I stumbled upon this new young artist on another blog where his street art was being featured. It caught my eye in a couple of ways; first they way you can seemingly look into the soul of the faces he paints and second the way he purposefully creates fragility in his street art. He simply tapes these street paintings up on a wall for a passerby to take, hopefully to find a safe and nurturing home. For more of Michale's street art click here and read his complete story of salvation and the basis of his street art.
Another style he calls art with books can be seen here Book Art where his art is created by tearing out pages of books. Of all his art styles I likes the street art and book art best.
Michael Aaron Willams Street Artist/Fine Artist - make a visit, I think you will find his story and art interesting.
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THAT YOUNG MAN IS BEYOND WORDS AND A CHRISTIAN TOO. WOW.
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I thought you would enjoy his work Granny. I thought it worthy of sharing. There really is a lot of good in this poor old beaten up world.
ReplyDeletelooks amazing...heading over in a bit to take a look, thanks for the heads up Annie!
ReplyDeletemare
ANNIE, OFCOURSE THERE IS GOOD LEFT IN THIS WORLD, IT'S GOT MARE,YOU,KATIE ME,CASEY,PAUL, WOODY, ISH, MURIS AND PX. THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE WITH US IN IT. SPREAD THE LOVE.
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the concept of street art for the street is wonderful—other artists have done similar things, the late Keith Haring comes to mind. the concept that art's lifespan depends on the whim of a viewer who makes no sacrifice to ownership beyond taking it down off a wall, certainly adds to the karma of the piece, and ultimately to the value, ie the percentage of extant pieces versus the number of created pieces. I'm also a fan of his portaits using ripped pages from books. reducing the printed page of words to a series of black and white tones and then building up the meaning again in a different way, visual rather than literal, is a way to draw the viewers in. He seems smart and savvy enough to pick out sections of books that will add meaning to the pieces if the viewer really 'reads' the piece as well as looking at the entirety. I think his portraits that aren't imediately recognizable as "stars" are more interesting than Marilyn Monroe. He didn't know MM and has had to copy someone else's idea of who she was via another artist's photograph, but that's me. By concentrating on a person's eyes as he does, he's confronting the viewer with their own thoughts and perhaps inadequacies. I'm afraid he loses me when he brings religion into it though.
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