10 Street Artists You Should Know

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Concept Art by Ryan Church Professional concept artist Ryan Church has released concept art he created for Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon. His work includes concept designs for the Colossus, the Battle Cruiser and several action scenes for Downtown Chicago and Cybertron. Link: www.ryanchurch.com Street artists see the city as their canvas Photo: Allison SamuelsOne night in June, a young artist in cutoff jeans and paint-spattered Nike high-tops was walking down Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, a neighborhood in Brooklyn. In his hand, he carried one of the main tools of his trade: a bucket brimming with wallpaper adhesive. He planned to use the stuff to affix a giant copy of one of his linoleum-cut prints to a nearby building. Suddenly, up drives one of New York City’s finest, lights flashing and sirens blaring. “I told him I was going to my studio,” says the artist, who works under the pseudonym Gaia. “But he knew what I was up to — I mean, why the fuck else would I be walking around with five gallons of glue? In New York, graffiti has been a code word for vandalism since the 1970s, when city hall kicked off a campaign to scrub the place clean of “style writing.” Street artists don’t think of themselves as graffiti writers — and they don’t fit neatly under one umbrella. Photo: Gaia “Miami was cushy.

Mestre Fungo – Les étranges GIFs animés d’Henrique Lima Mestre Fungo – Les étranges GIFs animés d’Henrique Lima “Mestre Fungo“, une jolie série de GIFs animés étranges et colorés de l’illustrateur brésilien Henrique Lima, qui imagine des portraits dégoulinants et psychédéliques ! Si vous aimez les GIFs animés, ne ratez pas aussi les excellents “Sholim – GIF animés et têtes mécaniques surréalistes” et “Art et GIFs animés – Le monde étrange de Zach Dougherty“. Images © Henrique Lima / via Beautiful/Decay Cult of the Creative Arts Gabriel Moreno does beautiful work with such basic materials: a pen and a brush. His illustrations begin in black and white, upon which Moreno builds, adding layers of color and images of other places and people tattooed into their skin. Flowers, birds, and faces organically expand from his subjects, as if a rush of creativity, or a dream, is escaping them.

Impressive Graffiti by Shok 1 Impressive and unique Graffiti art by british artist Shok 1. Shok 1 Art impressionnant et unique de graffiti par l’artiste britannique Shok 1. Lorenzo Duran L’artista spagnolo Lorenzo Duran si avvale delle foglie come tela per le sue incisioni. Dopo il lavaggio e l’essiccazione, rimuove con precisione chirurgica ed estrema cura i segmenti in eccesso, usando una tecnica simile a quella del tradizionale paper cutting. Quest’ultimo passo è ovviamente il più difficile vista la fragilità del materiale scelto, il risultatò di questo processo è una serie di affascinanti disegni geometrici incredibilmente belli e dilicati. Grazie a Francesca per il suggerimento. via: illusion.scene360.com

20 awesome examples of street art If you still need a proof that art can be found anywhere, those awesome examples of great street art should convince you. Dimitri Tsykalov Russian artist Dimitri Tsykalov uses fruits to curve carve out impressive and creepy looking skulls. Have a look.