\nMARCH 7 – APRIL 5, 2014
\nPACE PRINTS<\/a>, 521 WEST 26th STREET, CHELSEA, NYC.<\/p>\n
more info: HOW and NOSM – ‘WAY THINGS ARE’ \/ PACE PRINTS<\/a><\/p>\n all the action, both painterly and narrative . . fluctuates on a very very shallow plane. but hey, the birds and ferns and light bulbs look . . hopeful. these pieces aren’t so much anger-filled, as just, laying it . . down !! facing your demons, ha. it’s a big big sea out there. radar aside. see: BANNED FROM TELEVISION\/artlovers <\/a><\/p>\n I crossed paths with these guys back in 2006. speaking of which . . .<\/p>\n though they do bring up . . life before the internet !! FASCINATING & FAB !!<\/p>\n but, a few key facts emerge: PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH – except the YouTube screen grabs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" talking about . . NUKES !! and, the grand flux . . of LIFE & DEATH. HOW AND NOSM – ‘WAY THINGS ARE’ MARCH 7 – APRIL 5, 2014 PACE PRINTS, 521 WEST 26th STREET, CHELSEA, NYC. more info: HOW and NOSM – ‘WAY THINGS ARE’ \/ PACE PRINTS HOW AND NOSM, ‘ENLIGHTENING FACTS’, 2013. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21178"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21178"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21273,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21178\/revisions\/21273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HOW-NOSM-ENLIGHTENING-F.jpg\" "\\"HOW-&-NOSM---ENLIGHTENING-F\\"")
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\nHOW AND NOSM, ‘ENLIGHTENING FACTS’, 2013.
\nsilkscreen with hand-coloring and spray painting, 40 x 52 in. monoprint.
\n($7,500)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/How-and-NOSM-detail-1.jpg\" "\\"How-and-NOSM-detail-#-1\\"")
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\nnote . . the BASQUIAT-LIKE ‘crown’ at the right.
\nso. is this how we mutate after the bombs fall, or are these the alien invaders who come in, to pick up the pieces ?!!!!<\/p>\n
\nlife vs destruction, life, death \/ future reality – it’s a ‘MESH’.
\na grid-based mesh. the MATRIX.
\nand it doesn’t exactly look: utopian.<\/p>\n
\nor are they . . just ghostly half-lives emanating from the past !!
\nthe traditional wall – between life and death has become a . . m-e-m-b-r-a-n-e.
\nand, opposed<\/strong> to . . MEMORY !!
\nwhat the hell, is memory, now. now – that we are wired to the web.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/How-and-Nosm-coming-out-of-.jpg\" "\\"How-and-Nosm-coming-out-of-\\"")
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\noh oh whatever is coming out of the ‘box’, doesn’t look so . . hopeful.
\nmore like, ‘coming to get . . ya.’
\nman vs machine vs robot vs sci fi future.<\/p>\n
\nJapanese-style, German . . precision.
\nstreet art – vision.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/How-and-NOSM-facing-your-de.jpg\" "\\"How-and-NOSM-facing-your-de\\"")
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\nHOW AND NOSM, ‘FACING YOUR DEMONS’, 2013.
\nsilkscreen with hand-coloring and spray painting, 40 x 30 in. monoprint.
\n(SOLD).<\/p>\n
\nbig enough to swallow a jet plane, and it’s ‘hi-tech’ payload.
\nblack box and all.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/How-and-NOsm-the-sea2.jpg\" "\\"How-and-NOsm-the-sea\\"")
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\nBOMBS AWAY, into the SEA<\/strong> !!
\nthe deep watery, watery grave.
\nplus: love how that grid-like background breaks down into diamonds, American colonial quilt patterns !!
\nand origami – hooray.
\nalso: a kind of literal . . ‘radar’ depiction ?
\nall<\/strong> art . . is a membrane in flux, telling a story.
\nit’s just the . . ‘WAY THINGS ARE’.
\nand, yes – that is a tear drop.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/How-and-Nosm-us-breast-.jpg\" "\\"How-and-Nosm---us---breast-\\"")
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\nI’m guessing this represents . . us.
\ncivilization as we know it – graff ‘writers’ aka spray painters . . at the forefront.
\nnote the Basquiat ‘crown’ again \/ chess ‘castle’ game piece . . just below the spray painter’s hand, at center. under the umbrella’s shade.
\n‘nozzles’, and variable caps\/tips – are key . . to a graffiti artist.
\nshake that can & channel . . future ‘shock’.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/how-and-nosm-not-too-happ.jpg\" "\\"how-and-nosm---not-too-happ\\"")
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\noh oh, looks like we be going down the tubes !!
\n‘tubes’ and ‘nozzles’ . . rhyme ?<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/how-and-nosm-faucet.jpg\" "\\"how-and-nosm---faucet\\"")
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\nso, what about . . FAUCETS ?!!!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/seahorse-dragon.jpg\" "\\"seahorse--dragon\\"")
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\nthe seahorse \/ dragon on the other side – doesn’t seem very happy either, broken chains and all.
\nthe draftsmanship is supreme.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/NOSM-HOW-WON-at-CENTER-.jpg\" "\\"NOSM-&-HOW---WON-at-CENTER-\\"")
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\nNOSM and HOW, with fellow German graffiti artist, WON aka WONABC in the center.
\nartwork behind them – by WON.
\nTHE CANAL CHAPTER, NYC. JUNE 3, 2006.
\nPHOTO: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n
\nthey made a very big, if . . non-verbal impression.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/How-and-NOSM-Part-.jpg\" "\\"How-and-NOSM---Part-!\\"")
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\nwatch: HOW & NOSM PAINT . . the L.A. WEEKLY BUILDING, FEB 2012 – PART I<\/a>
\nit’s a good intro, but these guys are not exactly public speaking – stars !!
\ntheir ‘animation’ and skills – lie in their ‘hands-to-brain’ . . connects !! <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/How-and-NOSM-Part-II.jpg\" "\\"How-and-NOSM-Part-II\\"")
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\nwatch: PART II<\/a>
\nthis is a GREAT !! CLIP !!
\nmostly because it’s wordless, and has a great snappy soundtrack.<\/p>\n
\nthey don’t like the term ‘street artist’, they prefer to be called . . ‘muralists’.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/How-and-NOSM-part-III.jpg\" "\\"How-and-NOSM---part-III\\"")
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\nwatch: PART III<\/a>
\nthe finished project, plus a great rambling discourse on the behind-the-scene . . tech issues.
\nincluding how they came to use a ‘limited’, black, white, and red . . palette.
\nvery FAB !!<\/p>\n