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FEATURED PRINT: Parallels by Thomas Canto
This week Freeway Editions highlights the work of Thomas Canto. His two part Parallels series exemplifies Canto's ability to turn geometric line drawings into explosive artwork almost bursting from the paper.
Thomas Canto is an urban contemporary artist living and working in France. He was born in 1979 in France where he still resides and continues to draw inspirations. Much like many artist Canto draws very specifically from his personal urban environment, however his unique vision translates into something quite different; his work seems to represents the tension between order and chaos. Through...
FEATURED ARTIST: MISS VAN and Her Masked Ladies
2015 has only just begun and Freeway Editions is excited to work with some new artists this year. To celebrate some of our favorite emerging and established urban artists we are using our Artist of the Week blog to talk about people we admire and have yet to feature.
This week we are giving our full attention to the work of Miss Van. She is a painter we have revered for a long time so we wanted to talk about her work, career, and evolution as an artist.
From her biography:
“Miss Van started wall-painting at the age of 20, in 1993,...
EXHIBITION: "From Street to Art" in Paris
If you happen to be in Paris this week then make sure to check out "From Street to Art" a group show starting on the 6th featuring JonOne, Jef Aerosol, Lenz, STF Moscato, Pro 176, Cope 2, Tilt, Atlas, Tanc, Thomas Canto, and Wile. Each artist has a unique narrative regarding how they brought their art and voice from the streets into the white walled spaces of contemporary art galleries worldwide. Freeway Editions is always excited to see our artists in a collective context. For more information about the show see the gallery's website: Read the article
Outsider Art Fair
This past weekend not only was a busy art fair weekend in Los Angeles but also on the East Coast. In NYC the 23rd edition of the Outsider Art Fair was happening at Center 548 in Chelsea. The Outsider Art Fair is a yearly platform for hundreds of international artists and galleries to come together and celebrate the unorthodox of the art world. The Outsider Art Fair highlights marginalized, unique, artists who are unprecedented in the contemporary art realm. These artists are self taught or otherwise represent a minority of creatives that would rarely be seen at a conventional fair.
As Art Fair...
RISK
Today we are promoting a new product of the week by the epochal Los Angeles based street artist RISK.
"In a career spanning 30 years, RISK has impacted the evolution of graffiti as an art form in Los Angeles and worldwide. RISK gained major notoriety for his unique style and pushed the limits of graffiti further than any writer in L.A. had before; he was one of the first writers in Southern California to paint freight trains, and he pioneered writing on “heavens,” or freeway overpasses."
Take a look at these two unique artworks by the artist. A handmade neon sculpture and a...
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