Street artist Above got in contact with us about his recent trip to Cuba and the important site specific stencil he created there to raise awareness of the crisis in Haiti. His stencil, located on the coast, is of a young boy with an inner tube and a first aid kit raising the Haitian flag high above his head. A wooden sign that reads “Haiti” is next to him, pointing across the water towards the devastated country. Above has also created a video that includes both his stencil and images of the current state of Haiti. He writes, “Cuba is less than 90 miles away from Haiti making them very close neighbors. The young and courageous neighbor is embarking to Haiti to help out those who have fallen victim. The recent earthquakes in Haiti has taken over 230,000 innocent lives, wounded 300,000 and made 1,200,000 people homeless. Please GET INVOLVED and help donate to send aid and resources to the people of Haiti.”

Walrus TV just posted this great artist feature on graffiti artist Above. The interview follows his work all over the world – from Canada to Seattle to Paris. He mostly talks about his childhood and why he chose his signature arrow. It allows him to experiment with all different materials that lettering is limited to, and you can watching him making his wooden arrows that he stencils on and sprays over and over to create a whole set for each city. He says the arrow “transcends the language barrier” and can connect with viewers despite any age, gender, or race differences. It’s a great 8 minute insight into his psyche and his spirit.

Above has just completed another project– a reverse timelapse“ performance” piece titled “Reverse Psychology.” The video was taken in Leipzig, Germany and is of his creation of the world “Psychology”on a wall, but is reversed (hence the title). In addition, Above has chosen a Japanese proverb to accompany the video – “The reverse side also has a reverse side.” This is the last of his works from his summer spent traveling across Europe.

If you’re a fan of international street artist ABOVE, you can now get a New York City print from the street artist himself. ABOVE has created a “CITY SERIES,” a collection of prints from pieces he has done from around the world. Each edition is small with no more than 25 each, and no print is exactly the same, since he hand colored and finished every print by hand. Starting October 28th you can buy up to 2 prints (no more than 2 per person), for $99.00 each. Each print is signed by ABOVE, custom embossed, dated and numbered, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. For more information and to place an order, to go his website.

Street Art has spanned into six different continents over the past decade, artists believe it is an essential portion of their career to be recognized worldwide. Many artists have achieved this goal and continue to travel to places with unmarked territory. One artist that is no stranger to hitting some very high profile spots is Above. Most people don’t know much about this mystery man except that he loves to travel the world and spill paint on some amazing locations. His latest experiment involves, a gladiator painted onto a historic building in Rome, Italy. Above produce a small video for fans to check out. Read the rest of the post to check out the video.

Artist ABOVE has created a stencil installation titled “Bridge the Divide” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the reunification of East and West Germany through the fall of the Berlin Wall. The stencil features a young girl jumping to reach a bouquet of flowers through a crack in the wall while a military officer stands beside her, looking on. ABOVE has also created another installation that reads “I’m just another brick in the wall,” quoting the classic Pink Floyd song.