[urbanangel]

Announcement

We are pleased to announce that we are now representing Inkie.

This will be on an ongoing basis, for all original artworks.

We also have 5 canvases available, which will be added to both the New Arrivals and the Inkie artist page, over the next few days.


INKIE: Biography

Influenced by punk rock album graphics, 2000AD comics and early New York wild style pioneers such as Dondi, Seen & T-Kid, Inkie started out 1983 painting alongside 3D of Massive Attack fame, Goldie, The Chrome Angels and Nick Walker.

In 1989 he came 2nd in the World Street Art championships beating off fierce competition from LA, New York and all major European countries. Later that year he hit national headlines, when he was arrested along with 72 other writers as the 'Kingpin' in the UK's largest ever graffiti bust ‘Operation Anderson’. His arrest, court case and subsequent acquittal was all documented by BBC2 in the programme ‘Drawing The Line’.

In the late 1990s Inkie and fellow Bristolian Banksy collaborated on the largest ever UK graffiti event, ‘Walls On Fire’, where they pulled together UK’s finest street artists to create 1.4 km painting around Bristol’s historic docks.

These early years and Inkie’s rise to notoriety was recently documented in the Banksy’s Bristol (Tangent Books), which traces the birth of the UK graffiti scene and it’s Bristol roots.

Inkie has also featured in and organised the launch exhibition for the Thames &
Hudson book ‘Graffiti World’ as well as the LA produced worldwide graffiti film
‘Bomb It’ which premiered at the British Film Institute autumn 2007.

He’s also produced work for Puma, Xbox, Adidas, Levis, Addict, Lovebox and Latitude Festivals and his graffiti featured in SEGA’s seminal video game Jet Set Radio.

More recently Inkie has been an integral part of the Shoreditch based Secret Wars collective, who has taken their infamous live street art battles across the UK and Europe. (www.secretwars.co.uk)

Currently Inkie is half way through a world tour with Belvedere and Jade Jagger painting large live canvases at star studded events across the world.

Recent shows include:

‘Exposed To The Elements’ at Notting Hill Arts Club
Portobello Film Festival at Westbourne Studios
‘Alternativity’ at Truman Brewery
Guerilla Galleries in Bristol

A show at the Royal West Of England Academy in Bristol is also penciled in for late 2008 / early 2009. Inkie has also been lined up to do a print design for Top Shop’s spring/summer collection, a limited range of baseball caps for New Era and an exclusive series of rugs for the renowned Rugged Art Collective. (www.ruggedart.com)

Together with fellow street artist Zaki of Chrome Angels fame, Inkie runs the clothing label ‘Flying Eyeball’ selling limited edition t-shirts, street wear, prints and accessories.

[manchestermike]

Nice one Andrew, a great addition

[buffin]

Nice one Inkie and Urban Angel. Have seen him painting live a couple of times in the last few months and he sure is a talent.

[jellya]

A legend. Watching with interest.

[urbanangel]

Thanks all:)

[slowmo]

Just spotted this, interesting. Look forward to seeing some work.

[Adamski]

I was taking some pics of my Richt bits for another thread and thought I'd photo some of my other bits while I was doing it.

One thing that occured to me is that no one ever mentions Inkie on this forum. Does anyone else on here have any Inkie prints or even originals? maybe some pics of his street work?

Bit of a Bristol legend really.

[jon11]

inkie is indeed a legend proper old school graf skills with some modern spin - i've got some great images somewhere and have some massive scale originals - i'll post some pics up over the weekend -

good shout!

[Heavyconsumer]

Inkie has a show coming up at Ink-d after Pure Evil and I think he's involved in the Urban Angel group show in August too.

[jellya]

Very nice Adamski.

Legendary indeed.

[saltandiron]

I saw one of his pieces at the Latitude festival a few weeks ago. I didn't have my camera but I borrowed a friend's. I'll post the pictures when they email them to me. Also took some pics of a massive Mode2. They looked really good in amongst the trees.

[Cheba]

Thanks you all again for coming down to the exhibition. The exhibition has now finished but if you didn't get to make it to the show or you forgot to place your bid, all work is now online.

*PLEASE NOTE the boards have had loads of interest! Almost everything has bids on. The ebay account was supposed to go up the same day as the exhibition but the organizer of the bristol festival, who's idea it was for ebay account has had a few teething problems... so has only been able to get the work up as the show was ending... the bids on ebay are not the same as the bids we have in paper and will automatically start at £0. This does not mean the piece doesn't already have a bid on it. The ebay account was started so if anyone who couldn't make the exhibition in the week still had the chance to bid.

shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/bristol-festival


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Not sure if this has been posted on here. The launch night is over but we are still
open until the 2nd of November. noon - 7pm. website coming soon with photos
of all work on display.

Weapon of Choice presents:
The Bristol Festival Exhibition.

The largest collection of street art and graffiti from over 50 of Bristol's most
influential urban artists, created at the Bristol Festival just a few weeks ago
and at the first 6 months of Bristol's hugely successful Weapon of Choice club
nights. All works are available to purchase through sealed bids, with the profits
going towards next year's Bristol Festival Art Fund and Great Ormond Street
Children's Charity.

INKIE
CHU
FLX
KATO
CHEO
SOKER
LOKEY
MR JAGO
TCF CREW
CHINA MIKE
KTF CREW
NIKILL
CHEBA
and many more!

This is a unique opportunity to view or purchase works ranging from 25m long boards featuring original works by the artists that inspired Banksy, to 15cm framed canvases, ready to hang.

Some of the works to be exhibited can be seen on the attached image.

Location: The Winterstoke Centre, Lynwood Road, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 3HH, which will also be showcasing artist studio space available after the exhibition. Map on attached invite.
Saturday 25th October - Sunday 2nd November
Open everyday including weekends noon-7pm or by appointment outside of these hours.
Last bids accepted Wednesday 5th November noon. Bids may be submitted to the representatives at the exhibition or via email [e-mail]. The winning bidders will be notified by Wednesday 5th November 5pm.

[jellya]

Went today. This is an absolute must-see. It's like walking into a giant hangar of 8ft by 8ft works by Bristol's finest... hang on.. that's precisely what it is

Go if you can.

[buffin]

What jellya said. If you missed the Bristol Festival don't miss this. Also work from Weapon of Choice club nights plus Guerilla Galleries.

[Art-el]

Havn't been yet but will get down before it finishes

Pics of the boards being painted can be seen here

www.flickr.com/photos/27892381@N04/sets/72157608113596016/

[Cheba]

Glad you all like the show some dope photos there Art-el

[weeble]

Swweeeet. Checking it out this weekend. Looks super fresh.

[buffin]

Why hasn't cheba got an artist star?

[Cheba]

I have only just signed up. I can get an artist star!?

[Cheba]

Heres a few teasers for you that can't make it





































photos by sarah conolley and swishrelic

[Cheba]

1 day left to bid!
shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/bristol-festival

[Cheba]

Just 2 hours left, go get yourself a bargin!

shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/bristol-festival

[stickee]

Nov 6, 2008 13:55:11 GMT 1 stickee said:

Nov 6, 2008 13:38:50 GMT 1 jellya said:

From the t&cs
"the winning bid will be the highest offer made via bid slip in person, via mail or on ebay"

So if I bid £300 for one on ebay and one other person bids £50 on ebay so I "win" it for a £55

and someone has already put in a paper bid for £250

who gets it?

Any ideas Cheba??

[stickee]

related thread..... banksyforum.proboards82.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=28039

[Cheba]

hi stickee. just had this through from the organizer asking if i could post this on here:

The organisers of the Bristol Festival didnt think about re-sale when giving the artists freedom to paint so a lot of the boards are difficult to separate, but can be done. Or you could bid on all the joining pieces to keep them together. We/They wanted to run ebay at the same time (hence low starting prices) but technical difficulties meant a delay in getting it all up so it was decided that the only fair way to do it was to enter all the paper bids into ebay and the final ebay prices win.

xx

[stickee]

ahh good stuff!

let the bidding commence

[daz205]

anybody know where to get a slightly smaller original from inkie?

[Sliding on the Walls]

Got into a bidding war on one of the NIKILL pieces... It was mine at £66 for ages, then someone took me up to £222.22 and beyond to only £256 in the closing seconds.

Well done whoever won that. Was it anybody on here?

[buffin]

Think I might have won the SEPR turtles

Nov 6, 2008 16:25:10 GMT 1 daz205 said:

anybody know where to get a slightly smaller original from inkie?

Try Urban Angel or Guerilla Galleries.

[Damien]

someone was asking about inky canvasses and prints this morning but cant find the thread.

you have to contact him at inkie.co.uk and he gets back to you really quick.

he is also selling at s-editions and let the hang at xmas.

hopefully im going to buy something myself