'So after being told recently that I'm possibly one of the worst bloggers (Thank you Adele) I'm back, apologies for being shit at this but with so many sites it hard for me to keep everything updated.
on the bright side if you are in Rome this saturday the 22nd my piece "Cruel Bloom" will be on show again at the Skate Like Canvas Vol.II show
I will have some brand new stuff to show you all soon as well as I am Working flat out to finish some Pieces for some very exciting shows which i can't divulge any more about at the minute
This month I have been fortunate enough to be included (and be the first) in a new feature on the Resistance Gallery Blog. The gallery is my second home and I can't thank them enough for what they have done and the amazing people I have met through there, so take a moment and check out their blog, Add them to your list and look out for the following spotlights which will include some amazing artists
This piece was actually finished a month or two ago but hadn't had the time to post anything up about it. it came from a general feeling at the time and two songs ("Cruel Bloom" & "wretched World") from the latest Converge album "Axe to Fall", the title obviously coming from one of the tracks. The piece was for a show in Rome called "Skate like canvas", which I will post all the details as soon as i have them.
The piece is painted freehand in acrylic and made more personal by the two coats of my own blood within the head of the rose.
the photography was by Mr. Harry Sewell www.harrysewell.co.uk
I've added the lyrics below as i think they are both great songs
"Cruel Bloom" by Converge Voracious children and wolves Sharpen their teeth on our bones Carrion feeds the wretched Vacant eyes peer through the hole Beggars and thieves bring down a common enemy While pawnshop kings and corner queens All hawk their souls for gold Lifelong victims pound and claw at the ground Searching for a way out of their skin Writhe in the cruel bloom Trying so hard to find beauty in flesh torn from me Trying so hard not to lose you In cobwebs and empty hearts Lifelong victims pound and claw at the ground Searching for a way out of their skin Writhe in the cruel bloom Witness the ghostlike shades of ourselves Searching for any way out of our skin Writhe in the cruel bloom
"wretched World" by Converge Down by your side I watch the dreary light It illuminates your sleeping skin I reach my cold arm across the bed You make no move You never do Own these dire nights Own their seething lies Own my damage Own my scars They paint a broke life's Shattered art And time won't turn My wretched world To stand in your shadow is to be home)
i think the piece explains itself but if you want an explanation its in regards to matters of the heart, love to be more precise. now i don't believe in love at first sight, it's more like lust at first site and what you are attracted to and love comes with time and getting to really know someone and how they think, work etc,etc and how this compliments you. the heart though, is like a flower. It needs to be nurtured, cared for, fed even and without this it will simply wilt and die, but don't give love so freely useless you want disappointment.
"Love is like war: Easy to begin but hard to end." - Anonymous
so this if for all those in love, those who have lost it and those who are yet to find it
for those who know me, don't worry i haven't gone soft and no I'm not in love. normal service will be resumed shortly
So, I haven't updated this in quite a while now. this is due to the fact i haven't had much new stuff to show and a lot of things going on in my personal life. hopefully i will have some new stuff to talk about soon, so those of you watching keep em peeled
Resistance Rising underground art market & exhibition features over 20 international artists and starts at midday till midnight on Sunday 13th December 2009 at Resistance Gallery .
This amazing pre-xmas arts extravaganza featuring a wide variety of avant garde & Low Brow new collections, is about to set new standards in the way artisans promote and sell their works.
All different hand made artifacts from things you wear to things you'l love look at: Affordable original art to give a special presents to those special people in your life. (nothing says 'i love you' more, than a one-of-a-kind original gift!)
Featuring: Paintings, photography, prints, dolls, clothing, hats, sculptures, accessories, toys, masks, goggles, corsets, lingerie, bags, comics & other art based collectible merchandise and goodies!!!.
There is a all day bar, music, sofa's to hang out & chat on and even a few special performances.
So my phone has died and like an idiot i didn't have a back up copy of all my numbers so please email me your numbers through grave_industries@yahoo.com or through facebook/myspace on the plus i'm working on a whole heap of new stuff which i hope to have exhibited soon but I will keep you all up to date with when and where and sneak peak pictures on here
Tickets for 'Iconography of Mask' festival are now available but hurry as the response already has been phenomenal.
Resistance Gallery has had to limit the number of tickets due to the massive response that the last event, 'London festival of the art of Japanese bondage', had and they dont want to over crowd or disappoint anyone.
