Aug 17, 20080
Jul 2, 20080
Wiispray turns Wii Remote into virtual graffiti spray can
Just imagine the possibility of having a “live” spray battle pitting artists across the world against each other ona big projector, which is seen in every place and could be viewed online by the public - as the scene developed, the wall would fill and each artist would battle back - in a table-tennis like way!
If only Mark Ecko had a Wiispray when he was developing Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, perhaps people the world would have understood his vision for a videogame-based, graffiti-tagging urban dystopian angst. Anyway, this Wii Remote turned into a spray can is the product of a student’s thesis at Bauhas-University in Weimar, Germany. Martin Lihs crammed the controller into the can-like structure and plans (hopes?) to create a communal — but not illegal — virtual graffiti wall in which people can add their digital tags and keep it real clean, yo. Curious that he’s using PlayStation-based triangle and square buttons, though.
Source: Engadget
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Jun 24, 20081
Tate Modern: Street Art & Graffiti Lectures, talks and interactive sessions
The Tate Modern is preparing itself for 6 big events in July and August on a variety of subjects relating to the street/urban art scene.
ALL of these events are FREE - so this is the perfect excuse to fill up your diaries for the two months!
Check out the events after the jump…
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May 26, 20080
Subism Party - 7th June, Derby
A bit from their site:
Due to the success of our launch party for the site on Saturday the 3rd of May, we are holding a few more parties in Derby…
Loads of great artists doing live art, ink spilling and wild doodles for you all to enjoy!
So come along… see some great art and have a bash yourselves!
Saturday June the 7th @ the Vaults Derby a underground cellar in the City Centre of Derby.
8pm - 2 am
artist:
phill blake (subism, secret wars)
mr penfold (subism)
kid30, kaption 1, deamze, and dregs (Oxygen Thieves)
dirty thirty (subism, secret wars)
glee 87 (best joined up)
ekid + local graffiti writers
music: vuyani, dave brooks + guests
More information on the Subism site
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May 3, 20081
Tunnel becomes Banksy art exhibit
The UK Street Art team hit the tunnel earlier today and boy, was it good. EVERYTHING, and i mean everything was very well organised, methodically planned and to heap on top of that a HUGE amount of stunning work from some of the best artists in the world. This was pure genius.
If you’re in London over the bank holiday or at least can travel to London then I suggest that you make the effort to go check it out. You won’t be disappointed. The queues were big, but it took us just over 20 mins to get in and once in, plenty of space to move around and take photos.
For some more information on the display, check the BBC article here
Get ready for a big amount of photos from the event for those of you that can’t make it down.
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May 1, 20080
The Urban Art Show @ The Old Cinema, London, W1
West London antiques emporium and former picture palace the Old Cinema exchanges old masters for young talent this weekend, when it opens its doors to the best in urban art. Work from graf artists and contemporary illustrators is displayed amongst vintage household goods and retro fashion goodies, with highlights including the comic-book surrealism of Tom “Inkfetish” Blackford; Dutch artist Superoboturbo’s cute, eclectic characters; and the colourful stylings of painter and designer Sahatarch Pittarong.
- When
- May 2–15
- Mondays–Saturdays (10am–6pm)
- Sundays (noon–5pm)
- Where
- The Old Cinema, 160 Chiswick High Road, W1
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Apr 14, 20082
CCTV blind to a giant Banksy
Banksy pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest work yet in central London.
The secretive graffiti artist managed to erect three storeys of scaffolding behind a security fence despite being watched by a CCTV camera.
Then, during darkness and hidden behind a sheet of polythene, he painted this comment on “big brother” society.
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Apr 14, 20080
Current Exhibition: Mode2 at Laz Inc
Lazarides Gallery is pleased to present a new series of paintings, Never Too Late…, by leading graffiti artist, Mode 2. This will be Mode 2’s first solo show at the gallery.
Mode 2 is considered to be one of the most influential street artists ever, and began drawing as soon as he could pick up a pencil. Fascinated by writing and calligraphy from an early age, when Mode saw Welcome Back Kotter and Dondi White using a spray can in the Buffalo Gals video, he became interested in graffiti. Summer 1984 found him hanging out in Covent Garden, enjoying the new hip hop explosion, while painting with Scribla, before joining the Trailblazers. They participated in the Rapattack show at The Shaw Theatre in April ‘85, becoming known as The Chrome Angelz, before teaming up with Bando from Paris and exporting themselves to the French capital from May ‘85 onwards under the name Crime Time Kingz.
Mode moved to Paris in spring ‘87, working in computer graphics under CGI magician Pierre Buffin. The cover of Spraycan Art by Henry Chalfant and Jim Prigoff, released later that same year, put his name, along with the crew’s, permanently in the graffiti hall of fame. Mode eventually became part of the 93NTM crew, travelling across Europe and beyond, keeping his sketchbooks full of pencil and ballpoint sketches, occasionally mixed with spray-paint, Tipp-Ex, or watercolour. Leaving Paris in 2004, he’s been hopping between London and Berlin since then, working on various projects.
Mode has been artist-in-residence at Coco de Mer erotic emporium since late 2003, hiding away in the small changing-room at the back of the store, drawing and sketching the customers. He was also responsible for A Matter Of Taste at the Dragon Bar, an exhibition where he pushed eroticism in his work quite explicitly while trying to keep men and women engaged in an egalitarian dialogue about sexuality. Mode’s work has always focused on issues close to him: love, lust, relationships, hip hop culture in all its aspects, clubbing, hanging out, the environment and motherhood. He has been a contributor to Picture On Walls and Santa’s Ghetto for many years as well as contributing to a number of Lazarides group shows.
Never Too Late… sees Mode in a more politically reflective mood, whether it be his take on the end of communism in A Farewell To Grand Ideals, 2008 (pictured), or his views on religion or the environment. Mode’s work is always supported by his trademark draughtsmanship, self-taught from his days reading 2000 AD comics or drawing posters for b-boying dance competitions. These new works capture movement and energy, freezing the action at its most crucial stage. Lazarides Gallery is delighted to welcome Mode back into the fold for this solo show of new work.
Exhibition Dates: Fri 04th of April - Fri 02nd of May
Lazarides Gallery
8 Greek Street
Soho, London
W1D 4DG
Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-7pm
Admission: Free
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Apr 14, 20080
Exhibition - Seen: Graff Loser
SEEN: GRAFF LOSER
PRIVATE VIEW
Thursday the 17th of April
6.30 - 9.00
Exhibition runs from the 18th till the 30th of April 2008
The ‘godfather of graffiti’ returns to London
“There were times I felt like a loser. I allowed myself to give my audience what they wanted to see. Its been 35 years of writing graffiti and I’m tired, very tired, of taking the same letters and flipping them to appear different than they really are. I had the chance to change gradually through the years but I didn’t, I fell victim to the system and allowed myself to be labelled when there’s so much more I have to offer.” -SEEN
A pioneer of the graffiti scene and an inspiration to many of today’s street artists, SEEN first started to paint on New York’s subway in 1973 with his crew, United Artists. He continued to paint on the subway until 1989, when many artists had already given up as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority stepped up their counter-attacks to stop the graffiti ‘bombers’. During the early 1980s SEEN started producing work on canvas and he featured in the exhibition New York/New Wave at P.S.1. in Manhattan, alongside artists such as Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Since then his work has been shown in galleries across the globe and bought by museums and private collectors.
This show will consist of new works, each unique work is part of a limited series of 500 signed and numbered by the artist, and classic and retrospective pieces in many new mediums.
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: The Amuti Gallery & Bookshop
Street: 10 Woburn Walk, WC1H 0JL
City/Town: London, United Kingdom
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