It was an absolute pleasure to meet up with @halopigg and have the honor of meeting the incredibly talented @abovestudio and @fanakapan for the first time as they headed down to NYC from @powwowworcester ABOVE is a pure sticker throwing machine. It was unlike anything I have ever seen!! Unrealllll!! See you guys soon!! #PaperMonster #halopigg #abovestudio #fanakapan #streetart #streetartists #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #stickers #stickerart #art #drawing #sketch #nycart #powwow #powwowworcester #powwowworldwide
#repost from @anniitron on the streets of Montreal posted up next to some wheat pasted posters by myself and @whatisadam Thanks again to @mtlenarts #papermonster #whatisadam #montreal #mtlenarts #stencil #stencilart #graffiti #streetart #streetartists #graffitiart #urbanart #paste #wheatpaste #art #mural #drawing #drawings #sketch #pen #pencil #montrealart #montrealgraffiti #poster #posterart #nycart #nycstreetart #publicartcampaign Follow to see more!!
Street Art Archives || Artists: @tristaneaton | Photographer: Unknown | #papermonster #tristaneaton #streetart #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #marker #drawing #drawings #sketch #sign #art #nycart #nycgraffiti #nycstreetart #streetartists #streetartarchive #thestreetartarchive If you know the photographer please comment below. Make sure to click to follow to see more!!
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.
Archive | Artists: @dface_official @flyingfortress243 @mysteriousal | Photographer: Unknown | #PaperMonster #dface #flyingfortress #streetart #streetartists #urbanart #wheatpaste #stencil #stencilart #graffiti #graffitiart If you know the photographer or other artists in this photo please comment below!!
10 Years. More to come. More to look forward to. New secret projects and tons of new art. Here’s to another 10 amazing years and more stories!! Stay Tuned!! #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilartists #stencilgraffiti #stencilrevolution #urbanart #urbancanvas #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #art #artlife #artshow #gallery #galleryshow #paint #paper #paste #design #drawing #spraycan #spraypaint
10 years. I have two lives. One as PaperMonster and the other as a PhD Student doing research on hypertension. They are very similar. They require that I use my hands and my imagination. That I know the past to push and create towards the future. The works I create whether it is in the lab or on a canvas are wide open for interpretation. I love what I do and I encourage everyone to push for what you love. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can only be or do one thing in life. Above is a photo from my lab with a brand new 48 inch wide by 60 inch tall canvas for a private collector. March 2015. #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilartists #stencilgraffiti #streetartcollage #stencilrevolution #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #art #artlife #artshow #gallery #galleryshow #canvas #design #drawing #science #lablife #artanscience #urbanart #urbancanvas #spraycan #spraypaint #nycart #nycstreetart
10 Years. This photo is from 2009. Through art I have made some incredible and extremely talented friends. Most of them use small knives to create intricate and beautiful stencils. Layers upon layers that develop into breathtaking images. In 2009 I created the “Friends With Knives”. A growing collection of artists with one goal; to show the world the value and beauty behind stencil art and stencil graffiti. The power that a simple stencil can have to change the world. Many thanks to @dirtypilotcom for giving us the first opportunity to share our work and to my friends @royschreuder @regantamanui @davelowell @benslow @billymode @a1oneakatanha @eyez @elkstencils and @lecko76 Looking forward to the future!!! #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #stencilrevolution #stencilartists #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #urbanart #urbancanvas #canvas #knives #friendswithknives #dirtypilot #art #artlife #artshow #gallery #galleryshow #spraycan #spraypaint
10 Years. Nothing is promised. Throughout my life I have had incredible amounts of support. People who have taken a risk and believed in me. There are times where I look back and can’t thank people enough for how they have helped me develop as an artist. Galleries like Art Whino @artwhino Dirty Pilot @dirtypilotcom Parlor Gallery @parlorgallery and Metropolis Gallery @angelomadrigale opened so many wonderful doors and helped me mature as an artist. Every show I have I personally hand out stickers with my art work on them. I’ve had people throw out the stickers into the trash right in front of my face. You focus on the good. Hope that you will inspire. Some of the most meaningful emails I have received have been from teachers who use my paintings to teach their students about art. To all of you that have and continue to support me THANK YOU with all my heart!! #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #stencilart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #streetartcollage #stencilrevolution #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #art #artlife #artshow #artwhino #dirtypilot #parlorgallery #gallery #galleryshow #drawing #urbanart #urbancanvas #drawing #spraycan #spraypaint #canvas
Day 7. From that show, one painting stood out the most. At the time I was frantically making so many different pieces, using so many different colors for background and stencils that I really don’t know how I ended up with this combination. Everyone gravitated to the colors. One of the most important things about art is to know and understand your audience. At the time they knew something I didn’t. This was the painting that changed it all. It is the reason I still use the same bold colors today. A beautiful mistake. April 2007. #PaperMonster #paint #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #streetartcollage #stencilrevolution #collage #art #artlife #artshow #gallery #galleryshow #urbanart #urbancanvas #paint #paper #paste #eyes #drawing #nycart #nycstreetart #artshow
Day 7. The art department in college and I were not friends. I once went to ask if I could do an independent study in stencils and street art and the professor said I could design flyers for their events instead. I wanted to show them that I could do something bigger and better than they had ever done. My friend Tory had the opportunity to put a show together on campus and she invited me to help. I immediately put together a whole shows worth of paintings using anything and everything I had. We went to the dumpsters behind campus and found green fences. I strapped the fences to the top of the golf cart I used for work at the MRC and took them over to the gallery. Tory, Jen and I spent the entire nite before the show opened putting everything together while A-Track songs played till 5am. That afternoon the show opened. All of the art professors came including the one that said I could make flyers for him. I loved the look on his face!! April 2007. #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #stencilrevolution #urbanart #urbancanvas #art #artlife #artshow #galleryshow #paint #painting #drawing #gallery #spraycan #spraypaint #artsupplies #nycart #nycstreetart #atrack #dirtysouthdance #ratatat
Day 7. So where did the name PaperMonster come from? While in college I lived in a theme house called “La Casa Latina.” I had no studio and no real place to make art so I would spraypaint and make my paintings in the hallways of the dorm in front of other people’s rooms. One day while painting I heard a song with the lyrics “monstruo de papel” aka “paper monster” and BAMN!! I looked around at the mess I was making and there it was, my new name. Later, Faile @faileart would form the company @papermonsterart with the same name. I still get emails about when the next Swoon @swoonhq or Bast @bastny print is going to drop. #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #graffitiworld #urbancanvas #art #artshow #nycart #nycstreetart #canvas #drawing #paper #mess #hallwaystudio #artlife #paint #paintlife
Day 7. In October 2006 the company running our school cafeteria wanted to make some changes in hope of renewing their multi-million dollar deal with the school. Immediately I had the idea of painting the 4 existing ugly grey panels that separated sections of the cafeteria. The catch…. I wanted to get paid one thousand dollars!! I put together the designs and met with the head honcho. I had some leverage since I was part of the committee that was evaluating their contract. He said yes and I immediately went to work alongside my friend Paul. I would eat and paint during lunch and dinner while students watched. I even designed a panel celebrating the work of Blek le Rat @blekleratoriginal using one of my favorite Blek stencils “Last Tango.” In a couple weeks I finished all of the panels. The food service company was never able to renew their contract with the school. October 2006. #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #urbancanvas #spraycan #spraypaint #art #artcollection #artshow #mural #muralist #nycart #nycstreetart #bleklerat #tango #eyes #pattern #hearts
Day 6. Sharing my love for stencils with other people has always been important. I’ve never taken an art class. Everything I know has come from experience and making mistakes. While in college I set up an annual art event with the help of other clubs on campus. Students could come and make their own free shirts, spraypaint on panels and listen to live music. It felt great to walk around campus the next day seeing people wearing shirts from my event but to be completely honest, getting all of the free left over art supplies was even better!! 2006 #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #stencilrevolution #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #mural #muralist #urbanart #urbancanvas #nycart #nycstreetart #shirts #design #art #artcollection #spraycan #spraypaint #drew #drawing
Day 6. After several months I got the chance I wanted!! The school wanted to renovate our late night snack place called “The Space”. Without hesitation I said I would paint it for free!! The next few weeks in between classes and work I would draw out ideas during class, use the money from my work-study to buy materials and persuade my friends to come help me paint each night. I created new stencils from my travels and was now inspired by a new book: Graffiti World put together by Nicholas Ganz and Tristan Manco @tristan_manco In fact you can see the logo for Graffiti World in the center. All of my heart went into making sure the piece would be loved and preserved. Inside the mural I left hidden messages and thank you(s) to my friends. Years later the entire building was torn down to build a new student center. The mural was also destroyed and I was given a brick from the building during my 5th year class reunion. #PaperMonster #paint #art #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #urbanart #urbancanvas #nycart #nycstreetart #spraypaint #spraycan #acrylic #drawing #wings #rat #birds #paintlife
Day 6. In school I worked in the Media Resource Center (MRC) doing AV work setting up projectors and microphones on campus. I would take any chance I could to share my art with people. I would paint offices and create small displays in hopes of getting a chance at painting something bigger and permanent. Above is a photo from one of my first displays using old audio and video equipment from our MRC archive. #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #graffitiart #graffiti #urbanart #urbancanvas #avnerd #drawing #camera #microphone
Day 6. My trips to Paris and London lit a fire that has never gone away. As soon as I arrived back to school I started practicing and making new stencils. I took what I learned from Blek Le Rat @blekleratoriginal and made a life size stencil of myself. I quickly realized that I needed to develop my own style and learn from what other people had created in the past to push forward. 2006 #PaperMonster #stencil #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #art #bleklerat #paris #parisart #parisgraffiti #london #londonart #londongraffiti #spraypaint #zooyork #lrg
Day 5. Nobody cared about “street art.” Most people didn’t even know what the hell I was talking about. I would talk to friends and family and they understood I was excited about something but had no clue what it was. Now the words “street art” have become a blanket term for anything that’s current whether it is a stencil, poster, collage or something made with spraypaint. After 2005 things changed. Banksy @banksy and Lazarides @lazarides_art were critical in bringing the scene to the masses. What was one called “street art” that no one cared about is now referred to as “fine art from contemporary artists.” Above is a photo I took of the classic balloon girl piece from @banksy from a time where it was normal for a homeless person to sleep in front of a “priceless” work of art. London, 2005. #banksy #streetart #streetartists #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #urbanart #urbancanvas #graffitiart #graffitiart #art #contemporaryart #fineart #bleklerat #london #londonart #londongraffiti #spraypaint
Day 5. Before there was a @stolenspacegallery there was The Outside Institute. This gallery was one of the first galleries that showcased a huge collective of street artists from the UK. I remember going into the gallery and asking if I could talk to @dface_official . The guy at the counter said that he wasn’t available. Minutes later someone came out from the back studio to talk to me about my research project. I asked him if he was D*Face @dface_official He smiled and said “Maybe”. London, 2005. #dface #outsideinstitute #stolenspace #stolenspacegallery #streetart #streetartists #urbanart #graffiti #graffitiart #art #artcollection #artshow #stencil #stencils #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #urbanart #urbancanvas #london #londart #londongraffiti
Day 5. I had a bigger goal when I arrived to London. I wanted to meet one person and one person only. Banksy. During my time with Blek he asked “So have you met him yet?” I knew exactly who he was referring to. During my tour of the East End with Pure Evil we ran into several iconic Banksy pieces but even after all my efforts I was never able to meet the man himself. London, 2005. #banksy #pureevil #bleklerat #urbanart #streetart #stencil #stencils #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #graffiti #graffitiart #london #londart #londongraffiti #art #rat #eastend
Day 5. Pure Evil’s @pureevilgallery secret haven for artists was unlike anything I had ever seen. The abandoned factory complex had trees and plants growing inside with a completely open roof and art everywhere!! Swoon @swoonhq had recently made a stop at the complex and above you can see a small glimpse of one of her beautiful wheatpaste posters along the ledge. London, 2005. #pureevil #streetart #streetartists #swoon #urbanart #graffiti #graffitiart #art #artcollection #urbanart #urbancanvas #london #londongraffiti #londart #eastend
Day 5. After meeting @blekleratoriginal in Paris he put me in touch with his friend @pureevilgallery in London. Immediately you could tell that there there was one area in London that had it all!! The East End. During lunch Pure Evil mentioned a particular area to visit that I could not pass up. It was called his secret spot where he would take artists who came to visit to paint. It was a safe zone where you didn’t have to worry about someone painting over or destroying your work. Above is the entrance to Pure Evil’s Dead Zone. London, 2005. #pureevil #stencil #stencils #stencilart #streetart #streetartists #urbanart #graffiti #graffitiart #urbanart #urbancanvas #art #artcollection #spraypaint #paint #london #londongraffiti #eastend
Day 4. Art is always right in front of your eyes. Here is a piece that most people would pass by without a second look. A beautiful Invader @invaderwashere Location, Location, LOCATION!!! Paris, 2005. Tomorrow we cover the second leg of the trip where I head to London and meet @pureevilgallery #invader #spaceinvader #streetart #streetartists #streetartcollage #urbanart #graffiti #graffitiart #mosaic #fountain #art #paris #parisart #parisgraffiti
Day 4. Another familiar face from the streets was also in this mall. @baronandre was everywhere!! Every couple of blocks I walked around Paris I would run into one of his characters on rooftops or eye level Andre is everywhere!! Here is a collaboration between @baronandre and @levis Paris, 2005 #andre #levis #graffiti #graffitiart #streetart #streetartists #urbanart #urbancanvas #paris #parisart #parisgraffiti #jeans #spraypaint
PaperMonster Stencil Graffiti Artist 