On the Streets of Vienna: Penfold & Numskull

One of my two favorite artists were in Vienna the past few days and painted a few spots around the city. Penfold left but Numskull stayed and is having a exhibition with Perfekt World. More info on the event here.

Keeping up with the Trend

Invaders newest piece in Paris is the Flappy Bird from the very addictive and popular game that took over everyones phones this year.

Art Basel Miami - RISK X Shepard Fairey

Risk and Shepard Fairey collaborate on this "Peace / Justice" mural for Art Basel Miami.

BanksyNY

The infamous Banksy has unveiled his latest street art project, an impromptu art gallery to take place on the very streets of New York City. He plans to put up new pieces over the course of October 2013, and will accompany his 'artist residency' with an audio guide to better explain his work. You can visit his project website under www.banksyny.com, where he has already uploaded his first piece. Notice the preface, which is a quote by the famous artist, Paul Cézanne; "All pictures inside, in the studio, will never be as good as those done outside."

IBUg 2013: Zwickau

IBUg 2013 from IBUg on Vimeo.

From August 30th to September 1st, the IBUg festival of 2013 took place in Zwickau, Germany. Much like the year before, many artists participated in turning an abandoned factory into an impromptu art space.

Cleon Peterson

Cleon Peterson newest mural in LA looks amazing.

RIP Nekst

NEKST tribute by Banksy. Make sure to check out the gif here.

EVERYWHERE

Everywhere is a short documentary about the work and the origin of the Toaster, an idea between 3 friends. Since 1999, the toaster has become an iconic symbol in the street art culture but as well it has made its appearance on music festivals, football stadiums and even bicycle races such as Tour de France. So take half an hour of your time today, or bookmark it for later, to watch this documentary of one of the first street art projects.

Sum Times

Aakash Nihalani, known for his tape art installations, did these two great humorous pieces at Nuart Festival in Norway.

Drink 'n' Draw

If you live in Vienna, Rabbiteyemovement or REM for short should be a familiar name. They are a street art collective/concept that was started in 2005 by Vienna's artist Nychos. Now after 6 years they will be opening a new artspace in the city where it all started. The opening show entitled "Drink 'n' Draw" is this Thursday, 6th of December, will be an exhibition of new works from a diverse group of artists. If you are a fan of graffiti and the street art culture make sure you come down to Gumpendorferstrasse 91 to celebrate the opening of the Rabbiteye Movement Artspace.
More info on this event here.

Vhils in London

Vhils did his new mural in London before his show opening this week at Lazarides. Photos by AdversMedia

VNA talks to Retna

Very Nearly Almost did this small feature about Retna, who is the main headline on their new(20th)issue of the magazine. Check out the video and learn a little bit more about this great artist.

Edible Street Art

These decorative murals were done by a Montreal based artist, Shelley Miller, and what makes them extra special is that they were made using a interesting medium: cake icing. I wonder how they look after a few days when the icing starts to drip and melt off the wall. via.

Vhils in Rio

"Project We just finish in Rio in Brazil. Comunidade do Morro da Providência. We did several walls. This one is Sr. Edinho carved on the same place where he used to live for more than 50 years. Before the process of transformation that some of the favelas in Rio are suffering."
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Kid Acne X Vienna

Back in the summer Kid Acne came to Vienna and left behind some goodies for us. Now he is coming back as he is having a show in the Inoperable Gallery. He will be showing off his new work exploring themes of witchcraft,folklore and mythology. The art will range from illustrations,paintings,collage and printmaking. Make sure to come down on the 25th of October, this Thursday, to Burggasse 24/1 for the opening show.
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Vermibus

Berlin based artist, Vermibus, has a very interesting way of transforming advertising posters from the street. Using solvents and brushes he mutates super-models on these fashion posters making them look like mummies or ghosts. While the end images might be creepy to some, the use of solvents to manipulate the ink is interesting. Anyways check out the video about his manipulation process above and check out his nightmarish paintings below.  

ECB in South Korea

ECB, also known as Hendrik Beikrich, made a new mural in Busan and it's pretty much the most amazing thing I've seen this week.Check out the pictures below:

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Hennessy x Futura

After their successful collab with Kaws, Hennesy has decided to give it another go but this time they've decided to partner up with Futura to design their special collectors edition bottle. The exclusive box set comes with a numbered cognac bottle as well as the custome pair of Chuck Taylors sneakers. While the bottle/sneakers look cool what caught my attention more was the video. In this short clip they follow Futura around NYC as he talks about his graffiti background and his inspiration to think differently.

Street Knowledge: 35

Wheat Pasting 101

London Olympics

Banksy.