[speebe]

I went on a wander round town today... on the look out for the new swoons, faireys, sickboy, sweetooth etc today and then headed off to see how things were shaping up at Leonard Street.... As I trotted past Willow Street I could see someone working outside the POW HQ, so i went for a closer look and had the good fortune to meet BAST hard at work on some new pieces.

Bast was gratious enough to take time out to have a brief chat about his work and show me what he was up to. He was a very personable guy, who was clearly taking advantage of the unusually balmy November weather, working outside to enable him to spread out and be far more creative and experimental than he had been peviously with his prior POW editions... Saying himself that they were 'a little flat' and he was obviously addressing that.

I decided against taking photos as I thought that would be a little out of order considering the stage his work was at.

Needless to say the new pieces he was working on were really strong, with far more depth and more layered than the pieces he currently has on POW... I don't want to give too much away but the new work used a familiar iconic character made up from lots of smaller icons and images. There was a lot going on, with each piece I could see being full of hand worked detail and embellished to death.

Needless to say I was really impressed... I was torn as to whether I should post this information or not as I'd rather not create too much hype in advance, seeing as though it was a work in progress and not the finished article... I hope you appreciates how I've tried to be considerate, and appreciate why i'm being a little cagey with the details.

One thing I think I can say with complete assurance is that these won't hang around once they go up on POW though. Can't wait and I hope I'm lucky enough to get a piece of his new work.

[iwouldfollow youanywhere]

hello hello!what have we here?!I'm a bit of a bast fan so if you feel generous you can ping me a Pm with some more info?

[snapwolfe]

Why does the US export all its talent. there are a few of us that really appreciate the likes of swoon and bast and like seeing more of them here. that being said, i will be sure to buy the print and import it back here.

[speebe]

snapwolfe said:

Why does the US export all its talent. there are a few of us that really appreciate the likes of swoon and bast and like seeing more of them here. that being said, i will be sure to buy the print and import it back here.

I think the US has seen its fair share of UK talent on your shores... fair trade me thinks?

Bast was just going for it... really at ease experimenting in an adhoc fashion.

[Simococo]

I was gazing at the Blu mural yesterday and was about to go and take a closer look. Now I wish I had. Can't wait to see the new Bast pieces.

[absyrd]

Nice speebe. And I don't think there is anything wrong with sharing your story... like you said, though, pics would have been pushing it or might have caught you a Brooklyn boot to the face.

[speebe]

absyrd said:

Nice speebe. And I don't think there is anything wrong with sharing your story... like you said, though, pics would have been pushing it or might have caught you a Brooklyn boot to the face.

Yeah... Bast seemed really happy to talk but I wouldn't have wanted to push my luck too much. After chatting to me he shook my hand asked my name etc and went straight back to working a brush, spray paint etc in the adhoc outdoor studio.

[bonesy]

+1
Thanks for the info

There was a lot going on, with each piece I could see being full of hand worked detail and embellished to death.

I can only imagine how much POW is going to charge.

[holden]

+1
Look forward to seeing the finished images

[speebe]

Thank you for the +1's....
You might find that POW / Bast split this into handworked and standard print editions.

I can't imagine that all prints will be finished to the same standard unless editions are kept really low?

[absyrd]

He may just be spraying some dots or lines or just stomping on the things to give them that Bast "feel". Hopefully they aren't too expensive and the edition size is decent.

[Simococo]

really looking forward to this release. Big opportunity for POW to release a non Banksy/Micallef legendary print.

[mainartery]

Does anybody know what date these are being released???

[speebe]

No idea of a release date i'm afraid...

But as for what the release might look like...

I visited PE's gallery earlier this week on Leonard St and noticed that Pure Evil had a new Bast piece dedicated to him from dated 07 which looked a bit like the version being worked on outside POW.

[Pure Evil]

Yeah we swapped some artwork... i LOVE his stuff and he gave me one and kindly dedicated it to me... but Im gonna hide it from sight tomorrow , I dont want to spoil the surprise for everyone... needless to say it is KICKASS.... Aiko was doing some AMAZING stuff outside POW too.. apparently she was working out there until 7am... she rocks

[Pure Evil]

snapwolfe said:

Why does the US export all its talent. there are a few of us that really appreciate the likes of swoon and bast and like seeing more of them here. that being said, i will be sure to buy the print and import it back here.

I have spoken to a couple of people who have come over to London in the past few weeks and I reckon the consensus is twofold..

1. London is so HOT right now
2. Cops in the USA are assholes and it feels a lot safer to do art in the street over here than in the USA , especially in New York...

[speebe]

gzone said:

Yeah we swapped some artwork... i LOVE his stuff and he gave me one and kindly dedicated it to me... but Im gonna hide it from sight tomorrow , I dont want to spoil the surprise for everyone... needless to say it is KICKASS.... Aiko was doing some AMAZING stuff outside POW too.. apparently she was working out there until 7am... she rocks

Aiko working through the night... Looking forward to seeing the fruits of her labour.

I think I'll stay tight lipped about the impending BAST release from now on PE.

By the way I just love the sheer variety and range of styles you've use in your own work, but it begs the question which piece did Bast go for...?

[ogrgel]

speebe said:

gzone said:

Yeah we swapped some artwork... i LOVE his stuff and he gave me one and kindly dedicated it to me... but Im gonna hide it from sight tomorrow , I dont want to spoil the surprise for everyone... needless to say it is KICKASS.... Aiko was doing some AMAZING stuff outside POW too.. apparently she was working out there until 7am... she rocks

Aiko working through the night... Looking forward to seeing the fruits of her labour.

I think I'll stay tight lipped about the impending BAST release from now on PE.

By the way I just love the sheer variety and range of styles you've use in your own work, but it begs the question which piece did Bast go for...?

damn .. it sounds like I should start saving up ..

[Pure Evil]

ogrgel said:

speebe said:

... but it begs the question which piece did Bast go for...?

I gave him an EVEL KNIEVEL print and then sprayed LIVE EAST DIE YOUNG over the top in flouro pink...

[speebe]

gzone said:

ogrgel said:

I gave him an EVEL KNIEVEL print and then sprayed LIVE EAST DIE YOUNG over the top in flouro pink...

The black on black version I assume... That does sound very special and obviously Bast loves his layers and mixed media.

Loved your floating Penguins stencil over the black glitter background.... If anyone hasn't visited you must!

I can tell that you're loving Flouro Neon colours at the moment.

Oh and good luck on your hunt for the evil lair to mass produce your Neon bunnies... World domination awaits.

[Pure Evil]

Yeah I found the evil lair to mass produce neon bunnies in China... in London they take 6 weeks to produce, and in Beijing i got 10 made in 1 week IN THE PERSPEX BOX... they rule.. I have 10 hanging in the show... www.pureevil.eu

[Run Pig Run]

gzone said:

ogrgel said:

I gave him an EVEL KNIEVEL print and then sprayed LIVE EAST DIE YOUNG over the top in flouro pink...

69 is well old.

[Francis]

So, speebe...was what was released today what you saw BAST working on?

[speebe]

ianfrancis said:

So, speebe...was what was released today what you saw BAST working on?

Yep that's the one... He was a little hungover so POW's comments are true.

I'm pissed that I missed this though, I really wanted to grab one of these!

[Francis]

Aww...that sucks that you of all people didn't get one of these speebe.

I'm curious about the part where you say "the new work used a familiar iconic character made up from lots of smaller icons and images"...what were the smaller icons and images...can't really tell from POW's small pic.

[menace2sobriety]

speebe said:

ianfrancis said:

So, speebe...was what was released today what you saw BAST working on?

Yep that's the one... He was a little hungover so POW's comments are true.

I'm pissed that I missed this though, I really wanted to grab one of these!

wouldnt worry too much mate... there are bound to be tons of fuckers flipping these on ebay soon and i reckon you will have a good chance of getting one at cost (or below)