This photo is from 45rpm, not taken by me. Under it, he says
"Just got around to making a fanzine of my trip to New York New York. Loads of graffiti photos from Earsnot, Nekst, ATG, Ja one etc etc.
You can view it online and download it for free in the link below, over 100 full colour photos..."
http://issuu.com/45rpmwhat/docs/new_york_grime
And you do really need to look at it, it's amazing
Bristol graffiti - I think it's some of the best in the world. These are my photos of it.
29 January 2010
45rpm Fanzine
4 December 2009
29 December 2008
2 December 2008
12 Days of Xmas 2008
12 Days Press release - sent to me by the lovely Steal From Work collective, who organise these fantastic shows...
12 DAYS OF XMAS
Bristol Contemporary Urban Art Show
Once again Steal From Work have crow-barred their way in-between the mince pies, mulled wine and bumper Radio Times to cram 70 of the world's most loved & loathed contemporary urban artists together under one leaky roof for 12 festive fuelled days.
Last year was the first 12 Days of Xmas exhibition. It was held in Bristol's former Bridewell Police Station, and was hugely successful, attracting over 4,000 visitors over the 12 days. It has gone down in history as one of Bristol's best ever art shows and certainly kick started a huge interest in Street Art in the city. As well as proving that you don't need to be in an established, white walled gallery to show brilliant art and attract the crowds.
This year they've assembled art from 70 local, national and international artists, once again mixing some of the scenes leading lights with up and coming artists to provide a massive range of work available to buy at prices to suit all purses or simply just to gaze at…
Artists:
45RPM, Acerone, Andy Council, CHINA MIKE, DICY, DORA, EMMA CATON,FLX, GHOSTBOY, MOTORBOY, MR JAGO, PATCH, RICHT, ROWDY, SEPR, SIMON MILLS, THE ART TART, TOM HINE, WE DREAM OF MEAT, WHAT COLLECTIVE - Bristol
MAU MAU, TRXTR - Devon
CHU - Warsall
IMBUE, PAM GLEW - Brighton
PREFAB - Newcastle
ACE, CEPT, DOTMASTERS, DSCREET, IAMCXXX, MARK WARD, MIGHTY MONKEY, PANIK, SWEET TOOF - London
ADAM KOUKOUDAKIS, BEN SLOW, CYCLOPS, DOC VEK, EELUS, FILTHY LUKER, GOLDIE, HUSH, INKIE, IRI5, JAMES BAKER, JOHN CLARK, LUKE DIXON, SICKBOY, SPQR, WILL BARRAS - UK
WILL ST LEGER - Dublin
ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS - Greece
BON, KATE WESTERHOLT - Thailand
DAN - Italy
DOLK, PØBEL - Norway
SIXTEN - Sweden
M-CITY - Poland
EMESS, LINDA'S EX, M:M, SP38 - Berlin
GUY DENNING, JEF AEROSOL - France
GOLDEN SNAFU, OZZY MANDUST - unknown
Once again they're using an interesting venue that is not an established gallery, as they believe this breaks down the 'fear' lots of people have that they 'won't like' or 'won't understand' the art shown.
VENUE: 15 -19 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3PY
Friday 12th - Tuesday 23rd December
OPENING TIMES: 12pm-7pm (everyday from Saturday 13th December)
www.12daysofxmas.co.uk
13 October 2008
Weapon Of Choice presents: The Bristol Festival Exhibition
Cheers Cheba!
The BRISTOL FESTIVAL
Exhibition
The largest collection of street art and graffiti from over 50 of Bristol’s most influential urban artists. Featuring:
INKIE
CHU
FLX
Kato
Cheo
SOKER
LOKEY
MR JAGO
TCF CREW
China mike
KTF crew
Nikill
Cheba
+ many MORE
A unique opportunity to purchase works created at the Bristol Festival & hugely successful Weapon Of Choice club night, through sealed bids. Profits going towards next year’s Bristol Festival Art Fund and Great Ormond St Children’s Charity.
With Bar, Live Painting, DJs, Projections
Canvases and YrWall Digital Graffiti Wall
Opening Night Fri 24th Oct 7pm
Sat 25th Oct - Sunday 2nd November Open everyday noon-7pm
or by appointment. further info: www.thebristolfestival.org/exhibition
Lynwood rd, Bedminster, BS3 3HH
Also showcasing artist studio space available after the exhibition. Contact Christopher Collins on: 0117 9736948
14 August 2008
The wall is back - long live the wall!
So glad the tall wall at the Deaner is beng painted again after the surface was ripped up. It's Oath, Kyte, Gumbo and 45rpm - and they rock!
(And if you like 45's stuff as much as I do, check out his his etsy shop - I especially like his owl badges - transform your stuff into owls!
26 March 2008
24 July 2007
last full view of this wall
Today they were putting up fencing around this wall, and soon they'll start doing building work on it, turning it from an amazing graffitiwall into yuppie flats. It's sad as hell, I'll miss this wall so much. There's graffiti-friendly fencing going up, so there'll still be painting here, but that will only be temporary, and it won't be the same...
12 July 2007
26 March 2007
the most people painting this wall ever?
gumbo, 45rpm, zesk, piro, ponk, feek, seza, soker and kato!
here it is in the middle of being painted....
4 December 2006
27 August 2006
3 August 2006
1 July 2006
11 June 2006
15 May 2006
Dean Lane graffitiwall
One of my favourite places to take pics of graff is the skatepark on Dean Lane - because there are so many gorgeous places to graff, the building s are beautiful, and it's got the best name for a little urban park, Dame Emily Playground. The graff changes all the time, I'm sure I'm missing the most amazing pieces. This is the biggest stretch of graffwall, and I love the shapes of it. It's had this long graff section by aagh crew on the right at the moment - it's a shady corner, and the colours just burst out of it. It's one of my favourite things about living round here.
Previous incarnations:
3rd May 06 -- from knautia - (?)
30th April: -- from knautia - (?)
13th March: -- from knautia - (?)
27th August 2005: -- from knautia - (?)