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September 2, 2015
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Forest for the Trees Festival Brings 19 New Murals to Portland

Blaine Fontana & David Rice

Despite some drizzly weather, Portland is looking a little more colorful this week. As of August 24th, the nonprofit mural festival Forest for the Trees, previously covered here, has been in high gear as 29 international artists work their magic on buildings across the city. The festival is co-directed by local artist Gage Hamilton and gallerist Matt Wagner of Hellion Gallery in Portland, who wanted to expand on their city’s visual identity through art. For its third year in a row, the project has a goal of creating 19 collaborative new murals by: Rustam Qbic, Troy Lovegates, Paige Wright, Michael Reeder, Low Bros, Andrew Hem, Josh Keyes, Michael Salter, Jade Rivera, Aaron Glasson, Celeste Byers, Spencer Keeton Cunningham & Jaque Fragua, Jenene Nagy, BMD, INSA, John Gourley, Zach Johnson, Gage Hamilton, Alex Peterson, Joram Roukes, Josh Doll, Blaine Fontana, David Rice, Zach Yarrington, Ola Volo, Nigamushi, and Olivia Knapp. Not only do their works add to the city’s personality, they also promote culture and diversity. This year’s participants hail from countries all over the world including Japan, Russia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, uniting with United States based and local artists. Imagine Blaine Fontana’s vibrant and graphical symbolism, next to Los Angeles based duo Low Bros’ hyper-stylized characters and a massive multimedia piece by trio Troy Lovegates, Paige Wright & Michael Reeder. While most completed their murals this week, others will continue to paint through the month of October. Take a look at more photos of their murals in progress below, courtesy of The Vera Firm and Forest for the Trees.

Troy Lovegates, Paige Wright & Michael Reeder

Olivia Knapp

Low Bros

Josh Keyes

Joram Roukes

Blaine Fontana & David Rice

Alex M. Peterson

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Blaine Fontana, david rice, forest for the trees, Low Bros, street art

Agostino Iacurci, All City Canvas, mural, street art, urban art

August 14, 2015

Italian street artist Agostino Iacurci recently teamed up with All City Canvas to support the children of Camp Best Friends summer program in Atlanta. In a workshop hosted by Iacurci, the children created imaginary portraits that were later put together to compose a large 150ft mural in the Ben Hill neighborhood. Titled "Wallter", their collective piece took the artist almost nine days to complete.

Insa’s Latest Hand-Painted Stop-Motion Mural

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May 16, 2014

When Insa presents his street art GIFs to people, they often think that he went back on Photoshop after painting a piece and animated it digitally. However, what the artist refers to as GIF-iti is painted entirely by hand, one frame at a time. Each layer of the artwork is photographed at a specific time of day to keep the lightning consistent, resulting in a moving mural created by way of stop-motion animation. Insa recently painted such a piece in Paris on a billboard along the River Seine. Painted over the course of two days (in the rain, mind you), the final, moving piece we see here was created using eight layers and 72 total skulls painted at different angles. The colorful work is titled "C'est La Vie" — a tongue-in-cheek name considering the subject matter. Check out some process shots after the jump.

PixelPancho Immortalizes Robots as Gods in “Androidei” (Androids)

mural, PixelPancho, street art

February 17, 2016

Turin, Italy based artist "PixelPancho" is well known for his retro-futuristic murals and multi-media works featuring whimsical, steampunk-like subjects. Previously featured here on our blog, works combine an ancient feeling, added by a palette of earthy color tones, combined with modern characters inspired from the science fiction works of American author Isaac Asimov and Japanese manga like Mazinger Z and UFO Robot. Reccuring characters in PixelPancho's work are colossal robots, often painted in various stages of disrepair, rusting giants that have succumbed to decay. PixelPancho sees his robots, steel humanoids created in our image, as a metaphor for man's attempts to be closer to "God".

David Rice Elevates Animals in New Painting Series, “High Alpine”

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May 26, 2016

David Rice fuses the natural and the man-made in his paintings, representing the possibility of a peaceful balance between the two. Featured here on our blog, and in our current issue of Hi-Fructose Vol. 39, his wildlife-filled works address themes like cohabitation, where people and animals are combined to create hybrid beings, often wrapped in colorful textiles. The Portland based painter is about to debut a new series, entitled "High Alpine", his largest body of work to date.

Forest for the Trees Festival Brings 19 New Murals to Portland

Agostino Iacurci Collaborates with Atlanta Youth on New Mural

Insa’s Latest Hand-Painted Stop-Motion Mural

PixelPancho Immortalizes Robots as Gods in “Androidei” (Androids)

David Rice Elevates Animals in New Painting Series, “High Alpine”

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