Original blog post can be found at Images to Live By

You could be forgiven for thinking that the Australian state of Victoria just can’t make up its mind as to what it thinks about graffiti and street art. On the one hand, it uses images of graffiti and street art to promote tourism, showing images of Melbourne’s laneways (well, Hosier Lane, usually) on television and in its information guides (have a look here). On the other hand - well, it has recently passed a new statute called the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007, which creates a bundle of new criminal offences and gives the police new powers of search, which hardly seems to fit with its marketing of Melbourne as the city of cool street art.

 

Original article is here

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama made an appearance here over the weekend at the campaign headquarters of the Republican Club of Southeast Volusia, or at least his image did.

A likeness of the Illinois senator, in purple spray paint, was stenciled on the front window and outside columns of the Third Avenue headquarters overnight Friday.

Club officials reported the vandalism Saturday morning and told police they would be willing to prosecute the responsible party.

"I think it is some un-American, uninformed and misguided individual," headquarters committee chairman Bob McKeen said.

Fellow Republican supporter Jerry Rowen said his sign promoting the John McCain-Sarah Palin candidacy suffered the same fate.

Sat, Jul 26 & Oct 4, noon–2:30 pm, Syndicate
A walking tour of sidewalk art installations which nod to the history of labor unions at performing arts venues in San Francisco. This tour will be led by Jessica Tully, Kim Munson and historians from the Labor Archives and Research Center.
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To reserve your place, call 415.978.2787.

New Work DeJerk is heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere! And we are SO excited to share it with YOU!

You know, it was only a year ago that Tiago held his first solo show at Space Monkey, a wonderful-yet-tiny coffee shop all the way out in the Felony Flats area of southeast Portland. Now, a sweet 13 months later, the brand new Work DeJerk is returning to the southeast, and is bigger and better than ever!

This Friday, October 3rd, come on down to Vino Vixens (2929 SE Powell Blvd) and witness Tiago's art occupying the largest space it's ever graced! Bring as many people as you like, because this place is HUGE and the party is F-R-E-E! Music, dancing, schmoozing, and general tom-foolery begin at 8pm and last 'till 2am. There's also pool, darts and, for those of you who don't like socializing but still want to be seen at an opening DeJerk, there's a whole room dedicated to Nintendo 64!

Don't miss this chance to be present for a historical moment in the career DeJerk, and to meet the parents DeJerk, who are visiting all the way from Curitiba, Brazil!

We can't wait to see you there, folks!

Show info:::
"Feast"
Friday, October 3rd -Oct. 30th
Metropolis Gallery
154 N Prince Street
Lancaster, PA 17603


PaperMonster's upcoming solo show "FEAST" opens this Friday October 3rd at Metropolis Gallery. The show will feature some incredible stencil art pieces. PaperMonster explores the broad and multifaceted spectrum of emotions, from anger and distress to love and desire, and its effects on the intricacies of female facial expressions. His pieces are truly exciting and interactive as the audience can not only take the paintings at face value but dive deeper into exploring the complex stories within. If you are in the PA area it is a show you will definitely not want to miss.

With his latest offering, Planet Of The Kooks, Portland artist Klutch delivers a vision both inspirational and dystopian. Via an installation/mural made entirely from old skateboard decks, Klutch has manifested a world where people's trash has been reclaimed by The Kooks into a space where flocks of birds and birdhouses hover over adobe villages rising from clouds. As protection from evil all are guarded by several primitive masks converted into elaborately decorated surveillance and communication devices.

http://thegoodfoot.com/gallery/

Artist JP Kelly wanders the streets of San Francisco, wondering about stencil art.

Can't embed the video in this post, so you'll have to go to his site and look for the small thumbnail for the video titled "Stencil Art?" A pink text stencil is in the thumbnail.

Stencil Archive gets a cameo, as does long time friend and stencil geek Josiah S.

Bellas and fellas, its that time again - new issue of Overspray season. We are proud to present you with Overspray08 - StreetHeart, the Love issue! Exploring the themes of love and hate throughout international street art, this stellar issue features the likes of Jesus Saves, I Love You, Berlin's own 'Linda's Ex', graffiti's number one adversary, Peter Vallone Jr, the Splasher, the faces behind wooster collective and Factory Fresh, the skinny on the beef between Shepard Fairey and Erik Brunetti, and so, so much more.