London: Bom.K & Liliwenn mural

January 11, 2013 butterfly

French artists Bom.K and Liliwenn have combined their hyper realistic painting skills over a week to complete this large mural in east London. Here are some pics of the work in progress:

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Paris: Musee de la Poste – Au dela du street art

January 5, 2013 butterfly

Running until the end of March 2013, the Musee de la Poste in Paris hosts an exhibition titled “Au dela du street art” (beyond street art), showcasing 70 pieces from a selection of international artists including Banksy, C215, Dran, Invader, L’Atlas, Ludo, Miss.Tic, Rero, Shepard Fairey, Swoon and Vhils.

The historical introduction focuses on French pioneers, such as Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Blek Le Rat, Jerome Mesnager, and Jef Aerosol.

Visitors have the opportunity to discover a variety of tools and techniques used by the artists: stencils, tape, glue gun…

In the part 2 we will explore the artists artworks in more detail.

Au dela du street art
Until 30 March 2013
L’adresse, Musee de la Poste
34 boulevard de Vaugirard
75015 Paris

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London: Vhils – Devoid solo show

December 1, 2012 butterfly

After completing a series of projects in Shanghai, Paris, Rio and Lisbon, Portuguese artist Vhils returns to London for the most comprehensive solo show Devoid after 3 years at Lazarides Rathbone. Using acid, chisel and other tools, portraits emerge from unexpected material sourced from derelict spaces.

Full set of pics from the opening here

Vhils: Devoid
30 Nov 2012 – 5 Jan 2013
Lazarides Gallery
11 Rathbone Place
London

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Teaser: Au dela du street art – Musee de la Poste

November 26, 2012 butterfly

Ahead of the public opening on 28 November, we were granted access to l’Adresse, Musee de la Poste in Paris to see some of the artworks.

L’adresse – Musee de la Poste – Paris
28 Nov – 30 March 2013

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London: Urban Masters

November 25, 2012 butterfly

Urban Masters is a group show we have been curating together with Opera Gallery London and ANV. We asked international artists from the street art and graffiti scene to pay tribute to the masters that inspired them with their own tools and techniques. The response has been phenomenal as we received participation from fantastic artists from all over the world: Australia, US, Latin America and Europe.

Participating artists: Bom.K (FR) – Blo (FR) – Brusk (FR) – Gris1 (FR) – Jaw (FR) – Kan (FR) – Sowat (FR)- Lek (FR)- Roa (BE) – David Shillinglaw (UK) – Zezão (BR) – Sweet Toof (UK) – Blek Le Rat (FR) – Ron English (US) – Mac1 (UK) – Matt Small (UK) – Alexandros Vasmoulakis (GR) – El Mac (US) – C215 (FR) – Joe Black (UK) – Seen (US) – Risk (US) – Remi Rough (UK) – Sixeart (ES) – Zeus (UK) – Mentalgassi (DE) – Nick Gentry (UK) – The London Police (NL) – StinkFish (CL) – Rone (AUS) – Banksy (UK) – Kid Zoom (AUS) – Nick Walker (UK) – Shepard Fairey (US). Online catalogue

So a big THANK YOU to all the artists involved, everyone that helped contribute and support this project as well as the public that attended the exhibition at Factory 7 !