Hang-Ten at Hang Up Pictures gallery – Mark Powell live drawing session

July 14, 2018 Pierrick Senelaer Leave a comment

If a hot summer was not enough to enjoy London this summer, Hang Up Pictures gallery in Stoke Newington is throwing a ten week festival of art and entertainment. And if you know and like Mark Powell work, read on…

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To celebrate our tenth anniversary, this summer, we will be launching Hang-Ten; a ten week festival of art and entertainment. This includes a multimedia group exhibition, exclusive limited releases, a packed events calendar of talks and workshops, and of course, one huge party with free giveaways, music, food and drinks.

HangUp Pictures

Long story short, 10 years, 10 artists, 10 weeks, One huge party.

The next event taking place is Mark Powell Live Drawing Session | Sat 21 July, 12 – 4pm and you would not want to miss that, especially if you are a fan, as he is, of Mark Powell Bic Biro drawings.

Mark Powell will draw live at Hang-Up gallery on 21 July for what is set to be a fantastic afternoon. We also hear that there will be an exclusive limited edition print available at 50% off for the first 20 people through the door…

Hang-Ten is on at Hang-Up Gallery, 81 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 8AD from 23 June to 2 Sept 2018

CONTEMPORARY ART

Art Blitz: live event and auction

November 22, 2010 Pierrick Senelaer Leave a comment

Nicholas Serotaâ€™s recent comments that the government’s funding cuts will cause an ‘arts blitzkrieg’ have inspired Transition Gallery to stage ART BLITZ, a fundraising event which references and updates the confrontational politics and unique style of the 1980s.

The call to arms for ART BLITZ has been phenomenal with artists including Yinka Shonibare, Clunie Reid, David Blandy, Stella Vine, Phillip Allen, Sigrid Holmwood, Continue reading Art Blitz: live event and auction →

PREVIEW

Adam Neate at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms

October 13, 2011 Pierrick Senelaer Leave a comment

Last time we went to see an Adam Neate’s show, precisely at the same venue, we were happily surprised by the freshness of Adam Neate’s three dimensional works.

I hadn’t seen such work, such technique before – 3D in paintings using Perspex being such a modern medium. The sober atmosphere, high ceilings and spot on lighting at Elms Lesters painting rooms enhance Adam Neate’s art which seems to gravitate around you.

You will find below a few pics of his show last year

A definite must see show
When – until 29th October
Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
Tuesday – Friday 11am – 7pm
Saturdays 11am – 5pm

STREET ART

P183, street artist or Bankski copycat?

February 6, 2012 Pierrick Senelaer Leave a comment

P183 is his name and Moscow his playground where he has recently dropped a series of street artworks which some will tell feels very “banksy-ish”. Banksy, British artist, first began his guerilla artwork campaign in Bristol in the early 1990s.

It is hard not to agree when you see some of his works below but one piece particularly caught my eye – Seeing is believing, I actually think it is very clever and is one of the best use of the urban furniture I have seen in recent street art. It uses lamp-post to double as the arm of a giant pair of eyeglasses, with the rest of the ‘frames’ drawn in the snow. Clever

Another piece is worth mentioning too – Instigators Of Bridges. A rioter with a flare has been drawn on a flyover and fire is lit at night giving the piece another realistic dimension.

What do you reckon?

P183 - Seeing is believing — P183 - Seeing Is Believing

CONTEMPORARY ART, DIGITAL ART, LATEST

Jean-Paul Bourdier’s stunning body painted photographs

April 26, 2016 Pierrick Senelaer 2 Comments

When I first saw these pictures by photographer Jean-Paul Bourdier, I was completely amazed by the clever compositions and juxtapositions and even more by the colours which shine in front of your eyes.

My immediate second thought was that these must be digitally manipulated but I was glad to find out that they do not appear to be, the models used here would get body painted.

What a superb piece of body art mixed with photography these are.

All the pics below were taken in the deserts of West America with an analog camera. You can find more of these body paintings photography in his book entitled Bodyscapes

About the author

Jean Paul Bourdier is the author of Leap Into The Blue, Bodyscapes (introduction and dvd by Trinh T. Minh-ha), co-author with Trinh Minh-ha of Vernacular Architecture of West Africa, Habiter un monde, African Spaces and Drawn from African Dwellings. Production designer of seven films and co-director of two films directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha.

Awards include Guggenheim, American Council of Learned Societies, NEA, Graham, UC President’s Humanities, and Getty. Professor of design, drawing and photography in the department of architecture at UC Berkeley.

REVIEWS

Now is ‘really’ time for Street Art at Black Rat

April 27, 2010 Pierrick Senelaer Leave a comment

This is what of those shows that when you hear about them, the automatic and systematic next thing you do is to pencil that in your diary in a big font.

Now’s The Time exhibition at Black Rat gallery is an impressive group show, a sort of retrospective of what Street Art has been in the past few years and what it will be for years to come: getting more and people liking it. Continue reading Now is ‘really’ time for Street Art at Black Rat →

PREVIEW

Jayoon Choi at Jealous gallery – new drawings

March 1, 2011 Pierrick Senelaer Leave a comment

Following a fantastic reaction to her line drawn “People” series we have been working with Jayoon Choi to curate a beautiful solo exhibition focusing on her latest body of work.

We are very excited about the show, which will feature both familiar figure studies and new drawings alongside displays of Jay’s sketchbooks and diaries and new prints. In all the work line is exquisitely assured, describing form with Jay’s characteristic accuracy and delicacy.

Words from Jealous gallery

When – 3 till 27 March 2011 (private view on Saturday 5th March from 2 – 4 pm)
Where – Jealous Gallery | 27 Park Road | N8 8TE | London | info@jealousgallery.com

Related link
> Jayoon Choi website: www.aoooi.co.uk/

STREET ART

Dublin Street Art

June 30, 2013 Warren Leave a comment

With some spare time available while on business recently in Dublin I had to put aside the Guinness and amazing Irish stew for a bit and not pass up the chance to check out what the streets had to offer.

The creative festival Offset had recently took place with international talent like JR and Faile taking the chance to add their mark to the streets and complement the local artists like Maser and James Earley. The festival birthed a collaboration effort between Maser and JR, while the duo of Faile hit the town at an impressive rate with a number of tags and stencils.

When in Dublin you can’t fail to visit Temple Bar for all its drinking establishments but it is also home to an excellent Conor Harrington piece down one of the areas quieter streets as well as a few galleries. A bit further a field is where you really find gold though and in the Tivoli Theatre car park is a range of work including a large number of pieces by Steve ‘Espo’ Powers and one from El Mac.

Dublin seems very receptive to street art and an initiative caught my eye called the Dublin City Beta project which first project has seen a number of traffic light boxes given an overhaul by a number of artists, with a forum to gather feedback on whether the art is good for the area.

A hub for the community is the shop All City, which stocks sprays cans, records and even has a spot to get a quick trim. Any time I visited this was a hot bed of activity with artists and DJ’s conversing while the weekend commencing my visit they were holding the annual All City Tivoli Jam.

I’m already looking forward to a return visits to see what more work has cropped up. Dublin is definitely worth a visit if you fancy your street art with a good craic.

CONOR HARRINGTON at Temple bar

El Mac

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BLOG, DIGITAL ART

Three of the best painting apps available today

September 2, 2015 Pierrick Senelaer Leave a comment

For a long time, artists have had to rely on their desktops and laptops to do work. Even with the dawn of smartphones, which are now as powerful as some PCs that were released over a decade ago, people still preferred working with their traditional computing devices. That all changed, however, when tablets were popularized by Apple. Now, professional artists can work in the comfort of their own home as well as on trains or buses when they need to do some work en route to the office.

If you’re in the business of producing art for a living, and are a tablet user, here are three apps that you might want to consider using.

Tayasui Sketches
Let’s start with the one of the most basic apps out there. If you don’t need a lot of advanced tools for drawing on your tablet, TayasuiSketches can be a good app for you. It is very easy to get used to, with over 8 essential brushes for users to choose from including watercolors, charcoals, and pencils. It’s free but those who are willing to pay for its premium fee get two extra brushes. It’s also a great tool for creating quick sketches and portraits.

We included a few examples of what can be achieved with the app

ArtFlow

ArtFlow is being marketed as a tool for kids but with over 70 paint brushes to choose from, it can easily become a professional’s best friend. It even has support for pressure-sensitive pens to help artists turn their tablet into a proper digital canvass.

What’s great about ArtFlow is that it supports high-resolution digital canvasses for up to 4096×4096. If you’re planning to use this resolution, however, make sure to keep an eye on your battery life. The last thing you want is to loose unsaved work. Alchemy Bet, an associate of the software company that runs Spin Genie Slots, suggests that people should check for apps that are running in the background and close them to save battery life. If possible, artists should only rely on WiFi and not data to save on juice since most tablets have short battery lives especially Apple products.

We included screenshots of the app

Procreate

Now this is for the seasoned veterans out there. Procreate is a fine app from world-renowned app maker Savage Interactive that allows people to create quick and accurate drawings of highly-detailed and striking artworks. It has advanced features such as GPU accelerated filters, and even a 64-bit support for high-end tablets. Check out the artworks that you can create with Procreate and see just how amazing this app is for work and leisure.

We included screenshots of the app

Do you have a favorite painting or drawing app that you use for work? Share them with us in the comments section below.

IN THE NEWS, PREVIEW

Jester Jacques gallery pop up event at Boxpark

February 10, 2013 Pierrick Senelaer Leave a comment

Jester Jacques Gallery, a newly created entity in the art world, have been offering shopping experience, both online and in their Pop-Up Shop since 2011. Their latest event just launched earlier this week at Boxpark with the set up of a pop up show and shop.

“We have a thoughtful collection built up by personal relationships and investment pieces.” Karen Shidlo, Co-Owner of Jester Jacques Gallery

With famous names as Shepard Fairey and Sweet Toof being sold alongside the work of up and coming young artists, JJ Gallery has created an exciting online shopping experience as well as pop up events as the one currently held at BoxPark.

The Pop Up will include a unique installation by Nathalie Guinamard and a street art piece by Nathan Bowen. We have included photgraphs from the opening which happened on the 7th February.

When –
Jester Jacques Pop Up Shop at Box Park February 18th – 21st
Where –
Boxpark, 2-4 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6GY