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When something is good it should be shared with the World, and that is the case with the underground world of the street arts. Sten and Lex’s work is a must to check out if you’re into this raw and often frowned upon form of art.Street artists are usually not on this business for fortune and fame, because sadly in many cities their work is still considered to be of low standards and far from being categorized as art. You may live in cities such as NYC, Berlin, London, or São Paulo, and for you having the city walls decorated by often “mysterious” artists is quite normal, if not even considered to be a part of the artistic culture of the city itself. Ironically in Rome where Sten and Lex come from, there is still a huge barrier between the “formal” arts found in galleries and the ones found on the streets. I said ironic because Rome was once the cradle of the arts, and the fact that they would be so retrogressive about the subject one decade into the 21^st century is sort of disappointing.

Ten years later after Sten and Lex got together creating stencil art on the streets, their works have become a little more than just their mark left on random walls; they’re something people definitely can look forward to see. Their works are a product of a technique they call “hole schools” which are stencils with holes of different sizes that together provide a photographic image. According to this Italian pair, what characterizes their work however, is a light-weight paper poster that is able to adhere very closely to the walls that they glue around the city. They often use black and white colors and the chiaroscuro techniques as well which creates the illusion of shades that gives the portraits a more realistic feel.

I think these badasses artists deserve some praise and respect, because it’s not easy to risk your freedom and good reputation to create something that you have no idea whether or not it would impact the world of the arts. They do it because they love it, and anything done for love deserves some loving back. They have expanded beyond Rome, and their works can be found on various Italian cities. In September 2008 they featured at a show called “Power and Currency” at the Factory FreshNuart Show in Stavanger, Norway. Sten and Lex’s works are finally emerging from the darkness, and they’ll be exhibiting their work at the Gallery CO2 in Rome (opened this past March 12), which is sort of a huge contradiction since they must remain anonymous in order to continue leaving their marks around the globe without compromising their freedom.

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Alberto Seveso has done something. At first it seems like he took some milk. Threw in some dye. Got a turkey baster. And finally released a few drops into some water. And photographed all the fascinating stretches and bloating and intricate swirls that result from such a drop. Maybe that’s exactly what he did. My competence only goes as far as looking at something and writing the nonsense. I don’t know how to feel about it. I’m sure most of you do though. As cool as these things are-and they are in fact meticulously, inexplicably cool- I wouldn’t want them hanging from my wall. But it’s hard to deny that these colourful intricate clouds are not something mesmerizing. And so easy to fall to.

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Corinne Stevie is a Miami bred, Atlanta based emcee/artist. Her alternative/hip hop/techno/pop music very nearly defies categorization. Between her crazy music tracks/ gallery openings/ a seemingly endless supply of paint/ various YouTube shows she is a busy woman.

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In February 2009, Stevie released her second indepenant EP Strawberry Fields In The Sky; a follow-up to her debut 2008s The Oddity. Her most recent work however, is her latest EP The Other Sister which features A Day In The Life (Remix), the song used in the promotional video above. The Other Sister is available for download though zshare.

Below is some of her work featured on her website, www.corinnestevie.com, but oddly enough (pun intended) more of her personality can be seen and heard on her MySpace page www.myspace.com/seestevie and her personal blog www.corinnestevie.blogspot.com.

Corinne Stevie is a lover, a cynic, an intellectual, a fighter, an extremist, and an optimist. But above all she is the epitome of the word “artist.” From her studio apartment in the heart of the Midtown area of Atlanta, surrounded by unfinished canvases and paint brushes dipped in cloudy cups of water the emcee/painter jokingly explains, “Corinne Stevie is none of the things you’ve seen at the same time.”

If you’re into the evolution that is happening in Hip Hop music and culture, you’ll be interested in Corinne Stevie: The Other Sister.

When I look at this illustration, I am in awe. Pure emotions run through me as I see a mixture of innocence and destruction. The children looking at the remains of what could be their home, destroyed what may have been, due to war or some sort of natural disaster. Either way illustration is emotionally captive and inspiring even with its feeling of despair.

This work and the others in the gallery were produced by Croatian Graphics Designer, Ranko Blazina. His work is truly captivating as you look at his concepts and feel a flood of desired feelings you get from the pieces.

His other pieces are just as amazing as the first and when I look at them, I find it easy to visualize them. With a few of his created concepts, for example; Elephant Dream (3rd illustration in the gallery), I am able to picture this general scene, especially when I listen to my favorite instrumental band of the moment, Mono. I find it is definitely  more fun to listen to music that you can relate to an image, perhaps you should try this out too and tell me what you think!

Do you want to save the earth, AND drive a super sexy slicked out race car?

Well look no further, because Peugeot is FINALLY making it possible to erase your carbon footprint by putting the proverbial pedal to the metal, so to speak. Just imagine the attention you can get with this baby. AND you can brag about being organic to boot. Talk about being the big man on campus. That’s right… this Peugeot Prologue HYmotion4 powertrain is based on a parallel full-hybrid design — conceptually combining pepper and salt, oil and vinegar, clean and dirty… I think you get the picture.

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