[Daniel Silk]

STIK at the SUBWAY GALLERY

PREVIEW WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 6-9 PM
EXHIBITION 3-26 MARCH 2010
FREE

SUBWAY GALLERY
Kiosk 1 Joe Strummer Subway
Edgware Rd / Harrow Rd
London W2 1DX
07811 286503
[e-mail]
www.subwaygallery.com
www.stik.org.uk

Profile;
If you’ve visited East London in the last ten years you’ll have doubtless seen the huge mysterious stick figures lurking on the sides of buildings and billboard. Deceptively simple in form, just six lines each and dots for eyes, they are packed with subtle form and emotion. They are the work of street artist Stik who, having spent many years homeless and working on the streets, knows the city from the inside and manages to reach seemingly superhuman locations to paint these highly stylized pieces.

These days Stik exhibits in the West-End, liaises at Central Saint Martin’s “Graffiti Dialogues” with Police and Councils and is funded to run graffiti workshops by councils and schools whilst working with groups as diverse as Amnesty International, Reclaim the streets, Queeruption, Mutoid Waste Company and British Waterways yet still regularly paints unauthorised pieces around the capital, marking Stik out as a key component of both underground and mainstream art scenes.

Stik’s latest solo show at the Subway Gallery features an exciting Live Graffiti event, an installation comprised of four large light-boxes and hosts the long awaited launch of the new high quality print edition “Single Mum” produced by Squarity. As always there will be smaller, affordable pieces on sale too at this free show which is set to be a vibrant and fascinating event for all.

[sakyamuni]

should be a great show, and the new print is great

[eschiff]

i can't wait for this show, shame it's same night as skinkachu but guess that means i'll missed the overpriced photographs!

[Squarity]

Did someone want a preview?

.... final colour of the edition TBA....

edition size: tba

price £75

size: 45x112cm ! (bigger than 'Diva'!)

available soon....

[Warm Gun]

They look great!

[shower]

Nice prints! Im definetly going to have to check out this show, Stiks stuff is so refreshing to see on the street!

[Damien]

love these, are they being sold online too?

[eschiff]

those are great squarity!

[rottenredrooster]

Feb 24, 2011 12:02:34 GMT 1 Squarity said:

Did someone want a preview?

.... final colour of the edition TBA....

edition size: tba

price £75

size: 45x112cm ! (bigger than 'Diva'!)

available soon....

Brilliant price and the prints are looking fresh.

[Squarity]

Glad you guys like them.
Squarity aim is a high standard and unique feel to every print we release. Every release we work with STIK on, we try to give people a chance to own a piece of art that truely reflects STIK's street work.

There will be an online release (in the PM, the same night as the show) of the edition and some of these rarer proofs will be available on a first come first serve basis! they will be more expensive (as there are only 2-3 of each!) The edition will also be on sale at the show! there is some very nice pieces indeed!

[rottenredrooster]

Feb 24, 2011 12:39:12 GMT 1 Squarity said:

Glad you guys like them.
Squarity aim is a high standard and unique feel to every print we release. Every release we work with STIK on, we try to give people a chance to own a piece of art that truely reflects STIK's street work.

There will be an online release (in the PM, the same night as the show) of the edition and some of these rarer proofs will be available on a first come first serve basis! they will be more expensive (as there are only 2-3 of each!) The edition will also be on sale at the show! there is some very nice pieces indeed!

Can't wait!

[digitise]

I'm so excited about this show, I've finally stopped lurking!
My train tickets from yorkshire are booked for Wednesday

[marie]

Very very very nice print! I already have "Diva“ and I want also this one………… love Stik! :-)

[ksedge]

after looking at the above photo, i have to say that my favorite colors of the print are in order from left to right. thought about bumping the yellow up one but i think i'd prefer the red over the yellow. anyone else agree?

[rottenredrooster]

Quite like the grey.

[Squarity]

The final edition will be in yellow. As seen in the photo, the colour is a mustard-ocre yellow. A few reasons for this choice, STIK has been using yellow alot in his street work of late. We want collectors/fans to have the chance to own a variety of coloured works, it would be very dull to use the same colour pallet for each release. The 'classic' STIK colour is orangey/red (Diva), the main reason proofs where made is to see how the characters personalities change with each 'AURA' and it is suprising how some colours give you different impressions.

"YELLOW AURA COLOUR" Relates to the spleen and life energy. It is the color of awakening, inspiration, intelligence and action shared, creative, playful, optimistic & easy-going.

[rottenredrooster]

Feb 25, 2011 10:09:18 GMT 1 Squarity said:

The final edition will be in yellow. As seen in the photo, the colour is a mustard-ocre yellow. A few reasons for this choice, STIK has been using yellow alot in his street work of late. We want collectors/fans to have the chance to own a variety of coloured works, it would be very dull to use the same colour pallet for each release. The 'classic' STIK colour is orangey/red (Diva), the main reason proofs where made is to see how the characters personalities change with each 'AURA' and it is suprising how some colours give you different impressions.

"YELLOW AURA COLOUR" Relates to the spleen and life energy. It is the color of awakening, inspiration, intelligence and action shared, creative, playful, optimistic & easy-going.

Good choice.

[eschiff]

can not wait for this.

[Squarity]

just a quick heads up, the PRINT WILL GO LIVE TOMORROW MORNING around 10am. There will be some very small proof editions for sale also: brown edition of 3, natural edition of 3, orange edition of 3. these will be £150 each and its first come first served.

Also at the show tonight, there will be some one off colours : grey, pink, red.... prices tba.

[alistairkhalil]

Looks like an amazing space! NEED to check this out

[eschiff]

this is getting top billing for me tonight before slinkachu...think it's awesome that Stik will be their painting, seems like a cool gallery space AND affordable prints...sold.

[Warm Gun]

I was really hoping to get one of these prints but with a 10am release (right smack in the middle of my working morning) I've got nay chance.

Bummer!

[eschiff]

here are some pics from the Stik show...really good!

artonanisland.blogspot.com/2011/03/stik-and-slinkachu.html

[marie]

Really thanks for the link, the show looks really nice!

[Squarity]

ON SALE NOW!
squarity.bigcartel.com/

[digitalkid]

Bagged thanks

[bazzj04]

they all gone?

[Squarity]

NO?

[bazzj04]

for me it is saying the last one is being added to a basket?

[bazzj04]

back now thanks , deleted my cookies and seems to be ok maybe that was the issue