Thursday, October 14th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
In the summer, Costa Mesa, Calif.-based surf/skate clothing company Hurley launched its ")( Space" gallery, which features all kinds of unique art works from renowned artists. On Saturday (October 16), they will feature a mural collaboration between artists, Nathan Ota and and graf legend RISK. The pair collaborated on a 36-foot mural, which they have entitled "Good Times" ...
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
UK graffiti artist Banksy is famous for his stealth art, in which he mixes social commentary with his street artworks. And, he stayed consistent with that when he made a guest "appearance" on Sunday night's (October 10) episode of "The Simpsons". The mysterious artist helped create the opening sequence for the new episode of the long-running animated series, which usually features a comic visual of Springfield's residents...
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 at 6:33 am
Denver Colorado native Dan Ericson, also known as Dunn the Signtologist (courtesy of college friends and Roots MC Black Thought), said that using old road signs for canvas was the best mistake he ever made. "I gave this group in Philadelphia, the Jedi Mind Tricks, my first piece of art," Dunn said of his start. "I didn't know what to do with the work, so I started giving it to the people who inspired me to create it" ...
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 at 6:34 am
Popular indie backpack rapper Aesop Rock recently launched a new website/blog, which he hopes will be a "creative resource for arts, information, and oddities." On the new website, called 900 Bats (900Bats.com), the rapper shows his breadth as an artist, via video, audio, art, photos, etc. "In an effort to supply a sandbox for what I hope proves to be a multi-farious...
Monday, September 6th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Orange County tattoo artist Steve Soto has been inking for nearly 10 years, making a name for himself and his Orange, California shop Goodfellas Tattoo boasting eight artists including himself. Soto and his Goodfellas crew recently traveled to Arizona for the AZ Tattoo, where he puts on a tattoo seminar and his boys win a few awards. Check out the clip, sent over by our boy Willie T, to see what Soto is all about...
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 7:42 am
In support of Robert Rodriguez's upcoming film,
Machete starring Danny Trejo, SA Studios orchestrated a true meeting of the minds when it introduced Trejo to world-renowned visual artist David Choe. Inspired by Danny's iconic face, Choe crafted original poster art-based on
Machete as a tribute. SA Studios was on-hand to capture this unique pairing and document the creation of David Choe's original
Machete art...
