DJ Fat Tony and Ed Worley aka Opake come clean at East London exhibition Church Halls & Broken Biscuits debuts at Quantus Gallery from April 26th-May 20th. The collaboration came about from Opake and DJ Fat Tony's shared experiences and is a tongue-in-cheek look at recovery. With the exhibition, they aim to raise enough funds via the auction of their halo piece to a person or people to treatment and on the road to a better life.
Today we explore the beef between two legendary graffiti artists, Banksy & King Robbo and its tragic end.
Urban Artist Julien Malland became Seth Globepainter in the 90s when he began to paint in the streets of Paris. Looking to open doors to people’s unconsciousness, their youth and their dreams, Malland’s works feature a reoccurring theme of childhood. Seth travels the world, collaborating with local artists to highlight their traditional practices and exchange ideas. Drawing inspiration from his surroundings, he incorporates cultural elements into his art and turns the children into messengers of his investigations. Malland says he puts his characters into difficult social, political or geographical contexts to raise awareness on said issues around the world. 'Rabbit Hole' is located in Le Mans, France. It took Seth and 5 assistants 3 weeks to realise this beautiful, anamorphic artwork.
Based in Vienna, Manuel Skirl is a one of a kind street artist who creates organic structures of black and blue lines around the world. You can find his work at sites such as the Walled Off Hotel in Palestine, Thailand, Indonesia, the U.S.A, Russia and the UK.
Underdogs Gallery is proud to present “André Azul", a solo exhibition by André Saraiva in Lisbon, Portugal.
A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Featuring extensive interviews conducted by Basquiat's friend, filmmaker Tamra Davis, the production reveals how he dealt with being a black artist in a predominantly white field. The film also explores Basquiat's rise in the art world, which led to a close relationship with Andy Warhol, and looks at how the young painter coped with acclaim, scrutiny and fame.
A short film following ‘XXXX’ a South American graffiti writer, during his time traveling in Europe. ‘XXXX’ ruminates on the risks and rewards of his chosen lifestyle as we follow him underground on a tense mission to paint a metro. Two weeks after making this film ‘XXXX’ was arrested and deported… The only free cheese is in a mousetrap.
Catch an interview with graffiti artist Nychos as he brings his distinctive style to a mural of SpongeBob SquarePants for the main conference room of Nick Animation.
Drawing from his art, what goes on inside the racing mind of NYCHOS belies any serenity his peaceful exterior may convey. The Austrian artist specializes in painting and illustration, using highly colorful, often dissected figures as expressions of his imagination. NYCHOS points this motif to his family background in hunting, an early childhood experience that has since grown into one of the more graphic styles today. Hypebeast got the opportunity to sit down with the artist to discuss early influences, evolving away from working with acrylic to work with spray paint, and more. Viewers will even get a look at a custom illustration made for Hypebeast in this installment of Pen & Paper.
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Underdogs Gallery is proud to present “André Azul", a solo exhibition by André Saraiva in Lisbon, Portugal.