Category Archives: London

London: Bicicleta Sem Freio – Fera

March 6, 2015 butterfly

Following their recent monumental murals across Europe and the US in major cities likes London, Berlin, Miami, Las Vegas or Los Angeles, the Brazilian duo of illustrators Bicicleta Sem Freio (“Bicycle Without Brake”), aka Douglas de Castro and Renato Perreira just launched their first London solo exhibition with Justkids and RexRomae.

The show entitled “Fera”, which means ‘wild’ in Portuguese, features a series of black and white ink illustrations as well as vibrant and colourful paintings juxtaposing 80’s iconography, female figures, exotic animals and rock’nroll imagery.

Bicicleta Sem Freio - Fera

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Bicicleta Sem Freio – Fera
JustKids
Until 8 March 2015
9 Kingsland Road
London E2 8AA

London, Shows

London: Jessica van der Weert – Flipside

March 1, 2015 butterfly

In conjunction with Beautiful Crime and Eddie Lock, photographer Jessica van der Weert presents FlipSide, the culmination of an incredible 2-year project shooting some of the world’s biggest and most influential dance music producers and DJs, following their passions away from music . The exhibition aims to raise awareness of tinnitus and funds for the British Tinnitus Association.

Flipside features 28 DJs and Music Producers, including Fatboy Slim, Paul Oakenfold, Example, Adam F, Carl Cox, Boy George, DJ Fresh, Zane Lowe, Shy FX, Chase & Status, Annie Mac, DJ Hype, Andy C, Orbital and Judge Jules to name a few. Each portrait offers a unique insight into the interests and hobbies of the featured DJ and Music Producer, from racing classic cars, Brighton and Hove Albion football club, Coronation Street to the film Platoon.

The first instalment of the touring exhibition is currently on view in London at the Hoxton Gallery, followed by New York, Los Angeles and Ibiza.

Jessica van der Weert - Flipside

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Jessica van der Weert – Flipside
Until 4th March
Hoxton Gallery
9 Kingsland Road
London E2 8AA

London, Shows

London: Mehdi Ghadyanloo – Perception

February 27, 2015 butterfly

Having painted over a hundred murals in Tehran, Iranian artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo is making his debut London show ‘Perception‘ with Howard Griffin Gallery. The show features a series of paintings, miniature sculptures and a cube installation with visual effects playing with perception and depth.
Ghadyanloo’s work provides an insight into an impenetrable Iran, revealing a struggle and a desire for expression and a wider exploration of the human condition and life – carrying universal themes of hope, anticipation, loss and sadness.

Mehdi Ghadyanloo - Perception

In parallel the artist also created a large scale mural in Shoreditch entitled ‘We did not start the game”, where three girls are jumping rope, while giant crows are overlooking them. For Ghadyanloo, the purpose of street art is to ‘beautify’ this grey and polluted city. Through the use of optical illusion, he portrays impossible scenes and gravity defying figures from radically altered perspectives. His escapist, surreal imagery aims to project an image of a utopia on the walls of the city, bending reality to provide a shared public space for dreaming.
Mehdi Ghadyanloo - Perception

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Mehdi Ghadyanloo – Perception
Until 2 April 2015
Howard Griffin Gallery
189 Shoreditch High St
London E1 6HU

London, Shows

London: Borondo – Animal @ RexRomae

February 25, 2015 butterfly

Borondo - Animal

Following our recent Borondo’s studio visit (covered here) where we could see some of the work in progress, it is great to see the final installations in the gallery space. ‘Animal’ aims to explore the relationship between human and nature. Visitors experience a journey through eight thematic spaces, with a multitude of techniques and artworks, from glass scratched painted windows and shadows, raw classical paintings on wood to collaboration with Carmen Maín (ES) on video installations and impressive sculptural installations with Edoardo Tresoldi (IT) and Despina Charitonidi (GR).

Borondo - Animal
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Borondo – Animal
Until 26 February
Rex Romae
London Newcastle Project Space London

London, Shows

London: dran – Public Execution (Part III)

February 24, 2015 butterfly 2 Comments

We returned to the dran show ‘Public Execution’ (covered here) on its closing day on 21 February. Since the past two weeks the white empty walls with spray painted frames have gradually become more colourful and different characters have started to appear.

The Gallery assistant got a brand new desk. Playing with architecture, a little green hood in the woods reveals two skeletons from another angle. Dran’ signature characters evolve through different situations, from love relationships to being chased by the police, or simply have fun and spring for freedom.

Dran - Public Execution Show Dran - Public Execution - London

On a darker note, dran also highlights housing and homeless issues, with a reversed ad campaign promoting green areas coming soon to the grey city center.

Here are some before / after shots to spot the differences:

Dran - Public Execution Show

And if like the devil, you are turning green when looking at the electricity bill, need some oil to make your machine work or power up like Superman, if you are getting insanely cluttered with folders, listen to the advice on the computer ‘ Take some holidays’ and you’ll be flying high like the cat…