Slum is Transformed by Art

Simple. Stunning. Stupendous. Three words which immediately come to mind when contemplating the photos that accompany this article on telegraph.co.uk which describes the transformation by some very creative artists of a favela or slum in Rio de Janeiro. An...

EPA Law Effective April, Home Repairs May Have To Be Put On Hold

Home-owners may find themselves unable to complete home repairs or re models after April 22nd. A New law that requires Contractors repairing or painting homes made before 1978 or facilities occupied by children comes into effect on April 22, 2010. The law requires that...

Banksy work is ruined by mistake

Once again out of touch council officials destroy an irreplacable art work by Banksy. Thank goodness for his hometown of Bristol whose council has pledged never to destroy any of his work found there. " A mural by graffiti artist Banksy, which once featured on the cover of...

Magic Realism , Art

Painter, Alejandra Salgado

My fancy

I painted her a gushing thing, With years about a score; I little thought to find they were A least a dozen more; My fancy gave her eyes of blue, A curly auburn head: I came to find the blue a green, The auburn turned to red.

Festival In Moscow, Russia, Lets Graffiti Artists Paint

Like in many other places around the world, graffiti art was not always welcome in Russia. However, the Dream Energy graffiti festival taking place in Moscow in July of this year encourages Russia’s graffiti artists to come out and let their creativity go wild, painting...

An Artist Breaking Racial Barriers!

            I am an avid art fan. I absolutely love art! I am constantly looking at new art, old art, paintings, nudes, abstracts, anything that I set my eyes on never fails to draw me (no pun intended!) I am very...

Vancouver Olympic clock vandalized...again

Several hoodlums have expressed their politics on the Vancouver Olympic clock--either that or they were hard pressed for a canvas. The clock was once again defaced with paint last night, this time by three...

What to do with 520 Obama Stickers? Body Work

Two woman had a choice this election season, get a paint Job for their Volvo or use some other bonding agent.  They went with Change one can believe in, so they affixed 520 Obama Bumper stickers to their...

Graffiti At It's Finest - Toronto's Style In Progress...Revisited

A follow-up to "Graffiti At It's Finest - Toronto's Style In Progress" story here: http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/graffiti-its-finest-torontos-style-progress Another picture perfect sunny day in Graffiti Alley,...

Style In Progress 2008

"Style In Progress 2008 was yesterday in the Queen St. West alleys in Toronto, and from what I saw the event went great! Myself and a few friends got into town nice and early, and got lots of pictures of the first half of the day, and not as many of the second half. ...

Graffiti At Its Finest - Toronto's Style In Progress

Dozens of graffiti artists from all ages and skill, gathered yesterday in Toronto's "Graffiti Alley" for the 2008 Style In Progress, a legal event which spans from Spadina Avenue to Portland Street in the Queen...

Cool on Britannia

With Tim Henman gone, and Andy Murry the new hope, I think if there is to be "Henmania" style support for Murry, they had best relocate Wimbledon to Edinburgh."Cool on Britannia ...

Next Fundraiser Scheduled for The Wooden Cow Gallery and Art Space!

"Our next HUGE Yard Sale Fundraiser is taking place on Saturday, June 28th, 2008. Mark your calendars now!   All proceeds benefit The Wooden Cow Gallery and Art Space, a local grassroots creative co-op devoted to promoting arts awareness, while improving the lives and...

London council paints over street artist Bansky's graffiti murals - worth mil...

A piece of Banksy's work was painted over by London council just a little while after it was first displayed, saying it was worth worthless graffiti. Some of Banksy's previous works have fetched up to a million...

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