OFF CANVAS – Ben Eine from Studio Stare on Vimeo.

In October 2011, Converse proposed an unconventional approach to support China’s first-ever Design Week launching in Beijing.

Converse created “OFF CANVAS”, a street-level exhibition of typography featuring six international and local artists notorious for their artistry of words. Culling from the diverse worlds of graphic design, art, and graffiti, the installations revealed communities and canvases where China’s emerging scenes in indie music, art, fashion and skate are based.

The official video of the 4th Meeting of Styles UK in London, filmed on location at The Studios, Islington, 8th October, 2011. A full lineup rundown with pictures of the work produced is included alongside Si’s mammoth shout out at the end of the video.

Soundtrack:
Wallz by Si Phili of Phi Life Cypher
Track by Richy Spitz

Here’s a video shot and edited by Aaron Shrimpton for the current David Walker show at the Rook & Raven gallery on Rathbone Place in London. A short insight into some of David’s work on display.

Very Nearly Almost magazine caught up with Remi Rough and Dabs & Myla as they painted the wall on the outside of Mother/333 on Old Street, London.

As part of her Murmuration installation at Shoreditch’s Black Rat Projects, the New York-based artist takes Time Out to the streets and pastes up one of her latest pieces.

Very Nearly Almost magazine caught up with London based artist Malarky. You can read the full interview in VNA17 in December 2011.

Directed by JOÃO RETORTA
Music: 2Hot by Jam City

A short interview with Josh Howard aka Stika just before his solo show at Number Six Dray Walk in London. The exhibition opens 27th October 2011.

In August 2011, the Very Nearly Almost crew ventured out to Paris to meet French street artist, Invader. You can read the full interview in VNA16

Moniker Art Fair 2011 opens this Thursday in London and as a short sneak peak, the video above will give you a taste of what is in sotre. This years participating Galleries include: Scream, Le Basse Projects, Canary Island Urban Culture (CIUC), Able & Baker, Stolen Space, Andenken and The Garage. More info over on the Monkier website.

A documentary short looking at ‘See No Evil and the rise of the global street art movement. Europe’s largest street art installation transformed Nelson Street in Central Bristol into a massive outdoor art gallery.

The documentary features interviews with some of the 72 artists involved including Inkie, Tats Cru, El Mac, Nick Walker, Shoe, Xenz,
China Mike and Paris. Over the course of a week the artists used over 13,400 cans of spray paint to create huge murals, up to 10 storey’s high.

The film also explores how street art has a natural home in Bristol and explains the cities long and colourful graffiti history. Organised by Inkie, Team Love and Weapon of Choice with the support of Bristol City Council and Nelson Street’s building owners. Bristol celebrated the project with an NYC style block party and three ‘Hear No Evil’ events in the disused Westgate building on Nelson Street.

The film adopts a number of filming techniques, including time lapse photography, cable dollys and polecams to capture the transformation taking place. Most of the footage was shot on Canon 5D. The film was produced by Hurricane Media with the support of Bristol City Council to serve as a lasting legacy to the project. www.hurricanemedia.co.uk