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LA street art comes to Shoreditch

admin — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:55:47 +0000

LA street art made its way to London last week with Letters From America, a pop-up exhibition held near the Advers offices under a railway arch behind Cargo in Shoreditch.

Matt & Olav from Advers with Ron English (and photobomber)

The exhibition curated by LA’s Corey Helford, featured distinguished street artist, Ron English, famous for his culture-jamming work incorporating popular cultural icons, such as the Teletubbies and Charlie Brown. He also includes advertising in his pieces, subverting popular messages to make people think about the way they consume. All his pieces include his comic trademark skulls.

This piece subverts traditional advertising messages to make the consumer think about how they view advertising.

I got chatting to English at the gallery and ended up walking away with this A5 sketch he drew for me.

The gallery also featured Risk, an artist from the same generation as English who has taken traditional tagging to a completely new level, manipulating neon lights to create large abstractions.

The piece below is about the desires and aspirations surrounding the American dream. It’s made out of neon lights and license plates, which to Risk both represent American icons.

Saber is an American artist known for his political work, he brought a number of his flag pieces to the show in London. Saber suffers from epilepsy and has been denied access to comprehensive health care in America. So, the pieces he brought represent in his eyes the state of the National Health Service in America, whilst also digging at the more general state of the American economy. The texture of his pieces pay homage to Jasper Johns encaustic work but with a spray and freedom of line that brings them completely up to date.

Trustocorp showcased a series of enamel signs with clever plays on words and symbols. One reads ‘Emergency, call 666’ whilst another reads ‘Real men use fists’ with a gun crossed out.

The party held on Wednesday 4th July, kept in theme with the American Independence Day celebrations buy serving up hotdogs and popcorn. The gallery runs until 18th July and all work is for sale at Letters From America – Black Rats Projects, Rivington Street, Shoreditch.

Story by Matt Read

C215 visits Lodon

admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:04:25 +0000

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C215 was in London this weekend for a book signing at the Signal Gallery. As usual he had the time to put up some new works for us to enjoy! At least eight new pieces have been spotted around Brick Lane and Blackall Street.

See more of C215′s work over at his Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/c215/

C215 hits Brick Lane, London

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:37:20 +0000

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C215 stopped by London on his way to Dublin, and as usual he was very productive in the short time he had here, and put up some fantastic street art pieces! We tracked down eight of them, but we know we missed a few. You can find all of these in Brick Lane or in some of the side streets.

We’ll update this post as we find more as we find more of his work. In the meantime follow C215′s Flickr feed for photos of his latest works as travel the world. And let us know if you’ve spotted some that we’ve missed! Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for more street art news and photos.

See our previous posts on C215 and Alice’s street art in London:

El Mac & Insa

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:54:00 +0000

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El Mac recently stopped over in London and painted a fantastic mural in Hewett Street. A bit earlier this summer INSA painted a massive mural in the same street. Maybe this place will be a new hotspot for good street in East London?? We’ll have to wait and see..

El Mac:

INSA:

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Banksy in the Dark

admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:43:05 +0000

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Banksy, as many other street artists, often work in the realm of darkness. In that spirit I’ve collected a series of photos trying to capture the works in the same light as they where created in. Unfortunately some of these pieces are getting quite old now, and others have been covered in perspex.
I hope you enjoy!

Banksy/ROBBO – Chiswell Street

Banksy – “Haring Dog” / “Choose your weapon”, The Grange, Southwark

Banksy – “Sperm Alarm”, Victoria

Banksy’s Living Room, Camden

ATM – Banksy Bagel Bar:

“Very Little Helps”, Islington

Belsize Park:

Belsize Park:

Pollard Row:

Rat, White Church Lane:

Cargo, Rivington Street:

Banksy – HMV Dog, Cargo, Rivington Street:

Bishopsgate:

Notting Hill:

Mobstr

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:23:17 +0000

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At the moment Mobstr seems to be taking a well deserved holdiay, but over the last couple of months he has produced a series of great works in East London. Mobstr has worked with a range of mediums like shutters, billboard takeovers, canvas, walls, DataViz and even a sandy beach. Here is a collection of some of his recent works in East London.

“Here Goes Your Tax Money”

“HUH?”

“Visual Pollution”

“The Animal Kingdom: Humans / Pigeons”
“This Will Be Available on Canvas Later”
“Expression is Natural / Concrete is Not”
Don’t you hate it when people go on and on…

More info:

Mobstr’s on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobstr
Mobstr in Hackney Wick
Mobstr vs. The Newcastle City Council
Playing with the buff man

Ben Eine at NHH in Bergen

admin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:12:58 +0000

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Ben Eine visited Bergen earlier this summer to complete the first installation of the art project at Bergen’s business school, NHH. In connection with the 75th anniversary of the school, they wanted to open up a discussion around the concept of capitalism and have invited street artists to give their interpretations on the topic. The project is curated by Nuart founder Martyn Reed, and will feature several well known street artist.

“What happens if you combine an academic elite institution like NHH with the anti authoritarian, counter cultural street art movement?
There’s only one way to find out…”
(From the application to Arts Council Norway)

During my holidays I had a few hours in Bergen and snapped these photos of EINE’s piece: “CONTROVERSIAL CALCULATE CASH”.

C215 and Alice are back in London

admin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:53:48 +0000

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C215 is back in London for his show at Signal Gallery together with Romany WG. At the day of the opening, C215 and Alice Pasquini hit London and produced several great new pieces. You can find these new works in Paul Street, Blackall Street, Holywell Lane Car Park, Great Easter Street, Redchurch Street, Brick Lane and Truman Brewery.

Make sure you check out C215 and Romany WG’s show at Signal Gallery, open till 23rd July 2011.

Update: 9th July 2011 – Four new pieces have been found!

See more works by C215 and AliCè on Flickr:

Lister

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:37:13 +0000

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Anthony Lister has a print show on at Pictures on Walls until July 22nd 2011. To coincide with the show he has put up a few new works in London. Here is a collection of some of his recent works, as well as some older pieces.

Lister & Haculla:

Lister & Haculla: