News — Graffiti Art
The Urban Contemporary Art Guide 2014
FreeWay Editions is excited to be a part of TWO issues of Graffiti Art Magazine! We are featured in both the current edition of the magazine as well as “ The Urban Contemporary Art Guide 2014”. Graffiti Art Magazine is a French publication focused on emerging and established international artists in the urban contemporary art scene. The magazine has become THE official magazine of urban contemporary art. Graffiti Art also publishes an annual guide that highlights major artists in the realm of urban inspired art. More on the guidebook:
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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...
Parallels (Set 2) by Thomas Canto
Thomas Canto was born in 1979 in France where he still lives and works. Much like many contemporary artists 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 the use of precise line work and complex geometries, Thomas Canto has created a particularly acute perception of the world around him. Take a look at the artist’s new series of hand painted screen prints now available on FreeWay Editions.
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