In the coming months I’ll be taking part in a number of events including Nuart 07 beginning September in Norway - www.numusic.no
… and a little closer in time I have been invited to speak at Difusor the international stencil meeting - www.difusor.org taking place in Barcelona at the end of June. 84 artists from 19 countries will be attending - see you there!
1 comment May 20th, 2007
This week I was invited to Lisbon to take part in the Red Bull street gallery project. Although it was sponsored by a commercial brand, Red Bull guaranteed a non-interference stance. The idea was that 10 Portuguese urban artists from a variety of backgrounds would put out work in the streets for the International Museum Day – to create alternative public museums/galleries for the day. The artists were given all they needed in order to carry out their individual pieces which were placed nearby to famous gallery institutions.
My role was to give an informal lecture, which was held on a roof terrace in the Barrio Alto during the evening. It was a chance to share stories, ideas and experiences and to get to know these young up-and-coming artists.
For more info see here - http://www.redbullstreetgallery.net/e-card.htm
and here - http://www.redbull.pt/
Add comment May 20th, 2007
Since I started work on my last book Graffiti Brasil a few years ago I became a fan of the Choque Cultural gallery in Sao Paulo.
A few years later I am proud to be partnering with them with a worldwide on-line store and gallery
http://www.choquecultural.co.uk/
In the next months we’ll be producing new screenprints which will be available worldwide.
1 comment May 7th, 2007
E.mail flyer for the latest in the Late series of events continuing at Modern Art Oxford. Publicity (not pictured) was designed by myself as part of my continuing work with them
Add comment April 1st, 2007
I’ve added a few new prints for sale to the http://www.graffitibrasil.com site. Top image by Atsuo and bottom image, one of 8 new screenprints by Speto. In preparation is a new website http://www.choquecultural.co.uk which is a joint venture between myself and the Choque Cultural gallery in Sao Paulo. This website will continue to sell screenprints by graffiti and other young artists but with closer ties to the gallery.
Add comment March 30th, 2007
In production… After nearly a year and a half’s work my next book for Thames and Hudson is nearing completion. More news closer to its release….
Add comment March 20th, 2007
Spent a long weekend in New York. Feeling bad about my eco footprint but I was desperate to support a show that was significant for me. Eight artists from my Graffiti Brasil book had been invited for a group show at the Jonathan Levine gallery. There are various blogs where you can read about the show for example - http://groups.imeem.com, http://choqueculturalny.blogspot.com/ & http://www.resfest.com.br/lifeblog/flaviosamelo/ I wrote some text for the catalogue which you can buy from Jonathan Levine.
1 comment February 17th, 2007
In Sao Paulo, there are apparently only two print shops left that still use traditional woodblock printing, I was lucky enough to visit one of them. Generally they are kept busy by a regular trade for flyposting advertising gigs around the city. Due to the city cracking down on flyposting the days of woodblock printing may be numbered. The posters are known as Lambe Lambe which translates and “lick-lick” refering to the way they are pasted on the walls.
Below examples of Lambe-lambe on the streets. Noite de Mini Saia (Night of the mini skirts)
Add comment January 31st, 2007
Back from my travels in Sao Paulo. I’ve been researching various forms of printmaking - screenprinting, letterpress and wood cuts. Above: My friends Mariana and Baxio from Choque Cultural Gallery and Louise and Ignacio from Lost Art
Add comment January 31st, 2007
Just given the Graffiti Brasil website a quick revamp. Mostly the shop which has some new original screenprints for sale such as this one pictured by Jey an artist from Sao Paulo.
2 comments December 27th, 2006
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