ART AGAINST KNIVES + MOTHER DRUCKER present ‘As the crow flies’
Silkscreen printed Urban Art Collection from Berlin Based Mother Drucker exhibited in cooperation with Art Against Knives Charity. March 2 - April 2. 2012 Mother Drucker and Art Against Knives are pleased to present As the Crow Flies, a straightforward print show which aims to highlight the direct lines between visionary urban art and fine production silk screen printing. Mother Drucker has joined forces with East London based charity Art Against Knives to raise money for their future youth community based projects through print sales from the collection. Urban art and silkscreen printing have formed a strong relationship with each other over time. The stencil based process of silk screen printing often easily compliments the methods of application chosen by urban artists, with many concentrating their skills upon stencil cutting, spraying, collage and general paint works of every messy degree. This new collection is all about the real relationship between the artist and the printer, between the creative and the productive, between the conceptual and the deviceful. Artist and printer have put they’re minds together to make a quality collection of silkscreen prints. ‘As the Crow Flies’ features a range of works by European urban artists: Penny, Nomad, Hannah Parr, Elmar Lause, Victor Ash, Various and Gould and Anton Unai. Limited edition prints will be available to buy from the BoxPark gallery space throughout the exhibition with donations being made to AAK from every print sale. Art Against Knives is an East London based charity that focus on raising awareness about knife crime and creating positive youth led Arts community projects for young people living in the East London area. Since their initial hugely successful art auction in 2009 the charity has flourished and now has a great permanent gallery space in BoxPark - the world’s first pop-up mall, AAK sells affordable artwork priced from £20 - £500 from established artists, as well as students and emerging talent. Mother Drucker is a print house and gallery based in Kreuzberg, Berlin; here they work with a wide range of artists to produce high quality limited edition silkscreen prints. They release work on their website and organise a range of shows and events. They also offer an out of house screen-printing service and screen-printing courses in English. The Opening reception for ‘As the Crow Flies’ will be held on March 1. 6-9pm. Art Against Knives Gallery, BoxPark, Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch, London, E1 6JE Gallery Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Saturday: 11am - 7pm, Thursday: 11am - 9pm, Sunday: 10am - 6pm For more details, press images, advanced catalogues or other questions please contact: Gemma Brewer - Exhibition Manager: gemma@mother-drucker.com www.artagainstknives.com www.mother-drucker.com
ELMAR LAUSE ‘ I AM A STORY TELLER’ 5 colour screen print, produced on 300gsm Somerset ‘Antique’ deckled edged paper. Dimensions: 49 x 73.5cm Edition size /35 Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - £135 Framed Price - £250
VICTOR ASH ‘ASTRONAUT’ This is a one colour screen print produced at large format oN bright white 300 gsm paper. The almost photographic result is created with a super fine halftone. Dimensions 82 x 126cm Edition size of /90 Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - £200 Framed Price - £350
PENNY ‘CLOUD ONE” 12 colour screen print, on 300gsm paper. The image of an enlarged dollar bill is printed using CMYK screens to produce a full colour image. The ‘drip’ layer is printed with high gloss ink togive a wet-look finish. Edition Size /25 Dimensions: 28.5 x 69cm - Available in 3 colour ways. Black, Gold and WHite. Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - £240 Framed Price - £425
HANNAH PARR ‘LEOPARD’ Created by using 3 hand-pulled screen printed layers. Each print has been individually worked on with ink as a base colour by Hannah. Following this, the first screen printed layer has been pulled with bleach, which is what makes this edition of prints so unique. Dimensions: 136 x 100cm Edition size /35 Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - £270 Framed Price - £465
NOMAD ‘CRISIS SOLVED’ This is a two colour print on somerset antique, deckled edged paper. Dimensions: 56 x 76cm Edition size / 50 Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - £115 Framed Price - £220
HANNAH PARR ‘WIVES’ This is a two colour screen print, black on black. Gloss on Matt. The subtle effect of the two different finishes compliment each other and counter balance the harshness of the black space. This is a very interesting typographical screen print. Dimensions: 82 x 126cm Edition size /15 Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - £165 Framed Price - £345
VARIOS AND GOULD ‘REIGEN’ Blue This is a 4 colour screen print on blue paper. Dimensions: 50 x 70cm Edition Size /40 Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - £120 Framed Price - £250 *Also available in limited folded edition - see next page
VARIOUS & GOULD ‘REIGEN’ MINT 4 Colour screen print on mint paper. Dimensions: 50 x 70 cm. Limited Edition of /20 Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - £140 Framed Price - £270
ANton unai 1 coulor free hand screen print - each print has been hand worked by the artist, so colours and application vary. Printed on to recycled paper. Dimensions 64 x 94cm Edition size /6 Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - ÂŁ255 Framed Price - ÂŁ400
Dolly Demoratti - Anything Aztec, i’m in. 6 colour silk screen print using overlappiny layers to create an additional three more colours. Based on an Aztec pattern design. Dimensions 120 x 80 cm Edition size of /5 Numbered & Signed by artist Print Price - £195 Framed Price - £345
Anton Unai - Untitled piece 1 & 2 -
Original
One off handworked piece that has worked in screen printed layers and finishing.Signed by artist Dimensions 42 x 29.7 cm Print Price - ÂŁ195 Framed Price - ÂŁ345
Mother Drucker As The Crow Flies print poster Dolly Demoratti
2 colour silk screen printed show poster, two different colour ways Orange and mint. each colour edition is of /10. Numbered & Signed by artist Dimensions 50 x 70 cm Limited Edition size of /20 Print Price - ÂŁ35 Framed Price - ÂŁ95
‘Art Against Knives x Mother Drucker’ present - ‘As the Crow Flies’. A collection of urban art screen prints on sale and showing from March 2nd - March 29th. To arrange a viewing, or for more information, imagery and prices please contact Jo Ritchie - Gallery Manager - at gallery@artagainstknives.com. ART AGAINST KNIVES - GALLERY Unit 55 Boxpark, Shoreditch Bethnal Green Road London E1 6BJ Tel: +44 (0) 207 7298968 Email: gallery@artagainstknives.com For further details about artists or to contact them directly please email gemma@mother-drucker.com www.artagainstknives.com // www.mother-drucker.com