~Abraham Ritchie of ARTSLANT says a few choice words...

(n.caldwell)


"It is against this civic backdrop that the fledgling art organization Sixty Inches From Center organized their exhibition “Contemporary Graffiti,” at the C33 Gallery in Chicago, featuring the work of Azteca, Klepto, Blutt, Zoe McCloskey, Hebru Brantley, Magda Sayeg, Brooks Golden, Stockyard Institute, Jova el Graffista."


(n.caldwell)

Read the rest of the essay HERE

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~Sixty Inches from Center Out and About

(click for a larger image)

Our friends at Sixty Inches from Center, did another small right up about a collab between myself and hebru brantley...noice!

(from their site)
""Although the Art Loop Open is the hot event of the week in Chicago, instead below are images of a brand spanking new collaboration by two very talented artists Brooks Golden and Hebru Brantley. The other image is the production line – also known as Tempestt and Nicolette attack.""

read the whole thing HERE

~Chicago Art Magazine Blog.. Top Street Art Picks for the Month of September

(FROM THEIR WEBSITE)

By Fruzsina Eordogh

"The street art of September was so very plentiful.

I like to think I am partially responsible for the proliferation, but I know there are greater forces at work besides my delusions of grandeur, forces much more mundane – like the coming cold weather. Tiptoe has returned from his holiday, and the respectable (now ” retro” ) Senor Codo has reemerged with his pac-man inspired stickers and baseball-capped figures, a staple of his since 2006".

(then some extremely generous words by the author)
"If a street art king could be crowned for the month of September, that king would be Brooks Golden. Not only is his work at the Sixty Inches from Center exhibit, but this year he was invited to participate in the Meeting of Styles Chicago event for the first time'.



SNACKI


HEBRU BRAND


REVERSE GRAFFITI


THE SEVENIST

photo by ghettop82

...Read the entire blog entry HERE

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~ Studio Chicago Art Blog.."They do It for free"...

from their website...


...Skill and studio practice
"Within the last two decades contemporary street art has become widely popular amongst many artists who combine both traditional studio practice and self-taught skills such as “graffiti writing”. Graffiti Writing is comprised of self-designed graphic font, text and symbols. Not all street artists have a background in graffiti writing and not all graffiti writers are practicing street artists. Participating artists in Sixty Inches From Center: Contemporary Graffiti are Jova el Grafista, Hebru Brantley, Brooks Golden and Blutt who all work with a variety of media and uniquely incorporate traditional elements of graffiti style. Like all the artists in the exhibition, they all work in and out of the studio".



Read the entire BLOG entry HERE

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~Loose Sketches

..you may have seen these elsewhere online...some stuff floating around on my desktop!...enjoy!











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~My work from the C33 gallery show...Panel Discussion: October 14th, 6:30 to 8pm

Closing reception:
October 14th, 5p to 8pm (be there early, its a short one)

Panel Discussion:
October 14th, 6:30 to 8pm

Location C33 Gallery
33 East Congress Parkway
Chicago, IL



More Info
Sixty Inches From Center presents the work of several artists who create work specifically for Chicago’s urban landscape. This exhibition provides a space where the normally ephemeral work of contemporary graffiti artists can be viewed at length without disruption. Graffiti is an increasingly established form of expression and this exhibition highlights the growing diversity and complexity of approaches being pursued by contempo...rary graffiti artists from Chicago and beyond.

Participating artists:

Blutt
Hebru Brantley
Jesus Sanchez
Joevanny Duran
Klepto
Magda Sayeg
Brooks Golden
The Stockyard Institute
Zoe McCloskey


Curated by: Nicolette Caldwell & Casey Champion




~my gallery side installation


~my window side installation


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~C33 Sixty Inches From Center Video, Images and artist interviews...

i did a little interview explaining the work in the show...Morrissey Morrissey Morrissey!



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