A resource for exhibitions, prints, interviews and news in street art, graffiti and illustration from UK artists.
As the newest addition to UKSA, I wanted to write a post to introduce myself and say a big thanks for the invite. With a background in design & illustration, I’m hoping to be able to contribute with interviews & features on the UK street art scene and crossovers that bleed into illustration, product design […]
With the recent death of MCA, the Beastie Boys legend, Aroe of MSK/Heavy Artillery has produced this amazing piece in Brighton. Recreating the classic 1986 “Licensed to Ill” album cover as a fitting R.I.P tribute to MCA, the piece is 12ft high and 64 feet long. Details on the crumples of the plain crash show […]
The Guardian are reporting that this famous piece, from the side of the pub in Brighton, is to be sold and shipped off to America: “The work, which depicts two policemen in a passionate clinch, has become a shrine for fans of the elusive graffiti artist and a regular stop on Brighton’s tourist trail. But, […]
Inkfetish dropped over his recent piece at the Prescription Art gallery in Brighton. Pop down if you’re in the area!
More info at Prescription Art.
Mr Brainwash and Hutch have recently released new prints through Art Republic. Pictured is ‘Le Bistro’ by Mr Brainwash, the street art moniker of French film maker Thierry Guetta, catch the re-working of Hutch’s cult ‘Rollergirl’ print after the jump. Both prints can be purchased for £100 here.
This is old I know, but probably one of the best of the series of Channel 4’s “Faking It” show. It’s a great insight into how a ‘country casual’ transforms into a ‘hiphop b-boy’. CLASSIC.
As if plying Brighton’s candy-floss eating day-trippers with fake narcotics wasn’t enough, Imbue’s now spraying the masses with double-entendres via his new prints, ‘Let’s Bomb’. Available in colour (pictured) and black and white (after the jump), pick them up from Shock10 here for £80 and £60 respectively.
Brighton based artist, imbue has just added the video of his ‘Drug Vend’ sculpture to YouTube. This somewhat controversial sculpture received a lot of attention from passers by, wondering what the hell was going on!
Two new prints from Brighton based Hutch have been released through his local store, Art Republic. Priced at £120, pick them up here. Also, check out pics of Art Republic’s Saber print release after the jump, one for the wildstyle fans.
Italian stencil artists Sten & Lex went to Brighton last week, and went down to Art Republic where they created a special limited edition for the gallery/print stockist. ‘In Aeternum Gloriae’ (Glory Forever) is a signed and numbered silkscreen print with gold spray paint on 400gsm Velin Arches Blanc, a richly textured heavy weight paper […]
A standard port of call for any trip to Brighton, the Rare Kind gallery have been doing their thing for longer than we can remember. The newest print release from RK founder David Samuel, entitled ‘Rowdy Cherubs’, takes a traditional image and brings it up to date with a few subtle 21st Century tweaks – […]