Bless you Bonnie Seymour: June 2014

Sunday 29 June 2014

Non Prophet

Kill television, Non Prophet, Southampton

Party girl, Non Prophet, Southampton

Kill television (London Calling), Non Prophet, Southampton

Friday 27 June 2014

Korupt

Second coming, Korupt, Veracity Ground, Merry Oak

3 Blind Mice, Korupt, Sailing Club, Weston

3 Blind Mice, Korupt, Veracity Ground, Merry Oak

Cool, Korupt, Bitterne precinct

Korupt suffering the street artist's malaise: any half decent piece will be credited to Banksy,

Echo, Southampton

Oh, what a loverly war, Korupt, Weston

1,000,000 elderly people will be lonely, Korupt, Cox's Lane, Woolston
(back of Age Concern shop)

Korupt, by Korupt

Wall's lolly, Korupt, Woolston

You are loved, Korupt, Itchen Bridge, Southampton

Bonnie Seymour, Korupt, Southampton

notes:

1) 1949, canned spray paint was invented by Edward Seymour, the first paint color was aluminum. Edward Seymour's wife Bonnie suggested the use of an aerosol can filled with paint. Edward Seymour founded Seymour of Sycamore, Inc. of Chicago, USA, to manufacture his spray paints. http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/aerosol.htm

2) All of these pieces are a couple of years old. I don't know what happened to Korupt. He may be inside, he may be exhibiting at the Royal Academy; he may be working for the Disney corporation as an imagineer or for the government as the Tsar of an anti-graffiti task force. Either way I say Bless you Korupt.

more stencil art in Southampton

I am the law, Policeman, Southampton

Have a nice day, Policeman, Southampton

I was a florist, Policeman, Southampton

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Bab2

Bab2, Villebon sur Yvette, Paris, 25 June 2014

Bab2 work in progress, Villebon sur Yvette, Paris, 25 June 2014

Tesla, Bab2, Villebon sur Yvette, Paris, 2014

Gorilla, Bab2, Villebon sur Yvette, Paris, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_qzjs9SYpw

Bab2, Supremassy, 2012

Photos by Mme Akriche, merci

Tuesday 24 June 2014

Jip Cr2em

Harley Quinn, Jip Cr2em, Southampton

Jip Cr2em, Southampton

Old Jip Cr2em, Southampton

Jip Cr2em, Southampton

Bear Life, Jip Cr2em, Southampton

#FreeArtFriday, Bear Life, Jip Cr2em, Southampton

Monday 23 June 2014

Southampton Cello Graff 2014 (2)

Dafne Tree, Cellograff, Southampton Guildhall Square, June 21 2014

Cellograff, Southampton Guildhall Square, June 21 2014

Latchkeykid, Cellograff, Southampton Guildhall Square, June 21 2014

Cellograff, Southampton Guildhall Square, June 21 2014

Nova

Nova, Love and broken hearts stencil, Cellograff, Southampton Guildhall Square, June 21 2014

Nova (right) with MyDogSighs, Love and broken hearts, Portsmouth Street Games, Portsmouth Guildhall Square, June 2014

Nova, Love and broken hearts, Portsmouth Guildhall Square, June 2014

Guildhall Square was wrapped in cellophane this weekend when Southampton Solent University’s Showcase Gallery introduced ‘CelloGraff’ street art to the city.

Local and national street artists wrapped cling film between the trees and sprayed their designs onto the impromptu canvas.

Children also took part in the 'street art gathering’ with workshops in both chalk drawings and spray paint stencilling.

As well as the cellophane wrapped trees there were a few free standing boxes and perspex sheets for artists to draw and paint onto. Soco music added some urban music for people to try themselves.

Kate Maple, Curator of Solent Showcase, says: “As it is the 50th Anniversary this year, we wanted to celebrate the considerable urban talent that we have in Southampton in the Square. Up to nine local artists were there to create a vibrant space for one day, together with Soco music to keep it lively."

The event is an extension of the current What’s Up exhibition which challenges some of the limitations associated with working in a traditional gallery setting.

The artists involved included: