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Update* Recap Geso and Poesia “Un-Formal” at 886 Geary Gallery

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*Update Here is a set of photos from the exhibition after installations were finished. A great show and turnout. Un-Formal a 2 person exhibition opens tonight in San Francisco’s 886 Geary Gallery. Geso and Poesia will exhibit a new series of work based off Un-formal approaches to painting, some call it abstract but the work is deeper than a cliche category. With a Large Installation planned by Poesia and Intense color paintings made by Geso both seem poised to further their reach within the Graffiti/Urban art genre. We caught up with Poesia in the studio and documented his new series of Wall works where he systematically builds up and destroys the surface through a series of sanding and repainting. We …

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Behind The SEEN

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For those who havent seen it yet we will follow up an earlier studio visit at Richard Mirando´s Studio, have a look over the shoulder of a great artist with a few photos of Seen working on canvas! Richie Mirando (*1961), known as Seen is involved in graffiti for more than three decades, he is one of the pioneers in the development of graffiti as an art form. Seen, who grew up in The Bronx in New York City, first started to paint on subways in 1973. His crew United Artists (or simply UA) quickly gained the reputation for producing full-color throw-ups on whole cars with members such as Pjay, Duster, Sin…

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Recap EKG exhibition/Installation “EKG ♥ NYC”

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All Photos courtesy of @LunaPark EKG has extended his takeover of NYC in streets to engulf upon Skewville laboratories, resting for a moment before he again sets out into the city engulfing everything in his path. EKG is a phenomena, a lighting of energy and pulse that transmits across the city through orange tags with mean streaks and spray paint. Every now and again if you are lucky you will catch a intricate diagram made by the artist as he rests for a second before moving out. These diagrams and enigmatic markings are the core of “EKG ♥ NYC”, where the artist recreates these moments of rest in the city allowing for time to transmit more than…

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SatOne “TALKING LIKE A WATERFALL”

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Another impressive large scale mural from Satone as he continues to spread color and paint around the world. This time he stopped in Rome for the Big City Life Project curated by 999contemporary. GF “TALKING LIKE A WATERFALL” SatOne 2015 (BIG CITY LIFE project in Tormarancia / Rome / Italy) “The idea is about the daily verbal and non-verbal communication between the residents / neighbors of Tormarancia in Rome.” curated by http://www.999gallery.com/ http://www.bigcitylife.it/