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Graphic Surgery

There is something so appealing about all of the lines, and all of the organized disorder found in the work of Amsterdam based artists Erris Huigens and Gysbert Zijlstra, who go by the name Graphic Surgery. Their work is so stark, and angular, and dimensional. I love it. After you have sufficiently absorbed the precision [...]

That’s Why They Call It The Blues

I’ve always marveled at the blues, and the power that a sad song has to transport the singer and listener from a place of pain, to a place of beauty. To share our pain is such a deeply human act that allows us to better see the connections that we have to each other, and [...]

BLU Takes on Toxic Waste

Concerned about the toxic waste that is being trucked into southern Italy, street artist BLU created an amazing (and horrifying) piece that illustrates the beauty of the Italian olive groves and ceramic work while revealing the truth of what’s going on behind the beauty; that the area is being used as a toxic drop-off, with [...]

House of Cat Around the World – Chilean Street Art Style

A few weeks ago, I put up a post about the inspired and inspiring Chilean street art scene. In one of those it’s-a-small-world-after-all moments, a House of Cat reader in Chile contacted me and let me know that although he wasn’t really into the street art scene, he enjoyed seeing his hometown featured in the [...]

It’s All How You See It

I’ve realized over the years, that great artists have exceptional means of seeing things; that the medium is incidental to the vision. Phil Hansen is a spot-on example of this philosophy, with his ability to create fantastic works of art using just about anything he wants. From paper or chalk, to ketchup, dandelions, and matches [...]

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