Category Archives: London

London: Sickboy – Heaven and Earth

Sickboy- Heaven and Earth

Initially known for his iconic red and yellow ‘Temples’ sprayed onto wheelie bins and walls across the world, Sickboy returns to London for his second major solo show titled Heaven & Earth. Taking inspiration from Renaissance paintings, religious iconography and surrealist artists like Hieronymus Bosch, Sickboy has spent the last two years building up a new body of work. On large scale paintings with intricate details, religious messages are replaced by Sickboy’s own symbolism and psychedelic world with a positive twist.

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A resident pastor appears at various service times around “The Confession Booth” installation, which features collaborative brick works with 12 urban artists like D*Face, Eine, Anthony Lister, Paul Insect, Vhils, Conor Harrington, Xenz, Word to Mother, Will Barras, Eelus, Mudwig and Hush.

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On the side, a spray-paint decorated caravan  with his trademark “Temple” greets guests with drinks.

Sickboy has also invited the global public to become part of his show by submitting their anonymous confessions to him, which have been turned into a video installation, entitled CONFESS. The public response has been overwhelming with over 1,000 confessions.

View the entire set of pics HERE

London: Kelsey Brookes – Desires of the Soul

Kelsey Brookes - Desires of the Soul

Californian artist Kelsey Brookes has reinvented psychedelic art for the 21st Century for his UK debut exhibition at The Outsiders.

The geometric lines and colours come directly from the hallucinogenic experiences just before the headache.

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More pics HERE

Kelsey Brookes – Desires of the Soul
4 – 26 November 2011
The Outsiders

London: Aiko – Unstoppable Waves

Aiko -Unstoppable Waves

NY based street artist Lady Aiko is exhibiting some pieces from her recent Amsterdam show called Unstoppable Waves (at Andeken Gallery) at the Pure Evil Gallery in London

Running until 13 November, the show features Aiko’s iconic Lady Butterflies on stencil, wood and canvas. 

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London: Word To Mother – Essence of Adolescence

Word To Mother 'Essence Of Adolescence'

With his fifth solo show at StolenSpace entitled ‘Essence of Adolescence’,  Word to Mother invites the viewer to take a glimpse of his inner mindscape. Featuring a new body of mixed media paintings on wooden panels, the artworks combine references drawn from his childhood, cartoons juxtaposed with more serious emotive thoughts and fears that face him as an adult living and painting in East London.

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Full set of pics HERE

Word To Mother
‘Essence Of Adolescence’
14.10.11 – 30.10.11
www.stolenspace.com

Moniker Art Fair

Moniker Art Fair 2011

For the second year running  in London, the Moniker Art Fair has opened yesterday at Village Underground.  Focussing on street art, the participating galleries this year include Andenken Gallery, LeBasse Projects, Scream,  Shea & Ziegler and Stolenspace.

In parallel to gallery booths, the fair showcases project spaces for individual artists: Dabs and Myla., Beejoir, Matt Small, Peeta,  Best Ever, Marco Grassi.

The program features many print releases, artist talks, live painting sessions on the external walls the surrounding the venue as well as street art tours with our friend Hooked Blog.

Photos from the opening:

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More pics from the opening HERE

Moniker Art Fair
13-16 October 2011
http://www.monikerartfair.com