Showing posts with label street art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label street art. Show all posts

01 June 2018

Graffiti and Street Art



Graffiti Art

Aside from other disciplines, fresco/mural/street/graffiti is a more recent development.




#psycandy #1up


what i looked like in 2011



 
what i looked like from the other side in 2010




• 2007 •

"astrid" (detail)

"chaos / kaos"






• 2008 •





• 2009 •






• 2010 •

"madonna carried by angels"

"cherub" on canvas (commission)



• 2011 •





• 2012 •






• 2013 •

"art & love" (commission) digital

"chaos"



• 2014 •
digital CG 3D art "psycandy"




• 2015 •

my tutor: dolce (brazil)




• 2016 •

"mystic elephant"



• 2017 •







• 2018 •









16m² (commission) jameson whisky / cafe caprice







This page will be updated as I dig up photos and/or paint some walls...

Related: The Best of Chaos




 

so far the best theory


Postscript


Notes

Some of the art pictured is based on existing works, notably:
“Creation of Adam” by Michaelangelo, c. 1510, “Madonna Carried by Angels” by Jacopo Palma, c. 1590, “Whaam!” by Roy Lichtenstein, 1963


Commercial (Graffiti for film sets)

It is preferred to paint in the presence of the client, although feedback is possible by remote. Sketches typically serve as prep and are submitted for approval prior to application. 

The process of good graffiti art has four stages:
  • ascertain compatibility/suitability (dimensions, surfaces, deadline)
  • plan, draw, finalize monochromatic on paper
  • factor special paint, rigging requirement
  • prime, sketch and paint the target in 3-5 complete passes 
It is worth noting that scale is a factor, particularly with reference images:
    It's all about scale!.
    ~ ↑uφ



    Postscript iterum



    experience timeline, hand art

    * 'Iterum' is 'again' in Latin.




    07 March 2018

    #psybanksy

    psybanksy street art
    unknown artist


    this is what happens when you're not allowed to draw on the walls when you're a kid


    psybanksy


    stashing psycandy for a rainy day


    roy lichtenstein
    roy lichtenstein everyone

    heath ledger street art - the joker
    not bothered with too much imprimatura then

    the joker painting heath ledger
    that's me. on the right.





    madonna carried by angels (jacopo palma ~ 'il giovane') c. 1627
    creation of adam (michaelangelo) c. 1508

    palma michaelangelo acrylic on plaster
    really like drawing on walls


    30 June 2016

    The Best of Chaos



     

    Chaos in Graffiti


    Back in 1991 in London I saw a short documentary by the BBC about ‘Taggers’ and the state of graffiti in the capital. Of course, 'street art' has subsequently taken off, but then it was in the same class as piercings, tattoos and other sure-fire signs of delinquency. It’s actually on YouTube, which is unusual…
     From "Drawing The Line" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZc0kLb7mHc


    The moment it all kicked off

    At one point the camera fell on some art on a bridge, and one of the rozzers commented that it said ‘Chaos’. And this made quite an impression on me. Much later, I toyed with the text with a view to setting a tattoo. 

    First incarnation of the tattoo, based around a star


    Final incarnation

    That would be me


    In looking for some inspiration, I unearthed a fair amount of ‘Chaos’ in graffiti and much, much later, when Google became a thing, it transpired that this word had been reproduced frequently, everywhere. Just Google ‘Chaos Graffiti’ and you’ll see what I mean.


    A few of the better image results from the Chaotic World at Large

    Here are the best examples from around the world, IMHO, that I have retained from 1998 until now. My favourites are the those on trains... and I would know how difficult that is to pull off. At any rate, some shots are taken by myself here in Cape Town, some are not online but I’m sure many of them are. However, all of them say just one thing…






    and now... not trains














    And now you can even do a tutorial on YouTube if you have Chaos specifically in mind...

    Chaos Tuts on YouTube