Sold Out!

Last one of these available from the store now at the discount price - the rest are available from the RWA Crime of Passon show on Clifton Triangle. Many thanks to all of you who have shown support and bought one already, much appreciated...

:-)

EDIT - NOW SOLD OUT IN ACERONE STORE

All available prints are at the RWA, contact them here for purchases - 0117 973 5129

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 Brushes

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.

Store

A few more Clifton Suspension Bridge silk-screen prints now available in the Acerone Store...

Find the SHOP link in the top right.

Ugly Side of Love

Gotta give a shout out to Malakai who finally released their album, Ugly Side of Love this week - and about time too!

On Wednesday the boys played an album launch gig down at the Louisiana to an audience packed in to the top room and I've gotta say this was one of the finest performances i have seen in ages - heavy beats, haunting vocals and rifts that had my head nodding all evening. The opening track 'Only for You' with its spooky repeated whispers set a tone that many felt a little unsure of - especially when Gee on lead vocals finally made eye contact with the crowd revealing some super heavy eye make up that made him look wilder than one of Strokes Croft's finest. When the first drum beat dropped so heavily i almost jumped out of my skin, but was reassured to see i was not alone - that one took us by surprise!

Highlights for me were (predictably) Snowflake, Blackbird and Shitkicker (aka The Battle) but perhaps that is because I'm familiar with these tracks already... but it was awesome to hear the stuff i hadn't heard before. Don't just take my word for it - grab yourself a copy here, you wont be disappointed. The Bristol Sound for 2009.

You'll also be treated to a CD booklet that contains artworks by Paris, Milk, Mr Jago, FLX, Andy Council and myself...

3 Wise Malakai Monkeys by Acerone

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.

Bedmonsters

Ziml + Acer

Dean Lane, Bedminster, Bristol

Nice to have a Sunday graff social today. Its always gotta be a big piece when painting with Ziml, average sized pieces just dont seem to satisify any more. Its pretty large this one...

Good to see Swishrelic and Knautia who passed through as well as Shab, Turroe and Sorse. I think we might see alot more from the old school Bristol boys this summer - hope to anyway!

CSB Screen Print - Done!

Hot off the printing press and drying on the rack, the new Clifton Suspension Bridge hand pulled 4 colour screen print.
I'm really pleased with how this has come out and it superseded my expectations - the ink really pops out on the Lustralux black paper.

A big thanks again to those who have placed orders for one - feel free to contact me if you would like to make an order for a standard edition print before they go on sale officially at the 'Crimes of Passion' Bristol Street Art exhibition at the RWA next month.

Clifton Suspension Bridge
Limited edition of 50 - 15 Hand Finished, 35 standard edition
4 colour hand pulled silk screen print on heavyweight Lustralux paper
Approx 450mm x 640mm
Special offer price - £65 plus £8 P&P

To buy or enquire contact me at lukepalmer78@hotmail.com