Italian artist, Alice Pasquini, sent us some great shots of her first large mural in the U.S., located at Bushwick Five Points. The mural is titled "As Much As You Can." She says, "It's dedicated to all the people who have had to leave behind everything and come to a city they don't know in order to make a better life." Beautiful work!
For those of you who will be in Los Angeles next week, be sure to check out Logan Hicks' solo show debuting at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) on March 8, 2013
Acclaimed New York-based street and stencil art visionary LOGAN HICKS today announced Thin Veils And Heavy Anchors, a new solo showing of his work in Los Angeles, CA. Thin Veils And Heavy Anchors will debut at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) on March 8, 2013 and run through March 10, 2013, and marks a triumphant return for an artist whose works have been shown in Auckland, Cape Town, Shanghai, Taipei, and just about everywhere in between.
Originally a professional screen printer, Hicks' work has gained considerable global recognition for its exploration of the urban environment and its ability to capture the sometimes-mundane cycle of city life in a haunting, yet highly refined, manner using hand-sprayed stencils. His new body of work has evolved. The paintings have moved inside: from endless streets of colorful building facades up to six feet in scale to more intimate interior settings; from exterior cityscapes to the interiors of various buildings; and from distant lights to the direct gaze of figures who are in the process of walking away or climbing up stairs; shapes and curves of emotionless figures juxtaposed against the rigid linework of architecture bring attention to the contradictions of the city.
As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary of the Wooster Collective website, we asked a group of artists who we showcased in the beginnings of the website the following question:
What's the one thing that you learned in the last decade that you had wished someone had told you 10 years ago?
The following response comes from Mark Jenkins:
I have been following the responses of other artists and Calma's advice really hit home. I wish I read it ten years ago...
"I think it should be to learn to put things in perspective, see what's really important and what's just there to stress you out and would show up every day in a hundred ways just to ruin the day or the week. To learn not to give a negative fuck about those small things, to care less about every single thing, every phone call not answered, every project, a show, deadline. There was always the feeling that this one was the one girl, show or opportunity..."
I always had the idea that you find the thing you like doing the most in life and you hook yourself to it like a mule to a cart and grind away until you reach some pinnacle...but it turns out that in the end it never arrives. Life isn't a mountain. The journey is the only reward.
Reinier de Jong has released a new and improved REK bookcase, one of my favorite bookshelves we ever featured on Design Milk.
If you recall, we blogged about this creative storage solution back in 2008. Four years later, his new version has been refinished and is much more lightweight, making it easier to move and slide.
The original was designed for a private client in 2008 in order to grow as one’s growing book collection grows. Therefore, you can expand the shelf as you need more room.
The new finish is recycled HPL by Abet Laminati, a solid grey material that gives it a slightly warm and interesting look, especially on the edges where it looks as if it is seamlessly folded around the shelves. REK is also available in a dark grey version of this material.
In addition to also making the piece lighter, they’ve improved the guidance and added a stop, making sure the parts do not slide out too far.
REK can be ordered directly from Reinier de Jong.
Photos by Peter van Dijk.
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