20.7.09

A BREAK IN COMMUNICATIONS

I have decided to have a break from all things artbleat related so no blog,flickr,twitter,forum etc for the while.
Take care and thanks for your interest.
P.S.
Look out for the pam glew crunchburger prints over at red propeller (if they happen) they are lovely.

19.7.09

JASON THIELKE AT DAVID B SMITH

Denver’s David B. Smith Gallery is currently hosting a stunning new show by Jason Thielke. It officially opens this weekend, but you can check out the online preview now at David B Smith Gallery.

18.7.09

BANKSY PLEASE LOVE ME

I have uploaded some photos onto the artbleat flickr from the Please Love Me -10 Years of Banksy show in Covent Garden, London.
You need to maybe go along if you are local and make your own mind up about this show, for me it was a chance to see in the flesh some of the work I had only seen in books or on websites, and is now in private hands hidden away.
Worth the entrance fee if nothing else.
Please Love Me is on show at The Flower Cellars, WC2E 7BN and will run until Saturday 25th July. It is open from 10.00am – 8.00pm and is free entry.

16.7.09

DOC READY AND WAITING

DOC has dropped the 3rd print in as many weeks at his Online Shop titled Ready & Waiting this little beauty is a Giclee Print on 100% cotton 390gsm archival Canvas Stretched on to a Chunky 3.8cm Deep edged frame.
Each print is hand embellished with acrylic paint.
Measuring up at 8"x 8"/20cm x 20cm
In an edition of only 20, this is signed & numbered and comes with a DOC COA.
£25 plus £3 for UK shipping.

ANARCHY IN THE UK MR BRAINWASH

As Mr Brainwash is edging nearer to his London show he drops another London based print (or just another classic rock photo with the word London stenciled down the side)
Anarchy In The U.K. is a screen print and stenciled spray paint on cream colored archival art paper.
Measuring up at 22 x 30 inches and is signed and numbered by the artist.
In an edition of 100.
$100 plus $30 for UK shipping
On sale now at Mr. Brainwash’s website.

13.7.09

KNIT THE CITY

I saw some of this around the London a few weeks ago and now I know who is behind it Knit the City have been adding a touch of colour to street objects that you usually walk past without a second look. (Could this be Legal Graffiti) This made me smile so I thought I would share it
London Phone box


On the BBC

11.7.09

SABER PRINTS AT JETSET GRAFFITI

Saber has a print titled Triptych at Jetset Graffiti available in 3 colours and priced per print and not in the set as the name may suggest.
Jetset say:
"We’re honored to put out another bad-ass print with Saber. Today we’ve got an incredible new set of extremely limited prints for sale by this master writer; one of the true legends of modern graffiti and street art"
Here are the details:
Artist: Saber AWR/MSK
Title: “Triptych” (Red Version, Gray Version, and Purple Version)
Size: 22″ x 22.5″
Description: 7 Color Hand-Pulled Serigraph with Metallic Ink and Spot Varnish over the “Saber” tag.
Edition of 40 each signed and numbered by the artist
Cost: $60 plus shipping

10.7.09

DAVE KINSEY DUALITY


Duality by Dave Kinsey will drop sometime today July 10th
This new print measures up at 24" X 18" and is a three color screen print.
In an edition of 140
You can pick one up at BLK/MRKT as usual.

9.7.09

GUSTAVO ORTIZ AT PURE EVIL

Metamorphosis is a solo-show by Gustavo Ortiz, opening tonight at the Pure Evil Gallery in London.
The beautifully written press release is here to enjoy:
"Influenced by colonial art as well as native indigenous artistic practices, Gustavo Ortiz’s paintings are distinctly Latin American in their hybrid blend of both European and South American heritage. Using collage as his primary medium, Ortiz combines the whimsical elements of Naïve art with the unexpected juxtapositions of Surrealism – creating a wonderful atmosphere of surprise, charm, and simplicity.
Metamorphosis is the artist’s fist solo-show outside Argentina. He explains the show as "A careful description of the world, when our human prototypes went through a complete change of physical form and substance..."
The viewer will be taken on a journey through Ortiz’s bold universe populated by disproportionate human figures, animals, and objects, that tightly occupy reduced imaginary landscapes. While Ortiz’s paintings draw on the native myths and legends of Latin America, they also posses a decorative quality and tactile texture of the compositions that resonate with traces of indigenous art and craft.
“The strong use of colour and the patterns of clearly defined shapes afforded by the medium of collage give an air of childlike naivety and understated humour to my paintings which offer narratives of the wonder and enchantment of human experience.” states Gustavo Ortiz."
Got all that? Ok then I will see you down there, with any luck I hope to have some images up on the artbleat flickr later tonight


8.7.09

PRINT CLUB LONDON BLISTERS PRINTS NOW ONLINE

The remaining prints from the Secret Blisters show at Print Club London are all available now.
At the very tasty price of only £35 each you can pick up a Cept, Agent Provocateur, Jon Burgerman or Rugman print. There are 53 artists involved and most of them are still available, however the Pure Evil, Eine and Sweet Toof, are all long gone.

VHILS AT LAZ: PHOTOS

I finally got over to the Scratching The Surface show at Laz with my trusty camera. The show featuring Vhils aka Alexandre Farto runs between 3rd July and 1st August at the new LAZ gallery in Rathbone Place London. Get down and have a look and the installations before they are pulled down.

More images HERE at the artbleat flickr


6.7.09

KNOW HOPE + RETENA AT PAPERWORKS

Paperworks Lab have 2 new prints out this week.
The first is by Retena
Titled Nino Perdido
3 Color Full Bleed Screen print,
Metallic Black, Metallic silver,and Metallic Red
Printed on Arches 310 gsm 100% cotton archival paper.
Dimensions: 22 x 30 Inches.
Edition of 50 Signed, Numbered, and embossed by the Artist
Starting at $60 + S&H and apparently the price will rise as they sell
The 2nd print from paperworks is by Know Hope and will be dropping on Friday
Titled: What We Did To Get By
6 Color Screen print, Black, gold, red, white, green and brown with hand finishing and spray paint
Printed on heavy stock chipboard
Measuring up at 24" X 18"
Edition of 20
Signed, numbered, and embossed by the artist
Cost: $200 plus shipping

EINE IN L.A. PRINT, SHOW AND STREET WORK

Ben Eine is in L.A. at the moment with a show of new work opening Thursday 9th at the Carmichael Gallery. To accompany the show Carmichael have released a new screen print titled Scandal.
This is a Silk Screen on Archival Paper.
In an edition of 50 Signed and Numbered
Measuring up at 20" X 28" (71cm X 71cm)
Cost is $250 plus shipping.
To get your hands on one of these you need to contact mailto:art@carmichaelgallery.com


Eine has also been out and about in Los Angeles over the past few nights painting his classic letters on storefront shutters around West Hollywood. Here are some examples of his work on La Brea and Melrose Avenues for more of the same have a look over HERE at the Carmichael Gallery flickr site.

2.7.09

BRP WAYS OF SEEING

I have posted some more photos from the Show at the artbleat Flickr HERE

MR BRAINWASH DROPS THE KING OF POP


Congratulations to Mr Brainwash who leads the way in showing that you really can make money out of any old tosh.
The King Of Pop
Screen print and stenciled spray paint on textured archival art paper, with reflective silver paint.
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Edition of 250.
Measuring up at: 22" x 30"
Costing: Sold Out
Mr Brainwash has a show over here in the UK sometime around August-September.

1.7.09

VANDALOG GUEST BLOGGERS


While you are blog hopping around the internet tonight have a look over at Vandalog while the landlord has gone away there are some very interesting guest bloggers including Gaia, Elisa Carmichael and Tanley Wong the Co-Founder of Arrested Motion. Including a review of the Invader/ WK Interact show at the Jonathan Levine Gallery (stolen photo above from Arrested Motion)

THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

BRISTOL
Friend & Co host Sainty at their Gloucester Road Gallery on Thursday 2nd to 23rd July. The press release reads:
If you are anywhere near Bristol, England this Thursday night (2nd July) then come down and see our new show! It stars SAINTY from Bristol's magnificent WHAT COLLECTIVE... There'll be new original pieces, prints and a T-Shirt! So come along and see the new work, stand in the street and drink beer (almost definitely in the sun!)

LONDON
Black Rat Press have their Ways of Seeing show opening on Thursday night, featuring the talents of Matt Small, Swoon and Brian Adam Douglas(aka Elbow-Toe)
I should be able to sneak into this one and grab some photos I will post some images up on the Artbleat Flickr tomorrow'ish

Stolen Space have their summer group show opening with a private view on Thursday night, this will also see the launch of 3 ltd prints from Word to Mother, Chloe Early and Kai & Sunny.