RAY NOLAND

[ABOUT-THE-ARTIST]
RAY NOLAND

Ray Noland is an artist and designer working under the alias CRO. He is the creator of "Go Tell Mama!" - a grassroots Obama art, video and street campaign which began in 2006 and toured the country during the election of '08. He is also the artist behind the now iconic "Run, Blago, Run" street art phenomenon. Noland also independently published the now-defunct online magazine BLACKLIST® ('03-'06). He has a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago ('95) and has worked professionally as an art director and brand designer. His art & illustrations have been published throughout the US and Europe and are in the collections of the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian. Though Noland's work has been exhibited in galleries in Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and Atlanta, he is most familiar with renting vacant storefronts and converting them into DIY PopUp art spaces.

Ray Noland currently lives and works between Asheville, NC and Chicago. www.creativerescue.org.

[ARTIST-STATEMENT]
Since the early 1990s, my work has involved the creation of conceptually based sociopolitical screen-printed posters, imagery and art activism. I embrace the hand of the artist and technology - carrying this philosophy through my process. In my work, I comment on the American dream and the subsequent gap between it and reality. My work also addresses racial identity, pop culture, politics and underlying social behaviors historical and current which continue to shape American society. I document a moment in time (DAMIT) by creating imagery that resonates with people. I'm trying to engage in social and political discourse in a humorous way. Often times these themes are combined into work reflecting heroes and/or villains of our society. Like a vessel, I constantly receive stimuli from the environment which becomes part of my work. I present the viewer with a mirror reflection of the world as it is. My social commentary weaves graphic form with brazen content. The result is at times stark and brash and at others photographic and honest.

BANSKY IN CHICAGO

MAY 8, 2010
AS REPORTED BY MAXWELL COLETTE:
Banksy in Chicago
http://maxwellcolette.blogspot.com/2010/05/banksy-in-chicago.html


On Friday a picture was posted in the "outdoor" section on Banksy's website. The image appeared to show a new Banksy stencil piece with Chicago's own Sears / Willis Tower in the background. The work is classic Banksy and a visual nod to "The Untouchables" and "The Battleship Potemkin" . Or it could just be a pram rolling down some stairs. In any case, we have found the image and are thrilled to bring you the world's first detail pictures of the piece. If you ask us nicely we may even tell you where it is located.




OK, we wouldn't be that mean. It's on the corner of Randolph and Peoria on the side of an Indian restaurant. Better go see it quickly before Mayor Daley's Graffiti Blasters destroy it forever.

Check out Banksy's work on his website banksy.co.uk and peep our Flickr for more pics.
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TAGS: BANKSY, BANKSY ART, BANKSY CHICAGO, BANKSY CHICAGO PICTURES, BANKSY IN CHICAGO, CHICAGO STREET ART, GRAFFITI, MAXWELL COLETTE GALLERY, MAXWELLCOLETTE.COM, STENCIL ART

URBAN ART IN BOGOTTA, COLUMBIA. PHOTOGRAPHED BY PAOLA

Now you see me, now you don't: The artist who turns himself into the Invisible Man Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-12013

Look carefully. A little closer. This is a portrait of a man trying to blend beautifully into the background.
Whether lurking next to a telephone box or standing to attention at a cannon, Liu Bolin has made an art of becoming the invisible man.
The Chinese artist is creating more than just startling images with his works.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1201398/Now-you-dont-The-artist-turns-Invisible-Man.html
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1201398/Now-you-dont-The-artist-turns-Invisible-Man.html#ixzz0ZLtOt5P3

Zore 64 Bringing Graffiti on more.

http://vimby.com/video/art/us/all/detail/10624/Graffiti


Zore 64
CHICAGO - Native Chicagoan Zore 64 brings an improvisational dynamic to the walls he paints, rolling with the punches even when the perfect equipment isn't readily available.
www.myspace.com/zore


Tags:
chicago, graffiti, art, Brian Keller, zore 64

Extra News - Chicago through a Different Set of Eyes

Photo: LIKALEE
“Made In Chicago-Urban Landscapes and Gentrification” |Carolina Reyes | Dec. 4 | La Llorona Gallery | 1474 W. Webster | Carolinaireyes.carbonmade.com
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Extra News - Chicago through a Different Set
of Eyes

Carolina Reyes knows the city of Chicago well. She was not only born here, but as an artist, she sees the city through a different set of eyes. Reyes’ new exhibit, “Made in Chicago,” focuses on a side of Chicago that is not usually printed on tourist’s guides.

For Reyes, the love for art began in high school, and continued throughout college. Now, Reyes is not only an assistant at La Llorona Gallery, but also an artist whose focus is urban pop with a spark of surrealism.

Recently, Reyes gave a tour of Chicago in which she admits she saw the city in a new light.
“Having to explain the architecture made me appreciate the city even more,” Reyes said.
Reyes found inspiration for her new exhibit over a course of two years.

“During that time, I rode my bike all around the city and I saw a lot. I learned that certain things are unjust and that’s what I wanted to focus on.”

Reyes adds that there are many things about Chicago that are underrepresented – such as gentrification – and uses this as an opportunity to show the audience some of the bigger issues that concern Chicago.

Although her exhibit has kept her busy, she still finds time to visit the local art scene.
“There’s a lot of men in the art world so I do my best to go around and show my support for female artists as well,” she says.

Her advice for up-and-coming artists: “Don’t give up what you’re doing. You’re going to receive criticism all the time, but the idea is to stick with what is important to you.”

After viewing her art, Reyes wants the audience to leave with the idea that it’s O.K. to question things.

“We’re taught not to question, we just follow rules, so I want them to stop for a moment and think. Questioning things brings awareness and that in itself can bring change,” she said.
by Deysi Cuevas

15 Shapes

http://15shapes.blogspot.com/

WELCOME TO THE ART BLOG OF AVALIBLE TO HIRE GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR 15SHAPES. HERE I WILL BE POSTING MY ON GOING GRAPHIC, ILLUTRATION, CHARACTER DESIGN AND ANIMATION WORK IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER FOR YOU TO LOOK AT. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT AND VISIT OFTEN, TELL YOU FRIENDS AND REMEMBER I'M AVALIBLE FOR HIRE AND I DO TAKE ON COMMISIONS. –FIFTEEEN

Black Rainbow Extarodinaire Magazine

http://www.bkrw.com/flash/auctions-urban-art-graffiti.html

Auctions paintings & graphic arts at Maison LECLERE with FUTURA 2000,BANSKY,JONONE,CRASH,FAILE,SHEPARD FAIREY,WK,D-FACE and more .

Lokos Rayados

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=2&aid=129571&id=586354815

"Lokos Rayados" photos by: Felipe Figueroa

Linda Juana Perez!

pescadorolliento

ianmjohnson

ianmjohnson.com

Artist from SF

http://fantastic-dl.blogspot.com/2009/08/ian-johnson-artist-sf.html

Stylized Nudes Expected to Top Latin American Art Sales at Christie's and Sotheby's (One of my many favorite Artists)

Stylized Nudes Expected to Top Latin American Art Sales at Christie's and Sotheby's

An art patron inspects Roberto Matta's "Endless Nudes," part of a Latin American Art auction on display at Sotheby's in New York, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. AP Photo/Kathy Willens.

By: Walker Simon

NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).- A bronze of a voluptuous nude holding a cigarette and a volcanic landscape strewn with lifeless limbs top this week's Latin American art auctions. The New York sales at Christie's and Sotheby's follow strong auctions this month for Modern and Impressionist art, stirring hopes of a rebound in the Latin American art market after weak sales in the spring. "The psychology of the market is different now ... than when there was collapse of the financial markets," said Christie's Latin American expert Virgilio Garza, referring to the slump in the stock market. "People were careful then with spending, now there is more confidence." "Endless Nudes," painted by Chile's Matta, could fetch up to $3 million, according to Sotheby's. ... More

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=34361

MADE IN CHICAGO

New works.

New Art works that inspire me.

NEW dixon painting / Series on paper / BLAZE

http://www.existingvisual.com/tag/dixon-art/

NEW dixon painting / Series on paper / BLAZE

Tags / art, Blogs, Dixon art, Dixon painting, dixon series on paper, dixon style, Juan Carlos Noria, Mejuan, painting, pop art, Spray paint — Format Magazine Urban Art Fashion @ 7:44 pm

Date Farmers: Tell Them Willy Boy Was Here

Source: flavorpill.com

Date Farmers, Tell Them Willy Boy Was Here, Courtesy New Image Art Gallery


New Image Art stages an imaginative collection of works by the Date Farmers (aka Coachella Valley's Carlos Ramirez and Armando Lerma). The duo's output is comprised of scavenged materials alongside traditional media, recalling Mexican folk art, prison art, and Native American portraiture. The works present thematic narratives on the indigenous California experience, employing pop-culture and religious influences to identify what it means to be a native southlander. The gallery's project room narrows the scope of the pair's works with Cat House, examining one of their most prized subjects, the feline.

– Tanja Laden

For all you graf heads.

http://graffitiartist.org/

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November 15, 2009 at 6:48 pm · Filed under designs and tagged: art, artwork, blackbook, design, drawing, graff, Graffit Art, graffiti, graffiti art, Graffiti Art in Scotland, graffiti artist, graffiti sketch, outlines, scotland, Scottish, scottish graff, Scottish Graffiti, Scottish Graffiti Art, sketch

Light Is the New Graffiti

http://popupcity.net/2009/08/light-is-the-new-graffiti/

As you may have noticed, we like to explore the boundaries of contemporary street art. In the past we wrote about topics such as confetti graffiti, fluorescent tape art and projections that address the issue of street safety at night. This one is another example illustrating the expanding scope of the street art scene. All you need is a camera with good Long Exposure option, a light and, most important, a healthy dose of inspiration.

Artists like Jaron Korvinus already experimented with this form of ‘10 seconds street art’, loose from wall or stoop. Check out the ‘Lightdrawing’ project on his website. You can find many, many more pictures about light graffiti on Flickr. Some of the creations are outstanding and actually play with the urban environment.

Cat
Posted Monday August 24, 2009 at 3:31 pm | Permalink
Anyone who loves these light pictures should check out this link! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC9VO0QvnGM

Buenos Aires street art

http://graffitimundo.com/news/?p=424


October 21st, 2009
Buenos Aires street art in print


This is the cover of a new book on Buenos Aires street art being edited by Gonzalo of Bs.As Stencil and to be published by Asunto Impreso. Publication date to be confirmed soon.

Artists documented include:

Bs.As.Stencil – Burzaco Stencil – Cabaio Stencil – Cam.bs.as. – Cherrycore – Chu – Croki – Cucusita – Dardo Malatesta – Defi – Doma – EMM – Fase – Grolou – Gualicho – Jaz – Kid Gaucho – Lovestyle – Maria Bedoian – Maybe – Nasa* – Nazza Stencil -
Omar Omar – Oscar Brahim – Pum Pum – Run Dont Walk – Sonni – Stencil Land – Tec – Urrak – Viktoryranma – Vomito Attack – entre otros

Little Village Sk8 Jams 09 Competition Aug. 15th

You are cordially invited to the Little Village Sk8 Jams 09 Competition

I will be unveiling my latest design on a skateboard available for purchase.

When: Saturday, August 15th

Time: 10am-10pm

Where:  2800 S. Sacramento

Performances by: 
Eternal Deadline
Malafacha
Nahuales Underground
Maladicto
Mara

Live DJ's:
Mr. Bobby
Akira Smith
and more...

Sponsors:
LVEJO
Alderman George Cardenas
Target
Relate Skate