I'm still buzzing about my recent art purchase-- a gorgeous Jose Parla watercolor I fell in love with at the Cityscapes exhibit we covered during Art Basel in Miami (recap here). I almost forgot to mention I picked up a…
Continue Reading →International prankster, super-star artist, and borderline Bond-esque graffiti writer Banksy recently opened up his online shop, a unique place where everything is free. He provides small, medium, and large versions of his most popular images-- encouraging users to download, print…
Continue Reading →We're very, very excited to see Jose Parla's show next week at Spoonfed during our trip to Miami for Art Basel. The exhibition, entitled CITYSCAPES, is Parla's first solo exhibition in Miami (even though he is a Miami Native, now…
Continue Reading →Graffiti artists are not exactly popular in the context of the civilized society-- many view them as cost creators rather than benefit providers. In recent years, however, many have gained recognition as both talented artists and astute strategists of information…
Continue Reading →Written On The City is a simple yet compelling project driven by city-dwellers with cameras. They make it easy to upload images, categorize them with a city and open them for commenting. Right now, San Francisco has the most images--…
Continue Reading →We at JoshSpear.com are -- like the rest of you -- addicted to YouTube, and not ashamed to admit it. This whole YouTube craze is definitely adding fun to millions of people's workdays, and probably simultaneously taking its toll on…
Continue Reading →Who would have thought that a graffiti artist would actually be responsible for the raising the house prices of an area? This is exactly what's happening in London's trendy Shoreditch area where secretive graffiti artist Banksy is single-handedly pricing local…
Continue Reading →French graffiti legend Zevs has been everywhere lately including here at JoshSpear.com, with his installation / performance in Paris to his collaboration with Mekanism skateboards. But now, using the streets of Paris as his canvas, Zevs is sending his message…
Continue Reading →The great thing to me about the whole "street art" scene is how it is a truly global phenomenon. Language barriers are virtually non-existant because all communication is made via the art itself. And in that sense it's always interesting…
Continue Reading →I don't wear a tie very often, but when I do I like to keep them interesting. I'm liking Tymbal's new Vintage Graffiti Ties, available at the Pixel Girl Shop. The ties are made from vintage pieces which have been…
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