Below you can catch photos from the opening of the Friends With Knives stencil group show opening at Crewest Gallery (HERE) courtesy of Koleszar, Nathan Phaneuf and Daily Dujour. The opening was fantastic with a great crowd and special book signing by artists Chaz Bojorquez and you can catch all of the artwork at Crewest Gallery as well as a special toy release of the Bacon Madl vinyl on Friday August 20th (HERE).
CHECK OUT ALL OF THE WORK FOR SALE HERE:
http://www.crewest.com/available/index.html
For More Images Visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanphaneuf/
and http://dailydujour.com/2010/08/07/seen-friends-with-knives-crewest/
and http://www.facebook.com/john.koleszar
Click on image to view larger Beutiful photo via Nathan Phaneuf. For more visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanphaneuf/ Dave Lowell and Joe Iurato
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Click on image to view larger Nathan Phaneuf amazing women with knives and a beautiful piece in the middle by Peat using stencils on a 3D/Sculpture level. INSANE!!’
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Below is the final result of Electric Windows 2010!! Click on the image to view larger and to see everything that went on during Electric Windows visit: https://papermonster.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/photos-electric-windows-art-event-over-160-photos/ Click on image to view larger.
For more images of all of the installations http://www.flickr.com/photos/openspacebeacon/ Click on image to view larger.
Participating artists: Big Foot, Buxtonia, BoogieRez, Cern, Chor Boogie, Chris Stain, Chris Yormick, Depoe, Elbow Toe, Elia Gurna, Ellis G, Erik Otto, Eugene Good, Faust, Gaia, Joe Iurato, Kid Zoom, Mr Kiji, Logan Hicks, Lotem & Aviv, Michael De Feo, Paper Monster, Peat Wollaeger, Rick Price, Ron English, Ryan Bubnis, Ryan Williams, Skewville, and thundercut
Natalie Kates over at the Style Curator (HERE) put together a wonderful video capturing the Electric Windows 2010 Event (PHOTOS HERE). You can catch it below:
Electric Windows took place this past weekend and the event brought together some incredible artists including: Big Foot, Buxtonia, BoogieRez, Cern, Chor Boogie, Chris Stain, Chris Yormick, Depoe, Elbow Toe, Elia Gurna, Ellis G, Erik Otto, Eugene Good, Faust, Gaia, Joe Iurato, Kid Zoom, Mr Kiji, Logan Hicks, Lotem & Aviv, Michael De Feo, Paper Monster, Peat Wollaeger, Rick Price, Ron English, Ryan Bubnis, Ryan Williams, Skewville, and thundercut
All of the artists took part in live painting sessions on giant canvas, walls, and outdoor installations in beautiful Beacon, New York throughout the entire weekend. Below you can find over 160 photos from the entire event. It was an honor and incredible experience to paint alongside some of today’s most talented artists. Enjoy all of the photos that cover the event from start to finish and stay posted for more photos later this week!!
Enjoy
PaperMonster
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More Photos Of All Installed Canvases Coming Soon
Thanks to Ren for all of the Photos!!
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PaperMonster
Joe Iurato embodies everything it takes to be a successful stencil artist. He is driven, innovative, and determined to take on everything and anything that comes his way. I am excited to have Joe Iurato as part of the Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show opening in just a couple of days this Saturday, August 7th at Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles California. Participating artists in the Friend With Knives Show include: Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Henry Quiara, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch and Shai Dahan. Check more from Joe Iurato at: http://www.joeiurato.com/
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th @ 6pm
Crewest Gallery
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com
Joe Iurato at Electric Windows 2010
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PaperMonster
Below is a quick preview of some detail shots from several of the new pieces I will show this Saturday August 7th at Crewest Gallery at the Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show. This show is a dream come true to put together as a stencil artists showing alongside Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Henry Quiara, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch and Shai Dahan. Stay posted for more on the Freinds With Knives Show!!
For more on PaperMonster Visit: https://papermonster.wordpress.com
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th @ 6pm
Crewest Gallery
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com Preview of “Your Worst Enemy”
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Preview of “Your Best Friend”
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Beautiful birds/wings from Andrew Zuckerman book “Bird” Preview of “Practical”
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PaperMonster
It is always great to run into friends and I had the pleasure of running into Chris Stain this weekend during the Electric Windows Event (photos coming soon). Chris took over a beautiful outdoor space with some stunning stencils which you can see below. He will join Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Henry Quiara, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch and Shai Dahan this Saturday as part of the Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show at Crewest Gallery this Saturday August 7th.
For more on Chris Stain visit: http://www.chrisstain.com/
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th @ 6pm
Crewest
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com
Chris Stain at Electric Windows 2010. More photos coming soon. Click on image to view larger Click on image to view larger.
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PaperMonster
It is great to see artists take major artistic leaps where you see the artists take on new subject matter in which you see a major jump in quality and style progression in the process. Scotch is a great example of this and I am excited to have him be part of the Friends With Knives Show Opening this Saturday night August 7th @ Crewest Gallery. Check out more from Scotch below and be sure to catch this amazing stencil group show opening this Saturday.
For more on Scotch visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/el_scotcho/
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th @ 6pm
Crewest
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com Click on image to view larger Click on image to view larger Click on image to view larger.
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PaperMonster
Shai Dahan is not only a wonderful artists but the founder of Abztract (HERE) and will join Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Henry Quiara, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, and Scotch this Saturday August 7th at Crewest Gallery for the Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show. For more of Shai and Abztract visit: http://www.abztract.com/
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th @ 6pm
Crewest
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com Shai Dahan’s mashup of animals and objects with great detail. Click on image to view larger Click on image to view larger
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PaperMonster
Do not miss out on this chance to see some of your favorite artists in action at Electric Windows this Saturday July 31st. Participating artists include: http://electricwindowsbeacon.com/artists.html Big Foot, Buxtonia, BoogieRez, Cern, Chor Boogie, Chris Stain, Chris Yormick, Depoe, Elbow Toe, Elia Gurna, Ellis G, Erik Otto, Eugene Good, Faust, Gaia, Joe Iurato, Kid Zoom, Mr Kiji, Logan Hicks, Lotem & Aviv, Michael De Feo, Paper Monster, Peat Wollaeger, Rick Price, Ron English, Ryan Bubnis, Ryan Williams, Skewville, and thundercut!!Check out amazing coverage of Electric Windows over at BrooklynStreetArt and WoosterCollective below as well as some preview images of what I have planned for the event.
DO NOT MISS THIS AMAZING CHANCE TO SEE ALL OF THESE ARTISTS LIVE AT ONE EVENT!!
Dave Lowell’s style and attention to detail is like no other. It has been a pleasure watching Dave take his skills to new levels and it is clear in his newest work that will be part of the Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show Exhibition at Crewest Gallery which opens on August 7th. Check more from Dave Lowell over at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davelowell/
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th
Crewest
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com This new piece above from Dave Lowell is just INSANE!!
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PaperMonster
Next up in the artists line-up fro the Friends With Knives Stencil Group show is Broken Crow. Broken Crow is best know for his gigantic scale and use of massive stencils to create outdoor murals throughout the United States. Broken Crow will join Blek le Rat, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Henry Quiara, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch, and Shai Dahan in the Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show on August 7th at Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles, California.
For More Info On Broken Crow Visit: http://www.brokencrow.com/
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th
Crewest
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.comClick on image to view larger Click on image to view larger Click on image to view larger
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PaperMonster
If the first image in this post does not let you know why I chose Leckomio for the Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show on August 7th @Crewest Gallery, I do not know what will. That image is composed of some of the most intricate and complex stencils that you will ever see. Leckomio’s work speaks for itself. The detail is insane and the pieces are gigantic!! Leckomio = QUALITY. See for yourself below. For More On Leckomio aka Stefan Winterle visit: http://www.stefanwinterle.de/
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th
Crewest
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com One of the most impressive multi-layered stencils I have EVER seen!! Click on image to view larger. Click on image to view larger.
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PaperMonster
I am extremely honored to announce that Blek Le Rat one of the pioneer of stencil graffiti/art will be taking part alongside Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Henry Quiara, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch, and Shai Dahan in the Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show on August 7th at Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles, California. Blek continues to be a lasting inspiration for thousands of stencil artists throughout the world and to have him as part of this show is a dream come true and illustrates the valuable history of the stencil art world. For More On Blek Le Rat Check Below: http://bleklerat.free.fr/
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th
Crewest
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com Click on image to view larger Click on image to view larger Click on image to view larger
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PaperMonster
Henry Quiara (HERE) will join Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch, and Shai Dahan on August 7th at Crewest Gallery as part of the Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show. He is a talented illustrator, graphic designer and a fantastic stencil artists. For more on Henry Quiara and info on the opening reception for the Friends With Knives show check below: http://artficionado.blogspot.com/
Catch More info and show details below.
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th
Crewest
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com Click on image to view larger Click on image to view larger Check out the flyer to the “Friends With Knives” show above
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PaperMonster
As a stencil artist I have had the amazing opportunity to curate an ongoing project and group show called the “Friends With Knives” stencil group show. On August 7th the “Friends With Knives” will head to Los Angeles, California at Crewest Gallery (HERE). I have chosen each artists and I could not ask for a better line-up: Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Henry Quiara, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch and Shai Dahan I am extremely fortunate to have such an amazing group of artists showing under one roof and the work will surely speak for itself. This is your opportunity to check out some of the best and greatest variety in stencil art and stencil graffiti. All next week I will be sharing with you artist profiles and more info on the show. Check out the flyer below.
Crewest Gallery
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th 6-9pm
110 Winston Street
Los Angeles, California Click on image to view larger.
Via Crewest Gallery A broad range of stencil graffiti styles including photorealism, political, pop, abstract, and those focusing purely on beauty will be on display. Emerging and established artists will be on view side by side as a testament of the history, evolution and future of stencil art. Artists in this exhibit form a collective that defines the power and beauty of stencil art which continues to drive one of the fastest growing street art movements throughout the world.
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PaperMonster
Electric Windows (HERE) is less than 2 weeks away going down on Saturday, July 31st in Beacon, New York. YOU DO NOT WANT TO PASS ON THIS EVENT. Why? This is why:
Big Foot, Buxtonia, BoogieRez, Cern, Chor Boogie, Chris Stain, Chris Yormick, Depoe, Elbow Toe, Elia Gurna, Ellis G, Erik Otto, Eugene Good, Faust, Gaia, Joe Iurato, Kid Zoom, Mr Kiji, Logan Hicks, Lotem & Aviv, Michael De Feo, Paper Monster, Peat Wollaeger, Rick Price, Ron English, Ryan Bubnis, Ryan Williams, Skewville, and thundercut will be painting giant works of art all day long with great food, music, and of course amazing art. The event is completely FREE and open to the public and is one of the best chances to meet some truly talented artists.
I had the chance to check out some of the gallery work for the event and you can catch a small taste of what to expect when we come together on July 31st. Again:
DO NOT MISS THIS AMAZING CHANCE TO SEE ALL OF THESE ARTISTS LIVE AT ONE EVENT!!
Stay posted for more info or visit: http://electricwindowsbeacon.com/artists.htmlPhoto from 2008’s Electric Windows Event. 2010 is going to be MASSIVE. Peat created some impressive 3-D stencil PaperMonster, Chor Boogie, Chris Stain Joe Iurato, Skewville, and Bigfoot Skewville, Cern, and Bigfoot Cern Michael De Feo, and Elbow Toe Elbow Toe Pretty impressive piece by Ron English. Oh and it cost $25,000. Yeah 25Grand and in my opinion it is worth it. You have to see to believe how much time was spent on this piece. Check out the cut comics all collaged onto the canvas and then painted. Chris Stain, Ryan Bubnis, Rick Price, and Joe Iurato
This Saturday July 17th will be the opening reception of the Electric Walls Exhibition before the giant outdoor event on July 31st. All of the participating artist have contributed works for this exhibition which by the looks of the artists list below this show is going to be beautiful. Here is the entire artist line-up: Big Foot, Buxtonia, BoogieRez, Cern, Chor Boogie, Chris Stain, Chris Yormick, Depoe, Elbow Toe, Elia Gurna, Ellis G, Erik Otto, Eugene Good, Faust, Gaia, Joe Iurato, Kid Zoom, Mr Kiji, Logan Hicks, Lotem & Aviv, Michael De Feo, Paper Monster, Peat Wollaeger, Rick Price, Ron English, Ryan Bubnis, Ryan Williams, Skewville, thundercut http://www.openspacebeacon.com/index2.html Check out all of the details below on the show. See you there!!
OPEN SPACE 510 Main Street Beacon NY 12508 845.765.0731 Electric Windows Exhibition Saturday, July 17th 6-10pmClick on the image to view larger
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PaperMonster
There is nothing more important for me to show the power of stencil art and stencil graffiti. On August 7th Crewest Gallery will host “Friends With Knives” in Los Angeles, California curated by me, PaperMonster. It is a stencil group show unlike anything you will ever see and the artists list speaks for itself featuring: Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Henry Quiara, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch, and Shai Dahan.
Over the next couple of weeks I will be featuring an artists featured in the show.
E.L.K. (HERE) will be taking part in the Friends With Knives show and you can check out some of his work below. His latest series of concert photorealistic stencils is truly impressive and you can catch more of E.L.K. on August 7th at Crewest Gallery.
Catch More info and show details below.
Crewest
110 Winston St.
LA, CA 90013
213-627-8272 www.crewest.com
E.L.K.
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For More Visit: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ELK/35668676008 Friends with Knives
Curated by PaperMonster On view from August 7th through August 29th
Featuring a collection of stencil artists who demonstrate a broad range of stencil graffiti styles including photorealistic, political, pop, abstract, and stencil art focusing purely on beauty.
Exhibiting Artists: Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Henry Quiara, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch, Shai Dahan
Opening Reception
August 7th, 2010
6-9pm
Artwalk Event
August 12th, 2010
6-9pm
The artists come from all walks of life as well as from all over the world including Australia, United Kingdom, Paris, and throughout the United States. The show is not about how intricate, how many layers, or how much time it took these artists to cut each stencil but about showcasing the history, evolution, and future of stencil art. Paper Monster, the exhibits curator, has this to say about bringing the Friends With Knives to Crewest Gallery: “I chose to put these artists together for many different reasons. Some of the artists I have either been a fan of or have had the honor of showing with, collaborating, or meeting by chance in my life. As a whole we push each other and hopefully push the creativity of the stencil graffiti/art community. Being stencil artists we have a common bond and we know the hardships and struggles that come with the work that we do. The process of cutting stencils can be grueling and demanding. It is extremely difficult to gain respect and admiration for the huge amount of work and dedication that we put in our work from the art world but we are willing to do everything in our power to share our talent with the world. Many of us have been creating stencils for five to ten years and some of us are relatively unknown artists that deserve an opportunity to shine. My hope is that everyone in the show uses this opportunity to support their love and hopefully they will be leaders in the future as they continue to push stencil art further.”-PaperMonster
Each day this week I will be posting info on all of the events/shows I will be taking part in this summer. The first event that I am excited to announce is Electric Windows (HERE) presented by Open Space Gallery (HERE) which takes place Saturday July 31st in Beacon, New York. The event will feature some insane talent as urban artists including Avic Tchernichovski, Big Foot, Buxtonia, Cern, Chris Stain, Chris Yormick, Depoe, Elbow Toe, Elia Gurna, Ellis G, Erik Otto, Eugene Good, Faust, Gaia, Joe Iurato, Mr Kiji, Logan Hicks, Michael De Feo, PaperMonster, Peat Wollaeger, Rick Price, Riiisa Boogie, Ron English, Ryan Bubnis, Ryan Williams, Skewville, and TC. This is an event you do not want to miss!! You will be able to meet some of your favorite artists painting massive canvases. It is a great event not just to meet the artists but to take in the beautiful city of Beacon, visit Open Space Gallery, and have a great time. Check out more info below and the show flyer: http://electricwindowsbeacon.com/ Click on image to view larger.
Info via the Electric Windows Site: “24 street artists will converge in Beacon, NY on Saturday July 31st to create live artwork and have their work installed on the exterior of a 19th century factory building. Electric Windows draws its name from the former electric blanket factory at the foot of Mount Beacon that will act as the backdrop for the event. E.W. turns the idea of a gallery inside out using the large industrial windows as frames for each artists work. Usually street art is not so easily contained in a rectangle but this installation ingeniously bridges the gap between indoor and outdoor art both inverting and subverting the concept of the art gallery. Each of the 24 pieces will be approximately 8 ft x 12 ft.“ http://electricwindowsbeacon.com/event_info.html The final products of the previous Electric Windows Event. To view photos visit: http://electricwindowsbeacon.com/photos.html
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PaperMonster
I had the amazing opportunity to take part in the 2009 NY Art Book Fair signing copies of the Year One Rewind book by DirtyPilot (HERE) for the SCB Art Book Collection – Booth Z-01 alongside artists Cern, Daze, and Chris Stain. The fair had a huge amount of eye candy with books, zines, posters, and magazines featuring a wide range of art. I may be biased but our booth had the best collection of art books but maybe that is just my opinion. You can check out images of the fair below and even catch images of Martha Cooper signing copies of her books during the fair. Thanks to everyone who stopped by.
NY Art Book Fair @ PS1 Contemporary Art Center MOMA PaperMonster signing copies of DirtyPilot Year One Rewind (HERE) Cern, Martha Cooper, Alan (DirtyPilot), Chris Stain, PaperMonster, and Daze Cern signing stickers for DirtyPilot Fantastic books at our booth. Visual candy for anyone interested in art. Martha Cooper signing her book Hip Hop Files (HERE) for a fan.
If you are in the NYC area make sure to stop by today at the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center for the NY Art Book Fair. PaperMonster, Cern, Daze and Chris Stain will be signing editions of DirtyPilot’s Year One Rewind Book. The event is completely open to the public and should be an amazing time to get some good thigns to read and meet some talented artists. Catch more info below:
Booth Z-01
Signing: 2-4pm / Friday, October 2nd
NY Art Book Fair
LOCATION
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (MoMA)
22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
You can purchase the Deluxe Edition of the book which will be signed by various artist and you can choose your pick of one of three limited edition prints. I (PaperMonster) have created a print which features a two color design with a third color hand stencil embellishment. You can catch more details below. Make sure to order the book as soon as possible as the edition of my Paper Monster print is only a size of 50 prints!! For More Visit (HERE).::::
DirtyPilot.com is releasing our first hardcover book
Titled “YEAR ONE REWIND” each Deluxe Edition Book will be signed by various artists
(at random) and will also come with your choice of one of 3 limited edition prints
GHOST Print – 8″x10″, archival Pigment print, hand signed and numbered. Edition size 50
ALBERT REYES print- 8″x10″, One color silkscreen with hand embellishing. Edition size 50
PAPERMONSTER Print- 8″x10″ 2 color silkscreen, hand stencil embellishing. Edition size 50
Year One Rewind featured artists include up and coming talents along with established artists, such as Chris “Daze” Ellis, Kime Buzzelli, Bravo Jet, Albert Reyes, Papermonster, Chris Stain, Ghost, Ewok 5MH, Cern YMI, Dennis McNett, Greg Gossel, Stephen Tompkins, Enrique Martinez, Justin Bua, Michael Krueger and Daniel Johnston
A sturdy, 96 page hardcover compellation of shows, Dirtypilot.com Year One Rewind dedicates from two to six pages of illustrations of each showcased artist as well as the dates the artists showed their work on Dirtypilot.com. It also delivers biographical sketches on each contributor. The book’s introduction by offers insightful background information on the origin and focal point of the Dirtypilot site. If you’re passionate about urban art and urban artists and want to learn more, Dirtypilot.com Year One Rewind is a visual treasure trove for collectors that you won’t want to be without
DirtyPilot.com has had a fantastic year and they are currently working on the book YearOneRewind which will showcase all of the artists that have shown within the gallery including PaperMonster.You can catch the cover below and get more information over at: http://dirtypilot.om/
This hardcover measures 8″x10″. A 96 page book is profusely illustrated with work by Albert Reyes, Bravo Jett,
CERN YMI, Chris “Daze” Ellis, Chris Stain, Daniel Johnston, Dennis Mcnett, Enrique Martinez, GHOST,Greg Gossel, Justin Bua, Kime Buzzelli, Michael Krueger, PaperMonster, and Stephen Tompkins.
Coming Spring “09″!! Distributed by LAST GASP.
This weekend was the opening of the Stencil Group Show for Art Whino Gallery and it has been one of my favorite shows this year. The show brings together stencil artists from all over the world into one collective space where people can truly take in the variety and ingenuity behind beautiful and raw stencil art. The entire collection will be opened until Dec 6th with a special presentation by author of Stencil Nation, Russell Howze on November 23rd from 12-6pm. You do not want to miss out on getting some affordable original works from some of the worlds most talented stencil artists including: PaperMonster, John Koleszar, LECKOmio, Chris Stain, Jef Aerosol, E.L.K., Mefee, SOULE, Janet Bike Girl, Logan Hicks, Dave Lowell, Jazirock, Peter K, Billy Mode, PRVRT and many more.
John Koleszar and Stefan Winterle aka LECKOmio flew in for the show (John from Arizona and Stefan from Germany) and it was such a great experience to meet and work with them. They both helped a ton with the install and brought some incredible art to the event. I can not thank them enough for how big of a help they were and how honored I felt to be working with them. It was a pleasure and they are not just amazing stencil artists, they are amazing people. You can check out their work here:
Check out pictures from the opening and the various artist installs of stencil art below::
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Ready for the opening. LECKOmio (left) and Jef Aerosol (right) LECKOMIO Install
Koleszar Install
Check out cans with can stencils on them. Chris Stain Janet “Bike Girl” and BlackBooks (above)
From left to right: Chris Stain, PaperMonster, E.L.K. and LECKomio PaperMonster Install PaperMonster Detail Limited Edition Stencil pack made by BlackBooks of PaperMonster, ArtWhino and Scotch stencils. LECKOmio Detail
His stencils have such quailty to them that they look like photographs. Koleszar and Stefan/LECKOmio ready to tag. Mefee
Jazirock (left) and Koleszar (right)
PRVRT (left) and Billy Mode (right) Peter K
SOULE Dave Lowell Logan Hicks (above) and Blackbooks and Chris Stain (below) PaperMonster signing PaperMonster signing Sabotaz spraypaint “When people don’t want to give you opportunities, STEAL THEM.” -PaperMonster
I said that once and I still believe that if you want something bad enough you have to do whatever it takes to reach your goal and continue your passion.
Beutiful photo via Nathan Phaneuf. For more visit:
Dave Lowell and Joe Iurato
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Chris Stain
Nathan Phaneuf amazing women with knives and a beautiful piece in the middle by Peat using stencils on a 3D/Sculpture level. INSANE!!’
Leckomio
Mirror pieces by Nathan Phaneuf
Artist Chaz during his book signing .
Koleszar
Another beautiful shot of Peat’s work. MUST SEE!! Taking stencils to new levels.
Love this series by E.L.K.
PaperMonster
Koleszar
Beutiful photo via Nathan Phaneuf. For more visit:
Dave Lowell and Joe Iurato
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Chris Stain
Nathan Phaneuf amazing women with knives and a beautiful piece in the middle by Peat using stencils on a 3D/Sculpture level. INSANE!!’
Leckomio
Mirror pieces by Nathan Phaneuf
Artist Chaz during his book signing .
Koleszar
Another beautiful shot of Peat’s work. MUST SEE!! Taking stencils to new levels.
Love this series by E.L.K.
PaperMonster
Koleszar
PaperMonster Stencil Graffiti Artist 