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800lb Blog { from 800lb Artists }: Eco Artist

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Sunday, April 25, 2010. Although the party has passed, we still wanted to post about Inhabitat’s 5th Birthday Bash featuring DJ M11X, 800lb Artist Mikal Hameed. Inhabit is a weblog devoted to green design. Mikal, being an eco artist and a great DJ with an eco friendly sound system, was an obvious choice to make the party jump. Posted by 800lb Artists. Inhabitats 5th Birthday Bash. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Check out our site. To view or purchase original works of art and artist designed products.

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800lb Blog { from 800lb Artists }: Steven Cogle, Shine on Sierra Leone and Celebrity Apprentice

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Monday, April 12, 2010. Steven Cogle, Shine on Sierra Leone and Celebrity Apprentice. Steven Cogle's piece Sierra Leone. Adorns the office of the charity Shine on Sierra Leone. Yesterday on Celebrity Apprentice, Victoria Secret model Selita Ebanks, who is playing for the charity, delivered her winnings personally to the office. Check out Steven's piece starting at 80:40. Posted by 800lb Artists. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Check out our site. There was an error in this gadget.

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800lb Blog { from 800lb Artists }: See our artist's work at Splashlight

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Thursday, February 3, 2011. See our artist's work at Splashlight. We've had two parties at Splashlight. 75 Varick) and the art is still making the space look sweet. Go check it out until the end of February. Check out some pics on facebook (and while you're at it become a fan): HERE. Posted by 800lb Artists. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Our blog is here to promote our artists in everything that they do as well as to share news about street art. Check out our site. There was an error in this gadget.

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800lb Blog { from 800lb Artists }: February 2011

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Thursday, February 3, 2011. Peace - to relay a statement about the new mural to Culture Monster: 'A giant antiwar mural right in the heart of L.A.’s political district was erased by the museum staff just after it was finished. MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch claimed it was potentially offensive to the community. Can there be a more perfect example of censorship? Does it not border on Orwellianism to call it something else? Read the Los Angeles Times article HERE. Posted by 800lb Artists. Links to this post.

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800lb Blog { from 800lb Artists }: Using Real Artists in Advertising - Josh Goldstein

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Monday, April 12, 2010. Using Real Artists in Advertising - Josh Goldstein. In 2009, Target commissioned Josh Goldstein, one of four other collage artists, to create a New York City themed billboard using the Target bull's-eye in Times Square. When the billboards came down in October, 2009, the vinyl was used by designer Anna Sui to create 1,600 awesome tote bags. Not only is this kind of advertising environmental but also a breath of fresh air amongst the sameness of most advertising campaigns.

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800lb Blog { from 800lb Artists }: 800lb Artist Pablo Power interviewed on ArtCards

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Thursday, February 3, 2011. 800lb Artist Pablo Power interviewed on ArtCards. Pablo Power merges text, photography and painting to echo the ephemeral life of the unseen. Passionate about documenting not only the lives but also the lifestyles found just outside city limits, Power submerses himself in grimy subculture and finds that it isn’t so bad." Check out the rest HERE. Posted by 800lb Artists. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Check out our site. There was an error in this gadget.

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800lb Blog { from 800lb Artists }: Blu's mural censored by MOCA

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Thursday, February 3, 2011. Blu's mural censored by MOCA. Shepherd Fairey's take: "I’m not a fan of censorship but that is why I, and many of the other artists of the show, chose to engage in street art for its democracy and lack of bureaucracy …. Posted by 800lb Artists. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Our blog is here to promote our artists in everything that they do as well as to share news about street art. Check out our site. To view or purchase original works of art and artist designed products.

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800lb Blog { from 800lb Artists }: Deitch as Ayatollah

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Thursday, February 3, 2011. Peace - to relay a statement about the new mural to Culture Monster: 'A giant antiwar mural right in the heart of L.A.’s political district was erased by the museum staff just after it was finished. MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch claimed it was potentially offensive to the community. Can there be a more perfect example of censorship? Does it not border on Orwellianism to call it something else? Read the Los Angeles Times article HERE. Posted by 800lb Artists. Check out our site.