Issue3 – UP MAGAZINE

Mrs. Volpe’s Creative Art Class Contest Winners

As part of our ongoing mission to promote the artistic community, UP Magazine partnered with Sharon Volpe, a local artist and high school teacher at Queens Technical High School in Long Island City, to hold a contest for her students. Inspired by Ron English and UP’s upcoming Issue 5: Icons, the students were tasked with sketching out their alter egos.

The Business of Murals: Emily Strauss & Mural Painter Inc.

Emily Strauss, owner and founder of Mural Painter Inc (MPI) talks with the UP Team to explain the companies founding, mission, and future goals.

GETTY L.A. GRAFFITI BLACK BOOK

Two worlds collided when the Getty Research Institute invited 151 Los Angeles graffiti artists to assemble a “Black Book” documenting the history of the graffiti culture in Los Angeles. To some it may be surprising that the Getty regarded graffiti as an art form. However, with the help of a perfect storm, this art institution may have just given a stronger voice for this commonly stigmatized art genre.

“You Can Too” – TRZA – Graffiti Counter Culture in Colorado Springs

Trent Langill, aka TRZA, an artist residing in Colorado Springs, is a man with a plethora of talent when it comes to stencil design. His goal is to show youth with limited options and equipment that you can indeed get up and paint, you can do it too.

‘Soft Art You Can Touch’: MRS on the Versatile, Physical Possibilities of Art

Whitney interviews MRS—a Bronx born and raised graffiti artist with an affinity for textiles and an eye for patterns. Together, they muse on male dominance in graffiti, craft’s qualifications as an art form, and why some graffiti artists do not categorize themselves as “artists.”

Mrs. Volpe’s Creative Art Class Contest Winners

GETTY L.A. GRAFFITI BLACK BOOK

“You Can Too” – TRZA – Graffiti Counter Culture in Colorado Springs

‘Soft Art You Can Touch’: MRS on the Versatile, Physical Possibilities of Art

History

A Brief History of Spray Paint

DISTRIBUTORS

Bushwick Art Club: Lucky Rabbit

Bushwick Art Club: Marzipan Physics