London: Ben Turnbull & Ramon Maiden @ Stolenspace

April 19, 2015 butterfly

Ben Turnbull - Stolenspace

Stolenspace is currently presenting a duo show with British artist and craftsman Ben Turnbull and Spanish illustrative artist Ramon Maiden. In the Gallery 1, ‘Smells like Teens spirit‘ continues the series of Ben Turnbull’s ‘American History X’, focussing on the lone teen shooter phenomenon that occurred in the US for the past decade.

Guns & weapons are beautifully and intricately hand carved into vintage wooden school desks. ‘Emergency Break Glass’ boxes contain firearms and grenades highlighting the paradox of the U.S. gun culture.

Ben Turnbull - Stolenspace

In the Gallery 2, Barcelona based artist Ramon Maiden revisits vintage imagery, pin-ups and religious characters by tattooing them on paper and gives them relevance in todays ever-changing society. “Turbofaith, Ladies of the night and Dandy Delinquents’ feature a series of work on paper and mixed media collages.

Ramon Maiden - Stolenspace

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Ben Turbull – Gallery 1
Ramon Maiden – Gallery 2
Stolenspace
Until 15 May 2015

London, Shows

London: David Shillinglaw – ‘ You are here’ @ Scream

April 10, 2015 butterfly

UK artist David Shillinglaw just opened a new solo exhibition entitled ‘You are here’ at Scream Gallery in London.

A large crowd gathered to see the recreation of the studio space of the artist like an exploration of his creative mind and enjoyed the new body of work on canvas, paper and wood, featuring symbols and typography with David Shillinglaw’s signature sunny colour palette. Also brightening up the evening was performance artist Pandemonia present amongst the guests.

Talking about the show, David Shillinglaw mentions: ‘Inspired by the relationship we all have with the ideas of being physically/geographically lost, and lost within our own imagination/spirituality. The overriding theme being that its ok to get lost, we all are from time to time, and in fact the process of getting lost goes hand in hand with discovery. We used to find short cuts, we used to draw maps. No we are all guilty of relying on sat-nav and following computer generated pins that lead us to where we want to go. While around us the environment (especially in the city/ especially in London) grow at an alarming rate. Add to that map millions of people, colliding and bumbling around, we are lost in a labyrinth we are convinced has been created for us.’

David Shillinglaw

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David Shillinglaw – You are Here
Scream
27 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8DH

Miami, Shows

Miami: ‘Heatwave’ – Shepard Fairey & Miami City Ballet

April 4, 2015 butterfly

Photo courtesy of Miami City Ballet

Reminiscent of the roaring 1920’s where artists were heavily influenced by Diaghilev & the Ballets Russes and vice versa, Street Art is now taking a growing place in Contemporary ballets. New York collective Faile and French artist JR (see here) collaborated with the New York City Ballets on numerous occasions.

In an unprecedented world premiere, ballet and guerrilla “street art” collide as US most sought after choreographer Justin Peck and visual artist Shepard Fairey join forces for Heatscape with the Miami City Ballet, an entirely new exploration of movement, music, costuming and art design. The back drop features Obey Giant’s iconography with a mandala and signature colours red / white/ black colours.

Photo courtesy of Miami City Ballet

Watch the teaser, shot in Wynwood, Miami, featuring murals by Shepard Fairey, Retna, Maya Hayuk, Swoon, Miss Van and more

Click HERE to listen to Shepard Fairey and Justin Peck talk with WLRN Miami about the ballet.

Further info the Miami City Ballet site

London, Shows

London: Cosmo Sarson @ Pure Evil

April 3, 2015 butterfly

Coinciding with the Christian’s holiday Easter season, Pure Evil’s Department Store is hosting Cosmo Sarson‘s first solo show since he hit the headlines in 2013 with his massive breakdancing Jesus mural in Bristol. Since then he has kept himself busy with a group show at the Saatchi gallery and a 45ft long portrait mural at the London Olympics, amongst other projects. Cosmo returns to his native London to show a new body of work that takes inspiration from the tales and stories of Greek mythology as well as a few new moves from the son of God.

Cosmo Sarson - Pure Evil

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Cosmo Sarson
Until 26 April
Pure Evil Department Store
London

Films, New York, Shows, Videos

Video Teaser : JR – Les Bosquets @Tribeca Festival

April 1, 2015 butterfly 1 Comment

French artist JR will be presenting his latest movie “Les Bosquets“, on a music by Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Woodkid, as a world premiere at the NY Tribeca Film Festival in April. Inspired by Portraits of a Generation (2005), where he shot portraits of residents in the French suburbs during the riots of 2005, and following his New York City ballets projects (2014), JR returns to the guetto of Montfermeil.

The film “Les Bosquets” brings the audience in a place where art, social uproar and the power of image interweave. The film is a continuation of his first project, Portraits of a Generation, for which he uses various means of expression and narration : video archives, choreography and testimony.

The short film will be presented exclusively in galleries and museum shows.

Some shots from Portraits of a Generation below:

JR ACTIONS