Richard Hambleton 🇨🇦 Artist Discussion

[Wearology]

The 80's were a time when the street art movement was just getting its sea legs. Basquit , Haring , Warhol , Hamilton were the names that stood out - but there was a whole subculture of taggers that were canvasing NYC like locusts. Fab Five Freddy , LA2 and the likes were courted by the older more established artists looking for street cred. I have the distinct pleasure of being friends with some of these early pioneers and with Silky's permission we are in the process of setting up a Q & A with one of the legends of the New York Street Movement from the 80's. LA2 also known as Keith Haring's silent partner will address the forum early next week and you can feel free to ask him any questions about the past, present, and future. Angel Ortiz is his name but LA2 is how he is known around the world.
At age 13 he hung out with Warhol, Basquit, Hamilton, Grace Jones, Madonna, Scharf and LA2 loves to talk and we have an exclusive opportunity to fire away. It is not often that our forum gets a chance to meet an artist that has his work hanging in the Guggenheim. Thanks Silky for the permission and I look forward to hearing back from our community. I will post the exact day and time by Monday. Thank you - Wearology

[petest]

Oct 2, 2009 14:05:46 GMT 1 Wearology said:

The 80's were a time when the street art movement was just getting its sea legs. Basquit , Haring , Warhol , Hamilton were the names that stood out - but there was a whole subculture of taggers that were canvasing NYC like locusts. Fab Five Freddy , LA2 and the likes were courted by the older more established artists looking for street cred. I have the distinct pleasure of being friends with some of these early pioneers and with Silky's permission we are in the process of setting up a Q & A with one of the legends of the New York Street Movement from the 80's. LA2 also known as Keith Haring's silent partner will address the forum early next week and you can feel free to ask him any questions about the past, present, and future. Angel Ortiz is his name but LA2 is how he is known around the world.
At age 13 he hung out with Warhol, Basquit, Hamilton, Grace Jones, Madonna, Scharf and LA2 loves to talk and we have an exclusive opportunity to fire away. It is not often that our forum gets a chance to meet an artist that has his work hanging in the Guggenheim. Thanks Silky for the permission and I look forward to hearing back from our community. I will post the exact day and time by Monday. Thank you - Wearology

this sounds rather good - any idea when exactly?

[Simococo]

Oct 2, 2009 9:37:01 GMT 1 @remirough said:

Oct 2, 2009 9:33:06 GMT 1 chiefhk said:

Thanks, think his profile might be on the up again judging by the amount of chatter I've been hearing/reading!

I met him a few years ago in New York... He's been working hard for years... People should definitely check him out... John Fekner too, he's probably the biggest pioneer of street art!
www.johnfekner.com/

great info remi
this lad was going space invaders way before invader

[chiefhk]

Oct 2, 2009 12:59:03 GMT 1 Pattycakes said:

I wrote about him a year or so ago on the forum so you can probably dig it up from a search. I met him last year at Woodward Gallery in the East Village, a really nice bloke though obviously he's done far too many drugs for his own good. I bought an amazing 80's work on paper of a splatterd man, if you look at the Banksy of the dog shaking water from his fur it's clearly very heavily influenced by this period in Hambleton's work. considering you can buy an original 80's piece for under $3,000 he's a great buy.

I assume you purchased the piece from Woodward Gallery? Guess I'll need to start reaching out to them!

[Wearology]

Woodward has a Keith Haring Exhibit going on all month and they have a vase that LA2 did there as well - if you are in downtown New York it is definitely worth checking out -

[Pattycakes]

Actually I bought it in Florida, strange place to pick it up, but hey ho. It's a lovely thing.

[chiefhk]

Oct 3, 2009 22:22:53 GMT 1 Pattycakes said:

Actually I bought it in Florida, strange place to pick it up, but hey ho. It's a lovely thing.

It's great that you lucked out! How does your piece look?

[Pattycakes]

typical splattered man, it's a full figure which is nice, I prefer those to just the heads.

[chiefhk]

Oct 4, 2009 21:53:45 GMT 1 Pattycakes said:

typical splattered man, it's a full figure which is nice, I prefer those to just the heads.

Sounds like a great score!

[sleazus1slord]

Take a minute to check out these articles on Richard Hambelton, living legend and true originator of street art culture in late 70's NYC. Hambleton's tale illustrates a classic example of the talented artist who's life and career become stifled by drug addiction and mental illness, one that is so tragically common among creative personalities. I'm forced to wonder what might have been for shadowman, and lament the irony of him surviving Warhol and Basquiat. 

nypost.com/2017/04/15/nycs-banksy-ruled-the-city-in-the-80s-until-he-lost-everything/

www.indiewire.com/2017/04/shadowman-first-look-clip-tribeca-documentary-richard-hambleton-1201805423/

[dreadnatty]

Show at Woodward Gallery NYC:

www.wherethereswalls.com/events/2017/4/19/richard-hambleton-i-only-have-eyes-for-you

[arvegu]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

[Pattycakes]

I met him about 10 years ago, a very interesting man indeed. I regret not buying a really special canvas from him which was a portrait of J-M Basquiat. Really stupid, but then we all make dumb mistakes that we regret.

[Wearology]

Before there was a Banksy - there was an amazing legendary street artist named Richard Hambleton.
Hambleton created characters that would appear out of the corners of the streets in NYC back in the 80's. Unfortunately, he passed away today and the Urban Art Movement lost a true pioneer.  On behalf of the UAA Community - I would like to send our condolences to his friends, family and fans all over the world.

This is how artsy described him:
Richard Hambleton is a contemporary American-Canadian graffiti artist, sometimes called the “godfather of street art.” Along with his contemporaries Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hambleton painted directly on the streets of New York and achieved success during the art boom of the 1980s.

[Pattycakes]

Very sad to hear this I met him about 12 years ago in the Lower East side, he had his demons that's for sure but he was a super cool guy and frankly a legend.

[Deleted]

Very sad news.

I was very much looking forward to Shadowman the documentary that's been made about him: www.imdb.com/title/tt6153962/

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ilovegraffiti.de/blog/2017/10/30/rest-in-peace-richard-hambleton-2/

[djvlnt]

I’m interested if anyone got a 80s canvas or drawing for sale...

[Pattycakes]

djvlnt I am sure you would. I suggest you contact Woodward gallery they are representing the estate.

[probored]

Nov 13, 2017 20:35:34 GMT 1 djvlnt said:

I’m interested if anyone got a 80s canvas or drawing for sale...

Wunderkammern gallery seem to be having a show soon that includes work by Hambleton (as well as Haring too).

[Vroom & Varossieau]

We are presenting some very nice early works on Art Miami next week.
We were planning a show with him and a new 8ft Stop sign for the fair.
Unfortunately he passed. Richard was an amazing artist! And a huge inspiration for most great Street Artists.
It was amazing to have worked with him, although it was for a very short period.
But we did get Søren Solkær to portrait him for his Surface project.

[dreadnatty]

Bunch of photos from his show at ACA Gallery. Click thru for more photos:

http://instagram.com/p/BklH9yflXhv

[shy]

Hmm I had many chances to buy Shadowman art but I always SHYed away! Maybe pushy dealers trying to peddle his art :

"He's gonna die soon! Better get in now while he's still affordable... etc...etc..."

[Meskell]

Just finished watching the doc. Thanks for the bringing this to my attention sleazus and for today's bump natty. I dug it.

[shy]

where can i find the doc online to watch in it's entirety? thanks

[Shoot Again]

news.artnet.com/partner-content/richard-hambleton-market

[irl1]

Jul 18, 2018 16:01:47 GMT 1 Shoot Again said:

news.artnet.com/partner-content/richard-hambleton-market

Love his work. There are a few nice pieces coming up in Sotheby's on the 20th July. 


www.invaluable.com/catalog/0771z0y0mp

[shy]

Yes, going way above the reserve price. Thanks for letting us know irl1

[drawnblank]

Hi - keen to acquire any items (exhibition posters, show cards, t-shirt, books etc.) related to Richard Hambleton. 

[Shoot Again]

www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-813484FAC0?utm_source=inv_kwalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=keywordalertlive&utm_term=2