![]() [relevant url=”” Furnace is, in itself, a work of art. Carrie Furnace image via pittsburgh murals Check it out, and who knows you might figure out the secret to resurrecting the dead on Jupiter. Toynbee tiles, as they’re known, appear in dozens of cities across the world, including New York City, Baltimore, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro. However, there’s a large community of people who have dedicated themselves to finding out, and Pittsburgh is included in the international mystery. You might wonder what, exactly, that means, and you’re not alone. If you happen to look down while crossing Oliver Avenue on Smithfield Street downtown, you’ll see a fading set of tiles declaring “TOYNBEE IDEA IN MOVIE 2001: RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPITER,” and exhorting you to make more tiles. The Toynbee Tiles image via Pittsburgh Orbit You’ve probably seen some of these already, but if not, some choice pieces are downtown on Penn Avenue, 8th Street, and in South Side on South 22nd Street. Best known for his iconic campaign poster of Barack Obama and the popular OBEY apparel line, Fairey chose a red-and-black Eastern European theme for his murals here in the city, with names like “Yen Pattern Black,” “Commanda,” and “Mujer Fatal.” The works were designed to fade over time have now fallen into attractive despair. [relevant url=”” in 2009, seasoned street artist Shepard Fairey brought his iconic pop-art style to Pittsburgh, pasting hand-painted murals in several locations, including South Side, North Side, and Downtown. If you’re roaming through the East End, make sure to stop at the corner of Highland and Baum and take a look skyward. Past examples include “these words hold / no power over you,” from artist Packard Jennings, and the thought-provoking “think about / all the hours / forgotten plays / were rehearsed,” from Lenka Clayton. ![]() The Last Billboard, designed and curated by Jon Rubin, is a constantly-changing billboard that features a different message from a different contributor each month. One of the most fascinating pieces of Pittsburgh street art sits atop the Werner Building in East Liberty. You won’t want to miss out on any of these unique pieces. So lace up your shoes, pull up Google Maps and get started. From the South Side to the North Side, Pittsburgh offers a number of murals, sculptures, and installations that are creative, thought-provoking, and, above all, free to the public. But these works aren’t confined to museums or galleries. The amateurs, finally, will be drifting between the pages of an art book whose diversity and the density conceal many seductions.Art is abundant in Pittsburgh. Stencil, futurism, pop, figurative expressionist, post-graffiti, the palette of approaches and styles is tremendously rich and the purchase prices still reasonable. The succession of biographies and fragments of works are all invitations to try acquisitions in unexplored directions. The third audience is that of collectors. For the artists themselves, we have set up a vast field of galleries that expose the movement throughout the world, both places and opportunities to publicize their works. Professionals, first of all, who will find material to validate their choices or intriguing discoveries that can lead them to the programming of new talent. The guide is intended for different audiences. As in good video games, there is an “easter egg” hidden in the guide and the most attentive of you will enjoy counting the exact number of entries in this edition. Interrupting at 100 inevitably leads to arbitrary choices and we could not exactly meet that number. We have been particularly attentive to present artists of all origins, working on all the continents and embodying all the genres of the urban movement. The Guide is above all a tool for work and discovery. This is not a list of awards or a Top 100, since we have returned to the original formula of presenting the work of 100 artists. ![]() The Graffiti Art Magazine editorial team has held long meetings to define a selection that seems to be both the most relevant from an objective point of view and the most interesting for our readers. Our new delivery of the Guide of Contemporary Urban Art is based on the same principles as the previous editions. An indispensable working tool for professionals, informed amateurs and collectors. The last copies are available online, you can get yours !Ģ60 pages inescapable! The 100 urban artists who made the year. Honored to be featured in the Urban Contemporary Art Guide 2018.
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