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Post by shootagain on Apr 24, 2015 15:00:27 GMT
Detail of massive mural by BLU with "mafia"octopus tentacles strangling government buildings (from Martha's Insta)  |
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Post by dot on Apr 24, 2015 16:45:41 GMT
when i see what he does it reminds me ... every time - that there is a lot to be "said/expressed".
shame only a few people are trying to use a/the medium to say it.
it's like he's actually using a different lingua.
lingua bruta / vitae !
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Post by feralthings on May 16, 2015 14:48:01 GMT
Blu has just completed a new (slightly existential) piece on the side of a neglected residential housing block in the San Giovanni neighbourhood of the Italian city of Campobasso. The photos are from a couple of the local newspapers ( CBLive and Quotidianomolise):   |
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Post by dot on Jul 6, 2015 18:34:29 GMT
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Post by dot on Jul 6, 2015 18:35:52 GMT
took a while to find this thread - mods ? punks.. rockers ... thoughts ?
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jul 6, 2015 18:38:35 GMT
took a while to find this thread - mods ? punks.. rockers ... thoughts ? the more people post on the thread, the more visible it will be. or are you suggesting we adopt a better system for finding certain threads? i love suggestions |
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Post by alittle on Jul 6, 2015 18:38:41 GMT
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Post by dot on Jul 6, 2015 19:03:03 GMT
i've got a slew of his very early stuff somewhere - it was on his blog - but it's long gone. suggestions ? something not like the steaming shed over the road  |
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jul 6, 2015 19:22:41 GMT
i've got a slew of his very early stuff somewhere - it was on his blog - but it's long gone. suggestions ? something not like the steaming shed over the road hmmm. maybe we could add certain artist threads as "stickies" so they're easy to find? |
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Post by alittle on Jul 7, 2015 2:34:26 GMT
Easy to find with the search, I'd think?
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Post by Romulus on Jul 7, 2015 9:22:44 GMT
Hadn't seen this one - thanks for posting
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Post by dot on Jul 7, 2015 11:41:25 GMT
Easy to find with the search, I'd think? yeah i thought that - but it wasn't... ended up going through my profile to see what threads i'd posted on .. not the best way. it's a mod decision - i can't modify my own view. as to the how ?? - not sure - subsections are an option > but then that's layout for you < never easy or simple ! |
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Post by alittle on Jul 7, 2015 11:44:33 GMT
I don't think it should be stickied. Perhaps the mods could add Italy to the subject, which would make it easier to get a hit on the search.
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Post by someonesbrain on Jul 7, 2015 12:12:17 GMT
Easy to find with the search, I'd think? yeah i thought that - but it wasn't... ended up going through my profile to see what threads i'd posted on .. not the best way. it's a mod decision - i can't modify my own view. as to the how ?? - not sure - subsections are an option > but then that's layout for you < never easy or simple ! Common, don't be lazy. Start at the Homepage / Click "Search" / Go to "Where to search ... where the thread title contains" and insert the word "Blu" there / Got to "How to search and tick "display results as threads" / Press search / Results: 4 threads, two of which are related to the artist Blu, one of them started by yourself and the other one started by Denada. So overall, when starting at the homepage it takes 3 mouse clicks and typing the word "Blu" to get all possible results. What might help to eliminate threads with the word "blue" from the results in the future might be to add "Artist" and "Italy" to the thread title. |
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jul 7, 2015 12:30:26 GMT
I enabled the bookmark option when the forum was created. That's probably the best to way to keep track of threads for your favorite artists. You'll get a notification at the top of the page when anything on a bookmarked thread has been posted
to use it, click on the board the thread is in, then click the little box next to the thread title, then under the "Actions" drop-down, click bookmark
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Post by mikte on Jul 7, 2015 18:29:04 GMT
To me, Blu's one of the very best. Pity he doesn't do any new prints.
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jul 7, 2015 18:32:42 GMT
To me, Blu's one of the very best. Pity he doesn't do any new prints. he's definitely up there. the fact that POW still has 5 different Blu prints on sale that didn't sell out, while Invader's Aladdin Sane sold out in seconds is truly perplexing |
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Post by mikte on Jul 7, 2015 18:44:20 GMT
To me, Blu's one of the very best. Pity he doesn't do any new prints. he's definitely up there. the fact that POW still has 5 different Blu prints on sale that didn't sell out, while Invader's Aladdin Sane sold out in seconds is truly perplexing Can understand why though, these prints in question are not as intriguing as his outdoor work, which are masterpieces. |
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jul 7, 2015 18:58:09 GMT
he's definitely up there. the fact that POW still has 5 different Blu prints on sale that didn't sell out, while Invader's Aladdin Sane sold out in seconds is truly perplexing Can understand why though, these prints in question are not as intriguing as his outdoor work, which are masterpieces. I like some more than others, but this was is pretty amazing. Definitely on my Christmas list   |
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Post by Commissioner on Jul 27, 2015 0:47:46 GMT
This monumental mural on the streets of his new home in Rebibbia - Rome.   The painting depicts a clump of technicoloured greenery as it swallows the façade of a 7-story residential building, and is part of a series of works by a neighbourhood group called “Mammut” that is trying to redevelop abandoned green spaces in throughout the city. |
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Post by alittle on Oct 29, 2015 11:13:54 GMT
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Post by Commissioner on Oct 29, 2015 13:07:06 GMT
Casa Dei Pazzi / Rome   No cherry pickers were used during the making of this mural... |
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Post by dot on Nov 1, 2015 19:36:24 GMT
one day he'll come back to the uk.
"don't feed the sponsors"..
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Post by Romulus on Nov 1, 2015 20:34:20 GMT
Did he really do that without a cherry picker??
Thanks for the photos
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Post by Southbound on Nov 1, 2015 21:02:28 GMT
There is so much worn out and cliche'd street art, but Blu is a fresh as it gets. He gets my vote for best active street artist... His stuff is truly amazing.
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