Faust Spring Update...updated

I wanted to let you know about two things going on:

Toy Tokyo and my friend Dizmo culled 80 works of art to auction off online with 100% of the proceeds going to Japan relief. It is a great opportunity to snatch up works by Stash, Shepard Fairey, Henry Chalfant, Crash, and myself for way under market value while supporting a good cause. The drawing I made for this occasion reads Keizoku Wa Chikara Nari which is a Japanese proverb that translates to "Perseverance is Strength".

Also, if you are going to be in LA check out Martha Cooper : Remix at the Carmichael Gallery opening tomorrow night. For the exhibition Martha Cooper invited 50 artists to select a photograph from her oeuvre and create a corresponding work. I selected picture from her most recent book Name Tagging which is of a sticker by Sure, my former partner in crime. I attached an image of my painting (16" x 20" acrylic on paper) side by side with the photo that inspired it. You can read more about the show on Cool Hunting.

-Faust

www.faustnewyork.com

Faust Spring Update Newsletter

Tomorrow evening Marianne Boesky Gallery is hosting the annual Buy What You Love benefit for the Rema Hort Mann Foundation. For the occasion I created the attached drawing based on a quote by Honore de Balzac, "Love is the poetry of the senses." For more information about the event check out the website www.remahortmannfoundation.org/bwyl/.

I also recently painted a gate on 14th St (attached) in support of another great organization Culture Stops! which is trying to bring people across the country together to protest budget cuts to the arts.

Hueless, the group show I'm a part of in Chelsea at the new Mallick Williams & Co gallery is up through April 13th at 150 11th Ave between 21st and 22nd St. Mark Batty, the publisher of Martha Cooper's two most recent books (Going Postal and Name Tagging) posted a flattering review of the show on their blog http://markbattypublisher.com/blog/hueless-a-monochromatic-exhibit/.

Speaking of Martha Cooper, I'm proud to also be a part of a group show called Martha Cooper: Remix opening April 9th at the Carmichael Gallery in LA. For the exhibition Martha Cooper invited 50 artists to each create a visual response to one of her iconic photographs.

Last but certainly not least, I was surprised and honored to be featured on LetterCult's Top 10 of 2010 list which "highlights artists and designers doing remarkable work with custom letters." Every year LetterCult publishes a Best Of list with hundreds of examples of beautiful and inspiring typography, illustration, signage and fine art. From this list a panel of industry experts from the design community select the Top 10. As an outsider to the design community it is a great compliment to see my work recognized and featured alongside luminaries of the design world like Marian Bantjes who transformed the way people think about letterform.

Thanks for all of your support,

-Faust

www.faustnewyork.com

Letter From Faust

Letter from a friend...

"At the end of each year I like to create a greeting card to send to all my friends and family. However, this month has been particularly challenging with the passing of my best friend and partner-in-crime Sure. In addition to being one of the most prolific graffiti writers in New York, Sure was an Intelligence Officer in the United States Marine Corps. This year he was based in Afghanistan and on December 5th was killed at the age of 24.

One of Sure's closest friends came up with the idea to create custom Christmas ornaments to give to his closest friends and family so that they can celebrate the holidays with him every year. So in place of my usual card, I hope you enjoy this tribute.

Best wishes for the New Year,

-Faust

www.faustnewyork.com

The Summer of Faust

If you’re in New York this week, check out the ARTEFACTS group show opening Thursday night, July 15th 7-11pm at Toy Tokyo’s new underground gallery space. Faust will have a couple brand new works on display alongside street luminaries Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Cope 2, Mr Cartoon, and Clayton Patterson to name a few. Should be a great show.

Also, at the end of this month, Faust will be among a group of artists installing work on the facade of a vacant factory in Beacon, NY as part of the ELECTRIC WINDOWS exhibition. It is a short walk from Dia: Beacon and a great escape from the city. For more information check out www.electricwindowsbeacon.com

And lastly, Faust’s and his partner-in-crime, Sure, were interviewed by Martha Cooper for her latest book NAME TAGGING which comes out this month. In it she documents how graffiti writers co-opt name badges as a platform to get their name around and also interviews Zephyr, Cost, and Twist on the topic. Check it out!

Check out http://www.faustnewyork.com. The site will be updated periodically!