Day 4. Stencils, graffiti, street art or whatever you want to call it is transcendent. Whether it is public or commercial, art has a purpose. While walking the streets of Paris documenting the art and artists I would take breaks from the heat and go into shopping centers. I entered one particular mall and was shocked by some familiar faces. “Street Art” was inside and now it was being used to sell clothing. No matter how you feel about it, one thing is true. The artist hopes and dreams that any collaboration small or big will lead to more people getting exposed to their work and their message. Above is a shot of a collaboration between @faileart and @onitsukatigerhq inside a shopping mall in Paris, 2005. #faile #onitsukatiger #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #stencilgraffiti #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #urbancanvas #spraypaint #nycart #nycstreetart #paris #parisart #parisgraffiti #art #canvas #drawing #monkey

Day 1. We all have a story and this is mine. In 2004 I started my first stencil and I was immediately hooked. Every day I would look and imagine how things could be turned into a stencil. Imagining lines and cuts that don’t exist. I would train my eyes to look at a car and imagine how to make that image into a simple stencil. It felt like seeing the world with a whole new set of eyes. When I started I was fascinated by animals. These were the first subjects that I wanted to make stencils of. My dad @padremonster got me my first exacto knife set and I used clear sheets from an overhead projector to make each small stencil. Later as PaperMonster I would combine animals with the faces of women to tell a new story. #PaperMonster #paint #penguin #stencil #streetart #stencilart #stencilgraffiti #streetartcollage #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #monkey #cutout #drawing #acrylic #spraypaint #exacto #canvas #art