Keepin Up With... Dilk

Dilk's Preview Show

On Friday, 7th October 2011 The Collective headed over to Repton to catch up with our close friend and spray master, Dilk.

The New Court Gallery, part of Repton School was the venue and it turned out to be a great gallery for an ace artist. Dilk showed off a slightly different style tonight, he wanted to be experimental and put a fresh slant on things; concentrating on getting his work a lot more precise, with skilled manipulation of lines from his beloved and long time partners, Montana Colours.

On display was the effortless flow of Dilk's work, laying spray down on white walls and with very few canvases in sight meant that he had to make the first spray count or that would ruin the outcome of the rest of the mural, it showed a true maestro at work.

Every line, shape, swirl and gesture which was evident on the walls had it's own meaning, a truly gratifying experience for those who are fans of Dilk's work.

So with that in mind, it was true to say the evening was a great success with DJ Kid Colours on the decks, Invasian - Asia's leading graff mag in attendance, artists, students and locals, it's fitting to say a big thanks to Dilk and Silvia for a grand occasion and one that will stay with us for a long time...

Dilk's Exhibition is on till the 17th of November 2011.

Gallery Opening Times: Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturdays 2-6pm.

See The Edit...

For more info on New Court Gallery go... Here
Dilk's Montana Colours Shop, Nottingham... Here

Flesh cuts With Dizzi

Can I Have My Game Back Please?
Edit: Shift Crew


Another cool edit from our friend Dizzi and the crew.

Lockdown Aftermath... Finale

During the event we also did a photo shoot for Relentless Energy Drinks. They kindly supplied The Collective with a few crates of the liquid refreshment to give away to an appreciative and thirsty crowd.

To conclude, a great night had been enjoyed by all; as far as we know. With far too many poultry jokes to recollect and even more good times to file away in our memories.

We would like to thank:

Two Seasons, Derby for asking us to get the Slackliners together for the night.

Tri-Sport for getting the lines, pros and crew together.

Relentless Energy Drinks for keeping us topped up with the all important Go Juice.

Westfield Shopping Centre and Zoe for having (yet again) an open mind and letting us put on something different for the students!

Maverick Industries for help along the way.

And finally to all who attended, thanks and may the force of the line be with you ☋

 a mix of Tri-Sport and Collective shots in this post

Two Seasons, Derby... Here

Tri-Sport... Here

Relentless Energy Drinks... Here

Westfield Shopping Centre... Here

Maverick Industies... Here

Sorry due to technical  difficulties we are unable to include video footage of the event on this post.

Flesh Cuts Fridays With Luci Westphal

This week's video was supposed to be about the special meeting with my German friends Tobias and Ove on the Brooklyn Bridge every 11 years. But things turned out a little differently than planned...

At first it was just my German high school friends Tobias and Ove standing on the Brooklyn Bridge for the first time in their lives in 1989. In 2000 Ove and I (and Scott) were living in New York and Tobe came for a visit. We walked onto the Brooklyn Bridge and vowed: let's do this again in 11 years. A tradition was born.

By now Tobe lives in Portland, Oregon and Ove has long moved back to Hamburg. The guys flew in from different sides of the globe just for this weekend. By chance, Judith was visiting from Berlin (via Arizona) and of course, Scott and I moved back just in time.

We took the free (Ikea) water taxi from Red Hook in Brooklyn to Wall Street in Manhattan and then walked up to the Brooklyn Bridge - only to be stopped by the NYPD who had just closed the bridge after having arrested 700 people attempting to cross the bridge as part of a Occupy Wall Street / We Are the 99 Percent protest.

After 11 years of planning and flights from all over the world... just "No. You can't. The bridge is closed!"

So we did the next logical thing and brought to live a new tradition: to meet at the Lower East Side bar Welcome to the Johnson's every 2 years and drink PBRs (Pabst Blue Ribbon). That is where Judith, Hana and I happened to go when we first met in 2009.

And then finally, a few hours later, we made a second attempt and made it onto the Brooklyn Bridge (despite a really mean cold wind at that time, which also explains Scott's borrowed bright-yellow jacket). We stopped for a few photos, a chat with fellow-bridge crosser Derrick and a vow to meet here again in 2022. Then we walked across and back home to Brooklyn.

The only unfortunate thing: the nigh time conditions and footage weren't what I had planned to get during the day. Fortunately I had already gotten some shots on the boat and from the protest.

If you are interested, I have since spent more time at Occupy Wall Street and have published three videos and some photos.

In case you noticed: yes, I did use a different camera for this (Canon PowerShot Elph). My beloved Lumix TZ10 is broken. It cannot be fixed by Panasonic in the US. In NY I could only purchase the American version (ZS10) - which only shoots in NTSC, not PAL - so it doesn't look (or act) the same and I'm very heartbroken about it right now. 

Luci

Hang Outs... Culver City, CA

Greetings everyone!

 This Sat, Oct. 8th 1-8PM (with artists in attendance from 5-8PM)

This is the show many of you have been waiting for. 'In the Wake of Dreams' featuring new works from Stella Im Hultberg, Mari Inukai, Audrey Kawasaki and Amy Sol kicks off this coming Sat, October 8th at Thinkspace. The exhibit will feature new paintings, drawings and the release of a new giclee print set. 

Mari Inukai 'Daisuki'

Stella Im Hultberg 'Like A Restless Wind'

Audrey Kawasaki 'Don't Let Me Go'

Amy Sol 'Sea Mallow'

Thinkspace Gallery
6009 Washington Blvd.|Culver City, CA 90232
#310.558.3375  |  Wed-Fri 1-6PM and Sat 1-8PM
http://www.thinkspacegallery.com

Keepin Up With... Buff Monster

Cat Plush!

It’s finally time to release the last design of the plush series, the Cat Plush. It’s about 5.5” tall, is an edition of 200 and will be available on buffmonster.com tomorrow (Friday) at 10am PST for $18 (+ S/H). Sweet!!

Apple Loses a Mentor

Steve Jobs
1955 - 2011

Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius and the world has lost an amazing human being.
Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and inspiring mentor. 
Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
 

 
If you would like to share your thoughts, memories and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com

RDC: Sincere condolences from The Collective to the Jobs family and friends

thanks to Apple for details used in this post