Big Bang, Big Boom

New (ish) wall-painted animation by Blu. If you don't know about Blu, get to.

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

International Meeting of Styles 2010 - Highbury Studios

The list of artists involved in this monster burn up of Highbury Studios reads like an Interpol wanted list. This was a great event with a wicked mix of people; sick artists; good music and Jerk Chicken - Bang!

Events like this can do a lot of good for the the misinformed about exactly who is doing graffiti in 2010. The answer is - a lot of different people. There were business men who hold down high powered jobs and bomb on the weekends; art students majoring in street art on their MA courses; old school train wreckers turned freelance commercial artists and all sorts (even a girl writer - no lie).

This was definitely the face-washed and church-clothed side of graffiti culture that, in truth, very few people have a problem with. What was interesting about this event was that it allowed the public to talk to writers and hear them defend the crappy tags and bus shelter throw ups that get Daily Mail readers so incensed. One artist, speaking to the parents of a teenage boy who had brought his black book along, advised they encourage him to tag as much as possible to develop his control of the pen or can and to experiment with his own repertoire of lines that are the essence of an artist's style and skill.

These arguments are refreshing to hear and more so when they are articulated by respectable adults who earn a good positive living from decorating and beautifying society for the enjoyment of all who pass by.

Enjoys the pix - peaCe

La Alta is at it again...

New film (yes, I mean FILM) from my Dominican sister La Alta. This piece requires some time to get into but it is worth the endeavour as there are some really beautiful moments.

Props to you girl!

peaCe

Just another case of that old HPA 2.0

This is the other side of the trailer I posted yesterday. I'm not feeling this one so much, especially the dodgy pink outline on the letters but the contrast between the blue and purple wasn't sufficient to read easily and I had a limited palette with me. Still it looks better than it did in white!

peaCe

Just another case of that old HPA

Another HPA piece done today while it was blowing a gale. I ended up with a bit of extra shimmer on my face than I was planning!

Grand Central *New Mixtape* FREENESS

New hype from Mr Drastick and Kinetik aka Grand Central to accompany their new free mixtape. If this track is anything to go by expect a collection of mature, honest and reflective verses weaving through jazzy, yesteryear production. This is a tight outfit (pause) with a heavy sound, check for this.

Download the mixtape God Loves Grinders Vol.I from the Grand Central website here.

New Painting

Here's pics of 3 new paintings I've been working on and some older ones I have recently photographed. The new pieces are a mix of spraypaint, inks and acrylic. The first 2 are actually on opposite sides of the same piece of plywood, so selling them (or even displaying them) would be interesting. The third is a remix of an older painting that I was unhappy with. The orange and pink of the original composition can be seen in the fill of the new lettering. The fourth is painted on a roadworks sign that was knocking about my estate for that bit too long to leave alone. The fifth and sixth pictures are of a piece I did on my old water tank. Originally one of a pair, the other half is installed in a friend's garden near Brighton. Hope you enjoy them and feel free to comment/bid on all of them. peaCe

Quiet Storm.

Lumber.

Invade.

OLDER PIECES

Warning.

Tank #2.

Tank #2.

It's Yours.