Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
CAKES sketch by Stae 2
THE EXCHANGE BOOK PREVIEW
On The Run Book # 8: THE EXCHANGE
Acclaimed graffiti collective The Exchange has created a stir with a dynamic style dialogue. The idea behind the project is for members to pair up, trade sketches and rock diverse styles outside of their usual comfort zones. These experiments are then posted online to be applauded and critiqued by members. A verbal and visual style assault from some of the finest active writers across the globe: EWOK, REVOK, RIME, PERSUE, YES 2, POSE, STAE 2, SNOW, BATES, SERCH, POET, KACAO 77, SCOTTY 76, ASKEW (just to name a few). This book is jam-packed with expert style antics. You might want to get your sketchbooks out and start taking notes.
www.graffitiprojects.com
http://thegraffitiexchange.blogspot.com
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THE EXCHANGE
available April 2010
full color | 128 pages | ca. 350 photographs and illustrations | size 23,5 x 16cm (9.25 x 6.3 inches)
ISBN Paperback: 978-3-937946-64-1
Price Paperback: 9.95 € | 9.99 £ | US $ 14.95
Limited collector’s edition:
ISBN Hardcover: 978-3-937946-65-8
Silver Embossed Hardcover with Jacket & Stitch Binding
Price Hardcover: 14.95 € | 14.99 £ | US $ 19.95
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Official Release 9th of April 2010
THE EXCHANGE
Vernissage / book release party / book signing
9. April 2010 / 19:00 - 00:00 Uhr
With special guests: Rime (USA) / Bates (Sweden) / Poet (Germany) / Kacao 77 (Germany) / Jurne (USA)
A selection of artwork from The Exchange project, including work by: Rime (USA) / Bates (Sweden) / Poet (Germany) / Kacao 77 (Germany) / Jurne (USA) / Askew (New Zealand) / Host 18 (USA) / Taboo (USA) / Sirum (Australia), just to name a few.
Exhibition
10. – 23. April 2010
Mo – Sa / 14:00 – 19:00 Uhr
Common Ground Gallery / Hip Hop Stützpunkt
Marienburger Str. 16 A (hinterhof)
10405 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
www.commongroundgallery.de
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THE EXCHANGE Events
1. - 3. April – Dublin
All City Dublin Tivoli Jam: exhibition / painting session / book sneak preview / book signing with RIME (USA) and Scotty 76 (Germany)
9. April 2010 – Berlin
Common Ground Gallery: The Exchange exhibition / book launch / book signing with Rime (USA), Jurne (USA), Bates (Sweden) Poet (Germany) and Kacao 77 (Germany) and with contributions from other members of The Exchange including: Askew (New Zealand), Host 18 (USA) and Taboo (USA)
13. April 2010 – Barcelona
MTN: live painting session / book signing with Rime (USA) from 7pm – 10 pm
May/ June/ July 2010 – LA dates to be confirmed.
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On The Run Books established by From Here To Fame Publishing provides important snapshots of graffiti history, urban art, and legends in the making. Each season a variety of urban culture-related themes are featured which explore the work of an individual artist, crew, collective, topic, event or photographer within the genre. Together, the series creates an exclusive and well-documented library, offering a lifetime of inspiration for all aspiring artists, collectors and fans of personal expression to enjoy.
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Bates-Stae2
Yo Bates, thanks for the fresh outlines..
I painted this sketch you had given me way back the other day. I made small tweaks to reflect my style into the sketch as well as fit in the given space- it was real fun to paint. I liked how you had the suggestive 3d on the sketch and played with that feel as well. Hope you dig!
-S
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
ROIDS Sketch By RIME
Friday, March 12, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Yo CAKES!
Host18 paint SWK sketch
This piece is painted in my secret truck spot in Queens, NY. I trooped it out there driving my bike so the amount of paint I was able to bring was at a minimum. I noticed SWK often uses bold bright colors in his pieces, so that’s what I decided to go for.
I threw the sketch up keeping it almost exact to the sketch that Swk provided for me. I then got in there and started a new layer of sketch tweaking it here and there to add a little of myself to the letters. The letters were fun and easy to play with and I had a good time putting down the bright colors, when all was said and done I threw up the Exchange logo and called it a day within a couple of hours.
Thanks for the cool sketches SWK.