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Tilt

Meet Freeway Editions artist Tilt and check out our featured product of the week! A self-declared “graffiti fetishist,” French born graffiti artist Tilt has been in practice since the 1980s. His rebellious youth lead him to his successful career in international circles of graffiti artists. And his passion for his work has enabled him to travel the globe, spreading his artistic vision.
Tilt incorporates, primitive lettering and more complicated 3D, wild style, characters with an emphasis on both strong colors and high impact shapes.

Check out these limited edition hand-painted screen prints (also called serigraphs or...


"Fukushima Tales" by Fidia Falaschetti

In tandem with Fidia Falaschetti's show opening Freeway Editions is highlighting some of his hand-painted screen prints from the Fukushima Tales series and we're talking a bit more about the artist and his background.

Fidia Falaschetti was born in 1977 in Marche, Italy to a family of creatives and teachers. Fidia's fascination with art began in his early childhood, being surrounded by a family of creatives was truly inspiring and by the age of 16, Fidia was hired to produce wall paintings and illustrations for multiple stores...


Somewhere I'd Rather Bee

In conjunction with our Bumblebee Loves You interview we would like to also highlight his work on FreeWay Editions. Bumblebee first found his artistic voice on the walls of abandoned buildings in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey. His art often speaks to a specific public with subjects of innocence, coming of age, and transition. These themes are combined with a color palette of yellow and black to create an iconic and evocative style.
The work of Bumblebee has merged the ideas of stenciled street...


Construction of Destruction

Alexandre Farto aka Vhils was born in Portugal in 1987. He was raised in Portugal, during a period that was deeply affected by the revolution. As a youth he witnessed the destruction and results of violence on the walls of the city and recognized how that affected an environment.

One of Vhils most popular forms of media is his relief portrait. He creates portraits, which are chiseled into plaster and brick walls globally. He also utilizes dissected advertisements and excavating walls. In addition to these non-traditional forms of media he also works in collage, wheat paste, wood, metal, installations, and...


Urban Exposure

This week FreeWay Editions is sharing new hand-painted screen prints from contemporary urban painter Charlie Anderson.  Anderson is originally from Edinburgh Scotland and after graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in 2009 he has developed a thriving career around his distinctive style of collage inspired pop art paintings. He employs imagery from magazines, flyers, advertising and political campaigns to create collage styled paintings that make commentary on our throw away society. By layering images and deconstructing text and forms, Anderson highlights the ephemerality of life and art itself. His new hand painted screen prints use bold black and white...