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Felipe Baeza Imagines an Elsewhere with “Unruly Forms”

In Unruly Forms, a multi-city installation with Public Art Fund, Felipe Baeza takes mobile audiences on a visual journey exploring queer identity, transformation, and the metamorphosis of cultural symbols including Mesoamerican artifacts held by US art institutions. Baeza forces viewers to question deeply held beliefs in the intimate ritual of public transit

A Spectrum of Creative Collaboration: Untitled Freeman Alley Hotel

Much like the famed Freeman’s alley, the Untitled 3 Freeman Alley Hotel not only functions as a hospitable environment for those visiting New York, but invites patrons and the local community to utilize the space for creative inspiration and expression.

Lily Brick: Coloring the Streets with a Message of Reflection

Lleida, Spain, saw the birth of Lily Brick, a street artist who has transformed the city’s walls into canvases filled with color and meaning. In this interview, Lily Brick shares her inspiration, creative method, and the challenges she faces as a street artist.

Allison Bamcat in Lala Land

Influenced by painters like Salvador Dali, Kenny Scharf and Vincent Van Gogh, Allison Bamcat developed her own style: Pop-Surrealism.
And not unlike Alice in Wonderland, Allison creates fantastical, colorful beings – despite the darkness she has known in her life.

“It Comes Up, it’s Beautiful, and it Dies” – King Adz

For King Adz, street culture was street food, street art, street fashion and street sounds. They collided together to tell greater stories of subcultures that were as yet untouched by the mainstream. They were of the people, for the people. Through his films and books, King Adz told these stories to the public.

‘First Person Sludger’ – Sludge Life 2

To put it bluntly, and in the words of one of its creators, Doseone, “Sludge Life 2 is only hard if you’re not an intrigued mother-fucker.” Its creators, Doseone and Terri Vellmann had more twisted creativity brewing, releasing Sludge Life 2 in 2023, adding even more jaded and salty NPCs, obscure tagging spots, and subversive fuck-the-man vibes.

The Street Art of the Rainbow Nation: Walking in Cape Town, South Africa

There is nothing more thrilling than setting foot in a new country, so distant and different from your home. And nothing is more fulfilling than learning to understand the complicated history and culture of the community you enter. Perhaps one of the best ways to do it is through the city’s street art.

Street Aesthetics and Fine Art: UP Magazine’s Selection of Highlights from 2023 Armory Week

Earlier this month were the fantastical SPRING/BREAK Art Show and The Armory Show in New York City. UP Magazine contributing writer Alexandria Deters couldn’t help but reflect how the newest generation of art collectors taste and life experience has influenced the fine art world for the better. For your reading and viewing pleasure, she selected some works that highlight this realization.

The Eyes of Nikybotz

Nikybotz’s street art will make you look twice. Meet Nick of Nickybotz, an LA native and Los Angeles based collection designer and street artist on the rise. He is known for his colorful, uniquely shaped, jovial characters, with distinct almond shaped eyes.

Graffiti Writer or Street Artist? Norwegian Artist Martin Whatson Says He’s Both

In the world of public art, there’s this persistent debate that seeks to categorize art into two neat little, mutually exclusive, boxes: graffiti or street art. And artists working in public spaces are often called upon to define themselves: graffiti writer or street artist, choose a side, make a choice, fill out a commitment form, and sign it. Martin Whatson, the Norwegian artist, has an answer: Both.