What I did this week

This week I went to see the Jeff Koons 'Popeye Series' exhibition at the Serpentine. I'm a big fan of Koons' work and was not disappointed by the visual spectacle that the Serpentine had in store. My only problem with the show, and for me it was a pretty big problem, was trying not to touch the inflatables and as a result get chucked out of the gallery. It was the first time I'd ever been able to get so close to them and they were so big, so bright, so intense, so fantastic, soinviting that it took every particle of my being not to touch. In fact I had to literally walk with my hand bound behind my back and couldn't spend as much time as I'd liked due to the temptation which was just too great.

The serpentine is a great gallery, it allows you to get a very personal and intimate look at work by some of the best artists working today. But I do wish they'd give me a special touching permit...

DIY London Seen mentioned in Evening Standard article by Nick Curtis

DIY London Seen Photos

My work projected at the ICA

My 15mins of fame...

My work was projected at the ICA on the 6th August 09 to promote the DIY London Seen show during the primier of the Beautiful Losers film.

DIY London Seen Logo

I've just finished designing the logo for the DIY London Seen show

Margaret Kilgallen

A link to an article in the Guardian about the amazing career and short life of artist Margaret Kilgallen. Her work has a wonderful gentle yet strong feel to them calmly assertive, with strong women doing everyday things. Her work reminds me very much of a feminist version of the Mexican muralists - art for the people and she was very much motivated working with her art in a community context. Unfortunately her tragic and untimely death from breast cancer took her from the art world and her young family too soon. But being the amazing woman that she was she worked up to the very end leaving behind a wonderful legacy of work that will hopefully empower and inspire generations of women.

The link:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/aug/08/margaret-kilgallen-art-graffiti


(the article also mentions DIY London Seen, an exhibition that I'll be taking part in in Covent Garden from August 17th to September 5th 2009)

The Hub - Kingscross

THE HUB KINGS CROSS - I'm exhibiting my Super Villain Series and a few of my White Noise Series along with Steve Price who's exhibiting his very cool Democrazy Series.

(wwww.kingscross.the-hub.net/public/)

Show runs from 5th August til 31st August 2009

Private View TBC

34b York Way, London N1 9AB