Craig Costello

New York based artist Craig Costello (aka KR) is mostly know for his 90s creation of the then home-made, but now internationally-renown and loved graffiti ink, Krink. KR would package the precious silver ink in small pop bottles or bingo dabbers, fulfilling friends' requests.

Today, the Krink brand still caters to graffiti artists (markers, dabbers, apparel, etc.) but Costello's personal art-style (largely derived from being an excellent ink maker) furthered the scope and elegance of the brand he still champions. His work is internationally curated, published and recognized.

Above are commisioned works done by Costello. Here, a video of him at work, and lastly, follow this link for everything Krink.

From top to bottom: A large blue and yellow drip work done in Prague (Czech Republic); A large yellow drip work also done in Prague (Czech Republic); A large silver drip work done in Vancouver (Canada); A full frontal work done for EyeBeam Atelier in New York (USA). All were produced in 2008. Images courtesy of KR.

Work In Progress v3.1

Last July I started new paintings of shelling images that I had photographed in Croatia (see this previous post). Shown above is a smaller study (the grey painting) and two large-scale works in progress.

Eine

Here are roll-up doors painted by UK-based artist Eine. We were there a few weeks ago and caught a handfull.

He started painting these without the consent of the shop owners but quickly found out that his efforts were appreciated. So Eine continued with granted permission and often a requested letter.

More can be found here and here.

Ben Long

Here are large-scale, finger drawing by British artist Ben Long. He does them overnight while the trucks are parked and left unattended. I guess it's goodbye to the ever famous "Wash Me" slogan. More on Ben Long's work can be found here.

Duane Hanson

I've been looking at Duane Hanson's work quite a bit lately. It might be because of the fact that I love people but also love to be by myself. His pieces are exact replicas of his working class American subjects. They are cast in bronze or a mix of autobody filler and fiberglass, then perfectly painted. Wigs, hair, clothes and various props are then added to complete the work. More can be found here and here.

From top to bottom: Man On A Mower, 1995; Lunch Break, 1989; Tourists II, 1988; Body Builder, 1989-95.

Mathew Borrett

Toronto-based artist Mathew Borrett imagines cities and worlds that he then softly illustrates with great care and enchanting detail. These worlds are usually reinterpretations of his childhood memories, but recently, Borrett has been showing us what our cities might look like in the future—say if we (humans) were ever to vacate the urban areas and give way to nature once again. More can be found here.

From top to bottom: detail #1 from Uptown Trail, 2008; detail #2 from Uptown Trail, 2008; Habitation (study), 2008.