Banksy vs. Bristol Museum
July 9th, 2009 by RickSome call it art. Some call it graffiti. Banksy has a different view of his work:
People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
The work of the English graffiti artist simply known as Banksy has invaded the Bristol Museum located on Queens Road in Bristol, England. Not much is known about the artist. What is known, is what can be seen through his unique ideas and wild artwork, which steer clear of commercial galleries and has been seen in various cities across the planet.
Banksy once said:
Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a sharp knife to it.
The fact that Banksy has a wide range of different art styles and techniques, whose artwork pops up all of over the world, leaves one to question if perhaps Banksy is actually a group or collective that run under one identity. Over the years various information has come out regarding Banksy’s true identity, but nothing solid.
Banksy wrote at his website:
I am unable to comment on who may or may not be Banksy, but anyone described as being ‘good at drawing’ doesn’t sound like Banksy to me.
The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
Banksy’s art has been within the Bristol Museum since June 13 and will be on exhibition until August 31. The Museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with admission being free.
Samples of his art can be found below.
- Stencil on the Thekla Social entertainment boat, central Bristol.
- Naked Man image by Banksy, on the wall of a sexual health clinic on Park Street, in Bristol.
- Stencil of Charles Manson in a prison suit, hitchhiking to anywhere, at an Archway, London.
- Work on a building in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Graffiti paintings on the Israeli West Bank barrier near Qalandia.
- A painting on a wall near Bethléem.
Really, if you’re nearby, you must check in.
Robert Buelteman Electrifies Nature
July 1st, 2009 by Erin
Robert Buelteman is not your average photographer. He’s not out there taking pictures of lawn chairs and chain link fences, or endearingly fat babies in buckets. He is turning nature into a vision of electricity so difficult and dangerous that nobody else will even attempt it.
Here is a thorough breakdown of Buelteman’s process:
- Buelteman begins by painstakingly whittling down flowers, leaves, sprigs, and twigs with a scalpel until they’re translucent.
- He then lays each specimen on color transparency film and, for a more detailed effect, covers it with a diffusion screen.
- This assemblage is placed on his “easel” — a piece of sheet metal sandwiched between Plexiglas, floating in liquid silicone.
- Buelteman hits everything with an electric pulse and the electrons do a dance as they leap from the sheet metal, through the silicone and the plant (and hopefully not through him), while heading back out the jumper cables.
- In that moment, the gas surrounding the subject is ionized, leaving behind ethereal coronas.
- He then hand-paints the result with white light shining through an optical fiber the width of a human hair, a process so tricky each image can take up to 150 attempts.
The images may not look like much at first, until you consider the ridiculously tedious process behind it (an extension of Kirlian photography).
I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t mind seeing some of his herb photography.
Photography: TIME’s Cannabis Culture
May 21st, 2009 by Rick
No doubt the cannabis movement to overgrow the government has progressed tenfold to the point where legalizing weed has become a national topic. However the news, never really captures the imagery needed to show the beauty of the plant. Steering away from typical photos depicting marijuana as a “dangerous drug”, Photographer, David Walter Banks delves into the medical marijuana community and captures the raw essence of what the plant and the culture surrounding it, is all about.
At a medical marijuana grow op in Georgia there are no labs, no beakers, no solvents needed to cut the finalized product… a simple clothesline is needed to dry the plant.
The plant is then taken to a medical marijuana dispensary and displayed for patients to purchase, like at this Cannabis Therapeutics dispensary in Colorado Springs.
This plant then helps medical marijuana patients like A.I.D.S. patient, Damien Lagoy — saying the plant helps him keep his food and medication down.
This “drug” can even be put into food, via THC, the main ingredient that gives users a high. tFS’ Cooking with Cannabis is perfect for those medical marijuana patients that can’t inhale the smoke.
These photos by Banks, are a welcome change from the imagery that is usually associated with the world of marijuana.
Timothy Saccenti: Artist Extraordinaire
May 4th, 2009 by Rick
A Director and Photographer from New York, Timothy Saccenti, works worldwide, bringing his unique blend of art, video and photography to the contemporary art scene.
His visuals are awe inspiring and sometimes humorous, as he mixes the familiar and otherworldly into his work. With his keen art direction, Saccenti uses intense color and palatial lighting in a style described recently as:
Baroque futurism, with a precise-horror attitude.
His most recent music videos with; Battles, Animal Collective, and Jamie Lidell have garnered him much respect and provided him an entry into festivals throughout the world, including the BUG in London, the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Los Angles Film Festival.
For my two cents, Timothy Saccenti is gifted beyond words, his artwork in form of videos and photography is mind blowing at times. I can only imagine what feature films would look like, with this true visionary at the helm.
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Trendhunter’s Top 50 Graffiti & Counter-Culture Artwork
April 8th, 2009 by Rick
Trendhunter Magazine presents the Top 50 Graffiti Trends and Counter Culture Art in Q1 2009. The report reflects the ranking of several million monthly views they receive at Trendhunter.com and their Graffiti Trend Database which has an incredible 2,508 graffiti trends.
Once I saw the pictures of the Scottish Kelburn Castle, I knew I had to be in an alternate mindset to fully appreciate and understand them. The psychedelic artwork is aesthetically nuts and the story behind it being there is very cool at the same time. The castle’s located near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, also providing space for the current seat of the Earl of Glasgow.
The Crack Addict photography project was interesting as it depicted, what I can only assume, addicts and dealers in a naturally typical setting for the sort. Gritty and real with a very honest approach.
The third graffiti project, the illusory 3D Pavement art, is mind-blowing and challenges the viewer’s perception. Artist Edgar Mueller had a stroke of genius when he created his street art ice crevasse in Ireland. The huge 250-square meter picture, took 5 days to complete, working from sunrise to sunset with 5 assistants.
If you’re at all interested in graf art and the wonderful world of counter-culture, Trendhunter’s feature collection is definitely worth a peek; your eyeballs will thank us.
One More Reason to Love Kristen Stewart
February 5th, 2009 by Perry
Kristen Stewart’s love of pot is no real revelation, the star of “Twilight,” “Jumper” and “The Runaways” was spied on mid-bowl by TMZ a while ago.
But this picture of her in a pot bikini is, and it’s pretty cool, and if spreading it around makes me a bad person, then I can live with that.
I have to add that it’s refreshingly positive to see people in the spotlight not be ashamed of their green lifestyle and wear that badge proudly despite what the public or media might say.
Click through for another image.
Gallery: Sexy Junkies
January 30th, 2009 by Alex
I wouldn’t call this the best way to start off a Friday, but reality is kind of like that.
tFS tends to cover and discuss drugs on the lower spectrums of addiction and physical harm. We could start bringing in much more news on heroin, crack cocaine, prescription drug use, speed and others – but that runs the danger of turning this site into more of a somber location for news than we’d like.
Still, this gallery is just a unique enough slice of the depressing life that we decided to post about it. Titled “Sexy Stoners” – which I’m pretty sure is sarcasm, but you never know – this gallery shows addicts shooting up in various stages of undress (and is definitely NSFW).
The photographer catches multiple injection sites and many pairs of hollow eyes. I doubt these models charged much for their time, hopefully a few of them made it out alive.
Six NSFW images after the jump, go to the gallery to see it all.
Beastie Boys Tribute Art: Under The Influence
January 9th, 2009 by Alex
Gallery 1988 has put together a seriously kick ass art show full of nothing but Beastie Boys tribute pieces titled ‘Under The Influence‘. This show is huge – over 100 artists have produced works that cover almost every style and medium.
Go over to 1988’s blog to see tons and tons of shots, the pieces really are stunning. I’ve also included 10+ choice pieces after the jump.
If you’re into art and the Beastie Boys, move fast on any purchases or else every single piece will be sold. You can reach them at gallery1988@aol.com or call them at (323) 937-7088.
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