Monday, 26 September 2011
Saturday, 10 September 2011
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Accidental Can Collection
Anti-Graffit Paint and obligatory graff toys (because Im a nerd)
Having started painting mid eighties I have had to use a lot of crap paint. And most of it from where ever I could get it. Car boot sales, local hardware stores and old stocks thrown away by paint companies. Especially being in Wales, you really had to go out of your way to finding decent paint. Getting a commission was a great way to top up on better paint. I was never really fussy and would paint with anything I could get. And I still would. (Except for Parsons paint.. that was the worst paint I ever got stuck with. I took a whole car boot load worth)
After painting a couple of years I started to keep one of each of the paints I used if I hadnt trashed it too much. Ive accidently ended up with a small collection. And I've never been able to part with them.
The more places I painted the more variety of paints I got.
Although theres a couple of new brands in there, the whole mish mash list of paint cans are an example of the styles of paint used by a one UK painter from the 80's through to the 90's.
The weird stuff. Shoe paint, flower paint, Rubber Duck tar paint, bicycle repair paint with tyre repair kits.
And some really nice Tuxan paint from Perth thanks to Stormboy
The dark blue Hycote Double Acrylic, my favourite outlining paint from the 90's. My favourite UK paint, Dupli Colour from old to new with Panel Spray cans that had the horrible calligraphy nozzles on. And not forgetting the awesome Hammerite.
The few good interesting tins picked up along the way, Krylon, Altona, Sparvar and Beltons. Best of all is the Buntlacks. I had to go to all the way to Manchester to first discover those. The Turqoise Blue and Rose Pink were my favourite and reserved for best. Loved the caps on the early cans.
The unsorted, oddities from all over. Theres some weird decoration paint, poisonous tractor paint.
And room for some new ones.
Ha, look at that young fella. Me in my basement that we used to breakdance in until the paint took over.
The box on the far left has the cans with the clear tops. Wish I had kept some of those tins properly. Keeping the lids never crossed my mind back then. Took ages to use up the Tan Dupli and Metalic Green and Blue's. But when you go to the factory and just take whats being thrown out, sometimes that's all you got
Being a collector is a bad habit. I go out of my way to get Graffiti books. That is my normal vice that keeps me skint. But collecting cans is accidental. As they're the tools of the trade, it's just something that happens to hang around for most painters I guess. Could never bring myself to get rid of them.
But goddamn it I love them!
Having started painting mid eighties I have had to use a lot of crap paint. And most of it from where ever I could get it. Car boot sales, local hardware stores and old stocks thrown away by paint companies. Especially being in Wales, you really had to go out of your way to finding decent paint. Getting a commission was a great way to top up on better paint. I was never really fussy and would paint with anything I could get. And I still would. (Except for Parsons paint.. that was the worst paint I ever got stuck with. I took a whole car boot load worth)
After painting a couple of years I started to keep one of each of the paints I used if I hadnt trashed it too much. Ive accidently ended up with a small collection. And I've never been able to part with them.
The more places I painted the more variety of paints I got.
Although theres a couple of new brands in there, the whole mish mash list of paint cans are an example of the styles of paint used by a one UK painter from the 80's through to the 90's.
And some really nice Tuxan paint from Perth thanks to Stormboy
The few good interesting tins picked up along the way, Krylon, Altona, Sparvar and Beltons. Best of all is the Buntlacks. I had to go to all the way to Manchester to first discover those. The Turqoise Blue and Rose Pink were my favourite and reserved for best. Loved the caps on the early cans.
The unsorted, oddities from all over. Theres some weird decoration paint, poisonous tractor paint.
And room for some new ones.
Ha, look at that young fella. Me in my basement that we used to breakdance in until the paint took over.
The box on the far left has the cans with the clear tops. Wish I had kept some of those tins properly. Keeping the lids never crossed my mind back then. Took ages to use up the Tan Dupli and Metalic Green and Blue's. But when you go to the factory and just take whats being thrown out, sometimes that's all you got
Being a collector is a bad habit. I go out of my way to get Graffiti books. That is my normal vice that keeps me skint. But collecting cans is accidental. As they're the tools of the trade, it's just something that happens to hang around for most painters I guess. Could never bring myself to get rid of them.
But goddamn it I love them!
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Monday, 4 July 2011
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Monokrome
I'm in a book, .. as you can see here
I have some sketches included in the new 'Monokrome' book available to order now..
MONOKROME is about taking a whole bunch of graffiti writers from around the world and giving them a very clear brief: they can create any outline they choose- their crew names, their own names, characters, abstracts, whatever gets them off, but everything must be in black, white and gray.
Compiled and written by old school UK writer Robert ‘CUTE’ Whitelock.
Beautiful graphic design by Aaron Munday at 12 Orchards.
The two sneak peaks for the Monokrome website.
The original sketch page for 400ml Possession. Painted at the Blueprint Gallery Event in Selly Oak 1995.
Sketched on the train on my way up to Birmingham.Always loved the Selly Oak jams.
And here's a thing... Why the hell did I paint my self portrait at Selly Oak all those years ago?
I originally planned to paint my name in biomechanical style. Even did a sketch in advance for a change. Got to Sell Oak and I thought I'd lost it on the train, looked everywhere for it. Got to the wall, searched my pockets for inspiration and there was my railcard with my face on, 'Ha, fuck it why not..'
When I recently went through all my old piecebooks for Monokrome, guess what I found!..
As for the other sketches in Monokrome, I figured that not many people would have seen my old stuff, and my style has changed quite a bit. So why not throw in a few old samples from over the years for projects that never saw the light of day. Sketches for LP cover ideas for DJ Spike. Some erotic Gigerism from my 'carnal chaos of burning eroticism' sketchbook that probably only Juice will remember seeing.
And the original Gigerism sketch for my 'Malcolm X' piece that I don't have photos of but you can see me painting it in 'The Big Payback' Livingston Graffiti event in 1992 ( I found it on Youtube.. Thats me at the start.. Fuck me!! I am really thin back then.. what happened? Ignorant twenty something with a full head of hair, to hell with him.. skinny bastard!)
Anyway, forget me, get the book for all the other great artwork in there, blackbook work from 31 featured artists from all different styles of graff. Go get Monokrome now.
I'm looking forward to it myself, love to see other peoples sketches.
And there was also a lot of stuff you wont be seeing. Remember the Spin Inn Records in Manchester, or the Stu Allan Hip Hop radio show. (I think a lot of us did sketches for those :) There was a bunch of pages from the 80's I decided not to send, cropped some of them together here.
I have some sketches included in the new 'Monokrome' book available to order now..
MONOKROME is about taking a whole bunch of graffiti writers from around the world and giving them a very clear brief: they can create any outline they choose- their crew names, their own names, characters, abstracts, whatever gets them off, but everything must be in black, white and gray.
Compiled and written by old school UK writer Robert ‘CUTE’ Whitelock.
Beautiful graphic design by Aaron Munday at 12 Orchards.
The two sneak peaks for the Monokrome website.
Sketched on the train on my way up to Birmingham.Always loved the Selly Oak jams.
And here's a thing... Why the hell did I paint my self portrait at Selly Oak all those years ago?
When I recently went through all my old piecebooks for Monokrome, guess what I found!..
As for the other sketches in Monokrome, I figured that not many people would have seen my old stuff, and my style has changed quite a bit. So why not throw in a few old samples from over the years for projects that never saw the light of day. Sketches for LP cover ideas for DJ Spike. Some erotic Gigerism from my 'carnal chaos of burning eroticism' sketchbook that probably only Juice will remember seeing.
And the original Gigerism sketch for my 'Malcolm X' piece that I don't have photos of but you can see me painting it in 'The Big Payback' Livingston Graffiti event in 1992 ( I found it on Youtube.. Thats me at the start.. Fuck me!! I am really thin back then.. what happened? Ignorant twenty something with a full head of hair, to hell with him.. skinny bastard!)
I'm looking forward to it myself, love to see other peoples sketches.
And there was also a lot of stuff you wont be seeing. Remember the Spin Inn Records in Manchester, or the Stu Allan Hip Hop radio show. (I think a lot of us did sketches for those :) There was a bunch of pages from the 80's I decided not to send, cropped some of them together here.
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