Street Art About Street Art(ists)

An interesting piece here. It features four heads, and the name of an Los Angeles based street artist is under each shot. Click the jump for more

Each of these faces is labeled with Free Humanity, Lord Jim, Smear and Bankrupt Slut.

Not sure what this is about. Its good company to be around. Each of these artists is accomplished in LA, but all have very different in mediums and styles.

We have seen one of these faces before downtown with 'Lou Reed' written under it. Also, these faces seem familiar, but we can't place where we have seen them.

Poster by unknown artist.

Wild, Loose, Sexy Women of Los Angeles

Sultry sticker from Lord Jim on La Brea.

Love the sand in this shot.

And, this is our pic, but the angle was inspired by Cathode Ray Gun, who takes some of the best photos of street art in Los Angeles that we have seen.

Wild Street Art Stickers from Lord Jim

Lord Jim does a unique thing with his sticker combos. He puts up a bunch together, but each sticker is different and an artistic piece standing on its own. But taken together as a whole, it is a really amazing piece of work. Click the jump for more

Crazy stuff.

Really dig what Lord Jim brings to the streets.

This combo got taken down recently--it appears that someone tried to take the stickers home and they are now gone.

Smile Baby

New stickers saying 'Smile Baby'.

Under Lord Jim and Wicker.

Street Art Stickers from Lord Jim

Lord Jim brings some fascinating imagery to the streets as an artist, and is also one of LA's top street art photographers.

Enjoy this sampling of Lord Jim's street slaps (and we are sure he could take a better picture!)

Jamie Oliver Digs Banksy

Jamie Oliver swung by to snap some pics with Banksy, and got in a stand off with the Crayon Warrior.

MELROSEandFAIRFAX is proud to present another exclusive Banksy series, this one featuring The Naked Chef. Click the jump for more

Big thanks to local photographer extraordinair Lord Jim who takes some of the best photos of street art that we have ever seen, and who supplied these pics of The Naked Chef-clothed, but in action.

Click Lord Jim's link to see many more profound photos on his Flickr.

JDI Graffiti

^Jaw, Efurt, Otis and Vue(?) from JDI bombing the bottom. And graffiti and street art from Toro, Bot, Cat Cult, Blinky, Guido Goth, Lord Jim surrounding it.

JDI has been mobbing the streets of LA.

Really dig the flavor that this bombed graffiti brings to the area.

Army of One - On the Front Lines with The Bride of War

jc2 from Army of One in action



^The Bride is massive- over 8 feet tall. Army of One utilized some wood framing to get up to the top.



^Putting up the bride was a ballsy big production, with the grenade and many other touches being added and applied on the street.


jc2 in action, tagging the message to the medium


^Army of One slices open a bottle of Krink with a police knife-I'm sure they'd be proud

(looks kinda sketchy!--we assume that's all paint on the blade!!)


^Finished, blood splattered bride



We had the unforgettable opportunity to accompany Army of One in an early morning pasting session.

Hitting open spots in daylight was brazen, but Army of One calmly forged ahead, emboldened by their mantra to End All Wars.

It was truly a unique opportunity to document one of the world's top street artists in action. jc2, (one half of Army of One), was an incredibly open and engaging person. His insights into street art left us inspired. And his ideas about the world left us feeling better the place (how often does that happen?!). This guy is truly a great lover and supporter of street art.

(BTW-we hear from good sources that MELROSEandFAIRFAX is the place where New Yorkers follow LA street art--WHAT UP NEW YORK!!)

Thanks for inviting us out, Army of One!

As always, you can peep more Army of One pics on their Flickr. Link below.

ARMY OF ONE FLICKR LINK

Jonbenet Ramsey

Jonbenet Ramsey was murdered over a decade ago in her home. The murder has never been solved.

Her image still haunts the streets of LA.

Not sure, but we think this is street art from Lord Jim.

Nooks & Corners

Sometimes, the coolest stuff is off the main path.

This little nook has great art from Army of One, Lord Jim, Macbeth, Cyrcle, Cest, Irok, Bankrupt Slut, Rotting Fresh, Bran TRB

Lord Jim

This sticker combo pole by Lord Jim is aging beautifully.

Located in the De La Barracuda parking lot-always a great home for Los Angeles street art.