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FEATURED ARTIST: PRO176

This week Freeway Editions features French urban artist, PRO176. Pro's artwork can be seen on walls and in galleries worldwide. His signature explosive style is both precise and organic. 

About the artist: 

Pro176 was born July 26th 1976 in Paris and Grew up in Choisy-le-Roi, a small town in France's southern suburbs.  He taught himself at a young age how to draw by copying the art of Jack Kirby, the famous American comic illustrator. American comic books quickly became his foundational inspiration and thus his love for art transpired.

Later in life...


ART NEWS: Miss Van in Los Angeles

Miss Van has been in LA for a few weeks working on several new projects. Most recently she created a mural in West Hollywood at the famed Palace Costume and Prop Company. The building itself is a huge three story warehouse with the facade of a castle. The space is full of costume rentals for the film industry so the bizarre facade and privacy seemed to intrigue Miss Van. According to the artist's blog about the project she just walked in and asked permission to paint the mural! Along with a few of the...


FEATURED ARTWORK: Alex "DEFER" Kizu's Rapture

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all! Today on Freeway Editions we are highlighting the Rapture series of hand painted screen prints by Alex "DEFER" Kizu. These prints are part of the HPM collection and were created by the artist in 2013. Take a look at the full series by following the links below.

Rapture Edition 4 of 8 is part of an original set of hand-painted prints from urban contemporary artist Alex "DEFER" Kizu. Each piece of this limited edition set was individually...


FEATURED ARTIST: CANTSTOPGOODBOY

This week Freeway Editions is taking a look at the work of  SoCal artist CANTSTOPGOODBOY. This guy has been on a roll making paintings for exhibitions and art fairs as well as collaborating with tons of top brands and musicians. Check out his work and stay tuned for more from this artist.

From the artist's bio:  "Although only 22 years old, CANTSTOPGOODBOY, is quickly making his mark in the emerging world of street art.  A native of Southern California, he was introduced to the world of art at an...


ART NEWS: The Venice Art Crawl

This week we are discussing some local art news! Culver City's neighbor Venice Beach is having it's quarterly Art Crawl on March 19th. The Venice Beach neighborhood of Abbot Kinney is home to this month's crawl where art galleries, vendors, restaurants and locals will all participate in a night of arts and culture. 

More about the event: "The Venice Art Crawl is an organization by and for the people. Our goal is to share, inspire and promote collaboration within the Venice community through mixers and art events. Join us by attending, sharing your vision...