Art In The Streets @ MOCA

Graffiti and street art from the "Art In The Streets' show at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. The show runs from April 17 through August 8, 2011, and features some of the world's best street artist including Banksy, Sheppard Fairey, and Retna.

Banksy

Neckface

Mister Cartoon

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2011

LA Street Art

New street art in L.A.

Sheppard Fairey's tribute to former President Reagan.

Enik One at De La Barracuda.

Artist venting.

Arts District wall.

Arts District wall detail.

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2011

Twins On Neptune

Famous graffiti twins from Germany How and Nosm, along with DABSMYLA, are painting a giant graffiti piece on the Neptune building located in the arts district of L.A.
The project is part of the L.A. Freewalls Project, which features the world's best graffiti artist.
Follow all of the action at Jetsetgraffiti.com

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2011

Graffiti Removal Atop The Eagle Rock

A 14 member crew from L.A.F.D. station #88 Urban Search And Rescue grind away graffiti from the Eagle Rock located in northeast L.A. The work was deemed to dangerous for regular graffiti removal crews due to the extreme terrain of the Eagle Rock. The USAR team tethered themselves with ropes, repelled down the steep face of the rock, and grinded away at the graffiti tags with hand held power tools.
Several members of the USAR have assisted at ground zero in NYC, the Katrina disaster in New Orleans, and at the mudslide at La Conchita. This is their first graffiti removal exercise.

A hawk flies above the USAR #88 on top of the Eagle Rock.

Really old graffiti.

Grinding away at the vandalism.

A member of USAR #88.

USAR # 88 on top of the Eagle Rock.

Photos and video by Ted Soqui © 2011

And Salvation

Leonard Knight's creation in the desert, Salvation Mountain. The mountain is located near California's Salton Sea, in the city of Niland, and is placed in front of "Slab City."
Knight created the mountain back in 1984 using junk and debris he found in the desert, covering it with cement. He now uses an adobe mixture made of hay mud and thick household paint.
Salvation Mountain reaches an impressive 50 feet tall by 150 feet wide. The mountain is dedicated to Leonard Knight's love for Jesus and salvation. Many religious text and symbols are imparted on and within the mountain. The mountain gets over a hundred visits a day during the winter months from folks all over the world.

Knight's Sea of Galilee.

Leonard Knight.

Leonard's home.

A tree inside a mountain.

Salvation Mountain.

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2011

Los Angeles Crimes

A different take on the Los Angeles Times ad campaign by a local street artist.
The piece is called "Los Angeles Crimes" and is located near La Brea and Melrose Ave.

The Governator.

A.C. and O.J.

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2011