BROOKLYN STREET ART LOVES YOU MORE EVERY DAYHappy New Year! BSA Highlights of 2010
December 31, 2010
Artists
All posts tagged: Vango
Crotched objects began appearing on the street this year. © Jaime Rojo
Images Of The Week 10.10.10
October 10, 2010
Artists, Brooklyn, NYC, On the Street
This week, K-Guy primates appeared in the urban jungle of NYC while Vango, in Kiellarny, Ireland touched on American pop culture and Brooklyn’s own Faile gifted NYC with an amazing Prayer Wheel.
- K-Guy “see-no-hear-no-speak-no” One of the three definitions of Primate is: an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation. (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
- Faile. “Dreams Begin. Death Awaits me. Worlds Spin” (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
- Faile. “Dreams Begin. Death Awaits me. Worlds Spin” (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
- Faile. “Dreams Begin. Death Awaits me. Worlds Spin” (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
- Vango “Sesame Slum” (Photo © Vango)
- K-Guy “see-no-hear-no-speak-no” (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
Follow @AnneFrank : Street Art, Twitter and History
October 6, 2010
Artists, Interview, Ireland, Killarney, On the Street
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. http://4rbyf.th8.us #optimism #hope #beauty
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103 characters and her followers would have had an update of exactly what Anne Frank was thinking. The inner life of this girl, as recorded in her diary, has inspired many an artist, author, movie director, painter, and writer to contemplate their own.
Irish stencil Street Artist Vango has just imagined Anne Frank as she might be today – sending her personal thoughts and observations, status updates. It’s a tricky minefield of human history to tread for an artist and the implications of a wireless data stream available to all are still being assessed by contemporary culture. As our historical touchstones are viewed through these new screens, sometimes it can be jolting and will raise questions. What parallels exist today, and what has been fundamentally changed by our creation?
Vango “Follow @AnneFrank” (Photo © Vango)
Brooklyn Street Art: With this new stencil you have updated an image of Anne Frank using what we are calling “social media”. What inspired you to create this piece?
Vango: Well, I always like merging the past with the present in my work and I especially like painting historic characters using the modern equivalent of their chosen medium. Today everyone ‘s on Twitter or Facebook expressing themselves to the world, which is a positive thing, except 99% of what they say is irrelevant bulls**t. On the flip side, 65 years ago this young girl actually had something to say that was unheard in her lifetime.
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Brooklyn Street Art: Tell us a bit about the Street Art scene in Ireland.
Vango: Obviously Ireland isn’t known for Street Art but there are some talented artists emerging, especially in the last year or two like KARMA, ADW, Canvaz, Maser and of course Conor Harrington.
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Brooklyn Street Art: Who would you cite as an inspiration as an artist?
Vango: As a stencil artist it’s hard not to mention Banksy. Lots of stencil artists are reluctant to admit that Banksy had an influence on them at the risk of sounding like stale copy cats. That’s understandable but I’d rather be honest and admit that Banksy had a major role in my decision to pick up a can. The guy makes it look so easy again and again and the least he deserves is homage from newbie stencil artists.
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Brooklyn Street Art: Why do you think Street Art is important and relevant in today’s art world?
Vango: It’s there for everyone to see, like it or not. It demands to be noticed and as you can tell it’s succeeding. You can be on a train, walking to work or driving home and see art that’s just as thought provoking as art you have to go out of your way to find. I think that ‘s important because nobody seems to have time anymore. If you have a job and a favorite TV show, your day is spent.
Vango: It’s there for everyone to see, like it or not. It demands to be noticed and as you can tell it’s succeeding. You can be on a train, walking to work or driving home and see art that’s just as thought provoking as art you have to go out of your way to find. I think that ‘s important because nobody seems to have time anymore. If you have a job and a favorite TV show, your day is spent.
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