lost on the internet #1

This is why I detest trendy tumblr. That swamp of incredible (and not so) images, so rarely credited to their correct incredible sources, pasted up by/for 14 year old girls to define themselves by. Can anyone identify these?

Roman Ciewlewicz 1930-1996

Rabotniki

My gag reflex for street art is normally pretty aggressive. I don't understand why it's so trendy; when I worked at Tate we had stacks and stacks of Wall and Piece that flew into the arms of Spanish tourists and try hard Mums by the skipful. And last Christmas was the third or 4th in a row that I or my sister was given a Banksy book by a family member (definitely adopted).

I do however like the Rabotniki series from Grobgrafik collective. I noticed a couple somewhere near Köpenicker str., before I stumbling upon them on the internet. They've flung up their tasty collages in New York, Istanbul, Bangalore and Mumbai too. They're beautiful in the flesh (so to speak).

Susann Poenisch

Another Mehr Seibdruck member, with a blog. I really wanted one of her lion prints but I think the edition is possibly all sold.

Damien Tran

first seen at Druckfest in Berlin. website here. part of Mehr Seibdruck collective

gocco mania

see also here

how to choose a gocco

save gocco

and for diy screen;

photo-emulsion screen printing

diy screen

GLASNOST

GLASNOST

oviet non-conformist art from the 1980s a

16 April - 26 June at Haunch of Venison

Oh man. I have got to go to this it looks so awesome.

I have also got to start painting again. And look at that print! (ps actually just seen it's mixed media on cardboard)

Abner Graboff

Another great new blog to waste hours on. Just stumbled over Abner Graboff.