by D*Face:

This got painted over pretty much the day after it went up, as the ad agency next door represented some of the people dissed on it. Spineless really, not like they got up and did it themselves!

Anyway, it's been turned into a print called "What Wars are For". . . and it seems like nowadays wars exist as good fodder for street artists with a touch of writers block. To be honest it is getting a bit old hat, but I guess its pretty much been the case anyway, and some great images do crop up now and again that stick out from the dross . . . this is definitely one of them!

An edition of 75, priced at £150 each, and quite marvelously they are only available if collected in person at the StolenSpace group opening show tonight, hopefully meaning only true fans (or die hard scalpers) should get their mitts on it. In fact, who am I kidding. Expect at least 30% of these puppies on Ebay in the next few days at silly mark up's!

http://www.stolenspace.co.uk/

And then a complete surprise to me, Eine has obviously been busy in the studio as well as on walls as of late, a completely new letter style from him, made into two lush new prints. Whilst you may look on screen and think "hmmmpffh, what a load of pants" Eine's screen prints are a the nicest hand finished piece of gloriousness I have witnessed. Truly have to be seen to be believed.

Just not sure about the dodgy title!

Elton - Black and White, x 150 of each colour, all signed and numbered by the artist. £150 each.

http://www.picturesonwalls.com/

And it will be the best £150 you can ever spend on a screen print, trust me!

Yummy. . . . Eine wakes up :op

One of my all time fave street artist's since day one (and subliminally from many years previous.... that makes no sense. Maybe I'll explain later if anyone is bothered) is Eine. Big thanks mainly have to go to Shellshock Photos - http://www.shellshockphotos.co.uk/ - one and only Mr Martin Bull, for making me aware the bloke actually did screen prints via some dodgy forum. The best £35 quid I ever did spend!

Anyway, it's getting warmer (between the piss poor rain) which means the big boys get out of bed before 4pm most days now, and actually bother to paint stuff on walls like they used to before becoming "artists". Guess that's why I have always loved Eine's stuff, strips the bullshit and just gets straight in your face.

Now, the "Big" news for most is that Eine has just finished probably his biggest (don't quote me here folks) street piece ever just this weekend. Entitled "Vandalism" (just a wild guess) It is truly stunning, and will no doubt feature here in all its changing guises over the coming months/years/when we all vanish from this mortal coil, whichever comes first.

Excuse the poor stitching peeps, I promise to improve!

But what literally just made me wet my pants (no, seriously) was when I just uploaded these pics taken almost a year apart to the day. I thought I already had this Eine shutter in the bag, but today was less sunny than before so it was a good time to get a better shot (I'm sad A LOT like that, you'll see)

Here it is on 24th June 2006 :











And Then here it is again today :












So at least he is going back over his old stuff and keeping it fresh, whilst also doing loads of new bits in between. Which keeps saddo's like me happy and away from any windows looking to be licked. :o)

Where do we go ?

Well, it's a bloody good question to be honest. The world and his mother seem to have a street art / random happenings blog, so what's the harm in one more I say, Tally Ho!

Besides, this one will no doubt be a complete load of utter codswallop and wont actually waste a whole lot of your time anyways :o)

Now to get my thinking cap on to see what I can actually bore you lot (all 2 of you!) with. . . . . Lets start with this splendid piece in Brighton by Tinho, Pato and Flip, who are currently in town promoting Brazilian urban art with a show at the Ocontemporary Gallery.

The Brazilian scene is regarded by most as the hottest on the scene at them moment. And after seeing them in action I cannot disagree!

6 exclusive new prints and a huge hoard of originals for the flighty amongst you available now from: http://www.ocontemporary.com/