ALO is a self taught artist born in Italy and now living and working in London. ALO’s work focuses on the human figure and portraiture in particular. His work first appeared on the streets of Perugia, Rome and Milan. In the past two years the work...
The route that introduced Run Don’t Walk to stencil art originated in the 1990s in Buenos Aires’ hardcore/punk underground. There was barely any street art scene when, in line with the DIY ethic and aesthetics of this background, he started using stencils for flyers, posters...
Rene Gagnon started writing graffiti in 1985, but stopped on entering college in 1993. The street as a component of his creative path reappeared when the artist rented a studio and began using graffiti techniques for what he now defines ‘post- graffiti abstract expressionism’. ‘The raw...
The ‘orticanoodles’ tag has existed since 2004, preceded by some exercises in trying out how to use the stencil medium. Although the Italian duo don’t remember exactly who was portrayed, those first experiments used pop culture stars as subjects. Inspired by stencils seen on the street...
The acronym Dr. D reads as ‘doctored’. And, like the verb suggests, Dr. D changes the appearance of posters and billboards in order to subvert their messages. He recalls Ron English’s practice of altering billboards, reported in Naomi Klein’s No Logo, as the primary source...
Dan Innes does not limit his art to stencilling. Having studied industrial design and with a long passion for art, a few years ago he got involved in the street art scene. ‘There was a lot of amazing work being produced but also far too...
My street art journey started in the late ‘90s. I met my first stencil friend at a nightclub in the Meat Packing District, NYC. In the ‘90s the area was totally different to how it is now. It was a real butcher’s district – bloody,...
Growing up in Teheran, A1one a.k.a. Thana became familiar with propaganda stencils depicting martyrs and soldiers, but also with the revolutionary ones from the 1980s. His work is characterized by a combination of ancient Persian motifs and contemporary urban scenes. ‘Other than the calligraphic part...