Posted by The G on August 11, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy | 
Photos by G. Art by Olek.
"The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal" By Olek. Now showing at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC through August 27, 2011
The goddess of crochet is back! When we last wrote about Olek, she had just completed an exhibit where she crocheted over the contents of an entire studio apartment. The exhibit was such a success that it’ll be featured at the Smithsonian next year in a travelling show! Olek’s latest exhibit “The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal” at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery finds Olek exploring new territory. As you walk up 20th street in Manhattan towards the LeVine Gallery, you’ll find street art that Olek has left for art aficionados to admire and for tourists, objects such as a crocheted shopping cart and crocheted cherry picker make for great photo ops!
Crocheted Cherry Picker by Olek
In the top photo, Olek crocheted the contents of a living room as an installation tribute to Keith Haring, where Haring famously camouflaged himself in a black and white room. You’re going to have to see the exhibit in person to experience the full magic that Olek has created. She also pays tribute (or steals from – per the quote that titles the exhibit) to artists such as Louise Bourgeois and Banksy, who once carved the Pablo Picasso quote “The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal” into stone and then crossed out Picasso’s name and put his own in its place.
You should not miss this exhibit under any circumstances! “The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal” by Olek is showing at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery (located at 529 West 20th Street #9E) in Manhattan. The exhibit runs through August 27, 2011.
See another photo of an artist Olek “steals” from after the break as well as Olek herself looking radiant at the opening night reception. Read more of this article »
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Posted by The G on August 4, 2011 under Street Art |
Photos by G. Art by Dickchicken and Olek (you’ll figure out who is who).
Dickchicken and Olek
What a day I am having! Earlier today, I got to interview a musical icon from the 1980s (stay tuned for that post – it’s going to be GREAT). A few hours later, and a month to the day after street artist Dickchicken gave away cans of Dickchicken Noodle Soup on the streets of New York, he was back again giving away free art. Dickchicken will be participating in Summer Invitational from the Jonathan LeVine Gallery (running August 10 – 27th, 2011) alongside another one of the According2g.com all-stars, the goddess of crochet, Olek!
Dickchicken announced via Twitter that he’d be doing a series of #artdrops throughout the Chelsea area, and for the faithful, such as myself, I was able to snag a very limited edition box of “Dickchicken McNuglets.” If you are in the New York area and you missed this, you are obviously not following @dickchicken on Twitter. You are also obviously not following @according2g on Twitter either because I took a picture and sent it to my followers - live on the scene. Last but not least, you are also not following @hereandnow3 on Twitter because he also mentioned #artdrops. Remedy that situation now and follow us. Do you really want to miss my tweets where I share stories of meeting the biggest movie star in the world? That’s certainly more interesting than people who retweet the same old shit and try and take credit for the idea, according2g.
Thanks again Dickchicken for making (and giving away) great art (twice in a month, no less!) and for giving great tweet! Dickchicken will also be releasing a limited edition print on 1xRun later this month, so don’t miss it – it’s going to sell out fast. Don’t worry, I’ll post a reminder because I am ninja like that.
Tags: #artdrops, 2011, August 4, Crochet, DickChicken, Dickchicken Leaves Free Art In NYC, Dickchicken McNuglets, New York, Olek, Photo, Street Art
Posted by The G on July 24, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photos by G. Various Artists.
Video Projection (left), Curtis Kulig's "Love Me" (right)
New York! If you love skating and art, combine these two disciplines at the I-20 Gallery. Their pop-up art show/skate shop “Make Skateboards” feature boards that are usable, but also artistic in nature.
Artists participating in the show include: Michael Alan, Michael Anderson, Hawkins Bolden, Tony Bones, Slater Bradley, Carlton DeWoody, Chris Dorland, David Ellis, Orly Genger, Debra Hampton, Drew Heitzler, Horse Cycles, Grant Huang, Andrew Huston, Timothy Hutchings, Junk Prints, Jacob Kassay, Marina Kappos, KCDC, Sarah Kurz, Curtis Kulig, Wes Lang, L.A.N.D., Robert Lazzarini, Cameron Martin, Moris (Israel Meza Moreno), Scott Ogden, Olek, Erik Parker, Parts + Labor Workshop, Joyce Pensato, Portia & Manny, RePOP, Prophet Royal Robertson, Jenn Ruff, Tom Sanford, Eduardo Sarabia, Peter Saul, Bill Saylor, Kenny Scharf, Ivory Serra, Shelter Serra, MiYoung Sohn, Vincent Szarek, WHIT Clothing, Wood & Faulk and Michael Zahn.
Crocheted Skateboard by Olek.
Make Skateboards will be on display through September 17, 2011 at I-20 Gallery, located at 557 West 23rd Street, New York City. The show was conceived by artist and filmmaker Scott Ogden and organized in conjunction with Gallery Director, Jonathan Lavoie.
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Posted by The G on July 1, 2011 under Street Art |
Photo courtesy of Lab Art.
Miss Danger on the Loose at Lab Art in Los Angeles. Beginning July 14, 2011.
Los Angeles! Save the date! Lab Art in Los Angeles has a new exhibit coming up called “Miss Danger on the Loose,” and it’s going to be great. The exhibit will consist of works by female street artists!
Some of the participating artists include Advntrs, Becca, Clio, E, Gretta Kruesi, KH No. 7, KYM CBS, Lori McMichael, Lydia Emily, Olek, Random Act, Sand One, Sarah’sincognito and more!
The private gala reception will be the hottest ticket in town on July 14, 2011. The exhibit will be open to the public the following day on July 15, 2011 and will run through August 14, 2011.
Don’t miss it. Lab Art is located at 217 South La Brea in Los Angeles.
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Posted by The G on June 15, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photo by G. Art by Olek.
Olek in Black Light
YARNANA is an explosive film experience, featuring the “Crochet Madness” of New York artist, Olek. Inspired by the silent film genre, it relies solely on powerful music, sound design and physical expression. The characters speak through modern dance, physical comedy, capoeira, martial arts, poi, belly dancing, breakdance, acrobatics, gymnastics and the instincts of soul searchers. Lost on the streets of New York, a crochet girl must decide what’s real before her crochet world unravels. Sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it.
The film cannot be made without your help, so here’s how you can do your part. Olek has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help get the film funded. The donations will cover the hard costs of camera rentals, equipment and lighting rentals, costumes, props, special effects, insurance, locations, construction, food, etc.
The film is expected to begin shooting in July, so there’s no time to waste to help get “Yarnana” made.
Let’s do this everyone!
You can follow the progress of “Yarnana” on tumblr: http://yarnana.tumblr.com/
