Stina Perrson says her illustration style is basically about “finding the right balance between the edgy and the elegant the raw and the beautiful.” This Swedish born artist has quite an impressive list of corporate clients ranging from Coca Cola, Sony Music to Bloomingdale’s and Target that she creates work for in several different mediums- inks, watercolor, cut paper, and gouache. Each work is scribbly yet simple and adorned with stunningly fashionable female forms. Stina gives you a chance to purchase one of her originals at the Cosh Gallery. We are so inspired that we may purchase one of these works for the office.

If you are going to be in Los Angeles Area on May 10th you can catch some Stina Persson’s new work at the opening of Le Femme at the Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California. Admission is free and this sounds like a really great Mother’s Day activity. They will even have complimentary flowers for Moms.

With his own typically cheeky answer to Cannes, underground mischief maker extrordinaire Bansky has answered in kind with his own “Cans Festival” in London. Our favorite graffiti impresario brought together more than three dozen internationally renowned graffiti artists to take muster a “a street party of stencil art” in a tunnel underneath Waterloo station last weekend.

Eye catching is it. Maya Wild is definitely making moves. As you would imagine the Japanese are eating it up. Her poppy style can be seen in the likes of Nylon Japan & US, Dazed & Confused Japan, Elle UK, and Spin Magazines among others. Hailing from London, Maya currently collaborates with the artist Lung on The Boos team. Her most recent group exhibition opened in March ‘08 at the Stolen Space Gallery in London.
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Shoe typhoon Adidas celebrates the release of a new collection of Superstars with a not so little surprise. In gigantic joining of the east and west Adidas brought NYC’s Surface to Air and San Fran’s Upper Playground together for a chance to turn a colossal shoe into a work of art. Each crew had 3 days to splash some color on their mammoth plain white replicas of an Adidas Superstar. This was an even more exciting celebration of Adidas releasing an all white model of Superstars, not seen since 1969. After the masterpieces were completed, the shoes were strapped down to a flatbed truck and each team set off to Venice Beach, CA for a battle on the boardwalk.Check out the gallery for tons of awesome photos.

The hand responsible for the cover of the newly released album by Flight of the Conchords is none other than Tyler Stout . With many a poster under his belt, Tyler has definitely carved out a very specific, very coveted style. From his caricatures of cult celebs to work for various film festivals, I dig it all.
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We know how you are, you love to draw. Oh but wait you love taking pictures. Um, actually, you really like all kinds of art and your pretty hand with a computer as well. Funny, you sound a lot like Belgian designer Geraldine Georges. This stunning collection of illustration, photography, and mixed media hit’s all the right spots for us. You can check out more after the jump.

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In honor of earth day, I thought we’d keep our readers up to date on some of the designers in Los Angeles that are promoting sustainable products. Alyson Fox bridges the divide between contemporary fashion and environmental consciousness. Drawing from the idea of recycling and buying vintage, Alyson combines sustainable fabrics and accents, such as buttons made from fallen tree branches and omitting the use of zippers, to create this eco-friendly line. Also available are several prints and illustrations by Fox.

Sat, April 19th, 6:30-10PM
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd in Los Angeles / 310.445.9276
“Deharavath: Zombie Children” featuring new works from Dehara X David Horvath + Sun-Min Kim
(On view through May 14th)
www.gr2.net

Sat, April 19th, 5-7PM
Richard Heller Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave, Space B-5A at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica / 310.453.9191
“Mapping The Great Hush” – new works from Randall Sellers
(On view through May 17th)
www.richardhellergallery.com

Sat, April 19th 4-8PM
Monkeyhouse Toys and Art Gallery
1618 ½ Silver Lake Blvd in Los Angeles / 323.662.3437
“Having Fun With Animals” featuring new works from Douglas Alvarez, Paul Torres, L. Croskey, Jeremy Szuder, Walt Hall, Catherine Brooks and many more
(On view through May 4th)
www.monkeyhousetoys.com

Sat, April 19th, 7-10PM
Project:
8545 W. Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.558.0200
“Familiar Friends” featuring new works from Lisa Alisa, Cherri Wood, Erika Yamashiro and Lindsay Cambell
www.projectgalleryla.com

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Sat, April 12th 7PM
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
1257 N La Brea Avenue / 323.969.0600
Herakut
http://www.carmichaelgallery.com/future.html

I got a chance to meet up with German art duo Herakut Wednesday afternoon to check out some amazing installation-in-progress before their American debut show opening this Saturday night at the Carmichael Gallery in Hollywood.
Both talented artists in their own right, Jasmine Siddiqui (Hera) and Falk Lehmann (Akut) referred to they way they work as a conversation in pictures, as one starts a piece that the other will finish. I was excited to catch this work in progress, because as the couple paints one layer over another, the piece may change completely five or six times as one work covers up the last. Taking inspiration from the immediate world in front of them influences color palettes that reflect the warm tints of a sunset in Greece, the cold feeling of a German morning, and characters could include anyone from the family dog to the odd Hollywood denizens wandering in off of La Brea Boulevard.

Herakut was born in the world of street art and still does installations at graffiti festivals as well as the back alleys of local cities they where ever they travel. They told me they want to put a piece on the big mural wall in Venice beach, if you have info on who to talk to be sure and post it in the comments section.
This street heritage translates into the gallery setting as Herakut’s paintings sometimes move from the canvas straight on to the wall. It gave the feeling that if someone hadn’t slid a canvas in front of them the entire piece would be on the wall and there’d be nothing for patrons to take home. “I hate white space,” confesses Siddiqui, “and the canvas is actually a small area for spray paint. I like a wall because I can use broad strokes”This is made apparent as she stands up a cardboard cut out (after the jump) that is nearly ten feet tall.

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23 year old Gianluca Fallone, a young Argentinian illustrator and designer, has already accomplished much in his short career. Beautifully fluid motion graphics and inspiring & very detailed illustrations, for Cartoon Network, Mtv, and Punga™, are sprinkled throughout his stunning portfolio.

“I love type and design, and particularly when they are both present,” Fallone says. We couldn’t agree more!

More pix after the jump
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