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

  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:

• Stu Rodda - a.k.a - Nova,
• Ryan Kai,
• Joe Ross - a.k.a Latchkeykid
• Duncan Newland - a.k.a Pars
• Longjohn
• Epick
• Azry
• Dafne Tree

(Southampton Solent University press release)