Tristan Manco

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.

Earlier this year, while working on my new book, I visited Manchester’s Common bar/gallery to meet artists taking part in a project called Dot the Eyes. Artists included Richt, Matt Sewell, Showchicken, Via Via, Guy McKinley & Elph. They now have a website http://www.flickr.com/photos/dottheeyes/ where I found this picture,  I am in there, blurred in [...]

Much of my year has been spent working on a new book about artists sketchbooks. As part of the process I’ve managed to travel to a few places to visit artists in person. One such artist is Ericailcane who I met in Bologna. I recently brought his work to the attention of Pictures on Walls [...]

I have a green canvas in this group exhibition! Thanks to Matt - http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatcollective/ for persuading me to get my paints out.

This Saturday I am giving a tour of Arnolfini’s latest exhibition “I Will Always Champion Bad Painting” by Albert Oehlen.

Back from the Pictoplasma conference in Berlin http://www.pictoplasma.com
Modart Magazine asked me to write an article about for them - it will appear in the next issue, No.12.
http://www.methodmag.com/modart

Viva La Muralists! is an annual festival that celebrates and explores street art and its global subculture each September, in Manchester UK. The festival brings artists from around the world to debate, converse, create and to share ideas. The festival comprises of different events throughout the month, including debates, discussions, masterclasses for emerging young artists, [...]

Coming soon in October. This image part some design work completed for Modern Art Oxford’s Late series

To promote the Graffiti Brasil book I have been touring an exhibition of Brazilian screenprints. The exhibition is currently in Glasgow as part of the Glasgay Festival.
Q! Gallery & Studio, 87-91 Saltmarket, Glasgow G1 5LE
The screen prints featured in the show were all commissioned and developed exclusively in collaboration with some of Sao Paulo’s most [...]

While working on my new book - most of the summer months I’ve been making small trips to meet artists. It was a pleasure to visit Lille just now. Among the artists I met was Remed. Pictured here showing me a collaborative piece printed on a Madrid flag.