Although Iv’e been updating the image galleries regularly, It’s been a while since Iv’e posted some news so here’s a round up of the new year so far…
The tail end of 2011 saw me complete a few interior commissions that can be viewed via the new ‘COMMISSIONS’ section on the site. Expect this section to grow as I hunt down images from a backlog of CD’s and USB sticks…
‘The Field’ offices in Shoreditch…
As far as personal work goes, Iv’e kicked off the year with a series of large character work…
The guys at Peach Properties were cool enough to let me paint the outside of their building on Redchurch street at the end of Brick Lane. I decided to paint comething a bit cheeky without going overboard as It’s a pretty public spot. A few passers by demanded nipples on the female character although I ended up playing it safe. Maybe I’ll paint an uncensored version on canvas at some point.
Cool night shot courtesy of Advers Media…
Stockwell…
(Jasik to my left whose long been a fan of the emulsion fill)
Alexandra Palace…
Southbank…
And last but not least, a recent quick ‘OTAKU’ piece along side my buddy ‘Achoe’…
So here are several walls I’ve painted over the last month purely for fun and in an attempt to get some large scale stuff done before the short winter days really start to set in here in the UK.
On the 8th of October, Holloway held It’s 2nd ‘Meeting Of Styles’ event in London. Over the course of 2 days, a housing estate designated it’s walls to be painted by some of the best aerosol/graffiti artists from the UK and abroad. The walls will be on display for a year with any luck. For those interested in reading more about the event, visit Meeting of Styles
I was given a much larger and more horizontal sketch than anticipated and so ended up heavily adapting my initial sketch to work with the size. Iv’e always been inspired by the imagery from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and have dropped a few walls of recent containing characters from the film/book. I decided to paint a giant Mad Hatter (looking a little bit worse for wear). I think artists are all a bit mad so his inclusion in my work is not without meaning. Here are a few progress shots courtesy of some passers by leading up to the finished piece…
Last week, I decided to paint a tall spot of Great Eastern street which is fast becoming and internationally recognised spot for artists to showcase their work. I made this one up as I went along, again picking out characters from Alice in Wonderland and creating a narrative of sorts whilst trying to work a decent composition. This is also an example of a recent painting technique Iv’e adopted requiring doing my best not to outline any shapes and instead relying on precise colour combinations to reflect forms…
The following day, I received a call to let me know that Dabs and Myla were in town from LA and had been given the front of ‘Mother/333′ club to paint alongside Remi/Rough and whether I wanted to paint one of the walls myself. I accepted the challenge and invited by friends and fellow crew mates Jasik and Ekons down to join me on our designated space. Below are the reults. Thanks to Mark from Hooked blog for some of the photos…
I had a busy fume filled weekend and thought I’d share the results. On Saturday I painted at the ‘Whitecross street Party’ for the 2nd year running, deciding to decorate the 8 x 8ft space provided with a homage of sorts to Betty Boop, or at least her skull mounted on an ice cream cone (It makes sense to me!)
I was lucky enough to turn up early and find a great spot next to my good friend ‘DEP’. We’ve painted together a few times now and think our styles compliment each other pretty well…I look forward to more collaborations in the future.
Sunday started early with a hired car down to Ashford,Kent alongside JASIK,GFUNK and PUNISH for fellow crew member ATCH’s ‘CREATE’ graffiti jam. 90minutes of Magic FM later we arrived to find a spot worth every 80’s power ballad.
I decided to drop one of my ‘OTAKU’ pieces, bringing 2 sketches with me with a plan to combine elements of both into the piece.
It’s not often I remember to document the process of painting and although this is far from a detailed analysis, here’s my initial outline on the wall…
Jasik sketch up…
Gfunk sketch up
A cricket.
Colouring in big stylised letters...
Here’s one I made earlier…
Our crew’s finished pieces, from left to right – ATCH – OTAKU – JASIK – GFUNK
Thanks to ATCH for securing a great spot and hosting a great jam (not to mention pulling off his best piece in my opinion). Shouts to all in attendance. Looking forward to the next one…
So last month, Cypher project opened the doors of their first exhibition/event in London at the ‘Village Underground’ in Shoreditch. Myself and the other artists were asked to create an original piece of artwork for the show entitled ‘Magic Zoo’ as well as exclusive new designs for prints and Tshirts to be made available on the night and subsequently via their website.
We started on the morning of the launch day outside the venue where I painted a wall with friends and contributing artists Tizer and Dep and Belin from Spain whose work I’ve admired for a while. With no real time to plan anything to complex, we locked heads and sketches and managed to knock out the following wall in about 5 hours…
Big thanks to Justin at 303db for the filming and video…
Inside, the guys did a great job of hanging all the work…
Here’s my piece for the show, entitled ‘Magic Zoo’ after the show. It’s the first time Iv’e used the medium of crayons in a painting. Currently available for purchase via the Cypher website.
It’s response was so positive that I decided to get some affordable A3 prints created of the image which will be available soon via pop-up projects
Here is my Tshirt and print design for the show entitled ‘War Bound’, available as a colour print or B/W tshirt via their site.
