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Art Previews & Reviews in Brighton & Beyond

I first discovered the work of Simon Stålenhag back around 2016. His first artbook ‘Tales from the Loop” had me completely hooked, each painting and story vignette leaving me filled with wonder and curiosity. Taking inspiration from his upbringing in 1980s Sweden, and entwining it in an alternate history filled […]

Exploring Simon Stålenhag’s captivating Sci-Fi worlds

For one week only this popup art exhibit from MrCallaby brightened an otherwise gloomy September in Soho. The predominant theme of booze is given a colourful and playful coating as artist Matthew Callaby’s anthropomorphic characters come for British drinking culture. This isn’t however a social commentary, MrCallaby’s work is first […]

Review: CHEERS – A solo exhibition by MrCallaby

Miniature Art Street Scene
Take a small step into the miniature worlds of Tynerat Creations. The inside of old spray cans are transformed into gritty urban dioramas, with each one containing a little part of the city, a unique little glimpse of life often strolled by. Tynerat Creations’ work draws inspiration from the underbelly […]

Tynerat Creations

180 studios vinyl factory uk art blog
Anyone reading this also a huge fan of vinyl and love collecting records? Well this might just be the exhibition you’ve been waiting for… 180 Studios, London, have an exciting new immersive exhibition opening on 23 May 2024, and the celebration of art and sound (obviously) caught our attention. The […]

Preview: The Vinyl Factory – REVERB @ 180 Studios

Colors Festival comes to Camden Market, London – with an explosion of vibrant, colourful street art from a range of international artists. We were invited down the day before doors open (May 26th) for an exclusive preview, and the exhibition did not disappoint. Tucked into the colourful waterside buildings by […]

Review: Colors Festival Art Exhibition

Art of Dog of Man
Brighton psych band Dog of Man holds art exhibition in an optometrist’s Brighton’s psych punks Dog of Man recently returned from a DIY tour of Europe where they played shows in a Berlin squat and an abandoned steel factory in Luxembourg. Now they’re putting on an art exhibition in an […]

Art of Dog of Man @ Ollie Quinn

Stencil artist Anna Jaxe completed her most ambitious project to date, painting this mural of an open upright piano on the side of the creative hub MAP in Kentish Town, London. The piece measures 140 x 120 cm and was created with 12 separate stencils. It’s a great fit for […]

Anna Jaxe – Piano Stencil @ MAP Studio Cafe, Kentish ...

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Drawing Club – where artistic creativity runs free, and phallic themes are rife (you can thank organisers Cult Milk for that). Taking place at The Hope & Ruin every 2nd Tuesday of the month, the free event sees participants attempting to draw their way to […]

Cult Milk: Drawing Club @ The Hope & Ruin (14/03/17)

Brighton theatre review game of sconess
On a Sunday afternoon in June I headed to The Warren, a ‘festival within a festival’ as part of Brighton Fringe to witness a satirical piece of theatre production from the Tobacco Tea Theatre Company. The flyer claimed “Hot Fuzz meets Game of Thrones” and I have to say that’s […]

Review: Parish Fête-ality – A Game Of Scones 22/05/16

When we think of burning logs, we would not usually associate it with intricately detailed artwork. This is no ordinary wood burning though, this is Pyrography, an artistic method where hot wire is used to burn the surface cells of timber, producing lasting coloration of the wood without application of […]

Preview: Jes Hooper at Artists Open Houses Festival

Wizard Sleeve
25 March: Wizard Sleeve – single/EP launch I had been looking forward to this night since seeing Wizard Sleeve perform at The Hope and Ruin a few weeks previously. This was not going to be a straightforward night. The event was an extremely private one,  an invite only exclusive party […]

Review: Art and Noise with Wizard Sleeve