For the last 10 years, twin brothers Ad and Droo, a.k.a. Skewville, have been screenprinting and tossing (to great effect) pairs of wooden trainers over telephone wires across the globe:  http://www.whendogsfly.com/.

And in the years between, they’ve been consistently knocking out work which is as fresh as it is inimitable: http://www.skewville.org/.

Amazingly, some of it is still available too, including this wicked Boom Box, entitled Blah Print Radio, an edition of 15 silkscreened onto roofing felt:

Raise the roof

Pick one up  here: http://bit.ly/cO5Wn.

Until next time.

The Wall Pimper

www.pimpyourwalls.co.uk

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From Buff Diss:

“just wanted to let you know about a show i’m having in italy this friday – pretty stoked about it. i’ve found a ‘deblessed’ 15th century church in pisa, 700 year old frescoes still in tact, and have been allowed to tape the entire building for the show (left the frescoes alone). it’s the first time i’ve really had time to work detail into the tapings and on this scale as well.

here’s a short release that’s accompanying the show -

On the 25th of September, Buff Diss will take over the entirety of the 15th century Church of Saint Bernard for his first European show entitled “God’s left the building”. Intrigued by Christianity, the artist will tackle it’s divinity on the walls and floors of the church itself, appropriating iconography and constructing a replica tower of Babel in the exhibition’s centre.

God’s left the Building. Cantiere Sanbernardo. via Pietro Gori, angolo via SanBernardo, Pisa
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Opening 25th September. 7 – 11.45 pm
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25, 26, 27 September & 2, 3, 4 Oct.
7 -11.45 pm

More info – www.cantieresanbernardo.it“buff diss

You can see more of Buff Diss’s work here.

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Artists: FR – UIU – IBIE – PULPOMANIA – RAMON MARTINS
Location: Catalunya

More photos here.

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I know I know, time has come to a stop, or so it must seem from outside the bubble of my creative universe that skulks in the bowels of a house by the sea in what is most definitely autumn by now. I can only apologise and regretfully admit defeat (for the short term), my hopes of releasing my first batch of silk screen prints by late summer are completely dashed upon the rocks of grinding and grating difficulties, too many to mention, too boring to mention.

So I won’t mention that I’ve just spent most of the summer hunting down the right equipment, or scraping rust from a print drying rack salvaged from a farmer’s field in the west country. I won’t expound upon financial difficulties that have from time to time meant even if I achieve the impossible of finding the right equipment (i.e equipment that disassembles so I can fit it through a pokey back door), I still can’t afford. I won’t even mention the nightmare of finding the right suppliers, especially a decent local reprographics company who can cope with creating A1 transparencies. I won’t because the nightmare, is nearly over, I’ve ascended from screen printing hell to screen printing purgatory, and you know what, I might just make it to screen printing heaven one day.

So, if you’re interested here’s a quick tour of what almost constitutes my studio (so far)…

So, the studio used to be a basement flat we rented out a few times some years back, it has a bathroom, kitchen, lounge and bedroom – or rather it used to. After one tenant after another doing a runner on the rent and dealing with various thick set brutes claiming to be their debt collectors we gave up on that idea and I commandeered the basement as a studio.

The above image is of a home made stand that an incredibly friendly and helpful guy sold to me on Ebay. Made from wood and non-refractive glass, the back is sealed with a rubber sheet and when open it has two legs that drop to support it rather like a table. This is as close as I will get to an enclosed exposure unit. With some exposure units costing as much as £5000+ I knew I needed an upright exposure unit. The best I could find was a Natgraph 1600W, which fortunately I found (hardly used) at Ebay at under half price and less than a fifth of most enclosed units.

It uses a metal halide lamp and incorporates a timed shutter to make life much easier for me. I am in the process of converting every light to infra-red with a few sheets of red acrylic and an order of blackout sheeting and velcro should arrive in the next few days (again another bargain at Ebay). It means a lot of sewing, but it will afford me a more convenient way of creating a temporary darkroom whenever I need it. In the background is another bargain, an A1 plan chest I managed to nab cheaply, yes another Ebay bargain. Oh what would I do without Ebay?

Here’s that elusive print drying rack I’ve been harping about for quite a while now…

It has 24 racks at A0 size, which means for now I’ll be producing 48 limited edition prints of each work I release. It would have cost me over a grand new but I managed to buy this one at Ebay for £11, although with shipping it notched up to just over £100. Still a bargain, although the month of sanding and painting ruined any chance I had of getting a tan this year, it’s dark at the back of our house, blame the Victorians for that, we don’t have real gardens down here, town houses have yards, and it was a tight space to perform industrial scale cleaning. Still it’s a massive relief to have managed to get this done.

Finally, the love of my life (bar my GF, the cats and art), my screen printing table. It’s enormous, it came to my house as a vast jigsaw, there are a few nuts and bolts left over which is rather worrying, but it all seems to work so hopefully no nasty surprises around the corner!

It’s an old manual table, it’s been around the block, I found it on Gumtree.com, at a studio near The Tate Gallery, and it’s a miracle I managed to get it into the house, but I have.

I’ve just ordered a jet washer, and am waiting for a breakdown of prices from Steve Wood who’s probably the most helpful screen print supplier in the country – check his site at www.steve-wood.co.uk. I’m also about to order a whole load of newsprint and Somerset paper from John Purcell, plus of course all other consumables including inks, cleaners and so forth from Steve.

Of course I will be trialling every stage of the process for a few weeks once I have everything I need, it would help if my local repro house would bother to answer calls and emails in less than a week at a time. Is it so difficult to print an A1 transparency? It’s a shame I’d have given them a plug too but they have got me miffed right at the moment.

Oh well – nearly there!

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I know I know, time has come to a stop, or so it must seem from outside the bubble of my creative universe that skulks in the bowels of a house by the sea in what is most definitely autumn by now. I can only apologise and regretfully admit defeat (for the short term), my hopes of releasing my first batch of silk screen prints by late summer are completely dashed upon the rocks of grinding and grating difficulties, too many to mention, too boring to mention.

So I won’t mention that I’ve just spent most of the summer hunting down the right equipment, or scraping rust from a print drying rack salvaged from a farmer’s field in the west country. I won’t expound upon financial difficulties that have from time to time meant even if I achieve the impossible of finding the right equipment (i.e equipment that disassembles so I can fit it through a pokey back door), I still can’t afford. I won’t even mention the nightmare of finding the right suppliers, especially a decent local reprographics company who can cope with creating A1 transparencies. I won’t because the nightmare, is nearly over, I’ve ascended from screen printing hell to screen printing purgatory, and you know what, I might just make it to screen printing heaven one day.

So, if you’re interested here’s a quick tour of what almost constitutes my studio (so far)…

So, the studio used to be a basement flat we rented out a few times some years back, it has a bathroom, kitchen, lounge and bedroom – or rather it used to. After one tenant after another doing a runner on the rent and dealing with various thick set brutes claiming to be their debt collectors we gave up on that idea and I commandeered the basement as a studio.

The above image is of a home made stand that an incredibly friendly and helpful guy sold to me on Ebay. Made from wood and non-refractive glass, the back is sealed with a rubber sheet and when open it has two legs that drop to support it rather like a table. This is as close as I will get to an enclosed exposure unit. With some exposure units costing as much as £5000+ I knew I needed an upright exposure unit. The best I could find was a Natgraph 1600W, which fortunately I found (hardly used) at Ebay at under half price and less than a fifth of most enclosed units.

It uses a metal halide lamp and incorporates a timed shutter to make life much easier for me. I am in the process of converting every light to infra-red with a few sheets of red acrylic and an order of blackout sheeting and velcro should arrive in the next few days (again another bargain at Ebay). It means a lot of sewing, but it will afford me a more convenient way of creating a temporary darkroom whenever I need it. In the background is another bargain, an A1 plan chest I managed to nab cheaply, yes another Ebay bargain. Oh what would I do without Ebay?

Here’s that elusive print drying rack I’ve been harping about for quite a while now…

It has 24 racks at A0 size, which means for now I’ll be producing 48 limited edition prints of each work I release. It would have cost me over a grand new but I managed to buy this one at Ebay for £11, although with shipping it notched up to just over £100. Still a bargain, although the month of sanding and painting ruined any chance I had of getting a tan this year, it’s dark at the back of our house, blame the Victorians for that, we don’t have real gardens down here, town houses have yards, and it was a tight space to perform industrial scale cleaning. Still it’s a massive relief to have managed to get this done.

Finally, the love of my life (bar my GF, the cats and art), my screen printing table. It’s enormous, it came to my house as a vast jigsaw, there are a few nuts and bolts left over which is rather worrying, but it all seems to work so hopefully no nasty surprises around the corner!

It’s an old manual table, it’s been around the block, I found it on Gumtree.com, at a studio near The Tate Gallery, and it’s a miracle I managed to get it into the house, but I have.

I’ve just ordered a jet washer, and am waiting for a breakdown of prices from Steve Wood who’s probably the most helpful screen print supplier in the country – check his site at www.steve-wood.co.uk. I’m also about to order a whole load of newsprint and Somerset paper from John Purcell, plus of course all other consumables including inks, cleaners and so forth from Steve.

Of course I will be trialling every stage of the process for a few weeks once I have everything I need, it would help if my local repro house would bother to answer calls and emails in less than a week at a time. Is it so difficult to print an A1 transparency? It’s a shame I’d have given them a plug too but they have got me miffed right at the moment.

Oh well – nearly there!

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Hurry, hurry, hurry, AMAZING new ‘Self Portrait’ print from JR on sale now: http://bit.ly/blz8t.

Who shot JR? JR did.

Until next time.

The Wall Pimper

www.pimpyourwalls.co.uk

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Hurry, hurry, hurry, AMAZING new ‘Self Portrait’ print from JR on sale now: http://bit.ly/blz8t.

Who shot JR? JR did.

Until next time.

The Wall Pimper

www.pimpyourwalls.co.uk

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Erik Otto Art – Terrestrial Syndrome Show – San Francisco

Undercurrents

Sketch 6

Erik Otto’s art has a fascinating moody feel that sits alongside bright colours and hopeful images, we wanted to find out more so he very kindly answered a few questions about his latest show for us…

Terrestrial Syndrome at The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco (September 12th to October 3rd 2009), go check it out!…

Sketch 13

WG – How did the show go in your opinion?

Erik – Smooth. All the artwork was complete by the deadline, the install went up fast, and the opening night was packed. Can’t complain really. It was my third show at this gallery, and they say third times the charm.

WG – What are your favourite materials to paint with?

Erik – House paint for quick cover, spray paint for immediate mark making and stenciling, and screen print for graphic texture.

Sketch 4

Searching for a Deeper Source

WG – Where did the house theme in your work originate from?

Erik – That’s a loaded question, but in short, the house is a physical symbol of spiritual embodiment. It’s placed in a world full of chaos often seeking safety in the clouds of it’s own dreams. My artwork is somewhat autobiographical, but mostly a reaction to the world that’s trying to change me every day.

WG – What artists out there do you enjoy/admire at the moment?

Erik – Painters, Robert Rauschenberg, Tom Sachs, Barry McGee, David Ellis, Thomas Campbell. Directors, Michel Gondry. Musicians, Tommy Guerrero, Nostalgia77, and Bonobo. So many more to name…I can go on forever.

Overcast

Merge

WG – What’s next for you?

Erik – Artist-in-Residency at the San Francisco Dump. Sounds funny (or shall I say smells funny), but it’s an awesome experience and for someone like me who works primarily on found material…it’s heaven. After that, I seriously need to take off and check out other parts of the world. Expose my art to new audiences, and get exposed to new perspectives.

WG – Your favourite type of sneakers/shoes?

Erik – Vans Era’s.

Intortus

Drift 2

WG – I love the pieces painted/drawn inside book covers, where did you get this idea from?

Erik – I am always scavenging for new materials to work on, and what always works best is something that is readily available. My girlfriend and I were on this garage sale stint, and I started collecting old books to use for my show. I wanted to offer something affordable for people on a budget, so I kept the pieces simple and clean. It turned out pretty well I think.

WG – Of all the pieces in your new show, which is your favourite?

Erik – I am connected to all the work I make and with each piece I create I seem to find healing in other areas of my life. “Rebirth” is my favorite becuase it has to do with my mom’s recent battle of cancer and how through it all, she stayed strong and kept the family afloat.

Rebirth

Divine Assistance

WG – If you could only paint with 2 colours for the rest of your life, what would you choose?

Erik – Black and White would make sense, but I would do Cyan and Flourescent Orange. Hopefully I won’t regret that decision.

Erik Otto’s Terrestrial Syndrome Show is at The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco (September 12th to October 3rd 2009).

You can stay up to date with his latest projects via his blog, or check out his other project newleafcollection.com. Erik is also currently available for commissions and freelance work, check out his site to see more.

If you like this then you might like Mark Fox’s art too…

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“SPECIAL EDITION” NEW YORK POST from The Yes Men on Vimeo.

More here.

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Photos nicked from David’s blog here.

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Photos nicked from David’s blog here.

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“This piece is at a concrete ditch in London that is called Meanwhile 2. Situated in West London under a huge concrete flyover called the Westway (that the Clash sung about often) it was a home to London skaters throughout the dark ages of skateboarding and continues a favourite spot in the city The original photo (c.1987) is of a competition called Smell of Death that were punk skate events put on by a London based American called Steve Wiltshire It’s a tribute to him and the people around at the time and their DIY attitude”… Damian Platt and Ed Gill

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Still Life from Miss Tint on Vimeo.

From Erik –

“While living in Brooklyn I would leave drawings and wheat pastes of paper birds as my own bread crumbs through the city. After several years it was possible to see each static image as frames of a much larger piece; one that employed the entire city.”

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