We are Moving...

We are moving to our new site and waving the old blog good-bye.

Come and join us at our new studio at raddadcollective.com...

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Urbexin iT...

Casualty Unit

We managed to check out an old closed hospital a few months and unexpectedly found a vast area to explore. We didn’t manage to get any graffiti done but by gum it was fun to look around!

With endless dark hallways and equipment that would put the most avid of horror movie watchers on edge, it was defiantly an interesting destination to explore.

We stayed a few hours and had to go, gonna go back though...

Quote:
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

Willie Nelson

iAm...

Felt Reign

‘Cap in the Ass'

Hang Outs... London, UK

'Glamorous Darkness' By Miss Van
Gallery 1

09.05.14 - 01.06.14

May at StolenSpace brings an exhibitions of works by revered female street artists, Miss Van and Olek. 

The exhibition will divide the gallery into two spaces: In Gallery 1, Miss Van will exhibit a new body of work titled 'Glamorous Darkness'. In Gallery 2, Olek will exhibit never-before-seen photographic works and installation, 'Let's not get caught, let's keep going'. Having previously collaborated on public artworks, and exhibited together in many group shows across the world, StolenSpace is proud to bring these artists together to produce their first two-person show.

The concept behind these coinciding shows was born from the personal relationship between these two artists and their strong bond of friendship and mutual creative admiration. For these exhibitions, Miss Van & Olek have chosen to work with a subject that features prominently in both of their artworks: Masks. With a refreshing new take on this shared motif, the two artists will work in disparate media, with works on canvas, photography, and a spectacular three-dimensional construction. Mutually inspired by one another, these unique works will be shown in dialogue, playing upon and delving deeper into the creative realms of each others artwork.

Miss Van's breathtaking new work for her show 'Glamorous Darkness' maintain the signature aesthetic of her 'poupées' (dolls), yet evoking a darker poetic mood. Magical and dreamy, her muses pose in an ambient nature, singing or interacting with each other. They emerge from their loosely painted backgrounds like visions or dreams. The colours Miss Van has used in these painting also adds to the dream like quality, some bright and vivid, some softer, more natural. The masks are still the main elements, her characters are adorned with masquerade-style, animal-like masks, adding mystery and strength. Some with bird like beaks almost like protection to their delicate features, a sharp contrast to their soft sensual curves.

STOLENSPACE GALLERY
17 Osborn Street
London E1 6TD
United Kingdom   

Street Shots... Sheffield, UK

Click Corner
Photos by Fiona Milne

 Gzos

Fiona’s been exploring again... Urbexing just for you!

 Mars

 Mars

 Mila K

Mila K and Skint

 Mila K

 Miso

 Narke

 Pawski

iAm on Again...

Felt Reign on the Rampage

‘Back-off Fool’

We have been trying to keep up with FR but she is so busy keeping the peace, it is really hard keeping up the pace.

Luckily we got a couple of pics, one in an ally-way above and the second in our local coffee shop, below... NICE!

‘Shut-up, I’m on the Phone!’

Quote:

When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born.

Zig Ziglar

Hang Outs... London, UK

Street Fest

The Uk’s No.1 urban culture festival returns bigger & better for the 7th year! Alive with an eclectic mix of music, art, dance, sport, fashion & fun for all to enjoy!
2014 sees us taking over an incredible new East London venue, with the impressive backdrop of the Olympic Stadium, incorporating a 5550 sq metre outdoor space, warehouse & a stunning roof terrace overlooking the entire festival!

ART
The urban backdrop of Streetfest is transformed throughout the day by over 30 international graffiti & street artists, creating a colourful kaleidescope of murals in & around the festival. Artists on the day include Clog2, 2RISE, Rmer, Dank, DEP, Suzko , Brave1, Noir, Vodker, Artista, Hush, Zina & Tony Riff.  Secret Walls, the world’s premier art battle will be pens at the ready featuring 2 teams furiously competing in timed tournaments. Alongside various open creative workshops & activities for all ages and abilities inviting YOU to participate on the day.

More... HERE

Hang Outs... Victoria, Australia

Tom's latest show, Stick Folk opens this Friday, 2nd May from 6pm at Backwoods, featuring a large body of original work, over 20 paintings, 9 etchings and unveiling a large steel sculpture. Tom’s background in Australian street art goes far back to his contributions to the Empty Shows in 2000. Since then he’s been an important figure in the Melbourne scene, an organizer, activist and a generally great guy. Tom Civil is working on a modern way to see Australia: “Aussie punk and positive”. He has captured private moments of tranquility that connect the bush to the city, expressing them expertly in aerosol through fine lines, overspray and cutbacks. The result is a new vision of Australia which reconciles Australia’s underground with tradition. Backwoods Gallery 25 Easey Street, Collingwood, Victoria Australia. 3066

iAm... Felt Reign

New iAm Character

We thought that Iron Lung was getting lonely, so we are proud to introduce Felt Reign. 

She will be working along side our guy in red to bring law, order and sometimes mayhem to the citizens of this fare (not fair) land.

‘Let me entertain You’

Keep Up with um Here....

iAm

iAm in the Sketch Book


‘Aaaahh... Nuts!’

 "None of this Contour Foam Shit.”

Quote:
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

Willie Nelson

Hang Outs... Bristol, UK

UPFEST IS BACK!

Did you really think Upfest would be sitting back and having a relaxing year off from festivals? No chance, by taking a break from our annual festival, Upfest has freed up some time to get involved with some new exciting projects; top of the list is Upfest at Volksfest!

Upfest will be taking over the newly renovated one thousand square metre old cow shed at Washingpool Farm, Easter Compton. Over the past six years Upfest has attracted over 700 of the world’s best artists and the team has selected forty of them for our arena at Volksfest.

Confirmed artists include; Andis, Cageone, Damo, Dan Kitchener, Dekor, Din Din, Dones, FLX, Faunagraphic, Frank Styles, Ian Phenna, Irony, Jody, John D'oh, Lochness, Lokey, Luvm, Matti, Mish Mash, Miss C, N4T4, Neil Ennui, NOL, Optiik Nerve, Philth, Rob Wass, Rocket01, Shade1, Snub23, Soker, SPQR, Spzero76, T.wat, Zase plus more to be announced!

The covered Upfest arena will have tunes throughout the weekend and we will of course have a few surprises up our sleeves. Visitors will also get the opportunity to book our attending artists to have their car or van painted on site by some of the UK's most talented artists!

Bristol Volksfest has been run by a dedicated team for the last 20 years, originally set up to showcase some of the finest examples of original and customised VW’s the festival has progressed into a weekend full of music, cars, live art and BMX displays, what more could you want? Well for the first time Volksfest will host UK Lowrider Nationals 2014 and will be the first Lowrider event of its kind.

To get your annual dose of live street art magic, pop in to the Upfest Gallery, 198 North Street, Bristol or visit www.upfest.co.uk for tickets. Volksfest day tickets are just £10 and full weekend camping tickets are an amazing £25, 13 - 16yo Half Price, 12 & Under go FREE.

Love Upfest? 

Love Bristol? 

We’ll see you at VolksFest!

Hang Outs... Culver City, CA

Off the Shelf

ISSUE 25

After a few months of not receiving a review copy of this fab local mag we have realised how much we really missed it. Finally Issue 25 of VNA slid through our letterbox and sat on the doormat demanding our attention. 'God we have missed you’ was our first thoughts as the crew mingled around to periosteum the ... issue... Over the shoulder of the lucky person who was thumbing through it first.

It is nice to see Swoon on the front cover, not only is she good looking lass but also a very talented, with her memorable and detailed paste-ups, as well as being renowned for her out spoke views on 'street art' and featured in numerous documentaries on the subject. 

The magazine itself has a slightly different feel to it, as well as a lot more pics and write ups, which can't be bad right... Defo not and after intently scrutinise every last millimetre, we have come to conclusion that this issue... Can't be missed!

So what we got inside:

 With 11 artists on the contents page and 3 cities to visit, it is proving to be a busy little mag. We scanned the contents list and recognised Kevin Lyons the design force behind some classic and sick Girl Skateboards designs.
Nick Sheeny with his muted shades and woodland creepers. We also picked up on an ace graff artist Dan Kitchener, who bombs on sides of ships and plans to project images onto the White Cliffs of Dover - big plans, let's hope he leaves more to be desired. And the extraordinary Japanese Female graffiti artist Shiro, who's easily recognisable busty girl characters bounce off the page ( another image at the end of her write-up would have finished off the view nicely by the way.) 

To end, Visits to the cities of London, Hong Kong and Lodz round off this Issue 25 Very, Nearly and Almost :)

Like we said Almost but not done yet -one last thing to do, let’s look inside...

Buy it on Logo

Hang Outs... Nottingham, UK

Melting Pot:
Food & Culture Festival

 

Saturday 19 April  - 12pm- 4pm

& Sunday 20 April - 12pm- 5pm

World Food Stalls | Artist's Interventions | Dance Performances | Live Music | Family Activities

Entry & activities- FREE!

Whether you enjoy food, music, dance, or have a passion for the local community, Melting Pot Festival invites visitors to experience the world at New Art Exchange, Hyson Green, Nottingham, UK.

The event has been made possible through the generous support of the College of Arts, University of Lincoln.

Check out more... HERE

Mornin All

Finally the Iron Lung Lives...

 iAm Iron Lung

RadDad and Vez hit a local spot today, and at long last RD did an Iron Lung spray hit!
Due to the shite cold weather RD’d been reluctant to graff with the gloves on. All was good today, the sun was out and so where the cans.

Above and below out of the sketch book onto the wall. Iron Lung lives, couldn’t do ahead-on shots due to being in a narrow staircase. Vez with the nice green/blue peacock.

 iAm Iron Lung

 Vez Art

 Colour 

 Saggy paint... Great textures.

 Little Red Bird

Oh... ghostly apparition!