Nixon ART MOSH is a melting pot of some of the freshest talent in contemporary art and music. It is a series of one-night only Pop Up exhibitions showcasing international artists, designers, photographers and musicians. After the success of the Paris and New York events, ART MOSH pop up again in London for one night only. Continue reading ART MOSH is coming to London
I am sure that some of you will think that these pictures below have been retouched or altered with some software such as Photoshop and I would not blame you for believeing this since these acrylic body paint looks rather real and… creepy some might say.
Meet the artist, Chooo-San, who is a big fan of body painting
From the artist:
“But I guess I was a little sick of everyone making pictures with their computers and wanted to see how far I can go without those technologies such as Photoshop. My works are all done with acrylic paints. They are all painted on skin directly and I don’t use computers or anything to change the picture afterwards.”
Part of our 3 street art works series you should see today. Artists featured are Benjamin Lozniger, El Mac and ?? (can you help?)
Benjamin Lozniger
El Mac
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I was meant to post up the pictures from Dan Baldwin’s work at Signal, his first solo show with the gallery which happened last month.
I have inserted below what Signal says about the artist – Dan Baldwin’s colourful and deceptively alluring work has attracted the attention of international critics and buyers over the past few years. His images seem to speak of the innocence ‘gone wrong’ – whether this is societies or more personal wrongs. His work also have humour and wit in their playful use of familiar, sometimes kitsch, imagery.
Related links
> Signal gallery
> Dan Baldwin website
Following his appearance in the adidas is all in campaign, London street artist Lucas Price a.k.a. Cyclops has been hard at work on his latest exhibition ‘The Friends of Tony Romanoff’.
Words from Pure Evil gallery
This film below documents the show and is narrated by the eponymous Tony Romanoff who uses an electronic voice generator to speak on the artist’s behalf.
Featuring brand new conceptual photographic work, as well as two dramatic installations in the gallery’s basement, there’s also a beautifully packaged, limited 7’’ single available to purchase at the gallery or selected vinyl emporiums.
Where: Pure Evil gallery
When: 1/4 till 13/4/2011
Here Today, Reflections on and Remnants of the Past, is the new show at The Outside World gallery, London.
This show should bring its lot of surprises and wonders, from neon artwork to box installation, everybody should find something to their taste and liking. Continue reading Here today at the Outside World gallery
Lava Gallery has been cranking out quality shows on a week by week basis, this time, Co-founder and art director of the Lava Gallery Ashes57 presented her new body of work entitled “On the wild side”.
This show is simply good fun, the centre piece being a huge 3d installation featuring her trade mark line drawn city scape’s and characters like the sitting dog. Ashes’ line drawing style has a great flow and creates allot of depth, You will discover something different in her work every time you look at it.
The show features a collection of hand drawn city scape’s, hand painted canvases and limited run prints, a good mix of work and plenty to keep your attention.
There was a great vibe and good turn out on the night, plenty of drinks were had and a few tunes grooved to courtesy of live DJ’s.
See the rest of the pics from the opening night here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chasingghosts/sets/72157626167404315/
Extinction/Extension by the half-Chilean half-German street artist Otto Schade known as OSCH is opening tomorrow at London West Bank gallery.
In the meantime, the private view of the show is tonight between 6-10pm.
As the Anonymous sunset image shows, Osch will work on his signature tape style combined with his sunsets which have covered London and other cities in the past year.
The artist will be releasing 2 very low edition hand-finished Anonymosch prints during the show and there will be a giveaway of 10 posters (image below) to the first 10 fans through the door.
Here is what OSCH says about the show –
‘AnonymOsch’ came about for a couple of reasons. When we were putting together my latest solo show I had to come up with a name that meant something to me! I decided on the show being named ‘Extinction Extension’. Followers of my work will know that I try to highlight the futility of war and also the fragile plight of many of our endangered species. These guys at anonymous try very much to do the same thing in their own kind of way.They have started a global movement that is growing by the day.
He adds –
Although I don’t agree with everything that they highlight, a lot of what they convey makes perfect sense. My ‘Orb’ body of works do not pertain to anywhere in the world in particular, but rather everywhere where there is conflict. ‘AnonymOSCH’ is a hybrid artwork that utilises the impact of the simplistic Orb and also encompasses my trademark ribbon style. The face of Anonymous was taken from the ‘V is for Vendetta’ movie, although originally (as I am led to believe) was manufactured as a Guy Fawkes mask.
When Anonymous Chapter One, London commissioned the drawing from me I jumped at the chance as it was an image that I had been toying with for quite some time.
Please note: you need to be on the guestlist to be entitled to the free poster so please RSVP to guestlist@londonwestbank.com
Another shoutout to an artist out there. Today we meet Mr Unbound. Here are his words below. If you are an artist and want to feature on the site, tell me.
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“Well, friends, where do we begin? I am you. You are me. We are Mr. Unbound. Excuse my vagueness, I will have to explain a little bit. This whole movement is about living unbound. No, not living as a Nietzsche-esque, morally unattached person, but living unbound as in the world is your canvas and you are biting at the bit to go out and paint it.
People like Shepard Fairey have used art to call you to question everything around you, and I whole-heartedly support that. This, however, is the next step. Now you have questioned everything. And you see it don’t you? All of the messed up, absolute carnage everywhere. You see how mediocre your life is and how screwed up the world is.
So what does this mean for you? You can take it as it is, suck it up, lock yourself in your minuscule office cubicle and never do anything great in your life. Or you can be Mr. Unbound. You can start actually living with your fellow human beings, speaking out against oppression, racism, violence, and standing up for those who can’t stand for themselves. You can face the obstacles and issues in your life. You can choose to live a life full of passion, love, grace, mercy, thought, gratitude, selflessness, action, and purpose.
Look for my art. Watch for the figure soaring through life. You’ll see it and him and you will be reminded to stop living like an unfulfilled zombie and start living like you’ve got nothing to lose, yet everything to gain. People say life is short, yet they do nothing about it. Its time to start squeezing every single ounce of life out of every second you get and
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Take some time to think on it. Maybe while you’re thinking you’ll give this a shot. Find your passion and live it. Rise up, live spoken, live unbound, and change the world. You’ve struck gold. You are Mr. Unbound.”
Mr. Unbound is the work and vision of American artist Michael Becker.
Visit Mr Unbound website
Opening their 2016 exhibition programme, the Lawrence Alkin Gallery welcomes STATIC to host a solo exhibition presenting their unique layered glass reinterpretations of 8-bit video game graphics.
The show has been born out of the duo’s massively successful Game On! image released early 2015. Press Play reflects on the sub-culture of gaming and how since its inception in the mid-twentieth century it has carved for itself its own sub-culture and global following, which now has far reaching influences. The new work and exhibition also reflects back on how these early graphics have come to influence and inspire contemporary design.
Featuring images from a host of well-known, iconic, games from both arcade machines and early home entertainment systems such as Tetris, Asteroids, Space Invaders, Super Mario & Pac Man, this show promises to start your year with a bang!
