News — Screen Printing

The art fair season has slowed down here on the west coast but this week the frenzy starts in NYC. Despite the freezing temperatures and feet of snow, everyone is headed east for a variety of art showcases in New York City. Because it is such a hectic week and there are so many fairs to choose from, Freeway Editions has chosen a few to focus on, here is our art fair break down for this week. 

From the press releases: 

The Armory Show

"The Armory Show, a leading international contemporary...

Have you seen RERO's newest hand painted screen print? In conjunction with the artist's recent Los Angeles solo exhibition RERO also created several new series of hand painted screen prints for Freeway Editions. Check out the most recent Limited Edition set and stay tuned for new releases! 

 Untitled (I Will Tell You Mine...) Edition 3 of 8 is part of the unique set of hand-painted screen prints from urban contemporary artistRero. Each piece of this limited edition set was individually painted by the artist...

This week Freeway Editions is highlighting hand painted screen prints by L'Atlas. The Parallels series exemplifies L'Atlas' ability to turn geometric patterns into optically mesmerizing artworks.    

L'Atlas began writing graffiti in the early 90's. Fascinated by the history of handwriting, he studied calligraphy in several countries and eventually designed his own typography. L’Atlas also worked in film, learning traditional editing techniques and directing several documentaries. The main subject of his work is displacement; he works within the realm of street art in order to create a dialogue within a specific urban space. He began to frequently intervene...

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...