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July 3, 2015
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JAZ, Sten & Lex, Augustine Kofie, and More Present New Works in “Cuatro Igual A Uno”

In recent years, Mexico City has played host to some of the most progressive urban artists in the world. Many of them have come together in Celeya Brothers' anniversary exhibition, "Cuatro Igual A Uno": 3TTMan, Christiaan Conradie, Franco Fasoli aka JAZ, Fusca, Augustine Kofie, Lesuperdemon, Sten & Lex, Sanez, Smithe and Jorge Tellaeche. The group represents not only the freshman artists to show with the gallery, but also the city's international draw, hailing from the United States, South Africa, to Argentina. Take a look at more photos from the exhibition after the jump.

Augustine Kofie

In recent years, Mexico City has played host to some of the most progressive urban artists in the world. Many of them have come together in Celeya Brothers’ anniversary exhibition, “Cuatro Igual A Uno”: 3TTMan, Christiaan Conradie, Franco Fasoli aka JAZ, Fusca, Augustine Kofie, Lesuperdemon, Sten & Lex, Sanez, Smithe and Jorge Tellaeche. The group represents not only the freshman artists to show with the gallery, but also the city’s international draw, hailing from the United States, South Africa, to Argentina. Among them is Augustine Kofie, whose 70s-esque colored paintings and murals evoke kitsch with geometrical precision. His new series employs different qualities of line, some futuristic, layered with found images of things like vintage computers and cassette tapes. They communicate a personal language for Kofie, who uses these assemblages to connect the past with the present. Italian duo Sten & Lex have a unique style where line also plays an important role. Their new work mimics the stencils they use to create their murals, which they describe as a combination between geometry, or order, and chaos. Rather than using strips of paper to create their piece, they use black and white to reduce an architectural form to simple halftone-like strokes. JAZ, based in Argentina, shares their boldness in his more politically inspired imagery. His paintings on display depict masked hybrid subjects battling with animals such as the leopard, one that is commonly found in his paintings. Their clashing personifies the power play that exists between modern cultures. Take a look at these and more pieces from “Cuatro Ugal A Uno” below, courtesy of the gallery.

JAZ

Fusca

Smithe

Stan & Lex

Christiaan Conradie

Augustine Kofie

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Augustine Kofie, Celaya Brothers gallery, JAZ, Sten & Lex, urban art

Douglas Hoekzema, graffiti, Hoxxoh, street art, urban art

June 17, 2015

Miami based street artist Douglas "Hoxxoh" Hoekzema fills his murals with a burst of color and energy using abstract design. While they look like the work of a computer generated graphic, his designs are drawn freely by hand. As if subject to gravity’s pull, geometric circles and triangles radiate from their centers until they take more organic shapes. In his paintings, Hoxxoh often interrupts the design’s infinite nature as if to remind us of its flat dimension. Another way of looking at this interruption is like the stopping of time. Hoxxoh’s main concept, “Time Waits for No Man,” refers to his fascination with the properties of time, both its beauty and society’s obsession with keeping track of it.

Moneyless Rearranges His Geometric Works in “Fragmentations”

Abstract, graffiti, Moneyless, street art, urban art

May 21, 2015

Italy based street artist Teo Pirisi, known as "Moneyless", is constantly seeking to evolve his already abstract style of work. For his last major solo exhibition (covered here), he sought inspiration in geometrical shapes and patterns. These, he feels, are the fundamentals of life that at their core represent a multitude of possibility. As such, they appear throughout his graffiti writing, painting, drawings and found object installations. For his current exhibition, "Fragmentations," at BC Gallery in Berlin, Moneyless reduces this concept to its most simplified form.

Spanish Artist Pejac Creates Politically Influenced Urban Works in Asia

Hokusai, Japan, Pejac, Public art, street art, urban art

June 24, 2015

After painting mostly around his homeland and some cities in Europe, Barcelona-based artist Pejac (covered here) recently took off on a tour around the Far East. During his trip, he stopped in Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo, leaving his mark in every city. From introducing new images and concepts to recreating some familiar ones, Pejac demonstrates his ability to work in different environments or mediums. Covering various subjects, mostly referring to the places he's visiting, the new works Pejac has created range from effective window-drawings to sculptural pieces.

On View: “Carbon” New Works by Li-Hill at Cave Gallery

CAVE Gallery, Global Warming, Li-Hill, Spray Paint, urban art

March 1, 2015

The work of Brooklyn based artist Li-Hill can be compared to a thunderstorm of images which dissipate into surrounding blank space. Like the element of "Carbon", the title of his series currently on view at C.A.V.E. Gallery, Li-Hill's illustrations break into tiny pieces that makeup a whole. The show is named after its inspiration. He chose to portray animals which are directly threatened by climate change due to carbon emissions. Jaguars, caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, and vultures are just a few represented in fleeting monochromatic graphite drawings smeared with aerosol, a carbon-concentrated material.

JAZ, Sten & Lex, Augustine Kofie, and More Present New Works in “Cuatro Igual A Uno”

Douglas “Hoxxoh” Hoekzema Energizes His Murals with Abstract Designs

Moneyless Rearranges His Geometric Works in “Fragmentations”

Spanish Artist Pejac Creates Politically Influenced Urban Works in Asia

On View: “Carbon” New Works by Li-Hill at Cave Gallery

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