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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Who cares? You do stupid!

Stencil atop the Manzanita Stairs

Who is Plavex?

Free Humanity Street Art Vid #1

Check out this new street art video from Free Humanity. Also featuring Alec Monopoly, Obey, Abcnt, Cryptik, Inept, Leba, T.wats and Mr.Brainwash.

Silver Lake Smoking Area

At the site of new restaurant, Bacon's Bread (from Salt's Cure), there's a smoking area stencil. I'm not sure if it's a commentary on LA's strict smoking laws. It's appropriate.

Street Art Killed the LA Times

Lox Got Killed

Nomatterwhatness Dumps in Silver Lake

MAN BEAST

Devil tail, monster claw and penis - that's what Man Beast is made of.

Golden Rule

Stencil on Sunset Blvd. in Silver Lake

Headless Girls Rides Bicycle

Los Angeles
Artist: Unknown
Medium: Stencil

LA vs. WAR today!

After the DTLA Artwalk last night, I peeped into Vortex Gallery for a sneak peak at LA VS. WAR art show. John and his team were hard at working hanging peices for the show today that opens at noon. Featuring some of LA's best artists creating work on the 10th anniversary of 9-11that promotes peace and denounces war. Check out the art on the walls, see live art being created, check out silkscreen, stenciling, guest speakers and more!

September 9, 10, 11 2011
Noon to Midnight

The Vortex
2341 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Entry: $5.00 Suggested Donation
This is an all ages event

Parking will be available in nearby lots, plus ample overflow street parking. Please follow signs at the venue.

Curated By:
John Carr of Yo! Peace, the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Political Gridlock and Ad Hoc Art
Produced By: Estée Ochoa

Contributing Artists:
Aamber
Abcnt
Adam Smith
Aise
Alexander Skramble
Alison Smith
Ando Pndlian
Army of One
Art Hazelwood
Asylm
Billy Davidson
Brianna Lengel Bail
Chase
Chaz Bojorquez
Christopher Wallace
Chuck Sperry
cojoco
Contra One
Cryptik
Deadmundo
DJ Lucha/Besos Not Bombs
Dog Byte
Doran Dada
Doug Minkler
Eddie Colla
Edward Colver
Emory Douglas
Enik
Eriberto Oriol
Eyeone
Eyerie
Farzad Kohan
Favianna Rodriguez
Free Humanity
Garrison Buxton
Geraldine Lozano
Gilles d'Amecourt
Glenn Brooks
Graphonic
Guillermo Bert
Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca
James Bentley
Jesus Barraza
Joe Iurato
John Carlos De Luna
John Carr
John Fekner
Jon Paul Bail
Josh MacPhee
Juan Fuentes
Juana Alicia Araiza
Julio Salgado
Krystine Kryttre
Kyle Goen
Lalo Alcaraz
Leba
Leo "CatZ" Limon
Leo Eguiarte
Leopoldo Pena
lilstickyrice
Lucky Bunny
Lydia Emily
Malaquias Montoya
Man One
Manny Torres
Marilyn LaGrone-Amaral
Mark of the Beast
Mary Sutton
Mas
Max Neutra
Mear
Melanie Cervantes
Michael Russek
Michelle Cohen
Mike "Maximum Fluoride" Fisher
Nino Rodriguez
Not My Goverment
Nuclear Winter
Orameh Bagheri
Oree Original
Oscar Magallanes
Overton Loyd
Paul Barron
Peace Be With You
Poli Marichal
Raymundo Hernandez-Lopez
Ricardo Duffy
Ricardo Estrada
Richard Sanchez
Robbie Conal
Ron Donovan
Rupert Garcia
Septerhed
Shark Toof
Shepard Fairey
Simba Russeau
Sonji Mariposa
Street Phantom
Two Rabbits
Vyal
Werc
William Acedo
Winston Smith
Yem
Yuri Shimojo
Zoltron

Performance Art by:
Alex Munoz
Amitis Motevalli
Byron Jose
Gian Munoz
joebutoh sculptour
Michael Datcher
Ms. Slowcialization
Nancy Popp
Raquel Gutierrez
Yuki Hayashi-Hammel

Live Art Curated by Crewest Gallery and Mobile Mural Lab by:
Asylm SH
Bazar
Bounce
Chase
Contra One
Cryptik
Fearo
Gustavo Garcia
Jim Fonseca
Lydia Emily
Man One
Mandoe
Mear
Nuke
Vyal
Wenceslao Quiroz
More TBA

Video Art program curated by Kelly Fancher featuring works by:
Elizabeth Wood
Manuela Viera-Gallo
Elle Burchill
Pouya
Vivian Wong

Participating DJs curated by ArtDontSleep and Dublab.com:
Aaron Byrd
Adrian Younge
Al Jackson
Alfred Hawkins
Alter
Andrew Meza
Anthony Valadez
B+
Carlos Nino
Coleman
Destroyer
DJ Moni
DJ Shiva
Elephant & Castle
Expo
Frosty
GLK
Hawthorne Headhunters
Haycock
House Shoes
Inka One
Jun
Kristi Lomax
Lady Sha
Lee Bannon
Marc deClive Lowe
Matthew David
Monalisa
Mr. NumberOnederful
Plann B.
Rani D.
Rhettmatic
Seano
Scott K
& special guests.

Also Featuring:
Live T-shirt Printing By: Hit+Run featuring peace and antiwar graphics
Peace Altar By: Ofelia Esparza and ZAN
Laser Graffiti By: Buff Laser 2000
Peace Photo Project By: Azul 213
Stenciling Demonstrations & Workshops By: Oscar Magallanes and Leo Limón



WHAT:
Large selection of fine art, limited-edition prints and pro-peace posters on view, chronicling the creative responses to the current military conflicts in the Middle East/North Africa/Central Asia, The Global War on Terror, the Drug Wars and other wars on marginalized peoples.

Live art demonstrations and workshops to engage the audience in creative activities ranging from painting, t-shirt printing, stenciling, performance art and altar-making

Teach-ins with grassroots activist-partners from Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), Code Pink, Youth Justice Coalition, Antiwar.com, Center for the Study of Political Graphics, and Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) in effort to inform and energize attendees in transforming their own lives and communities

Peace Photo Project will be taking portraits of attendees as activists for Peace, LA Vs. WAR video art program and more.

Elliot Smith Resurrected

The wall between Solutions Music and Malo Restaurant in Silver Lake has become a memorial for the late Elliot Smith. This wall was the site for his album cover "Figure 8". Over the years many people have scrawled their memories and notes to Elliot. The wall then became layered with tags and graffiti.

I believe the people at Malo Restaurant repainted the wall and included a stencil of Elliot (just like the album cover) on August 6 in celebration of his birthday.

Stencil Mix Up

Random Stencil action in the Silver Lake area.

Behind Akbar

Sunset Blvd.

Sunset Blvd.

Sunset Blvd.

Sunset Blvd. near Intelligentsia

On street on Manzanita by the stairs

Prospect Ave, Los Feliz

On CicLAvia mural in Echo Park

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

Leba on La Brea

I saw Leba on La Brea with this great typographic-aerosol-stencil-wheat paste-poster. "Stop whispering and start shouting" it exclaims. A great slogan that should influence each of us.

WHERE:
La Brea & Wilshire Switch Box
Los Angeles
Medium: Stencil / Aerosol / Wheat Paste Poster
Artist: Leba

WIN Homo Riot Sticker Pack

The Homo Riot wagon was out today at Akbar's Bars in Space beer bust party in Silver Lake today. The truck is pretty pimp. It's custom patined by Homo Riot. It has a black backgroun with grey stencils of one dude giving another dude a blow job. The stencil is repeated as a background pattern with some words scrawled over it. There's a graphic black and white image over the with a bearded-bear-daddy with Kiss make-up tugging at his undies. Red blood drips below that over another sweet black and white pattern with the words "Homo Riot" stenciled repeatedly.

I scored some sweet gear courtesy of The Site Unscene. I got a tee, a brand new silkscreen vinyl sticker, some black and white stickers and signed photo of one of his street postings. I love this shirt that says "not gay as in happy, but queer as in fuck you".

WIN A STICKER PACK
1. Follow my Facebook page
2. mention Silver Lake Street Art in post or share our page with your friends.

We'll pick two winners to send a Homo Riot sticker pack to! Good luck.

Man Down in Los Feliz Alley

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

Art Walker

The Art Walker in Silver Lake

First there was the Silver Lake Walker (he died last year). Now there is the Art Walker. I've been seeing these stencils everywhere.

WHERE:
Sunset Blvd. near Sanborn in front of Sunset Junction Organic Medicine
Media: Stencil with Aerosol

Good Time, All the Time

A motto to live by, "Good time, all the time".

WHERE:
Sunset Blvd near Taix Resturant
Echo Park, Los Angeles
Medium: Stencil with Aerosol

First Sage of the Season

Sage's Painting Pin-up. I think she painted the heart.

A new name on the scene, Sage.

WHERE:
On the small billboard across from Intelligentsia Coffee on Sunset Blvd.
(between the glass shop and Rough Trade)
Sunset Junction, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA
Medium: Stencil on paper with aerosol, wheat paste poster