By Will Guess Images courtesy of Eyesore XXXXXXXX, better known as the street artist Eyesore, has been coloring the city of Houston with his drawings for over 10 years. In the art world, graffiti and street art is like the kid who didn’t pay attention in class, the one who never followed the rules, the one who made up their own rules instead. As far as prominent people in the Houston graffiti scene, Eyesore is one of the most well-respected artists in the city. His drawings involve extremely intricate and detailed lines, making it hard not to take a ... Read More »
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All Aboard Skateboard Art Show: Tomorrow, November 2nd, Alicia Merner will be hosting the All Aboard Skateboard Art Show, which will benefit A.Skate Foundation, a registered non-profit that teaches children with autism how to skateboard. How cool is that? The show is at the El Rincon Social, which is located on 3210 Preston Street. The event begins at 7pm, and will last until 11pm. The show will feature 55 local artists’ work. The artists have been given blank skateboards, and set loose, allowing for full creativity and expression on one of my favorite art mediums: the underbelly of skate decks. ... Read More »
It’s official: Montrose Fiesta soon to be no more
By Alex Wukman Once that big new H-E-B opened we all knew it was just a matter of time before market forces came in and Montrose Fiesta went out. We tried to prevent it from happening, but it was all for naught. And when we heard that current owner Suzanne Levin was seeking variances seemingly designed solely to make the property more attractive to potential buyers, well we put two and two together and came up depressed. But it wasn’t real. It was an abstraction, like nuclear war, something that might happen but probably wouldn’t. Who would want to buy ... Read More »