Work In Progress – Hong Kong

Posted by beastman | Posted on June 18, 2013 by beastman

Last week we (Rone, Meggs & Beastman) travelled to Hong Kong to take part in the ‘Work in Progress’ art project in Taikoo Place, Island East, HK.

Hitting the ground running the three of us had 48 hours to complete a large wall mural/installation each, dine in HK style, drink beers and pose for photos in the lead up to Friday night’s launch party – which attracted more than 1,400 people, a lot of vodka drinking and some impromptu crowd bombing/building trashing! Thanks to May, Lauren, Swire, Cyrcle, Spencer, all the artists, all the Dougs and all the local crew who made this whirlwind, sensory overload trip a lot of fun!

Curated by Hong Kong gallery Above Second, ‘Work in Progress’ is a three-week exhibition which transforms the loading bay and entire 13th floor of a now defunct office space into one of the biggest street art exhibitions ever to be presented in Asia, which aims to change the perspective of individuals about the artistic credibility of street art. Featuring artists from around the world (USA, Australia, Portugal, France, England, & Denmark) including Beastman, Cyrcle, Meggs, RONE, VHILS, Victor Ash & Cannonball Press. As well as local artists Xeme, Mark Goss, 4Get, Pantone C, Parent’s Parents and Peter Yuill, brought together by Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation (YAF).

More images and information about Work In Progress can be found here – http://blog.above-second.com

Overseas Action: Catching up with Drypnz in Europe

Posted by Bob | Posted on June 11, 2013 by Bob

In the lead up to a special project we’re currently working on, we’ll be catching up with a few different artists from all over the place.

First up is Drypnz, from New Zealand, but who is currently in Europe traveling and painting.

Drypnz

Thomas Campbell – Work In Progress

Posted by beastman | Posted on June 4, 2013 by beastman

In December of 2012, Thomas Campbell collaborated with the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History on ‘Work in Progress’, a project intended to pull back the curtain on the creative process he uses in his artwork. For eleven weeks, museum visitors could watch as Thomas invented, deconstructed, and reimagined a landscape of mythic characters and stories. The result is his most ambitious work to date: a 75-foot-long three-dimensional mural in the museum’s main gallery.

In addition to a large-scale three-dimensional mural, Thomas produced a new sculpture, ‘Seque’, and documented its transformation from assemblage to rubber mold to wax model to bronze. This video showcases the complex lost wax technique by which Thomas and collaborating bronze master Sean Monaghan created the finished sculpture.

Overseas Action: Catching up with Luke Taaffe

Posted by Bob | Posted on May 31, 2013 by Bob

Luke Taaffe is a former resident of Australia and one of the many artists to take to the United States to tackle a new crowd.

Luke was a former resident artist at the infamous World’s End studios in Surry Hills, and has since been busy creating a whole new body and style of work in California. It’s obvious to see the influence these new surroundings have had on his work, and it’s interesting to see him using these Cali style beach themes in more object/sculptural work, like below in his jigsaw puzzled wetsuit blanket.

See more of Luke’s work here.

Luke Taaffe

Video: Reka in London

Posted by Bob | Posted on May 30, 2013 by Bob

If you’ve missed what Reka’s been up to overseas, then you’ve probably been sick, off instagram, or your internet connection has been down.

Reka has most definitely been making his mark in Europe. Painting multiple times (at various sizes) in London, Paris, Denmark and many more cities.

VNA and itdrewself have teamed up to get an insight from the man himself. Short but sweet…

Reka

Overseas Action: Yok & Sheryo at Krause Gallery – New York

Posted by Bob | Posted on May 23, 2013 by Bob

Yok and Sheryo and no strangers to this blog, and they’ve once again shown us why they’re quickly becoming a world famous duo.

The duo recently opened their show “Pipe Dreams” at Krause Gallery, New York. A unique body of work that was half created in New York and half created on their travels in Vietnam in various ceramic villages. Yok sent over a selection of photos that were taken by Zoe Beatwoman.

Yok Sheryo

Outside: Fintan Magee in Los Angeles

Posted by Bob | Posted on May 1, 2013 by Bob

Fintan Magee has been getting busy in LA the last couple of weeks. He’s knocked out 3 large walls so far and it doesn’t seem like he’s slowing down. Always nice to see a new Fintan Magee mural.

Fintan Magee

Overseas Action: Yok & Sheryo in Mexico

Posted by Bob | Posted on April 15, 2013 by Bob

It’s not secret we are fans of art duo Yok and Sheryo, and this batch of photos they’ve sent us is proof why. The couple have recently returned from a trip to Mexico, where they painted a heap of walls. See more below.

yok sheryo street art

Overseas Action: Meggs interviewed by The Hundreds – LA

Posted by Bob | Posted on April 7, 2013 by Bob

Melbourne based artist Meggs is currently over in Los Angeles where he opened his show at Thinkspace, in Culver City. Streetware label The Hundreds came through before the opening and got some insight into this new body of work. The video is a great behind the scenes look at the exhibition. More here.

Meggs

Overseas Action: Yok and Sheryo go big at 5 Pointz, New York

Posted by Bob | Posted on April 5, 2013 by Bob

Yok and Sheryo have been busy traveling around Mexico painting a bunch of walls lately, and have since returned to New York, where they painted a large section of the famous 5 Pointz hall of fame (which is due to be demolished in the near future) in Queens. Check out a bunch of photos of the duo at work below and stay tuned for a video documenting the process. More info on Yok here and Sheryo here.

Yok Sheryo