No Signs Of Decline

Always the guys to be hitting the killer spots, local favorites Indecline get up on an old sign above the corner of Hoover and 4th. This image has become so familiar that when viewing the original pedestrian/crosswalk sign, it looks straight up wrong to us. Indecline have taken this familiar image and have completely and utterly made it their own, which is no small feet mind you! When you combine a solid image with the wherewithal and balls to hit the high profile places that no one else does, then it seems you have a winning street art combination. Which by no means mean these guys only work in wheatpaste, Indecline has proven to be a force to be reckoned with aerosol, ink, stickers and paste. If you don't already know, then be ready to find out.   

The Doorman

Over this past New Years holiday weekend local artist Drsc0 got up with some new pieces in and around downtown. This first one we spotted off Fremont Street of a life size medical print of a man without skin and his muscles exposed, finished off with a hand painted border and logo on the chest is an interesting piece and we dig it. Seems like a few others did not, with it already being tagged and other artists sticker's on it. Indecline, or at least someone with some Indecline stickers went right across the eyes. We aren't exactly sure if this was a diss, cuz well to be honest it looks kinda cool to us. Then finished off with some run of the mill bubble letter slaps from someone named Gotti, placed above the chest and under the hands. This spot is a damn interesting read, if you have the time to stop and take a look. Do it, its worth it!

Express Yourself

Typical Bandito with another new piece in the 18b Arts District, and it seems they are evolving. This latest work involves carefully ripped layers placed on top of each other to make one multicolored and layered piece, with an image of a reclining woman with her body outlined in ink. We really enjoyed finding this Typical Bandito piece and seeing them take their artwork to a new place, be it one layer at a time. Joined by a Zelot 228 of a body with a television we though was interesting enough to photograph, and it looks like Dead Freaks seems to be defacing each Indecline piece with their toppled Anarchy sign symbol, or maybe trying to get their attention? Yeah, good luck with all that!

Official Stickers Only

We found this collection in an alley right off Fremont Street, the same alley from a few posts ago. This location is definitely getting hit harder with stickers and wheatpaste pieces from local and out of town artists. The usual group of Vegas heavy hitters Indecline, Visual Bluff and Dopl are always representing and this sign ain't no different. Joined by Irot, Eastside, Tenr, Hekr and some random tags, this sign is hit pretty hard and we don't see any sign of this spot slowing down. From the stickers on the signs on one side of the alley, to the other being blasted with bigger wheatpaste pieces. We think its safe to say, this spot is catching fire!

Street Testing

We found this series of images that resemble Rorschach tests under the decaying Indecline piece in the 18b. These artist unknown pieces look sorta like someone spray painted some parts or shapes and liked the leftovers, or these could look way different to you depending on your psychological make up. We've been looking pretty hard for anything to post on the building on Coolidge and 1st, you have to read between the lines with all the crap all over that place. Seems like artists are kinda letting their pieces go and hitting other spots since people are just writing their own shit on other peoples art. Sadly the 18b Arts District is rife with spot jackers and people that think adding some bullshit stencil or tag to another artists piece is somehow ok. We've seen one of the same stencils used on these walls in an artists artwork during a First Friday event, in fact they pointed it out to us as we walked by. "This is my artwork!" "Uh, sorry" was our only reply.

Sticky Rice

On a recent dinner outting at Komol Restaurant we noticed a few signs hit with all the local favorites. Like this one with Dan45, Indecline, Aware and others representing the Las Vegas scene. This lead us to the observation that not only do we all share the love of street art and getting up, but apparently a lot of artists and art lovers alike share the same taste in food. It is pretty clear when going out, we spot a lot of the same artists on signs and walls. We wonder how many times different artists have shared the same room without knowing it, or is it all laughs and beers together? Seems like one giant party waiting to happen if timed right, or maybe one huge fight. Who knows?

Combo Hits

Indecline and 4matr get some combo hits off Main St. in the 18b. From what we've seen, these two have been on a West Coast mission hitting everything in sight! Indecline with their walking business devilman and 4matr with color images of Micky Mouse's fist holding cash, with his logo tiled in the background. These two pieces are large, clean and look damn good, not only cuz they are pretty much the only pieces on this street. But cuz they are quality, something that wins over quantity every damn time. Well, with us that is.

Climbing Back

Indecline has made a huge comeback since this past February, after posting a video on YouTube to let us all know they are "Off Probation / Back in Business". Since then, they have been getting back to absolutely killing walls with wheatpaste, stickers and spraypaint in Vegas and beyond. This recently found sticker in a restaurant parking lot off The Strip looks like its been baking since they went on hiatus. With Indecline now back in action, you can bet your ass that you won't be able to look left, right, up or down without seeing their logo. Kick ass!

Branded

Visual Bluff and Indecline team up for a downtown mission, hitting those damn leftover spray cans from Life is Beautiful. To us the cans look almost as good as D*Face's cans, but there are too many inconsistencies that just don't match his level of craft for us to believe they are the real deal. Both artists uses large wheatpaste images to give these cans a much needed update. They have a finished and almost official branded look with these perfectly placed logos popping off the drab concrete. Some great quality stuff from these two, time for us all to step up our game! 

Crowded Corner

Artists are keeping the corner of 7th and Stewart busy by the looks of these two electrical boxes. The smaller of the two hit by Cyrcle, Aware Indecline, Olsenink, Stab the Princess, DJ EDOC and others. Meanwhile surrounded by tags, older pieces from There She Is and You Killed Me First joined by a new Ill Thinking piece are fading and rotting away slowly in the Las Vegas sun.

It's Getting Better

Since the early 2000s Indecline have been putting out some of the most intense and violent street skate videos, while getting up worldwide using stencils, stickers, spray paint or wheatpaste. They use it all! Here in Las Vegas, their devil horned businessman image is as familiar with locals as the lights on The Strip. Found on the Coolidge wall in the18b Arts District.

In Ascent

Indecline goes huge with this giant wheatpaste the side of the Western, right off Fremont Street.
Not sure if this artwork was part of the Life Is Beautiful festival or if this is an illegal piece.
Either way, to us this is how good street art is done. Strong design, able to be interpreted several ways,
not caked with paste, put up straight and with care. (We sometimes can't believe how many artists miss these simple things.) It is nice to see that the Las Vegas street art scene is still building momentum, but!
Indecline shows us that we are all gonna need to step it up a notch or three to keep up! Nice!