Rex Shows in Mobile, AL...during Mardi Gras at WellBorn Ideas

Photo by Sarah Zanolli

Rex Dingler is returning to Mobile in February 10th for an art show and book release party titled: “ReXism: Interactive” at WellbornIdeas, 365 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36602 from 6-10 p.m. that Friday evening.

The show will highlight his unique cityscapes in both oil and acrylic, an array of his iconic sketches, and oil works listing his “Rexisms”; personal idioms borne from good times and Rex’s riotous living.



Rex’s artwork has been on public display in over 30 countries and 100 cities and has been involved in numerous shows, most notably in New Orleans, New York, Los Angeles, London, Tel Aviv and Miami, and wanted by police in many more.

For more information, please check out the FACEBOOK page

Or check out this kick ass article from ModMobillian

Death Imitating Art - Sophie D

"It's another average humdrum day in a crumbling civilization," were the first words that Sophie D ever said to me. I was enjoying my solitude drawing in my favorite neighborhood spot...the t-shirt I had on gave me away as someone to talk to.

It sparked a conversation that delved into what was wrong with the city as we compared how many mutual people we knew who had been killed through senseless murder or who had OD'd or killed themselves since Katrina. It's a tale you wouldn't ordinarily share but it was one of those conversations.

"Wouldn't it be nice if you could shock people into cleaning up this city?" she asked me. It would be since people don't seem prepared to listen nicely anymore. Sophie D set about to wake people the hell up. Here are some samples of her work and then a couple of news stories where Somewhere in the City, the Blood was Real:


Mobile, AL


New Orleans, LA


New York, NY


New York, NY


Baton Rouge, LA

And here are the two recent news stories...

In New Orleans at Nola.com

In Mobile at Modmobilian.com

Priest Spams it up with Crack For Your Eyes

Our brother PRIEST recently chatted with the folks at CRACK FOR YOUR EYES in a question and answer interview. It is, by far, the best interview I've seen in awhile. It's cheeky, in your face and 100% the substance of a good Priest... those of us here at N.R. are eagerly anticipating what's next. Until then, here's the latest in the works and some excerpts from the interview (full link to follow below):


QUOTED from CFYE:

CFYE: "What was the first thing you put up on a wall?"
Priest: "It was a tribute to Jackson Pollock, but generally Crayola doesn't splatter as well as acrylic, and then my parents buffed it and I got locked up in my crib."

CFYE: "What got you into to street art and what makes you keep on doing it?"
Priest: "An abandoned oil refinery I raided in high school had a stencil that said "TRASH". After spraying it on a wall I was hooked. The stencils I make have changed but they still have that original message."

CFYE: "Do you prefer doing your work legal or illegal?"
Priest: "I generally prefer to ask the person living there if they mind, which most don't care as long as you don't steal their cardboard houses and use them as stencils. But the legality of painting an abandoned eyesore is something I take very serious, seriously."

For a full and fun-filled interview, click here...no HERE

Priest Takes Mobile by Storm

Priest, a stencil artist, has recently put up some work in Mobile. While we weren't able to catch up with Priest while in town, we came across a variety of his work. Enjoy!