street art

JGoods - Victorian King 2

JGoods

Twin Cities, Minnesota

With a client list that includes media A-Listers such as Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, Larry Fitzgerald, Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer, Prince Fielder, Paul Wall, Memphis Bleek and Cam’Ron, JGoods has his foot (and the creative kicks that are on them) into the door and well over the threshold.

Love Letter To Brooklyn

Steve Powers

New York, New York

Steve Powers is a man with two distinct careers. One as subversive graffiti artist and the others as a celebrated studio artist and street muralist.

Dana Tanamachi - Kings County Jerky Co.

Dana Tanamachi

Brooklyn, New York

Dana Tanamachi is a graphic designer and custom chalk letterer living in Brooklyn, New York…her work is part illustration, part typography, and fully amazing.

Civic Center - Before I Die...

Civic Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

Based in New Orleans and founded by Candy Chang and James Reeves, Civic Center is a design agency that works to make cities more comfortable for its inhabitants.

WOOZY - Beautiful Demise

WOOZY

Manila, Phillipines

The WOOZY coalition describes itself as “a premium lifestyle and street wear label with the goal of creating stylish, offbeat and original apparel.”

JR - Women Are Heroes

JR

Global

JR is a street artist, activist, and the winner of the 2011 TED prize.

Mr. Gauky - Purdy Nerdy

Mr. Gauky

Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Feeling oddly balanced today?  This may be due to the fact that we are celebrating the unofficial autumnal equinox of 2010 (the day in which the Earth experiences equal periods of darkness and daylight).  Keep in mind, however, that this…
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Superfex - Personal Branding

Claire Latchem (AKA Superfex)

Frome, United Kingdom

Superfex’s design aesthetic that has been described as “‘cute yet professional,” and has been sought after by a wide variety of corporate and independent entities.

Mysteriousal - Pistachio

Mysterious Al

London, United Kingdom

“The Forest “KING” realms over all forest and woodland gods.  His responsibilities include recruitment, management, God-resources and payroll.  The Forest “KING” wears a crown of golden paper, although he has no official royal status.  He’s cool with that.  The Forest…
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Tokodi - Brooklyn Moss

Edina Tokodi

Brooklyn, New York

Edina Tokodi is, for lack of a better term, an environmental artist residing in Brooklyn, NY.  Under the project name Mosstika, Edina has been conducting urban greenery experiments in and around the boroughs of New York since 2006.  Similarly rooted…
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Chop Logik - Ghost

Russell Alton (AKA Chop Logik)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Russell Alton is a self-proclaimed “good samaritan ninja” hailing from the beautiful province of British Columbia, Canada.

The Pod Hotel, outdoor garden

JM Rizzi

Brooklyn, New York

JM Rizzi creates street art and paintings that are vibrant and colorful. His line is alive and spontaneous and the murals he creates are bursting with activity.

Boston

Banksy

Bristol, United Kingdom

The most recognizable street artist working today is an elusive Brit that goes by the name Bansky.

Shepard Fairey - HOPE

Shepard Fairey

Cincinnati, Ohio

Shepard Fairey has cultivated the identity of his artistic alter-ego on the streets through his OBEY GIANT campaign

Varanasi, India

Invader

Paris, France

Invader creates street art that serves as such a reminder by literally invading public space.

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Review: Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

Welcome to Ballista Magazine’s first themed art showcase, Graffiti Week!  This week, we will be featuring some of the top street artists and rogue citizens from throughout the globe as a means to bring overlooked, underappreciated, and misunderstood art into the…
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Swoon - Full Wall

Caledonia Curry (AKA SWOON)

New York, New York

Swoon is one of the most respected female graffiti artists in a predominantly male art form.

Blek le Rat - New York City

Xavier Prou (AKA Blek le Rat)

Paris, France

Xavier Prou, more commonly known by the alias Blek le Rat, is considered among the graffiti community to be one of the (if not the primary) leaders of the European stencil graffiti movement in the 1980s.