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Walk in the Light You Spray from a Can

Jessica Lapidos — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:45:14 +0000

You know how important the label is. A quality tag is important. Which is why you can now tag your own pictures, graffiti style. But you’re a class act, and pretty savvy with a camera, so instead of getting your hands and lungs dirty with a can of spray paint, you’re just going to spray in the light. I mean with the light. Okay, Photojojo Glow Graffiti Can is kind of hard to explain. Instead of paint coming out of the nozzle, it’s an LCD light. And when you take a picture on a really long exposure, you can paint your photos like this.

Not so camera inclined? A really long exposure means that the shudder speed is slow, making the lens stay open for an extended period of time after you click. Put the camera on a still surface, hit the button and spray around. It will absorb all the light as solid and all other moving objects as blurry. You know, for anonymous tagging.

So here’s the light can. It’s got all the same dimensions of a typical spray can, 7 inches tall, so it will stow in your purse nonchalantly. Whip it out and leave your mark, on a photo. Which lasts longer than graffiti.

Then you can make supercool art like this from Photojojo for $39, a camera and a sense of beautiful adventure during this month of Tech at FashionIndie.

LINK LOVE: Geek Sugar

STREET-ART FAVES: Photos to Entice the Urban Explorer

Irina — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:59:11 +0000

Culture-bots all over NY have an opinion about their favorite spots to oggle street-art and this zeitgeist reporter is no different. This year has been an especially exciting time for the country’s most controversial canvasses. Between the Banksy documentary, news that graffiti mecca 5 Pointz will be closing, and the “Art in the Streets” exhibition at LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the walls and buildings in the five boroughs have been getting just as much attention as any runway during fashion week. We’re here to help you feel included in the conversation – to make sure that you can throw down with an avenue (or two) that boasts tags, colors, and something truly special or unique. In the spirit of the museum round-up we presented a few weeks ago, here are some noteworthy spots to view urban Picasso’s throughout New York.

(photo credit: Gavin Thomas)

New Yorkers Determined to Leave Their Mark on the World

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:01:23 +0000

And the more inappropriate that mark is the better. Enter photoblog Defaced to document the best, worst and “what the fuck?” of graffiti around New York City. Gallery after the jump!

Ah, New York. The city that never stops sassing.

LINK LOVE: Defaced

RANDOM COOL: Light Bright, Light Bright, Beautiful Sparkles of Colored Light

Saynt — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:59:42 +0000

Light Paint is a tumblr that features pictures of light art. It’s pretty flipping cool. I can’t stop but thinking about dragging my LightBrite from my parents attic, but I don’t think I’d be able to create anything this cool.

via Wooster

LINKAGE: Light Shines Brighter On The Darkest Nights

Mr. Brainwash Rules The Streets

Saynt — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:10:51 +0000

Here is Mr. Brainwash aka MBW. He’s an insane graffiti artist who is making a scene with his pop cultural attacks.

Check out more after the jump.

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For more on Mr. Brainwash check out his site here. ( We promise it’s worth checking out!)

Images via Swindle Magazine and SuperTouch Art.

-BRAGGY B

LINKAGE: Look Out For Mr. Brainwash

Insa Heels

Andy Wass — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:30:45 +0000

London-based graffiti artist Insa and shoe designer Ruth Shaw have teamed up for Insa Heels, whose website officially launches today.

“The Cigarette,” is the first style so far, available in three designs (“The Levishan” colorway is above). The stilleto is leather with a high gloss finish. Insa appeals to a wide demographic by combining the sex appeal of a spike heel with modern streetwear graphics.

The shoes sell for about $400.