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Post by georgec7 on Mar 24, 2011 0:25:24 GMT 1
My rumourmill informs me that Eine will be doing his stuff on 25 26 and 27th March at the London Graphic Centre in Covent Garden. That's all I know ! Cheers
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Post by Guest on Mar 24, 2011 6:39:34 GMT 1
Anyone who supports those greedy rip off bastards sucks, you'd need to mortgage your house if you wanted to buy some paint in that s**t hole.
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Post by sashaz on Mar 24, 2011 10:01:15 GMT 1
I know a certain someone i use to go there with when we were 15 and he use to steal fat markers to tag up london. no names that was in 1987.
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Post by alexnh123 on Mar 24, 2011 10:47:18 GMT 1
goodtimes!
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Post by HRE on Mar 24, 2011 20:08:52 GMT 1
Went in London Graphic centre as i work round the corner ask if Eine would be in. one of the guys who work there said he will start work tomorrow. The scaffolding is already up looks like its will be a fairy big piece
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Post by shakey1181 on Mar 25, 2011 14:19:32 GMT 1
he's not starting today, ill apparently.
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Post by Guest on Mar 27, 2011 0:25:21 GMT 1
Ben just starting the piece...  Oranges & Lemons............. |
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Post by coach on Mar 27, 2011 1:11:09 GMT 1
Ben just starting the piece... Oranges & Lemons............. Exciting! |
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Post by Guest on Mar 27, 2011 10:14:56 GMT 1
Looking forward to seeing how this progresses today.... I'm sure that we'll see a few updates as this was being well documented.
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Post by Daniel Silk on Mar 27, 2011 11:53:28 GMT 1
Looks like small letters  I wonder what its gonna say? |
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Post by Guest on Mar 27, 2011 12:02:21 GMT 1
It could be Mrs. Beetons recipe for scones, that would be surprising.
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Post by Guest on Mar 27, 2011 12:03:15 GMT 1
Looks like small letters I wonder what its gonna say? It's all about public execution, sacrifice, London town and........................................................... nursery rhymes!! Although I think it's going to be adapted somewhat. Gay go up and gay go down, To ring the bells of London town. Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clements. Bull's eyes and targets, Say the bells of St. Marg'ret's. Brickbats and tiles, Say the bells of St. Giles'. Halfpence and farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin's. Pancakes and fritters, Say the bells of St. Peter's. Two sticks and an apple, Say the bells of Whitechapel. Pokers and tongs, Say the bells of St. John's. Kettles and pans, Say the bells of St. Ann's. Old Father Baldpate, Say the slow bells of Aldgate. You owe me ten shillings, Say the bells of St. Helen's. When will you pay me? Say the bells of Old Bailey. When I grow rich, Say the bells of Shoreditch. Pray when will that be? Say the bells of Stepney. I do not know, Says the great bell of Bow. Here comes a candle to light you to bed, Here comes a chopper to chop off your head. Chop chop chop chop The last man's dead..................................................!!! |
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Post by Guest on Mar 27, 2011 12:07:27 GMT 1
 Image from gallery 503... |
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Post by Guest on Mar 27, 2011 21:50:00 GMT 1
oranges and lemons say the bells of St Clements pancakes and fritters say the bells of St Peters two sticks and an apple say the bells of Whitechapel when I grow rich say the bells of Shoreditch What a load of nonsense, I'm really starting to dislike Eine and his letters..  |
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Post by ilmambo on Mar 28, 2011 0:02:52 GMT 1
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Post by murdock on Mar 28, 2011 9:08:58 GMT 1
As always, there's more than meets the eye with Ben's work  |
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Post by atomone on Mar 28, 2011 17:09:35 GMT 1
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Post by warmgun on Mar 28, 2011 17:45:48 GMT 1
Interesting to see he started in colour but ended up in a black and white font.
I see Eine's name has also reapperard on the front page of art replublics artists list, it was hidden for a long time for some strange reason.....not sure if he fell out with them for a while.
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Post by babydave on Mar 28, 2011 19:16:52 GMT 1
Ive never really got into his work. I popped down there late last night to have a peek.... Its impressive due to the size but nothing too special in my opinion. The highlight for me was spotting an Invader piece around the corner! Made my night!
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Post by fragile on Mar 28, 2011 20:30:22 GMT 1
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Post by bullet on Mar 28, 2011 20:53:42 GMT 1
Whats that rhyme got to do with a shop in an expensive part of the west end? |
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Post by warmgun on Mar 28, 2011 20:57:48 GMT 1
Aha, the finished version, just realised that the link above was for the plans  Looks nice that. Not quite sure what it's all about though. |
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Post by Daniel Silk on Mar 29, 2011 12:37:42 GMT 1
Looks great!  That font works really well as it nice and clear and easy to read. |
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Post by murdock on Mar 29, 2011 13:26:40 GMT 1
I like it |
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Post by stillborncrisps on Mar 31, 2011 19:29:18 GMT 1
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Post by connecta1 on Mar 31, 2011 20:33:35 GMT 1
...seems to suggest the AR print is going to be a version of the 'Oranges & Lemons' mural then, no?
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Post by rsyok on Mar 31, 2011 20:38:48 GMT 1
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'We will be releasing a limited edition print based on this work' as AR said. Probably without the lamp !
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Post by rottenredrooster on Mar 31, 2011 21:26:33 GMT 1
Wonder what the size of the print would be. Much better than the White Walls release imo.
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Post by rottenredrooster on Apr 1, 2011 19:10:52 GMT 1
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Post by fragile on Apr 7, 2011 13:48:15 GMT 1
From Dazed & Confused
The British street artist Ben Eine has painted both legally and illegally on the walls of some of the world’s most iconic cities. While his latest piece of street art, sponsored by Artrepublic, a multi-coloured Oranges and Lemons-inspired mural on the exterior wall of the London Graphics Centre, has been given the okay by the owners of the building, the city of Westminster’s zero tolerance laws mean this piece could have a very short shelf life. Upon the revealing of his Covent Garden piece, Eine speaks to Dazed Digital about the British authority’s shifting stance on street art.
Dazed Digital: How did this commission come about?
Ben Eine: Basically, I was this judge on a competition organised through Artrepublic and London Graphics Centre. They gave the prize out at the Ivy and part of the prize was the winner could have their graphics on the side of London Graphics Centre. It was a big canvas and they hung it up there and it looked pretty rubbish. I was asked if I’d be interested in painting that wall and I said I would as long as I could paint the actual wall and it wasn’t just a canvas.
DD: So is this legal street art because the London Graphics Centre have given you permission to paint a wall on their premises?
Ben Eine: Well, one of the reasons I’m doing it is because Westminster council have zero tolerance on graffiti and street art and we’re kind of hoping that once the scaffold comes down Westminster council are going to go, “Paint over it, you can’t have that on the walls, it’s not allowed.” And then we’re going to have a big fight with Westminster council.
DD: So it’s not strictly legal, as Westminster council hasn’t Okayed it?
Ben Eine: Why should it be? It’s not offensive, it’s not rude. It’s on the side of London Graphics Centre and they’ve given permission for me to do it so what the f**k’s it got to do with the council? Interestingly, David Blunkett, the blind twit, probably the best person for the job, introduced a bill that gives local authorities the right to demand you paint over anything deemed to be offensive, or they paint over it and they charge you. Even if you had a poster in your room that can be seen from the street, if someone found it offensive, someone could knock on your door and ask you to take it down.
DD: How long do you think this piece will last?
Ben Eine: It depends what Westminster council do and how much balls London Graphic Centre have got but I’m up for fighting it.
DD: You’ve got this spot in central London, which makes for great impact, where else would you like to paint for a similar effect?
Ben Eine: The City of London are the only other borough with zero tolerance, so banks and bankers. I doubt I’d find a wall in the city of London I could get permission for.
DD: You’ve been involved in quite a few legal commissions, do you think that street art loses any of its political statement when it’s organised like that?
Ben Eine: Yeah, it’s kind of weird. I’m getting a bit old and I can’t be arsed to run away any more and I like to paint stuff. The reason I got into street art is that I was going to get sent to prison if I carried on doing graffiti and I didn’t want to stop painting stuff. It was about ten years ago when street art was beginning to happen and I just thought that if I just switched what I do a little bit I could get away with it, but I still paint stuff illegally.
DD: Have you felt a shift in the way local authorities treat street art?
Ben Eine: There is a massive shift. When I first started painting the shutters in Shoreditch, the moment I got a can of spray paint out someone would phone the police so I’d paint most of it with a paintbrush and a pot of paint and just use a spray paint to put the horizontal lines on them. And now I can stand there in broad daylight and people will come up to be and say, “Are you Banksy?”
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