Exhibition feature: Stephen Chan and Friends Presents

It's exhibition feature time now here on the rally and we have something totally boxfresh for you guys now, with Stephen Chan and Friends Presents curated by the irrepressible graphic master Stephen Chan. For this, his first solo stint, he has rather graciously decided to share the limelight with other global artists and creators,in fantastic Hong Kong gallery/cafe Odd One Out crafting a really unique mashup of retro anaglyph, cutting edge visuals and CG animation. Among the other visual eye snacks were paper toy creations in an event so cool that hipster's pints are freezing solid from Toronto to Hackney.

Recently featured on Kotaku, Chan is repainting the definition of global scene with his globetrotting squad of international art pirates and is at the forefront of the new age of illustration, carved out by the naive pioneers and built on with ever slicker and more intelligent content underpinned with a new wave mass market social delivery. This is the time that art can cut the corporate corners and punch you in the consumer gob with a big refreshing pile of eye fire. Note to self, do more, travel more create more. It's hard not to be inspired and frankly a little jealous with such talent on display.

We wish him the best with his endeavours, so if you are in the area check it out and if not, well we have the internet for that hey.

here follows the press release:

'OPENING NIGHT' : Friday 17th May - 6pm - till late
'LIVE SCREENPRINTING' : Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th May - 3pm - 7pm
'EXHIBITION ENDS' : Friday 28th June - 7pm

'Stephen Chan and Friends Presents' is the first exhibition developed and curated by illustrator and graphic designer 'Stephen Chan' & 'Odd One Out' Gallery. He has drawn together 30+ creatives around the theme of Anaglyph / Red and Blue, exploring illusions and 3D effects along with a visual narrative of 'Opposition and Harmony'. Stephen Chan and Friends brings: Animation, Surrealism and Papercraft to the table all in the vibrant setting of - Hong Kong - at the serene cafe / gallery 'Odd One Out'

http://www.oddoneout.hk/
http://www.stephen-chan.co.uk/

Participating artists include:

Artwork:
Bubble Friends, Cloud Commission, Mr the Beef, Mister Millerchip, Tim Cockburn, FiST, Will Scobie, Sam Peet, Patrick Schmidt, Dominic Le-Hair, Peskimo, Natsuki Otani, Tougui, Zutto, Yema Yema, ph7labs, Jessica Fortner, Sokkuan, Kuanth, Martojaks, Dan Matutina, Kristopher Ho, Stephen Chan...more TBA

Animation:
Clarissa Gonzalez, Sparkle VFX, Draw and Code, Rethunk Animation, Broken Antler, Stephen Chan...

Papertoy sculpture template:
Tougui, Stephen Chan...

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The Enchanted Forest: Celebrating 200 years of Grimm’s Fairy Tales

The Enchanted Forest

Celebrating 200 years of Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Wednesday 28 November – Saturday 8 December

FREE Exhibition

The first ever collection of Grimm’s fairy tales, entitled “Children’s and Household Tales”, was published in December of 1812, and two hundred years later it is still thrilling children and adults alike. To celebrate two hundred years of enchantment and magic; seven young up and coming illustrators will be interpreting these wonderfully dark and mysterious stories into a very special Christmas exhibition at Foyles. With inspiration taken from both the classics, such as Hansel and Gretel, and the less well-known tales like The Golden Bird; this exhibition is about interpreting and re-discovering a cultural legacy that has been with us for 200 years.

The contributing artists include Emma Block, Lesley Barnes, LauraBarrett, Natsuki Otani, Yelena Bryksenkova, Emmeline Pidgen and Karolin Schnoor.

Prepare to be spellbound as you enter The Enchanted Forest.

The Enchanted Forest is grateful to IdeasTap for providing funding through its Ideas Fund for this project.

enchantedforestshow.wordpress.com

Venue:

The Gallery at Foyles, Third Floor, Charing Cross Road

Opening Hours:

Monday – Saturday 9am – 9pm

Sunday 10am – 6pm

*Please note that the Gallery may be closed when instore meetings and events are taking place.

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Exhibition: SQUIDBALLS presented by Rumpus Animation

SQUIDBALLS Exhibition in Japan
Rumpus Animation present Squidballs, an exhibition of animation and illustration by a group of young British illustrators. There will be music videos, short films and animated characters playing on screen and illustration, paintings, prints, zines and t-shirts on view and for sale.

The first exhibition is in Amerika-Mura, Osaka on 28th June-1st July

At Loop A, 1-1-7, Minami Horie, Nishiku, Osaka
The 2nd in Omotesando/Harajuku 6th July-8th July 
At Gallery IrieYawd, 4-25-7-302

Seb from Rumpus will there to chat, share biscuits and do some live drawing!

The exhibition includes work by
Matthew the Horse
Jon Boam
Peskimo
Kate Hindley
Jam Bonbon
Seb Burnett and Joe Wood aka Rumpus

Links:
Rumpus Animation
Rumpus' blog
Rumpus' facebook page
SQUIDBALLS Exhibition OSAKA facebook page
SQUIDBALLS Exhibition TOKYO facebook page

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News: DOOOOOGS !! Nanae Kawahara's first solo exhibition

DOOOOOGS !! Nanae Kawahara's first solo exhibition
From Thurday 14 June to Sunday 15 July

Private View: On Thursday 14 June 7pm to 9pm 

Venue: The Haberdashery
22Middle Lane, Crouch End, London N8 8PL
020 8342 8098

A Japanese illustrator Nanae Kawahara who currently lives in London, she has her first solo exhibition is coming up on Thursday 14th June at The Haberdashery in Crouch End. She has been inspired by dogs which she also has one in Japan, she often feels miss and recalls all of dogs from her hometown Yokohama. At this exhibition, she illustrated them with her funny imagination. Those works express their each characters including Nanae's strong vivid colouring and abstructed forms. There are two types of illustration which are
dogs' portraits and their life's pictures. Nanae hopes it took a lot of people feel fun and remember their pets (of course, only dogs. cats, hamsters, turtles..etc) with family and friends to live.

Nanae's info
Website: www.barbaratics.com
Blog: barbaratics.blogspot.com
Twitter: @nanaekawahara

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Exhibition: HIGH RIDES AND LOW TIDES

"HIGH RIDES AND LOW TIDES" 
Presented by Brothers Of the Stripe and Get A Grip & The Custard Factory  

On the 2nd June 2012, an all day event. (12pm onwards) 

At The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B9 4AA

This is the first of 8 group exhibitions of original works by Brothers of The Stripe.
The show aims to bring together a mix of individual illustration styles & a unique visual take on imaginative rides via land and sea.

Originals, limited edition prints and more.

Brothers of The Stripe are Stephen Chan, Joel Millerchip, Kristian Jones, FiST, The Cloud Commission, Iain Sellar, Will Scobie, Mr The Beef and our new edition Patrick Schmidt.

At the opening there will be live drawing, live screen printing By GET A GRIP and live music (TBA).

Visit their facebook event page for more info.

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News: W.E.L.C.O.M.E Exhibition No.01

W.E.L.C.O.M.E Exhibition No.01
At Stew Gallery
From 4th to 7th April 2012

OPENING NIGHT: WEDNESDAY 4th APRIL 7-9pm

W.E.L.C.O.M.E's first exhibition and print show featuring work by: 

Suzanne Antonelli
Adam Batchelor
Joel Benjamin
Christopher Joyner
Stephen Mellor
Natsuki Otani

W.E.L.C.O.M.E was created in 2011 with the sole purpose of providing a new and innovative space for young upcoming artists to showcase and sell print editions of their work.

W.E.L.C.O.M.E is an online gallery and store that represents a small collection of new upcoming artists and designers from all kinds of media, we aim to provide a wide range of styles that tie in with our own philosophies of art.

For more info and to view work by W.E.L.C.O.M.E's artists, designers and illustrators please visit www.welcomegallery.co.uk

Stew is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation which aims to be as inclusive as possible. This is embodied in the low studio and project space rents. All surplus monies are re-invested into materials, projects, improvement of the space and of course, food.
www.stew.org.uk

 

 

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Exhibition News: JCRUZ retrospective and group exhibition

News time now with the fabulous JCRUZ, whose scarves are fast becoming hot property. With the launch of RISE & FALL  Joe Cruz has pushed his designs to new heights with their vivid colours and pop themes. A kind of sardonic swipe at modern candy-floss celebrity culture with more than a touch of great craftsmanship. Lovely objects by a great artist that you can see in person as now we bring you news from the Debut Contemporary in Notting Hill where JCRUZ will be taking part in a group exhibition between 6:30 and 9:30 on Wednesday the 7th of March. The images above are a retrospective from the launch of the new RISE & FALL collection. Below is a short press release from JCRUZ.

"During London Fashion Week February 2012, JCRUZ will launch its first ever collection, RISE & FALL, featuring a range of beautiful silk printed luxury scarves. The scarves are Made In England and feature the artist’s signature. Inspired by the bitter sweet highs and lows of a celebrity obsessed nation, artist Joe Cruz, presents his ideas in textile form using classic forms, bold line and bright colours."

So what are you waiting for! Get out there and see a slice of fresh hot art!

Links:

portfolio
@JCRUZ_ART
flickr

Debut Contemporary

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Upstairs for Thinking, Downstairs for Dancing Review

Return of the Chip! Hello everyone, the sharp eyed among you will recognise the ice cool style of one of the best BW illustrators on the scene and realise that this is the first solo show of the fantastic Mr Millerchip. With some awesome eye popping work Mr Millerchip really hands it to the viewer with an experience that just pops with flavour and quirky sardonic style. Mr Millerchip is a great live artist and he backs this up with some serious chops in this, his first solo show by proving he is a real force to be reckoned with. Shows are great, but they are so much better with an atmosphere and tactile element. The whole show works really hard both aesthetically and also as a method for bringing the viewer into a crafted world. The kind of deliciously sweet satisfying props that a thousand trendy bars would kill for and a use of space that would make a trendy boutique cry with envy. Millerchip is the whole package and it's great to see his stand alone show providing such a good platform for him. Guaranteed to be a real star of the future Millerchip will be bringing you BW illos with a real grace and poise. An ace exhibition at the Pure Gallery it runs till the end of the month so if you're quick you can still get down there.

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Exhibition News: Origin by Stuart Whitton

Hello everyone, we have some exhibition news now, with the first solo show of Stuart Whitton. Stuart is showcasing both new and old work in his upcoming show 'Origin' at the Exposure Gallery London. We have a preview video here so check it out.

If you like what you see don't forget that the private view is on Thursday the 6th of October. So then, plenty of time to make a date and get yourself down to 22-23 Little Portland Street London for a must see event!

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"UPSTAIRS FOR THINKING, DOWNSTAIRS FOR DANCING" Exhibition News

Exhibition news now, and we have a great one for you now.Upstairs for Thinking, Downstairs for Drinking is the first solo outing of the venerable Mr Millerchip who brought his own slice of awesome to our Paint it! Make it! event. Mr Millerchip's lovable style brings you the best in characters with humour and a certain elegance in their construction, creating a melange of edgy and clever characters set against tumultuous and stylish backgrounds. So if you have a spare moment, get your good self to The Pure Gallery and take in the untamed glory of Mr Millerchip! Check below for the dates and details.

The Pure Gallery proudly presents

"UPSTAIRS FOR THINKING, DOWNSTAIRS FOR DANCING"

collection of images created by Mister Millerchip

The UK based Illustrator has created a world of characters who appear within complex narratives, living out their lives in two tone splendour. 

Mr. M's first solo show “ Upstairs for Thinking, Downstairs for Dancing” depicts an oddly mundane 24 hour period in the life of Lars Arraday, a determined street preacher by day and a successful ballroom dancer by night. 

Black and white could not be any clearer which is perhaps the irony of the show through a simplistic yet sympathetic approach to his chosen palette, Mr M has indeed made a success out of creating thought provoking imagery that conveys a story of one mans obsessive desires. 

 
The show runs from the 1st to the 29th of September 2011 with a special view on Thursday the 1st of September 7pm till 10pm. Check below for the address and you can see the facebook page here!

 
The Pure Gallery 
151 Park View 
Whitley Bay 
Tyne & Wear

UK
NE26 3RF 

Links 
The Pure Gallery
Mr Millerchip

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Illustration Exhibition: Stars in Stripes - Rotherham Scope

This is the latest info for the wonderful The Stars in Stripes exhibition which is on right now this second! So if you are in the area, it would be a great opportunity to catch these talented illustrators and artists' work. Featured here before on the rally, we can guarantee their live art prowess so this is one you shouldn't miss!

The Stars in Stripes are artists and illustrators all based in Sheffield, who formed the group in 2009 and have produced ‘Live Art’ in spots all over Sheffield ever since. They are having their the first of a series of exhibitions as part of Rotherham Scope. Rotherham Scope was established in 2010 to provide a platform for emerging artists' groups to exhibit their work on a much larger scale in Rotherham's Old Market Building. The artists were set the challenge of working beyond their regular scale and creating an exhibition that will stretch them to their full potential. They aim to help them achieve this by extending the installation of the show over a period of weeks to allow the group to have a more time to let their ideas develop and assist them in gaining funding.The Stars in Stripes were selected after consideration for their impressive work ethic and their passion for illustration and this will be demonstrated in this exhibition!

The gallery space will be open to the public:
Monday - Friday 11am - 4pm between untill 12 February

Take a look at their blog to find out more about the artists!

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