Artists;
Ben Slow
Ben studied fine art at Kiad, Canterbury. It was during his foundation year at that he really discovered the fun of colour then started splashing and dripping. Texture is vital to his work, building up lots of layers and then scratching them down to draw out colour from depth. Ben describes his work as controlled mess, mainly focusing on people of interest to him including classic characters and people in motion. He has brought life to dullness of grey cities with colour explosions, originally focusing on paste up's he now brings life to buildings with hours of controlled colour explosions. To quote Ben 'I try not to limit myself, I keep on pushing my boundaries exploring the colour, depth and texture'. Ben sees any object as a canvas, any surface that accepts his colour, putting life back into something in the most obscure way.
Biggulps
Biggulps has been a graphic artist for many years, working in the sign trade and on retail displays for big corporations in the UK and beyond. With this experience on board he is now developing the acrylic canvas, exploiting its endless possibilities of dimension and texture. With influence from Manga comics, Pop art and especially the works of Saul Bass. His work is a combination of vector imaging and graffiti art, producing striking mixed media pieces.
The Big Dot
Born in West London in the closing months of the seventies- the Big dot- has been working on illustration, painting and animation ever since. Having worked with names like Disney, Wale Adeyemi and various underground record labels, his work is multi dimensional and exciting. Inspired by the power struggle and various other human traits, his work is dark and romantic.
Dan Kitchener.
Dan Kitchener is an Essex born artist who has been working in London and the South East for over ten years. Born with a chunky black marker in his hand, Dan has always had a passion for drawing and is never without a sketchbook. His influences include comic art, 2000AD, Simon Bisley, Jamie Hewlett and Ashley Wood, to name but a few. Dan has exhibited all over the country, including shows in London, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton and Essex, and is set to explode in 2009.
Danny O’Connor
Danny O'Connor aka DOC is a Graphic Arts Graduate from Liverpool's John Moores Art School. There is a strong graphic element visible in his paintings. With influences from Character Design, Comics, Illustration and Graffiti Art, all pulled together to create his stylised portraitures. He uses a wide range of media to create his work from acrylics, spraypaint, ink and paint markers, to household paints such as gloss and emulsion. The result is visually striking paintings full of energy, often with expressive brush strokes and splashes of paint with an almost hypnotic appearance. The strong urban influences are reflected in the work he places on the street for passers by to view and take with them if they wish. The street application of the work adds fresh dimension to the paintings, bringing the characters in them to life and sharing his passion for his work with everyone.
Inkie's
One of the first graffiti artists in Britain, inspired by the arrival of the film Wild Style as well as the book Subway Art. After coming 2nd in the World Street Art championships in 1989 and then being arrested along with 72 other writers as the 'Kingpin' in the UK's largest ever Graffiti bust Operation Anderson he moved to London and has since worked as a leading graphic designer in the video game industry as head of design for SEGA and Xbox as well as continuing to contribute as a leading member of the European graffiti scene.
He was recently named by the Daily Mail as Banksy’s partner in crime described by The Times as one of the worlds most in demand street artists and featured in the Banky’s Bristol, Children of the Can & Graffiti World amongst others,Graphotism magazine, Studio Voice magazine in Japan and the LA Graffiti documentary ‘Bomb It’. Inkie is currently working in Jade Jaggers West London studio
producing large scale paintings and designing graphics, illustration and clothing.
Jess Hartridge
Jess Hartridge's fish series appear light and simple on the surface but have deeper formulas immersed, based on the ancient chinese art of Feng Shui.The koi carp fish, the number nine to symbolise heaven and earth,black and gold for yin and yang and the mystic knot are some of the ingredients put together with the hope to create auspicious energy for a happy home.
K74 (USA)
K74 is an emerging street artist and stencil cutter out of Los Angeles. He is most known for his headless chickens all across the city. K74 is a self-taught artist whose work is sometimes political, sometime funny but always witty. K74 sees himself as a realist and gets his inspiration from the ever-changing canvas that is Los Angeles. In the past year K74 has exploded into the urban art scene and is exhibiting his works in several shows and galleries across the globe.
Mimik
Mimik, an artist since birth, suppressed urges and desires to inflict colour and creativity on the world, held back by corporate grooming... this artist has now released herself, heavily influenced by the likes of Banksy and Rob English, her art forms include paint, stencil and collage. A co-founder of the urban paint festival, with a dark side to bring art to the real world, she dreams of the day when every household understands and appreciates the art form that is Urban.
Snik
Snik is pretty much a spraypaint addict, almost like crack but with more colour i guess. He’s been messing up his only little world in excess of five years now, influenced by a trip to Melbourne in 05 he really saw what was going on in the scene oz style. Since then his travels have taken him outside his hometown of Rutland enhancing the landscape with some of the most detailed pieces your ever likely to have the pleasure of seeing. Now working with the awesome artists community ‘wonderland collective’ his time is engulfed in meeting some cool cats and cutting like there’s no tomorrow, definitely one to look out for...
SPQR
SPQR - Consuming and digesting images from contemporary sources, historical relics and from the endless mass constantly being pumped into the populations minds by the media. To rework, montage and collage, using stencils and spray techniques, images that attempt to disempower and subvert the intent of the original. Silently promoting a quiet revolution.... PSSSHHHHHH
Starchild
Contemporary artist, Starchild (born 02.06.1970) initially studying a degree in graphic design and animation has spent many years in the creative industry as a stylist, clothing designer and director. Starchild's work is an eclectic "brain dump" of ideas and influence, of boundless dynamic optimism and dark threat. His work combines found objects, obscure printed ephemera, personal experience and mixed media in an effort to express the endless imagery swimming around in his head.
Photographers;
Aaron Smith
I am a landscape photographer, after spending an extended period on the other side of the world, I have returned to the UK to share all the beauty I have discovered. My photography covers regions from the lush green hills of Luang Prabang in Laos, the historic city of Kyoto Japan, and the very city I grew up in, London
Celine Marchbank
While Celine studied graphic design she discovered her love of photography, and now works in this medium permanently. Her work covers documentary, reportage and travel photography. She moves between move serious work on human issues into move fun and bright travel work. She likes to look at mundane things and take a different approach to them, creating graphic and bold images, maybe trying to communicate things in a different way or just capturing that moment in time.