London: Paul Insect & Sweet Toof
Celebrating their 7th year anniversary, and their new relocation to 1400 sq ft gallery space, Stolenspace presents their latest group show namely titled “VII“, inspired by this lucky and symbolic number.
Featuring: Aaron Rose, AndrewMcattee, Arth Daniels, C215, CharlieAnderson, Cope2, Cyrcle, D*Face, Dave Kinsey, David Bray, David Shillinglaw, Greg Lamarche, Jack Murray, Jim Houser, Joram Roukes, Josie Morway, Julie Impens, Kai & Sunny, Kelly Allen, Kelly McCallum, Kirsty Whiten, Maya Hayuk, Michael De Feo, Mysterious Al, Paul Stephenson, Ramon Maiden, Reka, Rone, Ronzo, Ryan Callanan, Sally Fuerst, Simon WG Butler, Stefan Strumbel, Toshi, Twoone, Usugrow, Vinnie Nylon, Word To Mother, XOOOOX.
View all the pics here
VII
Until 28 July
StolenSpace
17 Osborn Street
London E1 6TD
We attended the opening of “The Many Faces of David Bowie” at the Opera Gallery London (previewed here) where contemporary and street artists pay tribute to the iconic rock star.
Participating artists include: Lita Cabellut, David Mach, Joe Black, C215, The London Police, Mac1, Jimmy C, Kid Zoom, Mr. Brainwash, Kan (Da Mental Vaporz), Juan Barletta, Hisham Echafaki, Jef Aérosol, D*Face, Marco Lodola, André Monet, Nick Gentry, Zoobs, Eduardo Guelfenbein, Paul Alexis, Jean-Paul Donadini, Richard Young.
All pics from the opening here
The Many Faces of David Bowie
21st June, 2013 – 31 August 2013
Opera Gallery London,
134 New Bond Street,
London W1S 2TF
We recently had the chance to visit pop-surrealist painter Hisham Echafaki‘s studio. Using acrylic and oil paint, the London-based artist loves exploring symetry and patterns, as well as depicting animals in a surreal environment, as shown in his kufic and butterflies series.
We were fortunate to document some of the painting process of his Anthropomorphic Bowie pieces as he prepared for the upcoming group show The Many Faces of David Bowie at the Opera Gallery London.
Here are some of his surrealist series:
View the entire set of pics by Butterfly here