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In the Name of Art, Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Set Ablaze
Montreal artist Isabelle Hayeur setup a video installation in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside which simulated a building catching fire, on a 15 minute loop. A cool concept in my hometown so it’s gotta get blogged y’all! Continue reading
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Dirty Hands & Cans
Often I am inspired by things just because they capture some emotion or feeling, or setting that I can relate to. I don’t know where these go, in terms of the blog… So we’ll figure it out as we go. Continue reading
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The Female Body
One of the most inspiring physical attributes of life is the female body. It is infinitely graceful, sensual, sexy, and defines smooth, silky lines. Beyond being an inspiration of life it is also a recurring theme in art I create. This photo from SprayBeast captures that inspiration nicely. (sourced from SprayBeast) Continue reading
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2010 — Out with the old, In with the New
2010 has been a short year for OPEKLIFE but it has been no shorter than any for the people behind OPEKLIFE. While meager in these first days, the OPEKLIFE team has been working hard behind the scenes to come up with exciting plans for 2011. Expect to see us represented at Graffiti shows, making videos,… Continue reading
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Ron Jeremy as a Cheeseburger
I can’t front, this shit had me howling. Ron Jeremy… as a Cheeseburger… and I’ll be damned if he didn’t nail it on the button! Stolen from Revok1’s blog click the photo to follow through to his post. Great artwork by a very serious artist! Continue reading
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Super Cool BROKEN FINGAZ Graffiti Stop Motion Video
Broken Fingaz Crew have been everywhere lately and if there’s one thing you have to admit about them it’s that they do some pretty interesting and incredible work. This video is a short edit put together by the crew and I liked it over some thorough hip-hop so have decided to share it with you. Continue reading
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The Art of Selling Out
There’s been a lot of talk of selling out this year — Banksy sold out with Exit Through The Gift Shop and more recently Shepard Fairey siding with Deitch in regards to MOCA choosing to buff BLU’s mural the day after it was finished. So let’s talk about selling out a little bit… The concept… Continue reading
