Army of One Arrested for Street Art

Army of One was arrested for putting up street art in New York.

Lohud is reporting that jc2 from Army of One got arrested and charged with putting up graffiti, and criminal possession of a weapon (for the knife he carries as a NYFD Firefighter).

People often think that it is young kids and vandals who do street art but the truth is that most of the artists are contributing members of society and put art on the streets to make the world a better place, or in jc2's case, to spread a message. The Lohud is a great article detailing how everyone says that Jef is a stand up person and spends his off time volunteering for a children's charity. "He is one of my best guys," says the Yonkers Fire Commissioner.

jc2 has been bold with his street campaign to end war and bring awareness to the plight of children. Its tragic to hear that he got nabbed for spreading the message, but hopefully the arrest will bring more light to his cause.

Its sad to see jc2 get arrested as he is a great friend of the blog and a beautiful person. According to G gives a great write up of the situation and jc2 as a hero on his website. G says, 'You can arrest Army of One, but you cannot stop the revolution.'

Stay up~

Army of One Arrested for Street Art

Army of One was arrested for putting up street art in New York.

Lohud is reporting that jc2 from Army of One got arrested and charged with putting up graffiti, and criminal possession of a weapon (for the knife he carries as a NYFD Firefighter).

People often think that it is young kids and vandals who do street art but the truth is that most of the artists are contributing members of society and put art on the streets to make the world a better place, or in jc2's case, to spread a message. The Lohud is a great article detailing how everyone says that Jef is a stand up person and spends his off time volunteering for a children's charity. "He is one of my best guys," says the Yonkers Fire Commissioner.

jc2 has been bold with his street campaign to end war and bring awareness to the plight of children. Its tragic to hear that he got nabbed for spreading the message, but hopefully the arrest will bring more light to his cause.

Its sad to see jc2 get arrested as he is a great friend of the blog and a beautiful person. According to G gives a great write up of the situation and jc2 as a hero on his website. G says, 'You can arrest Army of One, but you cannot stop the revolution.'

Stay up~

Banksy Tattoo

According to G posted this pic of a Banksy 'Balloon Girl' Tattoo on his website earlier.

Impressive to see the levels of dedication that Banksy's fans have for his artwork.

G takes a lot of pride in posting original content, so he took the pic himself and says about it, 'If you’ve never walked up to a total stranger on the street and asked to photograph their Banksy tattoo, it’s an experience I highly recommend!'

Banksy Tattoo

According to G posted this pic of a Banksy 'Balloon Girl' Tattoo on his website earlier.

Impressive to see the levels of dedication that Banksy's fans have for his artwork.

G takes a lot of pride in posting original content, so he took the pic himself and says about it, 'If you’ve never walked up to a total stranger on the street and asked to photograph their Banksy tattoo, it’s an experience I highly recommend!'

Alec Monopoly Gets Dfaced in New York (You Would)

In a coast to coast exchange Alec Monopoly gets up big in New York next to Dface.

Perfect timing with Dface having his show opening in LA this weekend.

There is a 'You Would' scrawled on the Dface piece in the pic.

Dig it~

MELROSEandFAIRFAX Is A Pussy (Thanks Olek)

MELROSEandFAIRFAX is a pussy, and the art theft in Los Angeles reached all time heights. Click the jump for more

New York based international street artist Olek is in LA for her The Sky Is Pink, The Room Is Green art show.

And she left a little gift for MELROSEandFAIRFAX right at the corner of Melrose and Fairfax. It is a beautiful crotched tricycle. We hear that she left it as a gift and thank you for our earlier Olek coverage .

We are flattered and are very grateful to Olek for such a kind gesture. We love her work, and wish we had got the chance to enjoy it. It was only placed there yesterday, but by the time we rolled over to snap a pic early this morning, it had been stolen and was gone!

The shop owner gave us the low down. He said some people came in the night and sawed off the top of the sign to steal the trike. It is crazy the lengths that people are going around to take street art. And it sounds like there are some people who want this art with some real power tools!

And the way that this piece went up on the street was really beautiful. Olek not only put the art up, but she also went inside the store and introduced herself to the owner. He must have been charmed because she left him a business card, and he was happy to show it to me, but he made clear that he wanted to keep it. And we think that this is a great thing, where the community embraces the art and is happy to have it.

Big thanks to TheSiteUnscene for sending us this pic of the bike before it got taken. And huge thanks to Olek for thinking of M&F! Her show is still running at the Pacific Design Center, so go check it out, as we plan to. Wanted to make the opening last night, but didn't get back from filming the film segment until after the show had started. Pics coming once we do make it!

Thanks again to Olek. We are big fans, and if knitting is for pussy's, consider us one~

UPDATE: More pics can be found at According to G

I Love New York

'I Love New York' bus stop takeovers in Los Angeles.

These I Love New York bus stop takeovers are from new street artist 'Secret Agent Mike'.

He says he was "originally from NYC & Melrose offers me the gritty feel of the city I remember".

We dig what he's doing, and these bus stop takeovers are everywhere from Melrose, to Venice, to Westminster, so keep an eye out for a New York bus bench takeover near you. He says they usually last a few weeks before being taken down.

Jose and BNE

New York meets LA. Click the jump for more

New York based international graffiti and sticker sensation BNE is up on this pole with Jose, a Los Angeles powerhouse and crowd favorite.

Stay up~

Good Luck - Massive Hand Painted Dint Wooer

A massive, beautiful hand painted piece from New York based artist Dint Wooer went up downtown at the traction wall.

This piece is entitled Good Luck and is a wild and colorful beast.

Really cool to get the New York street art flavor spicing up LA's scene.

Dint Wooer Hits Los Angeles

New York based street artist Dint Wooer made a big run through Los Angeles. Dint Wooer, or Krsna as he is sometimes called, is one of NY's most prolific artists, and, quite literally, it is rare to see a shot of any spot in New York without a piece from Krsna in it. Click the jump for more

We dig the quirky characters and have mad respect for the way this dude gets up in New York.

It is great to see some of Dint Wooer's art on the streets of LA.


^Dint Wooer and Koffinz on Melrose and Fairfax

Free Abortion Alternatives

Nike(?) or Nime(?) tagging over this Free Abortion Alternatives sticker.

Whatever it takes to get up.

All the locations are listed in the New York area.

ASVP -Yours Truly

More hand screened and hand painted street art from New York based ASVP.

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Really beautiful street art from International sensations ASVP~

Darkcloud with Dark Clouds

One of our favorite international street artists just came through town, and he brought presence.

The skies of Los Angeles that are usually blue clouded up with gray dark clouds this morning before it rained.

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Absolutely love Darkcloud's aesthetic.

It is a treat when we see these hand painted stickers from the New York based artist on the streets.

Up with 'Rise up and salute the Sun' writings from Suzy Kassem, Warco, and None.

Love Me Street Art

Love Me street art from New York based Curtis Kulig.

ASVP Street Art Downtown LA

'The Mask', from New York based international street art collective ASVP, makes an imposing presence on this wall in downtown Los Angeles.

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MELROSEandFAIRFAX is a 'Must Vist' Website~

Don't take our word for it, take G's ~

According to G's Feature on MELROSEandFAIRFAX

New York based G loves to visit MELROSEandFAIRFAX for his fix of Los Angeles street art, and we love checking his blog, According to G, daily.

G has a great eye for street art and stickers, but it is also fascinating to follow his interactions with celebrities and bands. He has met damn near everyone who's anyone, and all the folks in between. We have had the pleasure to hang with G in person, and he is truly one of the nicest, most positive people we have ever met.

Thanks for the feature, G! And, According to MELROSEandFAIRFAX, you rock!

A.S.V.P. - Down To Earth (and UP everywhere in beween!)

Down To Earth describes the A.S.V.P. strategy perfectly. In the past year, the street art collective ASVP has arguably gotten up more around the world-they have hit more spots in more big cities, than any one else on earth . . .

In 2010, the New York based ASVP travelled across the US and all around the world putting art on the streets. As far as the US goes, ASVP is riding from San Francisco, to Detroit, to Cleveland, to the entire East Coast. Globally, their art is up in London, Hong Kong, Switzerland, India, Italy, and a handful more spots we couldn't remember.

And when ASVP rolls through a place, it is not just one piece, or even a handful of pieces. ASVP smashes each city they visit, and they tore things up while coming through LA.

In addition to being prolific, ASVP also puts out quality imagery. Each piece is silk screened by hand, which is especially impressive because of the many layers of color and the sheer size of some prints. We love the aesthetic, and love having ASVP on the streets of Los Angeles~



^ASVP 'The Mask' print above a dumpster with a Supreme paster.

Going Over at the Beach

There isn't a whole lot of capping, or going over in Los Angeles street art/graffiti.

I guess they save it for the beach . . .

A mess of stickers and tags here. Some clear going over. The thing is, its so jumbled, the only things we can make out are Only New York, Oih, slaps, and tags from Orb SC, SWC and Pome. (a few other stickers are clear, but by unknown artists)

Only New York Can't Hang with Los Angeles

The ONLY NEW YORK stickers that popped up on the streets a few weeks ago are ALREADY starting to fade. Apparently the LA sun is too much for a New York state of mind . . .

This picture isn't the best to describe it, but the 'Only' stickers started out cherry red and each day they fade more. Most are a weird shade of orange now. We've even seen a few that are almost bleached out.

Its all good, but just another example to prove that NY can't hang with LA~

Riding with stickers and tags from Bankrupt Slut, The Uprising LA, Cyrcle, JDI, Sigue, Dog Byte, TSF, The Seventh Letter, Resn, P Dog, Newt THR, Pulp.