[Heavyconsumer]

Some excellent work on there. Ha's work is enjoyable, but the works by Cui Nan are gorgeous - definitly my favourites.

[Agent Provocateur]

Hi Amin. Great idea and kudos points for sticking with your concept for a year!

I'm liking the work a lot, but probably more because of where it's coming from and the social context it is talking about. Some of the pieces I really like the idea (I get) behind them, but... I'm not entirely sure about the style of imagery. Remember this is a totally subjective.

I will definately keep looking at the site and please keep us all updated and when new art and shows are coming up ;D

[Harveyn]

Some nice originals but I have to say the prices look incredible dear.

[RedStarPress]

Thanks guys. One thing to consider is that these pieces are massive in size. And, as someone pointed out, price includes shipping, handling, and insurance worldwide. The last thing to consider is that these are established artists that have a strong exhibition history along with auction sales. We have priced their work significantly less than their auction prices as we don't have the overhead or fees associated with the auction houses. But, thanks very much for the feedback and we'll try to work with the artists to maybe come up with smaller pieces at lower prices.

[griffermans]

Jul 1, 2008 20:19:29 GMT 1 RedStarPress said:

Thanks guys. One thing to consider is that these pieces are massive in size. And, as someone pointed out, price includes shipping, handling, and insurance worldwide. The last thing to consider is that these are established artists that have a strong exhibition history along with auction sales. We have priced their work significantly less than their auction prices as we don't have the overhead or fees associated with the auction houses. But, thanks very much for the feedback and we'll try to work with the artists to maybe come up with smaller pieces at lower prices.[/quote

;D

[griffermans]

Jul 1, 2008 20:19:29 GMT 1 RedStarPress said:

Thanks guys. One thing to consider is that these pieces are massive in size. And, as someone pointed out, price includes shipping, handling, and insurance worldwide. The last thing to consider is that these are established artists that have a strong exhibition history along with auction sales. We have priced their work significantly less than their auction prices as we don't have the overhead or fees associated with the auction houses. But, thanks very much for the feedback and we'll try to work with the artists to maybe come up with smaller pieces at lower prices.

Which auction houses are you referring to? I can only find 2 auction records for Ha and one of those is an unsold. Both from an auction house in Sweden I believe. Can you give me a little of Ha's auction history?

[iwouldfollow youanywhere]

all i know is if you offered me the chance to buy, for instance, a miss bugs for 5k or anything on this site for the same amount, that my money would go to red star 100%!

[Blind Angle]

Some very good work there RedStarPress.....Good luck!

Ragnar

[griffermans]

Jul 1, 2008 22:02:26 GMT 1 iwouldfollow youanywhere said:

all i know is if you offered me the chance to buy, for instance, a miss bugs for 5k or anything on this site for the same amount, that my money would go to red star 100%!

fill your boots...

[RedStarPress]

Hi Griffermans,

Thanks for helping us do some research on our artists! I suspect that you Googled Ha's name and saw the ArtNet results correct? While ArtNet is a great resource, it does not provide a complete listing of completed auction results. For example, The Poly Group (a Chinese government owned conglomerate) runs a number of art auctions where the listings aren't shown on ArtNet. In fact, the English version of their site does not have the full results. There are also some smaller auction houses in China that do not have their results shown on ArtNet. Most importantly, our artists have direct control of their pricing and which pieces they want to sell. As I mentioned in my original post most of these artists have achieved success locally but have yet to find a good channel to the western art markets. Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions or comments.

Regards,
Art

[urbanangel]

Great work.

Best of luck with it.

[griffermans]

I noticed a load of contemporary chinese art went through at Bloomsbury's today. The estimates were pretty chunky, do you guys know the results?

[RedStarPress]

We're pleased to announce some new available artwork from Zhang Qitian's "Memories" series. Each painting represents a distinct memory from the Cultural Revolution and can be purchased from our website: www.redstarpress.com/store-28-Zhang_Qitian.html.

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 15" x 17"
Price: $600 each (includes worldwide shipping, handling and insurance)

"Change of Wind"


The New Gospel


The Cleansing of the Four


Please feel free to contact us at [e-mail] if you have any questions about these pieces. Thanks for all of your support.

P.S.
We're going to release 2 new prints by Zhang Qi Tian and Cui Nan in the next few weeks.

[Rogue Gallery]

There good

[RedStarPress]

Thanks Rourke,

Also, I forgot to mention. Banksy.info forum members get 10% off by using the coupon code "banksyinfo" during the checkout process. Thanks!

[RedStarPress]

Just a quick note. Print Magazine did an interesting piece on the graffiti popping up in Beijing. Here's the link to the article: www.printmag.com/design_articles/BeijingOlympicGraffiti/tabid/403/Default.aspx

We also have a few Steel Dan canvases left. The quality is exceptional and you can't beat the price... www.redstarpress.com/details-39-96.html

[snowflake8888]

Art Min, co-founder and manager of Beijing- and Seattle-based gallery Red Star Press, says that Chinese graffiti artists support the government in part as a survival mechanism. “As you can imagine, there are harsher penalties for vandalism in China,” he says. “So, one perspective is that by putting up graffiti that supports government initiatives or policies, the work won't be viewed as ‘offensive.’ It gives graffiti artists an opportunity to practice their craft. If they're caught, they may not receive the full wrath of the law.”

This quote says it all. I'm moving to Singapore for work next year and graf is a crime in that small country. There are no true street artists because they play to the tune in the quote above. I'm gonna be spraying my stuff up and then running for my life. That's going to be quite a rush.

[Deleted]

snowflake888 keep in touch and maybe we can work on something together.

Art

[Photoxtc]

I really love this one!!! and of course it's sold



The New Gospel

[Heavyconsumer]

Yeah, those smaller Zhang canvases look very cool and they aren't nearly as painful on the pocket as his larger ones (which were pretty massive). Personally I prefer this smaller set anyway, especially "Change of wind". Loving the Cui Nan stuff too. There have been a couple of lovely pieces removed from the site, not sure if they were sold or not, but tastey, abstract work by Cui. Nice to see some different styles and have a strong dose of foreign culture/flavour in the messages and images themselves.

[angryboy]

Aug 7, 2008 19:25:34 GMT 1 snowflake8888 said:

This quote says it all. I'm moving to Singapore for work next year and graf is a crime in that small country. There are no true street artists because they play to the tune in the quote above. I'm gonna be spraying my stuff up and then running for my life. That's going to be quite a rush.

Hope you've got some good legs on you.

"Graffiti made the news in 1993, over an incident in Singapore involving several expensive cars found spray-painted. The police arrested a student from Singapore American School, Michael P. Fay, questioned him and subsequently charged him with vandalism. Fay pleaded guilty for vandalizing the car in addition to stealing road signs. Under the 1966 Singapore Vandalism Act, originally passed to curb the spread of communist graffiti in Singapore, the court sentenced him to four months in jail, a fine of 3,500 Singaporean dollars (US $2,233 or GB £1,450), and a caning. The New York Times ran several editorials and op-eds that condemned the punishment and called on the American public to flood the Singaporean embassy with protests. Although the Singapore government received many calls for clemency, Fay's caning took place in Singapore on May 5, 1994. Fay had originally received a sentence of six lashes of the cane, but the then President of Singapore Ong Teng Cheong agreed to reduce his caning sentence to four lashes"

[snowflake8888]

That's why I'm going to be running for my life. Did a bit of looking up on the net, I think the style there is more of a New York freehand thing, more emphasis on style and technique. I'm going to use Banksy's style. Simple picture, deeper meaning, placement is key. I certainly won't be ruining people's cars in a posh neighbourhood. I think the crummiest part of town would attract less heat.

[Deleted]

snowflake, you're spot on re: the graffiti style in Singapore. In fact, that can be generalized across most of Asia. Stencil graffiti is very "immature" in Asia but, I suspect it will develop similar to the west. Best of luck and please post pics of your work!

[gozgoz]

Aug 8, 2008 14:56:56 GMT 1 @amin said:

snowflake, you're spot on re: the graffiti style in Singapore. In fact, that can be generalized across most of Asia. Stencil graffiti is very "immature" in Asia but, I suspect it will develop similar to the west. Best of luck and please post pics of your work!

i completely and utterly disagree here. I am singaporean and maybe you are too. But there are some pretty good work in Singapore. Just head down to Youth Park once in awhile and theres some execllent work up there.

Just check out Phunk Studios and see what they have done. amazing graphic street designers. And internationally reknown.

Google operation artcore, a singapore collective too.

Also, Im sick and tired of people telling me how harsh Singapore is on vandalism and then quoting the Michael Fay case.

Do some research - Michael Fay stole friggin traffic lights, splashed paint over cars, stealing fire extinguishers etc etc and did blatant vandalism. he wasnt doing murals or art. He was VANDALISING.

snowflake - if you want to do graf, head down to somerset youth park or the one in bedok. There are free writing walls there and its perfectly fine to do your art there. Theres also one at the Youth Centre behind Orchard Road. Thats where i do my graff when i can be bothered.

And stencil art isnt "immature" in SEA - It just doesnt get enough exposure.

www.startfromzero.org is doing well in HK for instance.

So yeah, i really really hope and wish people will stop friggin thinking u will get your hands chopped off or something ridiculous for doing art in Singapore.

[snowflake8888]

Sorry Amin, last post from me here. Apologies for the hijack.

I will not paint in what seems (to me) like an open prison for artists. There is no point in doing a political or social commentary piece in a place where the public doesn't care about, where the intended audience will not see it. For example, a Banksy-esque piece on the ridiculous congestion charge system would lose its impact if it were not near the congestion charge zone / signs. Your youth park would not be a god place to site a work like this. This seems to be the point of the authorised graf zones. Put them where they do the least harm. Let them work on style and pray they forget art is a powerful tool for substance.

I'm not knocking the art or the quality in Asia. It has its merits and opinions are like a$$holes, everybody has one. I just admire the Banksy spirit and ethos and want to propogate it as a stencil artist.

[Gentle Mental]

Hi Amin, you've been pm'd...

oh yes... on Singapore/Asia (where i'm from too) ... mr goz... i think snowflake has a point... work done at places "authorized" by the Authorities kinda looses one of the most important thing that makes street art so unique and interesting - the Ballsy-ness.

[Deleted]

gogoz, i'm actually Korean/Chinese but have been to Singapore a few times years ago. I also lived and worked in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Australia I don't disagree that there is some good street art in Singapore, my general (and probably too broad) comment is that Asian stencil art isn't as developed as the western stencil art scene. You don't really see the technical stencil pieces (a la Banksy) in most of Asia that you would in London, Paris, or US. I think it's an emerging area and I'm sure there will be some great stencil artists coming out of Asia in the next few months.

If you guys know of any artists or have pics of some good street art, feel free to send them to me at [e-mail].

Gentlemental, odd, I didn't get your PM?

[Gentle Mental]

hi amin, been pm'in a REDSTARPRESS guy... wasnt that you? ok here's one to amin, then...

[RedStarPress]

We're pleased to announce that Shen Jingdong has joined Red Star Press.

BIO:
A well recognized name in the Chinese contemporary art scene, some of Shen's art works are collected by some of China's leading museums and galleries. Shen refers to his experiences as a Chinese military officer to create approachable and recognizable art. His unparalleled commitment to quality is evidenced by his hand carving of wood boards and other materials used for his artwork.

Born in Jiangsu Nanjing, China in 1965. Graduated from Nanjing Xiaozhuang Normal School in 1984. Graduate of Nanjing Institute of Arts in 1991. 1991—2007 Conscripted to Military Drama Troupe of Nanjing Military Area.

The following is a list of artwork on permanent exhibition:
*Hero series 12, oil painting, 200×200cm China National Museum of Fine Arts
*Founding Ceremony, oil painting, 200×700cm Shanghai No.1 Art Gallery
*Hero series 42, oil painting, 200×200cm Singapore Art Retreat Museum

MAJOR EXHIBIT HISTORY:
2008 - Heroes - ChinaSquare, New York, New York
2007 - Making Heroes for ten years, Beijing Imagine Gallery, China
2007 - We Could Be Heroes – Shen Jingdong solo exhibition, Hong Kong Yan Gallery
2006 - One painting exhibition, Beijing 88 Art Document Storehouse, China
2006 - Image of Hero, Beijing Millennium Time Gallery, China

He's releasing 3 original editions with us:




As an artist with deep roots in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), this series of the three military branches is Shen's signature characters. The wood boards are hand carved by the artist himself. Each print is hand finished and signed by the artist.

Edition Size: 15
Medium: two color wood print on paper
Signature: Each print has been signed and numbered by the artist
Condition: Due to the hand finishing of this print, these are Artist Quality
Shipping/Handling/Insurance: Each print will be shipped flat. Price includes worldwide shipping, handling, and insurance
Price: $1,000

Click here to purchase: www.redstarpress.com/store-49-SHEN_JINGDONG.html

[Gentle Mental]

lovely stuff, redstarpress! As always!

2 questions - 1 are these printed on paper or wood? (do you have photos?)

and.. do we get a bigger discount if we buy the set? (and if shipping's to China... that's where i am..)

forever broke,


gm