Arabic Graffiti Icon : A1one Got Kidnapped

One year ago, in March of 2012, A1one was kidnapped on the streets of Tehran, Iran by the civilian police from the “Intelligent Service of Islamic republic”. For nearly two weeks, he was kept in a hidden prison, blindfolded and lonely. Accusing him to receive money from Israel to promote graffiti and resistance against the Islamic Government of Ahmadinejad. They also accused him to have received training in a military camp in Jordan, aiming to go back to Iran and promote graffiti and hip hop through his Underground Art media Studio.

Arabic Graffiti Icon - A1one in Germany

“None of this is true, I have never been in Jordan and never received money from Israel. Graffiti Was just my lifestyle and communication as a young artist ” -A1one

 

Now, in March of 2013, the Iranian painter is free and painting in Germany. He is trying to forget this period of prison and mental torture which led him down yet another path of problems… A1one is mostly known for his innovative way of Arabic – Persian Calligraphy which is rooten in Middle Eastern calligraphy traditions while influenced by the western “Wild Style” graffiti and tagging style.
You can check more of Arabic Graffiti by A1one  or check more of His Modern Persian Calligraphy

REST in Peace Steve Jobs

"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," Mr. Cook said in a letter to employees. "We will honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much."

During his more than three-decade career, Mr. Jobs transformed Silicon Valley as he helped turn the once-sleepy expanse of fruit orchards into the technology industry's innovation center. In addition to laying the groundwork for the industry alongside others like Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, Mr. Jobs proved the appeal of well-designed products over the power of technology itself and transformed the way people interact with technology.
"The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come," Mr. Gates said in a statement Wednesday.
The most productive chapter in Mr. Jobs's career occurred near the end of his life, when a nearly unbroken string of successful products like the iPod, iPhone and iPad changed the PC, electronics and digital-media industries. The way he marketed and sold those products through savvy advertising campaigns and Apple's retail stores helped turn the company into a pop-culture phenomenon.
At the beginning of that phase, Mr. Jobs described his philosophy as trying to make products that were at "the intersection of art and technology." In doing so, he turned Apple into the world's most valuable company with a market value of $350 billion.

Eat The Rich

Michael Jeha, Managing Director of Christie’s in the Middle East, said: “In one year Christie’s Dubai achieved a 117% increase in the sale of Contemporary Middle Eastern art. Tonight, pictures for this sale were consigned from 15 different countries and, as a measure of the international interest in Middle Eastern art, they have been dispersed among buyers from 18 different countries. It is this diversity of consigning and buying that has helped to develop this market so quickly, transforming from a local to a regional and global force in just four years. ”

Art Work By Afshin Pirhashemi

The highlight among the Iranian Art was a large oil on canvas triptych by the leading artist Mohammed Ehsai which sold for $662,500 It was a  monochrome black and white Calligraphic Set of Design reflecting his fascination with calligraphy .
Also Afshin Pirhashemi’s Great piece entitled" Seduction", exploring the complexities of life in today’s Iran, reached $518,500 ,The othe Artist from IRAN was Farhad Moshiri 's piece sold for $422,500.

Art Work By Mohammad Ehsai

It Is Yours Take IT / IRAN

Once more ,Kolahstudio is Going to Make an international Free Art /Street Event in Tehran,IRAN.
It’s Yours, Take It! – IRAN-Tehran

What we need :
We need Art works on Cardboard,Carton,Canvas or any light material.
Size : maximum:50×50cms
What we Do:
We Gather all the art work ,sort it in groups or one group(depending on quantity of Works we may recieve)
Then we Hang them on public walls ,Invite people to take them home if they like them.So it is more than Affordable . For us this idea is perfect. they do not have lots of money to have an original New Art Piece in Their home.They appreciate it.
We take photographs of the process and selected images can be seen in the flickr pool of http://www.flickr.com/groups/itsyourstakeit . finally a selection of photos from all the event and Textual contents will be published in the Brainstorm Online magazine No.11 .

http://www.kolahstudio.com/brainstorm/?p=106

150 Irish Artists Boycutt Israeel

A CULTURAL boycott of Israel was launched yesterday, with more than 150 Irish artists announcing that they intend not to perform or exhibit in Israel, or to accept any funding from institutions linked to the Israeli government.

The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) said it was in protest at Israel’s “treatment of the Palestinian people”.

Raymond Deane of the IPSC cited a statement from the Israeli Foreign Ministry in 2005 saying they considered culture a propaganda tool.

He said: “Artists who perform there are backing it [the Israeli government] whether they like it or not.”

The pledge signed by the artists states the boycott would continue, “until such time as Israel complies with international law and universal principles of human rights”. Mr Deane said: “You can’t really pin this down”, but it means, “at least an end of the occupation of Palestine; dismantling or at least stopping the settlements; and Israel negotiating in good faith with the Palestinians”.

An Israeli embassy spokesman said the boycott “was regrettable and ill-advised” and that “vilifying and ostracising Israel and promoting a lose-lose programme of boycotts is not the way to secure legitimate Palestinian rights”.

Damien Dempsey(Artist) Signing the Boycut letter

Singer and songwriter Damien Dempsey hoped the boycott would encourage young people in Israel who disagreed with the government to “speak out”.

He said that the military were running the show in Israel and that they needed the world to stand up against them.

Musician Donal Lunny said he was taking part to “express solidarity with the Palestinian people”.

When asked about the boycott’s chances for success, Eoin Dillon, a performer with Irish and world music band Kila, said: “It worked in South Africa.”

Bullshit in Iranian artists Forum < Like always

Nothing to say. just passing by the Iranian Artists forum Building. saw the show is gonig on in all Formal Galleries inside .I even got sorry for putting 10 minutes to see the bullshit canvases they put up with crazy prices.... any way it is a personal Report. we will see...

Stick My World is coming

We welcome all submissions from all artists that wish to participate in the next International Sticker Show “STICK MY WORLD” (mega combo).

Send your stickers before 2010 august 31st to be part of "STICK MY POP" (STICK MY WORLD # 4) @ ROMA (Italia).

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Public Provocations 2010

After the successful first edition in 2009 in PUBLIC Provocation This year, one more showcase than urban and diverse. Parallel to the international art fair in Basel unite large Names, styles and forms of contemporary graffiti and street art Scene from June to Okober in Weil am Rhein. An insight into the current work the scene, which in its composition, the curatorial work of Sigi of Koedinger I Dare continues. Of the walls of the backyards and the modern city landscapes artistic expressions of all kinds to think little more away. 

Through colors, shapes and new uses for everyday objects provoked not only but the public space becomes a forum for artists of a different kind New techniques Materials, platforms, and found their sphere of application and the art of respect and their way into the galleries. The exhibition of the boxes show the extraordinarily Carhartt-Gallery Similar artists that much with your work style and the complexity of the street shape or have shaped. This unique collection of national and international styles shows a cross section of the current work. - PUBLIC PROVICATIONS I June - October 2010 I. DI - FR 11-19H I. SA 11-18H Opening is on Saturday 12 June 2010 from 19 clock 

ARTISTS LINE UP: DARE (CH) I, DELTA (NL) I MODE 2 (F) I SUSO33 (ES) I DERS (CH) I TOAST (CH) I PISA73 (D) I Retna (USA) I Smash137 (CH) I A1one (IR) I CMP (DK) I Wany (I) I SAIN (PL) I Gmehling MARK (D) - CURATOR: Sigi represented by Koedinger by Wolfgang Krell CONTACT PRESS IMAGES AND TAKING press@carhartt-gallery.com ADDRESS Carhartt Gallery I Schuster Island 9 I 79576 Weil am Rhein

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Industrial Design for female hygiene

P-Mate, the hugely popular disposable female hygiene product in Europe that allows women to pee standing up, is being introduced to the United States through Go Your Way, a newly formed company based in Broomfield, Colorado.

The product, invented by a woman in the Netherlands, means women no longer have to pull their pants down or squat in order to pee. In other words, it gives women the freedom to neatly pee like men. 

In an agreement reached with Joe Product Promotions of London, England, Go Your Way will be the sole distributor for P-Mate in Colorado, with sales expected to begin by the end of August. This will be the first distribution of P-Mate into the U.S.

"This is a revolutionary product that has taken Europe by storm," said Karen Diamond, president of Go Your Way. "It allows women to pee standing up, just like the boys, giving a whole new slant on equal rights for women. It can easily fit into your pocket or handbag, so it goes with you wherever you go."

She explained that it can be used when there are no toilets available such as when camping or hiking, or when the toilet is just too filthy to sit on. The invention is great for traveling, during pregnancy or during any outdoor activity, in addition to being a big help for a woman giving a urine sample at a clinic, hospital or doctor's office. P-Mate is discreet, hygienic, environmentally friendly and made from recycled materials.

http://www.pmateusa.com

TarantisT 's Album "Distorted Brain " is out

" From Tehran's undergrounds to Hollywood. From playing with cockroaches in basements to playing with Metallica. Finally after some hard work the new album, Distorted Brain, by TarantisT is out. 

It is available at iTune " 

  Tehran-Based Rock Band With a resume of Legal concerts(!) and live performances in many Tehran Universities is now available on iTune.

Care To buy their Track on iTunes  and also check their Website ....Enjoy

Graffiti Legend Sigi Von Koeding Aka "DARE" Rest In Peace

Dare To be different

 Unfortunately Sigi von Koeding aka DARE(b.1968) has lost the fight  with cancer and died at Evening 6th March 2010 in Hospital in Basel . The loss of this Inspiring Artist will be noticed more and more by every minute for sure... Our sympathy goes to the family and close friends of Sigi and All Graffiti Writers who could see the magic in his lines.
After several exhibitions in Switzerland between 1992 and 1995, Dare exhibited at the Art Frankfurt fair and at the Kallman Museum in Munich in 1996.
His works can be interpreted as written selfportraits, every letter is unique and has it's own expression, reflecting the artists daily feelings and representing his name. Dare Induces his own writing style, punctuated by elegant and fluid poses. Always exploring new posibilities and techniques on his canvases.




Rest in Peace Dare † 06.03.2010 from I Love Graffiti on Vimeo.

Qualified as « branding », his style has an unique identity, including letters outlined with extreme precision, layers of bright colours and original backgrounds. 
the paragraph below is one of the latest posts he made into his blog for his fans.
"every year, first sunday in december the kesselhaus where i have my atelier opens the doors for a public viewing. hundrets of visitors joined this event... for those who missed, see you next year in my atelier!"  Taken from Dare's Blog 7th december 2009.

REST IN PEACE

CALLIGRAFFITI – THE GRAPHIC ART OF NIELS “SHOE” MEULMAN

Artist Niels “Shoe” Meulman explores the contours of words as images in “Calligraffiti” – his hybrid art form which blends calligraphy and graffiti. This impressive publication showcases a fine selection of artworks by Meulman as he presents for our viewing pleasure a wonderful series of fast phrases and upbeat witticisms in the form of captivating typographic masterpieces. Every spread offers two interacting visuals.

This interplay of contrasts, such as ‘idea-execution’ or ‘rise-fall’, makes this volume much more than a collection of the artist’s best work; it unveils the basis of all graphic art. The book includes an essay by esteemed writer Adam Eeuwens tracing Meulman’s creative progression, as well as a foreword by the highly regarded symbologist John Langdon and perspicacious comments from Meulman himself sprinkled throughout.

Niels Meulman the contemporary Dutch calligrapher, typographer and designer who gained initial recognition as graffiti artist “SHOE”. After an apprenticeship with Dutch graphic design master Anthon Beeke, he went on to run his own design company, worked as senior art director for BBDO and more recently works as a creative director for MTV Europe, freelances and specializes in typographic design. His designs form part of the permanent collections of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and MOMA San Francisco. Notable works include a signature shoe design for Umbro and his own silk scarf label – Unruly.

Title: CALLIGRAFFITI – THE GRAPHIC ART OF NIELS “SHOE” MEULMAN
Author: Adam Eeuwens and Niels Meulman
Pages: 144, black & white, ca. 250 Illustrations & photos
Format: 23,4 x 23,4 cm (9.2 x 9.2 inches)
Language: English edition

Price Hardcover: US $ 29.90 | 19.95 € | 19.99 £
ISBN Hardcover: 978-3-937946-21-4

www.calligraffiti.nl / www.nielsshoemeulman.com / www.unruly.nl /
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