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Dylan Shipley - 'Woman from Ginza'
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Brand new prints from the newest member to join Threenine, Dylan Shipley. 'Woman from Ginza' is a beauty measuring in at 545 x 270 mm, printed on high grade textured art paper and available in two colourways, Gold & Peppermint green. Limited to 18 prints per colourway, each print is signed by Dylan.
Harbour Festival 2010 - Bristol Street Art
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
We have been working hard & are all geared up for this years Bristol Harbourside Festival. Plenty of new art postcards, bookmarks, nike keychains (many more colourways!!), Limited Edition Prints & Original canvasses. New work from Cheo who will be painting the harbourside with his trademark street art + The Dylan Shipley art print fresh off the press!
Win Dondi White & Beezers 'Robert Del Naja' Limited Edition Prints
Sunday, July 18, 2010
'The United State of Graffiti' Limited edition print from the Dondi White Estate
Two lucky winners will walk away with a limited-edition art print each as Threenine teams up with Tangent books for its biggest competition to date. 1st prize - one of Threenine's Dondi White graffiti prints titled 'The United State of Graffiti' worth £170.
Dondi who sadly passed away in 1998, made his mark on the graffiti scene during the late seventies and early eighties painting the subway trains in New York with bold, colourful pieces. After being featured in the graffiti bible 'Subway Art' and the classic film/documentary 'Stylewars', the American artist quickly became an icon within the graffiti-art scene in his own right.
Although not directly linked with the Bristol graffiti scene and the UK, Dondi and and his fellow N.Y writers had an extensive impact on many teenagers around the world, including a young Bristolian and Wild Bunch affiliate, Robert Del Naja who would later go on to form the world-renowned band Massive Attack.
As well as producing two decades of the most influential alternative dance music, 3D has been creating art for over 20 years - some of which has appeared on the band's album covers, such as Heligoland, he has also been featured in the celebrated book 'Spraycan Art' alongside legends such as Goldie, Seen & Mode 2.
A lucky second winner will bag themselves this signed Beezer print of Robert Del Naja aka 3D in action, worth £95, kindly donated by Tangent Books! The image - taken from 'Wild Dayz' one of many aspiring street art books published by Tangent.
Finally if that's not enough, one runner up will win 5 oversized art postcards courtesy of Threenine.
To enter the competition, visit Threenine's Street Art Gallery and sign up to the mailing list before August 31st 2010, If you have already signed up to Threenine you are automatically entered. Competition is open worldwide. Three winners will be selected at random and announced on September 1st!
Good luck!!
Following Banksy Around the US - The Stencil Trail
Tuesday, June 1, 2010Great article written by Lauren Quinn. Originally Published on NileGuide
Most travelers leave a destination with souvenirs. But one US traveler has been leaving his own.
Banksy, the world’s most well-known and elusive street artist, has been road-tripping around the US for the last few weeks. The Bristol native has been announcing his presence and leaving his mark in conjunction with the release of his documentary film Exit Through the Gift Shop. And while we can’t be sure of every pit stop along his route, we can trace his path through several cities by the stenciled trail he’s left behind.
But Banksy’s recent US work has been more than a cross-country guerilla bombing of urban landscapes. Each city along Banksy’s trail has had its own unique reaction to its role as host to the international street art superstar. Works have been photographed, celebrated, defaced, condemned, even physically removed for posterity and prosperity. As Wooster Collective’s Marc Schiller tweeted, reactions to Banksy’s recent works have revealed much about the cities in which they appeared.
Want a glimpse into the psyche of seven North American cities? Just read the writing on the wall…
Los Angeles: Whatever
As the first discernible stop on Banksy’s whirlwind US tour, how did LA respond? With newscameras and excited buzz? Try indifference. Unlike the city’s celebrity-studded, media-frenzied response to the artist’s 2006 Barely Legal exhibition, the appearance of Banksy’s new work didn’t stir much commotion in the City of Angeles. Works were discovered in mid-April, and received little attention outside of hyperlocal blogs, such as laist. Even the forcible removal of the above-shown piece by a commercial art gallery (for the rumored purpose of selling the work) elicited little response outside of the art blogs like Jetset Graffiti.
“Yeah, Banksy, we’ve seen him before,” LA seemed to say. “What are the Kardashians doing?”
San Francisco: Stoked
Banksy’s next stop was a quick mosey up the California coast into San Francisco, where he literally painted the town with 10-some pieces. As one might expect, the ultra-artsy city responded with enthusiasm. First reported on local art blog Warholian in late April, news spread to media outlets including prominent newspapers and TV networks, and locals took to the streets on a scavenger hunt to find all the works.
Perennially grateful to its visitors, San Francisco celebrated Banksy’s work as an affirmation of the city itself. Even defacement exhibited civic pride, as a Native American stencil was rendered into a tribute to local celebrity Frank Chu.
Toronto: Score!
It’s hard to plot Banksy’s exact next move. Within days of each other, pieces were spotted in various Midwest and East Coast cities. But no city was more abuzz than Toronto.
Vivacious, cosmopolitan and seemingly forever in the shadow of bigger, glittery-er cities, Toronto took Banksy’s visit as a kind of validation—”yes, we can attract an artist as big as Banksy.” As reported by the The Star, the works were the first ever Banksys to appear on Canadian soil (take that, Montreal!). The city exploded with excitement, with most of the pieces not surviving. Survey what’s left by following torontoist’s guide.
Chicago: Wait, what?
Tucked into the heart of the huge country, the US’s third largest city is often called its most American city. And in typical American fashion, Chicago responded to the appearance of the international art celebrity’s work with, well, vague recognition. It was as though the Windy City hadn’t ever heard of Banksy and wasn’t quite sure why they should be concerned. It was a little like Ronaldo Cristiano walking through a shopping mall—”Isn’t he famous in some other country?”
Originally reported on chicagoist, coverage of Banksy’s Chicago pieces came largely from art and culture blogs such as Fake Shore Drive. Only a week later did the works receive mention from a major media outlet.
Detroit: I Have Something To Say!
One of the most site-specific and stirring works on his US/North American tour, Banksy’s “I Remember When All This Was Trees” piece in Detroit was nothing short of brilliant. What happened to the piece was nothing short of controversial.
Local 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios excavated the piece (covered, among many news outlets, by Detroit Free Press), and a raging public controversy ensued. Thievery? Safe-keeping? An attempt to garner attention and fame? Opinions ran the gamut, but everyone seemed to have one.
While the piece is now preserved, its power was certainly diminished by having been removed from its original site. The piece itself, which spoke to the industrial heart of Motor City, ended up also speaking to the heart of street art: does the work exist off the street? And who does it belong to once the artist has created it? No answers were arrived at, but plenty of debate was inspired.
Boston: …
Really? Boston?
You might not have heard anything about Banksy’s arrival in Boston—especially if you’re in Boston. Most coverage was reported on blogs based outside of the city, including Wooster Collective and High Snobiety. One local photojournalist managed to stumble upon the work while on a street art adventure. Reaction: “wicked awesome.”
What this says about Boston, we’re not sure…
New York City: Well, finally…
“Banksy has arrived in New York City in his on-going North America tour.” Read between the lines: the Big Apple is a little miffed that it was so low on the hit-list. And within hours of reportage, the works were tagged over, turf marked and respect denied. “Thanks a lot, Brit boy,” NYC seems to say, “but we’ve got the graffiti thing covered.”
Photographs, defacement, theft, adoration and ignorance: it’s a travelogue worth its weight in paint. And we can be pretty sure that the US has gotten just as much out of Banksy’s trip as he has—maybe more.
Boswell Art Exhibition in Helsinki - Finland
Monday, May 10, 2010
Paul Boswell takes his art to the heart of Finland with a month long exhibition in Helsinki. Visions From Los Mutartis launches on 16th May 2010 with previously unseen art work. With his recent sale at Dreweatts Urban Contemporary Auction Paul's unique style is gaining recognition and popularity. We still have a small number of Avian Priesthood limited edition prints (Pictured above) here at Threenine, with a selection of Paul's prints winging there way over to Helsinki.
Early New York subway graffiti: 1973-1975 by Keith Baugh
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
"To me these are important images not just from the history of graffiti but from the history of art." -Keith Baugh
Keith Baugh captures this cultural phenomenon
Shooting his photos mostly from NYC tracks, high above the action, Keith Baugh made himself a fly on the wall in the early 1970's. Fortunately for us this English painter and photographer had chosen the same walls as some of the most notorious graffiti legends. Keith's photographs, from what is now recognized as the 'Golden Era' of graffiti writing, have just been published in a hard-back book 'Early New York Subway Graffiti 1973-1975.
In the introduction to the book, Sami Montague, editor in chief at Graphotism wrote:
"What Keith, a total outsider to the actual creation of graffiti on the New York subway system, did was amazing. He took photos of what very few other people bothered or cared to do. He recognized that what he was seeing on the sides of the trains was something exceptional and new and as a result of this unusual sensitivity he took the time to capture for posterity the very ephemeral art that we now know as train writing."
Carpet-bomb turns into a magic carpet ride
He had intended to photograph roadside ephemera including advertising signs and billboards alongside classic American cars as a source material for a series of paintings in the summers of 1973 and 1975. On the subway ride from JFK to Manhattan, his plan suddenly changed. He was overwhelmed by the spray paint covered windows and the marker covered walls of the carpet-bombed subway car. The undeniable artistic expression on those cars immediately inspired him to capture it on film. Living in rural Gloucestershire, England now, he was dismayed to learn of the rarity of photos chronicling that social phenomenon and immediately began working with his publisher Buffalo Arts and Weapons of Choice Gallery.
Over 150 graffiti pioneers photographed
The photos include tags and masterpieces by over 150 of pioneers New York writers including STAFF 161, CLIFF 159, RIFF 170 ( / WORM 161/ CASH / CRUNCH), PRIEST 167, AJ 161 ( ALL JIVE 161 ), PHASE 2, TRACY 168, LAVA 1& 2 ( STRAIGHT MAN ), JIVE 3, DOC COOL, LIL HAWK 149, STAY HIGH 149, SUPER STRUT-TASS, KOOL KEVIN, STEP 1, PJ 109, SKI 168, DIZZY 1, SPENCER 1, LEFTY 139, KING 2, SILVER TIPS, COMET 1, HONDO 1, MICO, SWEET CRUZ, KILLER 1, STIM 1, MR AL 1, NOVA 1, ROD 1, COMET 161, KIT 161, COST 170, DEATH ( ROX ), CRACHEE 11, BLADE 1, VAMM, PEACE 108, JOHN 150, ROACH, DON 101, BILLY 167, NOVA 1, LIL JUDGE, CHICO, RUBEN, JESTER ( DYE 167 ), IN ( KILL 3) and BEN 167. Are some the early bombers of the golden era. Others include TON 5, ALE 1, TAV 1, KT 3, POT 1, MONO TF-5, OZ 109, SO-FIVE, CAST, SPIKE 202, BOC ( PADRE 2 ), SLIP 3, OH 222 ( AIM-SSB ), GAME 5, HYSEN and DEFIE. Early New York Subway Graffiti 1973 -1975. Photographs from Harlem, South Bronx, Times Square and Coney Island.
Books can be ordered from Keith Baugh.com
Article Written ~Melissa Monette
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Nike Key chains
Monday, April 12, 2010
We have just taken shipment of some of the freshest key chains currently on the market. Each Key ring represents an exact replica of the original sneaker with real laces, tongues & soles. The detail on these little pups needs to be viewed up close. A large range of styles now available at our weekly Saturday Art market at St Niks
J-live Freestyle and Dj
Sunday, April 11, 2010Absolutely nothing to do with Bristol graffiti art or the South West. Absolutely everything to do with Dj'ing & Mc'ing. Everything to do with bringing the two together. Who knows what he'll bring next, production, mc'ing & Dj'ing in one pop!? Triple Threat. Love this, watch this.
Threenine at The Golden Lion
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Brand new original artwork on display from Boswell - Cheo - Fiction & Julian Kimmings alongside a special selection of Limited Edition Prints, amongst which you will find a print from the NY legend Dondi White. For one month only at the Golden Lion, Gloucester Road, Bristol.
Sat 27th March - 24th April 2010
Golden Lion
244 Gloucester Road
Bristol
BS7 8NZ
Fiction Harbourside
Tuesday, March 9, 2010One cold January morning Threenine & Fiction [Bristol] ventured down to the harbourside armed with a camera, spray paint, hot tea and the intention to create a short feature. Here it is.
Exit Through the Gift Shop - Watershed Screening
Thursday, February 25, 2010
With 8 days left until Banksy's latest venture into film is unveiled to the masses the Watershed have detailed a string of screenings starting on March 05th 2010.
The 18:10hrs screening on Fri 5 March will be introduced by Steve Wright, Venue's Art Editor and author of 'Banksy's Bristol'. The screening will then be followed by an informal discussion hosted by Steve and Felix Braun, author of 'Children of the Can'. This is surely one not to be missed, that's if it hasn't sold out already!
Jamie Hewlett - Under Water Colours at the Arts House
Thursday, February 4, 2010
The Arts House is a new cafe/bar that has just opened up in Stokes Croft. As the name suggests they don't just serve food, it also serves as a bar, cinema, live music venue and art gallery. I had heard about this new Jamie Hewlett exhibition on the radio so decided to slip on the boots and venture down. Jamie Hewlett is best known for his artwork for the Gorillaz band & Tank Girl. After jetting out to Bangladesh to see the effect climate change is having on the country the experience inspired a series of nine watercolours that can be viewed on a larger scale. It's a nice space for artists to exhibit as it also has a downstairs section which allows a great deal more space. Here's some fliks.
Paul Boswell - Avian Preisthood Print release
Saturday, January 23, 2010
23rd Jan saw 'Welcome to Stokes Croft' at the Emporium, one hell of a party that eventually wound down at around 5am. It also was the debut of Paul Boswell's print release taken from his stunning new canvas 'Avian Preisthood'.
A very small run of 26 signed prints are now available to purchase through Threenine as well as the the original canvas. We've had a huge amount of interest in these, so don't wait to long or you may just miss them!
D Frost at Triple S
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Returning from an absence of the Bristol art scene D*Frost is back to present D*Volve alongside Jef Row & Andrew Scott.
D*Frost at Triple S 200 North Street, Southville opens 16th Jan - 24th Jan 2010. Preview 15th Jan between 19.00 - 21.00
Music Provided by Barry Gruffy
Fiction - Supersize Canvas
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Monster canvas available for 2010 from the aloof artist Fiction. Meaursing in at 120 x 150cm it's fair to say you'll want a nice big wall for this badmamma. You will be able to view this in all it's glory at The Emporium, Stokes Croft, Bristol between the dates 23-30th January alongside a host of other visual treats.
