MELROSEandFAIRFAX on Forbes

Street art is really blowing up, and MELROSEandFAIRFAX just got interviewed by Forbes magazine. The Forbes magazine.

The article wasn't about us. We just added some minor commentary to a piece about 2wenty's Facebook Cigarettes, and their role as "quick hit commentary on our increasing dependence and social media".

It is a very well written article by Kashmir Hill, and well worth a read for not only its relevance to street art, but for addressing some concerns related to social media.

Even though 2wenty is new to street art, he has earned all of this attention that he has gotten. The piece is not necessarily a beautiful piece of art, but it is a brilliant social commentary and it has really struck a nerve in this social media addicted world. And the fame and instant success that 2wenty has got is just another example of the direct impact and feedback one receives from putting art on the streets. As 2wenty has said, "I never said I was good. I just wanted to play." But the irony is rich, because if he weren't this good, things wouldn't have played out so well~

It is a huge honor contributing to Forbes, and this unlikely pairing just goes to show how broad the reach of street art is.

Thanks to Kashmir for the interview, and big ups to 2wenty for his having such a socially significant piece that is receiving strong reactions, both in the community and even in the main stream media.

Big congrats. Stay up~

Beer, Cigarettes, and a Broken Heart

Beer, cigarettes, and a broken heart.

Street art, by unknown artist in downtown Los Angeles~

Free Street Art from 2wenty - Because You Crave It!

Today is a good day to be on Melrose. All kinds of free art goodies have been left around for street art lovers to take home.

In addition to the Dunny from Bankrupt Slut, 2wenty has left four pieces of Facebook themed street art on Melrose for people to find and take home. Click the jump for more information and location details.

These free pieces Twenty's street art made up of mixed media. The should withstand the rain, but the sooner they find a new home, the better.

2wenty told us there are 4 new pieces on the street. We could only find 3 when we shot pics, so either we didn't see it or one got taken already, but the other 3 were still out there.

The locations of the spots are pictured below. All are on Melrose (or 15 feet off Melrose like the one on the red brick wall), on the North side of the street, between Curson and Fairfax.

Happy Hunting!

***UPDATE: The 3 Facebook pieces have been found! Pics to come!

Free Street Art from 2wenty - Found!

Its been a really cool thing with 2wenty putting up free pieces of street art for people to find. We have been getting a lot of positive feedback on this.

We got an exciting email from MELROSEandFAIRFAX reader 'Nick' who saw the location of the piece on the blog. He went out and tracked down the piece, and is now the lucky owner of one of these free pieces of street art.

Apparently, it was more than just the Facebook Cigarettes piece. Click the jump for more

The free piece of street art also seems to come with a pack of cigarettes and some sort of keychain tool?

Congrats on Nick for the score!

And very cool thing to do from 2wenty. Look forward to what he does next.

More Free Street Art from 2wenty - 1/3

More free street art has shown up on Melrose, this time featuring Facebook Cigarettes from 2wenty.

Like before, we are playing a game with this. We are making 3 posts with the free stuff, and 2/3 posts have locations of the free art.

Click the jump to see if it is the location, and hurry to the get the piece--we have heard these are hot items!

This is not a location with free art, just with a new Facebook Cigarettes paste up on the wall, along with a new Monopoly Man from Alec Monopoly, joining art from ASVP, 2wenty, Publish Enemies, Swift, Zombie, Insurgency Inc, Jackpot, I Nobody Guerillarms and more.

Facebook - Social Cigarettes

Not sure what statement this is making.

We have dug what we have seen from 2wenty.

Eh.