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Agostino Iacurci(Italy)

At first glance, you might mistake Agostino Iacurci's vivid murals as only a picture. A charismatic way of making the street brighter. However, the murals depict the surroundings they inhabit.

"Beardwatching" (France)

Pietro non torna indietro

The dialogue

Using ironic undertones to bring attention to his murals, Iacurci has a very unique way of bringing a community together by the circumstances and development that have seen. 

Future Simple

Punti di fuga

Smemo

Autostalk

Fish and Kids

Exert from Agostino Iacurci's interview from Lanciatrendvisions.com, 

"A first level of reading of the murals in Porto Fluviale can be the infantile image of a person that swims among fishes. If you look at the context though, you discover that you are in an area historically linked to the fish market, an unhappy environment for the protagonists of the murals. In addition, the title, "Fish'n'Kids", apart from describing the scene, refers also to a famous dish. So in total you have a vital image that contemporarily represents a catastrophe. It’s the irony unleashed by a sadistic element. I try to work on that threshold mechanism through which an innocent image can become mischievous, or serenity can become a premonition. This is my motivation, my story. But I think the interesting aspect comes afterwards, in the interpretations of others."

Agostino Iacurci will be one of the artist featured at this years Living Wall Atlanta 2013.

More Information:

www.agostinoiacurci.com

3ttman( France)

Known for his vibrant colors and psychedelic imagery, 3ttman (@3ttman)  graces us with his presence at this year's Living Walls Atl.

The cartoony whimsical images that he creates continue to amaze me and make me laugh.

From Ekosystem Blog, 

"One of the parts I love from working in the street is the fact that you offer the piece to the people and in these countries where they are so used to “classical tourism” the feedback is extraordinary. Once they understand that you are doing something for free, that in a way it’s a gift, the gratefulness they show in relation to their belongings is incomparable with western countries one."

More Information:

Vimeo.com/3ttman

Living Walls Atlanta 2013

The number of white walls in Atlanta are diminishing but, I am here for it. Everywhere I turn there are artist doing there part to make this city alive with the power of art. Then again that is what Living Walls is here for.From August 14th to 18th, Atlanta streets will be alive with the sound of......artists!

La Pandilla

Featuring 20 progressive artists from around the world come together to create murals around Atlanta involving film screenings, lectures, block parties, gallery exhibits, and bike tours. 

All Free

Open to the public

Starting in 2010, Living Walls has set itself apart by being not only one of the nonprofit organizations that bring together artist from every spectrum, but they introduce art to communities and engage the public in street art. 

Gaia and Nanook

In 2012, two murals were removed after being deemed as controversial.

Hyuro

McDonough Blvd. SE and Sawtell Ave. SE Atlanta, Ga 30315

Pierre Roti

While it was a shame it further asks the question, What is art? Or better yet what defines it. Critique is an can be an artist best friend. Yet the residents of Pittsburgh, Atlanta  felt that them never being inquired on having the mural there was a clear sign of being casted aside. The community said it was "demonic imagery" that resulted in removal and the Hyuro mural was vandalized. 

Living Walls is the perfect example of the regular trials and tribulations of the artist. Your art is somebody's issue, your issue is sometimes someones art,its a vicious cycle. It was a birdseye view on alot of subjects and issues artists face such as:

Who is my audience?

What to me is art?

Where is my art going to be displayed?

When is a good time to find all of this out?

What the hell am I doing?

Pictures from Living Walls Atlanta 2012:

Sheila Pree Knight

TIKA

ROA

Sarah Emerson

Hyuro

Art Hs

Fefe

Indigo and Andrzej

Sten and Lex

As an ode to Living Wall Atlanta, Im doing a blog post on each artist.

3ttman(France)

Agostino lacuri (Italy)

Axel Void (Spain)

Brandon Sadler(Atlanta)

Christopher Derek Bruno (Atlanta)

Elian(Argentina)

Freddy Sam (South Africa)

Gyun Hur (Atlanta)

Inti(Chile)

Jaz (Argentina)9

Joshua Ray Stephens (Atlanta)

Know Hope(Israel)

Marcy Starz (Atlanta)

Matt Haffner (Atlanta)

Laura Bell (Atlanta)

Never 2501 (Italy)

Pastel(Argentina)

Roti (France)

Sam Parker(Atlanta)

Trek Matthews (Atlanta)

 I also plan on going to most of the events :

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH
BSA Movie Night
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
980 Briarcliffe Road, NE
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Jaime and Steve from Brooklyn Street Art will screen a series of street art and graffiti short films

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH
Block Party
Edgewood Ave
9:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Restaurants, bars and music venues will come together in support of the conference.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH
Lecture Series
W Atlanta - Midtown
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Featuring Tim Crimmins of Georgia State and Dana White of Emory, Rebecca Burns of Atlanta Magazine, Assata Richards, Marcos Feldman, and Lisa Murch

SATURDAY
Main Event at The Goat Farm Arts Center
1200 Foster St
8:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Gallery exhibit featuring work of this year's participating artists, Pecha Kucha style talks, DJ's and bands

SUNDAY
Bike Tour of Walls
Location TBA
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

More Information:

Website: http://livingwallsatl.com/

Twitter:@LivingWallsAtl

More to come! Cant wait to see you there!

Rob Simmons

Fabulous Fox

Many Atlanta residents may identify with Rob Simmon's choices of location, but not many can capture the beauty in a photo that so much of us see everyday.

Guiding Flight

A gritty stairwell turned into a creative mind's drawing board, caught through a lens. As if it was a quick glimpse of magic;something  so dull and normal became something radiant and alluring.

From the Pb&J Gallery (@pbjgallery),

"The things that draw his attention are the ordinary aspects of life – using this as a starting point, he shoots to make the ordinary interesting"

After Dark

Streetlight

 The Magnolia

 The Varsity

We Need Help

Rob Simmons Photography 

http://www.rhsfoto.com/

35 Howard Street Atlanta Ga 30317

404-606-1856

http://www.pbj-gallery.com/

Straight from the coffee pot, to the canvas: Micheal Aaron Williams

Focusing on the common occurences of the "normal day", Micheal Aaron Williams captures the natural essence of people in their own habitat. His use of coffee for his paintings has the effect of making the features of the person soft yet darkened in the right places, subtly, for added depth. Who knew coffee was so damn awesome.
From the artist:
"My art is a narrative, visual poetry, making a social statement to move the viewwe to the action or realization. an important part of my work focuses on the street, the place where people live their daily lives. This allows me to interact with an audience on how they react to the art, it is a social experiment . these open air installations focus on the ephemeral state of street people and enable the viewer to participate in the outcome of the pieces, whether the viewer leaves or saves them from the street. My goal in depicting street people is to show their beauty and fragility, while bringing their situation into the eyes of the viewer, refusing to let them be forgotten or ignored"

 Website :Micheal Aaron Art

Loui Jover

Loui Jover(@LouiJover) is a self represented full time artist who lives now lives in Queensland, Australia.