“Art is an attempt to bring order out of chaos”. From the portfolio of Josh Overton.

props The Curious Brain

Street artist INSA‘s recent buzzed-about work pays tribute to the runner with 35 portraits of feet that he hand painted in East London. Produced by media think-tank Protein and created in collaboration with Nike Sportswear‘s IAM1 Journey Project, it’s part of a push by the brand (see the campaign on CH and beyond) to celebrate the history of Nike’s Air Max 1 as they launch the new Air Maxim.

The project was documented over the course of a week by photographer Ethel. This resulted in a video and photos that will play in a Nike pop-up space in Shoreditch, London.  

Details:

Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
17-26 July 2009
Nike Sportswear 1948
Arches 477-478
Batman’s Row
Shoreditch, London map
tel. +44 (0) 20 755 88 766

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The homie Lonnie spotted some art work done by Korean sculptor, Gwon Osang. The details of these pieces are extremely impressive. Gwon uses mannequins and photographs to create the work.

Source: http://thinkcommon.com/blog/2009/04/08/3-d-photography/#more-1603

Here is some more info in regards to the Max Lang Gallery in New York. The current exhibition is titled, CHINA NOW: THE EDGE OF DESIRE, Curated by Rebecca Heidenberg. While modern China remains a mystery to many in the West, voyeuristic attempts at exposing the culture are becoming more common place. Visit the the exhibit or http://www.maxlanggallery.com/ for pics of the current showing. The exhibition closes March 21, 2009.

Wu Jifeng, Andy Warhol, 2008, Oil on Panel

The gallery address is 229 10th ave. NY,NY 10011

T: 212.980.2400

Poster Boy Strikes again, originally uploaded by KenjiSummers.

The infamous Poster Boy–or a copy cat–has struck the NYC MTA subway advertisements again. PB was recently arrested but… This creative expression is what NY street art has been missing.

Location: Classon Ave G train stop
Time: 7:20 PM
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A cool artist from the upcoming Volta Show NY.   

Fernando Mastrangelo, one of many artists featuring at this years Volta Show NY, which takes place in about two weeks from now. Be sure to check it out if you find yourself in NY!

Volta Show:
March 5th – 8th
7 West 34th Street
betw. 5th Ave. and 6th Ave
NYC

Source: http://cyanatrendland.com

Ane Tzarev bus ad

Recently out-of-home (OOH) advertisements have been everywhere in New York for Ana Tzarev’s latest (November 24) gallery opening. On first look it seems that art and advertising have finally amalgamated, however upon deeper research Ana Tzarev whose legal name is Marija Chandler (Ana Tzarev is her mother’s name) is being financed by her billionaire son, Richard Chandler (Forbes #6 wealthy Australian/New Zealand resident).

Ana Tzarev wallscape

On further glance the self-taught artist has invested her time in over 3,000 paintings and her son has invested (not gifted) up to $4 million on a 14,000-square-foot gallery that sells her paintings.

Tzarev’s large-scale, hot-hued paintings were inspired by travels to Asia, Africa, Hawaii and other far-off locales. Her influences include Matisse’s colorful palette and Van Gogh‘s brushwork. Prices will range from $20,000 to $500,000.   Source: Bloomberg.com

Ana’s marketing consists of OOH ads (including construction wallscapes and bus banners), a full website, a billboard esque ad on the side of the gallery, and other advertisements that we will uncover soon. The media campaign is executed well and tastefully, while the media planners must have taken cue from big Hollywood film production companies in how they designed the campaign.

To check the gallery out for yourself visit 24 W 57 STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019; call 212 586-9800; or email info@anatzarev.com.

You may recall a few months ago artist, Blu made a big splash in the eclectic and mainstream art communities with his Muto piece. Pop stars such as Kanye West featured Muto on their blogs showing their respect for the inspirational art (short film). If you want to stay up to snuff with Blu and his many adventures, visit Blu’s blog.

This go around (late November) Blu has another thought provoking short film of his full building wall (the background music isn’t half bad either). I’ll leave you to your own interpretation of the (nameless) piece. Below are some pics and a vid of the art in mention.

Note: I just bought a gold watch recently…