Street Arts
Hookedblog stopped into central London late last week to visit the Public Execution exhibition at the Lights of Soho gallery in Brewer Street, Soho. Hosted by Pictures On Walls and featuring the work of Toulouse's master draftsman Dran, Public Execution sees the artist return to London five years after his last solo show in which he took over a floor of the Banksy ‘Marks and Stencils’ exhibition in Soho.
A last minute announcement of the show on the Pictures On Walls (POW) website still saw huge crowds turn up on the opening night for what POW promised "to be a 'live' masterclass in 'spontaneous creativity' happening in 'real time'. Fans of the artist queued on the opening night only to be presented with gallery walls filled with empty spray painted frames. Over the three weeks period the show will run for, Dran will be creating his art show from scratch, using the space as a studio and creating new artworks each day in full public view. Upon completion of all the work the exhibition will close immediately on the 21st February.
On our visit the space was starting to take show with a number of artworks beginning to appear on the walls. If you find yourself in the Soho area be sure to stop by into the space and see Dran at work, you are almost certain to see something new. Below are a selection from our trip, check back with us some for updates are the show progresses and be sure to mark the 21st February in your calander and see the finished show.
Dran: Public Execution Exhibition runs at the space until 21st February 2015. Open Tuesday to Saturday 11am — 7pm, the public are invited to visit at any time, but may not always be welcome!
Location — 35 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1 (map)
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Street Arts
DRAN — Public Execution Exhibition in Soho, London
Hookedblog stopped into central London late last week to visit the Public Execution exhibition at the Lights of Soho gallery in Brewer Street, Soho. Hosted by Pictures On Walls and featuring the work of Toulouse's master draftsman Dran, Public Execution sees the artist return to London five years after his last solo show in which he took over a floor of the Banksy ‘Marks and Stencils’ exhibition in Soho.
A last minute announcement of the show on the Pictures On Walls (POW) website still saw huge crowds turn up on the opening night for what POW promised "to be a 'live' masterclass in 'spontaneous creativity' happening in 'real time'. Fans of the artist queued on the opening night only to be presented with gallery walls filled with empty spray painted frames. Over the three weeks period the show will run for, Dran will be creating his art show from scratch, using the space as a studio and creating new artworks each day in full public view. Upon completion of all the work the exhibition will close immediately on the 21st February.
On our visit the space was starting to take show with a number of artworks beginning to appear on the walls. If you find yourself in the Soho area be sure to stop by into the space and see Dran at work, you are almost certain to see something new. Below are a selection from our trip, check back with us some for updates are the show progresses and be sure to mark the 21st February in your calander and see the finished show.
Dran: Public Execution Exhibition runs at the space until 21st February 2015. Open Tuesday to Saturday 11am — 7pm, the public are invited to visit at any time, but may not always be welcome!
Location — 35 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1 (map)
- Studio Visit With Spanish Artist Borondo
Hookedblog have been huge fans of the work of London based Spanish artist Gonzalo Borondo, who has been wowing us all here in London over the last year and half with his varied body of impressive street works from his haunting images scratched into glass...
- Saber's The Ugly American Exhibition
Hookedblog were fortunate enough to stumble upon US Graffiti artist Saber's 'The American Graffiti Artist' show at the Opera Gallery on a trip to New York way back in 2011. We had been visiting the city for the opening of Sweet Toof's...
- Dran — I Have Chalks Exhibition Video
If you had not had the chance to check the Dran — I Have Chalks exhibition in person, at Pictures On Walls space on Commerical street you still have time as the show runs for another week or maybe two. Or you could check this great clip put together...
- Static — New Way Of Seeing
STATIC’s first London solo show will open this evening 27 May in the Artrepublic Soho space. Artrepublic Soho have given STATIC free reign to utilise their two-floor gallery space on New Compton Street, Central London; the show will be split into two...
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And the count down has begun. We are getting super excited here at Hookedblog about the Faile Bast exhibition which opens later this week. We mentioned the show back in January {blogged here} and since then the above preview image has...