Eelus 'The Colour Out Of Space' Show Photographs

"Well, after 6 months of blood, sweat and tears my debut London show. ‘The Colour Out Of Space’ finally opened it’s doors on Thursday and what a night it was. The space seemed to fill up almost immediately with a really good mix of people who all seemed to be having a good time and enjoying the work, I really couldn’t have asked for more. The free Mojitos flowed and from what I hear made quite a few people suffer the following morning, myself included. Thanks so much to everyone who came over and said hello especially my art bruv Mark from ‘Up The Arts’ who patiently helped get the show looking as good as it did, and my three awesome assistants Em, Em and Ali who kept the show running so smoothly. I’ll be here running the show every day from 11-6:30pm until Sunday so if you’re in the area come over and say hello. Until then, here’s a few photos of the show courtesy of Wallkandy and Butterfly from Juxtapoz."

You can view and buy the remaining available paintings and prints (if any) at my website.

'The Colour Out Of Space' Blackall Studios, 73 Leonard St, London.

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The Swimming Cities Is Off To India To Travel The Ganges

One of our all-time favorite projects, The Swimming Cities, is going to India to sail down The Ganges. This incredible floating artist collective includes all forms of creative minds (including the likes of Jux favorites Swoon, Imminent Disaster, and more) manning boats all the way to India for the Kumbh Mela festival, the largest human gathering on the planet. To help the Swimming Cities crew get to India, they will be hosting a Fundraiser Art Auction this Friday, March 5th in New York. Participating artists include: Swoon, Tom Beale, Imminent Disaster, Tod Seelie, Ben Mortimer, Ben Wolf, Ero, Andrew Poneros, Tony Bones, Jeff Stark, Isaac Aden, Ariel Campos, Greg Henderson, Doyle S Huge, Leslie Stern, Lopi LaRoe, Katelan Foisey, Iris Lasson, Spy, Sarah Atler, Matt Curtis, Petric Seeley, Zev David Deans, Elizabeth Bentley, Hannah Mishin, Orien McNeill, Ksenija, Angie Kang, Ben Devoe, Czak Tucker, Heather Jones, Noah Sparks, Porter Fox, Tim Treason, A’yen Tran, Dan Sabau, Virginia Reath, Clair Huntington, Kara Blossom, and Martina Mrongovious. They will be unveiling an 18′ x 8′ hand crafted stainless steel catamaran powered by a motorcycle driven paddle wheel, and help us raise money for the remaining four. To read more about Swimming Cities and the new Ocean of Blood Project in India.

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About SWIMMING CITIES:

Swimming Cities is a diverse group of artists, builders, and performers who come together each year and embark on a challenging large-scale project. Originally united through the international artist Swoon, the group traces its roots to the DIY raft project on the Mississippi River, the “Miss Rockaway Armada.” Taking a new waterway each year our projects create a vivid community of artists floating into towns to present an interactive environment which encompasses art, sculpture, music and performance. The uncommon talents of our members interact in an organic design process in a unique form of living art. Our previous projects include The Swimming Cities Of Switchback Sea on the Hudson River for Deitch Projects and The Swimming Cities Of Serenissima across the Adriatic Sea for the Venice Biennale.

For the Swimming Cities upcoming project, they will construct a fleet of small sculptural river craft at the foothills of the Himalayas, in a cultural exchange with local South Asian artists and artisans. The hand-crafted boats will traverse the Ganges River from Kanpur to the holy city of Varanasi stopping at towns and villages along the way to meet locals and commission crafted embellishments for the boats in the local styles. Upon arrival in Varanasi the boats will merge together into a great floating island stage. In collaboration with local artists and musicians they will produce a performance inspired by their adventure and the immense cultural history of the Ganges.

Electrik Sheep 'Handiedan', 'Eelus', 'Prefab77' + 'Ludo' Upcoming Show

This sounds dope! Wish I was in the U.K. this week!

JR 'Women are Heroes' Mural Installation Video

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Awesome video showing the making of a monster mural by artist JR in Paris France.

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Mr Brainwash 'Icons' New York Show Photos

(All Images © Jeff Newman/TheArtCollectors)

Mr. Brainwash – Icons
Opening Reception: Feb 14, 3pm
415 W. 13th Street
NY, NY 10014



Mr Brainwash Interview About Upcoming NYC 'Icons' Art Show

Banksy filmed him, Berlusconi has collected his work, and Shepard Fairey called him 'awesome, infuriating, almost impossible to define.' The he in question is Mr. Brainwash aka Thierry Guetta. The exuberant, French, chain-smoking, paint-splattered chatterbox whose street-meets-Pop art is, like any good hyperbole, larger than life. We visited with MBW in the 15,000 square foot warehouse in the Meatpacking District in New York for his solo show that will open this weekend. 

'Icons: Part One' is a loose collection of portraiture divided into several groups; the series depict fashion designers, artists, models, and most cleverly, 'geniuses', technology gurus like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Biz Stone who Mr. Brainwash asserts will 'change the world' and become icons of the future. Another section features variations on the cover art Brainwash designed for Madonna’s greatest hits album Celebration. Apart from the screenprinted and painted canvases replicated ad nauseum on the walls of the gallery space, MBW has assembled some immensely-scaled installation pieces that are irrepressible, bright ‘n’ shiny emblems of an artist having fun with his work. Spinning off a motoscooter piece from his last LA show Life is Beautiful is a yellow taxicab encased in a giant plastic package like a Matchbox car. (The artist Googled cab vendors and found one in Harlem who customized the vehicle in three days, right down to specific signage and decals.) A gigantic paint can — a common image in Brainwash’s oeuvre — is tipped over, spilling paint through grates in the floor down to the basement level, where a 12-foot-tall boombox is propped across from a giant dangling keychain.

Taking on such colorful, Pop-laced iconography draws inevitable comparisons, not the least of which to Andy Warhol. Though he couldn’t really express much difference in the feeling of his portrait work versus Warhol’s 1960s editions, Brainwash states that by painting with hands, and treating art with child’s playful spirit, he embodies the theory that “art is freedom.”

“Icons” by Mr. Brainwash is open to the public from February 14 to March 30 at 415 West 13th Street on the ground floor. The first 300 people to attend the gallery on opening day starting at 3 p.m. will receive a FREE limited-edition signed print.

Mr. Brainwash
"I don't see from my eyes, I see from my heart."

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Banksy Video From Park City Utah Sundance Festival

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Faile Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade 2010 Show Details

Here is the flyer for the upcoming Faile + Bast 'Deluxx Fluxx Arcade 2010' at Lazarides on Greek Street opening February 12th, 2010. Should be a BOMB show!

Banksy Bombs 'Sundance Festival'

A graffiti stencil that looks exactly like the work of Banksy, arguably the most well-known graffiti artist in the world, has popped up in Park City, where the movie community is gathering now for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It’s all fueling rumors that the Spotlight Surprise screening (first showing Sunday night Jan. 24) is going to be a documentary on the mysterious London-based Banksy called 'Exit Through The Gift Shop'. Banksy’s actual identity remains a mystery. On his website, he says: “I am unable to comment on who may or may not be Banksy, but anyone described as being ‘good at drawing’ doesn’t sound like Banksy to me.” The Sundance site says: “While we can’t reveal the title until the Festival gets going, we can tell you that this World Premiere documentary will leave its own unique mark on the Festival. Whether you catch the first screening or the last, this is your chance to experience Sundance history in the making.” “And if you need still more convincing, heed the words of our Festival Director John Cooper who says, “Surprise is a good thing. Take a chance on this one. I confess, it’s one of my favorites this year.”

Lisa Congdon's 'Birdhouses' + Fabric Available

Seems like artist Lisa Congdon is going through a birdhouse stage. Above is her 'Gazebo' birdhouse, it is 8 x 8 inches in size and will cost you $75. Below is 'Folkhaus', it is a 9 x 4.5 inches in size and will also cost $75 each. These are both hand painted by the artist and are more suitable for interior use. On the bottom we have some awesome fabric with a hand screened 'Birdhouse' pattern on it.  The design is from Lisa's artwork and this fabric is sold by the 1/2 yard for $18 or full yard for $30 each. All of these items are available on her Etsy site.

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