Sickboy - 'Heaven & Earth' - London - November 3rd

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FULL EXHIBITION DETAILS


PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 3rd November 18:00-22:00
PUBLIC VIEW: Friday 4th–6th November 12.00-19.00

Acclaimed British surrealist graffiti artist Sickboy returns this November with his second major London solo show, Heaven & Earth.

A celebration of earthly sins and heavenly fantasies, with collaborations from some of the biggest names in the global scene, Heaven & Earth sees Sickboy figuratively fall from grace into one of his own worlds, calling upon 12 art figureheads to plunge into the depths of darkest conscious.

Those familiar with Sickboy’s prolific street work such as the iconic ‘Temple' (sprayed in the McDonalds palette on walls and wheelie bins worldwide) will witness the deeper development of the artist’s visual vocabulary with his new body of work. Inspired by semiotics and symbolism, Renaissance paintings and the surreal landscape workings of artists like Hieronymus Bosch, Sickboy confesses all in this show, with meticulously-detailed paintings containing deeply personal narratives alongside his surrealist depictions of the world.

The artist also presents four major installations which include a walk-in confessional booth (with a resident pastor who will be appearing at various service times throughout the opening), and an installation which sees a who's who of eminent artists joining Sickboy on his cathartic journey including: D*Face, Eine, Anthony Lister, Paul Insect, Vhils, Conor Harrington, Xenz, Word to Mother, Will Barras, Eelus, Mudwig and Hush – all of whom feature in a special collaborative element of the show.

The art exorcism doesn’t just end there. After years of brainwashing the public with his temple and slogans such as ‘Save the Youth’, Sickboy is expanding his ethos of 'art for the people' and inviting the global public to become part of his show by submitting their anonymous confessions to him, which will become one of the main installations, entitled CONFESS.

A fourth surprise installation will be unveiled on the opening night, which brings the artist’s exterior work into an exhibition environment.

Photos by Viktor Vauthier, from the Sickboy website gallery...

www.thesickboy.com/artwork-gallery.html

Be part of the show by confessing your sins!

www.thesickboy.com

[fingerz]

just been reading this email an it sounds absolutely bonkers , wish i could go , as you say sand it's not just a show opening .... ;D

Oct 11, 2011 7:41:21 GMT 1 fingerz said:

just been reading this email an it sounds absolutely bonkers

yep! ;D

It def. sounds like an 'experience' and not just a show opening.

I've been looking forward to this show for what seems an age now (I remember being told it would originally planned for spring 2010!).

I'll try and make it to the preview night..hope to see some forum members there!

[Squarity]

Seen a few of the pieces for the show - Very impressive and i'm ready to confess...

[UmBongo]

This sounds amazing, can't wait to see what the sick one has come up with. RSVP'd and everything. See you there...

This autumn/winter is shaping up VERY nicely for shows and events, no?

Oct 11, 2011 11:48:09 GMT 1 UmBongo said:

This sounds amazing, can't wait to see what the sick one has come up with. RSVP'd and everything. See you there...

This autumn/winter is shaping up VERY nicely for shows and events, no?

Faile @ Laz on the same night as the Sickboy preview!

Should be a good night..

[UmBongo]

Oct 11, 2011 12:17:57 GMT 1 @sand said:

Oct 11, 2011 11:48:09 GMT 1 UmBongo said:

This sounds amazing, can't wait to see what the sick one has come up with. RSVP'd and everything. See you there...

This autumn/winter is shaping up VERY nicely for shows and events, no?

Faile @ Laz on the same night as the Sickboy preview!

Should be a good night..

I'm feeling a little tingly in special place just thinking about it, it's gonna be a beautiful night!
BRING IT ON

[Daniel Silk]

Loads of great shows coming up!

some more preview pics from Viktor Vautier's blog..

viktorvautier.blogspot.com/2011/10/heaven-earth-major-london-solo-show-by.html

[Daniel Silk]

His work seems to be getting more and more detailed with each show

[forbiddenlove]

his website seems to be broke, and looking well forward to this show!

from 55factory / 55pages

www.55factory.net/55pages/

Looks like a video interview coming soon as well.

And Sickboy has some work in 55pages show at Tony's Gallery, opening this Thursday:

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55GALLERY

OPENING 27TH OCTOBER
ARTISTS

SICKBOY
BERT
BURGER KIM
CHRISTOPHER SIMS
EXIBIT A
KARL GRADY
NICK THOMPSON

55FACTORY GATHERS SEVERAL ARTISTS OF ITS CHOICE FOR ITS 55GALLERY SHOW ALONG WITH 55PAGES AT TONY’S.

[closeencounters]

Really looking forward to this one, where do you RSVP to for the private view? There's always a buzz around Sickboy releases and his output and attention to detail is always top quality.

Oct 24, 2011 21:53:45 GMT 1 closeencounters said:

Really looking forward to this one, where do you RSVP to for the private view?

rsvp(at)thesickboy.com

You should get a email a short while after (can be a few days) to confirm your name on the guest list.

Interview from Front magazine:

www.frontarmy.com/news/ace-art-show-from-sickboy-drops-next-week/

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Hello Sickboy, what can we expect from your Heaven And Earth show next week?

I’d say it was a psychedelic insight into my version of heaven and earth. I’ve spend two years building up a body of work using old renaissance paintings as a springboard for what people can see at the show. There’s a load of paintings and large-scale pieces all done with acrylic, spray paint and oil, and then there’s an installation done in the form of a confession booth, too, which I’ve passed onto other artists to help out with.

Yeah, on your site you’ve asked visitors to leave their confessions for you to use in the show. You come across any dirty ‘orrible ones that you don’t wanna use?

[Laughs] I’ve had over 1,000 confessions, and yeah, there’s some dark ones in there. Bizarre, weird stuff like people stealing their girlfriend’s mum’s knickers and s**t. I’ve not censored them out, as it’s not my place to do so, though.

Amazing. How did you pick your collaborators? You’ve got some ace names in there like Paul Insect, Anthony Lister and Will Barras…

They’re all just friends of mine or people that I’ve worked with along the way. It was really tough getting it down to 12 people, but I wanted to see the guys that I reckon would be good working together. I’m real happy with the final lineup.

If someone has never encountered Sickboy, how would you describe his work?

I would say it’s neo-psychedelic-cosmic-abstract-expressionism. I let a lot of demons out onto the canvas when I paint.

With Sickboy as an alter-ego, do you ever confuse your real, birth name with Sickboy when you gotta sign boring s**t like cheques and bills?

Ha, I can never replicate my real signature now. I can never get it right twice. If I switched it around and had to sign it Sickboy, I’d get it right every time. I let the signature on my passport suffer for the love of tagging.

What’s the proudest place you’ve laid some of your graffiti? Where have you said “Yeah man, that’s really cool”?

Erm, well it wasn’t as cool as painting the Houses Of Parliament or anything, but I remember painting a space in London’s Canary Wharf that, when you looked at the view, looked like a spaceship with all the lights. I was sat down taking it in with a friend, smoking a joint, and it was a pretty magical experience.

So it was the experience that made it cool, rather than the actual painting?

Yeah, the other good thing was that while I was painting, a bunch of people came onto the roof so we had to hide as they cracked open bottles of vodka and that. A couple started getting it on too, so that was a bit embarrassing. We had to make a pretty quick exit.

And finally, are you Sickboy as in actually ill, or as in “Oh my God, you totally punched that deer in the face! That’s SICK”-boy?

People often ask me if I ripped my name from Trainspotting. The name came from when I used to draw a lot of ill-looking characters, so I took it from there.

[fragile]

Thanks Sand.

[saint]

Cheers Sand, great read.
Busy night thursday then! Faile, Sickboy, Snik and his free vino.....

A few more words from the sick one..this time from 'le cool london'..

www.lecoollondonblog.com/making-the-earth-move-for-you-sickboy/

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making the earth move for you: Sickboy



Sickboy is an awesome artist. You may well know him from his brightly coloured temples that dress the walls and, his trademark target, wheelie bins around London. He’s had his head down over the summer though as he’s been busy creating his latest show called Heaven & Earth, due to open on the 4th Nov in the Truman Brewery, which, as well as his own work, features collaborations with other artists such as EINE, Anthony Lister, WIll Barras, D*Face and a whole bunch more. Josh Jones caught up with him as he was washing his paintbrushes to see what we can expect.

Hello Sickboy, how are things with you?

It’s 8a.m. and 5 shots of coffee in, I’m feeling pretty crispy.

Tell me more about what’s going on in your show. Will there be wheelie bins?

Yeah, there will be four wheelie bins filled with empty bottles of beer within the first hour.

Heaven or Earth?

Earth seems to have a lot going on at the moment. It’s a pretty sustainable environment with the odd warlord, discarded mattress’ and victorian picnic areas with a la carte parchment cakes.

What was it like working with all the other artists? The list of collaborators have very varied styles.

Great. I’m super happy to get all these people together and honoured to have them involved. I’m excited to unveil the results.

In your video there are a few nuns watching you work. Do you find nuns a bit scary? I do. But not as scary as one time when I had to sit next to a monk on a plane. I found that really unsettling.

I kind of think they’re pretty chill. I went to Valencia once and saw a gang of them on mopeds, laughing. It dispelled any fear I had attached to them. Unfortunately, I can’t help you on the monk thing.

What’s next on the horizon?

A lot of travelling and painting. I’ve been cooped up in the studio for far too long. I’ve watched summer pass by my window, so will be trying to catch it up on the other side of the world during winter, and hook up with some active acquaintances on the way.

[fragile]

I picked up 10 Sickboy 'Heaven & Earth' newspapers and showcards for you today.



If you would like one, please add your name to the list below and send me a PM with your address (open to International and UK members).

All free of course.

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[dappy]

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[coach]

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[sacked]

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[coach]

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