Category Archives: London

London: Maser – Orbiting on the Periphery @ Lazarides Rathbone

April 26, 2016 butterfly

Irish graffiti artist Maser stages his first solo show entitled ‘Orbiting on the Periphery‘ at Lazarides Rathbone in London.

‘Orbiting on the Periphery‘ continues Masers’ exploration into the philosopher and mathematician Thales of Miletus’s theory ; “mens sana in corpore sano,” in which physical health and condition are recognised as an essential part of psychological equilibrium.

With strong use of bold graphic and geometric elements, loose brush strokes and relief work, the exhibition focuses on Masers’s interest in duality and the thought-provoking relationship between the physical and psychological.
Combining his graffiti experience with his formal art education Maser has developed a singular body of work, balancing hard-edged blocks of neon colour that congeal into expressive, figurative compositions.

Maser: Orbiting on the Periphery

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Maser – Orbiting on the Periphery
Until 5th May 2016
Lazarides Rathbone
11 Rathbone Place
London W1T 1HR

London, Shows

London: Ben Eine – Soho Riot

April 22, 2016 butterfly

Moniker Projects have partnered with Lights of Soho for a new London exhibition entitled ‘SOHO RIOT’ featuring street artist Ben Eine by turning his popular 2D neon font into 3D limited edition neon pieces .

‘SOHO RIOT’ is about encapsulating the spirit of Soho amidst a time of gentrification, cross-rail proposals and the closing of cultural institutions such as legendary club Madame Jojo’s. With a neighbourhood caught in the midst of rent hikes whilst trying to keep its dignity, Ben Eine mentions: “Soho is such a vibrant neighbourhood with rich history, characters and memories, I’m happy to attach ‘RIOT’ as a cultural and artistic protest to help keep the core values and community spirit of Soho alive.”
Ben Eine - Soho Riots

Join Lights Of Soho on Tuesday 26 April for a very special in-conversation with Ben Eine where he will discuss his inspirations and his current show. RSVP@lightsofsoho.com

Ben Eine - Soho Riot

Ben Eine – Soho Riot
20 April – 21 May 2016
Lights of Soho
35 Brewer Street
London, W1F 0RX

Auctions, London, Shows, Uncategorized

London: BB8 auction for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity

April 21, 2016 butterfly

In support of Star Wars: Force for Change, an initiative that inspires people to make a positive impact on the world, Star Wars talent, British celebrities, fans and artists worldwide have been challenged to create artwork inspired by everyone’s favourite new droid, BB-8, as a representation of all that is GREAT about Britain.

A number of the creations will be put on display for a public exhibition at White Rainbow Gallery, 47 Mortimer Street until 21 April. The initiative will raise vital funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity with a number of the designed BB-8s being auctioned off for charity via an online auction from 18 April at 7pm to 22 April at 11.59pm. 100%* of the proceeds from this auction will be donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, on behalf of Force For Change.

Stars of The Force Awakens, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, are lending their artistic talents to design their very own “BB-GR8s”, along with Star Wars legacy film stalwarts Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels and Warwick Davis who have each contributed a design.

UK personalities and Star Wars fans Simon Pegg, Paddy McGuinness and band of the moment Years and Years have all awakened their artistic flair to get involved in the project. A huge range of artists up and down the UK, including street and graffiti artists like Guy Denning, China Mike , jewellers, ceramic artists, typography specialists, embroiderers and sculptors, have each worked on their re-interpretations of BB-8 using an incredible array of materials to celebrate a particular area of Great British culture including music, food, sport, art, tourism and technology.

Ossie Robinson, 10 years old, a patient in the hospital and a massive Star Wars fan, has also got involved and created an amazing design featuring the colours of his favourite football team, Watford FC.

Bid on these unique and special BB-8 figurines and help raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

*After deduction of a 2.5% transaction fee for all card payments

   BB8 - Great Auction

London, Shows, Uncategorized

London: Paul Insect – It’s Only A Dream @ Allouche Gallery

April 14, 2016 butterfly 1 Comment

Paul Insect - It's only a dream

We are excited to see the return of British street and contemporary artist Paul Insect to London for an exhibition of new works ‘It’s Only a Dream‘. We still have some fond memories of his London Poison show back in 2008.
Presented by New York based Allouche Gallery for their first pop up location in London Old Street, the show features Paul Insect’s signature puppets ( which we saw at Dismaland with with New York street artist Bast) as well as a series of paintings and abstracted figures. Using spray paint chip’s collected from various degrading and flaking painted walls over the past seven years, Paul Insect also created new sculptural works looking like taxidermy owls, or a stormy cloud in a tea cup.

Paul Insect - It's only a dream

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Allouche Gallery London Pop-Up
Until 14 April 2016
347-349 Old Street, London

London, Shows

London: Adam Neate – Heroes

April 11, 2016 butterfly

A selection of new dimensional surface paintings on canvas by Adam Neate are currently on show ‘ Heroes’ at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms until 14th April in London.

Depicting whether a reclining woman by the sunset or runners by the seaside, the artist continues to experiment with the dimensional surfaces on the canvas itself, playing with matte, gloss and textured paints.