UNDERGROUND:OVERGROUND

THE ROGUES' GALLERY PRESENTS:
UNDERGROUND:OVERGROUND

FRESH FROM BERLIN AND LA, HOME-GROWN, FREE-ART MOVEMENT INSTIGATORS, MYTARPIT AND FILTH ARE TAKING THEIR UNDERGROUND ART UPSIDE AND UPSTAIRS AND INFECTING THE WALL OF THE ULSTER HALL WITH THEIR OWN ANARCHIC CHARACTER DESIGNS AND BUSTED DECKS. JOINED BY OTHER ARTISTS, LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL, THIS SPRAY-CAN-WALL-ART-STICKER-FEST PROMISES TO OPEN YOUR EYES TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF 'ART'.

OPENING: MONDAY JULY 6th 2009 @ 7PM
VENUE: THE ULSTER HALL, BELFAST
EVERYONE WELCOME!

EXHIBITION RUNS THRU AUGUST 1ST 2009

FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT theroguesgallerybelfast@googlemail.com

This Sunday, May 10th, I'll be at the Black Market @ Custom House Square
Come round and see the stall which will include many affordable items to clutter up your life, along with something special from mytarpit.com

It all kicks off around 12 so stop by and see us

We will also be launching another event at the Black Market so head over and ask us what it is if we don't attack you about it first!
More details here soon if you can't make it!

check this out!

http://lokoskate.blogspot.com

FUCK YOUR GUNS

You want to cause disruption in our city?
You want to intimidate people into thinking that your way is the right way?
This is Belfast and you can fuck right off.
I'm proud to be from Belfast and your shootings, bombs and whatever other crap you can come up with will not make the majority back down.

This is our message to those few:

Building the Arsenal

Soon all the pieces will be released back into the wild.
They just have to wait for the weather to improve so they have a chance of remaining in their chosen spot for any length of time.
If you do spot one on your travels, do what you wish with it, add to it, take it home, or take it home and add to it, leave it for others to stumble across, or anything else you can think of.

Here's a couple of new pieces added to the pile...

'follow your heart surgeon' (detail) 2009
acrylic on wood

'follow your heart' 2009
acrylic on wood
approx. 12 x 38 inches

'shit hot right now!' 2009
acrylic on wood
approx. 6 x 12 inches

theroguesgallerybelfast@googlemail.com

Back...

I'll leave you with this while i recover from a dodgy back injury...
www.flickr.com/photos/writethisdown

Found It!

This little blighter had gone missing for a couple of weeks.
It was eventually found under a mound of 'in progress' pieces.
Nice to have it back in the arsenal.

Its Cold Out

Lets start with some moaning about the weather...
Its far too cold for my liking, I could've ice skated to work for the last week.
Bring on LA in February!

On the brighter side, it has given me some nice evenings in front of the fire, painting.
The piece above is to encourage you to go inside and get warm if you have ventured out on a freezing evening. Find a fire and some whiskey to warm those bones.

Next, some complaining about the state of modern architecture in this city.
The majority of it is pretty shit.
There are exceptions, and for these I am thankful.
But there seems to be a school of thought that the surroundings of a new build should not be considered when designing it, they lack character, individuality and any sense of taste.

Who decides what gets built and what doesn't?
Seems to be someone who likes too many straight lines, too much glass and commissioning ugly buildings.
TEAR IT ALL DOWN!
Then build something interesting that may make people appreciate art and architecture.


Apologies for the poor quality photos.
Ill take better ones and get them up soon as.

Came Here To Kill You

This piece, 'CAME HERE TO KILL YOU', sold on Sunday.

Acrylic on wood, 7.75" x 18", 2008.

Again, thanks to mytarpit.com and his lovely assistant for making the sale.

On a copyright note, Ive stolen this photo from mytarpit.com because its better than mine.

So props to the photographer.

More history

More old work.

Thanks to Anco for the photo:

Drawing from 2006

Back to new work after this.