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10 mind blowing sculptures from all around the world

April 12, 2016 Pierrick Senelaer 1 Comment

We came across these mind-blowing sculptures and could not resist sharing them with you. Defying gravity or just beautiful, you can decide for yourself. We hope you’ll enjoy them.

Why not telling us about them in the comments below?

Name: “The Immigrant Sculpture” by Bruno Catalano
Location: Portugal
Meaning: Symbolizing luggage full of dreams but an empty heart, because you are leaving everything behind.

Name: “Popped Up” by Ervin Loránth Hervé
Location: Budapest (Hungary)
Meaning: Promotional piece for Art market Budapest (2014). The temporary sculpture combines art with nature, surprising visitors while welcoming them to the Eastern capital.

Name: Jeju Loveland
Location: Jeju island in South Korea
Meaning: Jeju Loveland is an outdoor sculpture park which opened in 2004 on Jeju Island in South Korea. The park is focused on a theme of sex, featuring 140 sculptures representing humans in various sexual positions.

Name: “Hippo Squares”
Location: Taipei Zoo (Taiwan)
Meaning: The square is the brainchild of former zoo Director Chen Pao-chung, who came up with the concept while looking for ways to complement the African Animal Area. After consulting with employees and designers, Chen greenlighted the square and it went on to become one of the facility’s signature nonliving attractions.

Name: Not known
Location: Tuen Mun Park (Hong Kong)
Meaning: Not known

Name: “The Rundle Mall pigs”
Location: Rundle Mall, Adelaide (Australia)
Meaning: The four pigs won Adelaide City Council’s Rundle Mall National Sculpture Competition for the upgraded Rundle Mall in 1997. South African-born and Sydney-based sculptor Marguerite Derricourt was the winner. Her four bronze pigs were unveiled on July 3, 1999.

Name: “River God Tyne” statue by sculptor David Wynne (1968)
Location: Newcastle Town hall (UK)
Meaning: It portrays the river God in human form, a fountain within his outstretched hand coursing a constant stream of water along the tortured and twisted torso of the aquatic diety.

Name: “Octopus plays Chess” by Leigh Dyer
Location: Hasting Old Town (UK)
Meaning: These fantastic pieces that live in the Chess Square, George Street, Hastings Old Town.

Name: Yorkshire sculpture park (UK)
Location: Yorkshire sculpture park (UK)
Meaning: The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is an open-air gallery in West Bretton near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, showing work by British and international artists

Name: Rock sculpture by Smaban Abbas
Location: Terminal 3, Cairo airport (Egypt)
Meaning: ?

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Pancakes & Booze London, thank you for attending

April 12, 2016 Pierrick Senelaer

Pancakes & Booze Apr 16 | Art-Pie — Pierrick & Adriana from Art-Pie “Thank you all!”

What a blast the second edition of Pancakes & Booze was!

We (Art-Pie) were on our knees by the end of it but would like to thank all the artists as well as the 649 people who came through the doors of Studio Spaces

We’ve heard so much positive feedback from the artists as well as attendees and are very chuffed about that however we always want to improve things. Feel free to comment below with any suggestions you may have.

We are already preparing the next edition so express your interest today by filling out this form.

We want to hear from you if you are a visual artist, DJ, body painter, music band or an outstanding pancakes maker.

We included few pics below from the night – click any photos to enlarge and/or launch the slideshow

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Thank you to the artists who performed live art such as Mark Petty and Nathan Bowen – it’s always fun to watch and definitely a bonus for any show!

We included more pics below from the night – click any photos to enlarge and/or launch the slideshow

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As always, we produced a ton of pancakes throughout the night and much to your delight we heard… We thank all our “Pancakes Girls” for their efforts and for managing the steady flow of hungry people.

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‘Urban animals’, a new show at Jealous gallery north by Simon Stephenson

April 1, 2016 Pierrick Senelaer

Streetwise characters such as Peck’em Pigeon, Barkin’ Dog, Foxall Fox, Bushey Squirrel and Purr-ley Cat take centre stage in Stephenson’s solo exhibition, something they’re quite used to after being placed in permanent collections such as the Marriott Hotel in Westminster, where their furry faces adorn each and every room.

Following a visit from the whole gang at Jealous Print Studio, the characters have been re-imagined and reinvigorised into brand new screenprint editions, as well as original paintings and a host of other new, very small editions.

Peck'em London (Specials) by Simon Stephenson | Art-Pie — Click to enlarge

Simon Stephenson will also be giving away a very secret, special original to the first 10 purchasers of the new works.
So don’t miss it. Or we’ll send Peck’em Pigeon round.

Simon Stephenson is a London based artist and professional illustrator. He has worked as a creative in advertising for over 20 years. Simon’s work has been featured in the ‘Association of Illustrators Annual’ and used in many advertising campaigns including Telewest, Barclays Bank, Orange, NHS, Jigsaw among many others. His work has been used and featured in several books such as ‘The big book of illustration ideas.’Inspiration is sought for his artworks in London and its denizens, both
human and animal and his work finds a home in celebrity and permanent collections, such as TBC Suggs from Madness and Chancery Court, London.

Lamb'eth London by Simon Stephenson | Art-Pie — Click to enlarge

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This is how you look on drugs

April 1, 2016 Pierrick Senelaer

Les Baker V’s INEBRI-NATION project is one of a kind. One may look at it as another purely photographic work while others a bold take on drug use and in some cases, abuse.

Meet Les Baker, a New Mexico-based photographer who has embarked on the most ludicrous, yet interesting in many aspects, projects taking portraits of people at the moment when the subjects reach the ‘high’ state on different drugs.

The idea behind it is to showcase just how diverse the effects can be, with many various transformations of individuals’ faces. And this is why we like the concept, because we believe the last thing a drug user wants is to face their face in such a state.

Another point worth highlighting is the array of people who took part in this project. You may have thought participants are all drug addicts or heavy users and perhaps from a disadvantaged background, but you could not be more wrong.

“The individuals featured in this series showcase the diversity of those who use mind altering substances. They include students, servers, doctors, soldiers, lawyers, politicians, mothers, fathers, artists, teachers, police officers, fire fighters, and judges,” .

The Creators Project spoke to him about his influences, his visions, and why he started the project in the first place, so head over to find out more about it.

In the meantime, we included some of these portraits below, notice the caption for them which tells you what drug these (brave) souls are on.

Would you be up for having your face which you may not feel but you probably like it <– some may have worked out the reference to this tune “Can’t feel my face” by The Weekend… fitting nicely uh? 🙂

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Pancakes & Booze London second edition almost on!

March 31, 2016 Pierrick Senelaer

Pancakes & Booze, April 16 | Art-Pie — Click to enlarge

We are over the moon to be involved once again in the Pancakes & Booze pop up art show. We actually will be running from now on the London event so watch this space.

The second edition is taking place again at Studio Spaces E1 in East London on Thursday, 7th of April 2016.

This second edition promises to be even better than the first one with more and more talented artists eager to show their beautiful creations.

In short…

ART . PANCAKES . BOOZE . DJ . LIVE ART . EAST LONDON .

Live art & free pancakes

While talented DJs will be throwing tunes, we also have a few live art happenings on the night. We particularly look forward to see Mark Petty in action. Mark will produce screenprints on the night which will be up for sale.

And as always, there will be pancakes getting flipped over all night. Just queue and get your free pancakes.

Submit your application

There is still time to apply, we take artists submissions until the last day before the show so do not wait and fill out this form. We hope to have you with us for this edition

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Pancake batter is sizzling, beer froth is flowing, and bare flesh is slathered in paint. Indie musicians and DJs break sound waves off the canvas-lined, graffiti-strewn walls, while revelers stuff their faces with endless amounts of free pancakes.

The Pancakes & Booze Art Show is an LA based artist movement that started in 2009 and has quickly spread to over 20+ cities throughout North America.

They currently organise some of the largest pop-up underground art showcases in the country, with the best local emerging artists, musicians, and performers each city has to offer.

WHAT – The Pancakes & Booze Pop Up Art Show
WHERE – Studio Spaces E1
WHEN – 7th April 2016

In short…

Live art & free pancakes

Submit your application

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