TIME Photo Essay: Art of the Street: A small visual tour of how some artists are recreating the urban landscape. For many artists, a big part of the appeal of street art is placing pieces in outrageous, gravity-defying locations. These works by L.A. artist Tiki Jay One [http://stencilrevolution.com/photopost/showgallery.php?si=tiki+jay&x=0&y=0&limit=]were pasted on the side of a bridge. Inspired by pin-up art and Polynesian kitsch, Tiki Jay's [http://stencilrevolution.com/photopost/showgallery.php?si=tiki+jay&x=0&y=0&limit=]pieces dot the south bay area of Los Angeles. I have this fascination with Tiki art, he says. The wooden work and carvings just blow me away. I love that it's become a part of pop culture PHOTO BY TIKI JAY ONE
Art of the Street: A small visual tour of how some artists are recreating the urban landscape
Bäst (with Kelly Burns)
A member of a maintenance crew at a New York City airport, the productive Bäst frequently creates photo collages out of images he finds in discarded foreign newspapers left on airplanes. The stenciled image in brown is an addition by Kelly Burns
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FROM THE October 24, 2005 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED Thursday, October 13, 2005

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