upfest picks colab nation picks and beatcheck interview

first of all im gunna drop the link to the beatcheck interview i did for ther new blog/whats on in mk site, it turned out ok and i didnt sound as boring as i usualy do in it lol massive thanks to monkey jason and all the crew for thinking of me, you can read it here

also i managed to get myself involved in the colab nation night in camden on the 21st of may, i would have posted it sooner but ive been so cought up with upfest that i didnt get round to it, but here it is, it was a realy cool day and the other artists were realy nice people, massive shout out to squiril for only bringing his card out and having to by a round every time he wanted a drink hehe, anyway heres the pick :

next up, im gunna show you the stencil i got ready for upfest, i tested it out b4 i got ther thank god and was able to iron out a few of the glitches, but i realy like it in these oranges aswell, and i think more big stencils of my photoshop gods and monsters will look dope, im working on an idea based around darwin sitting on a throne of skulls, atm which i think will be realy cool, EVILution, is the working title hehehe puns make me giggle, anyway heres the pick of the stencil test:

see pretty cool huh? right just b4 i get to upfest and my peice im gunna drop you a couple of picks from a lil mission i went on last night in newport, i basicly descoverd that a peice i painted a couple of years ago was missing a face so i thought i couldnt leave he like that so i went and put a new one on, but whilst i was doing that i did a new lil bit aswell wich i do actualy quite like, its a mix of brush and spray, and i think its the way forward for all my street stuff now, well the charicter based stuff anyway, see what you think...

belo is my peice for upfest, thers some cool bits in ther but i dont think it quite hangs 2gether, nevermnd i still had an awsome time, some of the work was unbelievable  heres the picks 

as you can see i got totaly schooled but thats cool, i was kinda expecting that anyways, i did see quite a few new difrent ideas that have given me alot to think about tho, and to be fair this was the first time i had tried to combine useing stencils and charicter work 2gether b4 so it was always gunna be a bit hit or miss whether it would work, i think i went a lil to small with the girl, and she looks kinda lost in ther, anyway nevermind, i was pretty suprised when they said they were gunna let me paint ther anyway, but hopefully theel let me paint ther next year, so im definatly in practice for the next year lol.

anyway, heres some picks from the secret wars final dirty old town vs colab nation, pretty awsome battle realy, colab nation won, and ther peice was super dope, but dirty old towns peice was pretty awsome aswell, ugg you deside which  you like:

right thats about it i think, ive got a few things cummin up down the pipeline, im doing a stall with a couple of friends at the cambell park festival which will be cool, thats at the end of june, so im gunna be mad bizzy getting some actual product ready for that, a few difrent prints and a few canvases and some dolls and some tees, is the plan, ill drop you the picks when done, anyway im gunna leave you with some of the graffiti from around bristol, its a realy cool town and if you get a chance go, 

adios till next time

upfest, collaboration nation & paste ups

 

I'm pretty godamn exited, my summers looking to be allot of fun, first of all I'm gunna be painting at this thing in Camden on the 21st of may, run by the this guy mudfoot blapps, witch is gunna be awesome, Ashley beedle being kind of a legend, and also ive had a lil nosy at the other artists and there all super sick as well, so if your about Camden come and say hey innit

and then like a week later I'm off down to Bristol for upfest, and i seriously cant wait for that, as herakut are doing a live painting set as well, also theirs gunna be like 250 writers and artists painting as well, its gunna be super dope

but yeah I've found out where I'm painting, i have a map and 8x10ft to do what the hell i like with, mwhahaha! (evil laugh, rubs hands together), i still have no idea what the hell I'm gunna do though, but i recon theirs gunna be allot of winging it involved, anyway here's the other info of all the artists there and all the music stuff

THE FESTIVAL TO BE AT THIS SUMMER
- FREE ENTRY - - FREE ENTRY - - FREE ENTRY -
Europe’s largest free urban paint festival; Upfest, is now in its fourth year and is preparing to take over its cultural home Bristol by welcoming over 250 artists and 40 DJs, Groups & Human Beatboxers to the event this summer between 4th and 5th June 2011.
‘The Urban Paint Festival’ is now firmly established as the main event for street art in Europe. The two day explosion of events attracts urban artists from all over the world who flock to The Tobacco Factory - the festival’s birthplace, as well as a number of locations across the city.
Big names in national street art culture Don, Inkie and Spqr set up their temporary home alongside home grown talents Cheo, Jody and Lokey.
Upfest partner Stephen Hayles explains why this has become such an integral part of the UK graffiti scene:
“Bristol is established as the home of graffiti in the UK; the whole country and now even the world has attributed this to the City. We are proud to be a part of this movement and will continue to provide a platform for brand new artists to break onto the UK urban art scene. The fact that it’s free just makes it even more exciting.”
The festival helps raise funds and more importantly awareness for the Bristol based charity NACOA who work to address the problems children have growing up in families where one or both parents suffer from alcoholism. Upfest is a completely volunteer led festival and has so far raised £15,000 for the charity.

artist list:

Tobacco Factory - 4Ire, Ambret, Army Lion, Asone, Blam, Brickzandstones, Bs51, Candy, Carneiro, Cheo, Deed, Dnt, Elms, Estum, Fake, Foundry, Halo, Ian Phenna, Ives One, Jokes, Lee Jones, Macism, Martin Whatson, Minto, Mos Shaw, Motor, Pikto, Satch, Scotch, Shione, Smug, Sorse-SlowSoulrelics, Stedhead, Suzko, The Dark, Tonami

Vector Seating - Agent Provocateur, Andre Caines, Astro , Bandito, Bintykins, Bungle, Carl Cashman, Carleen De Sozer, Chang04, Dan Wilson, Dank, Deams, Desozer, Essex Rockerz, Faunagraphic, Faye Binza, Festa, Goin, Iain Sellar, Icanone, Iria Pol, James Daws, John Curtis, K74, Koze, Lady Rinth, Malarky, Matt Latchford, Matti, Midasone, Mister.Zero, N4T4, Onga, Philth, Rocket 01, Roo, Smates, Snub23, Spqr, Theodore, Tim Miness

Raleigh Road - …, Adw, Alts, Canvaz, Chibalove, Crack2, Ddg & Hebe, Dindin, Don, Dv.One, Famous When Dead, Funky Red Dog, Heger, Irony, Karl Read, Kato, Kid30, Klingatron, Leeks, Leftery, Lispencie, Mr. Fahrenheit, Phil Harvey, Stein, Stencilnoire, Stephen Ball, T3, Tinkicker, Tona, Unit 91, Zeezee

North Street Green - Afekt, Alex De Querzen, Asok, Aspire, Babylonman, Ben Oakley, Bird, Birobent, Born, Boyo Wtr & Mr Zee Ttk, Brownbulb, Buzz, Casie-Graphics, Chek One, David Veroone, Deuz,, Duskone, Enemy One, Fingers, Flitbomb, Flo & Doodledubz, Frank Styles, Glamrury, Jam Free, Jethro, Justa, Kirst, Kit Claydon-Johns, Kone, Korporate, Krishna Malla, Lewis Campbell, Mared, Mish Mash, Miss C, Monkeyartyprints, Mydogsighs, Nol, Oli-T, Oliver Winconek, Optiknerve, Pistol, Process, Prost, Psyconautes, Resko, Rose Popay, Ruby Bentley, Same, Se One, Shiz, Soap, Solus, Spacehop, Stravinartist & Mr Birdseed, Tee Cee, The Pilot A.K.A.Airbourne Mark, Waki, Wigz1, Wilde, Zesk

Try Again - Acerone, Jody, Sepr, Inkie, Lokey

Spotted Cow - Biggulps, I-Bee-W, Id-Iom, Jess Hartridge, Khoi, Maniac, Martin Rimmer, Masai, Mimic, Mr Kemp, Narcoze, Nathaneal Draws, Smidge, Stu-Art, Tony Trowbridge, Vic Rupsin, Zina

North Street Garage - Remmi Rough, Juice 126

View Art Gallery - Case, Herakut, Mr Jago

Hen & Chicken - D.B, Danny O'connor, Data, David Cain, Dom W, Jo Peel, Joab, Kimmings, Lee Ellis, Pahnl, Sebastian Pape, Snik, Stickee, Tankpetrol, Zachb

Saturday & Sunday - Art Under The Flyover (Hotwells)

Saturday - Collaboration Nation in the Tobacco Factory Theatre

Sunday - Secret Wars in The Tobacco Factory Bar

music list:

Saturday Music - Sickwax Live, Dave Cridge, Dj Task, Triangulators Live, Bass 6 Live, Addy P Beatboxer, Minimus Beatboxer, Olly Newman Beatboxer, Ivy Cairo Live, Benny Sensus Live, Jon Kennedy, Ewan Hoozami, Paddy Jinnah, Hot Buttered Soul, Waxmouse, Sickman D, Sherloch Ohms

Saturday After Party - Start The Bus.
Contraband Presents 'The Artists Session'
Contraband Breaks Ensemble Ft. Da Hybrid + Guests
Contraband Dub Sessions Ft. Madlox + Guests
100 Strong Dj Set, Dj Skint, Mr Soulsbury
Admission £4, 10PM-3AM

Sunday Music - Zoon Van Snook, Dirty Old Town, Skint, Actraiser, Ben Payne, Mr Soulsbury, Paddy Jinnah, Bloodman, Macka Fat, Mr Fantastic, Paulo Fernandez, Fingerfood, Sickman D, Kirps. Luda Friss

 

ooh what els have i been doing? oh yes a hell of allot of cutting stencils, it takes looonnng trust, I've been keeping up with my mission to put the fossil record in the walls of the city centre, and its going ok i think, take a look see what you think:

and just coz I've been bitten by the bug again, and coz i thought it looked pretty cool i decided to put up that colab i did with my mate:

so yeah that's about it, i should go coz I've got to finish a piece for my friends sound system, I'm a bit late with it but i wanted it to look cool for him, anyways piece out ye.

v4 dolls, stencils, t-shirts and shows

 

hey, first of all ill tell you how the studio is going, slowly is the awnser, at the moment the room is cleard but the leak is still not fixed, but im gunna get on that this week, room looks realy light and airy with no stuff in ther, and i think its gunna be amazing when done, cant wait, no picks just yet but ill get on that over the week, so in lew of that heres a picture of a clown i painted, for the poerty night at madcap, i didnt end up using it in the end, as people thought it was a lil skery, pfft nevermind

also with recent games with the projector i made like a punk guy, as kinda an exersise in paitientce it turned out ok, but i think nikstas dog was more sucsessfull

i dunno what im gunna do with my guy yet, but i think the dog will defo go up sumwere, its gunna look ace

as from the title ive been on the t-shirt printing thing aswell mainly beacause ive been running low on t-shirts and getting behind with my clothes washing lol. i like them tho and i think ther going well

and finaly version 4 of the dolls, easly the best by far, and almost ready for sale i think:

oh yeah also ive got a meeting with the people from the aim gallery about putting on a solo show ther at the end of the year maybee, i realy hope they let me do it, its quite a big step but one i feel ready for, anyways ill let you know when i do, inabit yeah