COPE2 is one of the most notorious bombers in New York City and the five boroughs. I first stumbled upon his work in the early 90's. From the Bronx to downtown to Brooklyn he had pieces everywhere. The two color, very stylish bubble letter throw ups reading COPE, were just everywhere. The guy was definitely one of the most prolific bombers I've ever seen, and I've spent a lot of time in New York City. Especially in the 90's, COPE was everywhere. I found out later on that he had actually been out bombing since the early 80's, starting very young. Some of the stuff I saw in the early 90's had maybe been around three, five, eight, even ten years, who knows… but he just stayed at it. He was incredibly tenacious and had built up a huge amount of work around the city. Of course graffiti is ephemeral, but back then New York wasn't cleaned as fast, so his stuff was accumulating. I didn't meet him, I just knew him through his work, and I just thought for traditional graffiti this guy has one of the best styles. Of course, success in graffiti is measured by volume and he was one of the most , if not the most, up of anyone in New York City.
I first got in touch with COPE2 because he had painted on a skateboard that ended up in a show in our gallery. I said, "Wow, COPE2….that guy's work is everywhere but I've never met him, I don't even know anyone who knows him. Do you have his email?" The guy that organized the skateboard show had the contact info, so I emailed him. COPE was super cool and said he knew my work well. He said he would love to link up sometime when I was in New York, so yeah it somehow happened.. by modern technology. We ended up becoming friends and collaborating on a couple of walls. He took me up to the Bronx and we worked on a wall there on a production he's maintained for many years. He also took me out to do some bombing and hit some freeway spots. I simultaneously was doing a wall down in Manhattan that I had permission for, a really high-profile wall and told COPE2 he should get up on either end of this wall too. We showed a little uptown/downtown love, and mutual appreciation. We liked the way the production in the Bronx came out so much that we decided on a poster collaboration. Martha Cooper, who is one of the all-time great graffiti photographers, shot the photo. So between me, COPE2, and Martha, it was a pretty epic collaboration. We talked about doing something with the Obey clothing line with COPE2. His work is great and he can pretty much do tags on top of anything, so we decided to let him do his thing on top of the OBEY icon, to also create a shirt of our Bronx collaboration. We have some great stuff coming out, and I'm always about putting the spotlight on people that I think have really put a lot of work in the culture and have earned the respect that they deserve. COPE2 is one of those people.
-Shepard Fairey
ROA @ ROA - Long compilation of street artist ROA - 1h 04 min.- sound: Jan Marmenout - final edit: Patrick Baele.
Time-lapse of world-renowned Belgian street artist ROA painting a Tuatara on the wall of BrandAid, Bath St, Dunedin NZ.
Roa, Cer1, Dain ,Icy and Sot, Gilf!, LNY, Joe Iurato y C215: Nos encontramos con sus trabajos en las calles de Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) de la mano de David ...
Belgian-born artist ROA is a muralist and artist renowned for his giant black and white animals, painted with rollers and spray paint, can be found in every major cities of the world. ROA approaches his gallery work in a completely different way than the work he does on walls in the wild. Like a caged animal, he appropriates the space and makes it his own. For this exhibition, the artist’s first solo gallery show in Belgium, ROA has transformed the whole gallery into a giant installation of curiosity cabinets. Like Charles Darwin before him, this is an opportunity for this artist-naturalist to show the result of years of travelling on every continent, his research on the complex relationship between Man, Nature and Time. www.bodson-emelinckx.com MUSIC- SoomT & Disrupt "Dirty Money (Acid Crunk remix)" By An-Ten-Ae DOWNLOAD the track here- https://soundcloud.com/an-ten-nae/soomt-and-disrupt-dirty-money
To celebrate the launch of The SK8room, the first online platform to promote fine art skateboards around the world, we teamed up with notorious street artist ROA on 3 variations of limited edition skateboard decks that will be available from the 11th of March on our website. Twenty percent of all sales will be donated to Skateistan, a not-for-profit that teaches empowerment through skateboarding to children in impoverished countries like Afghanistan and Cambodia. As part of the ongoing project, ROA and The SK8room traveled to Cambodia to visit Skateistan, a global nonprofit that works with youths from various socioeconomic backgrounds to build trust and skills through skateboarding, in order to leave a lasting impression on the country through their combined passions of street art and skateboarding. The SK8room www.thesk8room.com Credits Editing & Post Production https://vimeo.com/fulltunesproduction https://vimeo.com/squarefishbx Music: Himbad https://soundcloud.com/himbad
ROA is the latest artist to contribute to THE BONEYARD PROJECT
Belgian street artist Roa's first really massive wall. Painted in 8 hours in Shoreditch, London in 2010. Roa was in London for his show at Pure Evil Gallery.
ROA has become famous from painting animals on derelict buildings, shutters-walls-These huge murals in a secluded brick courtyard in Peckham-London-Uk.
Little stop motion movie from ROA @ the Street Art Festival in Hasselt, Belgium More info @ http://www.facebook.com/streetartfestivalbelgium.
ROA en San Andrés Cholula durante Febrero de 2011, con musica de Turbo Sonidero Futuristico y Wakal. Producido por Beat Box y realizado por Jorge Andrés ...
Belgian artist ROA kicked off INOPERAbLE's "ShutterLand" project. An ambitious project which aims to redefine Vienna's most popular market. Thank you Neni, Desperados, and Vice.
Belgian artist ROA kicked off INOPERAbLE's "ShutterLand" project. An ambitious project which aims to redefine Vienna's most popular market. Thank you Neni, Desperados, and Vice.
London Street Art -- http://www.insider-london.co.uk/london-graffiti-artists-walking-tours/-- Street Art and graffiti shots from London, 2011. 2D and 3D street art ...
Chicago black book series.
Berlin con mucho arte estuvo en la Inaguracion de ROA.
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Warholian's own Colin M. Day has outdone himself once again, this time presenting us with street artist ROA. This film piece is literally a work of art in itself, and is by far the best piece yet on ROA. Mr. Day seems to be producing better and better work, and we are honored to be able to continue to present his films on Warholian. ROA on the other hand needs no introduction, he is by far the most prolific street artist we've met. The guy can paint faster than a speeding bullet, and it's truly amazing to watch him work in person. Enough with all the talk... enjoy! - Warholian For more on Colin M. Day visit: http://www.ColimMDay.com For more on ROA's work at White Walls visit: http://www.WhiteWallsSF.com
ROA back in SF painting murals around the city after a long visit to LA participating in an exhibition at the MoCA. filmed scored and edited by spencer keeton cunningham
One of ROA's last days in San Francisco. He spent 3 days creating this mural on Bartlett street (which is in between mission and valencia) in between 21st and 22nd st. in the mission district of SF... special thanks to Chris at Wall Space for making this wall available for ROA to paint
White Walls Gallery- San Francisco April 9- May 7, 2011 Street artist ROA got his start by painting intriguing murals of animals in hidden places – underneath bridges and on walls that strayed from the beaten path. A darling of the underground street art scene, photos of his work regularly appear on Vandalog, Brooklyn Street Art, Wooster Collective, Unurth, and a fury of London newspapers and blogs running to his defense when a street piece he did in Hackney faced removal late last year. ROA is earnestly repopulating the cityscape with animals, as a way to have them re-enter the contemporary landscape that was once theirs. With a style all his own. www.whitewallssf.com www.wallspacesf.com
filmed on april fourth two thousand eleven Documentation of Belgian street artist ROA's visit to San Francisco. This short documents briefly the preparation and creation of all of the work that he exhibited during the month of April 2011 for his first solo gallery exhibition in the Bay Area filmed edited and scored by spencer keeton cunningham additional music by katy f.
ROA is a Belgian street artist. He was in Turin in October 2010, where he painted a building's wall by the river Dora. This video is a short interview with him.
Street Artist ROA Alights Atop a Brooklyn Roof and Hits the Water Tower Monday while most of New York street art enthusiasts were frantically chasing after ...
Flying High With ROA in Brooklyn, NYC --- The eagerly anticipated arrival of one of Street Arts spray-can naturalists in New York was begun with a marathon 15 ...