You know there's a third way? First we had the gallery system, unwieldy, hierarchical, pandering to the wealthy. Then we had street art, flexible, ethereal, and an established facet of modern urban life for a vast majority of major…
Ben Eine, until relatively recently the best kept secret in UK urban art has hit the headlines when British PM Dave Cameron and President Barack Obama recently performed an art trade on Dave's first official visit as Prime Minister…
Do you like graffiti? Do you like calligraphy? You better! Niels "Shoe" Meulman is an internationally respected artist, designer, and art director and credited as one of the originators of the art of Calligraffiti. Although 'Shoe' has…
Andrew Lewicki is one of those artists who should be big, I mean at the top of his game. But he isn't and I have no idea why. He knocks out a great line in visual punnery, subverting the…
This show is a particular treat for me, Born In The Basement is being held just down the road near me at The Old Wine Cellar and will be featuring four emerging urban artists from down…
I know it's been a long old wait but I've been in a frenzy signing 120 certificates of authenticity for 4 pieces that will be printed in limited edition runs of 30 each at PimpArtWorks.com – a British…
Crochet, was, for a while, the bane of my life. After my parents split I was slowly submerged into an all-female environment and as soon as I realised what was happening, the increasing amount of knick-knacks around the house,…
Rotterdam artist Ron van der Ende never grew up, and I and a lot of his fans out there are glad of the fact. Lost in the daydreams of a childhood spent watching and helping…
Dale Grimshaw's urban art is not only cool it also brings up all sorts of fascinating ideas about the speed of life and the pace of change and the psychological damage it can inflict. When we watch TV, movies…