Artbattles is having a battle and you’re invited to take part, right now…from your computer. The top 4 artists will be invited to battle in New York City at LE POISSION ROUGE on January 27. The winner of that battle will join the U.S. Team in Europe this March. So what is Artbattles? “Born from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: Thomas Pagani “From Writing on water is like writing down a thought in order to keep it secure even when it is shaken by the course of life, to distinguish the important things from those you should just let flow by.” -Guildor Artist Guildor had this to offer, writing on water, what a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can never forget the graffiti I saw as a kid growing up in New York City. And why shouldn’t I? It was incredible. It was public art and it was a part of my environment. The History of American Graffiti was written by Roger Gastman and Caleb Neelon attempts to offer a thorough and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer The first time Gigi Bio showed me her work she said, “See, this is what it looks like in my head”. So what’s in her head are photos from multiple views, images of New York City’s urban landscape, herself, and those she meets in her travels. Each image layered […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy New Year and Happy Independence Day to All the Haitians out there. We here at sofreshandsogreen.com we are excited about this new year. So here’s a look back at last year’s greatest hits just before we jump into what’s in store for 2010. Homelessness Sucks: Carteret Island Climate Change Refugees Victims of climate change […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Graffiti Taxonomy Print – ‘E’: Lower East Side, NYC by Evan Roth Evan Roth (aka fi5e) is an artist who is obviously pretty brainy and likes graffiti…maybe that’s an understatement. At Parsons School The New School for Design Roth developed a project called Graffiti Taxonomy and thesis project called Graffiti Analysis. In Roth’s Graffiti Taxonomy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gigi Bio’s “PRISMS ON BUSHWICK” From the album: “PHOTO JUXTAPOSITIONS”< reminds me of my environment, the city I love. The hard angles remind me of the urban landscape while the curve and flow flow recall the dynamic and energy of the city that never sleeps. Gotta love the graffiti too. As a Black person from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Vectorized” Josh Goldstein by Madam Toussaint Here’s part 2 of my interview with Josh Goldstein. If you missed the first part you can click on An Interview With Artist And NYC Bodega Enthusiast Josh Goldstein Part 1. In this last half of Josh’s interview we learn how the dynamic artist feels about the graffiti scene, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
