graffiti

From painting overpasses to stadiums, a graffiti artist on his evolving art form

By Frank Carlson

For more than 30 years, Los Angeles-based artist RISK has been creating colorful murals on everything from highway overpasses -- known as “heavens” -- to dilapidated buildings, walls, trains and buses. He recently joined eight other graffiti artists to paint…

Writings on the Wall: Before graffiti became a global language

By Colleen Shalby

New York City graffiti exhibit, "Write of Passage," tells the story of graffiti's history, a movement that started in the middle of a big city and grew to become a globally cultural phenomenon.

As street art grows more popular, is it losing its edge?

It’s been around for several decades, but street art got a jolt of publicity when famed British street artist Banksy took up residency in NYC during the month of October and produced a piece a day. Brooklynstreetart.com expert Steven Harrington…

Continue watching

For Graffiti Artist, Monopoly Money Makes the World Go ‘Round

By Ellen Rolfes

Alec Monopoly's first solo show, "Park Place," opened at the LAB ART Gallery in Los Angeles earlier this month. The graffiti artist, who is known only by his pseudonym, and the team at LAB ART transformed the gallery space, inside…

Monopoly Money Makes Artist’s World Go ‘Round

By Ellen Rolfes

Painter and graffiti artist Alec Monopoly is obsessed with Rich "Uncle" Pennybags, the mascot of the board game Monopoly. For Alec, this character is a reminder that money can both be the source of fortune and demise -- in the…