Cutting Edge Art Gallery in the Sunset Marquis Hotel, West Hollywood, California
This photo pretty much sums up the incredible talent that we find on walls & building all over Los Angeles. From left to right we see amazing works by LABS, K2S, STN, Mear One, and if that wasn't enough, attached to the side of the building is a epic piece by French street artist JR.
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Here's a paste/stencil combination we found down on Melrose by LA based Street Artist 'Free Humanity' which also has an added message by someone unknown, it's social commentary in action!
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Graffiti sometimes ruffles a few feathers, but never have we seen it done with such style as this piece by LA based artist VYAL.
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This piece by renowned graffiti artist Cypher takes art to a whole new level, infact to any level that 4 wheels can take it. Luckily for us that we were able to catch it stationary!
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This piece by graffiti artist Kalm, adorns a huge warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, at the end part of a huge Mural by various other artists. The reason this piece struck us, is the uncanny way the spider has been sprayed onto the skull's eye, making it literally pop off the wall, at first glance we thought it was real!
We suggest anyone with arachnophobia stays clear of this amazingly detailed work of art.
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Graffiti artist K2S pays homage to LA with this piece downtown, or he pays homage to the abundance of beautiful women who live here! Either way, this is a great example of old school graffiti from a very talented guy.
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Many people ask themselves "What would Jesus do?" …well, according to street artists Dabs & Myla, if he lived in California he would chill out on the beach in his Ray Bans sipping on a cocktail whilst he tweets on his iPhone… this incredible piece is simply beyond genius!
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Apparently it's not only captain Kirk that likes green women, so does LA based graffiti artist Asylm!
This piece was found just outside the Arts District downtown and is a great example of his can skills, one thing we also like about this piece is that if you look at the tree in the background, it seems to be blooming with spray caps!
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Another Gregos piece has been located in LA! This one is on Melrose nestled in between a few boutiques & stores, we must have walked past it a few times before it was spotted. Either way, another great find from this superb new street artist.
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Source: consumerreports.org via Consumer Reports on Pinterest
In 1961 Consumer Reports reviewed spray paint. This was the start of something big for the art world, leading to the explosion of graffiti art on the streets. We came across this image on Pinterest and thought it was a cool look-back in time to a pivotal moment.
This aquatic piece was captured just off 1st street in Downtown LA & is part of a pretty impressive Asian inspired wall. This is rather funky Koi Carp (which is about 9 ft high) was created by Dash2000 & Nuke.
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If you have been following the blog, you will know that we discovered a new street artist called 'Gregos' who has been attaching decorated faces to various walls all around LA. Well, here is another design that I found recently down at Venice Beach (which as also been superbly placed next to a Kristel Lerman piece!) As promised, the hunt is always on to find more work by this exciting new artist, so keep checking back for updates.
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