Apex

Apex's work is crazy, like in so many different ways. He manages to get so many things together in one piece that my mind is blown. Apex (b. 1978, San Francisco, CA) is an extremely good mural artist, and by looking through his work you'll see he works a lot in bright block colours, and creates shapes that are so twisted and sharp, yet have so much flow at the same time. A lot of the work that I have seen is of these almost intertwining shapes that overlap and move around the wall, and I look at this work and can't even think how Apex doesn't disconnect any of these lines. They all flow, no line stops randomly, and in the same way no line begins randomly. As for the colours, well you can see for yourself, they stand out, they can be calm blues to practically neon green, but either way they stick out in the greatest way. Apex has a website that you need to check out, it has his murals, paintings, close ups and sculptures (yeah... he does sculptures too) and the address for that is: http://theapexer.com/murals/ He has also started his own youtube channel showcasing him doing his work, and its amazing to see how he builds up from the outline to the finished piece. Link to that is here: http://www.youtube.com/user/APEXERLABS Anyway here's some pictures of Apex's work, please check out this amazing work and let me know your thought's in the comments. 

All Images from http://mtn-world.com/apexer

Sofles & Does

Been a Long time since I last posted, I have had a manic past month, had stitches in, started university (graphic design & typography for all that are interested) and just really struggled to find time to start posting again. However I've now got a schedule, every monday around 7:00pmish I'm going to post, no matter if I'm knee deep in work or any excuse like that, I will have new content loaded up for you lot to see. 

Anyway moving onto what you're actually here to see, the graffiti. Very Very recently Ironlak (leading Australian spray paint company) have released a new Sofles video. My brain exploded, this video is ridiculous. Like next level ridiculous. It features Selina Miles, drapl, fintan magee and butchdaddy, and all these artists collaborating together in a huge warehouse has made a video that blows all other graffiti videos out of the water. It's great to see so many styles of graff working together in a video, and to see what sort of scale these artist's work on. But you have to check the video on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv-Do30-P8A You'll get a nice high quality version on there, but i'll also load up a copy onto here, it might be bad quality, but for some reason blogger loves changing the quality of the videos.

Video From Ironlak's youtube page

The second video on Spray Up is of Does, the name of the video on youtube is literally 'DOES does warehouse', and he does do the warehouse, and all the detail and work gone into the piece makes it out of hand. Again this video is from Ironlak, and I don't know what it is about this company, but every artists that features in their videos are so unbelievably talented. In this video you have just Does on his own tagging his name, but the way he does it, how he manages to get it so 3D that it looks like its popping out the wall and the use of colour on top of this makes an amazing video. Please check it out on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgbzS2ThjP4 but again there is a video on here to see if you don't mind the low quality  

Video From Megagrafiti's youtube page

Werms Two

Werms is a bit different from most sticker artists, simply down to the fact that his style can range from characters over to tags and styled writing. There's also a lot of spray painted work done by Werms, and it's done extremely well. I personally find myself drawn towards the characters he creates, but that does not mean his tags are bad, they're incredible, he manages to nail the old school style, and it all flows, you don't get bits that look out of place. Going back to the characters though, you can see why his name is Werms. The character is like a worm head, much like earthworm jim (could be inspiration, could just be a coincidence) but its got a lot of detail in it, theres a lot of lines work, making the character have a strong 3D element about it. He uses a variety of colours for the background and the character, all these different colours change your perspective on the worm head. To see more of his artwork please go to his Instagram @wermstwo and also check his Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/werms2/

All Pictures from http://www.flickr.com/photos/werms2/with/8079838307/

Dabs Myla

Back over to the other side world (Australia for all of us in the UK) and we're looking at Dabs Myla. Dabs Myla are a couple that do some amazing collabs all over, and when you think of couples working together, you imagine hair being pulled out, bust up's and all that jazz, but you don't get this with these two. They seem to be like two peas in a pod, and the work they create is unbelievable. Like most of the work I post about and fanboy over, it has lots of bright, thick colour, and the characters are these happy smiley characters. Unfortunately people like me can't see the work of Dabs Myla due to the fact we're so far away. But fortunately Dabs Myla have Instagram, and their own website, their Instagram Is @dabsmyla, and the website is www.dabsmyla.com 

All pictures from @dabsmyla Instagram

Miss Wah

Nothing cheers me up like brightly coloured happy characters, and when I look at the work of Miss Wah, I lose it. She's from Worcestershire in the UK and has a passion for all things Kawaii. Kawaii means all things cute in Japanese, And most things cute in Japanese are cheery and happy, and their Cheeriness rubs off onto you. All the characters she draws are brightly coloured in pinks, light blues and more, and even some of the darker drawings, like the skull bunny still can't help but make you smile. On top of all this all the drawings are super clean, the curves are so smooth, and the colour is solid, you can't fault this work. You have to go and check her out on Instagram @lil_wah and on her website http://www.misswah.com 

All pictures from @Lil_wah Instagram

Kibie

Back to the great world of Sticker Slaps, and this post were talking about Kibie. You get some real cool work out of Kibie, some real solid use of colour and good consistency. His art consists mostly of this bear character, with its tongue sticking out. The highlights and the shadows that are on the character really make it look 3D, but he also does some sweet black and white work and even though you don't the same highlights and shadows, the work still looks ridiculous and really make it fit well into the street art genre. There is always work coming from Kimbie, and it always looks good. So if you want to see more of this work please check him out Instagram @niceguylayou_kibie. 

All pictures from @niceguylayou_kibie Instagram.

The Graffiti Filled Parisian Building

Paris, A place well known in the Graff world, and very recently has been featured in the Daily Mail down to the fact that an old derelict building was handed over to 100 of the best graffiti artists from around the world. There is all different styles of work filling every inch of the block. Its amazing to see what some of the artists have developed in different rooms, some of the work is so abstract and odd, whilst in other rooms you can have stunning portraiture. There's a full article over on:  

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2441767/Street-artists-decorate-Parisian-tower-block-create-10-storey-art-installation.html 

Go check out the link for a full article and more pictures. 

All Pictures from http://www.dailymail.co.uk 

Buff Monster

Pink, Graffiti, and Mohawks, you get all three with Buff Monster. The guy's work all started in Los Angeles, It's a bit of a mash up of heavy metal music, ice cream and japanese culture, and putting this all together makes some seriously amazing work. When reading a bit more into Buff Monster I found out that the colour pink is used because 'The color pink, a symbol of confidence, individuality and happiness, is present in everything he creates.' And to be honest, when you look through his work, you do feel happier, It has a weird positive effect on you. I love this style of work though, the thick colours, the black outlines and cheerful characters, it makes a boring street wall full of life. Like most of the artists I post on here he does have an Instagram @buffmonster and a website www.buffmonster.com , There's always good work being posted, and there's a good blog on his work on the website.

 

All Pictures From www.buffmonster.com