Category: Urban Life
PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE: STENCIL STREET ART ATTEMPTS WRY SOCIAL COMMENTARY ON SMARTPHONE USE
We were were recently walking down the street in the Arts District near Downtown Los Angeles (a.k.a., DTLA). We … More
CONFESSED: WE WENT SURFING!
… And it looked like this.
BRAZEN: CELEBRITY STREET ARTIST DEFIES NATURE AND PCH TRAFFIC TO PUT UP ARTWORK
We spent last weekend on a surf trip in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties north of Los Angeles. On the … More
Trouble in Paradise: Street Art in Honolulu
We found this street art on a local newspaper box in the kinda gritty, kinda hipster Kaimuki neighborhood of Honolulu. … More
The Horror: Cash for Ukeleles
Smack in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, far, far away from any significantly large land mass or continent sit … More
The Horror: Artist Collects Sticks and Displays It with Religious Iconography, Calls It Art
Imperfect Hand-Painted Pre-Emoji Happy Face Confuses Millennial Beachgoers
Nostalgic Street Art Desperately Pines for ’80s NYC Cool
There’s a mini-era of years in the early 1980s in New York City when Andy Warhol, Grace Jones and Afrika … More
Ridiculously Instagram-Friendly Street Art by Kelsey Montague Causing Sidewalk Traffic Jams
The crowd of people snapping pix on the sidewalk along fashionable Abbot Kinney Blvd in Venice, in Los Angeles, seem for … More
Giant Floating Doraemon Characters
Giant balloons of popular characters from the long-running Doraemon anime TV series float above the entrance to the Roppongi Hills … More
The Giant Rose in Downtown LA
German artist Isa Genzken’s “Rose III” giant rose sculpture at the Los Angeles outpost of the Hauser & Wirth gallery … More
Graffiti-Bombed Abandoned Building
The Crusher
Hyper-Instagrammable installation artwork comprised of hundreds of pitchforks hanging from the ceiling. The artwork is titled “The Crusher” and one … More
Elvis is on the Building
Minimalist Mast Bros Chocolate Factory
Dumpster Cactus
Cacti, like the illustrated tri-color cactus pasted onto this dumpster, dot Southern California’s natural desert landscape from Coachella to Mexico … More
“Death Rider”
In her body of work, Los Angeles artist Liz Craft has created some fascinating and evocative sculptural objects that have … More
Bernie Sanders on a Van
British-born artist Jules Muck (a.k.a., “Muckrock“) painted a portrait of recent U.S. Democratic presidential primary candidate Bernie Sanders on the … More
Minimalist Architecture in the Evening
In terms of architectural minimalism in Los Angeles, the picture speaks for itself.
Happy New Year!!!
A very happy new year to you and yours! Here’s to hoping 2017 is the most awesome year ever (and, … More
DIY Taco Stand Architecture
This taco stand popped up at the biannual Echo Park Craft Fair in Silver Lake this past weekend. It seems … More
Graffiti Tags in Dense Urban Space … Daikanyama, Tokyo
On the Scene at Blue Bottle Coffee … Venice, Los Angeles
This Blue Bottle Coffee outpost on fashionable Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, California is probably the smallest branch of the … More
Motorcycle Mural at Deus Ex Machina Cafe … Venice, Los Angeles
Cool Architectural Sculpture by Frank Gehry … Playa Vista, Los Angeles
Sticker-Bombed Traffic Sign … Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
“Face to Face” Exhibition Poster at Spruth Magers … Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
Street Art and Heart Sculpture … Santa Monica, Los Angeles
“Life” Graffiti Art … Venice, Los Angeles
The word “life” spray painted in cursive letters on the back-alley wall of the Brig, a popular bar on trendy … More
Graffiti-Sticker Bombed Traffic Light … Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
Design Exhibition of Vintage Swimsuits at LACMA … Los Angeles
Flower Street Art on Abbot Kinney Blvd … Venice, Los Angeles
At Spruth Magers’s Gallery … Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
Graffiti Truck … Venice, Los Angeles
Literary Graffiti Art … Venice, Los Angeles
From the Bookshelf … “Mutations”
Surfers Street Art at Zefr … Venice, Los Angeles
Roppongi Streetscape and Architecture … Tokyo
Street Art Mural at Parasol Projects … Lower East Side, New York City
“London (Carpet)” by Artist-Photographer Ryan McGinley … Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Street Art at Starfighter Studios … Venice, Los Angeles
“Summer Shooting” by Artist Jina Park … Los Angeles
Cool Beach House … Malibu, California
Design … Book of Matches from Keyser Soze in Berlin
“Teenage Fan Club” by Japanese Artist Teppei Kaneuji … Santa Monica, Los Angeles
“What is it? What’s it even mean?”
Photo of Street Skateboarders by Pascal Shirley … Venice, Los Angeles
Massive Street Art Mural of Albert Einstein … Chelsea, New York City
Roadside Americana – Mexican Restaurant Statue … Malibu, California
“Smile for the Ego” Stencil Street Art … Venice, Los Angeles
On the Scene at the Bar at Bel Campo … Santa Monica, Los Angeles
“Photoshop CS …” by Artist Cory Arcangel at ALAC 2016 … Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Street Art by Artist Clinton Bopp … Venice, Los Angeles
Beat-Up Vintage Mini Cooper with Surfboard … Playa Vista, Los Angeles
Awesome Street Art Mural … Venice, Los Angeles
Rare Vintage 1960s Solari Flip Clock … Venice, Los Angeles
Design … Janis Joplin on U.S. Postage Stamp
David Bowie on the Cover of Art-Surf Magazine Blisss … Newport Beach, California
Street Art at San Onofre State Beach … Near San Clemente, California
The Shangri-La Hotel … Santa Monica, Los Angeles
“A Little Sad” by Artist Squeak Camwath at ALAC … Los Angeles
On the Scene in Front of Blue Star Donuts … Venice, Los Angeles
Classic “Venice” Street Art Mural … Venice, Los Angeles
Design Classic : Vintage Clamshell Apple Mac Laptop … Los Angeles
Somebody brought one of these old Macbook clamshell-type laptops into the office. We remember when these first appeared like 17 … More
Massive Street Art Mural at “Cash for Cars” … Venice, Los Angelea
On the Scene at Art Los Angelea Contemporary … Santa Monica Airport, Los Angeles
Street Art on Garage Door … Venice, Los Angeles
Street Art Mural on Rose Avenue … Venice, Los Angeles
“Monster Love” by Artist Judy Ledgerwood at ALAC 2016 … Los Angeles
LOVE LOVE LOVE this abstract-pattern painting by artist Judy Ledgerwood.
Vintage Vinyl Records in the Bargain Sale Bin … Venice, Los Angeles
Mural by The Art of Chase at World Wide Mind Gallery … Venice, Los Angeles
This New Artwork by Barry McGee was Painted Last Monday … Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Surfer Dude Hanging Out on Rose Avenue … Venice, Los Angeles
Street Art: Man Smoking Pipe … Venice, Los Angeles
Logo Signage for Plant Food Wine … Venice, Los Angeles
Street Art Mural on Rose Avenue … Venice, Los Angeles
Pic of Book Jacket for Chuck Klosterman IV
Lobby Bar at the Line Hotel … Koreatown, Los Angeles
Street Art All-Stars … Lower East Side, New York
Street Art Masterpiece … Venice, Los Angeles
Woman with Bao Bao Shopping Bag … Yurakucho, Tokyo
“Running Sucks” Typographic Tee Shirt … Los Angeles
Street Art by Artist Muck Rock … Venice, Los Angeles
Work in Progress at Deus Ex Machina … Venice, Los Angeles
Street Art at Lincoln & Rose … Venice, Los Angeles
Blowfish Pattern Wallpaper at Dudley Market … Venice Beach, Los Angeles
Super Mysterious Minimalist White Building … Playa Vista, Los Angeles
This low-slung white box of a building is a mystery to many. It’s a former stand-alone retail space on Centinela … More
On the Scene … Customers Waiting in Line at BriGela … Kiyosumi, Tokyo
Street Graphics for Saltfish Pop-up Signage … Venice, Los Angeles
“Innocent Wonder” Mural by Artist Clinton Bopp … Venice, Los Angeles
This beautiful, magical mural by artist Clinton Bopp is in a prime spot in the heart of fashionable Abbot Kinney, … More
More Artwork by Kenny Scharf at Hammer Museum … Westwood, Los Angeles
Star Wars Action Figures as Decor at Dogtown Coffee … Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Design Classic – Vintage Bronco … Playa Vista, Los Angeles
“Your Moms” Sticker on Stop Sign … Leucadia, California
“Bosta” Street Art … Buenos Aires, Argentina
Another sweet street art image from “Boowa,”our correspondent photographer in Buenos Aires.
Street Art … Retro Hover Car … Venice, Los Angeles
Gorilla Coffee … Shibuya, Tokyo
Street Art … Cute Bunny Rabbits … Venice, Los Angeles
“Dogtown” Mural on Abbot Kinney Boulevard … Venice, Los Angeles
Street Art at Zinc Cafe … Arts District, Los Angeles
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