Drypnz. Beauty or the Beast?

Anyone going to be in Nelson this long Easter Weekend??

Drypnz is having a small solo show at Collectors Edition, 113 Bridge Street Nelson. Opens on Saturday 11 April and runs through til 11th May.

Should be pretty good I say!
Gutted I cant be there :-(

(photo care of DRYPNZ flickr page)

Meanwhile back in Wellington...

Manky Chops Gallery are proud to present "Beauties 'n Beasties", a collection of artworks by Julie Wilson and Vaune Mason. Derived from the old tale of Beauty and the Beast, It hints at the artists' tendancy to juxtopose beauty and distortion. While this could lead down a dark and twisted road, the creatures in this exhibition are richly coloured, witty and endearing. The exhibition has a whimsical feel, with Julie Wilson's illustrative beauties on magical merry-go-round creatures, and Vaune Mason's super cute and ever so twisted "Baby Box".

What: "Beauties 'n Beasties" exhibition by Julie Wilson and Vaune Mason.

Where: Manky Chops Gallery, Level 1, 166a Cuba St, WGTN

When: Thursday 9th of April, 6pm til 9pm and runs until Saturday the 25th of April

For the opening extravaganza on Thursday evening we will be enjoying music by Derek Sonic Thunders and a special appearance by the lovely burlesque bombshell, Miss Venus Star

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Leftbank...

I spotted some guys giving leftbank (half of it anyway) a makeover. I forget all their names but I did meet 2 of the painters later that night, Unit and (again) I forgot the other guys name. They're from Dunedin reppin
DWT

You can check out some more sick DWT shit including some GHOST and PNTR at:

Dunedinstreets.blogspot.com

or

DWTcrew.blogspot.com

Anyone going to be in Nelson this weekend?

Coming up in the next post:

The BMD Eek and maybe some DRYPnz

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Te Aro Mural Pt. 2

EDITOR

CAST

PREO

And Finally.......

I"ve got single shots of everyones work which I'll post at a later date. Loading times are a bitch!

Check this out too........ Thanks Salient

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Te Aro mural

Im really excited about this post because I finally got to photograph The BMD in action while they painted an old building with Eeks Drypnz Cast Editor and Preo in Aro Valley. They attracted quite a crowd as the Aro Fair was going on next door (which by coincidence fell on the same day they planned on painting)

I captured some video footage of the whole wall but Youtube is being annoying and wouldnt let me upload it. I'll put it up as soon as I can.

The BMD

Dirty taggers! Haha Jokes bro.


Eeks



Drypnz




Coming up in the next post....

Cast Editor and Preo + the finished wall..
And hopefully the video I spoke of earlier.


.....Thanks Miss Mica for the suggestion in the last post. Dont forget to check out:


The Happy Hour
Manky Chops Gallery
166 Cuba Street
Wellington


Runs til 4th April so get in quick....I better go and pay for the print I got. Sorry Xoe! haha


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Randoms

Just some random pictures Ive acquired over the last 2 weeks. Ive lacked motivation the last month or so and with quality graf on the decline it doesnt make for an up-to-date-blog

I found this on a billboard which was hidden by those hideous Dancing with the stars-esque advertisments. I know which one id rather see!

Some good things coming up though. WriteForGold international graffiti competition heats start in May with the final held at Splash! Festival in Germany early June.Also there will be an article in Salient Magazine, Victoria University's Student Magazine covering postering which should be interesting. The BMD and I added some insight. Excited to read the final product. Thanks Nina.

I was contacted by Illicit Exhibitions which is a street art blog based in the U.S with some impressive featured blogs by international artists. Ex-pat Welly artist Mephisto Jones made an appearance in her latest post. Love your work Meg!

CHECK HER BLOG HERE

Wgtnwallstreet.com is coming up 1 year old! Its been a crazy blogging experience. I feel I should do something new and different. Any suggestions?

Until then......

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The Happy Hangover

I Finally got around to reviewing some of the photos I took for The Happy Hour group show at Manky Chops. I spent most of the time drinking and taking photos of people instead of the artwork which I now regret. Ah well. I suggest you go up and take a look for yo'selves. Show runs til the 4th April.

The Happy Hour

Manky Chops Gallery

Lvl 1 166 Cuba St

Wellytown.

I HAD to put this picture up. Check the taniwha in the background!

This is a pretty shitty photo. Sorry Greg Page.

...Checking out Dr. Fil's handy work...

Please remind me to stay away from the punch next time.... Yes it might only taste like fruit juice but it'll kick your ass!

Miss Mica scribbling on the tables at Watusi.

What an awesome night!




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Update 9.33pm
The happy hour at manky chops gallery

Pre-hangover

Thought I better get in another post before the Happy Hour hangover renders me useless.... and Yes I'll have photos of the night for those that cant make it.

Its been quiet on the street art front lately. Im assuming that since the Uni year has started again that its been keeping alot of people busy with no time for late night missions..

I caught wind of a Free Art thingymajig in LeftBank. Didnt really know much about it so kinda flagged on the idea. I strolled through on Monday and saw some Drypnz goodness and a piece written in asian (sorry im not entirely sure what language it is) This was the second one of the day that I had seen written in another language. Hope we see more very soon whoever you are!

(I found out later that his name is RANDOM from Akld)

Drypnz

Free art perhaps?

I'll post some photos of the exhibit when I feel human again.

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The Happy Hour

Come up to Manky Chops Gallery this Thursday and check out some dope artwork. Or, If you cant make it on the night, the exhibit runs through to 4th April.

Happy Hour after party @ Watusi from 9pm onwards. I better get the panadol ready cos I think I may be hungover this friday.....

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Auction

Went up to Manky Chops to check the Freshly Painted Auction. The place was looking different after a bit of a change-around (due to them acquiring a new office space)

Being the tired old nana that I am I didnt stick around for long.... Most probably a blessing-in-disguise cos I could see myself devouring the lethal Punch concoction on offer and rolling home at some ungodly hour of the morning and not really remembering it all.

They had only got through 3 or 4 walls by the time I left with most selling pretty quickly.

Brad in the mix

$66.60!!!

.......Saw this rolling by last weekend.

..And saw some RAILWAY ROCKERZ getting high

...and a lady SINning in Glover Park

More Manky Chops goodness coming soon. Watusi here we come! Lol

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