First a show in as yet undisclosed location, possibly one of the thousand pret and manger establishments*? And then a show at Pow starting 2/12.
Thoughts on Dran? Well he likes a good cartoon, his social commentary is sweeping to say the least, with only merest hint of anarchy to make it edgy for the collectors portfolio until needs must and then you know the drill.
Rumours and whispers have been sweeping the street art world for a good few months, along the lines of 'Buy Dran he's on the up, Mugrabi* has shown an interest', as the charm offensive tries to sweep up what's left of 'pre-harsh Winter of discontent starts to bite' cash in your purse. Funny bone slightly caressed by how street art has taken so well to the machinations of the normal art world to whip up interest - well done - 2/10**.
* not really, it's a fucking joke
** not really 1/10
He can draw at least, which is a rarity in 'urban art'. But not really a fan of the overly styled grotesque nature of much of his stuff, or the Banksy type schoolboy humour he often uses. Just makes it feel like comic book art. He could put his talent to better use I feel.
ReplyDeleteDran the frenchman's Banksy-lite (for the US audience)
ReplyDeleteI actually much prefer Dran to Banksy but mainly his work from around 5 years ago as the very average political satire of Banksy's never sat right with me mainly as I could always see the workings the established money making hype machine being assembled bit by bit.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes he can actually Draw quite well which is novel for an artist in this scene.
But again I'm going off him somewhat since him being sucked into the POW vortex and the morons who'll automatically buy up anything from there on a reflex action either to hoard or flip.
If you put an egomaniac cartoonist in charge of 'Art' as is currently the case with Banksy's massive influence and its countless offshoots and affilitions....you're never gonna be allowed to see anything decent that might eclipse his hackneyed witticisms and cliched slapstick.
ReplyDeleteInstead you get fed inferior but similairly banal product ....
It's a little like putting the court jester in charge of the entire Theatre, funny for 5 minutes but it's gonna get very boring very quickly indeed, hence the backlash that is just starting to get underway now.
Totally agree with that last post. It gets as grating just like an office clown full of feigned wackiness who spout "I'm a bit mad me" and you're meant to think oh you're a bit fun and quirky when they're nothing but a sad intolerable cunt with a burning desperation for popularity.
ReplyDeleteYeah totally agree, 'insert unfunny simile here' like you two idiots did.
ReplyDeleteSo you think putting the office clown in charge of the Board of Directors coco pops order is a good idea?
ReplyDeleteNah a joke based on a joke is never going to have much life in it.
ReplyDeleteSaying that though, turn it into a stencil of a coco pops box cut out of a coco pops box and you might just have a career in urban art.
Meanwhile back at the Theatre....The audience are getting tiring of the Shakespearean group wearing red noses and clown shoes...The orchestra are tired of playing Beethoven on Kazoos, saucepans and car horns and the pianist and his libretto accompaniment are tired of performing "my old man's a dustman" every night.
ReplyDeleteAny audience left seated are just starting to get pissed off with the succession of performing seals and flea circuses flown in specially by the Jester and his pals, while Olivier, Gielgud, James Earl Jones and Derek Jacobi are round the corner improvising theatre ecstatically and unadvertised with a box of coco pops as their only prop.
Street Art is definately on it's way out
ReplyDeleteATM gallery here in Berlin has it's last show opening on Friday. It's supported all the Berlin artists for the last 3 years.
And I just heard that Urban Art Info (which shows the more "art" side of graffiti - ie, graffiti with all the fun stripped out and presented like conceptual art) has also just closed.
So that only leaves Circle Culture Gallery, which is the Berlin version of Stolen Space, maybe even Lazarides. But then, it doesn't really show street art, but "proper" art by the likes of Charlie Isoe, Remi's friend Jaybo Monk (who is often very good), and members of the Beautiful Losers camp.
Not that it matters too much as no one in Berlin has money to spend on art. I won't start worrying until galleries in Munich and Hamburg close.
But who cares, let street art die. You're all gonna need more time in your life now as you've got a Royal Wedding to prepare for! Bet you're excited, eh!? Time to sell some of those prints gathering duct under your bed so you can afford to by union jack bunting for the street party
"dust" not duct
ReplyDelete"buy" not by
SORRY!!!!
not that you working class heroes even noticed my spelling errors
;-)
We never got that far down cos we realised you wasn't gonna say nuffink about coco pops or music hall acts after the firts line.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't make hed nor tail of it in fact.
But thanks anyway I'm sure it's very interesting for people who understand it.
Yeah totally agree, 'insert unfunny simile here' like you two idiots did.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with that last post. It gets as grating just like an office clown full of feigned wackiness who spout "I'm a bit mad me" and you're meant to think oh you're a bit fun and quirky when they're nothing but a sad intolerable cunt with a burning desperation for popularity.
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