Mattia Fagnoni Association Charity Art Show

I was contacted via Facebook asking me to share with our readers a sad story about a child called Mattia Fagnoni, from Italy who has recently passed away....Mattia was born with “Sandhoff Syndrome”, a genetic, degenerative and lethal disease. His parents have created the “Mattia Fagnoni Association”, in order to raise funds for finding a cure for this disease and providing support for the ones who need it. Mattia was the only child in Italy to have suffered from Sandhoff Syndrome; so it was all the more difficult for his parents because they were alone and found it hard to get practical advice and to find some help from someone who knew about this disease and how to treat it. Sandhoff Syndrome is difficult to diagnose because only one case in a million suffer from this illness, and you can identify it only by a Pre-natal genetic diagnosis. They started to notice something when Mattia was in his 6th month, because he was unable to crawl and sit up, all basic steps in the stages of development.
Since then, worsening of vision made Mattia almost blind. By 27th months old, his condition worsened day by day: he was not able to move, and was left with only his touch and hearing senses functioning properly. Soon after, Mattia sadly passed away, but his parents have continued the fight against the illness. They are planning to hold another art show in Naples, Italy on the 26th April to the 8th May and are looking for submissions. All sales income will go directly to the “Mattia Fagnoni Association”....

If you would liek to take part and help the Fagnoni family out (like these artists above did), then please get in touch on Facebook....
To find out more information about Sandhoff Syndrome you should visit the site www.ntsad.org.

RIP Sure

This is very very sad news that I had to share with you all....

Words from FAUST:

“It is with my deepest regrets to inform you that this morning I received news of the passing of my close friend Sure. Last night he was killed in Afghanistan where he was stationed as a Intelligence Officer in the United States Marine Corps. Sure was born and bred in Brooklyn and recognized for his exceptional handstyle which brought together elements of classic New York graffiti with ornamental calligraphy. His script signatures could be found throughout the city and were a major influence on myself and countless others.

Sure also received great recognition as one of the most prominent sticker bombers of all time. Of the thousands of stickers he put up, nearly every one of them was individually hand done in an incredible array of styles. This was recently exemplified in Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art (Rizzoli) by DB Burkeman and in Martha Cooper’s latest book Name Tagging (Mark Batty Publishing) which features an interview with Sure.

Sure was like a brother to me. He was my partner-in-crime and my best friend. I am grateful for the time we had and that everywhere I go in New York City I see his name and know that his presence will be felt by many long after his passing.”

-Faust
You will be missed but never forgotten...

RIP Leslie Nielsen

Nielsen, who has died from pneumonia at the age of 84, was a serious actor until he struck comedy gold at 54 as the hapless doctor in "Airplane!"
"Surely you can't be serious," an airline passenger says to Nielsen's character in the 1980 hit disaster movie send-up.
"I am serious - and don't call me Shirley," came the deadpan reply.....you will be missed Leslie.

RIP Andy Irons

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We dont really cover much surfing on here, but 3 times World Champion Andy Irons was a surf legend.
He had contracted Dengue Fever and rumours are abound that this was a case of an accidental overdose on Methadone.
A very sad day in the surfing world.

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RIP Gregory Isaacs

Gregory Isaacs, the 'Cool Ruler', has died at the age of 59 after a year long battle with lung cancer.
One of the most popular reggae artists of the late Seventies, he released an estimated 500 albums in Jamaica, the US, the UK and was best known for his 1982 hit 'Night Nurse'.

Portrait Tattoos

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R.I.P. Rammellzee

Rammellzee (1960 – June 27, 2010) was a visual artist, graffiti writer, performance artist, rap/hip-hop musician, artist and sculptor from New York. Rammellzee's graffiti and art work are based on his theory of Gothic Futurism, which describes the battle between letters and their symbolic warfare against any standardizations enforced by the rules of the alphabet. His treatise, Iconic Panzerisms, details an anarchic plan by which to revise the role and deployment of language in society.

R.I.P. Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman, (February 8, 1968–May 28, 2010) was an American actor, known for his childhood role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986) and for his small stature as an adult. He was described in the 1980s as "one of television's most promising stars." After a successful childhood acting career, Coleman struggled financially later in life. In 1993, he successfully sued his parents and business adviser over misappropriation of his assets.

R.I.P. Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in "Rebel Without a Cause," an improbable smash with "Easy Rider" and a classic character role in "Blue Velvet," has died at the age of 74.
Hopper died Saturday at his home in the Los Angeles beach community of Venice, surrounded by family and friends, family friend Alex Hitz said. Hopper's manager announced in October 2009 that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

R.I.P. Dr Sennheiser

Late during the evening of 17 May 2010, only a few days after his 98th birthday, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fritz Sennheiser, audio pioneer and founder of today’s Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, passed away.

Through his company Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser had a crucial influence on the development of sound transmission technologies and was instrumental in forging many ground-breaking developments in electroacoustics and transmission technologies. Under his guidance the first shotgun microphones and open headphones were created and he oversaw important developments in wireless radio and infra-red transmission.

R.I.P. Paul Gray from Slipknot

Paul Gray (April 8, 1972 – May 24, 2010), also known by his number #2, or "The Pig," was an American musician, best known as the bassist of the Grammy Award-winning metal band Slipknot. Gray was found dead on May 24, 2010 at age 38 due to currently unknown causes. You will be missed....

Jayne Helliwell

Illustrator and friend Jayne Helliwell tragicly passed away on the 14th April 2010 whilst cycling home in central London.

Having known her for some years now the news came as a devistating blow to myself all that knew and loved her. Jayne was an immensely talented and original person that never compramised or took the easy way out. The intention of this post is to celebrate the work of an extrodinarily gifted young lady.

Though she will be sorely missed by all that knew her, the memories will live on forever. See you on the other side little lady. x

BADLANDS II from JAYNE HELLIWELL on Vimeo.

Ali Love 'Diminishing Returns' from JAYNE HELLIWELL on Vimeo.

View her website here.

R.I.P. Guru

One of my fave rappers, Guru has died aged 43 after a battle with cancer.

"The New York born MC had suffered cardiac arrest on March 2 and was in a coma for some time.

A statement said: “Guru has passed away yesterday morning (April 19) after a long battle with cancer.

“According to (producer) Solar, Guru suffered from the malicious illness for over a year and after numerous special treatments under the supervision of medical specialists failed, the legendary MC succumbed to the disease. Guru always tried to keep this harrowing diagnosis in private but in early 2010 he had to admit himself to hospital due to serious effects caused by the disease.”

Guru became famous after teaming up with DJ Premier in the group, Gang Starr. The duo released six studio albums between 1989 and 2003 and became famous for making “conscious rap” before splitting under acrimonious circumstances.
Since then Guru had released a series of ‘Jazzmattaz’ albums where he teamed up with classic jazz, soul and hip hop artists.
He also continued to tour the world with a band and producer Solar."
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R.I.P. Malcolm McLaren

Sex Pistols manager, Buffalo Gals producer....this Brit helped to shape the popular culture of certain decades past. Sadly McLaren died on Thursday, of mesothelioma at a hospital in Switzerland.

Respect in Peace Keith Haring

Zeus just sent me this beautiful R.I.P. tribute piece of Keith Haring, who passed away 20 years ago, to this day....Zeus applied his very cool architectural-style of graffiti/typography....

Visual Acoustics Film

Visual Acoustics is a documentary film narrated by Dustin Hoffman that celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, one of the world’s greatest architectural photographers, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.


Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public.




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R.I.P. Sclater Street East London

Ok, so this is not technically a true RIP, cos it's actually just a fresh canvas for writers to go over, but it is quite a statement from the council/property owners....pointless I reckon, cos it's just gonna be dogged with tags for the foreseeable future.
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R.I.P. Saber

(Click to see true scale)

Ok, Saber hasn't passed, but sadly, his record-breaking piece by the river has....thanks to the Buff, once again....
Pathetic really, now there's a huge white blob on the banks of the L.A. river...does that really make it look better? Fucktards....





The Saber piece at the height of its glory...

And from Google Earth...

R.I.P. Patrick Swayze

You will be missed.....

Andre Loved Us All