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Living Walls Conference . The Walls

CTEcreative — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:49:58 +0000

Atlanta was lucky enough to feature many very talented local and international artists for the The Living Walls Conference.

12 legal walls were given to the artists to make their mark in Atlanta and many more walls may now be seen around the city with these artist’s work.

Lectures with topics on urbanism, street art, public spaces, urban agriculture, transit and an event at Eyedrum, were the culmination of months of planning and preparation for The Living Walls Conference. It had the purpose of opening up dialogue focused on street art and its role in engaging public space.

RiPO, Swampy, Shaun Thurston, Doodles, Feral Child, Marco Sueño, Greg Mike, Hugh Leeman, Jason Kofke, Michi, RiPO, Remed, Never and Nasdaq, Gaia and Faber all had walls in different locations. You can see many of them here.

Eyedrum.

RiPO.

Jason Kofke in Castleberry Hill.

Feral Child at Homegrown on Memorial Dr.

Hugh Leeman at Sound Table on Edgewood Blvd.

Swampy at 900 Dekalb Ave.

Gaia at 900 Dekalb Ave.

Greg Mike at 900 Dekalb Ave.

Greg Mike + others at Eyedrum.

Doodles on the West End.

Doodles on the West End.

Doodles on Dekalb Ave.

Never and Nasdaq in East Atlanta.

Never and Nasdaq in East Atlanta.

Marco Sueño at Krog Tunnel/Wiley St. side.

Marco Sueño at Krog Tunnel/Wiley Street side.

Michi in Castleberry Hill.

Michi in Castleberry Hill.

Shaun Thurston at the Community Garden in Oakhurst.

Shaun Thurston at the Community Garden in Oakhurst.

Faber in Castleberry Hill.

Faber in Castleberry Hill.

RiPO and Swampy.

RiPO

Swampy . VOMET reclaims.

Living Walls Conference . The Event at Eyedrum

CTEcreative — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:24:59 +0000

The Living Walls Conference brought 50+ local and international street artists together for the purpose of opening up dialogue about public spaces and street art.

In this country of consumers where advertisements are inescapable, the purpose of street art and the use of public space is so important.

I am really impressed by the selection of artists. Many were flown into Atlanta and given legal walls so they can make their mark. All the walls at Eyedrum are covered and many other walls around the city now have these artist’s work on them.

Names like RiPO, Swampy, The Paper Twins, Never, Michi, Doodles, Miso, Faber, Marco Sueño, Shaun Thurston, Greg Mike, Feral Child, Hugh Leeman, Jason Kofke, Pesimo, Jess Hinshaw…the list goes on and you can see the line up here.

The turnout was great and art was everywhere. It looked as if a bomb of wheat paste and spray paint had exploded in Eyedrum. Every available wall had something on it as you can see from the pictures. Very different from Eyedrum’s semi bare walls in a visually inspiring way.

This event taught me a lot about public spaces and how they are used/misused and how important those spaces are. I met some good people and some really talented artists.
Already looking forward to the next one.

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Never

Greg Mike and Gaia

Never and Nasdaq

Jason Kofke

Swampy

Never

Sloss Furnaces Photos . Birmingham, AL

CTEcreative — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:45:29 +0000

I was looking for new places to explore and discovered Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham. Sloss was operated as a iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971. After closing it became one of the first industrial sites (and the only blast furnace) in the U.S. to be preserved for public use. Lots say it’s haunted. I don’t doubt it.

Stayed in Aniston that night, saw some mountains and went to Sloss the next morning. Discussed ghosts with a guy doing a documentary. He mentioned Kevin Bacon got slapped by a ghost in the boiler room. I thought that was funny. If I ever meet Kevin Bacon I want to ask him about that.

“Sloss Furnaces produced iron for nearly 90 years, which gave rise to the city of Birmingham. Now recognized as a National Historic Landmark, Sloss Furnaces with its web of pipes and tall smokestacks offers us a glimpse into the great industrial past of the South and our nation.”

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View from Bald Rock. Highest point in Alabama.

Framed Prints from CTEcreative!

CTEcreative — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:49:51 +0000

5 framed prints are now available from CTEcreative.
Printed photos are all mounted in a 16×20 black wood frame.
Click here to visit the CTEcreative store.

Prints of other photos are available.
Take a look at my Flickr by clicking here and if you see anything that interests you please feel free to drop me a line.

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Kirkwood Re-Cycle

CTEcreative — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:39:08 +0000

Kirkwood Re-Cycle. Good friend Ben Pass helps run a custom bike shop in Kirkwood, a neighborhood of Atlanta. They make custom bikes out of old and used bike parts either donated or found. Here he is working on a bike with a large frame for a tall friend of ours.

For more info on Kirkwood Re-Cycle send me a message. These bikes are put together as ordered with a lot of thought and work put into them.

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More Photos from Charleston

CTEcreative — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:36:39 +0000

Some other photos taken while I was in Charleston.

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Plus a short stop at Tybee Island to see the beach.

College of Charleston Summer Orientation Photos

CTEcreative — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:35:16 +0000

I was invited to take photos of the College of Charleston’s Summer Orientation.
Temperatures were over 100 degrees both days but the AC is cold and there are many old and new buildings to duck into to cool off.

The campus stays shady from the streets lined with tall trees mixed with new and old buildings. Refurbished southern style home and brand new business and science buildings all run on power generated by the college. I had a great time taking photos of it as well as meeting the people attending the orientation and working at the school.

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Lilburn GA

CTEcreative — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:45:26 +0000

I recently visited the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Lilburn for a friends birthday. It is one of the most peaceful and intricate places I have ever been to. There is no photography inside but you can shoot outside the building.

“A Mandir is a Hindu place of worship – a haven for spirituality and a place of paramount peace. More than 34,000 individual pieces were carved by hand, shipped to the USA, and assembled in Lilburn like a giant 3-D puzzle.”

Van Winkle Gin and Machinery Works

CTEcreative — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:03:38 +0000

At the time of construction in 1889, the Van Winkle Gin and Machinery Works was one of the largest industrial complexes in Atlanta and the South. The company manufactured the cotton press or “gin” designed, patented and produced by Edward Van Winkle, supplying cotton gins to roughly half the world market. In 1912 the Murray Company of Texas acquired controlling interest in the company and expanded the complex. In 1944 the owners moved the company to another location and eventually left Atlanta.

During World War II, the facility was used as a munitions factory. Currently, the 11-acre complex serves as an artist community with studios and loft space for woodworkers, metalworkers, photographers and painters, but the buildings are not being maintained. The Howard School purchased part of the property in 2002 for its new campus.

info via Atlanta Preservation Society

Old Cadillac

CTEcreative — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:30:30 +0000