POP CRIME: Private show 6 Aug 2009
31/07/09 at 08:07:37 amOpus is proud to present an exhibition of new paintings by internationally acclaimed graffiti artists CRASH and SHEONE, showing in Newcastle for the first time!
Crash, aka John Matos, was born in New York’s Bronx. As part of the city’s prolific graffiti movement, Crash was discovered through the murals that he painted on subway cars, basketball courts, and walls of New York buildings.
James Choules, who adopts the alter-ego of SHEONE, is a London based artist with a unique brand of abstract painting that is rooted deep in the new wave graffiti era of early eighties New York. However, his trademark strokes and bold expressive approach to image making put him firmly in the present. ReFill Magazine to refer to him as ‘a leading cultural artist’.
The show opens Thursday August 6, 2009 from 6.00pm. To attend please enquire at enquiries@opus-art.com
For more information please see:
www.opus-art.com
www.opusunderground.com
Opus Art Gallery,
West Avenue, Gosforth,
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tel: (0191) 213 0295
Check out SHEONE in action on youtube…
Chris Acheson @ Opus Art
29/07/09 at 11:07:12 amInspired by the mundance, Chris Acheson paints the urban landscape of his native Manchester. He has been applauded for his gritty photo-realism, and has shown consistently throughout the UK since graduating from the Manchester Metropolitan University in 2000.
We have two new paintings available, Electricity and Cornbrook Road, featured here.
Chris Acheson: Cornbrook Road, 2007-09
Chris Acheson: Electricity, 2009
