Sunday, June 7, 2009
Know Hope. Thursday June 4th at The Carmichael Gallery in L.A.
Tel-Aviv well known artist Know Hope has his largest and most detailed indoor installation opening on Thursday June 4th at The Carmichael Gallery in L.A. Incorporating 30,000 paper raindrops. 40,000 feet of fishing twine. 2,500 fishing weights. Hundreds of sheets of cardboard fashioned into miniature works of art and a crowd of life-size cut-out characters.
Know Hope has inserted his own mini-paper, The Anytimes,into various publications in news boxes and stands on the streets of Los Angeles. The Anytimes is a special work of art featuring poetry, ponderings,and classic imagery by one of Israel's most important young contemporary voices.Not many copies of The Anytimes exist, however, and no one except Know Hope knows exactly where they have been placed, so be sure to spread the word about this exciting project. You'll need to run to the newsstand yourself to make sure you get one!A lot of works of Know Hope here.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Fresh work from Ame72
Ame sez, the left side of the wall is painted in connection with the filming of a Balkan Beatbox new single due out next month...
Photos from: Ame72 on Flickr
Enjoy this exclusive photography of Ame72's stencil process from beginning to end on
Tel Aviv Graffiti & Street Art
Tel Aviv Graffiti & Street Art
Thursday, June 4, 2009
BLACK BLOCK Israel
Here, for more than 60 years, the bloody struggle of two nations in the Middle East hasn't stopped. Two nations fiercely try to exterminate each other under gallant patriotic exclamations and slogans, while puppeteers and ideologists of the destructive conflict stand and watch. With the help of their nearest colleague, Judaic religious institutes, the puppet government of Israel has transformed the Israeli society into "ideal citizens". A herd, piously trusting in the authenticity of the authorities, regularly serving in army and absolutely incapable of any display of collective protest. For more than 60 years almost the same people have operated the state, being guided by personal and corporate motives. Watering societies brains with various patriotic crap, they have provided the firmness and certainty of their power. These people have no relation either to belief in anything good nor to the people of Israel. Their interests are the interests of the international banks and the corporations supervising the manufacture and traffic in arms and mineral oil. The Israeli conflict is the excellent lever of pressure upon the countries exporters of oil, and as ideal range for tests of the new weapon.
But the Israel citizens do not see and do not wish to see. They're brainwashed by mass-media, made afraid of war and acts of terrorism, bound by incessant economic chains of Israeli economic debt. Bent under oppression of credits and the taxes, intimidated by crap from TV and newspapers of the authorities, angered by nationalist party propaganda and blinded by religious nonsense, the citizens of Israel have lost their ability to think critically.
Organization BLACK BLOCK Israel sets it's purpose to be the awakening of the sleeping consciousness of Israeli society and carrying out actions which are directed towards awakening of a spark within the public protest. First of all, it is necessary to co-ordinate an united front for the protest, which will include events and the good will organizations of Israel. Only having united can we break the chains that bonds us. BLACK BLOCK Israel contact e-mail: blackblock.israel@yahoo.com
Nonsense of the Authorities: The Pulled out Heart.
Mobile photos: David Adika
Not so long ago, local artist Yochai Matos installed his work on Rothschild Street: a big pixelized heart laid out with ceramic tile. The next day workers from the city had already ripped it off with a pick and shovel, leaving a dirty fragment stain. Unfortunately, there are similar examples of nonsense and barbarous thinking coming from the city's authorities in Israel. Many interesting and useful projects have been abandoned because of the Israeli stupid tradition of local authorities trying to stop any individual's initiative. Legends are told about this tradition, but in the near future nothing will change. The Israeli citizens remain one of the most brainwashed on the planet, so it is possible only to dream about some expressions of the collective protest.
Yochai Matos: http://yochaimatos.com/street-Find My Children . One portrait story.
I only noticed the text after I had already photographed this portrait. I have to admit that I stood in confusion for some time without knowing how to react. The reference to the person with the camera struck me immediately. Who is asking me for help? How can I help? I don't even know how to find them, this anonymous person who is asking for help. All these thoughts with a cold whirlwind have burnt my consciousness. It is necessary to urgently do something: go somewhere for help, tell friends, to make others aware... Dreamily I have come back home and have reflected: If the author really counted on help from a street stencil, he should leave some sort of contact information. Is this someone's very mean device for attracting attention? I don't know what to think till now. Is there anyone reading who knows a little bit of history on this piece?
*** The photo was taken on one of Florentine's neighborhood streets, near Aliya Street.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Florentine Visual News
Florentine's safari of graffiti characters has a new addition: a violet cactus with a whole brood of kids! Maybe we woke them up too early...The newly awoken creatures awkwardly yawned and discontentedly covered their eyes while we photographed them.
It seems someone doesn't have enough existing lanes and he has decided to construct one more street for the public in Florentine. Virtually.
When we saw the "Fame lane", we were delighted at it's masterfully executed effect of it's 3D effect. From afar it seemed possible to enter there... To the right of this city scene is a work still in progress, waiting for the artist to return... I think one night soon we will hunt for the artist.
The creative approach to a problem of geysers
Making daily tour, while out hunting for new graffiti, ViXEN and I saw an amusing situation. Some jokers had poured a canister of liquid soap in a city fountain. Being shaken up by water jets, the foam flowed over the banks and began to run into the street.
Snow-white clouds densely closed within a watery surface which made the impression that a small cloud had gone down to the fountain to have a drink. The froth of the foam was so thick that it could support a full pack of cigarettes.
Unfortunately, this unusual scene was not noticed by the area's sleepy inhabitants...only one young Thai girl with a child came to touch a soapy miracle.
Befriend of your Demon by Leora Cheshin
The Jerusalem Artists’ House is delighted to present “Befriend Your Demon,” a selection of haunting images of Tel Aviv street art by noted Jerusalem-based photographer Leora Cheshin. The cracked and crumbling walls, weather-beaten doors and windswept alleyways in Tel Aviv’s varied neighborhoods have become the main canvas for an eclectic group of mostly immigrant artists. Working individually and in crews with stencils, spray paint, markers and paste-ups, they have transformed the landscape of their adopted city. On exhibition 2 may through 6 June, 2009.
In “Befriend Your Demon” photographer Leora Cheshin captures these images with a mastery of composition and balance. She creates an ambiance that exudes a sense of impending catastrophe with undercurrents of death, dislocation and decay. Lurking monsters and contorted cryptic figures portend a frightening, uncertain future. Just about everything is askew and appears to be off-balance. Anxiety is ever-present as the strong prey upon the weak. The boundaries between man and animal are increasingly blurred. There is fear of imminent war, looming violence and religious coercion as internal and external inequalities and tensions increase. And yet for all the despair, there is beauty, life and wit in this world of contradictions. Hope mixes with sore doubt. Cheshin’s poignantly haunting photographs in “Befriend Your Demon” rescue these ephemeral images from oblivion. With passion, irony and a sensitive eye, Cheshin skillfully records the cacophonous echoes of found art on these crumbling walls as she transmutes them into artworks charged with visual and psychological intrigue.
Curated by Lois Stavsky, the exhibit opens on Saturday, May 2nd at 12 noon and continues through June 6th 2009. A gallery talk featuring Leora Cheshin, Lois Stavsky and Ame72 will take place on Saturday, May 23rd at 12 noon. The Jerusalem Artists’ House is situated in a historic building on 12 Shmuel Hanagid Street. Gallery hours are: Sunday–Thursday: 10:00 am–1:00 pm, 4:00 pm–7:00 pm and Friday: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and Saturday: 11:00 am–2:00 pm.
Via: FineARtPublicitySaturday, May 30, 2009
The Art of Light by Bar and Shay
Did you see this? Has anybody heard about this?
Artists Bar and Shay took it upon themselves to do a bit of street redecorating in a Tel Aviv underground tunnel. The crew replaced the regular, drab lighting with a rainbow of assorted colors.
Bar & Shay said their street art muse was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.
via Wooster Collective
Please, e-mail to us, if u have any Bar&Shay's contact information! (DMK)
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
REVOLTER's Community toolbar
Goodmorning, Revolters! How was your night? Did you paint something great? We have just made a Revolter's Community Toolbar! It has links dedicated to the street art community of Tel Aviv, e-mail notifier, and Revolter's Messenger. This Messenger can be used to help organize collective public displays of art. Download the Revolter's Community Toolbar and stay updated about Tel Aviv Street Art life! No worries, this toolbar was created by me, and there are no bugs =)
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Have a nice day! DMK
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