David: Maestro Knows And The Very Talented Artist, Yué Wu

Below is Maestro's newest video featuring one of my favorite artists and biggest inspirations, Yué Wu. Maestro shows Yué Wu around during his first ever trip to Los Angeles and gives us a glimpse into the creativity Yué possesses. Check it out below! The video also features Johnny Cupcakes (who Gray and myself interviewed out in Los Angeles) and Dom Kennedy.



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David: PaperMonster x Friends With Knives (Recap)

PaperMonster

Our good friend, PaperMonster, recently just had his show, "Friend's With Knives," at the Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles, California. It featured a lineup of stencil artists including Blek le Rat, Broken Crow, Chris Stain, Dave Lowell, E.L.K, Greg Boudreau, HAHA, Joe Iurato, Koleszar, Henry Quiara, Leckomio, Mefee, Nathan Phaneuf, Peat Wollaeger, Scotch, and Shai Dahan. Check it out below:

PaperMonster, Nathan Phaneuf, and Peat W.

Henry Quira, E.L.K., & Blek le Rat in the middle

Fantastic 3-D sculpture piece by Peat using stencils

Great new direction and quality work from Chris Stain

Hit the jump to see more pictures from the event!

Chris Stain

Scotch

Scotch also featured in LA Times article alongside many of the participating artists

Joe Iurato

Nathan Phaneuf

Broken Crow

Nathan Phaneuf crisp clean stencil layering on mirror.

Joe Iurato

Dave Lowell with insane photorealism skills

HAHA

Leckomio, Henry Quiara, and Shai Dahan

Dave Lowell

Insane skill by none other than Koleszar. Huge detail and layering of stencils with precision in this piece.

Nathan Phaneuf

Dave Lowell and John Koleszar

Koleszar and Man One (Crewest)

Pictures via PaperMonster
Pictures taken by Henry Quiara
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David: REAL Skateboards: Justin Brock vs D*Face Video

This is a further look into the deck collaboration between San Francisco’s REAL Skateboards and street artist/skater D*Face. This video was directed and edited by Henry Edwards and features team rider Justin Brock in England with music by The Small Faces. Check it out up top!
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David: Banksy In Boston

Banksy keeps moving along with work popping up all over on this North American tour. Just recently he's had paintings spotted in Toronto, Detroit, Seattle, Chicago and San Fracisco, and now his two recent spottings have been seen in Boston. Check them out below:

Thank you Wooster Collective

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David: Banksy's Work Seen In Toronto, Detroit, Seattle, Chicago and San Francisco

Toronto, near Trinity Bellwoods Park, Union Station, Rogers Centre

I did a post on this guy showing the preview of his film Exit Through the Gift Shop, which has been playing in select spots throughout the United States (click here to see city listings). Here are some pieces done by Banksy, his crew, and maybe some people copying his style around Toronto, Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, and San Francisco. The only way to know for sure that they're real is to check the outdoors section. But nonetheless all these pieces are amazing. Both provoking and insightful.

Detroit

Photo credit: billyvoo (check out billyvoo's full Flickr page here)

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Toronto, near Trinity Bellwoods Park, Union Station, Rogers Centre

Toronto, near Trinity Bellwoods Park, Union Station, Rogers Centre

Chicago (Randolph and Peoria)

San Francisco

Seattle

Toronto

San Francisco, Marin Headlands

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David: Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop (Preview)

On Friday, April 16th, Bansky's "Exit Through The Gift Shop" is set to premier its US tour. Banksy is a UK graffiti icon and this is a trailer of the new documentary which Bansky himself gives us a little insight to the story line here:

"The film is the story of what happens when this guy tried to make a documentary about me but he was a lot more interesting than I am, so the film is now kinda about him."

Check out the preview below!

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