BaNkSy and Mr BrainWasH

Next to the Mr bRAINwasH Exhibition, in an enclave, was a cheeky Banksy!!

 

You're Never Too yOUNG to dReam BIG :-)

 

 

This is my favourite Mr BrianWasH Piece which was on the outside wall of the Exhibition!!

 

Titled Bandidos

 

Mr BrAiNwasH - Follow Your Dreams

Sorting through my artwork last night and it got me thinking about the Mr Brainwash exhibition I went to in August of 2012. I got these two prints from there. I really love the 'Follow Your Dreams' picture. Always makes me consider my life and whether I've followed  my dreams or am I just killing time?? A convenient career with an alright salary but is it what I really want to do? Is this what I dreamed of before I went to University?  #AnswersOnAPostcardPlease ;-))))

LA-based artist Thierry Guetta, aka Mr Brainwash, made famous in the Banksy documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop, talks about putting on his first UK show in London.

When halfway through the documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop, British graffiti artist Banksy turned the camera on to amateur film-maker Thierry Guetta, an overnight star of the Los Angeles art scene was born.

Despite having no real artistic background, other than a cousin who happens to be a French street artist, the vintage clothing store manager held his first show under his new moniker Mr Brainwash.

He even attended the Oscars after the film was nominated in the best documentary category. But Bristolian stencil artist Banksy was conspicuously absent from the ceremony.

Since then, Guetta has designed a Madonna album cover, worked with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and exhibited his Jeff Koons meets Warholian-inspired pop art all over the world.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19011515

http://www.mrbrainwash.com/

 My good friend Vlad was leaving to go and teach in Kenya for two years when we went to the exhibition and then went to the Blur, Specials and New Order gig at Hyde Park! Big Ernie 'The Kraken Rum' was consumed in large quantities! We also watched the Olympic Marathon as well! #TopWeekend :-))

 

AdAm NeaTe - CruCiFix

Probably my favourite artist - Adam Neate. We went to his exhibition in London 2012 and randomly he was there! It was the last day of the exhibition and he was in to sort things before he went to Japan!

Proper awe struck...I used to own one of his pieces and I sold it for £1500. This is worth more to me and it cost me £10 :-))) Chatted to him for about 5 mins and he went crazy with a gold marker pen on the print and also signed it !! What a really nice bloke.

http://streetart.co.nz/oi-you/competition/inspiration/adam-neate

"Adam Neate specialises in painting Urban Art on recycled cardboard and over recent years has left thousands of works in the street for anyone to find and keep.
Many of these ‘left’ works are painted on cardboard boxes, which he collected from the street, to avoid the cost of canvas.
More recently, much of his work is three-dimensional, as he tears the material, builds it in layers and staples pieces together, mainly making figurative images, which include self-portraits and portraits of friends.
Adam Neate has not only become one of Urban Art’s leading lights, he has also received acclaim, in Britain, from the established art world including the Tate, the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery."