Archive for September 2010

Murals On the Side of a Recyling Building



Graffiti He'Art 0108 - Life


Title: Life
Size: ACEO (2-1/2 x 3-1/2")

Notes: Made with real graffiti

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"Share YOUR heart"!!!

I also find that I missed Beth's FAT Tuesday Artist Spotlight this week - too much going on I guess! So this is also going to be my submission to this wonderful meme that spotlights wonderful artists! Join us at Beth's Artworx and help support and encourage each other.

Inspiration Art Festival @ HaTachana (Old Train Station)

The Inspiration Art Festival will be showing at the Tachana (the old train station near the beach in S. Tel Aviv) until October 21st! As unplanned as it was, its a huge show and venue and we're happy to be there. New works and new artists to be appearing all month, with painting workshops happening as well. Come visit us at HaTachana! For more details and info, visit www.InspirationArtFestival.tk
Above photography by:
www.flickr.com/slightlybroken
On INSPIRE Collective blog: inspirecollective.blogspot.com/2010/09/inspiration-art-fe...

Fabric He'Art' 0002


Title: Mountain Flames
Size: ACEO (2-1/2 x 3-1/2")

Notes: Made with Tissue box, scrap fabric

Inspiration Art Festival ENCORE showing @ HaTachana Train Station in Tel Aviv

For those of you in the Tel Aviv area, who didn't get a chance to see INSPIRE Collective's INSPIRATION ART FESTIVAL, don't worry, you will be happy to see the show again, now in a larger setting. We (INSPIRE Collective) have been really busy since the opening of the Inspiration Art Festival at Comfort13. We are happy to announce the Inspiration Art Festival Encore Showing at The Old Train Station (HaTachana) in South Tel Aviv (near the beach). We were offered 2 buildings to host the show and will be including new works and new artists as well. There are 2 buildings on site hosting the Inspiration Art festival, and we will be showing from 10am-10pm until October 21st. Stay tuned for more info and updates as they happen. Visit http://InspirationArtFestival.tk


You can also see the venue web site here:
http://www.Hatachana.co.il



See you there!

INSPIRE Collective

Graffiti Halloween He'Art'

Title: Untitled
Size: ACEO (2-1/2 x 3-1/2")

Notes: Made with real Graffiti, real spiderweb

To see hearts from around the world, visit Random Hearts, and join us for Guest Heart Thursday.

And be sure to visit Beth's Artworx for FAT Tuesday Artists Spotlight. Here you can be inspired by fellow artists ... and spotlight your own art!



In the news this week...


A week ago the London Free Press did an article about graffiti crimes on the front page and included a picture of my work in thier article here mistakenly eluding that my work was illegal. My name wasn't mentioned and I was just happy to have my artwork on the frontpage of the weekend edition. So in responce and correction yesterday the London Free Press did an article about my graffiti work. The link to the article is here but I'm also posting the entire article below for those who want to read it.
Spray painter crusades for tolerance, Christianity
By Jane Sims The London Free Press
Richard Phillips says he thinks in spray paint.
“It’s just beautiful,” says the 26-year-old London graffiti artist.
He marvels at how the thick lines of paint meld together on a wall, shading his message of Christianity and hope.
He likes that he doesn’t need brushes or an easel and that his ideas spring to life quickly and with colour.
In a King St. alley, he points to a couple among 20 pieces he has in the city. In total, he says shyly, there are 200 of his paintings “around.” One of his pieces is based on Van Gogh’s Starry Night, but with a silhouette of a spray-paint artist in the foreground.
Unlike some graffiti art that pops up around the city, Phillips paints only in places where he has permission.
That’s put him in a weird place in the graffiti world. He sees merit in some of the unwanted art, while hardcore members of the graffiti culture don’t like his legitimate approach.
Graffiti artists, Phillips insists, are not “mindless vandals.”
This week, Benjamin Pavlov, a teenager tagger with a prolific portfolio around the city, faces a jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to 21 charges for mischief and breaching his probation — the second time this year he’s been arrested for tagging.
Phillips, who works at Teen Challenge farm and has a background in social services, doesn’t agree that the man who used “Dark” and “Hore” as his tag should go to jail.
“People’s lives have been ruined over something that can be painted over,” he says.
So Phillips has another idea — a city initiative to put a wall in a public place exclusively for graffiti art.
“It would be great if the city had a free wall to express themselves,” he says.
He knows there would have to be a change in attitude.
“The city and many people of the city don’t want to put a wall in the middle of nowhere where people can paint on because they think it is encouraging graffiti artists,” he says.
Now, the bylaw threatens even legitimate street art, he says. “If it was a brush, it would be allowed.”
Phillips doesn’t sign his pieces, but they’re easily spotted. They are colourful and precise and spread a message of Christianity.
“I do it to spread the message of Jesus. He changed my life and that’s why I do it,” he says.
His first mural, done with a friend, was six years ago. His church had been vandalized and with the permission of the pastor, Phillips and his friend painted over the unwanted graffiti with their own work.
Since then, he has travelled all over North America — California, New York City, Mexico — to learn and to paint.
Phillips said he reaches out to other artists who may be looking for a place to explore their passion. He finds them walls to create their vision and “create something beautiful.”
But he also has faced the criticism and scrutiny. He has been threatened while buying spray paint, and was attacked once for his legitimate approach to the art form, he says.
Criticism has been rare, he adds quickly, noting many in society appreciate his efforts.
Any business owner can call on him to work for free. And he’s there for those who want to express themselves.
“I’ve dedicated my life to trying to help people,” he says.

Hand Written He'Art' 1


Title: Untitled
Size: ACEO (2-1/2 x 3-1/2")

Notes: Made with real Graffiti, hand written letter

Graffiti He'Art' 14


Title: Untitled
Size: ACEO (2-1/2 x 3-1/2")

Notes: Made with real Graffiti

Grafitti He'Art' 13


Title: Untitled
Size: ACEO (2-1/2 x 3-1/2")

Notes: Made with real Graffiti

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INSPIRATION ART FESTIVAL!!


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INSPIRATION ART FESTIVAL

ANOTHER SMALL PART OF SOMETHING...
Inspiration Art Festival (process)
Inspiration Art Festival (process)

A big THANK YOU to everyone who helped this year's INSPIRATION ART FESTIVAL come together...The show was a great success, showing the works of more than 70 public artists! The festival has received offers to bring it to different settings around the city so, we're check out some options. If you didn't get a chance to see the show, or if you want to see it again, we've just uploaded a ton of stuff from the show with even more to follow! Check out the new updates on the festival website: www.inspirationartfestival.tk

Write to us at:

inspirecollective@gmail.com

Also be sure add the INSPIRATION ART FESTIVAL as your contact here on flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/53715159@N04/

Grafitti He'Art' 12


Title: Victory
Size: ACEO (2-1/2 x 3-1/2")

Notes: Made with real Graffiti

To appreciate art and artists from all over the world, please visit Beth at Beth's Artworx. She has started this fun meme called Featured Art Tuesday ... otherwise known as FAT Tuesday.


Grafitti He'Art' 11


Title: Untitled
Size: ACEO (2-1/2 x 3-1/2")

Notes: Made with real Graffiti, dried corn husks

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Grafitti He'Art' 10


Title: Footprints In Space
Size: ACEO (2-1/2 x 3-1/2")

Notes: Made with real Graffiti, acrylic paint