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FEATURED ARTIST: Alex "DEFER" Kizu

Alex "DEFER" Kizu’s typographic work has been revered as complex and unique in the realm of Los Angeles street art. Hailing from the community of Boyle Heights, Alex Kizu has taken his culture and connection with the urban landscape and created a profound artistic language, which distorts the lines between street art and fine art. DEFER is considered a forebear in the subculture of LA graffiti artists.
As an original member of crews such as K2S, STN, and KGB, DEFER has been an integral part of the street art movement in Los Angeles and consistently draws inspiration from his...


FEATURED ARTWORK: L'Atlas

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...


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...


Lost Values

Kai is originally from Los Angeles and now lives and works between Paris and LA. Kai Aspire is working in the 21st century a time where people are inundated with imagery even more consistently. He takes images from popular culture and advertisements and appropriates their messages into the format of street art. He has taken Warholian concepts and turned them into an in your face socio-economic observation that truly compels the viewer to not only observe the art but think about a specific message, to reflect inward.
Residing in two of the world’s largest and most expensive cities has allowed Kai to...


The Gift Giving Season

The holidays are here and Freeway Editions has hand selected a special collection of unique prints to give to the art lovers in your life! We have built lasting relationships with some of the most prominent international contemporary artists and from these relationships come collaborations to create exclusive pieces. Our artists make screen prints and hand-painted pieces in our Los Angeles studio and then work with our printers through every step of the printmaking process. Each artist handles the print through all levels of production, from designing, stencil making, actual printing and to finally hand-painting details, signing and numbering. This...