Bringing Street Art Indoors
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One of the benefits of the Lowbrow movement is that my favorite street artists are being given the opportunity to produce gallery pieces, so not only can we enjoy them in our homes, but we know they won’t get painted over. While not all of these guys are as popular as Bansky, whose work has pulled in millions from celebrity admirers, their reputations are building and their work is developing. And that’s pretty exciting.
Shepard Fairey is one of the biggest names in this street-to-gallery category. His Obey campaign has expanded from stickers and wheat-pasted posters to a clothing line and an incredible gallery presence. Some of his gallery pieces run bigger (and cost more) than my car. Even his prints are sold out immediately on his site, which plays by a “one per customer” policy.
Joining Obey and Banksy as an Italian Vogue street-art favorite, Chase rarely shows at traditional galleries. He’s more likely to put his pieces in a boutique, selling on commission, or at a live music-and-painting event. His murals are scattered all over Los Angeles, always promoting positivity.
2 Cents is a young chap, but he’s developing at breakneck speed. His simple yet politically charged pieces are instantly recognizable. He just recently started showing in galleries and personally, I grab what I can of his. I don’t want to jinx him, but I can’t help but feel his name (or the name he chooses to go by) will rise and rise fast.
An old vet of the scene, Doze Green is a pure New York street artist, no matter how schmancy his gallery shows are. As someone whose involvement in graffiti since the mid-’70s admittedly kept him out of worse trouble, Doze developed a style often—I don’t want to say copied, but well, you see a lot of art maybe inspired by his style. He doesn’t show as often as some, but he is highly respected and his pieces are in high demand.
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2 Responses to “Bringing Street Art Indoors”
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Michele Says:
July 1st, 2008 at 9:50 pmDoze Green is intensely caught up with blood and guts. I like the style but the holes everywhere are a bit creepy to me.
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Scott Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 6:57 pmIm the one who is crazy huhhhh???
hahaha jk, but seriously…You are a great writer and convey a lot through this art work… I really don’t remember talking to you at the meeting, so please forgive me. We do that every other tuesday, and some people come and then they go…
Hope ya stay however….
Scott K
