Between 1992 & 1997, I used to write a newspaper column for the North West music and arts paper REVERB. It was and irreverent look at the art world and…
“I’m ALWAYS ANGRY, that’s my secret weapon” THE HULK. Artists are funny creatures; on the one hand they are a rag-a-muffin group of emotional cripples, outcasts from society, being chased…
It’s a question I’ve been pondering for some time, ever since being told many years ago that “Art isn’t for the likes of us” and “you’ve got to know your…
Here’s a funky little tune from US rap star KANYE WEST- Pavement Artist vs Get ‘Em High [DJ Matheos’ Smokin’ Chimney Mix] And who said pavement art wasn’t cool in…
Here we go again: following on from my last blog regarding 3D anamorphic pavement art. Here’s another clipping from my favourite newspaper THE DAILY STAR. Yep….and yet again the photographer…
I came across this press cutting from the Daily Star newspaper, 2005, featuring the work of 3D, anamorphic pavement artist Julian Beever. What made me laugh was the total lack of…
Friday 16thMarch 2012 Yesterday I was heckled by da yooth, while producing this work at The Fool’s Paradise Street-Arts Showcase in Birmingham, England. The 16 year old shouted over “Hey…
It’s often been said that pavement artists live in a different world from the rest of society. Those rare, strange creatures who inhibit street corners, hunched over in the most…
An essay on creativity by Philip Battle. “I’m a creative person“ is usually a statement made by a person who once drew a realistic portrait or wrote a couple of…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was…
