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DFace - Windmill Gallery - Aberfeldy, by Daniel Silk on May 22, 2009 23:05:05 GMT 1, www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.2509637.0.Off_the_wall_artistry.php
Off the wall artistry
JAN PATIENCE May 22 2009
Labels in any game can give a dog a bad name and hang him. Graffiti Art has suffered more than most in this respect, given that some historians consider 30,000-year-old Paleolithic rock art to be the first example of the genre.
Graffiti art - or urban art as it has come to be known - was first recognised as an art form in the 1970s and 80s when young graffiti artists began colouring the subway trains of New York. Today, it is an international movement and, as its proponents have grown up, so the genre has moved into something approaching respectability.
Artists such as the Parisian-born Blek le Rat, considered by many to be the movement's founding father, and Bristol's own Banksy have achieved iconic status, not to mention prices, with work routinely falling under the hammer for ยฃ250k+.
For many years, urban art has been finding its way, usually in print form, into gallery spaces around the world. Surely the most unusual venue to date though is the respectable Perthshire town of Aberfeldy, which is about to be invaded by the edgy talent of the aforementioned Banksy, and Blek le Rat, not to mention Edinburgh-based legend Elph, as well as Beejoir, D*Face, Dolk, Eelus and Nick Walker.
The exhibition, Fourth Element, opens at Kevin and Jayne Ramage's Watermill Gallery this Saturday and was the brainchild of new gallery executive, Ruth Tauber, whose mother is the acclaimed Scottish sculptor Helen Denerley.
The exhibition's title is a reference to the graffiti artists' place in hip hop culture, coming in as it does after word (the MC) music (the DJ) and dance (the breakdancer).
The image most associated with street art, the rat, will appear in The Fourth Element, surrounded by surprising and stark depictions of familiar images in different circumstances. The Mona Lisa, Spiderman and others all appear with the nonchalance and humour that characterise the genre.
For Tauber, who joined the gallery in February, fresh from stints in Glasgow and Seville, it was an opportunity to bring a little bit of what she had seen developing on the walls of these two very different European cities to rural Perthshire.
"I mentioned it to Kevin and Jayne and they were really keen on engaging with the idea of staging an urban art exhibition here," she explains.
"Kevin had a contact with the Black Rat Press gallery in East London, which specialises in urban, street and graffiti art and we spoke to them. Once we started, one person knew another and another and the whole thing just escalated.
"It is a very specific sphere of interest and you tend to find that the people who are into it all know each other.
"We now have around 25 pieces about to go on show, ranging in price from ยฃ200-ยฃ7500, including original canvases from D*Face."
The rise and rise of street artists such as D*Face shows just how far urban art has come since its roots in underground activity. American pop pixie Christina Aguilera was among the buyers at D*Face's sell-out exhibition at the Black Rat Press gallery in Shoreditch last October.
The singer is an avid collector of the work of Banksy, and her endorsement of D*Face was viewed as a sign that his work might be the next big thing for collectors.
In his most recent works, several of which are on show in Aberfeldy, D*Face re-works popular images from advertising and comic books to comment on the corruptive nature of fame, celebrity and consumerism.
While most of the participating artists are based in London, closer to home, Edinburgh's most famous urban artist, Elph, aka Brian McFeely, will be bringing his unique approach to portraiture to Aberfeldy.
Currently artist-in-residence at Henderson Gallery in Edinburgh, where he has been paid to "vandalise" three large walls on Thistle Street Lane with material inspired by Tam O'Shanter, Elph will host a workshop in the Watermill on June 6 at which participants will be encouraged to get handy with a spray can.
According to gallery co-owner Kevin Ramage, the hope is, that rather than scandalise, this exhibition will engage potential viewers, particularly young people.
He explains: "In today's uncertain climate, where many social institutions reveal their inherent contradictions and weakness, the edgy, confrontational message of urban art presents a bold and challenging dynamic - it brings street protest and the dissatisfaction of the younger generation to the fore."
Fourth Element/Urban Art in the Highlands, The Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy 01887 822896. Mon-Sat, 10am-5.30pm, Sun, 11am-5.30pm
www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.2509637.0.Off_the_wall_artistry.phpOff the wall artistry JAN PATIENCE May 22 2009 Labels in any game can give a dog a bad name and hang him. Graffiti Art has suffered more than most in this respect, given that some historians consider 30,000-year-old Paleolithic rock art to be the first example of the genre. Graffiti art - or urban art as it has come to be known - was first recognised as an art form in the 1970s and 80s when young graffiti artists began colouring the subway trains of New York. Today, it is an international movement and, as its proponents have grown up, so the genre has moved into something approaching respectability. Artists such as the Parisian-born Blek le Rat, considered by many to be the movement's founding father, and Bristol's own Banksy have achieved iconic status, not to mention prices, with work routinely falling under the hammer for ยฃ250k+. For many years, urban art has been finding its way, usually in print form, into gallery spaces around the world. Surely the most unusual venue to date though is the respectable Perthshire town of Aberfeldy, which is about to be invaded by the edgy talent of the aforementioned Banksy, and Blek le Rat, not to mention Edinburgh-based legend Elph, as well as Beejoir, D*Face, Dolk, Eelus and Nick Walker. The exhibition, Fourth Element, opens at Kevin and Jayne Ramage's Watermill Gallery this Saturday and was the brainchild of new gallery executive, Ruth Tauber, whose mother is the acclaimed Scottish sculptor Helen Denerley. The exhibition's title is a reference to the graffiti artists' place in hip hop culture, coming in as it does after word (the MC) music (the DJ) and dance (the breakdancer). The image most associated with street art, the rat, will appear in The Fourth Element, surrounded by surprising and stark depictions of familiar images in different circumstances. The Mona Lisa, Spiderman and others all appear with the nonchalance and humour that characterise the genre. For Tauber, who joined the gallery in February, fresh from stints in Glasgow and Seville, it was an opportunity to bring a little bit of what she had seen developing on the walls of these two very different European cities to rural Perthshire. "I mentioned it to Kevin and Jayne and they were really keen on engaging with the idea of staging an urban art exhibition here," she explains. "Kevin had a contact with the Black Rat Press gallery in East London, which specialises in urban, street and graffiti art and we spoke to them. Once we started, one person knew another and another and the whole thing just escalated. "It is a very specific sphere of interest and you tend to find that the people who are into it all know each other. "We now have around 25 pieces about to go on show, ranging in price from ยฃ200-ยฃ7500, including original canvases from D*Face." The rise and rise of street artists such as D*Face shows just how far urban art has come since its roots in underground activity. American pop pixie Christina Aguilera was among the buyers at D*Face's sell-out exhibition at the Black Rat Press gallery in Shoreditch last October. The singer is an avid collector of the work of Banksy, and her endorsement of D*Face was viewed as a sign that his work might be the next big thing for collectors. In his most recent works, several of which are on show in Aberfeldy, D*Face re-works popular images from advertising and comic books to comment on the corruptive nature of fame, celebrity and consumerism. While most of the participating artists are based in London, closer to home, Edinburgh's most famous urban artist, Elph, aka Brian McFeely, will be bringing his unique approach to portraiture to Aberfeldy. Currently artist-in-residence at Henderson Gallery in Edinburgh, where he has been paid to "vandalise" three large walls on Thistle Street Lane with material inspired by Tam O'Shanter, Elph will host a workshop in the Watermill on June 6 at which participants will be encouraged to get handy with a spray can. According to gallery co-owner Kevin Ramage, the hope is, that rather than scandalise, this exhibition will engage potential viewers, particularly young people. He explains: "In today's uncertain climate, where many social institutions reveal their inherent contradictions and weakness, the edgy, confrontational message of urban art presents a bold and challenging dynamic - it brings street protest and the dissatisfaction of the younger generation to the fore." Fourth Element/Urban Art in the Highlands, The Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy 01887 822896. Mon-Sat, 10am-5.30pm, Sun, 11am-5.30pm
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DFace - Windmill Gallery - Aberfeldy, by Guest on May 22, 2009 23:14:21 GMT 1, The rise and rise of street artists such as D*Face shows just how far urban art has come since its roots in underground activity. American pop pixie Christina Aguilera was among the buyers at D*Face's sell-out exhibition at the Black Rat Press gallery in Shoreditch last October. The singer is an avid collector of the work of Banksy, and her endorsement of D*Face was viewed as a sign that his work might be the next big thing for collectors. In his most recent works, several of which are on show in Aberfeldy, D*Face re-works popular images from advertising and comic books to comment on the corruptive nature of fame, celebrity and consumerism.
LOL, Then he sells them for ยฃ10,000 to celebrities and consumers of his work.
The rise and rise of street artists such as D*Face shows just how far urban art has come since its roots in underground activity. American pop pixie Christina Aguilera was among the buyers at D*Face's sell-out exhibition at the Black Rat Press gallery in Shoreditch last October. The singer is an avid collector of the work of Banksy, and her endorsement of D*Face was viewed as a sign that his work might be the next big thing for collectors. In his most recent works, several of which are on show in Aberfeldy, D*Face re-works popular images from advertising and comic books to comment on the corruptive nature of fame, celebrity and consumerism. LOL, Then he sells them for ยฃ10,000 to celebrities and consumers of his work. |
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DFace - Windmill Gallery - Aberfeldy, by slowmo on May 22, 2009 23:15:58 GMT 1, The rise and rise of street artists such as D*Face shows just how far urban art has come since its roots in underground activity. American pop pixie Christina Aguilera was among the buyers at D*Face's sell-out exhibition at the Black Rat Press gallery in Shoreditch last October. The singer is an avid collector of the work of Banksy, and her endorsement of D*Face was viewed as a sign that his work might be the next big thing for collectors. In his most recent works, several of which are on show in Aberfeldy, D*Face re-works popular images from advertising and comic books to comment on the corruptive nature of fame, celebrity and consumerism. LOL, Then he sells them for ยฃ10,000 to celebrities and consumers of his work.
The great rock and roll swindle!!! ;D
The rise and rise of street artists such as D*Face shows just how far urban art has come since its roots in underground activity. American pop pixie Christina Aguilera was among the buyers at D*Face's sell-out exhibition at the Black Rat Press gallery in Shoreditch last October. The singer is an avid collector of the work of Banksy, and her endorsement of D*Face was viewed as a sign that his work might be the next big thing for collectors. In his most recent works, several of which are on show in Aberfeldy, D*Face re-works popular images from advertising and comic books to comment on the corruptive nature of fame, celebrity and consumerism. LOL, Then he sells them for ยฃ10,000 to celebrities and consumers of his work. The great rock and roll swindle!!! ;D |
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DFace - Windmill Gallery - Aberfeldy, by bullet on May 22, 2009 23:19:54 GMT 1, silky just pm'd you something d related
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DFace - Windmill Gallery - Aberfeldy, by Daniel Silk on May 22, 2009 23:24:30 GMT 1, silky just pm'd you something d related
He means D*Face before we get any clever replies  ;D
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DFace - Windmill Gallery - Aberfeldy, by bullet on May 22, 2009 23:27:52 GMT 1, ha. oops.
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