Carnivalesque Dreams of Os Gemeos from Scribe Media on Vimeo.

I’ve been a HUGE fan of Os Gemeos ever since I got into graffiti and street art. When I was able to find this interview with the twins at their Too Far Too Close show in the Deitch Projects space. The Show runs from June 28 to August 09, 2008 18 Wooster Street, New York and is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 12PM to 6PM!

Os Gemeos is famous for their their use of the famous Brazilian style labeled pixacao. They grew up in São Paulo, Brazil and are self taught artists drawing influences from their surrounds and Brazilian culture and history. One of the most prominent aspects I found of their style is the wonderful use of space, utilizing what city scape’s have to offer. Their use of vivid colour and exuberant patterns within their murals draw attention and really makes their work stand out.

If you are not familiar with Os Gemeos’s work here are a few photo examples.

ENJOY!

Ryan McGinley has a unique style in his photographs. They are just raw, bare bones and almost look accidental or amateurish. Seeing that the majority of his subjects are nude oddly adds to the subjects story being told in the photos. McGinley, at the age of 24 was the youngest artist to have a solo show at New Yorks Whitney Museum of American Art. He graduated from Parsons School of Design B.F.A. Graphic Design… It seems that almost everyone in the art and design world went to Parsons…

I was first introduced to Richard Prince when I was in New York and he had an exhibit at the Guggenheim. I was drawn to the large scale joke painting which were witty and in some people could find them to be inappropriate. I just found them hilarious and made me want to tell them to people as jokes myself. I also really enjoyed Prince’s his Nurse series. I know some people do not like this series because of the unknown, a little morbid and slightly erotic undertones. I found it there meaning, thought provoking, and the expression by Prince were very in your face.

If you like music you probably have seen some of The Zonders work. According to their myspace page The Zonders are an international artist collective and are always looking for work. There clients consists of some of the best music acts of our time including Steed Lord, Purple Crush, Bloody Beetroots, Felix Cartal, Digitalism, Van She, Hostage and many more. Get in contact with them at mail@thezonders.com. Their myspace is here and their website is TheZonders.com

Adidas Originals hooked up the Left-Right Project a web film which documented a art/design competition between artists from Surface 2 Air (NYC) and Upper Playground (San Francisco). The idea is amazing, the art is one of a kind and the film is fun. YE! If only I could get one of the super size shoes…

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

One of my favorite artists right now is Evan Roth ie.fi5e. A graduate from the masters program Design and Technology at Parsons has revolutionized the graffiti and digital art world. Roth has been associated with other groups of designers graffiti crews such as Graffiti Research Lab and Eyebeam had an exhibition/installation at MoMa. I give G.R.L. props for being accepted into MoMo and being recognized as MoMa certified artists. The graff artists who took part in the installation consist of AVONE, KATSU, 2ESAE, SKI, EROTICA 67, TOOFLY, MUCK, JESONE, NOBODY, JACKEE, LEETO, KEPTS, RESKEW, FAUST, TIE, DONA, DIVA, STAR, CAYPER, NETA, DRO, LUCHA, MAMA, NAX, MADG, LADYKFEVER are all MoMA-certified artistas as well. Great work, I look forward to seeing what these guys pop off next! Some more information and photos of G.R.L. at MoMa

I’ve seen Shepard Fairey’s Obama posters floating around the internet these days and its great that he is backing what he believes in. I just came across this Thank You letter from Obama to Shepard for the posters he has been creating in support for the next election. Shepard’s support led to the prints being sold on Obama’s campaign’s site.

If you are interested in puchasing a print it is possible to do so at the Barack Obama Store Original post is can be found at ObeyGiant.com