As we draw to the end of 2010 we have picked some our favorite flickr uploads from this year taken around East London and put together our top 50 in this slideshow. They are in no particular order, some are favorite pieces, other we like the photos and the rest were picked for various reasons; content, colour, placement, texture! You can also check our 2009 Top 50 selection here.
Enjoy and we wish everyone a very Happy New Year.
Invisiblemadevisible Top 50 for 2010
Dran — I Love My World Book
New book from Dran 'I Love My World' is available from Edition Populaire's website for EURO15.
Rising Stars In Bethnalhem Video
If you missed the 'Rising Stars in Bethnalhem' show at The High Roller Society which closed yesterday, Butterfly has put together this clip from the exhibition.
Boom & Bust Issue 02— London Tags
The second issue of Boom &Bust is now live, once again featuring a photo collection of London tags. If you missed the first issue you can view it here.
Shelter's 52 Weeks Auction/Exhibition
The exhibition aims to highlight the shocking reality that every week across Britain, almost 5,000 households face the nightmare of losing their home.
Popular artists including Sir Peter Blake, Eine and RYCA, Dan Baldwin, Jon Burgerman,Rob Ryan, Jessica Alburn, Stanley Donwood are among the 52 artists who have contributed to the exhibition.The full line up can be viewed on Shelters website.
All 52 pieces will be auctioned in aid of Shelter. A live auction will take place on 24 November of 15 pieces. All other items will be available through a silent auction at the venue and online auction for the duration of the exhibition, bids will end on Saturday 27th November at 6pm. If you are interested in taking part and would like a full catalogue or to attend the live auction, please contact hannah_lumb@shelter.org.uk
20 Hoxton Square Projects | 20 Hoxton Square | London | N1 6NT
The Street Art Stencil Book
, by On.Studio and published by Laurence King recently is a pure celebration of the art of the stencil. It features 20 laser-cut stencils by street artists. The 20 stencils are on perforated card so they can be easily removed and used. As well as a profile of each artist and an in-situ photograph to accompany their stencil, there is also an interview with Blek Le Rat.Tagged by many as the father of street stencil art (despite his own citing of John Fekner as its originator) Blek Le Rat has been the movement’s driving force for nearly thirty years. As well as giving an interview in which he discusses his work and what he thinks about street art today, he has created a stencil for the book.
Stencils included have been created by: AIKO, Alexandre Orion, Btoy, Bandit, Ben Frost, Blek Le Rat, Bork, C215, D*Face, EElus, Eine, Hush, Jef AĆ©rosol, Logan Hicks, M-City, Mantis, Nick Walker, Paul Insect, Pure Evil and X0000X.
The book is available from Amazon
and other good bookshops.
Kid Acne — Concrete Hermit
During the show, Acne will also be re-designing the window display at Concrete Hermit's Kingly Court shop space, where all his products will also be available, including his awesome Stabby Women zine.
Concrete Hermit | 5A Club Row | Shoreditch | London | E1 6JX
Launch party from 6pm on the 11th November 2010
Lokey Solo Show — Weapons Of Choice
Lokey was born and raised in Bristol. His passion for Graffiti started in the mid 1980’s through a chance meeting in a local park, with some kid’s break-dancing who had returned from their holiday in America with hip-hop mix tapes and photographs of Graffiti.
Lokey, amongst Bristol's second wave of graffiti writers is the youngest of the veterans. Growing up in the Kingswood Hip Hop scene that nurtured the likes of Deed, Cheo, Kato and Soker went on to be a member of Bad Applez, Dry Breadz & more recently Weapon of Choice. Collaborator with Banksy amongst many others Lokey has been painting the streets of Bristol over the last 2 decades in the once underground scene, which is now very much a part of the day to day lives of Bristolian people.
"Considered one of the best 3D letter writers around but not being pinned down to just 3D, keeping a vast amount of styles under his belt." — Weapons of Choice
The show is an exhibition of artworks adapted from Lokey’s black books, his inspiration for his Graffiti, and an insight into his imagination. Opening preview 12th November 6-10pm. Show runs until the 5th of December 2010.
Weapon of Choice Gallery | 14 St Michaels Hill | Bristol | BS2 8DT
Beautiful Losers Documentary
You can now watch Beautiful Losers in it's entirety online thanks to the guys over at Babelgum. The documentary is about the DIY art scene in '90s New York which launched the careers of Harmony Korine, Mike Mills and Shepard Fairey.
Directed by Aaron Rose and featuring the following artists: Thomas Campbell. Shepard Fairey. Jo Jackson. Chris Johanson. Margaret Kilgallen. Harmony Korine. Geoff McFetridge. Barry McGee. Mike Mills. Stephen Powers. Ed Templeton.
Small Acts of Resistance Exhibition
A preview evening for the exhibition will be held on Thursday 4th November from 6pm – 9pm.
Black Rat Projects | 83 Rivington Street | London EC2A 3AY
Will Barras — Bad Reception Exhibition
Bad Reception will showcase never before exhibited works, painted over the course of the past two years, by Will Barras. Featuring stunning paintings in acrylic, spraypaint, oil and ink on canvas and linen as well as a brand new limited edition hand pulled screen print by the artist.
Will Barras’ composition and fluid lines provide poignant detail in liquid abstraction. The subject matter is readily familiar, but captured in a manner that seems to jar time and space with psychedelic abstraction. It is his way of expressing the emotional movements of this labour. It is therapy and pleasure and necessity.
The show opens on the 28 October and will run at the gallery until the 14 November 2010.
Image ©Will Barras
David Shillinglaw — Colourful Condition
Shillinglaw describes, “Life is a struggle. For everyone. From the smallest insect to the greatest beast, we are determined by the success we seek, and how, in turn we measure that success. Each of us experiencing ups and downs. Peaks and troughs. Like a game of snakes and ladders."
The book features a foreword by Drew de Soto and is introducted by King Adz. The book is available now from the artist website.
Street Art — Seen on the streets
Dale Grimshaw
Kimmings
Best Ever
Lots of new work going up on the streets of East London despite the recent weather. To view the full set check out our flickr.
Moniker Art Fair: Herakut
Babelgum shot this exclusive time-lapse video of German street art duo Herakut setting up their project space at this years Moniker Art Fair which took place in London last weekend.
Ronzo — The Credit Crunch Monster
This is a little mocumentary about the making of Crunchy, the infamous credit crunch monster monument of East London (located near Liverpool Street/close by the Financial District). Once Crunchy marked the rise of the credit crunch and the beginning of the recession - Now it's a monument dedicated to the victims of the financial crisis. In case anyone still wonders what it is made from, the secret is now revealed: It's not made from stone!
Hell's Half Acre — Babelgum Preview
Babelgum have been allowed an exclusive preview of Hell's Half Acre, Lazarides Galleries' new off-site exhibition, which will be open for viewing from October 12 to 17 2010. The labyrinth of tunnels beneath London's Waterloo station have been converted into a large-scale evocation of Dante's Inferno. Visitors will explore a unique interpretation of the nine circles of hell through the vision of artists including Conor Harrington, Vhils, George Osodi, Antony Micallef, Doug Foster, Todd James, Paul Insect, Mark Jenkins, Boogie, Ian Francis, Polly Morgan, Jonathan Yeo and many more.
Vermin — Room 101 Exhibition
In total around 140 paintings were ļ¬nally completed in the 101 days before the artist enforced his stringent quality control to tailor that down to the required number.
All of the works in the exhibition will signal the artists salient diversion to the medium of oil on canvas, resulting in work with subtle backgrounds, impasto and consummate depth. Influenced by past masters and late 1800’s expressionism, yet mixed with Vermin’s highly recognisable piercing letter form and dirty graffiti aesthetic. Some are hectic, others more meditative. no doubt a reflection of the constant ebb and flow of a schizophrenic mind.
The show opens at 6.30pm on the 9 October 2010 and will run until the 22 October 2010.
The Emporium | Stokes Croft | Bristol
Boom & Bust Issue 01— London Tags
New online photozine from Deletism titled Boom & Bust and featuring a photographic collection of London tags.
Word To Mother — Blind By Stardom
An inside look of Word To Mother last day in studio during the making of his upcoming show 'Blind by Stardom' opening the 7th of October 2010 at StolenSpace Gallery in London.
filmed by Pani Paul & Viktor Vauthier.
a film by Viktor Vauthier.
The show opens this Thursday 07 October 2010 and will run until the 24 October.
StolenSpace | Dray Walk | 91 Brick Lane | London
Keista Medis Book
Steve Powers — Love Letters to Syracuse
We are excited to hear that Steve Powers will be in London next week creating works here as part of the Moniker International Art Fair {covered} which opens on the 14th October.
MONIKER — International Art Fair
This October, the MONIKER International Art Fair introduces to London a welcome alternative to the familiar grind of the art fair season. Breaking from the traditional format, Moniker highlights the work of a generation of artists often overlooked in British mainstream fairs, though widely acclaimed by museums and established art institutions throughout the world. These artists, extensively collected transcend various genres, readily exploring high and low aspects of visual language. Moniker expertly brings together a select roster from some of the world’s leading artists and galleries, combining forces to showcase their progressive and challenging work in the modern art market. Moniker is designed to spotlight this movement within the ever-growing London art scene and its prominence within current international artistic trends in an innovative setting for art fans, collectors and critics alike.
The MONIKER International Art Fair begins 14 October and runs until the 17 October. More info, direction and the full program can be found on the MONIKER International Art Fair website.
VILLAGE UNDERGROUND | 54 Holywell Lane | London | EC2A 3PQ
Trespass: A History Of Uncommissioned Urban Art
A video introduction to Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art featuring interviews by Marc and Sara Schiller (Wooster Collective) Carlo McCormick, WK Interact, Anne Pasternak, Martha Cooper. In Stores Everywhere This October
Banksy — Exit Through the Gift Shop DVD
You can purchase tickets from Rough Trade in-store (East) or from thir website on-line for £3 each. Anyone buying the DVD on the evening of the showing will have the ticket price refunded.
The UK only release of the DVD and Blu Ray pictured above will include an exclusive DIY sticker set, movie outtakes and deleted scenes, a previously unreleased MBW documentary and a B movie (Banksy short) which apparently is again an exclusive!! Plus some 2D viewing glasses!
Os Gemeos — It's Snowing Animation
Looks like the Brazilian brothers Os Gemeos are working on some animations. Above is a small teaser clip.We look forward to seeing the finished piece.
Gabriel Dubois At StolenSpace Gallery
Gabriel will also be in attendance at the gallery on Saturday 18th September between 1 and 4pm to answer any questions and to chat about his work.The show opens Thursday 2nd September with a private view from 6.30pm.
StolenSpace Gallery | Truman Brewery | 91 Brick Lane | E1 6QL
Print Release — MJAR
Banksy — Website Update
Website update from Banksy with a selection of new works from the last few months including his new piece in Hasting. Also added to the site were these two videos.
Pier Pressure in Brighton featuring a reconditioned dolphin ride with crude oil and a tuna net!
The second clip is from this years Royal visit to Glastonbury.
Mutate Britain at Glastonbury 2010
In this video Joe Rush, founding member of the legendary Mutoid Waste Company, introduces Mutate Britain to The Unfairground at Glastonbury 2010. Kings of Counter Culture, the Mutoids have been key creative influences at Glasto ever since their first visit in 1985.
L'Atlas at Seize Gallery
Our french is not the best, but this is still an interesting video featuring L'Atlas creating work for the exhibition he had last month at the Seize Gallery
Ronzo hits the streets
Roid & Horfe Video
Great clip from Topsafe featuring a collaboration by Roid (UK) & Horfe (France). The clip was shot in Great Eastern Street,London in June 2010.
Eine Video — Poster For Don't Panic
Don't Panic TV have produced the above video in which they speak to street artist Eine about the contradictions of graffiti, escaping prison and his pal Banksy.
The clip also features a sneak peak at the poster Eine is designed for them. No release dates yet but Eine Don't Panic Posters will be available for free in The Packs in the next couple of weeks. We would recommend checking the Don't Panic website for updates on the release date.
Eine is also taking part in 'Wild Fantasies, A Decade of Don't Panic Posters'. He will be one of ten artists producing new, limited edition screen prints to celebrate ten years of the Don't Panic Poster. The exhibition will be at Stolen Space toward the end of September. More info when we have it.
Zosen Print Release
Zosen's 'System Collapse' show opens with a private view 12 August and will run at the gallery until the 29 August 2010.
StolenSpace | Dray Walk | 91 Brick Lane | London
VNA Magazine — Issue 12
We are loving the cover image of this issue featuring man/ artist of the moment Roa! Invisiblemadevisible have a bunch of photos in this issue and we are really looking forward to getting our hands on a copy.
No news yet on the release date of the magazine but we imagine it will be very soon. More info on the release when we have it.
D*Face in Quito, Ecuador
Our friends at Arrested Motion have the full report with lots more photos.
Word To Mother & Sickboy
LAVA Collective presents: Jo Peel & Stik
Jo Peel is a member of Scrawl Collective. She is based at Boot St Studios in Hoxton. This year has seen her decorate The Park Bar at Glastonbury festival, and the roof of Cordy House amongst many other places. Her distinctive line drawings find beauty in scenes of urban decay and construction.
The show opens Thursday 5 August, 6pm — 11pm
The Rag Factory | 16 Heneage Street | London E1 5LJ
Invisiblemadevisible blog is live!
Wooohooo we are live..well sort of, we finally have the blog up and running, although there are still a few tweeks to finish. Having neglected the Invisiblemadevisible site for far to long, I am now working on updating the whole site so bear with us. All the links in the navigation are linking to the old site at the moment once the site is fully finished we will let you know.
Hype Hype courtesy of Skewville.
Invisiblemadevisible Top 50 for 2009
As we draw to the end of 2009 we have picked some our favourites from all the photos we took and uploaded this year on our Invisiblemadevisible Flickr.
They are in no particular order, some are favorite pieces, others we like the photos and the rest were picked for various reasons; content, colour, placement, texture etc. Enjoy
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