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Sticks and Stones...



Within just three days of arriving in Adelaide, Australia, street artist ABOVE fell and broke his scapula in two parts, resulting in a head concussion and two hospital visits.



Part of his responsibilities for this 200 foot (63 meter) mixed-media mural was to mentor three extremely talented local Australian artists - Chris Edser, Tristan Kerr, and ANKLES.



"As a collective we decided… Continue

Added by Eugene on May 27, 2011 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

New Street Art is Commentary on Banksy's Popularity

Street artist ABOVE personally wrote to us to tell us about his most recent stencil in Paris. He created it because he found it to be "an interesting topic about Banksy and the thievery of street art works." To fully understand the piece, read his personal story, below.



"Last year I was traveling for 3-months around Europe and spent 2 weeks in Paris. One… Continue

Added by alice on September 23, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

ABOVE Hits Paris - Flying in the Wind (3 photos + video)



One of our favorite street artists, ABOVE, just sent us pics of his latest piece from his European tour! As always, he impresses us with his creativity. What really sets him apart from everyone else is his ingenious play on words, and how he seamlessly integrates different mediums into each piece. Make sure to check out the video below to get a better feel of his…

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Added by Eugene on October 18, 2009 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

Urban Street Art - When in Rome by ABOVE

One of our favorite street artists, ABOVE, just emailed us the latest street installation from his summer European tour! Now in Italy, he humors us with his appropriately titled piece, "When in Rome", which features a Roman Gladiator equipped with a paint roller instead of a weapon. He even found a real-life gladiator to pose in his pics! Be sure to check out the… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 14, 2009 at 12:30am — 2 Comments

Urban Street Art: ABOVE Takes on the Berlin Wall (6 pics)



Continuing his tour of Europe, ABOVE sent us these photos of some urban street art he just completed on the Berlin Wall in Germany! Easily one of my favorite pieces, I love how he integrates word-play, site-specific art, and a human hand holding flowers in his latest piece! Make sure to check out the video below for a more in-depth look!



"This year marks…

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Added by Eugene on July 13, 2009 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Urban Street Art - The Naked Truth by ABOVE: Copenhagen

Some fresh new work by street artist ABOVE has popped up in Denmark's capital, Copenhagen. The 3D installation with graffiti stencils has the message, "Believe nothing that you hear, and only 1/2 of what you see!"…

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Added by Eugene on June 8, 2009 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

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