News — Urban Contemporary Art

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...

Richard Mirando, known as SEEN, was born 1961 in The Bronx, New York. Mirando is often referred to as the Godfather of Graffiti, although he did not pioneer the movement. SEEN first started to paint on New York City's subway system in 1973. His crew United Artists (or simply UA) quickly gained the reputation for producing full-color throw-ups on whole cars. SEEN is considered one of the greatest and most versatile artists from this generation of street artists. He was among the early artists who took their...

This week marks the beginning of the fourth edition of Art Wynwood. The Wynwood Arts District in Miami Beach has become a bustling contemporary art scene particularly among the urban art culture. You might recall us speaking about the Walls of Wynwood during Art Basel week, but this week is all about Wynwood as a burgeoning space of new ideas and art making.

From the press release:

“Art Wynwood reflects the dynamic environment of Miami’s burgeoning Wynwood Arts District, which over the last decade has gained...

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...

2015 has only just begun and Freeway Editions is excited to work with some new artists this year. To celebrate some of our favorite emerging and established urban artists we are using our Artist of the Week blog to talk about people we admire and have yet to feature.

This week we are giving our full attention to the work of Miss Van. She is a painter we have revered for a long time so we wanted to talk about her work, career, and evolution as an artist.

From her biography:

“Miss Van started wall-painting at the age of 20, in 1993,...