I've had an amazing day.
- 6 May 2012 20:43170740Earlier today I found out that my favourite street artist, Stik, was in East Dulwich so we jumped in the car and headed over there. The piece he was doing was based on 'The Linley Sisters enchanting New Yorkers' which hangs in the Dulwich Picture Gallery. It was amazing to watch him in action. He was so down to earth and ego free too. When he found out I had done some graffiti lessons he even let me do a couple of parts on his piece - talk about an honour - and afterwards he even made me a cup of tea! They were filming it for a documentary about his work which I was asked to be in that. Here's a few photos.
Starting work
Nearly there
I can't believe I get to do this!
Ta da!
The finished work
- Keith Sansum1
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6 May 2012 20:44170741sounds like a gd day jeaneALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 6 May 2012 20:47170745jeane is certainly into the street art scene, i am undecided.
glad you had a great day though. - 6 May 2012 20:52170749I know it's not to everyone's taste but there are some fantastic artists around. I love the simplicity of these stick figures.
- 6 May 2012 20:52170750A good day indeed Jeanne! Nice one!
- Keith Sansum1
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6 May 2012 20:55170753jeane;
a Friend of mine was into modern art
in his house he had loads of paintings
modern and ordinary
im not realy into the modern art but he showed me paintings of famous places
like one he did of dover castle it was a great painting as were many others
but he prefered the modern stuff.ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 6 May 2012 20:55170755I love this guys work Jeane , you where very lucky indeed, when is the documentary on ?
- 6 May 2012 21:02170761Sounds good Keith.
Sarah, I am not sure yet but as soon as I hear anything I will keep you posted. - 7 May 2012 10:25170815This street art is a nice change from the spiky ones !---------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Born and Bred - 7 May 2012 13:25170860Nice one Jeane! I do like the simplicity of his work, very genteel, has a calming effect on me
- 7 May 2012 13:43170863It's amazing to see that something so relatively simple is so precisely done. I love the faces. That piece took just over an hour (not including the background coat of paint and drying time.)
He was such a lovely man too, no big ego. So often these days when you get to meet someone you really admire and they turn out to be rude or just not what you expected and it's almost like you wish you had never met them. He really exceeded my expectations and to ask me to paint with him, I couldn't believe it. Apparently my words were "are you serious"?!
- 7 May 2012 13:46170865Well done Jeane, his having his cap on the right way round is bound to keep him one-step ahead of the fuzz.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 7 May 2012 19:37170968He must have practised on lots of peoples walls
- 11 May 2012 16:31171676
Tom.
Yes Keith but usually with permission
Here's a bit about it on Londonist: http://londonist.com/2012/05/interview-street-artist-stik.php
