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September 2, 2015
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Forest for the Trees Festival Brings 19 New Murals to Portland

Blaine Fontana & David Rice

Despite some drizzly weather, Portland is looking a little more colorful this week. As of August 24th, the nonprofit mural festival Forest for the Trees, previously covered here, has been in high gear as 29 international artists work their magic on buildings across the city. The festival is co-directed by local artist Gage Hamilton and gallerist Matt Wagner of Hellion Gallery in Portland, who wanted to expand on their city’s visual identity through art. For its third year in a row, the project has a goal of creating 19 collaborative new murals by: Rustam Qbic, Troy Lovegates, Paige Wright, Michael Reeder, Low Bros, Andrew Hem, Josh Keyes, Michael Salter, Jade Rivera, Aaron Glasson, Celeste Byers, Spencer Keeton Cunningham & Jaque Fragua, Jenene Nagy, BMD, INSA, John Gourley, Zach Johnson, Gage Hamilton, Alex Peterson, Joram Roukes, Josh Doll, Blaine Fontana, David Rice, Zach Yarrington, Ola Volo, Nigamushi, and Olivia Knapp. Not only do their works add to the city’s personality, they also promote culture and diversity. This year’s participants hail from countries all over the world including Japan, Russia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, uniting with United States based and local artists. Imagine Blaine Fontana’s vibrant and graphical symbolism, next to Los Angeles based duo Low Bros’ hyper-stylized characters and a massive multimedia piece by trio Troy Lovegates, Paige Wright & Michael Reeder. While most completed their murals this week, others will continue to paint through the month of October. Take a look at more photos of their murals in progress below, courtesy of The Vera Firm and Forest for the Trees.

Troy Lovegates, Paige Wright & Michael Reeder

Olivia Knapp

Low Bros

Josh Keyes

Joram Roukes

Blaine Fontana & David Rice

Alex M. Peterson

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Blaine Fontana, david rice, forest for the trees, Low Bros, street art

Dabs Myla, Persue, Rime, street art, The Seventh Letter

September 24, 2014

Dabs Myla's oddball characters, Rime's vivid colors and Persue's trippy paintings all share an animated style- and tend to tread sensitive topics. On Saturday night, their worlds collided in "Touchy Subjects" at The Seventh Letter gallery in Los Angeles. Co-existing in the same space, it was almost like a scene out of toontown in In Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Everything comes to life in a remarkably fun way, but it's also slightly dangerous, erratic, and yes, touchy. More after the jump!

Cyrcle’s New Mural, “Collapse Part 1,” at the Moderna Museet Malmö

artscape festival, cyrcle, moderna museet malmo, mural, street art

May 20, 2014

A blend of Greco-Roman iconography and modern-day graphic design, LA-based duo Cyrcle's latest work is a prime example of the ways images get recycled, re-contextualized and repeated in contemporary culture. Like the philosopher Guy Debord famously predicted in the 1960s, our experiences are mediated through images, and almost everything in mass culture has become an image of an image of an image. Not to get too far off track, Cyrcle's new mural in Malmö, Sweden plays with this notion of pastiche.

Mark Dean Veca’s Latest Mural Pays Tribute to His First Car

Ford Mustang, Habitat for Humanity, Mark Dean Veca, pony car, street art

September 21, 2015

Habitat for Humanity in Michigan is giving artists the opportunity to turn underutilized structures turn them into art. One of them is HF Vol. 23 featured artist Mark Dean Veca, whose contribution is curated by Paul Amenta of SiTE:LAB, a local volunteer arts organization of site-specific works. For the project, Veca created an award-winning mural installation entitled "Pony Show" which will be unveiled on September 25th.

Bumblebeelovesyou Retraces Childhood with a Social Message

bumblebeelovesyou, graffiti, street art, Thinkspace Gallery, urban art

May 3, 2014

Los Angeles based street artist Bumblebeelovesyou colors the urban landscape with stencils of children that deliver an important message. Why take the namesake of a bee? This little insect has been attributed to human survival and development because of its role as a pollinator. The bee’s endangerment due to pollution, urbanization, and other factors could mean devastation. Bumblebeelovesyou began with hanging paper mache beehives in phone kiosks, pointing to the link between rising cellphone usage and change in bee migration. Since then, his work has developed into a range of paintings, sculpture, and installations with a social and environmental focus. By telling his personal coming of age story for anyone to see, Bumblebee reminds us of the value of innocence, away from industry and technology.

Forest for the Trees Festival Brings 19 New Murals to Portland

Opening Night: Dabs Myla, Rime, and Persue at The Seventh Letter

Cyrcle’s New Mural, “Collapse Part 1,” at the Moderna Museet Malmö

Mark Dean Veca’s Latest Mural Pays Tribute to His First Car

Bumblebeelovesyou Retraces Childhood with a Social Message

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