Another 10 Minutes with Jacob Yikes
Yeah, the shift towards painting my murals in a more realistic style has happened naturally over the last couple of years, I've found myself wanting to move away from the cartoon style surrealism I am known for and move into a more realistic approach to a subject that is internally produced.
I have always played around with that style of painting with portraits etc but feel the urge to push it further so I'm sure this will become apparent in the next couple of years.
After South Sea Spray you launched straight into gear producing your installation for SHIFT - Urban Art Takeover at Canterbury Museum. This is some scary shit, can you tell us a little more about the concept and the process behind it?
Introducing Jay Hutchinson
Jay Hutchinson is an embroidery artist with a twist. He has a longstanding fascination with street culture, which he expresses in his art works by contrasting the quick nature of graffiti with the slow and careful practice of needle-point.
One of the potential aims of art is to make people look again at things that they would normally disregard — to view things in a new, unexpected light — and in doing so to see them as if for the first time. This is a major feature of the fabric and installation art of Jay Hutchinson.
Berlin Wall
Christchurch is one of many cities around the world with pieces of this wall, which served as a symbol of the Cold War, segregation and despair, but also such a powerful symbol of hope and freedom once it started coming down.
Graffiti on the Berlin Wall always played a roll in its existence and the pieces of the wall are documented and collated as they get new artwork installed.
M/K Press X Fiksate Risograph Print Release
Fiksate Gallery and M.K press have joined forces to collaborate on a limited-edition print series sold exclusively through Fiksate Gallery and online through the Fiksate website.
Anastasia Papaleonida
Anastasia Papaleonida- Pountza was born in 1989 in Patras Greece