HYDE PARK / 03/07/09

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There is no doubt in 50,000 minds - that was something spectacular
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The perfect end

STOLENSPACE GALLERY / SUMMER SHOW

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I will be exhibiting my first ever canvas "Sleep 03" alongside some of my favourite contemporary painters Chloe Early, Sylvia Ji and Dan Witz this coming Thursday at the StolenSpace Gallery annual Summer show.
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Title: Sleep 03
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Canvas Size: 762 x 508 mm
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STOLENSPACE GALLERY
Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL
United Kingdom
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There will also be brand new limited edition screen prints available from Chloe Early so get there early as I imagine they will go pretty quick.
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LINKS /
View larger version of Sleep 03
StolenSpace
Chloe Early
Sylvia Ji
Dan Witz

THE NEW UTOPIA / SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS GALLERY / LA

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I am pleased to announce that I will be exhibiting as part of The New Utopia - a group Summer show at Shepard Fairey's Subliminal Projects Gallery in LA next week.
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The first original drawing from my new Semblance series will on be exhibit alongside work from Shepard Fairey, Marissa Textor, Maya Hayuk and Michael Muller among others.
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‘THE NEW UTOPIA’
Subliminal Projects Gallery
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

OPENING RECEPTION:
June 27th, 8 - 11pm

EXHIBITION DATES:
June 27th - July 25th, 2009
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LINKS /
Subliminal Projects Gallery

COCOON / OPENING NIGHT PHOTOS

Some photos from the opening night of my show Cocoon at The Electric Blue Gallery have now been uploaded. The show runs for another few weeks should you wish to visit the gallery and see it.
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LINKS /
Cocoon Flickr Set

STUDIO HIDEKI /

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The talented Richard Hideki Mills has recently relaunched his online folio after a long stint as senior product designer at Landor Associates London. The site showcases his skill in applying a sophisticated touch to a diverse range of subjects.
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LINKS /
Studio Hideki

AJ FOSIK

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I have just come across the incredible woood work of AJ Fosik whose amazing solo show has just opened at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco. A link to a nice interview with the artist on the Fecal Face site can also be found below.
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LINKS /
White Walls Gallery
Interview with AJ Fosik on Fecal Face

PEEPSHOW / "INBETWEEN" EXHIBTION / OPENS THIS THURSDAY

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The highly acclaimed illustration collective Peepshow will launch the first of their 2009 exhibitions this Thursday at Adrem's Dream Space Gallery in London. With such an eclectic grouping of out and out talent it will no doubt be a great show, make sure you get down there if you're around.
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RSVP:dreamspace@adrem.uk.com
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LINKS /
Peepshow
Exhibition details
Interview with Peepshow about the exhibition
Sneak previews of the work on CR Blog

ASTRAL WEEKS

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Whilst working on a new piece for an upcoming show in LA I have been listening to Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" repeatedly. It's an album I fell in love with instantly 8 or so years ago and is among a small stable of albums that never fail to inspire me.
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I then read today that it was originally released in November 1968. I am well aware this album is widely considered a classic but with a culture so fixated with speed and the new trend it pleases me beyond belief that something nearly 41 years old remains quite so outstanding.
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LINKS /
Astral Weeks on Wikipedia
Purchase Astral Weeks on Ebay

CHLOE EARLY & CONOR HARRINGTON / INTERVIEW

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An indepth and honest interview with two of my favourite contemporary painters by Robert Phoenix (of Failed Rockstar) around the time of their joint show in LA at Kinsey DesForges Gallery. Well worth a read.
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LINKS /
Full Interview PDF
Failed Rockstar
Chloe Early
Conor Harrington

TIMOTHY SACCENTI

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The great Mr Saccenti has recently update his site with some more stellar work.
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More over I will have the pleasure of collaborating with Tim on a one off piece for an exhibition early next year. More news to follow in the coming months.
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LINKS /
Timothy Saccenti

SEASON OF THE WITCH / DANNY SANGRA SHOW

You'd be a fool to miss it.
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LINKS /
Danny Sangra

NEW SITE LIVE

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I am extremely proud to announce my new website has gone live.
Exsquisitely designed and built by Darren Firth (WIWP/Keepsmesane) of Six Design.
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LINKS /
HelloVon site
Six
Sane
WIWP

DANNY SANGRA

30.04.09 from danny sangra on Vimeo.

The very talented Mr Sangra has just released his show reel of recent motion work which incorporates a music video for the likes of Metronomy among others.
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Also go to his site and check out his illustration and artwork - you will not be disappointed. Beautiful stuff.
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LINKS /
Danny Sangra

STINE

The lovely and talented Norweigen illustrator Stine Belden Røed has just launched her site. Looking forward to seeing what she comes up with in the future.
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I met Stine through Magnus from Grandpeople who have recently opened a fantastic show at the Vallery Gallery in Barcelona - very much worth a look.
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LINKS /
www.stinestine.no
Grandpeople at Vallery Gallery

COCOON / Limited Edition Exhibition Print / Pre-order open

TITLE / Cocoon Exhibition Print
EDITION / 100
SIZE / A2 (420 × 594mm)
MEDIUM / Archival ink on 100 gsm
PRICE / £25
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All prints are signed and numbered
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All pre-orders taken will be mailed out the week of the 18th of May 2009
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VIEW FULL SIZE IMAGE & PLACE PRE-ORDER HERE
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LINKS /
Visit Cocoon blog
Electric Blue Gallery
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CR MONOGRAPH / SEPTEMBER 2008

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Creative Review kindly published a selection of drawings from my ongoing Animal Series as part of their award wining Monograph series in September 2008.
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As the book went out to subscribers only here is a small piece compiled as a record for anyone who wishes to see the publication.
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LINKS
Creative Review
HelloVon

COCOON / SOLO SHOW / ELECTRIC BLUE GALLERY

COCOON
Hellovon at Electric Blue Gallery
08 May - 07 July
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PRIVATE VIEW
07 May 6:00pm - 10:00pm
rsvp:jessica(at)electricbluegallery.com
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INFO
Electric Blue Gallery welcomes in May with a solo show entitled Cocoon from London based illustrator and artist Von.

With Cocoon comes a small oasis in London's busy East End where you are invited to find refuge, sit on the grass and surround yourself with Summer, zebras and birds - executed, as always, with Von's own inimitable abstraction. Cocoon is the next development in the artist's ongoing Animal Series of drawings which has previously been published as part of Creative Review's award winning Monograph series, travelled on billboards from London to New York in the Migration exhibition, adopted by Liberty of London for their relaunch and appeared on the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week as part of the Trussardi A/W 09 collection.

Whilst on the surface this ongoing collection of drawings is a simple exploration of beauty found in the animal kingdom it is also an indepth examination in image construction, form and the process of drawing itself.
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HelloVon
Electric Blue Gallery
Cocoon Blog

STREET SPIRIT / LTD ED C - PRINT

Size : A2
Price : $295
Also available mounted and framed for $460.00.
Location : Espeis Gallery, New York
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Photographic Digital-C print exposed at an apparent resolution of 4000 dpi using Durst Lambda Lightprinters.
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Production strictly through Duggal Fine Art, New York City.
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LINKS /
Buy Print here
Espeis Gallery

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE / SPIKE JONZ FILM ADAPTATION

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I literally cannot wait for this.
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LINKS /
About the film
Buy the original book by Maurice Sendak

HELLOVON / FACEBOOK GROUP

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After seeing a while ago that someone had kindly taken the trouble to set up a FB group on my behalf I have now decided to establish one myself inorder to keep the content fresh.
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News on exhibitions and collaborations aswell as new work will be posted there. You can join the group by clicking the link below.
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LINKS /
Join the HelloVon Group here

EMILY FORGOT AT SELFRIDGES

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The wonderful Emily Forgot was commissioned to produce a four window installation for the prestigious Selfridges. The result, suitably named "Zoot Allure," has been a huge success and is, along with her Creative Review front cover in March, a clear indication that we will be seeing a lot more from this designer and illustrator in the future and deservedly so.
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You can see the installation for yourself on the Orchard Street side of the Oxford Street Selfridges until the end of April.
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LINKS /
Emily Forgot
Zoot Allure Flickr Set
Creative Review cover

WEBSITE AND EMAIL BACK ONLINE

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I am extremely pleased to announce my website and email accounts are now back online and fully functioning.
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Apologies to those who may have tried to contact me and had emails bounce back over the past week or so when the site has been offline.
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LINKS /
HelloVon

** HELLOVON SITE AND EMAIL DOWN **

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Unfortunately both my email and website have now gone down temporarily.
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This is due to my domain migrating to a new server. I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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I have an alternate email address should you wish to email me or request any work samples.
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Contact me here:
hellovon(at)googlemail.com
+44 (0) 7989 381 821
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View some work here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellovon/
http://www.ba-reps.com/artist/686/as/illustrator
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*IMPORTANT* / *BOUNCING EMAILS* / *SITE TECHNICAL FAULT*

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My website is undergoing technical difficulties whilst it migrates to another server.
I apologise if any emails you may have sent have bounced back.

In the meantime please contact me here:
hellovon(at)gmail.com

Many thanks
Von
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Photo: FluidAmbition

CARL BURGESS / GROK INSTITUTE

If you're heading down near Carnaby St this week make a 5 second detour to Newburgh Street where you'll be able to witness Carl Burgess' mesmarising moving image piece being projected from window of the Grok Institute. Amazing stuff.
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Carl Burgess
Grok Institute

CHATEAU D'ESCLANS

Recently launched and now available to purchase.
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LINKS /
Larger image
Buy wine here

EMILY FORGOT / CREATIVE REVIEW

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The fantastic Emily Forgot is this month's Creative Review cover star with a full page "One to Watch" feature and inside illustrations. As if that wasn't enough she will have a four window installation in London's Oxford St Selfridges next month.
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LINKS /
Emily Forgot
Creative Review

BIRD 01 ORGANIC T-SHIRT / 25% WINTER REDUCTION

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LINKS /
Buy T-Shirt here

THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR

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FLEET FOXES

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A friend of mine turned my on to the Seattle based band Fleet Foxes today and I had to spread the word. A mix of Crosby and Nash, The Shins and Arcade Fire of sorts that comes highly recommended with nice cover work to boot.
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LINKS /
MySpace

NEW PRINT / SHOPVON

Lust - a brand new limited edition print is now available for purchase in both A3 and A2 sizes from ShopVon
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LINKS /
Buy print here

ZEBRA 01

New piece in the ongoing Animal series.
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LINKS /
Full image

PILOT MAGAZINE / FEATURE

I'm very proud to say I have a six page feature in the first edition of the beautifully produced New Zealand based magazine Pilot. If you can get hold of a copy of the magazine do as there is a really nice, long feature on James Jean and a ton of beautiful photography.
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LINKS /
Pilot Magazine

COMPUTERLOVE INTERVIEW

Matthew Newton kindly interviewed me for his ongoing "Let's Talk" series on design blog Computer Love.
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LINKS /
Interview

JAMES JEAN / LEVINE EXHIBITION 10/01/09 - 07/02/09

The astonishing James Jean will be exhibiting a host of new work under the title "Kindling" at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NY this month. If you can make it to check out the work in the flesh do so as James seems to possess a talent that puts a lot of people to shame.
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Above is a print entitled "Trike" I bought last year. You can purchase Trike along with a host of other prints and originals from James Jean's Process Recess site.
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LINKS /
James Jean
Process Recess
Prada Campaign Video
Jonathan LeVine Gallery

RICHARD CLARKE EP

This EP by Richard Clarke recently came through the post. Six gentle and warm songs, sung with precision and great production, that I thoroughly recommend.
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You can listen to some of the tracks and purchase the EP itself from Richard's MySpace page.
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LINKS /
MySpace

THANKS DE-CONSTRUCT

London based De-Construct have just released their lovely Christmas viral. One of the six videos available to watch displays the websites De-Contsruct found most inspirational in 2008.
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LINKS /
De-Construct Christmas Viral

SANE

The very talented Darren Firth, master curator and founder of WIWP, has relaunched his personal online folio Keepsmesane. The site beautifully showcases print and web design alongside illustration completed both on his own and with his design firm Six.
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Above is the promotional mailer Darren designed for me with Six coming off the press.
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LINKS /
Keepsmesane
WIWP
Six Design

SYLVIA JI

This morning I was very excited to discover that Sylvia Ji will be exhibiting with Stolen Space Gallery when her solo show opens next September. Above is an interview with the artist at a previous LA show. The work speaks for itself.
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LINKS /
Sylvia Ji
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NEW PRINT / CHRISTMAS SALE

I will be releasing a new typographic print at next weeks Christmas Sale at the Three Kings in Clerkenwell.
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For those who cannot make it to the sale the print is now available online in both A3 and A2 sizes and can be bought via Paypal using the links below.

All prints are on Somerset Enhnaced 100% Cotton 225 gsm paper with archival Epson Ultra Chrome K3 Ink.

All prints are signed.

All UK based orders are sent with Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded Delivery.
All international orders are sent with Royal Mail International Signed For.
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Buy
A3 £50
Buy Now UK
Buy Now Europe
Buy Now Worldwide
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A2 £90
Buy Now UK
Buy Now Europe
Buy Now Worldwide
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LINKS /
See Full Image
Christmas Sale Invite

UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Brand new high fashion magazine put together by the incredibly talented hands of photographer Susan Connie Marsh and the exquisite graphic design skills of Xavier Encinas. Check out the magazine website for layout shots.
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Under The Influence
Xavier Encias
Susan Connie Marsh

KUSTAA SAKSI / SOLO SHOW

THE HEROES by Kustaa Saksi
Haringpakkersteeg 10-18 (Former Boudisque), Amsterdam
Opening Night : Thursday December 11th, 6-10pm
December 12th – December 30th 2008
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The incredible Kustaa Saksi has a solo show with some amazing new three dimensional work opening over in Amsterdam. Kustaa and Maxalot working together surely promises something spectacular.
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LINKS /
Kustaa Saksi
Maxalot

DAZED DIGITAL / FEATURE

Dazed Digital have kindly featured my work with links to all exhibitions in which I'm showing this month.
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LINKS /
Dazed Digital article

IF YOU COULD PRINT & ORIGINAL / ON SALE

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Detail shot of screen print

Detail shot of original artwork

The screen print of my image for this year's If You Could series is now available. It will be on sale for the duration of December. Once the month has finished the total sales will be the edition in which the print is released.
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If you fancy getting your hands on something a little more special the B2 original drawing will also be available for sale for the duration of the exhibition. Price is on request - for all enquiries please email alex@ifyoucould.co.uk
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LINKS /
If You Could
Kemistry Gallery

GIFTED / CERASOLI - LEBASSE

Gifted
Cerasoli-LeBasse Christmas Show
Opening Reception: 12/12/08 7-10pm
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Cerasoli-LeBasse Gallery
8530-b Washington Blvd
Culver City,
CA 90232
USA
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Work available : 12 x 12" original drawing
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I'm very excited to announce my work makes its LA debut in the Cerasoli LeBasse end of year group show. Other artists exhibiting are as follows:
Blaine Fontana, Christopher Reiger, Deth Sun, Edwin Ushiro, Eunkang Koh, Fumi Nakamura,, Jack Long, Jennifer Davis,Jeremiah Ketner, Justin Gibbens, Ken Garduno, Lisa Alisa, Matt Hansel, Meggs, Melissa Haslam, Michele Carlson, Nate Frizzell, Nick Potter, Nimit Malavia, Scott Belcastro , Tessar Lo, Tom Haubrick, Yoskay Yamamto,Yuki Miyazaki.
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LINKS /
Cerasoli-LeBasse

CHRISTMAS SALE / CLERKENWELL

Christmas Illustration Sale
Wednesday Dec 10th 6pm - 10pm
Upstairs at the Three Kings, 7 Clerkenwell Close, EC1R 0DY
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I will be setting up stall with the likes of Peepshow Collective, Emily Forgot, Erin Petson and more for a one off Christmas Illustration Sale to take place on December 10th.
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There will be all sorts for sale with a previously unreleased print by myself.
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Come on down, it should be a great night all round.
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LINKS /
Full invite and information
The Three Kings

LEOPARD

Stolen Space Christmas Show
Opening Reception: 04/12/08 6.30 - 9.30pm
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Stolen Space Gallery
Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL
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Work available : A2 original drawing
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The annual end of year group show from Stolen Space will be taking place again this December with work from the likes of DFace, Jeff Soto, Dvid Bray, Shepard Fairey, and Pete Fowler among others.

I will be exhibiting the above A2 drawing from my ongoing Animal series. As always it should make for a great show with something for everyone.
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All enquiries : info@stolenspace.com
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Leopard Photo Set
Stolen Space Gallery

MOVEMBER /

A friend of mine has entered the 1980's once more in the good name of raising money for The Prostate Cancer Charity. It is part of a collective moustache growing effort of many men across the world called Movember - trying to raise awareness of mens' health issues.

You can help along the way by donating to Luke's impressive efforts at the Movember site here.

Movember : The Movember Foundation is an Australian based, not for profit, charitable organisation that implements the Movember event each year across the globe.

The Movember event creates awareness around men's health issues and raises funds for carefully selected beneficiary partners in each country that are also charitable organisations, with a focus on prostate cancer.

Since its inception as a formal charity in 2004 Movember has raised over $30 million (AUD) globally, significantly increasing awareness of prostate cancer in the community, and is continuously working to change the attitude men have about their health.

LINKS /
Luke's Movember page
Donate
Movember info

TALL TALES /

The fantastic set of prints Emily Forgot produced for her last exhibition are now available online from her shop.

LINKS /
Emily Forgot Shop

MUSICAL RECOMMENDATION / MIRACLE FORTRESS

Triupmhant.
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MySpace