Jetsetgraffiti have just released the highly anticipated footage of Saber getting up in broad daylight in central LA! Once again, taking it to the next level as one of LA's true Graffiti legends. Along the way he takes us into his feelings about the development of contemporary street art, being bold and in control as a real street artist, and his vision for the future.
As a special bonus, and Jetset Graffiti's second limited edition project; Saber's first-ever fine art print will be released on Wednesday, July 3rd. All separations made by Saber for the first time, 10 colors, 6 or 7 heavy metallics, deep variation throughout, this piece is an incredibly strong first effort from arguably the most talented writer on the planet.
More info on the print release here
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saber Video and Print Release
Friday, June 27, 2008
45RPM SCREENPRINT
Another new screenprint, this time from Bristol based artists and one of the memebers of the What Collective, 45RPM. This one colour print is 22 by 29 and a limited edition of just 13!! The print is available via his online Etsy shop along with some original canvas work and some awesome Owl pin badges.
Check some of his other work over on his Flickr and his website here.
EELUS PRINT
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
OLIVE47 PRINTS
LA illustrator and printmaker Olive47 who is currently based in London doing an MA in printmaking has just released 6 new prints for sale via her online shop. The screenprints are big at 50cm x 70cm on Fabriano 285 gsm. All the large prints are edition limited to 10. As well as the large prints there are a selection of new print gocco for you people who like small things.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
HANG-UP GOES LIVE
New website Hang –Up opens it virtual doors and goes live at midday today Tuesday 24th June. Hang-Up will be a constantly renewing on-line gallery selling highly collectable limited editions and originals from a cross section of today’s most sought-after young urban artists. Some are already very established, some less so, but all have one thing in common: the quality of their work is exceptional. Hang-Up will deal in rare secondary market works from a range of urban artists which includes Antony Micallef, Adam Neate, Banksy, Michael de Feo, Bast, JR, Dain, Faile, Blu, and SPQR.
In addition over the coming months Hang-Up will be releasing fresh new art from a selection of young and talented emerging artists with works exclusive to Hang-Up. There are some exciting names already in the mix including uber talented Bristol
artist and illustrator Tom Hine who recently produced a huge work on on the side of a rickshaw workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal.
By definition urban art is an ephemeral art form, often vanishing from the streets as fast as it appears. In keeping with this distinctive culture Hang-Up will be organising guerrilla exhibitions which will pop up around London in a variety of spaces where selected works will be displayed for live viewing for limited periods.
Go check it out here.
3D United Kingdoms PRINT
New print from 3D and published by Yo! What Happened to Peace?. This powerful print is a four color serigraph printed on 100% cotton, natural color paper. Its design is adapted from a stencil painting originally created for a Tony Blair article in Britain's New Statesman magazine. The artist calls it "the bastard flag child of Britain's Iraq..."
The print measures 19.5"x25"(49.5x63.5cm) and is an edition of 120. Each print is signed, numbered and is priced at $200.
3D's actual name is Robert Del Naja. He was born and still resides in the United Kingdon and is a founding member of the trip-hop band, Massive attack. Though he is commonly known for his work with the group, he is also just as popular in the art scene as a talented graffiti and street artist. In the visual art realm, his works often carry strong political themes as he tends to be inspired by global government situations and environmental urgencies.. His artwork has been featured in magazines, on album covers and included in a variety of books.
Yo! What Happened to Peace? is a traveling peace and anti-war poster exhibition. It began in 2003 with 14 prints with an opening hosted by Cross World Connections in Tokyo as a response to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The exhibition is committed to highlighting the beauty of hand-crafted printmaking techniques as a method of visual protest, the show has traveled the globe continuously adding new artists and artwork.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
MOMO PRINTS
US print house Paper Monster have just dropped 5 new prints from the New York based artist Momo. Momo was in London recently and if you've been looking up around the streets of East London you might have spotted some of these colourful prints.
Momo has experiment with this series with since January creating something like 400 different prints. He has chosen his favorite 5 to create the "Best Of" series and made a screenprint edition of 5 each. These prints are HUGE measuring 38 by 50 inches on some heavy art paper, Signed, Embossed, and Numbered by MOMO.
Available now on Paper Monster here.
Check out some of Momo's other projects over on his website/ blog Momoshowpalace.
Ronzo — Stolen Space Gallery
‘DISSTOPIA’, is Ronzo’s first UK solo show, and opens at the StolenSpace Gallery on the 20th June with a private view tonight the 19th June.
The show will feature a new body of work based on visions of an apocalyptic future set in the wastelands of what is once believed to have been the city of London. The new paintings, collages and drawings examine not only the ruins of the architectural landscape as we know it, but focus on the human aspect of life in a society, the day after. Avoiding all the common clichés usually attached to this subject, Ronzo’s unique figures, characters and life forms tell their own stories. The little narratives, sometimes humorous, sometimes sad take us to very strangely familiar places. The concept of the show plays with our fears and hopes of an uncertain, not to distant future.
Ronzo’s creations are previously unseen and unlike any other. It is a post-graffiti future vision of a vandal from a street level perspective. The work is a fusion of the figurative and abstract. Some of the works are three-dimensional mixed-media collages using objects and surfaces taken directly from the street and affixed to the painting itself. In some parts Ronzo’s paintings are precise, technical and detailed while in others they are kept loose and seem almost unfinished. This allows the viewer room for interpretation and provides the opportunity for them to form their own opinion. The drawings are generated in a spontaneous and rough manner, as the artist describes: “Although there is always a general idea in place before I start a drawing, the outcome is ever so uncertain. When the pen hits the surface an intuitive journey begins.”
The show aims to stimulate as well as to reflect and sharpen our view of today’s society.
The show runs until 06th of July
Stolen Space | Dray Walk | The Old Truman Brewery | 91 Brick Lane
RUSSELL MAURICE EXHIBITION
This Thursday 19th June marks the opening of a new exhibition "Industrial Magic & Light / Thursday Solstice" from Russell Maurice.
Russell Maurice's mind bending artworks at this exhibition are sure to blow your mind. Featuring works on paper as well as other curiosities. Beers and music provided on the opening night.
Opening Night June 19th, the run will run until 17th July
Goodhood | 41 Coronet St | Hoxton | London N1 6HD
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
GRAFFITI TOUR IN AID OF CANCER SELL
HowAboutNo and NoLionsInEngland are organising another series of Graffiti Tours around the streets of East London for the Cancer Sell Charity, taking in Shoreditch, Old Street and the Brick Lane areas. The next tour kicks off tomorrow evening the 18th June at 6.30. Each tour starts from Old Street Tube station, Exit 1.
They plan to guide a group of 20 or so people up and down the streets
providing a commentary on the art there and possibly art that used to be
there – depending on whether the council buffer squads have been
particularly vigilant the night before. They hope to describe some of the
different approaches to getting up used by different artists and describe
from second hand knowledge some of the issues faced by graffiti artists in
going about the clandestine activities.
Cost will be £5 per person, all of which goes to Cancer Sell fundraiser.
A good cause and you get to see some fantastic work. Not to be missed.
For more info please contact : nolionsinengland [at] gmail.com
HOWABOUTNO
NOLIONSINENGLAND
CANCER SELL
MICROBO PRINTS
Italian based Street Artist/ illustrator/ Designer and Author Microbo has just created soome beautiful prints for Studiocromie. She has released a series of three prints limited to 50 copies each printed on 100% cotton paper with deckled edges. The first 20 copies of these prints have been carefully handcoloured by the artist making each of these a unique piece of art.
The prints are available to buy from the Studiocromie website here.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Thieves Ladder Exhibition
Opening tonight Thursday 12 June at Black Rat Press gallery, a new installation show featuring the work of three talented artists. Chris Stain, Ponchoand Armsrock.
Armsrock was born in Copenhagen, Denmark but now lives elsewhere in Europe. He creates life-sized portraits of his fellow citizens in an attempt to retell some of the stories the city holds. He interacts with the streets by placing these portraits (each an intriciate original drawing) back in the environment from where they came. A project he sees sets of open sketch books.
Chris Stain is an established American stencil artist who sees his work as a direct reflection of the people, neighbourhoods and struggles that are swept along with the every day lives of the common American. With these works he hopes to capture and convey the importance of the forgotten, marginalised and disinherited individuals of society.
Poncho hails from the Chiapas in South East Mexico and is an artist whose work similarly seeks to highlight the unsung, powerless and dispossesed members of society. This time those of his native Mexico. Poncho works in stencils and intricate cut-outs and exhibited. Last year he and Swoon exhibited a show about the gulf between Mexico and the US at Mu in Holland.
Black Rat Press | Thru Cargo Garden | Arch 461 | 83 Rivington Street | London
GOLDEN BROWN EXHIBITION
edtn. magazine presents 'Golden Brown'. A group exhibtion to celebrate and showcase the artists that have graced the pages of edtn. so far, and to launch their Summer issue (Issue 03).
Featuring: Adolfo Serra, Beastman, Susan Burghart, Cultural Urge, Fidia, Haw, Christey Joh, Jumbo, Junior, Kronk, Miss Led, Mcbess, Mephisto Jones, Drew Millward, Mr Penfold, Pit, Reka, Skaffs, Teck 1 and Yok
The show will be held at Bodhi Gallery,and opens tonight with a private preview.
Dates:13th - 18th of June 2008 (11am - 5pm)
Bodhi Gallery | 214 Brick Lane | London
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
TEENAGE KICKS
Teenage Kicks 2008 Charity event is being held on the 12th June at 93 Feat East, with Top Live Bands (Pete Doherty is confirmed plus special guests), World Famous DJ’s, Celebrity Hosts, Skaters, BMX, Live Graffiti (with 5 artists creating a collaboration mural throughout the evening), Doodle Wall.
20 pairs of plain white slip on Vans has been given to artists including D*Face, Eine, I-Lib, Rugman, Cat Johnston, Twinkle and Tinsel which are going to be auctioned off for the cause. .
Tickets for the night are available on ticketwebb
All Proceeds are going to the Teenage Cancer Trust. Check the website for more info.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
CHET ZAR EXHIBITION
If anyone is familiar with monsters, it is American artist Chet Zar. He explores them every day. They are part of his life, both professional and private. As a designer, special effects make-up artist, sculptor, and 3D animator for major Hollywood studios and rock bands such as Tool, he sketches, creates and builds them on a day to day basis – if you know the movies Hellboy, The X-Men, or The Ring, you have seen his creatures come alive. As a painter, Zar portrays them as they are: ugly. When you look at Chet Zar’s paintings, you will realize an inescapable truth: We are the monsters.
Friday 13th will see his UK solo show "Ugly American" open at Strychnin Gallery in London. There will also a limited edition catalog featuring works from the "Ugly American" exhibition. You can see a preview of the catalog and order here.
Strychnin Gallery | 65 Hanbury Street | London E1
On Saturday, June 14th, Chet Zar will be signing the "Ugly American" catalogue that accompanies the exhibition at Orbital Comics & Collectibles. Between 3 and 5 pm, the artist will be at 148 Charing Cross Road in London - the first twenty copies will be given away for free, so come early! See the Orbital website for more details.
adFunture x Clutter Magazine
Clutter magazine announces the biggest design competition they have ever run and quite possibly the largest the designer toy world has ever seen!
In conjunction with adFunture they have launched the Yoka contest. But this is no ordinary contest - this is an amazing chance to get your design made into a production piece! Go check out the minisite for all the details.
All designs submitted will be uploaded to the minisite and then put to a public vote to decide the winner. This is a great opportunity for both new and known artists to get involved in a great new platform toy and see your idea become a reality.
The closing date for entries is 1st September 2008
EARLY GRIFFIN PRESS PRINTS
Early Griffin Press drop their third series of screen prints - by French, Rachel Cattle and Tom Gauld.
French's 3-colour 'Boar Tree' characteristically marries amazingly detailed line-work with a slightly twisted subject. Rachel is best known for her beautiful pencil drawings, so simple and yet suggesting a darker story unfolding. Her axe is one colour print, a graphite/grey. Tom Gauld's 'Gigantic Robot' is a fantastically huge, classic Tom Gauld robot, his gorgeous hand-drawn lines in black on top of silver.
Early Griffin works closely with invited artists to produce screen prints in limited editions of 50, with 3 artists in each series. Series one artists are Nigel Peake, Supermundane and Zakee Shariff, series two are Holly Wales, Neasden Control Centre and Robert Hanson. Each edition is printed by Early Griffin Press by hand and then individually approved by the artist.
They also donate 10% of the profits of each edition to a charity of the artists choice.
Check the site for more.
MR MUJU SCREENPRINTS
Friday, June 06, 2008
BURNING BRIDGES LIVE ART EVENT
Burning Bridges presents Live Art in the Yard featuring Alexandros Vasmoulakis (GREECE / Gallery Nosco), Dave The Chimp (UK / Planet Patrol) and Labrona vs. Gawd (Canada / Campbarbossa) at Cargo.
Dj's:
Aya (Tokyo, BoomBox Records), Dante Gabriel (Rarebirds)
Tonight night from 6:00pm, Free entry before 8:00pm
Cargo | 83 Rivington St | Kingsland Viaduct
IF YOU COULD DO ANYTHING...........PRINTS
If you could... announce the two artists for the June set of screenprints- The Designers Republic "I would save FreeHand" and Emily Forgot "I’d get all dressed up..with no where to go". As with previous months these prints will be available to pre-order for the the entire month and never again thereafter. All prints will be dispatched after the edition has been confirmed at the end of the month and they are printed and signed by the artists.
Both are available here.
NEW CYCLOPS PRINT
Online store FUSShop have Cyclops 'Cyone' Screenprints for sale. The print is an edition of just 70 is atwo colour print on Somerset satin 300gsm paper. The print is based on CYONE from the SOULED OUT Exhibition earlier in the year.
Approx 30 x 44 in, Signed & Numbered edition of 70
Available directlyu from the website for £79.99.
Check them here.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
FOLIES LES FEMMES
Keeping it on a Dutch tip, "Folies les femmes” is Angelique Houtkamps first UK show and opens tomorrow night at Nelly Duff Gallery. Houtkamps is a highly respected Dutch tattoo artist & painter, her work conjures the graphic romance of tattoos from yesteryear, portraits of half women half animal, freakshow and carnival ladies who are strange, sexy and beautiful...
Also featuring is her stunning original watercolour paintings as well as new limited edition prints.
The show opens with a private view on Thursday June 5th 2008 6-8pm
RSVP: hello [at] nellyduff.com
Nelly Duff | 156 Columbia Rd | London E2 7RG
THE NEW DUTCH MASTER - DELTA
The first UK solo exhibition by the pioneer of the European graffiti movement, DELTA, at the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms opens this week in London. DELTA is renowned for his complex three dimensional styles and visually spectacular, architecturally structured lettering.
This much awaited exhibition of DELTA' s latest work will be a showcase of the Dutch master's graphic and architecturally inspired works, including new paintings, 3D constructivist pieces and complex collages.
Boris Tellegen, aka DELTA, is an internationally acclaimed contemporary artist from Amsterdam who skilfully experiments with a variety of mediums in order to create his amazingly intricate paintings, prints, 3D sculptures, video works and installations. His work reminds the old Utopists and Constructivists and can be seen as portraits of industrial architecture.
The first DELTA tag appeared on the streets in 1984: through the years this Netherlands based artist has developed a complex and unique style that resembles isometric plans and plays with ideas of architecture and high tech futuristic vehicles. DELTA introduces an alien and idiosyncratic aesthetic into graffiti art that escapes the common logo-like word IDs. He has influenced writers all over the world for decades with his 3D letter style.
The show opens to the public June 6th and runs until the 28th 2008.
Accompanying the exhibition will be a 42 page hard back catalogue with over 60 full colour illustrations and inlcuding an essay by KODWO ESHUN. The catalogue will be available from the gallery from June 6th.
DELTA will bein the gallery between 12 - 1.00 on Saturday June 7th to sign catalogues.
Elms Lester Painting Rooms | Flitcroft Street | London | WC2H 8DH
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
LEX STEN
New exhibition opening this week at PURE EVIL GALLERY on Thursday 5th June.
PURE EVIL GALLERY | 108 Leonard Street | Shoreditch
