urban art

Francis Alys

by Andy Ball June 22, 2010

Francis Alÿs is soon to feature in a new exhibition at Tate Modern. His work, which covers a variety of media, is intriguing to say the least. He lives and works in Mexico City and is represented by David Zwirner, New York, and Peter Kilchmann, Zurich. Alÿs attended the Institute of Architecture in Tournai and [...]

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Fecal Face Photography

by Andy Ball April 30, 2010

We recently came across an uber cool art and music blog that goes by the name of Fecal Face. Fecal Face have artistic tastes similar to our own and are well worth checking out. One of their most popular topics is their “picture of the day” posts and if you like striking, thought provoking photography [...]

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Broken Fingaz – Graffiti Stop Motion

by Andy Ball April 7, 2010

As our regular readers will know by now, we at GBC Magazine are big fans of Graffiti and big fans of Stop Motion, so Graffiti Stop Motions really wet our proverbial whistle. This is the first animation clip from Tant and Unga of the “broken fingaz crew”, who hail from Israel. The music is from [...]

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Temporal: The Art of Stephan Doitschinoff (aka Calma)

by Andy Ball March 21, 2010

Between 2005—2008, artist Stephan Doitschinoff, originally of Sao Paulo, travelled throughout the Brazilian countryside of Bahia, painting site-specific murals on adobe houses, chapels and even a cemetery. In the small village of Lençóis, he collaborated with local artisans, and expanded his research into the rich history of Brazilian folklore and the [...]

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Claudio Ethos – Casa Das Caldeiras

by Andy Ball March 18, 2010

Claudio Ethos is an up and coming Brazilian graffiti artist, he was recently hired to paint a large mural inside Casa Das Caldeiras in Sao Paulo. The project was for EXPERIMENTA, a collaborative project aimed at unearthing Brazils best artistic talent.
This impressive video is made from 30 hours of footage time lapsed into [...]

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Haroshi – Skateboard Art

by Andy Ball March 9, 2010

What happens to old skateboard decks? Well most probably end up in the bin, and a lucky few may make it into storage in a dusty corner of the garage to be reminisced over when you are old and balding at best. Now however, art collective Haroshi have launched a series of art pieces made [...]

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Mulheres Barbadas – Casa do Lado

by Andy Ball March 4, 2010

Mulheres Barbadas is a collaborative illustration project by 2 Brazilian designers, Henrique Lima and Julio Zukerman, who create commissioned and personal illustrations often on a very large scale. Check out Mulheres Barbadas’ latest video, “Casa do Lado” below:
They describe themselves as: “We are two bearded ladies working together. We take turns drawing until we either [...]

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Parkour – David Belle

by Andy Ball March 3, 2010

David Belle is widely appreciated to be the creator of Parkour and Free Running. He is also a stuntman and actor. His military training and early gymnastic, athletic, climbing and martial arts training acted as the foundations on which his creation of Parkour and Free running was built.
The Best of David Belle´s Videos
David [...]

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