Part of our 3 street art works series you should see today. Artists featured are Spot, Nutkai and Shok-1.
Spot – located in Frankfurt (Germany), Berger Strasse
Nutkai – located in Thailand
Shok-1 – “Rainbow 8”
Spot, Shok-1 and Nutkai street art
Tutorial: creating and printing on acrylic skins with GOLDEN Acrylics (video)
Remap 3 – Street art project from Athens
If there is one country that needs a push right now, it has to be Greece. Remap, an international contemporary art platform open and free to the public, could just what Greek people need to hopefully put a smile back on their faces.
ReMapKM’s main purpose, which is held bi annually in the area of Kerameikos-Metaxourgeio in Athens, in tandem with the Athens Biennial, is to goal is to create an alternative platform for the production and experiencing of contemporary art within the urban context.
The REMAP event is in third edition this year runs until the 30/10/11 which a multitude of shows and events. Read the full program.
Big names include APSET, BOOHAHA and RTMone & SIVE and these artists have come up with an installation made of human faces expressions with alongside them, a made up ladder which is supposed to lead them up to the sky where they can free their minds. The reference here is easily spottable: the need for city inhabitants to escape the sometimes tough urban jungle. Some photos of the installation are included below and are courtesy of montana-cans.com website which sponsor the paint for the event.
Street art from Madrid
Miss Kaliansky kindly sent these awesome street art below spotted in the streets of Madrid
Featured artist: Saner | Eltono | Nano4814 | Remed | Mart1
Remed, Mart1
Remed, Eltono, Nano4814
Saner
Usugrow at Stolen Space: meet hasadu
Inside Stolen Space and looking around Usugrow’s artwork and it is obvious to me: if you are into black and white with punk rock visuals such as skulls and roses, you may well forget the price tags and get the gallery staff to immediately stick up one of those red stickers next to your favorite piece. Continue reading Usugrow at Stolen Space: meet hasadu
Snik at The Gallery – Nocturnal
Snik’s first ever solo show called “Nocturnal” will be held this week at the Gallery in Redchurch Street.
Snik’s show should show us the outcome of a long process where he tried new techniques, images and materials. Snik is known to come up with the most ludicrous stencils to cut out and I hear that on this occasion, he shall be true to his reputation so if you are keen on stencil works, this show is for you.
The artist: Snik
The dates: opening night ->1/11/2011: 6.30pm – 10pm then until 6/11 inclusive
The venue: The Gallery – 50 Redchurch Street – London E2 7DP
Centuries-Old Japanese Woodblock Prints Meet Animated GIFs
We’ve all seen these ancient centuries-old technique of prints, what about mixing some GIF animation and totally change how you see the art.
The artist is Segawa Atsuki, who uses Adobe Photoshop and After Effects to create the movement which often clashes with the subject background and throw in some Sci-File wonders.
We like the “Segways” one! The last one is a cracker too!
Which one do you like? Comment below!
You can see more of Segawa thirty-seven’s woodblock print animations on his Twitter. (via Spoon & Tamago)
Sound painting – get your own today
I have not been felling so excited like this for a while. Steady, I am talking here about the concept of sound painting. I know what you are thinking right now – “How does it work?”. Read on.
Right, the gear you need first – a camera with a flash, a loudspeaker unit, plastic sheeting, electrical tape, paint (ideally poster paint), and a laser trigger (if you happen to have one).
So what is it really? “captured images of specific moments when paint is propelled into the air by sonic vibrations.” <- that sounds good to me – literally.
The pictures below are the work of Martin Kilmas, German born artist, who spent some time to get the right shots, the moments that are truly moving. I am sure you will agree?
Hands on – head over to www.thecreatorproject.com blog where all the steps are break apart. But first have a look below and see what you could achieve.
What is really remarkable with this concept is what you actually get – A spontaneous and ephemere somewhat abstract visual of whatever tune you have decided to blast out. Awesome.
Pictures and initial read from www.thecreatorproject.com
Literal-eyes at London Miles
London Miles is proud to present an all-new group exhibition that takes a closer look at the content found inside the dusty book covers of iconic written works by great literary masters from across all generations. Literal-eyes concentrates specifically at the ways in which great writers have inspired this hand selected group of young and emerging European artists to be the painters they are today.
London Miles will be looking into the depths of the artist’s psyche; their individual artwork will reveal their way of thinking which maybe totally disparate to how we visualize the same text. This comparison will be explored individually by the viewer and will allow great scope for various levels of interaction during the exhibition.To mark this special exhibition, London Miles will be taking over a white wall gallery space in East London, an exciting pop up space divided onto two floors and over 1000 sq ft; situated off Brick lane.
When
Opening reception: Thursday, May 12th 2011. 6pm to 11pm.
Exhibition on show: May 13th to May 16th 2011
Where
65 Hanbury Street | EI 5JP (LONDON MILES GOES EAST!)
“Misprints & Misfits” by D*FACE at Stolen Space
StolenSpace Gallery is proud to present ‘Misprints & Misfits’, a series of one off paper pieces by D*Face. Delving into the deepest depths of D*Face’s print archives, it does as it says on it’s sticky print tin, showcasing unseen paper pieces, one offs, proofs, misprints and editions never before released.
D*Face claims that Screen printing changed his life, “From the first Andy Warhol canvases I saw, to the moment I walked into Surrey Skateboards and was hit by the heady smell of screen-printed decks, to the first envelope that arrived from Shepard Fairey stuffed full of OBEY stickers, or the first time I got all the magic ingredients right in the witch’s cauldron of home screen printing, and printing my first sticker sheet. “
“I have always been fascinated by the process, which in its simplest form is a very basic method of mass print production, practically the lowest rung on the ladder of printing (just after potato printing), and achievable to anyone willing to invest in the small amount of money and time needed to learn the dark art. At the same time, it is revered as the top of the printing food chain and carries with it a trade and skill that is forever being honed by master printers. It can be deeply frustrating to people trying to achieve print perfection, but liberating to those who embrace the beauty of misprints and repetition.”