Cheo video!

Check out this video of Cheo painting at the RWA! Photos by me (except the ones that weren't!) - and I may be biased, but it could be the best film on YouTube ever!

Crimes of Passion - the last chance! Party 4th May

Crimes of Passion - the last chance!, originally uploaded by knautia.

"To mark the end of this much-acclaimed exhibition at the Royal West of England Academy, we are throuwing a PARTY, all are welcome. Tickets £4

4th May 2009 (Bank Holiday Monday)
6.00pm until 12 midnight
The RWA, Queens Road,Clifton, Bristol
0117 973 5129

Book your tickets from the Reception at the RWA or payment on the door

DJs from back in the day
Licensed refreshments
Innovative snakcs
Dress code - use your imagination
Bring your parents
Buy prints"

The Making of Crimes of Passion

WHAT, originally uploaded by knautia.

Crimes of Passion has been one of the huge successes for 2009 and one of the most contemporary events held at the Royal West of England Academy. With record numbers of visitors through the door and national press, 50 graffiti and street artists have taken over Bristol's oldest and grandest gallery and wreaked havoc from ceiling to floor.

The show was put together over 3 weeks of chaos and creativity, with the galleries full of paint fumes, plastic, scaffolding, stencils, music and collaboration. Throughout this a group of students from the University of the West of England's photography degree course documented the process from blank walls to the break-dancing on the opening night. These are being put together into a resource for the new Museum of Bristol, but now we're offering you a chance to follow the development of the show.

The Making of Crimes of Passion at the Fedden Gallery in the basement of the Royal West of England Gallery

Opens Friday 17th April and runs until 28th May
Royal West of England Academy, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1PX
Free entry

Crimes of Passion website: www.crimesofpassion.info
Royal West of England Academy: http://www.rwa.org.uk/

Graff night and party at the Cube on Saturday!

I can't believe I forgot to blog about this one... To go with Crimes of Passion, there's a mini graffiti film season on at the fabulous Cube Microplex - showing Wild Style on Sunday 12th April and Bomb It on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. And Saturday 11th April is also the Crimes of Passion Party with tunes, live painting, film shorts and a good time, for only £5 or 6. I think this will be a good one....

Room 4, Crimes of Passion

Room 4, Crimes of Passion, originally uploaded by knautia.

Dan (through the doorway), Kato, Soker, Cheo, Seza , Ponk, Feek, Soker, Ziml, Cheo and Filthy Luker installation at Crimes of Passion - huge graffiti show at the Royal West of England Academy - 21st March - 3rd May

It'll be accompanied by a whole host of events - film nights at the Cube, huge outdoor painting, workshops for kids, gallery talks, free entry days... check out the website!

For pics of the show being put together from start to finish, see my set here

See also a feature on the show from BBC local news here

Crimes on TV

The first Crimes of Passion opening was last night - it opens again tomorrow, and then opens to the public on Saturday, if that makes sense...

But you can catch a preview of it on the BBC here - got to love that local news... And my teaser shots here (which'll have the 'making 0f' shots once the show opens to the public.

There's going to be lots of outdoor painting, a film weekend at the Cube Microplex 10th - 13th April, talks, tours, and possibly a photography show... It's crazy though, there's not been anything else like it at the RWA - the giant inflatable Filthy Luker tentacles over the staid front of the building are worth the trip up there just by themselves....

Crimes of Passion

cans, originally uploaded by knautia.

So I haven't been blogging much because i've been out of my head on fumes taking pics as the in credible Crimes of Passion graffiti show being put on at the Royal West of England Academy.

Over 50 artists, all who live and work, or haved lived and worked in Bristol. There's no point listing them, check the website....

The show runs from Saturday 21st March to 2nd May, and there are a whole host of events - including free entry to the gallery on Saturday 11th April (it's normally £5 entry - and a whole host of outdoor painting....

I'll say more later - but in the meantime imagine me full of paint fumes and kind of insane....