Shepard Fairey Peace and Justice Lotus Mural Wrap Up & Wheat Paste Poster Pictures

Look on the left, a fellow graffiti artist who shale remain nameless

Peace and Justice Lotus mural by Shepard Fairey & the Obey Giant crew is now done and official the largest mural he has done. The mural was completed one day before the opening of the Printed Matters show at Library Street Collective in Detroit on Friday.

It also seems they did not stop working as wheat paste poster murals and the Obey Giant Icon began to be discovered around the city. It was great seeing a lot of the old school images out in the wild. The water Icon is a massive 15 feet high.

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Craig Drake Solo Show at Hero Complex Gallery

Hope you folks in Los Angeles are already in line at Hero Complex Gallery  for this show.

Opening Reception, This Friday, May 22nd 7-10pm

THINGS TO EXPECT!
Craig Drake in Person!
Craig's most impressive work EVER!
All the properties you want and more!
Free Custom Chocolate Bars for the first 40 customers!
SEVERAL CHANCES TO WIN AMAZING ARTWORK!
Signing Opportunities!
Very Few Reveals!
MORE MEGAS!
Crazy variants!
More 1/1's!
Metals!
Foils!
OG's!
FREE CUSTOM CHOCOLATE BARS
TO THE FIRST 40 CUSTOMERS!

Hero Complex Gallery

2020 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90034

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Pose Library Street Collective Public Matter Mural for The Belt

About 10 days ago, Pose was in Tahiti working with Dabs Myla on killer wall for ONO'U Tahiti for their first international graffiti event. From there he came to Detroit to work on a smaller scale mural for Library Street Collective and their Public Matter art opening of The Belt. "Public Matter”, the fully accessible outdoor exhibition platform located between the Z parking garage and within the Belt, a newly redeveloped alley connecting Grand River and Gratiot Avenue between Broadway and Library Street in downtown Detroit. The Belt, named for its orientation in a former downtown garment district, also features permanent murals by more than a dozen local, national and international artists.

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Ricky Powell Run DMC Paris 1987 Prints

Ricky Powell has a couple of new prints that were just released by 1xRUN that feature Run DMC in Paris back in 1987.

You can select the special Aluminum Edition or Photo Slide inspired Fine Art Paper Edition of the latest limited editions from photographer Ricky Powell and read more about this iconic photo...

New York photographer Ricky Powell returns with this iconic photo of Run DMC taken in Paris during the Together Forever tour in May of 1987.

"We were in Paris and we had a day off. So I ended up with Run DMC and we were just walking around like tourists. I said 'Yo jump up over here.' I would always say that to them, and they would kinda laugh at me like 'Oh, here goes Ricky again. Here he goes with his visions…' So I just directed them where to go stand because I would always say 'You’re going to thank me one day.' So they humored me and then they got into it. They were getting into the poses and having some fun. I was actually crunching on a crusty croissant while I was snapping these flicks. I would hold the croissant with one hand and snap the flicks with my other. I shot it with a regular little camera, but I always shot with slide film, so it always looked very professional. Run DMC used it on their greatest hits album as well. I was very fortunate. It is one of my most prized photographs in my “30 Years Of Pro Photos On The Hang Out Tip."- Ricky Powell

On sale now at 1xRUN.com

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Chris Skinner Quatermass and The Pit Poster Release

Under the Floorboards have released a new poster by Chris Skinner for Quatermass & The Pit.

Here's a few words from Chris: 'Quatermass & The Pit is a British classic, I remember watching it on T.V. as a kid (not when it first came out, I’m not that old) and being pretty scared, it was great revisiting the film as an adult. For me the film still holds up very well today despite some ropey special effects, without trying to give anything away I love the way the film blends genres and has an X-Files/Fringe feel to it. For the artwork we decided to keep the concept relatively simple with an old quad feel, we focus on a few of the characters and some elements from the film to generate some intrigue and hopefully people might check out this cult classic'.

The poster is a 4 color screen print measuring 24 x 18 signed & numbered, edition of 100. Printed by Lady Lazarus

Buy it at UnderTheFloorBoards.com

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Shepard Fairey Printed Matters & Peace and Justice Lotus Mural in Detroit Update

Working on the panels

John Varvatos on point as always

Shepard Fairey and the Obey Giant crew have been fighting rain, hot humid weather one day and cold weather the next day in order to complete the largest ever mural they have done. Peace and Justice Lotus mural is a staggering 180 feet tall and they are going to finish it on Thursday, the pictures above are from Tuesday.

The massive wheat paste panels of art have been installed behind Library Street Collective in the area called The Belt. Some measure 12 x 8 feet and others 8x8. Fashion designer  John Varvatos even stopped by to check out the art. Unfortunately
Iggy Pop was not with him.

Library Street Collective Presents
Printed Matters & Public Matter
Works By Shepard Fairey

May 22nd — August 15th, 2015
Opening Reception:
Friday, May 22nd, 2015 from 6PM — 10PM EDT

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Rubin 2415 Print Release

Cluster Wall has released this 4 color, hand-embellished screen print by Rubin.

Description

Artist: Rubin
Title: 2415
4 Color Screen Print
Size: 12" x 12"
Edition: 50
Hand-Embellished by Rubin so each piece is completely unique
Signed and numbered by artist

Paper:
290 gsm Legion Coventry Rag Paper

On sale now at http://www.cluster-wall.com/collections/rubin/products/2415

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WGBOYD Peekaboo Print Release

It's been almost 3 since I heard from Greg Boyed aka WGBOYD but he has a new print and several more in the works to be released very soon. First up is “Peekaboo", this is a 3 color serigraph print measures 18” x 18” on 65# French Blue Light Glo-Tone paper. The edition size is a mere 30 prints.

“Under observation, we act less free, which means we effectively are less free.”
– Edward Snowden.

Details from Greg:
Lately I’ve been enamored with how much of my boring life is observed and recorded by a camera. I glance up at the coffee shop, and it’s there. It’s there in the elevator and it’s atop the intersection at the end of my street. I once worked a job where every single inch of the facility was under observation. Am I paranoid? Decidedly no. But seeing a camera always takes me out of the moment and utter “what are you looking at” with my inside voice.

Peekaboo.
I see you.
I’m doing my part to chip away at your right to privacy by injecting a bit of much needed oversight into your life. You’ll thank me later.

On sale Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 3:00pm Eastern at http://wgboyd.com/

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Beatles Dave Perillo The Record Store Poster Release From Dark Hall Mansion

Dark Hall Mansion is most pleased to reveal its latest officially licensed Beatles limited edition print release: "The Record Store" by contemporary artist, Dave Perillo, on sale this Friday, May 22nd, 2015!

Dark Hall Mansion, working with Apple Corps Ltd and Bravado International, their North American licensing agent, will release Dave Perillo's unique take on a very special moment at a most everyday record store. An unusual and quietly meditative piece that catches the Beatles pausing before a record store window, a reflection on all accomplished and all that's yet to come, it's as much a meditation on artistry and artistic achievement as it is on fame and identity. Are the Beatles pausing in some "Hard Day's Night"-like run from their oncoming swarm of fans, or were they already there, quietly taking in the moment, alone and contemplative as only they knew this singular experience? The print is a special one, having required select clearances so Dave might be able to include actual Beatles record covers, tour posters, television performance imagery and related, all in creating his piece. What we see is at once so very public and yet so intimate and private, only the public visage of the Beatles gazes back at the viewer, while Dave's rendering of nuances such as slight head tilts and telling body language allow us to also stand quietly with the Beatles, sharing this moment with them. A charming piece no doubt, but a poignant one as well.

DHM's officially licensed Beatles Dave Perillo "The Record Store" limited edition Standard print measures 20" x 28," is a 6-color screen print, hand numbered and limited to a worldwide run of only 280 pieces at $65. The Variant edition is a 20" x 28" 6-color screen print, 3 colors being metallic ink highlights, hand numbered and limited to only 50 pieces worldwide at $100. The select Foil edition (based on Std colorway) measures 20" x 28," a 6-color screen print, on foil, hand numbered and limited to only 10 editions worldwide at $150. The select Foil edition (based on Variant colorway) measures 20" x 28," is a 6-color (3 being metallic ink highlights) screen print, on foil, hand numbered and limited to only 10 editions worldwide at $150.

"The Record Store" 20" x 28" Standard paper edition of 280: $65
"The Record Store" 20" x 28" Variant paper edition of 50 (with metallic ink highlights): $100
"The Record Store" 20" x 28" Foil edition of 10 (based on Std colorway): $150
"The Record Store" 20" x 28" Foil edition of 10 (based on Variant colorway/with metallic ink highlights): $150

All editions go on sale THIS FRIDAY, May 22nd, 2015 at Dark Hall Mansion. They'll go on sale on their dedicated Store page at 9:30 AM PDT here: http://www.darkhallmansionstore.com/

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Lars Krause Mudhoney Hamburg & Copenhagen Posters

Lars Krause has released a couple of good looking posters for two recent Mudhoney shows. The concerts were in Hamburg and Copenhagen. Each posters is a 2 color screen print with an edition of only 100 each,

On sale now at www.douze.de

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