Say hello to Soulful Creative, the newest addition to our friends page! These guys (and girl) have got some serious talent and a great range of styles. From incredible photorealistic graffiti, to sickening letters and on point character design both in the digital and physical realms. For more info check their profile. Here's a few of examples of their work.
Weapon Of Choice gallery kicked off 2012 in style with a new solo show from Cheo. 'Yet Another Cheo Show' which opened on Friday night boasts a variety of new work from the Bristol based artist. Spray paint features throughout although he has included a greater number of pieces in other mediums than we have seen in previous shows, which is always welcome. Also a lot of the canvases are smaller than we have seen in previous shows, which makes for some very affordable pieces!
Personal favourites for us were the 'Uranus is Under Attack' print and the smoking bird painting. Here's just a few teaser shots from the show, by no means all of it! If you would like to check it out in person then you have until 20th February to do so. Weapon of Choice Gallery is located at the bottom of park street in Bristol, underneath Fifty Fifty.
So on Friday we braved the cold and went down to the opening night of the new group show at Weapon of Choice in Bristol! We met some cool people, admired the artwork and enjoyed a couple of beers and a mince pie, what more could you want for christmas? There was a wide variety of work inside in many styles and mediums from artists including Cheba, Khoi, Spzero76, Cheo, Sepr, Silent Hobo, RPM45, Loch Ness, Lokey, Andy Council and Squirl to name a few! Our favourites from the show were the (blonde) girl canvas from Silent Hobo with real leaves embedded at the bottom (not sure if that shows in the photo!), and the owl on the bottle from RPM45. Not to take anything away from any of the other artists - it's all pretty darn sick! Really worth checking out in person as the photos really don't do it justice, plus there's a few pieces we couldn't get decent photos of.
The show comes down on Monday 16th January 2012 so there's still plenty of time to check it out. Weapon Of Choice Gallery is located at the bottom of Park street below Fifty Fifty skate store. Big ups to the guys at Weapon of Choice and all the artists for supplying us with a steady supply of great shows and work throughout the year, and we're looking forward to seeing what they have in store for 2012!
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Unless you've been living under a rock for the past month you will have probably heard about See No Evil. A week long free street art and music event taking place on Bristol's Nelson Street from August 15h - August 21st. Featuring some of the best known street artsits and writers from around the world, this will be the biggest permanent street art project not only in the UK but all of Europe. Artists taking part include Inkie, El Mac, Mr Wany, Shoe, Aryz, Sickboy and Tats Cru, with more to be announced! Bristol is already renowned worldwide as a centre for graffiti and street art and this event will add to that growing reputation, transforming the usually drab, tired and grey looking Nelson St. into a vibrant and interesting road. Not only will there be some amazing artwork going up but also club nights and music from some of the regions best promoters. On Saturday 20th there will be a free outdoor party from 12pm 'till 9pm with 3 stages, five bars and live painting and tattooing, workshops, food stalls and street performances. It's set to be absolutely wicked event so it's definitely worth a trip down. We'll see you there!
The new show from these two Bristol based artists opened on Friday and we went down to take a look. After weeks of anticipation the exhibition did not disappoint! The show features predominantly colourful and bold artworks from both Loch Ness and SPZero76, whose styles compliment each other nicely. With prices ranging from a tenner up to a few hundred pounds there is something for everyones price range, although we will not be surprised if many of the pieces are already sold given the quality of the work. The show is running until the 8th of August so there's still plenty of time to check it out. Weapon Of Choice Gallery is situated on the steps at the bottom of Park Street in Bristol, under Fifty Fifty. Here are some photos of many, but by no means all of the artwork. However, it must been seen in person to appreciate fully - so get on down there!
If you're in Bristol this weekend be sure to check out the opening night of the new show from SPZero76 and Loch Ness at Weapon Of Choice Gallery! It opens on Friday July 15th from 6 til 10pm. Loch Ness and SPZero76 are two Bristol based collaborators whose work can be seen adorning the walls in many venues across Bristol. SPZero76 has a crisp and playful style, with inspiration taken from street art and graffiti, often capturing a humurous moment in time. Loch Ness portrays the lives of strange musical creatures living on an imaginary island called 'Monsterville'. His work can be described as psychedelic, intricate, colourful, strange and dark. This has been a blinding year for Weapon Of Choice gallery and this is the latest in a long list of excellent shows from the gallery, now situated on Bristol's Park St. this is not to be missed! Although if you can't make it down on Friday, it will be running until August 8th so there's plenty of time to see it. We can't wait for this so see you down there!
What a weekend we had! It was the first time we'd run a stall of any description and it's fair to say we learnt a lot. We must have done something right though because our new T shirts were selling faster than we could box them up at times! We met some fantastic people, saw some mind blowing artwork and, all in all, had an awesome weekend! The festival had a really relaxed atmosphere, no trouble anywhere and positive creative vibes could be felt throughout! We had Loch Ness drawing for us live on our stall on Saturday, on Sunday he drew with the Collaberation Nation team who went on to win Secret Wars so congratulations are in order to him and the rest of the team! A picture can speak a thousand words as they say, especially with an event such as this. So here's a selection of photos from the weekend. By no means all of the artwork or anywhere close but a little taster if you couldn't make it down. Thanks to the organisers for putting it all together, the artists for their brilliant work and DJs for the tunes! We absolutely cannot wait for next year, which we are sure will be bigger and better than before.
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We made it down to the new Weapon Of Choice Gallery last night for their opening group show. The new shop is under Fifty Fifty at the bottom of Park Street in Bristol. The place was buzzing and featured works from the likes of Jody, Inkie, Sickboy, Cheba, SPZero76, Loch Ness, Mick Hockney, Cheo, Khoi, Kid Zoom, Iain Sellar and Nakama to name a few. The new space and show are both sick and this will surely be a big a year for Weapon Of Choice, with many more great nights to come. The current group show is on until the 10th of May so you've got plenty of time to check it out for yourself if you didn't make it last night! Here are some flicks, in no particular order...
New location under Fifty Fifty on Park St, Bristol.
Hemper
Inkie
Loch Ness
Kid Zoom
Kid Zoom
Khoi
Khoi
Sickboy
Mick Hockney
Cheba
Loch Ness & Dunks
Dirty30
Nakama
Tim Miness
SPZero76
Iain Sellar
Iain Sellar
Jody
Some fresh work from Loch Ness and SPZero76 at Mack Daddy's on Gloucester Road in Bristol.
Here is Steadhead's piece from Girls On Top Spring Jam!
We have some new prints in from Bristol artist and illustrator, Loch Ness. These high quality A3 prints are limited to 100 and each is hand signed by the artist. His psychedlelic, funky and colourful work has gained him recognition both in Bristol and further afield. He also had a feature in Computer Arts Magazine this month.
http://www.antidotebristol.com/shop/artwork
King Of Paint are very proud to present the first major solo exhibition by China Mike. At King Of Paint in Bristol, nestled between the Bearpit and Bristol Bus Station. The show starts from 7 and will not only feature the fantastic, surreal and colourful work of China Mike, but also DJs playing, exclusive China Mike prints and booze courtesy of Brothers cider. See you down there!
Stedhead A.K.A Megan Hindley is an illustrator and artist from the Isle of Man. She has had a love for drawing since a very early age. She has since completed a degree in illustration and worked with some big names including Goldie along the way. She is heavily influenced by the human form, which appears in almost all of her work in one way or another. She has some serious talent and we can't wait to see more from her in the coming year. Read and see more here.
Loch Ness is a Bristol based illustrator and doodler. His work features psychedelic, quirky colourful monsters and scenes. Heavily influenced by comic book art, graffiti and music, 60s and psychedelic in particular, his work has been featured in Weapon Of Choice Gallery, Tobacco Factory, Bristol Urban Art Festival, and he takes part in live drawing at various club nights in Bristol including Dirty Old Town at Mr Wolfs.
Take a look at more of his work and more information here.
