Graffiti Control on the Death Star
Nobody disrupts the sterile sanctity of the Death Star and gets away with it. Nobody but Darth Vader that is.
Graffiti Artists Redesign Russian Helicopter
This helicopter looks like the result of a 5-year-old’s nightmares combined into one helicopter-shaped mass of vomit. Created by artists Beastiestylez, casiegraphics, Dog ISK, I ARE UGLY and ABC, this Russian helicopter thing, sans rotary blades, was the result of a rare collaboration between considerably well-known taggers.
The helicopter will be on display from September 21 to September 27 at the Berlin Art Salon Exhibition.
Darth Vader Misfits Skull Spotted on City Street
I’m not quite sure of what city this awesome Darth Vader/Misfits Skull wheatpaste graffiti was found, though we do know it was on Lake Street in some city, somewhere. Although the two are unrelated, it sort of works out great.
Children of the late 70s are going to be really happy with this one.
Spray Can Stool Provides Proper Seating for Vandals
The “Cap” Spray Can Nozzle Stool is an awesome ode to the purveyors and enthusiasts of graffiti. Designed by Don’t Feed The Swedes, this rad seat is a stand-alone piece of pop art all on its own.
Slap a few Andy Warhol posters on your wall and you’ll be stylin’ like Kanye.
Knitta Please: Urban Knitting Graffiti
As much as I would hate to share a hobby with my grandmother, this urban knitting graffiti project, Knitta Please, is almost cool enough for me to take up knitting. I said almost cool enough.
A whole tree covered with a surface which resembles that scarf your aunt made you that one year. Now that’s taking crafting to a whole new extreme. Take the jump to see some more awesome examples.
The Freedom Tunnel
Here in New York, there’s a whole metropolis awaiting us underneath the street. There are rats that grow up to a foot in size and tunnels for graffiti artists to work in. One of these tunnels is called the Freedom Tunnel and it can be found underneath Riverside Park in Manhattan.
The Freedom Tunnel is the name given by urban explorers, graffiti artists, and a handful of homeless people to the Amtrak tunnel under Riverside Park in Manhattan, New York City. It is also the name of the legendary and constantly evolving graffiti pieces that cover the tunnel walls.
The Freedom Tunnel got its name because the graffiti artist Chris “Freedom” Pape used the tunnel walls to create some of his most notable artwork.
The name may also be a reference to the freedom one may find in this tunnel, the freedom to live unobserved, the freedom to create artwork, and freedom from rent
A site called City Noise has tons of awesome pictures of the tunnel, showing off both it’s architecture and artwork. Some of these photos are beyond brilliant, really showing off the darkness and the light that makes its way underground. Click the link below to see New York as you’ve never seen it before.
Street Art in Seville
Free wi-fi is surprisingly hard to come by across in Europe, so I wasn’t able to post much during my recent trip across the pond. I’ve made it back home safe and sound now so this weekend and next I’ll be posting more of what I saw on my travels. One place I checked out was Seville, an ancient city in Southern Spain that’s always been an important center for arts and culture.
In addition to being the birthplace of 17th century painter Diego Velazquez and flamenco dancing, Seville is the the setting for several operas, a novel by famed author Miguel Cervantes, and the tale of legendary lover Don Juan. Today Seville is carrying on it’s artistic tradition by being home to some of the coolest street art that I saw during my European journey.
How To: Networked Graffiti Wall
If you’ve ever wanted to build your own Snake game, you could display from a building, you’ve got to start small first. Good thing Hack A Day’s Ian Lesnet lets you know how to construct a networked LED graffiti wall from scratch. Showing off a one meter square, five by five matrix of LEDs inspired by Daft Punk, Ian thoroughly explains the step-by-step process to making your own.
Soon enough, you’ll be controlling all the lights displayed on this thing via the Internet. It’s very simple to manipulate with Javascript and it won’t take you very long to do. Happy hacking!
How Original!
Awwww! Looks like one of the graffiti babies in NYC got disgruntled and pissed off about the constant police state of the city. Way to be original, man! That Abu Ghraib stencil and cheesy line of text you stole from the MTA are about as original as teabagging a dude in Halo 3. We get it. Abu Ghraib was a fuck up (albeit a quite hilarious one!) and the MTA searches your bag every once in awhile. As Arnold would say, “Stop whining!”
