The Bristol Montage - Crimes of Passion at the RWA

The Bristol Montage - Clifton Suspension Bridge, The Victoria Rooms, Boer War Statue, The Royal West of Engalnd Art Accademy, Bristol University Wills Memorial Building and Park Street.

http://www.crimesofpassion.info/

EDIT - Just spotted this on a new website called 'the you-tube'... Good little snap shot of the preview evening. Check it out here

RWA canvas

Feel a bit like i've neglected this blog a bit of late...

Many will know about the Crimes of Passion exhibition oipening next week at the RWA here in Bristol. I had an idea for my piece for the show, bigged my wall early on, was up there on the first day we were allowed in there to get painting (3 weeks ago now...) and im still not finished!

Cant believe it has taken me so long to paint 4 canvases and a wall - but they are very large canvases and there is shed loads of detail in them. Nearly done now though - sneak preview of canvas 2 titled RWA below.

RWA in progress

I spied these awesome photos uploaded to Flickr by www.wallkandy.net. of the RWA Crimes of Passion show in progress. Not giving too much away by focusing on pretty much everything other than the paintings - check the set out here.

Crimes of Passion

In Spring 2009 the Royal West Of England Academy in Bristol is hosting a major show of new work by the city’s best known and most successful graffiti and street artists. Crimes Of Passion is the first major show of its kind in the city since the Arnolfini’s groundbreaking 1985 show, Graffiti Art and is a celebration of the city’s rich and diverse contemporary scene.
Crimes Of Passion takes the love of (and heartfelt dedication to) the art form as its starting point, with Bristol’s leading street and graffiti artists working both directly onto the walls of the gallery and exhibiting works on canvas, as well as exhibiting threedimensional pieces and installations. The show will also include a city wide programme of large-scale painting, a film season at local arts cinema The Cube (www.cubecinema.com) and a series of painting workshops and talks run in conjunction with the local Council and schools in the city.
Bristol has nurtured many of the UK’s most successful graffiti and street artists, including 3D, Inkie, Banksy, Nick Walker, Sickboy and TCF Crew, to name a few. The city continues to be a breeding ground for a wealth of exceptional creative talent and continues to have one of the UK’s most diverse and thriving scenes.
The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) is one of only five Royal Academies of Art in the UK. It is a registered charity that has been self-supporting for over 150 years and possesses an outstanding Grade II listed building, galleries and permanent fine art collection. Opened in 1858, the RWA was Bristol’s first art gallery.

In no particular order, artists involved in the show include: 3D, Nick Walker, Filthy Luker, FLX, Sickboy, Cyclops, Rowdy, Inkie, Mr.Jago, Acerone, Dicy, Feek, Ponk, Seza, Banksy, Xenz, Ziml, Eco, Paris, Mudwig, What Collective, Cheo, Soker, Will Barras, and Andy Council.