Street, contemporary and modern-art encounters

Interview with Arth Daniels

Last week ART-PIE went to see Arth Daniel’s first solo show – ‘Itsa Bitsa, Face and Bone’ at Stolen Space ( read the post here) and was impressed and excited by Arth’s new works and his completely new and fresh approach to portraiture. ART-PIE had the chance to get Arth to answer a few questions about his work and his current show. Read More  Read More

Dots : a Burning Candy film

A document filming and following the entire Burning Candy crew is being shot right now. Their Street Art is a familiar visual encounter on the walls of London and especially in East London and on Brick Lane. This movie is still being shot but the preview material is now ready to be shown to lucky people. Indeed, only a couple of sessions for about 12 guests each time will take place at 7pm on Tuesday May 4th and Thursday May 6th at Black Rat Projects so to get the chance to assist... Read More

Cargo bar : cocktails and street art

Cargo used to host these nights where graffiti artists were throwing their best pieces while you could calmly sipping your fine cocktails before exploding in a ‘whoaaaa’ that piece over there is nice. Great times. Read More  Read More

Now is ‘really’ time for Street Art at Black Rat

This is what of those shows that when you hear about them, the automatic and systematic next thing you do is to pencil that in your diary in a big font. Now’s The Time exhibition at Black Rat gallery is an impressive group show, a sort of retrospective of what Street Art has been in the past few years and what it will be for years to come: getting more and people liking it. Read More  Read More

Arth Daniels at Stolen Space: jigsawed faces

When I got into Stolen Space, I was immediately caught by the sense of freshness in Arth Daniel’s execution of the medium of oil paint – the large canvases stood right there on the walls, the colors were anything but attractive, the illustrations, some of you do not see very often. Read More  Read More

Tutorial: Acrylics on clothing by MWNYC (video)

Acrylics on clothing explains by MWNYC www.mileswickham.com Read More  Read More

Object-Culture: bridge for the launch of East End promise

A few days ago, I met the Paul Sakoilsky, the curator for Object-Culture, read the post here, the first of four pop up shows happening back to back throughout April and May 2010. Paul kindly sent the pictures below of the opening night (photos credits: Nick Ensing). This first show runs until the 25th April 2010. Three more shows will then follow - PRESS – a group show playing off the triple meaning of May Day opens on 6th May and runs until the 20th May BUNCH OF STARS... Read More

ROA is spraying the capital

As mentioned in my previous post about the ROA’s first solo exhibition in London, ROA is in London right now and has been dropping new pieces of his so recognizable black and white wildlife. Read More  Read More

Object-Culture: bringing cultures together

Object-Culture is the first pop up shows of a series of four which will happen back to back from now into May 2010 at Red Gallery on Rivington Street (London). ART-PIE went to see Paul Sakoilsky, the curator to find out more about it. ART-PIE: Can you tell our readers more about you? Paul Sakoilsky: I am an artist, a writer, a philosopher and I guess also a curator but I do not like using this word. I used to help out at the 30 Underwood Street Gallery back in the days, I mean... Read More

Tutorial: how to make a marker (video)

How to make a marker  Read More

ROA at Pure Evil gallery: raw

I have been going around London many times to try to snap up some street art and came across ROA’s stuff on several occasions. I knew little about the guy from Ghent (Belgium) and was therefore very keen on finding out more about him and his obsession with picturing large scale urban wildlife through his spray paint cans. I headed then to Pure Evil gallery for what I was pretty convinced would be something very different with most exhibitions I have seen so far this year.... Read More

Tutorial: acrylics and paint brush techniques by MWNYC (video)

Acrylics and paint brush techniques by MWNYC Read More  Read More

Kicks & canvas: lace’em up

Last time I went to see an exhibition with this sort of line-up, the Lock Up exhibition for those who would like to read about it, the stuff I saw was pretty good and would actually most probably please any one into stencils, spray paint or hip hop so I was pretty eager to get down to Zero Cool Gallery Read More  Read More

Usugrow at Stolen Space: meet hasadu

Inside Stolen Space and looking around Usugrow’s artwork and it is obvious to me: if you are into black and white with punk rock visuals such as skulls and roses, you may well forget the price tags and get the gallery staff to immediately stick up one of those red stickers next to your favorite piece. Read More  Read More

Time lapse: Plum oil painting by Jos van Riswick

Paint on acrylic skins Read More  Read More