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Polly Morgan is reinventing taxidermy to STUNNING effect, e.g.:

Dead Ringer

And:

Robin Dead Breast

And:

Excuse me, I think these are dead

Check out more of her work here: http://bit.ly/sN6SL.

You can still buy her work, relatively reasonably, but with the likes of Kate Moss snapping it up (http://bit.ly/91WP8A), I suspect it won’t be long before Polly’s work is out of reach for mere mortals like us.

Food for thought…

Until next time.

The Wall Pimper

For more great and affordable art, go here: www.pimpyourwalls.co.uk.

Good stuff

Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Graf | No Comments »

Polly Morgan is reinventing taxidermy to STUNNING effect, e.g.:

Dead Ringer

And:

Robin Dead Breast

And:

Excuse me, I think these are dead

Check out more of her work here: http://bit.ly/sN6SL.

You can still buy her work, relatively reasonably, but with the likes of Kate Moss snapping it up (http://bit.ly/91WP8A), I suspect it won’t be long before Polly’s work is out of reach for mere mortals like us.

Food for thought…

Until next time.

The Wall Pimper

For more great and affordable art, go here: www.pimpyourwalls.co.uk.

ID-IOM New Stencil Video from Show at Metro, Clapham (London)

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ID-IOM New Stencil Video from Show at Metro, Clapham (London)

The ID-IOM lads have put together this video of them doing their latest stencil art at Metro, in Clapham (London). It’s a Manx cat in a tank! No Tail No Fail.

id-iom-idiom-stencil-art-no-tail-no-fail-metro-clapham-stencil-art1

Looks great, they have a pretty unique style I reckon. Check out this previous interview World Graffiti did with them, and this other large London stencil piece from the Isle of Man artists.

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‘TRIPOD’ BY ECO – £25.00

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Limited edition ‘Tripod’ print by Eco.

1 colour hand pulled screen print on 320gsm Malago Arbororeta recycled sustainable acid free archive paper.

Embossed and numbered edition of 30, signed by the artist.

Size : A2

BIOG:

Eco spent his formative years painting in the late 80′s Graffiti scene; learnt his craft in the now infamous Hull warehouses era, relocating to Bristol in the 90′s and leaving his inimitable mark upon the city.

As his focus broadened to encompass commissions from the worlds of fashion and music, Eco has worked continuously and notably with EH? and Lex Records, for artists such as Dangermouse and MF DOOM.

Alongside commercial success Eco maintains his long-established relationship with walls and, most recently with his cohorts of WSSK, continuing the grand tradition of urban, exhibition and installational art. Their work has been published in frequent volumes for Thames & Hudson and Die Gestalten Verlag, injecting no small amount of irony and a little self-deprecation into the confines of traditional street art.

‘GHOST OF LAYSAN RAIL’ BY RUSSELL MAURICE – £25.00

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Limited edition ‘Ghost Of Laysan Rail’ print by Russell Maurice

2 colour hand pulled screen print on 320gsm Malago Arbororeta recycled sustainable acid free archive paper.

Embossed and numbered edition of 30, signed by the artist.

Size: A2

BIOG:

Stylistically influenced by his involvement from an early age with Graffiti culture, his works reflect the spontaneity and immediacy of this practice, embracing informal forms of expressivity and appropriating its language of activism. Earlier works addressed the competing forces of nature versus technology, taking the form of hand painted large scale stickers, posters and paintings of natural life forms which sometimes appeared on the streets of London; these works were a way of nature usurping and reclaiming these city scapes, which were once its home. Maurice’s latest works continue his investigation of these ideas and have included large format prints comprising of Maurice’s photography with drawing and digital additions, wall and canvas paintings, collage, and large scale fabric and cardboard sculptures. Recent solo exhibitions have explored the conflicting notions of darkness and light, scientific progress and nonsensical consumerism and the beginnings and ends of life. Reminders of our current state of detachment from Mother Nature, Maurice’s work ultimately reflects upon the interconnectedness of ecological, cosmic and spiritual systems.

‘GHOST OF LAYSAN RAIL’ BY RUSSELL MAURICE – £25.00

Posted: January 30th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Graf | No Comments »
Limited edition ‘Ghost Of Laysan Rail’ print by Russell Maurice

2 colour hand pulled screen print on 320gsm Malago Arbororeta recycled sustainable acid free archive paper.

Embossed and numbered edition of 30, signed by the artist.

Size: A2

BIOG:

Stylistically influenced by his involvement from an early age with Graffiti culture, his works reflect the spontaneity and immediacy of this practice, embracing informal forms of expressivity and appropriating its language of activism. Earlier works addressed the competing forces of nature versus technology, taking the form of hand painted large scale stickers, posters and paintings of natural life forms which sometimes appeared on the streets of London; these works were a way of nature usurping and reclaiming these city scapes, which were once its home. Maurice’s latest works continue his investigation of these ideas and have included large format prints comprising of Maurice’s photography with drawing and digital additions, wall and canvas paintings, collage, and large scale fabric and cardboard sculptures. Recent solo exhibitions have explored the conflicting notions of darkness and light, scientific progress and nonsensical consumerism and the beginnings and ends of life. Reminders of our current state of detachment from Mother Nature, Maurice’s work ultimately reflects upon the interconnectedness of ecological, cosmic and spiritual systems.

‘GET WHAT YOU WANT/LOSE WHAT YOU HAD’ BY MARC BESSANT – £25.00

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Limited edition ‘Get What You Want/Lose What You Had’ print By Marc Bessant

2 colour hand pulled screen print on 320gsm Malago Arbororeta recycled sustainable acid free archive paper.

Embossed and numbered edition of 30, signed by the artist.

Size: 45cm x 64cm

ID-IOM New Stencil Video from Show at Metro, Clapham (London)

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ID-IOM New Stencil Video from Show at Metro, Clapham (London)

The ID-IOM lads have put together this video of them doing their latest stencil art at Metro, in Clapham (London). It’s a Manx cat in a tank! No Tail No Fail.

id-iom-idiom-stencil-art-no-tail-no-fail-metro-clapham-stencil-art1

Looks great, they have a pretty unique style I reckon. Check out this previous interview World Graffiti did with them, and this other large London stencil piece from the Isle of Man artists.

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One Not To Miss: Joe Holbrook’s Tender ‘N Tasty Tonight at Sid Lee Collective

Posted: January 30th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Graf | No Comments »

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“These are the top six most commonly seen chicken boxes in East London. I wanted to capture them because they are like history for me. To me they represent a piece of London in this decade.”… Joe Holbrook

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“I wanted to create something which was had quite a mythical feeling to it in a traditional manor, but bring it up to date at the same. I’ve decided to paint this amazing stallion, and put it in the streets of London. The paining is on a large scale to give it the impact and overwhelm the person looking at it.”.. Joe

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“This painting is set in Hackney’s ‘London Fields’. This image was stuck in my head for a while and really loved creating the piece.”.. Joe

Tonight at:

Tender ‘N Tasty
29 January 2010
18.00 – 22.00
(The exhibition is on view until the 31st of March)
www.joeholbrook.co.uk

Location:
Sid Lee Collective
Gerard Dou straat 74
1072 VW Amsterdam

Jamie Hewlett Exhibition – Under Water Colours

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We are exited to kick off the opening of the Arts house with an exhibition of work by the artist Jamie Hewlett. Please click on the images of the flyers below to view full size…

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Welcome to the Arts House Blog. We are due to open on the 29th January 2010, so please refer back to this blog for more information and updates…

Mega City Fauna, a solo show of new works by Andy Council

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A quick shout out to Bristol legend Andy Council of whom we have been long-time admirers and anyone that missed out on his piece at the RWA show in early 2009……………….. Shame on you!!

Mega City Fauna, a solo show of new works opens this Friday, 15 January at 6 PM until 10 PM with those crazy kids at the Weapon Of Choice Gallery, 14 St Michaels Hill, Bristol,BS2 8DT and runs until 14 February 2010. GOOD LUCK

I’m sure TOX has long commenced his ‘10 bombing spree but we loved this

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It’s always the simplest street art (not to be confused with graffiti!) That hits the spot and I have to admit that this gave me a good chuckle when I came across it.

I was even more pleased to hear that it was by our very good friend K Guy who certainly gets his witty, ironic and hard hitting messages across every time he gets up on the streets. What with his recent collaborative work with the boys from Prodigy than 2010 will certainly be a year to keep an eye on his relentless progress against the monotony of London life.

I’m sure TOX has long commenced his ‘10 bombing spree but we loved this

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It’s always the simplest street art (not to be confused with graffiti!) That hits the spot and I have to admit that this gave me a good chuckle when I came across it.

I was even more pleased to hear that it was by our very good friend K Guy who certainly gets his witty, ironic and hard hitting messages across every time he gets up on the streets. What with his recent collaborative work with the boys from Prodigy than 2010 will certainly be a year to keep an eye on his relentless progress against the monotony of London life.

Advent Opening – 4th Dec

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What a night!

It was a quiet start which did cause a little anxiety as the 2 degree gallery space is pretty well unknown and off the beaten track!

But people did find us and the gallery and the evening saw a constant flow of people.  The space was really well received as was the art work on display which, as we were showcasing some new and different artists, gave us all a very warm feeling inside.

We were particularly pleased to welcome Pedro Matos a Portuguese artist who actually made the journey to be at the opening night.  It was really good to meet him and his girlfriend and were stoked that they could be there – thanks guys.

It was a particularly bleak evening on the weather front and we would like to thank everybody for turning out and making Friday such a great night – the mulled cider and flaming brazier certainly helped.  And many people hung around despite the weather evening after we shut the doors for the night.

Here are a few snaps of the evening – the show is open until the 20th December Wed – Sun 11am to 7pm so if you couldn’t make it on Friday or even if you did but want to come and have another gander there is plenty of time to pop along.

For those of you who are unable to make please take a look at the attched pdf document (click on the word advent below) and if anything takes your fancy drop us a line at all@art-el.co.uk.

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Advent Opening – 4th Dec

Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Graf | No Comments »

What a night!

It was a quiet start which did cause a little anxiety as the 2 degree gallery space is pretty well unknown and off the beaten track!

But people did find us and the gallery and the evening saw a constant flow of people.  The space was really well received as was the art work on display which, as we were showcasing some new and different artists, gave us all a very warm feeling inside.

We were particularly pleased to welcome Pedro Matos a Portuguese artist who actually made the journey to be at the opening night.  It was really good to meet him and his girlfriend and were stoked that they could be there – thanks guys.

It was a particularly bleak evening on the weather front and we would like to thank everybody for turning out and making Friday such a great night – the mulled cider and flaming brazier certainly helped.  And many people hung around despite the weather evening after we shut the doors for the night.

Here are a few snaps of the evening – the show is open until the 20th December Wed – Sun 11am to 7pm so if you couldn’t make it on Friday or even if you did but want to come and have another gander there is plenty of time to pop along.

For those of you who are unable to make please take a look at the attched pdf document (click on the word advent below) and if anything takes your fancy drop us a line at all@art-el.co.uk.

advent


















Advent Art Show, 2 Degrees Gallery, opening 4th Dec 09

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Here are the details folks – should be a good one so please drop by and show your love x

When: 4th – 20th December 2009

Art-el & Tunnadine Fine Art present ‘Advent’

Advent aims to provide a visual seasonal treat and bring an end to the period of expectant waiting, brightening up the festive season with a unique exhibition of new ideas and visual delights.

This show will bring you work from a wave of the galleries newer artists who present an aesthetic of visually challenging work, ranging from classic figurative portraiture to the grimy and still developing genre of the street. Although this show will be far removed from the usual urban/street art crew they are both primarily associated.

Selected from each gallery is a mix of local, international and national artists from as far afield as the USA, Portugal and Swansea!

High Renaissance, Fran, ill joseph, Joshua Barber, Leanne Ellis, Motorboy, Pedro Matos, Ria Hill, Simon Riley and Tom Hine.

The period of expectant waiting and preparation will cease and commence simultaneously at 7 p.m. on Friday 4th December at the newly discovered and delightful ‘2° Degrees Gallery’, a new creative space situated in Montpelier, in the heart of Bristol’s creative quarter.

2 Degrees Gallery, 2 Picton Mews (right off of Picton Street), Montpelier BS6 5PB

Preview will be on Friday 4th December 6.30pm until 10pm.
Then open from the 5th to the 20th December
(Wed to Sun 11am until 7pm)

www.art-el.co.uk
www.tunnadine.co.uk

Advent Art Show, 2 Degrees Gallery, opening 4th Dec 09

Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Graf | No Comments »

Here are the details folks – should be a good one so please drop by and show your love x

When: 4th – 20th December 2009

Art-el & Tunnadine Fine Art present ‘Advent’

Advent aims to provide a visual seasonal treat and bring an end to the period of expectant waiting, brightening up the festive season with a unique exhibition of new ideas and visual delights.

This show will bring you work from a wave of the galleries newer artists who present an aesthetic of visually challenging work, ranging from classic figurative portraiture to the grimy and still developing genre of the street. Although this show will be far removed from the usual urban/street art crew they are both primarily associated.

Selected from each gallery is a mix of local, international and national artists from as far afield as the USA, Portugal and Swansea!

High Renaissance, Fran, ill joseph, Joshua Barber, Leanne Ellis, Motorboy, Pedro Matos, Ria Hill, Simon Riley and Tom Hine.

The period of expectant waiting and preparation will cease and commence simultaneously at 7 p.m. on Friday 4th December at the newly discovered and delightful ‘2° Degrees Gallery’, a new creative space situated in Montpelier, in the heart of Bristol’s creative quarter.

2 Degrees Gallery, 2 Picton Mews (right off of Picton Street), Montpelier BS6 5PB

Preview will be on Friday 4th December 6.30pm until 10pm.
Then open from the 5th to the 20th December
(Wed to Sun 11am until 7pm)

www.art-el.co.uk
www.tunnadine.co.uk

The Influencers Festival in Barcelona, Spain 2010 – Featuring French Artist ZEVS

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The Influencers Festival in Barcelona, Spain 2010 – Featuring French Artist ZEVS

The Influencers Festival in Barcelona last year looked wicked, with Italian artist Blu doing a giant money shark, and this year is going to be another good one!

French artist Zevs will be presenting his work at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona next Saturday, February 5th. He is known for his performance art and the instantly recognisable liquiding logos.

ZEVS Liquidated Logo - Coca Cola

ZEVS Liquidated Logo – Coca Cola

He was in the media recently after being arrested in Hong Kong after painting the Chanel store logo to look like it was melting. He’ll be in Barcelona for a few days, hopefully painting up the city a little.

It’s not all about ZEVS though, they have loads of other artists and a pretty great set of things going on. People like The Yes Men, James Acord, Donkijote, Black Label Bike Club, Joan Leandre / Retroyou, Critical Art Ensemble and IOCOSE.

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Here is the blurb from the flyer, check out The Influencers site for the latest info on what is going on…

Since 2004, The Influencers has been gathering a limited but carefully selected number of diverse projects. This 6th installment makes no exception: celebrity pranksters (with a cause), tactical media artists, computer games modders, hitech donkeys, extreme bicycling gangs, atomic sculptors, ads’ kidnappers, and media transformers will come together for three long evenings to present, discuss, and perform their work.

Whether they are art works or life long projects, or just weird ideas one came up with, these practices are fed by a visionary taste for weirdness and desire for social change.

Unlike other festivals, The Influencers has no theme, but if you are looking for threads to string stories together, this time you will encounter at least a couple. First, examples of mind ecologies, life after dumb consumerism, DIY survival strategies for after the brands feast is over.

Second, risky and dangerous narratives. Those risks that you take on when you force physical, aesthetical, legal, and political boundaries of our society, and challenge collective imagination to desire the unthinkable. We want to show that taking risks is possible, never easy, frequently fun, and always very instructive.

The Festival is on from 4-6th February in Barcelona, Spain, go!

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Advent Art Show, 2 Degrees Gallery, opening 4th Dec 09

Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Graf | No Comments »

Here are the details folks – should be a good one so please drop by and show your love x

When: 4th – 20th December 2009

Art-el & Tunnadine Fine Art present ‘Advent’

Advent aims to provide a visual seasonal treat and bring an end to the period of expectant waiting, brightening up the festive season with a unique exhibition of new ideas and visual delights.

This show will bring you work from a wave of the galleries newer artists who present an aesthetic of visually challenging work, ranging from classic figurative portraiture to the grimy and still developing genre of the street. Although this show will be far removed from the usual urban/street art crew they are both primarily associated.

Selected from each gallery is a mix of local, international and national artists from as far afield as the USA, Portugal and Swansea!

High Renaissance, Fran, ill joseph, Joshua Barber, Leanne Ellis, Motorboy, Pedro Matos, Ria Hill, Simon Riley and Tom Hine.

The period of expectant waiting and preparation will cease and commence simultaneously at 7 p.m. on Friday 4th December at the newly discovered and delightful ‘2° Degrees Gallery’, a new creative space situated in Montpelier, in the heart of Bristol’s creative quarter.

2 Degrees Gallery, 2 Picton Mews (right off of Picton Street), Montpelier BS6 5PB

Preview will be on Friday 4th December 6.30pm until 10pm.
Then open from the 5th to the 20th December
(Wed to Sun 11am until 7pm)

www.art-el.co.uk
www.tunnadine.co.uk

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