Street Art Colombia

I had to change my focus from the everyday blogging of LA Street Art. While I was in Colombia, I captured images in the form of murals, stencils, stickers, tags and other forms of graffiti. The streets and walls of Bogotá, Cartagena, Medellín, Baranquilla and even remote towns have become the canvas for many street artists including: Toxicómano, DJLU, Lik Mi, Rodez, Malegria, Jim Pluk, APC, Mefisto, Colectivo Sopa y Seco, Ledania, Pez, Leonardo Gaitan, Stinkfish, Saint Cat and many more street artists.

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Tank taking his wall back

I ran into Tank painting a mural in Silver Lake off of Sunset. He was part of the crew that painted the cat mural. It got tagged and subsequently painted over by THEFL. He was painting a new piece and said that he's taking his wall back. I'll update with new pictures soon.

Legal Walls in LA Q&A

Lab Art presents Q&A session about "Legal Walls in LA". The conversation series will be about painting murals in Los Angeles on legal walls. Speakers include:

Tanner Blackman, Mural Conservancy
Jonathan Paul, Street Artist
Lydia Emily Archibald, Street Artist/Activist
Ivan Elan, MOCA Board of Directors

Saturday, Feb 4, 2012
7pm-9pm

Lab Art
217 S. La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Kophns One Paints Echo Park

Video of Kophns One painting vibrant mural in Echo Park, Los Angeles.

Great Graffiti Commercial

Prone on Santa Monica

Septerhed gives Sunset Junction a Fresh Coat

Today Septerhed gave Sunset Junction a much needed fresh coat. At the corner where Shepard Fairey's "Heart & Soul" had taken a beating since summer, Septerhed brought some new life to the corner with some vibrant blue and orange hues overlayed with his black line work. The finished mural reads "I never hated anyone as much as I love you!!!".

Enjoy the video of Septerhed's freshly completed mural below.

ChorBoogie DTLA

ChorBoogie in Downtown LA in front of Hold Up Art.

Wolf Pack

Mural by Kim West outside of Wurstküche in downtown LA.

Blue Rooster Overthrown by Cyrcle

WHERE:
In the parking lot behind Blur Rooster Art Supplies
Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Medium: Aerosol Mural
Artists: Cyrcle

Couch Potato

I saw this great "Couch Potato" outside Vortex last night. Awesome aerosol character by VYAL.

Fresh finish by Kiosk

Freshly finished piece by Kiosk at Sunset Junction

WHERE:
On Circus of Books on Sunset Blvd.
Sunset Junction, Silverlake, Los Angeles
Media: Aerosol
Artist: Kiosk

Sand One Lashes Out

Sand One lashes out behind Echo Park tattoo shop, El Clasico. As a former make-up artist, I love the way she makes her lashes. I often give my characters 3-5 lashes that are quick upstrokes, but Sand One gets down on those lashes like a MAC make-up artist. And look at those lucious lips! Love her.

I also saw this mini blue graphic piece on a electrical box. I ran into the shop owner while taking this shop, he was a super nice guy and spoke very highly of Sand One. Check out El Clasico when you're in Echo Park and get some fresh ink.

WHERE:
Behind EL CLASICO TATTOO SHOP 
1610 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Medium: Aerosol Mural
Artist: Sand One

Koffinz at Sunset Junction

Colorful and fierce Koffinz piece up at Sunset Junction

WHERE:
Santa Monica Blvd @ Sunset Blvd.
Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Medium: Aerosol on Plywood
Artist: Koffinz

Seraph & Yem at Work

I had the pleasure of running into Seraph and Yem at work on another mural in the Le Barcito parking lot in Silver Lake. Seraph is an incredible soul that shines through his intricate work that emerges from an organic world and provides insights to futuristic infastructures. Yem is working on some of his characters - one an aggressive cat creature and the other a peaceful gaia-like figure of a woman who has a killer blue buddag ear. I'll be posting pics when the wall is complete.

Seraph at work

Seraph's supplies

Yem's traveling

Yem at work

Yem channeling the spirit of mother nature 

WHERE:

Sunset Blvd. at Hyperion in Le Barcito parking lot

Medium: Aersol Mural

Artists: Seraph and Yem

Other artists on this wall are: Butcher and Space Invader 

Toxicomano goes ape in Bogotá

One of my favorite Colombian street artists, Toxicomano, is not chimp.

WHERE:
Bogotá, Colombia
Medium: Stencil with Aerosol
Artist: Toxicomano

Silver Lake, Heart & Soul of Los Angeles

A new piece by Shepard Fairey went up yesterday right at the Sunset Junction, the Heart & Soul of Los Angeles. It's part of the Non Toxic Revolution Campaign for Keep a Breast.

Check out this video for Keep a Breast.

Non Toxic Revolution Master PSA from Keep A Breast Foundation on Vimeo.

WHERE:
Sunset Blvd & Santa Monica
Sunset Junction, Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Medium: Wheat Paste Poster Mural
Artist: Shepard Fairey

Menacing Piece up at Le Barcito

I love this purple people eater that just went up on Sunset in front of Le Barcito. I love that the monster has a little flower is his hair. Butcher staked out the spot a couple weeks back, but I didn't see his tag on this yet. It reads "PLAYME".

Man Down in Los Feliz Alley

WHERE:
Alley behind Cheetah's Strip Club
Los Feliz, Los Angeles
Medium: Aerosol Mural & Stencils

Hogorilla Mural

I'm not sure if it's a hog or gorilla.

WHERE:
This mural is now gone.
Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Medium: Mural with Aerosol 
Artist: Butcher