New Banksy Inspired by LECKOmio??

This morning I stumbled on news of a new Banksy stencil on the streets in Europe and it immediately took me back to pieces that LECKOmio (HERE) had created several months ago. It may or may not be true but I feel that Banksy's newest creation may be a critique on LECKOmio's pieces and use of "graffiti slogans." You be the judge.

Catch Stefan Winterle's Piece Below as well as Banksy street piece below.

LECKOmio

Image Via http://www.stefanwinterle.de/

Banksy

Image via: http://arrestedmotion.com/2009/09/streets-banksy-ikea-punk/#more-34483

Sept18th: "Friends With Knives" Stencil Group Show @DirtyPilot feat PaperMonster

DirtyPilot.com (HERE) will open the "Friends With Knives" Stencil Group Show on September 18th curated by PaperMonster will feature stencil artists from around the world including: LECKOmio, E.L.K., SOULE, Peat Wollaeger, PaperMonster, L.E.T. , Nathan Phaneuf , A1One , Billy Mode, Ben Slow, Koleszar, Dave Lowell, Mefee, Roy Schreuder, and HAHA. Putting the show together along with DirtyPilot, I wanted to showcase a broad range of stencil art styles and techniques including photo-realism, pop, and political stencil works that emphasize the power behind stencil art. As a group I feel like we all have something very valuable to offer to the art world. We all work extremely hard and deserve larger venues to showcase our talents. Some of the artists name you will recognize right away and some you will want to keep a close eye out for in the years to come. Catch images of the pieces that I (PaperMonster) will have in the show.

For More Info Visit: http://dirtypilot.com

PaperMonster- Whatever She Likes
24" x 30" Stencil Collage On Canvas
PaperMonster- Comfort
22" x 28" Stencil Collage On Canvas
PaperMonster-Never Again
24" x 30" Stencil Collage On Canvas

PaperMonster- Skin Deep
24" x 30" Stencil Collage On Canvas

MONSTER: LECKOmio for Art Basel Swtizerland

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I don't know how many layers of stencils this is or what the correct size is but I know one thing: LECKOmio is a MONSTER stencil artists. The scale of the multilayer stencil blows me away and the detail! Look at how accurate this stencil is compared to the original below. It is stencil art friends like this that push me and motivate me to make more beautiful stencils and continue to push stencil art to new heights!! Whoever says stencil art is not a "legit" art for can jump off a bridge right now.
Send LECKOmio an email at: leck2000@web.de and tell him how much you enjoy his work or just say hello.
Stefan Winterle (LECKOmio) next to his stencil art piece.
Original Photos Reference for the stencil piece shown above.
Enjoy
PaperMonster
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Artist Profile: Stefan Winterle (LECKOmio) Art Basel June 6th

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While I am preparing several new pieces for some upcoming group shows I wanted to showcase work from one of my great stencil art friends Stefan Winterle (aka LECKOmio.) He has work in an upcoming group show at the Carhartt Gallery during Art Basel in Switzerland opening June 6th. Stefan (HERE)will show along with legends such as Seen, Blek le Rat (my role model), Flying Fortress (my dream collab partner), and Alexone. You can catch some of his amazing stencil work below. Fore more info visit: http://www.stefanwinterle.de/



Enjoy
Paper Monster
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MORE::Stencil Group Show Pics and Upcoming Group Show Preview

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The pieces for the upcoming group show for Show & Tell Gallery (Jan 9th) are coming out fantastic and I wanted to share some preview images of what you may expect. There will be more pictures coming soon. Art Whino sent over a link to a ton of new pictures from the Stencil Group Show that I helped organized last month. You can catch some of my favorite images below and you can find more over at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/artwhino/

Stay posted for more news on upcoming shows.Small preview of some stencils to come and some beautiful stencil art pieces.
Russell Howze leaving his mark at Art Whino Gallery.
Shane, John, Stefan (LECKOmio) , and PaperMonster
Number one fan with her PaperMonster Laser Deck. You can find more still available at
http://papermonster.bigcartel.com






Enjoy
-Paper Monster
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MORE: Stencil Group Show Photos and New Video

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This past weekend's show was fantastic!! John Koleszar, LECKOmio, and JTroya have sent over some more pictures from the show and you can catch them below. Also, PaperMonster created a short video of the entire show which you can see at the end of this post or by visiting:

http://vimeo.com/2286992

http://vimeo.com/2286992

Click on the images below to view larger.

Photo by LECKOmio
Photo by Koleszar

They are such good people. You have to meet them to see for youself!!
Photo by Koleszar

Photo by JTroya

Photo by JTroya

Photo by JTroya

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Art Whino: Stencil Group Show from PaperMonster on Vimeo.
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Enjoy

-PaperMonster

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"Stencil Group Show" Art Whino Gallery Opening Re-Cap

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This weekend was the opening of the Stencil Group Show for Art Whino Gallery and it has been one of my favorite shows this year. The show brings together stencil artists from all over the world into one collective space where people can truly take in the variety and ingenuity behind beautiful and raw stencil art. The entire collection will be opened until Dec 6th with a special presentation by author of Stencil Nation, Russell Howze on November 23rd from 12-6pm. You do not want to miss out on getting some affordable original works from some of the worlds most talented stencil artists including: PaperMonster, John Koleszar, LECKOmio, Chris Stain, Jef Aerosol, E.L.K., Mefee, SOULE, Janet Bike Girl, Logan Hicks, Jazirock, Peter K, Billy Mode, PRVRT and many more.

John Koleszar and Stefan Winterle aka LECKOmio flew in for the show (John from Arizona and Stefan from Germany) and it was such a great experience to meet and work with them. They both helped a ton with the install and brought some incredible art to the event. I can not thank them enough for how big of a help they were and how honored I felt to be working with them. It was a pleasure and they are not just amazing stencil artists, they are amazing people. You can check out their work here:
http://myspace.com/winterle or http://www.stefanwinterle.de
and
http://myspace.com/johnkoleszar or http://koleszar.blogspot.com/
Both are taking stencil art to new heights and pushing the envelope in terms of how intricate and mind blowing stencil art can become.

You can check out pictures from the opening and the various artist installs of stencil art below::
(Click on images to view larger)


Ready for the opening.
LECKOmio (left) and Jef Aerosol (right)
LECKOMIO Install

Koleszar Install

Check out cans with can stencils on them.
Chris Stain
Janet "Bike Girl" and BlackBooks (above)

From left to right: Chris Stain, PaperMonster, E.L.K. and LECKomio

PaperMonster Install
PaperMonster Detail


Limited Edition Stencil pack made by BlackBooks of PaperMonster, ArtWhino and Scotch stencils.

LECKOmio Detail
His stencils have such quailty to them that they look like photographs.

Koleszar and Stefan/LECKOmio ready to tag.
Mefee

Jazirock (left) and Koleszar (right)

PRVRT (left) and Billy Mode (right)
Peter K


Soule

Logan Hicks (above) and Blackbooks and Chris Stain (below)
PaperMonster signing
PaperMonster signing Sabotaz spraypaint
"When people don’t want to give you opportunities, STEAL THEM." -PaperMonster
I said that once and I still believe that if you want something bad enough you have to do whatever it takes to reach your goal and continue your passion.


Pierre from Treadmillin.com and PaperMonster



Gabriella, Jazirock, and PaperMonster


Stefan aka LECKOmio and John KoleszarLECKOmio and PaperMonster Senior.
PaperMonster Senior is a master at hanging paintings!!


Packed house!!
Enjoy
-Paper Monster
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