NYTimes.com: Fight Over Obama ‘Hope’ Image Is Settled
The street artist Shepard Fairey and The Associated Press have ended their long-running legal battle over whether Mr. Fairey violated copyright protections in using one of the news cooperative’s photographs as the basis for the well-known “Hope” campaign poster of Barack Obama.
I love how it’s clearly not meant to be there, but innocent enough to be allowed to remain.
Check out ?Jonathan LeVine Gallery for Space Invader’s incredible Rubik’s Cube Art.
Buzzfeed.com: Awesome Post-It Note Art
Miniature works of art on Post-It notes! Beautiful! More works in the link.
Craftzine.com: Amazing Banksy “Flower Thrower” Costume via Gizmodo
This is my favorite Halloween costume that I’ve seen this year.
It’s based on Banksy’s iconic Flower Thrower stencil. Click the link for more detailed pictures.
NYTimes.com: Street Art Way Below the Street
A vast new exhibition space opened in New York City this summer, with a show 18 months in the making. On view are works by 103 street artists from around the world, mostly big murals painted directly onto the gallery’s walls.
A cool exhibit that the public will never see because it’s installed in an abandoned underground NYC subway station.
DNAInfo.com: Shepard Fairey Mural Created With NYC Kids Displayed at World Financial Center
Shepard Fairey worked with kids in NYC to help them design and create a mural.
El Mac and Retna are extremely talented street artists painting enormous works using spray paint. It’s hard to believe that El Mac can create such detailed portraits using a tool as imprecise as a spray can.
Of Our Youth – RETNA • EL MAC from RVCA on Vimeo.