Graphic designer Vahram Muratyan has turned his online travel journal into a book that celebrates the culture of two of the most exciting cities on Earth, New York and Paris. He uses basic graphics and clever taglines to compare and contrast the differences between the cities.
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MISS VAN is one of the leading ladies of European street art. She has been a prominent figure in her hometown of Toulouse, France since the mid-1990s. Her subjects are almost always girls or women, and MISS VAN prefers acrylic and latex paint to spray paint, making her paintings unique and recognizable.
Though she now lives in Barcelona, she has returned to the Magda Danysz gallery in Paris to premiere new work for a solo exhibition called “Twinkles”.
You can view more paintings on display for the exhibition here.
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by Kate
I honestly thought “For a good time, call ___” style graffiti was a modern-world phenomenon.
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it buried the city of Pompeii under a blanket of ash. This preserved the homes and artifacts of the Pompeian people for thousands of years, until archaeologists began excavating the site.
In addition to the structures and pots uncovered, archaeologists also found carvings in the stone walls etched by the citizens of Pompeii. To my delight, the people of Pompeii left behind some filthy, scandalous graffiti! in mass quantities! As one nameless citizen said, etched into a column of the basilica: “O walls, you have held up so much tedious graffiti that I am amazed that you have not already collapsed in ruin.”
The Pompeians declared their love and announced their presence in the same ways we still deface public property with our signature and proclamations.
Marcus loves Spendusa
Rufus loves Cornelia Hele
Publius Cornicius Restitutus stood right here with his brother
Gaius Pumidius Dipilus was here on October 3rd 78 BC.
Pompeii also had its share of helpful graffiti, pointing you toward the best prostitutes.
I.10.4 (near the rear entrance vestibule of the House of Menander):
“At Nuceria, look for Novellia Primigenia near the Roman gate in the prostitute’s district”
I posted some of the most scandalous early graffiti below, with pictures of the walls and structures where the etchings appear. You can find a list of more ancient graffiti here.
(House of the Centenary; in the latrine near the front door)
“Secundus defecated here” three times on one wall
VII.12.18-20 (the Lupinare)
“I screwed a lot of girls here”
VIII.7.6 (Inn of the Muledrivers; left of the door)
“We have wet the bed, host. I confess we have done wrong. If you want to know why, there was no chamber pot”
V.5.3 (barracks of the Julian-Claudian gladiators; column in the peristyle)
“Celadus the Thracian gladiator is the delight of all the girls”
“Antiochus hung out here with his girlfriend Cithera”
Bar/Brothel of Innulus and Papilio
“Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!”
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Most art isn’t truly original, but every artist has their own vision and perspective of the world. I’ve compiled a little slide show depicting two different artists painting a similar subject. Note the differences and similarities.
Battles
1. Scène des massacres de Scio (Scenes from the Massacre at Chios) - Eugène Delacroix, 1824
2. The Triumph of Death - Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1562
The Devil
1. The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea - William Blake, c. 1810
2. Inferno fresco - Giovanni da Modena, c. 1410
Greek Myth of Titan Cronus (Saturn)
1. Saturn Devouring His Son - Francisco Goya, c. 1819
2. Saturn Devouring His Son - Peter Paul Rubens, 1636
Nightmares
1. The Nightmare - Henry Fuseli, 1781
2. La Nuit (The Night) - Ferdinand Hodler, 1890
The Last Judgement
1. Last Judgement - Giotto de Bondone, c. 1305
2. Last Judgement - Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, c. 1541
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A few days ago, National Geographic published a photo article about the underwater art installation “Silent Evolution” in Cancun, Mexico.
The installation by the Museo Subacuatico de Arte (MUSA), is the first underwater sculpture park in the world. Artist Jason deCaires Taylor created 400 sculptures that form an artificial reef, each one based on an actual person from Cancun or the surrounding area.
Taylor hopes to relieve the strain put on actual reefs by the 750,000 tourists who visit the area by offering an alternative underwater spectacle.
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