
AARON ABLVN’S latest show, “100 Painitings” at the Klughaus Gallery is a blast from the past. This past Saturday was the opening for “100 Paintings” by the Portland, Oregon-based artist and cartoonist encompassing more than 100 pieces dedicated to his influences and his love of cartoons.
Mar 13, 2012 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 100, 100 Paintings, 2012, AARON, Aaron OBLVN, art in the streets, art show, artist, Cartoonist, cartoons, chinatown, classic, Classic Characters, Debut, Dennis the Menace, Emerging, Emerging Artist, Emerging Pacific Northwest artist, exhibition, Felix the Cat, First NYC Solo Show, gallery, graffiti, Graffiti Artist, Illustrations, Klughaus, Klughaus Gallery, L.E.S., la, lower east side, moca, Monroe Street, new work, new york city, New York City debut, NYC, OBLVN, One-of-a-kind, opening reception, paintings, Portland, Portland-based artist, solo show, Spray Cans, Street Artist, Street Culture | 2 Comments »

Colombian artist STINKFISH turns every wall into a work of art with just a spritz of a spray-can. His vibrant portraits evoke emotion unlike any other street artist and that’s probably attributed to his South American upbringing mixed with his stencil techniques.
Nov 30, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 2011, art, Art Blogger, art show, artist, Blogger, brooklyn, Brooklynite Gallery, Colombia, Colombian Artist, exhibition, latino, Latino Artist, new york city, NYC, Pattern, portraits, punkrose33, Recent Show, Roz B., Signature, Signature Touch, South, South America, South American Artist, STINKFISH, Street Artist, Thinkers, Thinkers of This, Tribal, Tribal Pattern, Tumblr, work | Leave A Comment »

Crochet artist, Olek discusses the site-specific installation featured in her current solo exhibition, The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal, at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery from August 10-27, 2011.
Sep 02, 2011 | Categories: OFF THE HOOK, VIDEO | Tags: artist, installation, series, site, solo | Leave A Comment »

Video Art We Love :: Kid Zoom – Process – Love seeing an artist at Kid Zoom’s level GOING IN!
Sep 02, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: artist, brooklyn, graffiti, kid zoom, KINGBROWN, new york, NYC, Process, street art, studio visit | Leave A Comment »

Miru Kim’s solo exhibit, The Pig That Therefore I Am, opens this Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Doosan Gallery in New York City. This powerful collection of self portraits taken in industrial sow farms around the US raises thoughts of our relationship and treatment of other sentient beings. Please watch Kim’s recent performance in Poland inspired by this series and read her poetic and provocative artist statement. If you haven’t seen our 120 Seconds with Miru, take a couple of minutes to do so. – Moni Vargas
Mar 23, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 120 seconds, 2011, artist, DOOSAN, Doosan Gallery, Friends We Love Arts Music Festival Video Flyer jose james sara white asen james gaea tk wonder probe dms bobbito garcia waajeed dhundee stimulus moni poster boy ellis g aakash nihal, miru kim, new york, pig farms, solo exhibit, The Pig That Therefore I Am, US | 2 Comments »

Artist and author, Yuri Shimojo, explains how her unconventional upbringing has influenced her many forms of expression throughout the years leading up to her current watercolor paintings.
Feb 17, 2011 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: abstract, artist, author, autobiography, AXIS, Bossa de Novo, brooklyn, com, Evolution, friends we love, Japanese arts, japanese culture, journaling, mike vargas, moni vargas, morono kiang gallery, new york, painting, visual art, watercolors, yuri shimojo | Leave A Comment »