A new street art installation by K-Guy appeared early this morning …. love it!
K-Guy Strikes Again
June 24, 2009 by artelgalleryWin A Portrait Painted By Artist Vincent Brown
June 15, 2009 by artelgalleryBristol based Artist Vincent Brown is a multi award winning artist who produces figurative art relating to the human form, predominately the painted portrait. His work has won him much acclaim and has been exhibited at some of the most prestigious portrait exhibitions in recent years, including the BP Portrait Awards and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
Vincent has very generously offered a raffle prize in support of the cause GetDringMobile, who are currently raising funds to purchase a fully adapted vehicle for friend Mike Dring who broke his neck in a road traffic accident in 1996, which left him confined to a wheelchair. Such a vehicle will allow Mike to drive independently whilst remaining in his wheelchair. The the winner will have their very own portrait painted by Vincent, whose work is phenomenal, his paintings have sold for up to £7k so this truly is an amazing prize.
Tickets are £5 each and can be purchased by using the paypal button on the how to give page of the GetDringMobile blog at http://getdringmobile.wordpress.com, please ensure that you state the payment is for raffle tickets, the number that you wish to purchase and your name and address under the “instructions to seller” option. Alternatively you can send a cheque made payable to Get Dring Mobile to GetDringMobile c/o 28a Royal Road, Mangotsfield, Bristol, BS16 9DQ again please ensure that you include your name and address.
There is no maximum number of tickets, good luck.
Here are some examples of Vincents commissioned portraiture, to see more of Vincents work please visit www.vincentbrown.co.uk
Glostonbury 26th – 28th June
June 11, 2009 by artelgalleryThis was a great event last year, so if your not doing the wallowing about in a muddy field in Somerset then give this ago.
Once again we are closing the road alongside the pub and are hosting Glos-tonbury (Gloucester Road’s answer to Glastonbury) – with live Music, Graffiti, Skateboarding, and Breakdancing.
On the Friday night we have First Degree Burns throwing us into the party mode ready for the weekend. £3 entry, doors 8pm, bar til 1am.
On the Saturday – Midday-6pm…
We have… music from:
DJs: Skint, Rogue, Awkward, Ben One, Mr Fantastic
- Playing summer party beats and lots of Hip-Hop to keep the skaters rolling and the Breakers breakin.
We have… live breakdancing from the Bristol B-boy/B-girl convention. Competition heats throughout the day.
We have… the Golden Lion half-pipe being skated by some of Bristol’s finest. Best trick competition throughout the day.
We have… live Graffiti from:
Lokey, Mr Jago, China Mike, RichT, Ghostboy, Dicey (painting a van), 2Keen, 3rd Eye, Mr Riks, Mad Mao, Awkward, and many more
We also have… Clothing stalls from:
Avalaan, Dutty Girl, Butchi & Gosmos and Zedhead
Plus… a BBQ, selling burgers.
Then in the evening from 7pm we close all that down and bring the party inside (so as not to piss the neighbours off) where we will have live music from:
Vertebrae - http://www.myspace.com/vertebrae
and
Scubaroots - http://www.myspace.com/scubaroots
£3 entry from 7pm, bar til 1am.
Then, on Sunday, in the evening, we are going to host our first charity art auction – Off the Record, there will be 40 12″ records that have been decorated (painted, graffed, drawn on, etc) by 40 of Bristol’s finest artists including all the Glos-tonbury artists plus:
Cheo, Haka, Adam Mclevey, Mick Hockney, Soker, Andy Council, Phil Harvey, Paris, Lulu, Blythe Pepino, Hugo Fat, Jon5, and many more
We’ve got music from Fuzia - http://www.myspace.com/fuziabristol
It’s free entry, but please bring lots of money for the auction as it all goes to the Mind charity – which is a very good cause. Bar til midnight”.
Without You Baby There Ain’t No Us
June 10, 2009 by artelgallery
There is a great project taking place at the Scope Art Fair in Basel this week.
Without You Baby There Ain’t No Us, is a project from Swiss Artists Admir Jahic and Comenius Roethlisberger (The Invisible Heroes). The project has been exhibited in NY, Miami, Kuwait and following Basel, shows are scheduled for Paris, Hamburg and LA before the end of the year. Each exhibition employs a different research and selection criteria.
At the Scope Art Fair, the pair speaks of crisis by referring to passion and absurd commitment to a joyous idea, by recreating 604 rendered frames from the video Star Wars kid, which has experienced more than 13 million views on YouTube. All 604 will be on display at the Scope Art Fair in Basel as of Monday June 8th, 2009.
Project Details:
In an attempt to disrupt the haphazard collection of archived videos that YouTube has become, artist duo Comenius Roethlisberger and Admir Jahic transformed the visual (and virtual) language of “broadcasting” into a physical medium by producing illustrations on heavy handmade paper and recreating virtual references by allowing elemental art materials to do what they do best and add to the confusion.
Each drawing is 21 inches x 31 inches / 56cm x 76cm and based on a rendered freeze-frame, complete with video title, user ratings and number of views.
The resulting collection is both distressing and humorous in its ability to highlight our often vulgar predilections.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07A8eDoCD6U
Watch this sequence of 604 drawings, download project descriptions, artist info and hi – res images at:
You can view work and installations from previous exhibitions of this project at:
TEMWA – Art For Africa 23/04/09
April 16, 2009 by artelgallery
Art For Africa event flyer.
After a successful event in July 2008, Temwa is back with: ‘Art for Africa’ Street Art Auction.
Featuring some of Bristol’s world-renowned street artists, this exciting event will raise money for Temwa’s sustainable community-based projects in Malawi, Africa…
And if that wasn’t enough, revellers will also be entertained by classic soul, funk and hiphop from the Monster Piece DJs and The Disco Two.
Entry is free and raffle tickets cost just £1.00 each….
All art works has been donated and it is only through the generosity of our supporting artists that we are able to organise what will be an exceptional evening. Remember, 100% of proceeds raised will go directly to Temwa.
About Temwa:
Temwa’s objective is to help build a sustainable future for the people of Malawi through community-based projects. Temwa is working with the people of Malawi, enabling them to become self sufficient and giving them hope for their families’ futures.
For more information about Temwa please visit www.temwa.org
A WORD FROM CLEAN
April 9, 2009 by artelgallerySARAH COCKINGS AND ALICE HODGE (aka CLEAN) WOULD LIKE TO CLEAN A FEW THINGS UP!
Sorry your homework has lead you up the garden path ….. We are not associated with the group THE CLEAN COLLECTIVE who caused the damage to Banksy’s work.
The confusion has arisen from the ‘Appropriate Media’ website being registered to The Clean Collective….
We (Alice Hodge and Sarah Cockings) are a collective called simply …. ‘CLEAN’
Thank you for taking such an interest in our work however we are not in anyway connected to the self proclaimed culprits ‘Appropriate Media’.
MILD MILD WEST DEFACED
April 7, 2009 by artelgalleryMILD MILD WEST DEFACEMENT
“Over the last 24 hours a huge storm has blown up in Bristol over the (attempted) defacing of Banksy’s infamous ‘Mild Mild West’ piece on Stokes Croft by a group calling themselves Appropriate Media. Internet chat on local graffiti forums suggests that The Clean Collective (whose work we sell) are somehow linked to this action; an allegation that we are looking into. It seems unlikely, however, that there is any connection between the two groups, not least because the two individuals alleged to be involved are currently not even in the UK. Furthermore it would be extremely odd if The Clean Collective shared the same vehemently anti-graffiti ethos as Appropriate Media, in light of their links with us and – by implication – our roster of street artists. We will keep you posted with any further developments as they occur.”
CRIMES OF PASSION
March 17, 2009 by artelgalleryIf you only get to one exhibition this year, make it this one at the Royal West Of England Academy in Bristol, a major show of new work by the city’s best known and most successful graffiti and street artists and is the first show of its kind in the city since the Arnolfini’s groundbreaking 1985 show, Graffiti Art.
Celebrating Bristols rich and diverse contemporary scene, which has nurtured many of the UK’s most successful graffiti and street artists, including 3D, Inkie, Banksy, Nick Walker, Sickboy and TCF Crew, and continues to be a breeding ground for a wealth of exceptional creative talent.
We have been lucky enough to have visited the venue to watch the work being thrown up and it is going to be a killer of a show. It opens on Friday night and and is open for 6 weeks so get along.
69 Show Opens
March 11, 2009 by artelgalleryThe hard work paid off. After another frantic day of hanging the doors have finally opened to Bristol’s newest Gallery.
The art and the space were very well received and the venue was busy all evening, music played and beer flowed. In neighbouring units there were cyclists, live art and a burlesque fan dancer so plenty for all too see.
The show is open for the next 6 weeks so if you couldn’t make it last night there is still a chance to catch the show at 131-133 Wilder Street, St Pauls, Bristol open Wednesday – Saturday 11am to 7pm and Sunday 11am – 4 pm.
A big thanks to everybody that worked so hard in making this show possible, all the artists, Paul, Anabel, Sean Phil, Sam, Damian, Red Bull and to everybody that showed up and those that plan to.
More photos of the night and the run up to the show can be seen on the artelgallery flickr.
