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FAME Festival: Ericailcane and Word to Mother (Part II)

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, August 26, 2009

We recently brought you news of Ericailcane (here) and Word to Mother (here) painting murals at FAME Festival (full coverage here). The artists have since stepped into the studio to create a fantastic selection of artwork. We are loving these little ceramic sculptures by Ericailcane (above). For everyone who gets excited when Erica’s anthropomorphic creatures leap into the three-dimensional, now is the time to start jumping up and down, as there look to be quite a few little monkeys running around Grottaglie. Word To Mother […]

FAME Festival – Word to Mother

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, August 23, 2009

UK’s Word to Mother (interviewed) has just finished a lovely mural at FAME Festival (our coverage here). Word’s soft colors and sketched lines fit really well into the environment the artists have been working in. This piece forms a nice continuation to his solo exhibition, “Young Mind, Old Soul,” at Fifty24SF (covered) earlier in the year. See a more detailed shot of the figure to the right after the jump.

FAME Festival: Ericailcane

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, August 16, 2009

Ericailcane, one of the stars of last year’s event, has returned toÂ FAME Festival (our coverage here). This newly finished mural is very touching and is an interesting continuation of Blu’s statement about the pollution that has devastated Grottaglie in recent years. As directorÂ Angelo Milano informed AM, one of the festival’s primary goals is “to attract attention to some very filthy moves by the town politicians, who have installed a huge (and constantly growing) special wastes dump on our territory. Trash is coming all the way […]

Fame Festival: Blu

Posted by sleepboy, August 16, 2009

Unless you have been living under a rock somewhere, you have probably seen “Muto,” the now famous “graffiti-animation” video by Blu. Not sure if this new mural will be included in the new video the Italian artist is working on with David Ellis at the Fame Festival. Our guess would be no as this piece is meant to be a more permanent political statement on the massive steel factory ILVA in Taranto, and the fallout from all the pollution in the surrounding area. The images […]

Fame Festival: Blu and David Ellis (Part II)

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, August 12, 2009

We told you at the beginning of the week that Blu and David Ellis were hard at work on their newest animated video in Grottaglie as part of their participation in FAME Fest (coverage here.) Additional images of the pair’s work have just been released. We mentioned previously that we were looking forward to the result of their partnership; these pictures certainly indicate that it is going to be something very, very special.

FAME Festival: Blu & David Ellis

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, August 10, 2009

The great Italian street artist Blu has finally made his mark at FAME Fest (seeÂ AM’s coverage here). Few possess the faculty or ingenuity to manipulate their surroundings quite like him to create a work of art.Â The piece above was created both for the festival and for an animated film that Blu and David Ellis are currently working on. We love the films these artists have created in the past and are very excited to see their collaborative effort. See images of David Ellis’ work in […]

FAME Festival: Sam3

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, August 3, 2009

We are always happy to see more photos from FAME Fest. Here is a new selection of pieces by Sam3. Check out that great Ericailcane piece from last year’s event peeking out from under the arch as he works! We love this beautiful monastery that the artists have been painting in; it really makes the work come alive. Read the rest of our coverage of FAME Fest here. More pics after the jump.

FAME Festival: Lucy Mclauchlan Video

Posted by sleepboy, August 1, 2009

A video of Lucy Mclauchlan working on her mural for this year’s FAME Festival has just been uploaded. With the nicely put together time-lapse, we can really see up close how much detail was put into this piece. Check out more coverage of this year’s festival in Italy here. Discuss the FAME Festival here.

FAME Festival: Vhils

Posted by sleepboy, July 27, 2009

Looks like there is another update from this year’s FAME Festival. Vhils has put up three pieces so far, one of which is seen above. Sadly, the Mark Jenkins piece we showed you before has been taken down by the police. Take a look at some more pics after the jump including a look at Vhils working on some new prints and originals for the show.

FAME Festival: Mark Jenkins, Sam3, and Vhils

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, July 21, 2009

Mark Jenkins is shaking things up at FAME Festival (covered here). AM’s favorite tape sculptor has grabbed Grottaglie’s attention with an impressive installation on one of the town’s characteristically charming buildings.Â As directorÂ Angelo Milano describes it, “Everybody was cool and smiling, including the old lady screaming, â€œGgiovine!?! Ggiovvine!! Ascinne!” (English: “Hey boy!?! Hey boy!! Get down!”)