CRASH: homage to JG Ballard at Gagosian gallery
Giant Triple Mushroom by Carsten Holler You could not say no to an exhibition where you would get to see pieces from artists such as Andy Warhol and Ed Ruscha without having to hop between venues across town, well you do not have to do that anymore – CRASH: homage to JG Ballard is that exhibition. Go now. Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, big names on the menu as well as a good bunch of younger artists Glenn Brown or Jenny Saville. You look at the leaflet handed... Read More
Exit through the gift shop: a Banksy movie
This is the movie everybody is talking about right now and whoever is behind the promotion of it is just very clever. We are at the Sundance Film Festival last month in the United States. No mention at all about the movie in the official programme but rather a very late announcement a few days before the start of the festival and there you had it: speculation and expectation leading to the sort of buzz that makes people queuing up hours before the screening. I expect the same... Read More
Time lapse: red sky and clouds by Tim Gagnon (acrylics)
Time lapse of Tim Gagnon landscape painting red Sky and clouds Read More Read More
‘Brushes’ iPhone app: painting at the touch of your finger
If you read my post about digital painting, you may have got that ART-PIE believes in the ‘get your hands dirty’ approach when it comes to make art. Get your brushes, pencils, spray paint cans, anything and everything and get physical with the whole lot to get that unique feeling of satisfaction when finally the idea that was stuck in your head for a while is now right there in front of you and ready to be seen by others. Read More Read More
Augustine Kofie at White Walls
A Group Show – Never A Dull Moment Curated by iO Wright at White Walls, San Francisco is now underway and I wish I could jump on the plane right now and go and enjoy it with my own eyes. The collective of artists have all got a graffiti art background and have been asked to continously create and express themselves and they have been using all sort of mediums: short film, sculpture, installation, … everything and anything is on display here. Read More Read More
Tutorial: graffiti techniques by MWNYC (video)
The guys at www.mileswickham.com explain some of the fundamental graffiti techniques. Read More
Chris Bracey: the neon man
When I was told about that exhibition – the ‘neon man”, I did not know whether my mate was making a joke or whether there was really something going on but still I had no idea what it could have been all about until I went on to the Spine TV website and find out about Chris Bracey and Bill Elwood: the neon men. Read More Read More
The Lock Up exhibition: just what I like
I knew I would not be disappointed when I heard about the Lock Up exhibition and disappointed I wasn’t, oh no, I was overwhelmed. By the way, that event happened last year (20th Nov till 10th Dec 2009), yes I know it is a bit late to report on it but I never got round to do it before today… But keep reading, those artists are just phenomenal. Read More Read More
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