On the Street in: Denver

DENVER 2016 ~ On a short trip to Denver, Colorado back in April, I took some time to wonder the streets and captured some of the vibrant street art scene there.

I stayed on E. Colfax near Park Avenue and the first thing I noticed right off-the-bat was the strong sticker game going on there. Being a big sticker fan myself, I got a little obsessed trying to document all the slaps. Every sign, newspaper box, dumpster and drainpipe were plastered with plenty of great sticker work.

Names like MESR, INVIZ, SPB (Silly Pink Bunny / Jeremy Fish), YESM (tribute?), AEKS and HB9, led me from sign to sign.

YESM ? (tribute?) WKT, EMT

INVIZ, FTSK – Label 228

IMOK (If Mother Only Knew) – Jive

SPB (Silly Pink Bunny / Jeremy Fish)

FTSK Label 228 & Hello my name is BERT

Some nice 228 Labels, hand styles and graphics were seen in some out-of-the way places too.

Then I made my way over to the Larimer Street area near 27th St. where there are tons of sanctioned murals but even more unsanctioned stuff. There are two alleyways on either side of Larimer St. that are chock-full of tags, murals, wheatpastes, throwies, and just about anything else you can think of.

@ElleStreetArt

Trashbird, Lomax and??

One of my favorite discoveries there was the “Kwiatkowski Press” prints. A project by Brian Bradley, working under the name Frank Kwiatkowski, he carves his designs on sections of old traffic cones to make the prints. I saw at least five of them up on walls and other surfaces. He has a very unique style that reminds me of the raw and revolutionary work of Emory Douglas in the 1970s.  Kwiatkowski often centers his work around the healthcare industrial complex and his struggles in dealing with diabetes.

Kwiatkowski Press

                       

Another wonderful discovery was the work of Koko Bayer (@kokonofilter). The grandchild of groundbreaking Modern Bauhaus Artist Herbert Bayer, Koko’s project “brings his work back to life” by reproducing images and getting them up out in the streets, and adding a contemporary twist here and there. Now a whole new generation can be introduced to his masterworks through this collaboration that defies the bounds of time and mortality.

Koko Bayer also documents the weathering of the pieces over time.

While walking through one of the alleys I was surprised to see a huge piece by one of my longtime favorite artists: GATS (Graffiti Against the System). @GATSPTV

I first came across the work of GATS while visiting ROME in 2010. The East Bay artist has one of the most recognizable styles on the streets. This double-faced piece behind The Meadowlark Bar music venue was so rad, I did my best to move the dumpsters out of the way to get a full shot, but the left one was full of cooking oil, so it was no-go.

So I shot this Impossible Project / Polaroid of one face.

There was waaay too much wonderful stuff to mention all of it in this post. So I’ll show a few more here, then you can click the link at the bottom of the page (or here) if you’d like to flip through my Flickr Gallery of 80 photos.

CORPSE ART (@c0rpse___)

YEN34

OhYeah !!

Scot LeFavor WHAM! mural

There’s tons more to see, so click through the gallery below to fully immerse yourself in the Denver street scene.

Click Here to flip through all 80 photos in the Flickr Gallery from our visit to Denver.

Check back soon for the next installment of our “On the Street in:” series.  Hint: it’s often preceded by “Moon’s Over…”

Stay Up! ~ Peace.

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ALL TEXT AND PHOTOS BY LANCE ARAM ROTHSTEIN

On the street in: Key West

On a recent trip to Key West, Florida, (in November 2015) I documented what I came across during my touristic wanderings. Plenty of stickers and little tags, but not many large pieces or murals. Here’s what I found…

Here’s a decent sticker bomb site including The London Police, buenowun, INFOE, YU 246, CYNE and more.

CYNE was up absolutely EVERYWHERE in Key West. Here’s just a sample of what I came across by this “SouthernmostWanted” graffiti, paste-up & sticker artist…

CYNE

These CYNE wheatpastes are really artful.

CYNE

 

CYNE

 

CYNE

CYNE & TWICE

 

CYNE

CYNE

Here’s CYNE with SiD, and UTAH & ETHER – VISAH TATER – SODUH

CYNE – INFOE – YU 246

Here’s a lovely tag on a utility box. I can’t tell if it’s “Ambrose”, “Aimlose” or what… Anyone know this one?

I love this WILZA blue skull paste-up. Good Style!

 

Here are two paste-ups with “Relax, Dude” using Batman & James Bond” I saw another Bond one that was even more torn off.

 

Here’s a nice little hand-drawn USPS Priority sticker. Anyone know who this is?

Here’s another really awesome sticker. I can’t decipher it. Any guesses?

 

 

Icon face with glasses USPS Priority sticker.

 

OK face multicolor sticker.

 

Sorria (or Soffia) sticker. Is this NASCK???

SICK double priority sticker.

 

Here are two cool skulls with hats. Reminiscent of dia de los muertos.

Skull with sunglasses & hat (dia de los muertos) and little p-nut.

 

nice white on black peat (or peal?) sticker. Anyone know this one?

Very cool little painted wooden wheel screwed onto a telephone pole. 

 

d1NYC – #duelris – Adventures of Rainbow Bush & cool green stripey spray dude with his tongue out.

Visah & Papa George?

INFOE & SiD w/ Gnarles Jr. (band)

INFOE & SHOWDRAWN.com

heres a very cool little tag sticker. Anyone know??

UTAH ETHER & VISAH TATER with a nifty little GRILL sticker.

Another one of thole little grill stickers, UTAH ETHER & VISAH TATER

INFOE stickers.

This was a very cool little photograph, framed in wood and bolted to a street sign post.

sticker quote from @byoungz

RENONE

CYNE & PawnWorks

and to finish it off, here’s an unknown “Hello my name is” hand drawn sticker.

This was a quick trip to Key West, my first time there. I put up some of my RayJohnsonFanClub collage work and also a couple of my Picturecrossing Polaroids. I’ll be posting them up here a bit later…

Ciao

Ray Johnson Fan Club hits Florida

RJFC sticker #42

Ray Johnson Fan Club hits Florida with trashy street art.
Read the article here: http://rayjohnsonfanclub.com/2014/01/29/fla2013/

RJFC Hits Brussels with Trashy Street Art

RJFC Hits Brussels! ~ Stickers #38, #39 & #40

    

On two separate trips to Brussels recently, I made these stickers using only trash found on the streets there.

RJFC Sticker #38 was completed using trash found on the streets of Brussels.

I made it while sitting at Le Pain Quotidien in the Galerie de la Reine in Brussels.

I left it the same day on a wooden construction barrier beside the Montana Shop & Gallery Brussels along Rue de la Madeleine. (above)

RJFC Sticker #39 was also completed using trash found on the streets there

and made while sitting at Le Pain Quotidien in the Galerie de la Reine in Brussels.

I left it the same day on a Taxi Parking sign in Brussels near Rue du Marché aux Herbes.(above)

RJFC Sticker #40 was completed a few weeks later, also using trash found on the streets of Brussels.

I made it while sitting at Café de la Presse on Avenue Louise near Ixelles in Brussels.

I left it the same day on a Dior perfume advertisement outside the Ici Paris XL perfume shop

on Chaussée de Waterloo at the intersection of Rue Vanderkindere.

Brussels is a great place to find materials on the ground to work with and also a great place for stickers. I see new and interesting ones every time I visit.

More coming soon!

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USING TRASH OFF THE STREETS TO MAKE ART ON THE STREETS.
I use only trash and found items to collage these handmade, signed & numbered stickers. They are made to compliment my larger works which in which I use trashy paperback book covers, record & magazine covers, CDs, posters, postcards and other mass-produced media as a base for my hand-cut & paste collages, which I usually leave out on the streets for anyone to enjoy (or destroy.)

See all my stickers here!

or find out more at: www.rayjohnsonfanclub.com SERIOUSLY TRASHY STREET ART!

Ray Johnson Fan Club hits Geneva

USING TRASH FROM THE STREETS TO MAKE ART ON THE STREETS

“Ray Johnson Fan Club” is one of my Noms de Guerre.

I use only trash and found objects in my hand-cut & paste collages.

Then I usually leave them out on the street for anyone to enjoy (or destroy.)

I made and posted four stickers and one larger collage during a recent trip to Geneva, Switzerland.

   

RJFC Sticker #30 was actually made 5/4/2013 using trash found on the streets of London.
I made it while on the ferry from Dover to Calais.

I left it in Geneva, Switzerland 5/25/2013 on a public trash can in front of the Mont Blanc store on Quai du Général-Guisan. (above)

RJFC Sticker #31 was completed 5/17/2013 while sitting at “Le temps d’un café” in Mons, Belgium.

I left it in Geneva, Switzerland 5/26/2013 on a dog poop bag dispenser at a little park in Place de l’Octroi in the Carouge neighborhood.

RJFC Sticker #32 was completed 5/25/2013 using trash found on the streets of Geneva. I made it while visiting there at our rental apartment near Carouge.

I left it in Geneva, Switzerland 5/26/2013 on a roundabout street sign on Rue Charles-Galland, between the Museum of Art and History and the Palais de Justice. (above)

RJFC Sticker #33 was completed 5/26/2013 using trash found on the streets of Geneva. I made it while visiting there at our rental apartment near Carouge.

I left it 5/27/2013 on a large rusty planter in front of the Microcosm center at CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research) in Meyrin, just outside Geneva. (above)

It was a fairly productive visit for me and I also made one larger, record cover collage.

Ray Johnson Fan Club Relationship LXVI
“A new fashion of temptation without taboo in Swiss made BROADWAY”

Click here to see where it was left!

SEE MORE OF MY COLLAGE WORK AT:

http://www.rayjohnsonfanclub.com

Thanks for looking ~ Lance Aram Rothstein

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Ray Johnson Fan Club ~ L.A.R. in Monmartre

RE-BLOGGED FROM:  http://rayjohnsonfanclub.com

RJFC Sticker #26 was completed 4/24/2013 using only trash found on the streets of Paris. I left it the same day on a bus stop sign outside the Moulin de la Galette just off Rue Lepic in Monmartre, Paris, France.

Do you LIKE me? www.facebook.com/rayjohnsonfanclub
USING TRASH OFF THE STREETS TO MAKE ART ON THE STREETS.
I use only trash and found items to collage these handmade, signed & numbered stickers. They are made to compliment my larger works which in which I use trashy paperback book covers, record & magazine covers, posters, postcards and other mass-produced media as a base for my hand-cut & paste collages, which I usually leave out on the streets for anyone to enjoy (or destroy.)

See all my stickers here!

SERIOUSLY TRASHY STREET ART!
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RJFC Sticker #18 left in Paris

reblogged from http://www.rayjohnsonfanclub.com

RJFC Sticker #18 was completed 2/6/2013 – and left below the window of the Mail Art Exhibition at the Louis Vuitton Espace Culturel on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France.

Do you LIKE me? www.facebook.com/rayjohnsonfanclub
USING TRASH OFF THE STREETS TO MAKE ART ON THE STREETS.
I use only trash and found items to collage these handmade, signed & numbered stickers. They are made to compliment my larger works which in which I use trashy paperback book covers, record & magazine covers, posters, postcards and other mass-produced media as a base for my hand-cut & paste collages, which I usually leave out on the streets for anyone to enjoy (or destroy.)

See all my stickers here!

reblogged from http://www.rayjohnsonfanclub.com

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Ray Johnson Fan Club in Barcelona (chapter 2)

Here is the 2nd chapter in the story of things posted on the streets of Barcelona, Spain by Ray Johnson Fan Club (me).

Relationship LXI – all the Unreal Children LOVE the super surprise-party Penguin

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MADE WITH TRASH FROM THE STREETS OF BARCELONA
My 61st collage: Relationship LXI – “all the Unreal Children LOVE the super surprise-party Penguin” was completed and posted on December 30, 2012 in Barcelona Spain. It was made using the album cover from the record “Ralph the Sax & the Loveletts ”
This hand cut-and-paste collage took about 5 hours to complete. It was made using only trash found on the streets of Barcelona. Some of the notable items of trash include; green halo rays from a Mango Bar wrapper, service icons from a map of the Montserrat Abbey, government heads from a discarded financial paper, freedent gum wrapper, blue & white police tape, logo grid from a shop flyer, printer’s color-check marks from a pizza box, party penguin from part of an album cover, part of a Coke Zero label, fashion catalog order form, magnetic “bed” piece, “imagine” Hard Rock Cafe flyer, etc, etc,…

I left this on a utility box along Avinguda Para-Lel in the Poble Sec neighborhood near the intersection of Carrer Tapioles.

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While there I also posted several of my new stickers!!!!!!

RJFC Stickers #7&8 posted in Montserrat, Spain.

Stickers #7 & 8 were completed on 12/26/2012 and left the next day on a sign along the tracks at the Montserrat-Aeri train station. We’d just finished descending the mountain on the arial cable car and were waiting for the next train back to Barcelona.

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RJFC Sticker #9 Posted in Barcelona, Spain.

Sticker #9 was completed and posted on 12/29/2012 in Pl. les 3 Xemeneies in the Poble Sec neighborhood of Barcelona along Para-lel. I left it right between a Mimi the Clown piece and a nice large wall by Marina Capdevila.

RJFC Sticker #10 (gaveaway)

Completed on 12/29/2012 and given to a new friend from Berlin while visiting Barcelona.

RJFC Sticker #11 (posted in Barcelona)

Sticker #11 was completed and posted on 12/29/2012 along Carrer del Comerç in Barcelona outside the display window of the J.VALL bicycle shop there. We were on our way to see the C215 exhibition at the Montana Gallery down the road when we came across a nice stencil by him on the way. I had this one last sticker in my bag and posted it nearby.

RJFC Sticker #12 (posted in Barcelona)

RJFC Sticker #12 was completed on 12//29/2012 and posted the same day on a Spanish postal box along Passeig Joan Borbó near Barceloneta Beach, Spain.

you can see more of my stickers HERE.

or check me out at www.rayjohnsonfanclub.com

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On the Street in: BARCELONA

On the Street in: BARCELONA

We had a nice visit to Barcelona, Spain for Christmas break. Our first time there. I spent a lot of time working on my own stuff to post on the streets there which you can see at rayjohnsonfanclub.com . But as always I took some time to capture whatever I came across in my meandering, touristic travels.

First up is a piece I assisted on, by friend Mimi the Clown at Pl. les 3 Xemeneies in the Poble Sec neighborhood along Para-lel.

Mimi the Clown in Barcelona.

Mimi the Clown in Barcelona.

While there I came across MOHΔK just starting a large wall piece.

MOHΔK at work in Barcelona.

Here’s her photo showing how it turned out after 2 days of solid work. Click it for more by her.

This photo © MOHΔK. Click it for more by her.

Also in Pl. les 3 Xemeneies were some more large works. Here’s a nice piece by Marina Capdevila working around an odd hole in the wall.

Marina Capdevila in Barcelona.

On the same wall is this gripping work by The Dulk & Sebas.

The Dulk & Sebas in Barcelona.

Not to be outclowned here’s another wall there by BETA1.

BETA1 in Barcelona.

Moving on to the area around the improvised skatepark in front of MACBA (Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona).

Here’s the first piece I saw there by the prolific artist C215. Unfortunately scrawled over.  I was hoping to come across more of his work on the street considering he had an exhibition going on at Barcelona’s Montana Paint Shop Gallery through 2/2/2013. (come back soon for my full review of that show with lots of photos.)

C215 in Barcelona.

Here’s the only other one of his street pieces I saw on this trip, just down the street from the gallery where his show was on over near the Arc de Triomf. (my handmade sticker seen underneath it.)

C215 & Ray Johnson Fan Club in Barcelona.

Back near the museum we came across some good work while looking for a good spot to eat.

Fresh Fake by someone from Fatal Fake Club / Crew? FatalFakers

Spaghetti & Meatballs? by IESK in Barcelona.

A nice unsigned paste-up of a blue unicorn / horse head or chess piece knight?

“Color Flies” up since 2010 by Alain81

Unsigned Black & White on Red stencil of a boy holding a pearl? Up since at least June 2012.

A couple of strange pieces up directly across from MACBA. Jaws / Shark and some superheroes?

Happy Face bomb and a beautiful stencil by AliCè: Alice Pasquini.

Unfortunately, the nicest piece I saw in Barcelona was by someone I have not yet been able to identify.  This piece was put up directly across the entrance from MACBA. A large grid with dozens of tiny faces painted on single squares of toilet paper.  On white tape it was titled “Caras de Barcelona” (Faces of Barcelona) And on another strip it is signed with something that looks like “aléj” ??? I couldn’t find any reference to any artist working this way. Help me out if you know who did this unique piece.

“Caras de Barcelona”

“Caras de Barcelona”

I photographed these on 26 December, and when I returned 3 days later the pieces of paper had all been burned. This area ia a skatepark so I assume the bored kids decided to take a lighter to each face individually. I doubt the artist did this intentionally.  I actually like the result as an evolution of what happens to art on the streets.

“Caras de Barcelona” (burned)

“Caras de Barcelona” (burned)

One day we took a side trip up to Montserrat. A beautiful cathedral at the monastery there. I caught this Bunbuns 2006 sticker by Mattt Baay on a railing on my way out. Up since 2006??? Nice spot!

Bunbuns 2006 sticker in Monserrat

Now back to the Poble Sec area where we had rented an apartment.

A Dog with heart by RESKO.

Another piece I can’t quite make out. Is it “Joa” ? and seems to say “Lugaty x Sins.” – Any info???

Double shot of Mister Pencil / Monsieur Crayon

It seems this triptych by Dyox & Jaik Spayk has been up for nearly 3 years at least.

Our last day we headed to Barceloneta beach. Only there for a quick lunch so this funny little cow sticker was the only thing I came across there.

Cows sticker Barceloneta Beach.

And I’m not sure it’s considered Street Art, but along the beach there’s many people making very elaborate sand castles & sculptures. Most of them have a hat or bucket out to collect money. I wish I’d gotten some better shots of them. Some were quite amazing.

Sand sculpture Barceloneta Beach.

So that’s about it for this “On the street” segment. I’ll be completing a long post on the C215 exhibition on the next few days. And I’ll be posting more of my own work done while in Barcelona soon as well.
Adios! ~ Lance

frame #10 – Urban deStijl – Barcelona, Spain.  – CAMERA: Olympus XA3 (1985)  – FILM: 35mm Polaroid 200 Def1 (expired 2002) DATE: 12/26/2012

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Ray Johnson Fan Club in Barcelona (chapter 1)

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MADE WITH TRASH FROM THE STREETS OF BARCELONA
My 60th collage: Relationship LX – “YES SIR I CAN compromise MY insatiable spirit” was completed and posted on December 28, 2012 in Barcelona Spain. It was made using the double album cover from the record “Yes Sir I Can Boogie.”

This hand cut-and-paste collage took about 9 hours to complete. It was made using only trash found on the streets of Barcelona. Some of the notable items of trash include; halo rays from gum wrappers, black cat russian candy wrapper, empty pill packet, phone case receipt, automobile impound notice, scene from Call of Duty ad, Chupa Chup lollypop holder, part of a WINston cigarette pack and tax stamp, 100% natural ingredient badge from packet of crisps, ticket stub from Sagrada Familia, & clipping from Ikea flyer, clipping from a KFC packet, map showing the grounds of the Montserrat Abbey, dot-matrix computer paper edge, part of an “ONCE” charity lottery card, clippings from a Justin Bieber concert flyer, part of a Desigual 5€ coupon, background of a the Spanish stock market report, etc, etc,…

I left this on 12/28/12, posted on the glass encasement in the center of the skatepark in front of MACBA (Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona) for anyone to enjoy (or destroy…)

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I also posted some stickers while there:

USING TRASH OFF THE STREETS TO MAKE ART ON THE STREETS.

I use only trash and found items to collage these handmade, signed & numbered stickers. They are made to compliment my larger works which in which I use trashy paperback book covers, record & magazine covers, posters, postcards and other mass-produced media as a base for my hand-cut & paste collages, which I usually leave out on the streets for anyone to enjoy (or destroy.)

RJFC Sticker #5 posted in Barcelona.

Completed in December 2012 while visiting Barcelona, Spain. This sticker was posted on 12/26/2012 just outside of MACBA (Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona).

Ray Johnson Fan Club Sticker #6

completed 12/2012 – posted the same day on a WC stall outside Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia Cathedral in the park across Carrer de Sardenya in Barcelona.

 

SEE MORE OF MY WORK AT: www.rayjohnsonfanclub.com

Come back soon for (Chapter 2)