Below are a bunch of shots from our latest project painting alongside Joe Iurato (HERE), Peter Ferrari (HERE), Hamilton Glass (HERE), the Yok and Sheryo (HERE) at Randall’s Island in New York for the 2016 Governors Ball music festival (HERE). We each created interactive murals for festivalgoers and you can see some of the silly shots we took across the festival. It was a blast!!!
This past week I had the pleasure of painting alongside some Joe Iurato (HERE), Peter Ferrari (HERE), Hamilton Glass (HERE), the Yok and Sheryo (HERE) at Randall’s Island in New York for the 2016 Governors Ball music festival (HERE).
Each of the murals were interactive and put together by Take 5 (HERE) with each artist inspired by a GovBall performer. My mural was inspired by Robyn. Joe Iurato’s mural was based on Beck. Peter Ferrari was inspired by De La Soul. Hamilton Glass’ mural was based on Kanye West and The Yok and Sheryo made a mural based on Action Bronson. Below you see a collection of some progress from my mural painting next to the incredibly talented duo the Yok and Sheryo.
Stay posted for more photos!!
A huge THANK YOU to my love for helping me prepare and work on the mural!!
My good friend Luke Cornish aka E.L.K (HERE) put together a group show of the top stencil artists from across the globe. The lineup of artists included: Blek le Rat, Adam5100, B-toy, C215, Eelus, E.L.K., HAHA, Icy and Sot, Joe Iurato, Joshua Smith, Koleszar, Leckomio, M-City, Martin Whatson, PaperMonster, Snik and many more. The show took place at aMBUSH Gallery in Australia. You can see photos and video of some of the work and show opening below.
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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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!!
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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
Two very interesting shows open this weekend. The first is the UV Urban Black Light Art Experiment where artists have all painted works with fluorescent paints that react to black lights featuring works from Peter Krsko, Mike Ciccotello, Joe Iurato, Josl, Luv 1, Aja Washington, Jim Hancocks and PaperMonster. I created several pieces for this and I don’t even know how they will look like so I am super excited to see the entire collection. For more info check the flyer below. The second show you should catch is a solo show by JoKa where he has created a series of portraits slightly larger than a penny all created using toothpicks as a brush! You have to see it to believe the detail in these small miniatures. Check out more details below:
Black Light Art Experiment
June 4th 6-9pm
19 Everett Alley
Trenton, NJ 08611
For More Info Visit: http://www.leonrainbow.com/shows/2010/albus-cavus-x-sage-collective-presents-uv-urban-blacklight-art-experiment/
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Solo Show: JoKa
Self Portraits of People I Don’t Know
Proximity Gallery
2434 East Dauphin Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125Click on image to view larger Artist: JoKa
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Paper Monster
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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Joe Iurato (HERE)
PaperMonster Stencil Graffiti Artist 