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Smash137, "Between the Lines"
Smash137 is and urban contemporary artist originally from Basel, Switzerland. His work is described as abstractions of urban calligraphy. “Sometimes in a simple gray with black outlines, other times enriched with vibrant and bubbly colors, or creating a three dimensionality through skillful shading.” Smash137 has a variety of styles and his artwork is always evolving. For FreeWay Editions, the artist created these wonderful abstract pieces for our hand painted screen print collection. Take a look at all of Smash137’s artwork here.
Artist of the Week, Thomas Canto and his Fine Lines.
Let's talk about Thomas Canto, FreeWay Editions' artist of the week. We hope to highlight some of Canto’s art and explain a bit more about how the artist works. Thomas Canto was born in 1979 in France where he still lives and works. Canto's work is incredibly architectural in nature. Clean lines and precise geometry create a feeling of volume and a skewed perspective. The shapes Canto creates envelope the viewer and transcend space and time. The artist uses influences from graffiti, Op art, and architecture to create immaculate and tidy visual worlds that toe the...
CRASH Part Two
Last week FreeWay Editions highlighted John CRASH Matos as our artist of the week. This week we have new CRASH prints to share with you! The new “White” prints are part two of his series for FreeWay Editions. These prints are the perfect collaboration of bold shapes and text set against a mixture of vibrant and muted colored backgrounds. You can see them all here.
Crash Set 2 (White) Edition 2 of 8 is part of the unique set of...
One Liners by Rero
“Creating work halfway between urban art and conceptual art, Rero questions the context of art as well as the codes that govern images and intellectual property with an acronym that regularly crops up in his pieces: WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). Appropriation and self-censorship — he strikes his slogans with a thick line — are key concepts in his exploration of image negation.” -Backlash Gallery
Rero currently has two hand painted screen print series that are a part of the Freeway Editions collection. Each series is a lovely synopsis of the artist’s wit and ability...
All about CRASH
This week Freeway Editions is highlighting the work of John CRASH Matos. CRASH has been writing graffiti for over 30 years, but I guess that’s not surprising seeing as how he began bombing at the age of thirteen. Shortly after his teen years in train yards John Matos transitioned from the streets to galleries and thus a graffiti art career flourished. Since the 1980’s CRASH has been exhibiting his work around the world. His first show, which launched his career, took place in his own neighborhood, at Fashion Moda, Bronx, NY an Outdoor Mural installation...
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