Tag Archives: London

London: Strarta Art Fair

October 13, 2013 butterfly

STRARTA is a new Art Fair located at the Saatchi Gallery. Featuring 30 international galleries, the artwork on show includes modern paintings, drawings, limited edition prints, photography, sculptures and multi-media works ranging from £2,000 to well over £250,000.

The Strarta Art Fair is also hosting ARTWARS, an exhibition showcasing a regiment of Stormtrooper helmets that have been customised by leading artists such as Damien Hirst, David Bailey, Jake and Dinos Chapman, D*Face, Mr Brainwash, Antony Micallef.

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STRARTA
9 -13 OCTOBER 2013
Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York’s HQ,
King’s Road, London SW3 4RY

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Streets: JR Actions in London

October 3, 2013 butterfly 2 Comments

JR is returning to London after five years with a two-part solo exhibition, ACTIONS, at Lazarides Rathbone and multiple sites across the capital. The Inside / Out photobooth truck stopped by this afternoon and Londoners black and white portraits were pasted alongside the Somerset House. More ACTIONS are expected around iconic London landmarks, so stay tuned for more details…

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London: Dan Baldwin – Fragile

September 24, 2013 butterfly

British artist Dan Baldwin just opened a new solo show titled “Fragile” at Gallery 8 in London, exploring the concepts of mortality and beauty. The theme of fragility has long been associated with Baldwin’s work, not only in its commentary upon the temporality of life but also in the delicate materials he uses. Encompassing ceramics, silkscreen prints, resin, acrylics, spray paint and found objects, the artist’s mixed media compositions are crafted with precision, resulting in complex and intricate pieces.

To coincide with the exhibition, CCA Galleries (publisher of Dan Baldwin’s limited edition silkscreen prints) are launching “Dan Baldwin: 23 Years”. The book is a visual retrospective of the artist’s career from art school, through the struggle to become a full-time artist, to his current international career.

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Dan Baldwin – Fragile

20 Sept-4 Oct 2013
Gallery 8
8 Duke Street
London SW1Y 6BN

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London: Hand to Earth at Scream

September 8, 2013 butterfly

Scream and British fashion designer Matthew Williamson are presenting a two-person exhibition Hand to Earth featuring Caroline Jane Harris (UK) and Shane McAdams (USA). Both artists experiment with unusual mediums – paper, ball-point pen ink, resin – taking nature and landscapes as a starting point but with very different results.

Shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2012, Caroline Jane Harris explores the complexity of nature by creating intricate symmetrical patterns through a labour-intensive paper-cutting technique. In contrast, Brooklyn-based painter Shane McAdams creates his landscapes using layers of ball-point pen ink, oil and resin. Matthew Williamson was first inspired by McAdams’ work for his 2013 Summer Collection. And for his subsequent autumn collection Williamson presents a more organic, fractal pattern, which echoes Harris’s layered paper pieces.

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Hand to Earth
Caroline Jane Harris and Shane McAdams
6 September – 19 October 2013
Scream
27 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8DH

London, Shows

London: Cranio at Fun Factory

September 4, 2013 butterfly

After proactively painting many murals across town, Brazilian artist Cranio has returned to London for a one night only show at Fun Factory, featuring a series of one off originals on paper with a screen printed version of his signature Amazonian Indian.

It is the last week of the temporary space, but this will be celebrated in a bang with many events. Big up to Fun Factory for bringing back the FUN element in Brick Lane!

Fun Factory
133 – 135 Bethnal Green Road