News Tagged: Portrait

Video: Aroe Portrait Mural for Riley's Boxing Gym

Graffiti writer Aroe MSK HA knocked out this quick black and white portrait for the Riley's Boxing Gym in the South of England.

Photo: The Faces of the Afro-Punk Festival

Afro-Punk is for the people. Unlike other music festivals, the styles and personalities of the crowd alone, always make Afro-Punk an event worth checking out. Check out some of the faces that filled the crowd of the Afro-Punk Festival this past weekend, including a performance by Mos Def and Erykah Badu.

12ozProphet Photo of the Day: The Next Generation

Here is our 12ozProphet Photo of the Day. While Cope2 was rocking a fresh new wall in the Bronx with Stay KD in town from Norway he snapped this great shot of the next generation striking a pose in front of the wall. Stay tuned for photos of the finished production.

Preview: Max Ferguson "Painting My Father" 30 Years of Painting a New York...

Max Ferguson is an artist who depicts New York City in his classical oil paintings. For the last 30 years one of Ferguson's main subjects was his father, Richard Ferguson, throughout New York from Coney Island to Katz's Deli.

12ozProphet Photo of the Day: Hims COD Portrait by Tom Gould

While checking out Tom Gould's photography website in anticipation of his upcoming show at Klughaus, we found this sick portrait of Hims COD posted up in front of one of his classic straight letters. Though it's a recent image, it looks like this photo could have been taken any time over the past 20 years.

Photo: El Mac Paints Portrait for Fascinating LA Times Article

For a recent LA Times article, El Mac painted a portrait of an LA-based civil rights attorney. This article tells the compelling story "how a dogged civil-rights lawyer, an ex-gangster, and a risk-taking LAPD captain helped avert a 2nd wave of Rodney King riots." Recalling events from 1993, Connie Rice paints a vivd picture of a brewing conflict...