London Miles is proud to presents... LUKE KOPYCINSKI & VICTOR CASTILLO!!
Well...its been one incredible year. Packed with back to back exhibitions . We just want to say a big Thank you to everyone that has supported London Miles Gallery and has made it down to our opening receptions. If you havent had a chance to come see the gallery or meet the team, then now is your chance...This Friday, December 10th we have two very special exhibitions on display. For the first time in the U.K we are exhibiting the artworks of Victor Castillo and Luke Kopycinski. The two talented fellas have really pulled a great show together of original art work and some afforadable prints from Victor castillo (which make a perfect Christmas gift). Also on exhibit we have the opening of (wtf is) LOWBROW- a group show of various artists London Miles Gallery has exhibited over the years. Exciting New artwork from Nom Kinnear King and Xue Wang, along with a whole selection of limited edition prints from Fine Grime (a great print company from Bath that we have been working with)....
Prints from Silvia Ji and original artwork from Nom Kinnear King.
For the complete online preview just send us a quick e-mail at Sales@Londonmiles.com We look forward to seeing you on Friday, December 10th from 7pm to 10pm in Westbourne Studios!!
Here is a quick one minute video from the Opening reception of the Idol Hours at London Miles Gallery on November 12th 2010. If you missed the incredible opening night, then have a look at the video or even better, come by the gallery and see the show..its up till December 1st.
This December we have a very exciting two man show coming to London. Luke Kopycinski from Austrailia and Victor Castillo from Chilie will be showcasing a collection of original paintings and drawings at London Miles in their first showcase in London.
Victor Castillo
Born in 1973 in Santiago de Chile where he was a member of the art research collective Caja Negra. His Work has been shown in various countries such as Spain, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Canada, Belgium and Taiwan. The work of Victor Castillo strikes like a swift blow to the stomach and stirs the innards of a popular iconography fed by comics, illustration and television. His drawing produce slogans on daily consumption and monstrous beings enslaved to flesh and money. This production, consumption and digestion of statements reveal the violence of everyday life and denounce the universality of rationality incarnated by diabolical figures of animals or humans. At the moment he lives and works in Barcelona.
Luke Kopycinski is an Australian born artist currently working and living in Melbourne, Australia. His work is intriguing, dark and has an underlying current of something very human. Best described as Dark Noir, his subject matter is of the beautiful and the melancholy, aspects of the people around him, both what they project on the outside and what they keep inside. His oils are a mix of realism and impressionism, a mixture of strong soft shining lights and heavy sharp shadows that centre the focus of the pieces. His graphite works have been described as painting themselves, illusionary in depth and form with imagery like deceptively frozen moments.
The show opens on December 10th 2010. From 7pm to 11pm at Westbourne Studios. London Miles. If you came to our previous opening of the Idol Hours, then I dont have to tell you twice- this is not a show you want to miss...
More sneak previews to follow shortly. If you have any questions just get in touch with us: www.londonmiles.com/ info@londonmiles.com
London Miles Gallery is hosting an afternoon with New York subway artist Duster, on December4th, 2010. Curated by Paul 'Don' Smith, Duster will be traveling outsideof the USA for the first time in his life, to give a talk about hislegendary career as a New York subway graffiti artist during the 70's and80's. The afternoon will include an exhibition of original and rarephotographs from Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper, authors of the graffiti and subway artists bible 'SUBWAY ART',an exhibition of limited edition prints and original artwork by Duster, and a onehour Q and A with the artist as he talks through his experiences as a Bronx, New Yorktrain writer.
Visitors to the event will enjoy a private screening of STYLE WARS; theoriginal Hip Hop documentary directed by Tony Silver and co- produced withHenry Chalfant. The film was awarded the Grand Prize for Documentaries atthe 1983 Sundance Film Festival. STYLE WARS is regarded as theindispensable documentation of New York street culture and subway art ofthe early '80s, the filmic record of a golden age of youthful creativitythat exploded into the world from a city in crisis. A percentage of allticket sales for the event will go to the STYLE WARS restoration fund. For moreinformation please visit www.stylewars.com.
Saturday, December 4th 2010. Starting at 2pm. At London Miles Gallery,Westbourne Studios, 242 Acklam Road, London, W10 5JJ.
THE IDOL HOURS- Iconic historical artworks recreated by 40 contemporary artists for the Modern age.
Opening Friday, November 12th 2010 7pm to 11pm.
The opening includes a drinks reception, live preformance from Fidgital, Dj's, live body painting and over 40 unique artworks on display. Dont miss it!
All at London Miles Gallery in Westbourne Studios.
So maybe you would of heard by now about a show we have coming up this November, titled The Idol Hours. More than 35 International artists recreate historical works of art in this modern day contemporary art show. Each artist has personally selected a piece from before WWII that has inspired them in someway or another, and have recreated it in their own way. Paying homage to the masters before our time, and reminding the current generations of the living talent that we are surrounded by.
To get your mouth watering...here is a sneek at what is coming:
Kevin Earl Taylor recreate "Peasants Bringing home a calf born in the Fields"by Jean Francious
Ken Keirns recreates "The Lady with an Ermine" by Leonardo da Vinci.
The video is up from the Friday's night opening reception at London Miles Gallery. If you are in London, do come by and have a look at the show in person and if you can't seem to make it, then enjoy the video.
London Miles Gallery and Hub TV are proud to present the video from the opening night of Made in Britain and Visual Splendor. Two great exhibitions that opened on September 10th 2010 at London Miles. If you were unable to make it to the opening then here is your chance to see it. The opening reception was an incredible night and we happy to have something to show for it.
As you may already know, we have a great show opening up next Friday. Featuring the artwork of Ekundayo, Morning Breath and Fernando Chamarelli.
Hi Fructose magazine from California recently caught up with Ekundayo and took a visit to his studio to speak about the upcoming exhibition and the first time he will be exhibited in the UK!
"Hi-Fructose favorite Ekundayo (HF Vol. 9) will be showing this coming October 8th over at London Miles Gallery. Showing alongside New York's own Morning Breath and Fernando Chamarelli from Brazil, this three person group show will serve as the London debut for all three artists. Though the differences vary greatly stylistically, all three artists are masters in their respective fields and this show should serve as an engaging introduction from across the Atlantic."
London Miles Gallery in association with Upper Playground are delighted to present a new exhibition featuring the culturally defining and visually astounding artwork of three artists from the furthest flung corners of the globe. Boasting a line-up of truly stellar international talent, this show will feature all new artworks from world-renowned and internationally feted new contemporary artists Morning Breath, Ekundayo, and Fernando Chamarelli.
This exciting three-way exhibition explicitly highlights the creative depth and diversity within the new contemporary field today, showcased exclusively for a British audience at London Miles Gallery in west London at the heart of the city’s sub cultural art community. A major coup for British audiences, this anticipated show brings three of the most prolific and abundantly talented new contemporary artists to the UK for what is a rare and insightful close up with some of the leading lights of the genre.
Opening Night - Friday 8th October - 7pm @ London Miles Gallery, Westbourne Studio's, 242 Acklam Road, London, W10 5JJ
For more information, images or interviews with the artists please contact:
Tina Ziegler. Tina@londonmiles.com. www.londonmiles.com
Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto are better known as Morning Breath which is the name of their Brooklyn based graphic design company. The duo have accumulated an impressive resume of clientele ranging from Zoo York Skateboards to Album design for bands such as Slayer, Foo Fighters and T.V on the Radio. Their work often depicts boldly coloured, mixed-up layers of Old Skool advertisement slogans, pin-up girls and comic book style characters. Its hard to know where to look first! Morning Breath will be coming to London for the first ever time as part of London Miles’ group exhibition alongside Ekundayo and Fernando Chamarelli.
Why the name Morning Breath?
The name Morning Breath comes from the title of a song a friend of ours wrote. One night when Jason and I were thinking of names for our new found venture, we were listening to music drinking some beers, and put on a 7” from a friend of ours band named Sweet Diesel. We thought what a great/fucked up name for our new company. We looked no further.
Could you give a brief summary of your line of work
Morning Breath does a broad range of work ranging from straight up graphic design/illustration to commercial projects that take on a look and feel from our more personal work. We paint and experiment with personal work along side of commercial projects. Sometimes it becomes a juggling act to maintain both worlds.
What mediums do you guys use?
Most of our paintings are done with a combination of acrylic paint and silkscreen. We paint primarily on wood board.
How and why did you both start doing art?
We both have been creating art since childhood. I don’t know if there is an answer to why?, we just do, and in a way always have been creating art. I guess if there is an answer it’s been different throughout stages of our lives. If you ask why we do it now, I guess it’s just a need to escape the confounds of commercial work. Although one might think even our commercial work is creative, it still has more compromise than we’d like.
Did you know each other before the formation of Morning Breath? Where and how did you both meet?
We both worked at Think skateboards in San Francisco in the mid nineties. That is where we began to collaborate, and eventually developed our method of creating art.
Was buildinga work dynamic difficult for you at all and if you hadn’t begun working together, how do you think your artistic styles would be different today?
The building of our work dynamic came about very naturally, we each offered something that the other didn’t have. Jason was trained as a graphic designer, and I was an illustrator. Had we not joined forces I guess we both would have evolved, but only in our respective areas of art.
Have you ever been to London?
Jason had been to London about a decade ago, I have never been.
Will your work for the upcoming show consist of any British influences for this show?
I don’t think there will be much in the way of British influence on our art. Most of the influence on our art comes from 1950’s to 1970’s Advertising and typography. We take the ideas from that era and remix with a fucked up broken aesthetic.
Did you guys make any kind of alterations to your work for the upcoming exhibition at London Miles because you will be showing to a different audience or, is audience a non-factor for you?
The audience is really a non factor for us. When it comes to our painting we’re doing it for Morning Breath. Our commercial work forces us to keep the client in mind, so when it comes to our personal work, we need the freedom.
You guys have been doing a lot of incredible design work for albums recently, who has been your favourite musician/band to work with?
The Band we had the most fun on the Project was wit
h Queens of the Stone Age. That was one of the fewMusic projects that very clearly let the Morning Breath aesthetic come through.
You recently teamed up the merchandise monster, Upper Playground, to whatextent do you feel that this helped you gain recognition?
Upper Playground was pivotal in getting us exposure. In 2006 they published a book of our Art, along with a showin their Portland gallery space. There is also a bit of a connection with Juxtapoz that also brought us to their readers attention.
What is your creative process, how do you amalgamate your ideas?
When we are working on our personnel work there is very much a free flow of ideas, and theprocess is experimental within the confines of our familiarity. Our paintings are a reflection of the tag team approach that we take. We don’t force the evolution of our paintings, but just let our feelings toward them add, or subtract over time.
What is your creative process when working with clients?
When working with clients, we often takean opposite approach than we take with our paintings. Ther isa lot of preplanning and presenting of ideas. I guess you could say it’s much more structured.
Who has been your biggest client to date?
Our biggest client to date has beenUniversal Music Group. With it’s many sub-labels, and a huge list of Big and small artist, they have kept us fairly busy with work for roughly the past decade.
If you could only choose one, would you rather produce for galleries or continue doing commercial work for clients?
If we could make a comfortable living doing nothing but Gallery art, we would much rather go that route. We both have families, and live in New York. It is very expensive here, and the reality for us is that we need to bring in a solid income if we want to maintain life the way we’ve been living. If we we’re single and younger we probably would give to much a shit about it.
Its been 3 years, 2 days, 1 hour, and feels like FOREVER! Daydream has been producing and distributing its print based publication by hand in the UK and particular international hotspots.
Supporting and celebrating artists and performers alike, Daydream has been a unique source of fresh inspiration, hosting events and launching editions at the world reknowned M & C Saatchi and the Royal Albert Hall making some fantastic friends along the way.
A change is said to be as good as rest, and now we feel that the time is right to push Daydream into a new online format; thats available to download! The ethos is still the same: A source of fresh, uninhibited inspiration, from all disciplines side by side in societies scrapbook. The new format will allow us to reach a larger target audience, communicate and interact with our readers, clients and copycats. We will still be printing Daydream alongside the online publication, however these issues will be in limited supply and will make up a collectors series.
To commemorate the magazine and the launch of the new online format, we will be hosting an Exhibition of previous Daydream greats at the London Miles Gallery - Westbourne Studios 242 Acklam London W10 5JJ -
Friday 1st October 2010 - 9pm - till late
D'LOGO PARTY
JUSTIN ROBERTSON deadstock 33’s DIGITAL AFRICAN - NICO LUPO YOUNG & POSITIVE PLUS MORE Djs & LIVE PROFORMANCES
The newest party in west london M&C Saatchi - Graham Fink “ Fucking Amazing!”
ALL happening on Friday, October 1st 2010. from 9pm till LATE! Advance R.S.V.P required for guestlist. Reserve your place NOW!
The image from the Opening of Made in Britain and Visual Splendor are now up on London Miles Gallery's facebook page- go have a look at the incredible night and opening of two wonderful exhibitions.
A big thanks to everyone that came out to support London Miles Gallery and all the artists that took part in the exhibition. Congrats to David Marsh for the opening of his first solo exhibition!
Thanks to our sponsors: Firefly Tonics, Small Car big City and Brothers Cider! You all helped make it one unforgettable quintessentially British event.
Our current exhibition, Made in Britain, opened on Friday evening the 10th of September. It was such a busy night, with over 400 attending guests through out the evening. We will have images for you shortly, but till then take a look at this great review the exhibition has received from Amelia's Magazine.
"So the London Miles gallery’s latest exhibition is a very timely wake-up call to the fact that Pop Surrealism, with its Graffiti and Lowbrow fellow flavours, has a very natural home here in the UK. We’re so culturally jam-packed with icons, ironies and idiosyncrasies, its a recipe fit to burst kola-kube-sour onto your culture buds."
"This is the best show I have seen for a while, in one of London’s tastiest spaces. Energetic, democratic, authentic, and even, dare I say it, affordable. It doesn’t have a big ego, doesn’t puff itself up. It just does what it says on the tin, as gleefully as possible. If Britain’s really got talent for a new dawn, this is the place to watch."
Chamarelli. faultlessly creates paintings withbrave andunusual colour palettes thatdemand a viewer’s attention. You instinctively need to squint and look closer to find, the figures, faces and extravagant birds that tower over the smaller creatures in his paintings. His paintings remind me of harlequin clowns and bright carnival costumes (no doubt connected to the artists Brazilian Background), calmed down his thin and intricate black lining. Chamarelli is a UNESP formed graphic designer, recently being commissioned by sportswear giant Umbro to re-design the Brazilian football shirt crest.He is also an illustrator and painter. He is set to take part in a London Miles group exhibition alongside Ekundayo and Morning Breath in October.
(left)Escambo com yansa 60x90cm(acrylicon canvas)
Q:If you could put a name on your style, what would you call it?
I don´t know, maybe Multicultural art
Q:Around what age and stage were you in your education and career, when you created you distinctive style, how did you know that your style was what best represented you?
Ever since I started drawing I made things in several different styles. I started drawing cartoons, realistic portraits, caricatures, I made tattoo, graffiti and a lot of digital art. During college I had a great time, yet I went without creating anything. After I finished college I started drawing and realized I was doing something different and I thought if I did that with paint on canvas the results could be interesting. That's when I found this style, it was exactly three years ago.
Q:What was growing up in Brazil like?
I was born and raised in a small town nearing the centre of Brazil. A city surrounded by rivers and waterfalls, I had much contact with nature and I think it helped me with organic shapes, colours and the elements that I put in my artworks. There are always animals in my works, especially birds.
Q:Can you give examples of Brazilian culture that is relevant to your work and are there any other cultures that influence you?
Brazilian music is very important to me when I'm creating a new work. However there are several other elements of Brazilian culture that I put in my paintings: The fauna, flora, folklore, carnival costumes, artwork of indigenous art, the costumes used in religious festivals, etc. Brazilian culture is rich, as are several other cultures. I like Maori, Celtic, Egypt and Chinese art etc And I have a very strong connection with pre-Columbian cultures: Maya, Inca and Aztec. Actually I try to add elements of different cultures in my work
Q:Are there any general undertones or a general theme attached to the works you have done for you upcoming exhibition at London Miles?
In the paintings that I did for London Miles the main theme is about Gods and myths, but each painting has its own history.
Q:What feeling do you like to elicit from your viewers?
Hmm, that's a good question. Actually I don’t like to impose a meaning onto the paintings and I don’t expect a single type of feeling. If I painted a horse and the viewer sees a dragon, no problem. I enjoy seeing people's imagination, I let them be free to imagine whatever they want. My work can mean something for me and a different meaning for another person. My intention is always to do something I enjoy, something that I enjoy and that makes me happy
Q:How did you first encounter art and when did you decide to pursue it?
I have no artist relatives and I haven’t been drawing since childhood, like most artists. In my house there were few books, newspapers and magazines. There were little printed images that inspired me to start creating something. I didn’t have much contact with art at that time. But when I was 14 my friend gave me a super hero comic and I thought these characters were fantastic. Since that day I never stopped drawing, and over time I had contact with other kinds of art until I started painting.
Q:When thinking of a piece, do you begin with the subject matter or the general colour palette?Because both elements are powerful in your work.
First I always think about the matter, then I think about the colours. I always try to use new combinations of colour, but always intertwined with white, black and gray. I worry about the colour balance, I like to make sure that similar tones don’t touch each other.
Petroleo 60x90cm (acrylic on canvas
Q:What is your creative process, how do you form your pieces?
First I turn my radio on.
I draw and study the colours on paper. then I draw and paint on the canvas.
Q:What was it like re-designing Brazil’s crest for Umbro?
The Umbro release a collection of shirts with tribute to the seven teams that have won the World Cup: Argentina, Brazil, France, England, Italy, Germany and Uruguay. It was called The World Champions Collective. I was the Brazilian artist chosen to create a crest for the shirt of Brazil with my style. It was an amazing project, I liked partici
pating
because I love football.
Q:If you could only
choose one area to continue working in for the rest of you life would you rather be a graphic designer,
or a painter?
Well, I’d rather be a painter in the morning, and a graphic designer in the evening. But if I had to choose between them, I’d want to be a painter.
We recently went by the artist studios of Xue Wang and David Marsh. Both artists will be exhibited this September at London Miles Gallery.
Have a look at the videos and visit London Miles Gallery's artist profile pages for more information. We hope to see you at the opening reception of Made in Britain and Visual Splendor on September 10th 2010.
London Miles Gallery artist JIM MAHFOOD aka FOOD ONE is seriously unstoppable. From live art paintings, female body decorations, new toy releases, to his new comic book release "Marajuana Man" and signing at Comic Con with Ziggy Marley to his most recent release "Kickpuncher". Jim has just not taken a break and good for him as everything this guy touches turns to gold.
Keep up to date on Mahfood's rockstar lifestyle through his weekly comic LA ink stains, where he writes about his life in LA. Follow his blog here: http://foodoneart.blogspot.com/
This November, Mahfood will be submitting a piece for our group show at London Miles Gallery so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for new original artwork from the one and only.
Fernando Chamarelli is gaining international attention for his bold and colorful artworks inspired by his home country of Brazil. Coming up in California, opening on August 6th at Gallery AD is Fernando's first solo exhibition, Pangea. This October London Miles Gallery brings his artwork to the UK in a three person show along side Morning Breath from NYC and Ekundayo from Hawaii...
Opening at London Miles Gallery on October 8th....stay tuned for more artwork from these three talented artists!
Alex Young is preparing for something special coming up this year..we won't tell you too much other than its going to be a showcase of his incredible, intricate and wonderfully horrific illustrations...
Keep your eyes peeled to see what he has in store.. www.brainofalexyoung.com
London Miles Gallery personally invites you to our upcoming themed group show ‘Made in Britain’showcasing a refreshing selection of artists from throughout the UK which have come together to celebrate all things wonderfully British. London Miles Gallery has hand selected a group of emerging artists to portray their representation of their home country with a 24” x 24” art piece that has been visually inspired by a British tradition, iconic figure or historical memory of theirs.
'Made in Britain' opens to the public on Friday September 10th in Westbourne Studios, home to London Miles gallery. The opening reception will celebrate everything quintessentially British and on display will be a selection of vintage mini’s supplied by the London Mini Company,tasty cider thanks to Brothers and Firefly’s union Jack health drink. The evening reception will include the showcase of more than 30 artworks, music and a room filled of the UK's best emerging artists.
Also opening on September the 10th at London Miles Gallery: Visual Splendor, a solo show by David Marsh aka MESH137
London Miles is proud to announce the first solo exhibition of London based illustrator DAVID MARSH aka Mesh 137. Visual Splendor is an exciting showcase of what the talented young artist David Marsh has to offer; the exhibition will feature more than 30 individual works of art creating a literal visual feast for the eyes.
David Marsh is an explosion of color, energy and boldness, his playful character and eagerness to just have a good time is truly infectious. London Miles can guarantee love at first sight with the new collection of artworks presented on September 10th in David Marsh's solo show, Visual Splendor.
London Miles is a contemporary art gallery and showroom located in West London.
London Miles is the UK’s foremost gallery for exhibiting, nurturing, and unearthing artists working within the realms of surrealist, pop, lowbrow, comic book, and illustration art. With our unparalleled dedication to these subcultural art forms, London Miles provides the ideal gateway through which to explore these diverse and provocative genres, for both long-term art enthusiasts and newcomers alike.
