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.
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
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
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
The opening this past weekend for my solo show was AMAZING!! This entire week I will be sharing photos of all the art, all of the set-up and the amazing opening reception party! Below are photos courtesy of Rob Philibert who is a talented photographer and captured this monster of a wall I painted.
Check out some of his photos below:: Enjoy
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
I am extremely happy to annouce that the “Friends With Knives” stencil group show @DirtyPilot.com (HERE) is now officially OPEN. Seeing the show, I was immediately impressed by the work that all of the artists put in and the layout of the show is fantastic. You have to see it for yourself. Check out the entire show featuring over 60 stencil art pieces from 15 incredibly talented stencil artists at the following link:
DirtyPilot.com and PaperMonster have teamed up to present a wonderful range of skill and creativity from some of today’s most talented stencil artists from all over the globe. On Sept 18th DirtyPilot.com (HERE) will open their first stencil group show titled “Friends With Knives” curated by PaperMonster. The stencil art show will exhibit pioneers, established and up-and-coming stencil artists such as: LECKOmio (HERE) , E.L.K. (HERE) , SOULE (HERE) , Peat Wollaeger (HERE) , PaperMonster (HERE) , L.E.T. (HERE), Nathan Phaneuf (HERE), A1One (HERE) , Billy Mode , Ben Slow (HERE) , Koleszar (HERE), Dave Lowell (HERE) , Mefee (HERE) , Roy Schreuder (HERE) , and HAHA (HERE). This show aims at demonstrating the variety of stencil art techniques in both message and style at a global level with artists from Iran, Germany, USA, Australia, France and the United Kingdom. Stencil graffiti art continues to be a powerful growing force in todays art world and it is this level of talent that is pushing the field of stencils into beautiful new heights.
Catch more info and works from each artist in “Friends With Knives” below:::
PaperMonster Stencil Graffiti Artist 