This last week Shepard and his crew were hitting Berlin, so I decided to go check it out and hang with the boys.

And so we were on our way to LA, an 8 hour drive all the way from the grand canyon…

We spent our last hours in Lone Pine by the pool, curing our hang overs and flicking through last night’s pictures on our phones. Here’s some more from Jakes Saloon. Got to love that bar, so just like many before us (including our friends Petrovsky & Ramone who’s signature we found) we had to sign the walls too…

Please meet Latoya and Anna from Amsterdam!

I’m part of a really amazing group show at The End is Near in Brooklyn, curated by Jordin Isip. If you’re in the area check it out its up through October 3rd!

!!! This Thursday, William Bensussen’s doing it again… The Gaslamp Killer & Friends at the Mayan in Los Angeles !!!

Laura Callaghan draws the coolest girls. These girls are so cool that I wish they were real so that I could be friends with them and in turn become cooler (or cool at all your call).

Fashion company BanagoTM is releasing a new line of accessories as part of a novel post-disaster strategy which promises to speed the recovery of livelihoods for over 400 woman artisans in the wake of typhoon Haiyan. 

This is my deflowering on the Obey-blog .I’m Bram Swarte, 34 years old and I live in Amsterdam. It will not get more personal than this blog-post. Do not worry.

If you didn’t know, this year marks the 25th anniversary of Shepard Fairey doing his OBEY Project. To celebrate, we created a collection of classic graphics from Shepard’s past. Take a sneak peek at the OBEY 25th Anniversary collection dropping later this month.

Thief Presents brings to life the first annual “Day Of The Shred.” An all day music festival celebrating megalithic riffs, skateboarding, and the souls of the departed.Join us this Dia De Los Muertos as we gather the living and raise the dead.

For those who aren’t familiar with me or what I do here at OBEY Clothing. I am Jonathan Furlong – aka – Furburger, Turdfurgusson, Furry, FurBalls or anything perverted that has to do with Fur. To make a long story short, I’m a self taught photographer who started in the warehouse back in 2004 and weaseled my way up doing every odd job I could and eventually became the in-house photographer here at OBEY, as well as documenting Shep’s career / travels.

FYF wasn’t lying when they said we’d have the best weekend of summer! Okay Player (THANKS GUYS!) put me on to shoot some photos of the festival at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Here are a few of my shots that I’d like to share with y’all …

Recently I had the opportunity to travel to the Middle East with Free The Robots and Phil Nisco to work on a side project dubbed A Week on Earth, documenting music, art and culture of the locals in Israel – showing the other side of the story that no one really hears or sees.

A Week on Earth continues in Tel Aviv!

The second leg of A Week on Earth began with a coastal tour of Haifa, Israel – a beautiful port city built on the Northern slopes of Mount Carmel. I’ve been following Broken Fingaz ever since Free The Robots toured Israel last year and it was an honor to celebrate the grand opening of Kartel ( a music venue / gallery / evolving outdoor mural) in their hometown.

Two weeks ago, SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS hosted the first-ever performance by multimedia art collective Cross My Heart Hope To Die (CMHHTD). The collective consists of Sean Bonner, Brevi, Andrew Kline (Strife), and DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill). The show titled Vita E Morte is up at SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS until August 23, go check it out!

It was a long week and A LOT went down. Multiple murals, Multiple events, a shit load of people and lastly some insane art. Here is an array of photos from the last few days. Enjoy!

It’s been a long time since I’ve ventured into the depths of my own country. This time I had the honor, and pleasure to rock with my dudes Opio (Souls of Mischief/ Hieroglyphics), DJ Scientific and AaGee. Opio and I just recently started working on some new sounds. Listen to one of our first experiments, “Blow sum Smoke,” and stay tuned for more..

OBEY Artist Series: Minka Sicklinger from OBEY CLOTHING on Vimeo.

Right back to it! Here’s some views from the city and some visuals of the other murals going on around the town. Art Alliance: The Provocateurs opens tomorrow at Block 37 10am – 6pm and it will run from July 31st – Aug 4th.

Leading off from our last post, here’s more of the mural in its entirety. Enjoy and check back later for more updates.

The crew and I arrived in Chicago three days ago to begin the setup for The Provocateurs art show and to start painting my mural. My mural wall is a killer spot at Wabash and 9th on one of Columbia University’s buildings. 

Downtown Santa Ana’s first ever East End Block party last weekend went off without a hitch! It was great to see such a grand event happening in my own backyard- with the ghetto parrots squawking over our heads and the collaborative sounds of bands and DJ’s that all used to play at The Crosby(RIP), it was a disillusioned dream come true. For 8 hours the OBEY Radio stage kept the corner of 4th & Spurgeon alive, entertaining people as they day drank and perused the sidewalk vendors. Here are some photos to sum up the day.Free The Robots aka urthworm aka creepstofer and also one of the many heads who organized this day. Also, a huge thanks to Jenn from Moon Block Party And Phil Nisco! This event would not exist without you.Some say that he cremated some sweet potato fries and added the ashes to the ink of his tattoo..Blends limited edition tees with a Bad Brains x SA water tower flip“H O T A S F U C K,” was what most people were feeling.. but mostly what the dude in the right corner was thinking..Ruscosaurus was the only smart one keeping cool in the shadeDown the street Zach Young’s mural brought the sacred geometry – healing chakra – Burning Man vibesRight about then a shaman appeared out of thin air and added some magical garnish to my drink. Blassssttooffffff!Fuck peace? Or (try)peace(you)fucks. The psilocybin wasn’t the only thing giving mixed messagesPainted rocks and up-cycled stash oyster shells to put your “stuff” inKev outside the 80’s Purple booth, never not hustlingThe Hit + Run crew live silk-screening show shirtsSo Super Sam & Them Jeans‘ tag team set on the OBEY Radio stage was just tooooo kyooooteCongrats to the winner of the signed Suicidal Tendencies deck raffle through BTNC! If you’re reading this don’t sell it on eBay..Soulection ended the block party to a busy intersection of twerkers and lurkersThe post millennium generation of the OBEY Posse was in full effect!The after party continued at The North Left (Crosby 2.o) – I bearly made it.Had to end the night with some comfort food.. nothing beats a chopped tree stump plate piled with dead animal parts and bbq sauce.~THC-J