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Wednesday, 4 May 2011
New pieces + Breaking news
Well the artists around Brick Lane are out of hibernation alright! These pieces have appeared in the last couple of days. Enjoy!
Sesame Street is a classic and Oscar the Grouch was one of my favourites, though he always seemed to get his comeupance!
Oscar the Grouch, by BLAM, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane
Oscar the Grouch, by BLAM, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane
Here's a close-up of the cut out teardrop in the doorway next to Oscar. I really like random little "throw-ups" (as graffiti artists call them) that are quick little messages from the artist
Cut-out teardrop, unknown artist, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane
Speaking of graffit artists... I'm sure this isn't recent but I only spotted it today. There are plenty of Stik's pieces on here, just go through past posts, there's also an interview that is quite funny. We're planning more interviews while he's doing a piece as well. Watch this space!
Stik family, by Stik, off Whitechapel High St.
You may have read in my last post that I saw Parlee at work and I intended to go back later to picture the finished piece but it had been tagged beyond recognition? He must have ssen it himself coz this appeared overnight. To be honest (sorry Parlee if you read this) I much prefer this piece anyway, so maybe the taggers did you a favour!
Sesame Street is a classic and Oscar the Grouch was one of my favourites, though he always seemed to get his comeupance!
Oscar the Grouch, by BLAM, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane
Oscar the Grouch, by BLAM, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane
Here's a close-up of the cut out teardrop in the doorway next to Oscar. I really like random little "throw-ups" (as graffiti artists call them) that are quick little messages from the artist
Cut-out teardrop, unknown artist, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane
Speaking of graffit artists... I'm sure this isn't recent but I only spotted it today. There are plenty of Stik's pieces on here, just go through past posts, there's also an interview that is quite funny. We're planning more interviews while he's doing a piece as well. Watch this space!
Stik family, by Stik, off Whitechapel High St.
You may have read in my last post that I saw Parlee at work and I intended to go back later to picture the finished piece but it had been tagged beyond recognition? He must have ssen it himself coz this appeared overnight. To be honest (sorry Parlee if you read this) I much prefer this piece anyway, so maybe the taggers did you a favour!
Parlee, car park off Brick Lane
Breaking news - The artist Damien Hirst, of formaldehyde cow fame, has joined my facebook group! I'm sure that this means stardom on the arts circuit awaits me! hahahahaha
Check him, and the other "followers" out at facebook.com/bricklanearts
Coming up:
First Thursday - tomorrow! I will be doing the rounds of all the galleries that open their doors and give away plenty of free booze (not that that's why I'm going ;-0 ). I will (try to, hang-over permitting) upload it on Friday.
Interview with Stik. When he calls me to do his next piece I will hot-foot it over and capture the action, while trying not to be as stupid as in our first interview (see bottom of the page)
That's all folks!
mancpete
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Please read my Mission Statement
Mission Statement
This blog is about showing people around the world the wonderful artwork on the streets and in the galleries in the Brick Lane area of London, which I have extended to Aldgate in the south and Hoxton in the north.
Art should be free, that’s why graffiti and street-art are so important to me.
I am cynical about the “artworld” and attack its commercialism whenever and wherever I see fit.
If a gallery has the prices of the artists work next to the piece, this exhibition will not get a good review, no matter how good the work is.
I will strive to get into the head of an artist when I interview them and always ask about the price as a way of ascertaining whether they are in it for money and fame.
I will also ask them about the concept of pieces, and as much as I can about their methodology and technique.
I will report on art-related issues that appear in the press and online.
N.B. This list is not exhaustive, I will probably add more as I extend the blog.
This blog is about showing people around the world the wonderful artwork on the streets and in the galleries in the Brick Lane area of London, which I have extended to Aldgate in the south and Hoxton in the north.
Art should be free, that’s why graffiti and street-art are so important to me.
I am cynical about the “artworld” and attack its commercialism whenever and wherever I see fit.
If a gallery has the prices of the artists work next to the piece, this exhibition will not get a good review, no matter how good the work is.
I will strive to get into the head of an artist when I interview them and always ask about the price as a way of ascertaining whether they are in it for money and fame.
I will also ask them about the concept of pieces, and as much as I can about their methodology and technique.
I will report on art-related issues that appear in the press and online.
N.B. This list is not exhaustive, I will probably add more as I extend the blog.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
I'm back!
I'm back!
After a 6 month hiatus, I'm finally able to bring you some new reporting of the art-scene around Brick Lane. It's VERY quiet around here in the winter for art (though all the clubs, bars and restaurants still do great business), but now the sun is out the artists come out of hiding to show us what they have been working on during those long, cold, bitter nights.
Of course, not all artists go into hibernation, I'm gonna show you some that have popped-up in the winter and a few more recent pieces as well.
First up, we have "Art is the Cure" by Eska, who is part of a collective that did some paintings next to this. I like the the perspective and depth on this, also the Banksy-esque throw-up of the Queen makes me laugh (click to enlarge)
Eska, Sclater St. off Brick Lane.
Next to this on Sclater St. car park we have Parlee in action. I did come back later to picture the end result, but it had been tagged and toyed already. Effin taggers!
Parlee, Sclater St. off Brick Lane
The third one from the collective is my favourite. I love the freakiness of it. Check it out!
Demayne, Sclater St. off Brick Lane
Some of the sticker artists have been keeping busy, here's couple of good ones.
I like this one not just because of the sentiment, but also the positioning. It's in the courtyard of Bar 1001 on Brick Lane. I think they are meant to be together though its hard to be sure. Maybe they are juxtaposed deliberately.
The stencillers have been out as well.
After a 6 month hiatus, I'm finally able to bring you some new reporting of the art-scene around Brick Lane. It's VERY quiet around here in the winter for art (though all the clubs, bars and restaurants still do great business), but now the sun is out the artists come out of hiding to show us what they have been working on during those long, cold, bitter nights.
Of course, not all artists go into hibernation, I'm gonna show you some that have popped-up in the winter and a few more recent pieces as well.
First up, we have "Art is the Cure" by Eska, who is part of a collective that did some paintings next to this. I like the the perspective and depth on this, also the Banksy-esque throw-up of the Queen makes me laugh (click to enlarge)
Eska, Sclater St. off Brick Lane.
Next to this on Sclater St. car park we have Parlee in action. I did come back later to picture the end result, but it had been tagged and toyed already. Effin taggers!
Parlee, Sclater St. off Brick Lane
The third one from the collective is my favourite. I love the freakiness of it. Check it out!
Demayne, Sclater St. off Brick Lane
I saw Stik yesterday and I told that I only just noticed this piece, which also on Sclater St. on a man-hole cover. He actually painted this in January in between snowstorms. See the interview with Stik, along with 3 other interviews, at the bottom of the page.
Some of the sticker artists have been keeping busy, here's couple of good ones.
I like this one not just because of the sentiment, but also the positioning. It's in the courtyard of Bar 1001 on Brick Lane. I think they are meant to be together though its hard to be sure. Maybe they are juxtaposed deliberately.
Fucking Weather! Dray Walk, off Brick Lane. (click to enlarge)
This one is made from paper and actual coat material. The message is also important because I believe it's at least partially true, for example, look at the politicians that go into corporate jobs.
The stencillers have been out as well.
Unless you've been living on Mars, you will be aware that its the royal wedding this week and even the stencil artists arre getting in on the act. This is Prince William, but look closely at the face and ear-rings. Yes it's Princess Diana wearing Wills' military uniform. The artist may be wondering what she would think of the wedding.
Here's a poignant piece by one of my favourite artists, Nathan Bowen. There are a number of his pieces on this blog and all are great. One of his main themes seems to be war and the futility of it. The meaning of the poppy dripping blood seems to say that both the British and American governments have blood on their hands due to their imperialistic ways and greed for oil etc.
Nathan Bowen, "Remember", Brick Lane, London
There seems to be a trend emerging for interactive art. This is quite ingenious in some ways, though I wonder if it'a actually a ploy by a marketing company. Maybe I'm just too suspicious!
Earlier I mentioned that I bumped into Stik the other day. Well... coming soon a live interview while he is painting a piece! I will be calling him soon to arrange it and the next day it will be here, so keep checking in. If you haven't already, have a look at the interview with him below as wellas 3 other artists.
That's all for now, and rest assured, it won't be another 6 months till my next post.
See ya!
Mancpete
Friday, 29 October 2010
Sad news!
It's a sad day on Brick Lane! One of my all-time favourite pieces has been painted over! It''s a very unusual portrait of the revolutionary icon Che Guevara. I recently spoke to the artist - Osch - and asked him if the designs that make up his face were facial muscles and tendons. He said that he meant them to be stylised wrinkles, though he could see what I was getting at. Yesterday, I was walking down a street that I walk down everyday and looked at his usual spot to marvel at this piece as I usually do and there was a grey wall instead! I was nonplussed. I thought that Osch wouls make another painting. When I spoke to him later, he told me that it was another artist that was going to paint there whois his friend and he even asked permission.
I walked past again today and there was a new piece in it's stead (though as you know I can't take a pic as I am camera-less at the moment) of an artist whose work I have seen before but have not met as yet. I will take photos soon though and keep you posted on other new work in the Brick Lane area.
Here's the original piece in all its glory (click to enlarge)
Che by Osch, (formerly on) Redcurch St.
I walked past again today and there was a new piece in it's stead (though as you know I can't take a pic as I am camera-less at the moment) of an artist whose work I have seen before but have not met as yet. I will take photos soon though and keep you posted on other new work in the Brick Lane area.
Here's the original piece in all its glory (click to enlarge)
Che by Osch, (formerly on) Redcurch St.
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Mission Statement
This blog is about showing people around the world the wonderful artwork on the streets and in the galleries in the Brick Lane area of London, which I have extended to Aldgate in the south and Hoxton in the north.
Art should be free, that’s why graffiti and street-art are so important to me.
I am cynical about the “artworld” and attack its commercialism whenever and wherever I see fit.
If a gallery has the prices of the artists work next to the piece, this exhibition will not get a good review, no matter how good the work is.
I will strive to get into the head of an artist when I interview them and always ask about the price as a way of ascertaining whether they are in it for money and fame.
I will also ask them about the concept of pieces, and as much as I can about their methodology and technique.
I will report on art-related issues that appear in the press and online.
N.B. This list is not exhaustive, I will probably add more as I extend the blog.
mancpete
Art should be free, that’s why graffiti and street-art are so important to me.
I am cynical about the “artworld” and attack its commercialism whenever and wherever I see fit.
If a gallery has the prices of the artists work next to the piece, this exhibition will not get a good review, no matter how good the work is.
I will strive to get into the head of an artist when I interview them and always ask about the price as a way of ascertaining whether they are in it for money and fame.
I will also ask them about the concept of pieces, and as much as I can about their methodology and technique.
I will report on art-related issues that appear in the press and online.
N.B. This list is not exhaustive, I will probably add more as I extend the blog.
mancpete
Monday, 18 October 2010
First Thursday, Art Barter and Interview with Cédric Carré
Hey all! I haven't done anything here for over a month. As you may have read, my camera and blackberry were stolen a few weeks agon, then a second blackberry was stolen! And who said London was a nice place?
Well there is quite a lot to report and a new interview with Cédric Carré for your viewing pleasure! That, as usual, is at the end of the blog.
I will also be reporting on first Thusday 2 weeks ago and news of another exhibition opening last week.
On top of these, I will be reporting on a new concept called "Art Barter", which was held at Maurice Einhardt Neu gallery on Rechurch St. over the weekend.
This is an important time of year of the Arts in London as Frieze Fair is taking place at the moment. Go to http://www.frieze.com/ for more info
First up, over the last weekend I stumbled (quite literally, I was drunk!) into Art Barter at the Maurice Einhardt Neu gallery on Redchurch St. I immediately liked this because it was not just an exhibition, as implied by the name, this is a chance for mere mortals like me and you to obtain a piece of art for less than the astronomical prices asked for these days. Actually, according to the rules of Art Barter no money can change hands at all, people swap for items they feel are valuable, and the artists accepts the swap on what they feel is valuable to them. What a great concept!
Insecticide by Matt Collishaw at Art Barter
Read more at - http://www.artbarterlondon.co.uk
Below is an interview conducted with the artist Cédric Carré outside his exhibiton at the Gallery in Redchurch St. I won't write about it further as all my qusetions are in the interview, although below are quotes from the website of the gallery and from the organisers, Time Out's First Thursday.
French painter Cédric Carré is to make his UK debut this autumn at The Gallery In Redchurch Street. The exhibition consists of recent work from his Urban Landscapes series, which sees him document the urban periphery - that space which sits, undefined, between city and countryside. Depicting, in an almost literal sense, these no-mans lands, Carrés paintings are eerily absent of people, or any sign of their existence, bar the man-made objects that occupy them. The work seems to present an abandoned, perhaps even alien world, yet the repeated inclusion of these constructions allows us a sense of comfort that can only come from recognition. Pylons and industrial buildings all feature highly in the paintings. Not generally considered to be things of beauty, but with which we are all familiar, in Carrés hands they become worthy in their own right of aesthetic appreciation rather than just objects of necessity to contemporary living. Roads, another of Carrés favourite subjects, reassure us by offering an escape from these deserted non-places back to, or away from civilization - and a chance to follow those natural instincts towards society or into the freedom of isolation. Cédric Carré has shown widely throughout France and his work can be found in private collections and public galleries throughout Europe, including the Musée de la Piscine in Roubaix, which this summer acquired, and exhibits, a second piece of his work. With Urban Landscapes, his debut show in London this October, recognition of Carré as one of our most exciting and important contemporary artists is sure spread even farther.
www.carrecedric.fr
And here's what Time Out's First Thursday website had to say about the exhibition.
Cédric Carré - Urban Landscapes
05 Oct – 10 Oct 2010
Exhibition
Oil on canvas / Paper / Wood
50 Redchurch St
London E2 7DP
The Gallery in Redchurch Street
First Thursdays Late Opening, October 7, 6-9pm
French painter Cédric Carré is to make his UK debut this autumn at The Gallery in Redchurch Street. The exhibition consists of recent work from his ‘Urban Landscapes’ series, which sees him document the urban periphery - that space which sits, undefined, between city and countryside.
Depicting, in an almost literal sense, these ‘no-man’s lands’, Carré’s paintings are eerily absent of people, or any sign of their existence, bar the man-made objects that occupy them. The work seems to present an abandoned, perhaps even alien world, yet the repeated inclusion of these constructions allows us a sense of comfort that can only come from recognition.
www.firstthursdays.co.uk
Well there is quite a lot to report and a new interview with Cédric Carré for your viewing pleasure! That, as usual, is at the end of the blog.
I will also be reporting on first Thusday 2 weeks ago and news of another exhibition opening last week.
On top of these, I will be reporting on a new concept called "Art Barter", which was held at Maurice Einhardt Neu gallery on Rechurch St. over the weekend.
This is an important time of year of the Arts in London as Frieze Fair is taking place at the moment. Go to http://www.frieze.com/ for more info
First up, over the last weekend I stumbled (quite literally, I was drunk!) into Art Barter at the Maurice Einhardt Neu gallery on Redchurch St. I immediately liked this because it was not just an exhibition, as implied by the name, this is a chance for mere mortals like me and you to obtain a piece of art for less than the astronomical prices asked for these days. Actually, according to the rules of Art Barter no money can change hands at all, people swap for items they feel are valuable, and the artists accepts the swap on what they feel is valuable to them. What a great concept!
Insecticide by Matt Collishaw at Art Barter
Read more at - http://www.artbarterlondon.co.uk
Below is an interview conducted with the artist Cédric Carré outside his exhibiton at the Gallery in Redchurch St. I won't write about it further as all my qusetions are in the interview, although below are quotes from the website of the gallery and from the organisers, Time Out's First Thursday.
French painter Cédric Carré is to make his UK debut this autumn at The Gallery In Redchurch Street. The exhibition consists of recent work from his Urban Landscapes series, which sees him document the urban periphery - that space which sits, undefined, between city and countryside. Depicting, in an almost literal sense, these no-mans lands, Carrés paintings are eerily absent of people, or any sign of their existence, bar the man-made objects that occupy them. The work seems to present an abandoned, perhaps even alien world, yet the repeated inclusion of these constructions allows us a sense of comfort that can only come from recognition. Pylons and industrial buildings all feature highly in the paintings. Not generally considered to be things of beauty, but with which we are all familiar, in Carrés hands they become worthy in their own right of aesthetic appreciation rather than just objects of necessity to contemporary living. Roads, another of Carrés favourite subjects, reassure us by offering an escape from these deserted non-places back to, or away from civilization - and a chance to follow those natural instincts towards society or into the freedom of isolation. Cédric Carré has shown widely throughout France and his work can be found in private collections and public galleries throughout Europe, including the Musée de la Piscine in Roubaix, which this summer acquired, and exhibits, a second piece of his work. With Urban Landscapes, his debut show in London this October, recognition of Carré as one of our most exciting and important contemporary artists is sure spread even farther.
www.carrecedric.fr
And here's what Time Out's First Thursday website had to say about the exhibition.
Cédric Carré - Urban Landscapes
05 Oct – 10 Oct 2010
Exhibition
Oil on canvas / Paper / Wood
50 Redchurch St
London E2 7DP
The Gallery in Redchurch Street
First Thursdays Late Opening, October 7, 6-9pm
French painter Cédric Carré is to make his UK debut this autumn at The Gallery in Redchurch Street. The exhibition consists of recent work from his ‘Urban Landscapes’ series, which sees him document the urban periphery - that space which sits, undefined, between city and countryside.
Depicting, in an almost literal sense, these ‘no-man’s lands’, Carré’s paintings are eerily absent of people, or any sign of their existence, bar the man-made objects that occupy them. The work seems to present an abandoned, perhaps even alien world, yet the repeated inclusion of these constructions allows us a sense of comfort that can only come from recognition.
www.firstthursdays.co.uk
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