SMILE BRITANNIA A CHARITY AUCTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER VIEWING FROM 7.30PM AUCTION STARTS AT 8.30PM WWW.SMILEBRITANNIA.ORG
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LONDON WESTBANK GALLERY SUPPORTING TEMWA, LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE & THE SMILE BRITANNIA PROJECT
SMILE BRITANNIA London Westbank Gallery is proud to announce Smile Britannia, a charity art auction-taking place at the House of Commons on Friday 13 December 2013. The charity art project launched by the Notting Hill based gallery is in collaboration with the Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation and Temwa. A collection of contemporary artists including Nick Walker, David Walker, Inkie, Ryan Callanan aka RYCA and Mau Mau have created and donated unique artworks encompassing the theme of Smile Britannia. The idea for the auction originated from the Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation’s charitable initiative House the House created by London Westbank Gallery and hosted by MP Mike Weatherley in March this year. Winners of this national DJ competition received over £25,000 in music production courses and musical equipment, with the overall winner playing a historic set in the House of Commons with support from Fatboy Slim. Weatherley MP represents Hove and Portslade and is the Prime Minister’s advisor on Intellectual Property. He has a background of working in the music and film industries before being elected in 2010. To raise awareness about the importance of the music, film and creative industries to the UK economy, and the role IP has in ensuring we remain a creative nation, he started three competitions with the ‘Rock The House’ one now being the largest competition in Parliament. Mike said “The ‘House The House’ part of the ‘three package’ awareness competitions extends the message about the importance of protecting our creative industries to yet another important demographic Parliamentarians should be engaging with. I am delighted the Charity ‘Last Night a DJ Saved My Life’ is building upon the success earlier in the year and look forward to an exciting 2014 ‘House The House’. For more details on the competitions in the ‘three package’ set please go to www.rockthehousehoc.com , www.filmthehouse.com, www.housethehouse.org Mike would finally and, most importantly like to extend a HUGE thanks to all those who have supported the Smile Britannia project. This is so important with its funding pot for young creative artists & others in need.”
THANK YOU. With special thanks to Project Audio for providing the sound and lighting equipment and to Hudsons House for hosting the after party. We would also like to thank Jake Davis Design for donating their time and talent to designing the catalogue, to Ripe Digital for the print, Gary Luke for web development, Spiros and all at Cyberdog. Finally, everyone involved in this event would like to thank each and every one of the contributing artists who have made this event possible.
Jake Davis | Design
KEY INFORMATION VENUE: DATE: TIMINGS:
House of Commons, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Friday 13th December Viewing from 7.30pm. Auction starts at 8.30 prompt. We suggest you arrive no later than 7.30pm as passing through security may take up to 15 minutes.
To register for the sale and for general enquiries, please contact: Charlotte Pyatt, charlotte@londonwestbank.com
ENTRY TO THE EVENT The Smile Britannia Auction – Places at the auction are limited. For information on how to reserve your place email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
BIDDING AT SMILE BRITANNIA There are several ways in which you can bid at this auction: in person, by phone or by leaving a reserve/absentee bid. Please make any necessary arrangements in advance.
BIDDING IN PERSON If you will be bidding in person, you must contact Charlotte in advance to arrange your place at this historic event. Information including credit card details will be taken in advance and stored securely. We suggest you arrive no later than 7.30pm as passing through security may take up to 15 minutes.
ABSENTEE/RESERVE BIDS The Smile Britannia team will execute bids on your behalf if you are unable to attend the auction. Reserve or absentee bids are accepted either in person or over the phone. For further information please contact charlotte@londonwestbank.com. Smile Britannia cannot accept liability for failing to execute reserve bids, or for any errors or omissions made.
PHONE BIDDING Phone bidding will take place live on the night. Please contact charlotte@londonwestbank.com should you wish to arrange this.
LIVE INTERNET BIDDING This will not be possible at this event, please arrange either reserve or phone bidding if you are unable to attend.
PAYMENT Payment from successful bidders can be made by UK debit card, bank transfer, cash, all major credit cards, and sterling personal cheques from UK accounts. Charges will apply for credit card transactions
COLLECTION OR DELIVERY Artwork will be packaged and delivered by London Westbank Gallery following the auction.
FURTHER INFORMATION Please note that the colours printed in this catalogue are not necessarily a true reflection of the actual artworks. All dimensions are measured in centimetres.
LONDON WEST BANK GALLERY The London Westbank is a contemporary art gallery based in Notting Hill. With an eclectic collection of artists’ embracing the distinguished, the controversial and the cool; Westbank pride themselves on displaying energetic and exciting work from well-established and emerging talent alike. This year’s activities have been vast, highlights include award winning exhibitions abroad with sister events company Urban in Ibiza at Ocean Beach, Atzaro and Ibiza Rocks. We were fortunate enough to exhibit at the prestigious Henley Festival, The International Music Summit and Moniker Arts fair, as well as orchestrating high profile art commissions with glossy magazines such as Global brand ‘Pacha’. Our roster of solo shows for 2013 include POSCA Urban artist of the year My Dog Sighs, Pahnl, Art is Tra$h, Copyright, Mr Brainwash, CHEO and Mark Bode. Dedication to charitable community work remains integral, recent collaborations include work with Hepatitis C, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Age Concern, Temwa and The Last Night a DJ Saved my Life Foundation. It is with LNDJ earlier this year that we launched our new Arts Charity on which this ground breaking event is based; ‘Smile Britannia’.
Smile Britannia was a charity launched in March 2013 at the Houses of Parliament with The Last Night a Dj Saved my Life Foundation. Dedicated to the use of Art as a tool for social regeneration and community; Smile Britannia aim to provide an accessible education to London’s youth in Urban and street art. Using world class Graffiti and contemporary artists we will teach youths cutting edge artistic techniques and styles, making a profession in ‘Art’ a viable career option for later life. Goldfinger is one of the beneficiaries of the Smile Britannia Project The ‘Goldfinger Factory’ is a new social enterprise funded by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, created by entrepreneur Oliver Waddington-Ball. With a vision of empowering disadvantaged communities, Goldfinger Factory, with their team of young artists/craftsmen from London’s best art schools, will restore and transform donated/unwanted items of furniture into ‘gold’. The new space located in Trellick Towers, will offer support honing carpentry, construction, furniture productions skills and ultimately creating new job opportunities. The factory comprises a sustainable workshop, a training school and a retail unit with a restorative non-alcoholic gastro bar; ‘Redemption’ founded by former Brand Director at The Virgin Group, Catherine Salway.
THE LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE FOUNDATION WHAT WE DO Last Night A DJ is a charitable foundation providing a platform for the dance music industry to make a positive impact to communities across the world – changing lives, saving lives.
HOW WE DO IT Globally, dance music is a multibillion dollar industry. We aim to harness the energy and passion of this community in support of humanitarian, social and environmental causes.
OUR VISION To harness the creativity and energy found on the dance floors of clubs around the world to create a real force for positive change.
THANK YOU We would like to send a message of gratitude to all the artists and contributors who have taken part and donated artwork to Smile Britannia. Thank you for your generosity. For more information email info@lastnightadjsavedmylife.org The Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation UK Registered Charity No. 1142478 CHANGING LIVES, SAVING LIVES www.facebook.com/lastnightadjsavedmylifefoundation www.twitter.com/lastnightadj
Have A Drink On Us!
Our beneficiaries include music charity Nordoff Robbins
Our ambassadors include Carl Cox, pictured here with Last Night A DJ Founder Jonny Lee
Paul Van Dyk (with LNADJ founder Jonny Lee showing his support for Set for Peace.
Fatboy Slim and RYCA at LNADJ's House The House
LNADJ at Pride - Ambassador Danny Rampling on the mix
Our initiatives include fundraising to build wells in Indian rural communities
TEMWA Founded at the end of 2003, Temwa is a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) that supports communities in improving health education services, agriculture, forestry, micro-finance, skills training and schools in a remote area of rural northern Malawi. Nkhata Bay North is a network of 89 villages with a population of 39, 000 people. Temwa is unique in being led by an entirely African team in Malawi, which puts the community at the centre of all it does. Temwa has strong links with the urban art scene and has been supported by a wealth of talented artists since its conception in 2003, annual art events called ‘Art For Africa’ are held in aid of Temwa in Bristol. Over the last 10 years Temwa has grown and developed alongside the urban art scene. Artists has become established on a world-wide scale, and Temwa’s projects have expanded to help tens of thousands of people dramatically improve their lives. The kindness, generosity and dedication of these artists has enabled Temwa to go from strength to strength. Temwa works to fight poverty, hunger and disease. Whilst our projects aim to benefit every member of the communities we serve, we focus on specifically reaching vulnerable families; those affected by HIV & AIDS, female- or child headed households, or families hosting orphans. Temwa has grown organically from the needs identified by the communities we serve. This has resulted in a range of holistic and interconnected projects covering different programme areas including agriculture, skills and entrepreneurial training, health education and schools support. The communities of Nkhata Bay North live with limited electricity, no running water and high levels of HIV & AIDS. With impassable muddy roads in the rainy season and a ferry that only arrives once a week, the Malawian government has admitted that these people’s needs are being neglected. With many other NGOs refusing to work there due its poor accessibility, Temwa remains the only organisation serving the needs of many of these areas. We train villagers to grow a variety of vegetables and fruit which has resulted in child malnutrition in this area reducing by 77%.,across 2000 households. We have planted over 300,000 trees to combat the devastating effects of deforestation. We have provided 24,000 people with HIV tests and work to combat the stigma surrounding the disease. We build school blocks and have funded 50 students through their secondary school education to date. 2013 marks Temwa’s 10th Anniversary, a huge milestone for the organisation. We are delighted that many of the artists who were involved in our first art auction 10 years ago will be contributing to the Smile Britannia collection tonight. For more information, visit www.temwa.org
LOT NO: 1 ARTIST: Copyright TITLE OF WORK: United Heartbreak DIMENSIONS: 70x100cm MEDIUM: Spray and acrylic on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: £1,900 Characterised by bittersweet portraits and inspired by the art of storytelling, Copyright combines the sharp clarity of stencils with a traditional painters touch. Over the last decade, Copyright has been invited to exhibit worldwide including sell out solo shows in London and Tokyo, his Precious Damage show saw all 50 works sell out in 3 hours. He was also featured on Series 8 of the BBC show ‘The Apprentice’. His highly stylised work and unique style has proven popular with both national and international collectors including a number of celebrities and Premier League footballers.
You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 2 ARTIST: Mau Mau TITLE OF WORK: Christopher MacRobin Career Opportunities DIMENSIONS: 65 x 36 MEDIUM: Acrylic paint on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ1,500 - ÂŁ2,000 UK artist, Mau Mau, has been painting street pieces for the past 15 years. Combining stencils and free hand, his languid style and distinctive characters make his work instantly recognizable. Constantly painting, all over the world, Mau Mau art brightens up spots from Bangkok klongs to Hackney canals, Glastonbury festival to the Trenchtown frontier and Devon barns to the Berlin Wall. One of the street art talents to gain recognition in the wake of the Banksy frenzy, Mau Mau has never been one to shy away from big issues. His designs document the times and come wrapped in dark humour. His canvasses have been auctioned at Sothebys and Bonhams and his print releases sell out within minutes. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 3 ARTIST: Toasters TITLE OF WORK: Toaster Nation DIMENSIONS: 150 x 100 MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: £2000 – £2,500 For 15 years 3 people have placed their Toaster image all over the world. In the form of stencils and stickers, the streets of nearly every major city on the planet have been decorated with this now iconic motif. A project conceived long before the term 'Street Art' was born, the Toaster indeed transcends the street, also appearing on flags in football stadiums, cricket grounds and music festivals. Last year Toasters released the film 'Everywhere' documenting their work and have recently had exhibitions in Finland, Denmark and The Netherlands. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 4 ARTIST: Paris TITLE OF WORK: Equinox 2013 DIMENSIONS: 80 x 80 MEDIUM: Moroccan Majorelle Blue pigment, Enamel, Fluorescent Ink, Spraypaint, Marker & Emulsion on Canvass ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ1,500 - ÂŁ2,000 Paris is most prominently known for being the creative momentum behind Coldplays, Mylo Xyloto Album Cover and the bands award winning festival / world tour. He resides in Somerset, with a studio base in London The painting "Equinox 2013" holds microcosms of Neo Graffiti, as the interstellar dust settles , new universes unfold, its written in the stars... What can no longer live on walls takes up a new life blood amongst linear planes, and angular quadrants. This new geometry is the art of the stars. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 5 ARTIST: My Dog Sighs TITLE OF WORK: Out of the Strong Came Forth Sweetness DIMENSIONS: 35 x 35 MEDIUM: Acrylic and spray on Golden Syrup can ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ500 My Dog Sighs's style is characterised by the combination of melancholic and often naive portraiture with the use of found materials including abandoned food cans; an unusual choice when considering traditional street art ideas of painting or pasted walls. Initially stemming from the desire to interact with the true public without causing permanent damage to public and private property this transient work is not concerned with permanence or mass audience, but a beautiful desire to communicate quietly with a single participant. My Dog Sighs has this year finally found himself strapped in to a well-deserved meteoric rise. With an incredible international following in Israel, Japan and of course the UK, three sold out shows under his belt, and astronomical numbers on Facebook and Youtube; My Dog Sighs is fast becoming an important figure on the contemporary art scene. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 6 ARTIST: Stiffado Dante Williams TITLE OF WORK: Untitled DIMENSIONS: 70 x 84 MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ1,500 - ÂŁ2,000 Stiffado /Dante grew up in Somerset with a natural talent to draw and paint at a young age, able to naturally create in the style of the old masters. Whilst studying Fine Art he discovered his true passion for modern art and his desire to be an artist. His own style is greatly inspired by Basquiat and hints to many modern artists from the 20th century. At 21, he had his first group show among works by Warhol, Haring and Banksy. His subject matter focuses his everyday life and music and is rendered in bright colours, never blacks or greys.
You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 7 ARTIST: China Mike & Andy Council Collaboration TITLE OF WORK: Megatherium DIMENSIONS: 60 x 75 MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ700 to ÂŁ900 My paintings are a celebration of mark making, colour and the impulses of creative process. Regardless of the subject matter I am always trying to capture a sense of spontaneity and honesty through mark making, I try not to concern myself with the artifice of beauty, instead allowing colour and form through creative reaction to produce their own aesthetic quality, one that feels less forced, deliberate or artificial. My work largely focuses on figurative motifs but I often try to subvert the natural familiarity of any subject matter with a shroud of ambiguity to create a sense of mystery or uneasiness. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 8 ARTIST: Ellie Steele TITLE OF WORK: Bala DIMENSIONS: 60 x 75 MEDIUM: Acrylic on heavyweight paper ESTIMATED VALUE: £400 Ellie Steele graduated with 1st class degree from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design. Her work often portrays people in a cultural context where they have been affected by social, economic or political change. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 9 ARTIST: MKWF TITLE OF WORK: Rannoch Moor DIMENSIONS: 130 x 100 MEDIUM: Spray paint and acrylic on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ650 - ÂŁ1,000 Bristol based artist MKWF works on canvas, paper and other found objects, including drift wood and reclaimed windows. He paints free hand and using stencils with spraypaint and other media. It can take a long time to get from A to B as he stops to photograph and observe forms in the cityscape, both deliberate and random, and nature features heavily within his work. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 10 ARTIST: Zeus TITLE OF WORK: Smile Camera DIMENSIONS: 20 x 20 MEDIUM: Resin Composite ESTIMATED VALUE: £500 to £600 Dean ‘Zeus’ Colman is an artist drawing inspiration from urban culture to create dynamic, experimental compositions to re-define graffiti art. Zeus’ style represents an innovative fusion of graffiti techniques, typography, fine art and sculpture; reflecting both his background on the streets and his formal training at Chelsea College of Art. Visually, Zeus aims to make his artform more accessible, communicating its beauty and validity You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 11 ARTIST: Jim Starr TITLE OF WORK: The Brentmiester General DIMENSIONS: 100 x 65 MEDIUM: Mixed medium on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: £500 - £600 Jim’s use of pop culture and pin-up imagery is guaranteed to inspire anyone with a love of the louche and the lowbrow. His work fuels the spirit and strikes a chord in the soul, continuing to resonate long after the first glance. Using a mixture of original screen-printed material, his own photography, freehand drawings and found collage, he creates unique hand-pulled prints with a focus on timeless and universal icons. His work has gone under the hammer alongside some of the world’s most celebrated contemporary artists at auctioneers Dreweatts Urban Art Sales and at Paintworks, Bristol and Selfridges, London. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 12 ARTIST: David Walker TITLE OF WORK: Untitled DIMENSIONS: 120 x 120 MEDIUM: Spray paint on Canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ2,500 - ÂŁ3,000 Working in portraiture, painting freehand, using only spray paint and without the aid of brushes David has developed a signature multi-layered style. Incorporating both sophisticated and dumb mark making he creates countless scrawled lines and abstract areas that weave through clashing colours, translucent drips and decaying letterforms, the results are visually rich portraits that fuse photo realism, abstraction and graffiti art sensibilities with a raw energy that comes from the medium. Over recent years David has shown work in Berlin, Hong Kong, LA, Lisbon, London, New York and Paris amongst others and his paintings have been shown alongside the leading figures in the urban contemporary and street art movement. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 13 ARTIST: Paul McGowan TITLE OF WORK: One Armed Bandit DIMENSIONS: 100 x 110 MEDIUM: Multi process work on heavy achieve paper. Print, hand-finished. ESTIMATED VALUE: £3,000 to £4,000 Paul Mcgowan studied at Falmouth, Winchester & Bath School of Art and spent 3 years as artist in residence at the Eden Project. In June 2010, armed riot police were sent to Mauger Modern Art to investigate an installation titled ‘Bad ladder', part of his ‘Precipice’ tour. In 2010 he commenced work on a series of artworks for ‘War Child’ reflecting on the charities key concerns, The work took 3 years to complete and has just been released as a touring show. In 2011 art thieves raided his ‘Knuckle Buster' studio stealing the majority of Paul’s life's work. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 14 ARTIST: Butch Antony TITLE OF WORK: Tainted Love DIMENSIONS: 75 x 65 MEDIUM: Photograph with stencilled skeleton and collage ESTIMATED VALUE: £950 Butch Anthony is an artist not easily defined, who collects bizarre objects and transforms them into strangely beautiful art for one of America’s favorite roadside attractions, his “Museum of Wonder.” Butch resides on his 80-acre family property, a folk-art compound in Seale Alabama, where his artistic career began after his long time friend John Henry Toney dug up a turnip with a human likeness. After a drawing of the turnip fetched $50 in a friends junk shop, Butch also began his artistic career. Butch's artistic spirit sees him apply his talents to a number of different modes and mediums, and he calls his specific genre of work “intertwangelism” - an ism of his own creation. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 15 ARTIST: Elmo Hood TITLE OF WORK: Lest We Forget DIMENSIONS: 86 x 178 MEDIUM: Stencil on original WW2 flag ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ2,000 - ÂŁ3,000 Born in 1989 in Southampton UK and now living in London, Elmo is relatively new to the scene having only been painting for the last 3 years. Elmo is passionate about art working with charity; most recently he painted a series of murals in the hospital wards of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Influences include modern pop culture, music and both the human physical and emotional form, Elmo's pieces often include a mixture of grey scale stencils combined with bright splashes of colour and merged text.
You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 16 ARTIST: Rowan Newton TITLE OF WORK: Fortitude in the Face of Adversity DIMENSIONS: 93 x 123 MEDIUM: Acrylic and spraypaint on wood ESTIMATED VALUE: £1,400 Rowan Newton is a painter and illustrator from South London. His style reflects the dichotomies of the inner-city landscape. Using spray paint, acrylics, and pen he creates pieces that are gritty, provocative and full of character. Rowan’s tenacious use of bright colours is matched by his unorthodox choice of canvas; wood. His focus is women, capturing their strength and power whilst maintaining the delicateness of their femininity. The work is full of texture with splatter, drips and layering complimenting the depth of his artistic subjects. His work has also been shown internationally, from New York to Amsterdam to Shanghai. Clients include Cargo and EMI. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 17 ARTIST: Jim Vision TITLE OF WORK: Triumphs of Britannia DIMENSIONS: 300 x 150 x 4 MEDIUM: Spray paint on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: £2,500 - £4,000 Jim “Probs” Vision is driven by a passion to obliterate white walls working fluidly and instinctively; his samurai style ‘mark making’ enabling him to power through the production of huge walls. A walk through the East end of London is living proof of the fruits of Jim’s labour, adorning street corners with an eye-catching and unique style. It takes an aesthetic born of Marvel, 2000AD and heavy metal and throws it kicking and screaming into a stylistic blender with John Martin-esque apocalyptic vision. The result is something wholly inspiring and undoubtedly EndoftheLine. He has also worked collaboratively with comic book heroes including Siku, Ashley Wood, Com.X and Simon Bisley. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 18 ARTIST: Gemma Compton TITLE OF WORK: Goddess of the Woods DIMENSIONS: 90 x 90 MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: £1,300 “Nature is beauty and sometimes beauty is cruel,” explains Gemma, a contemporary artist with a traditional painter’s dexterity, who works mainly in acrylic on canvas. Pulling influence from popular culture, the natural world and religious iconography, she has been exhibiting her work throughout the UK and internationally since 2008.Growing up in a small Cotswold town instilled a ‘cohabitation’ with nature that has never really left Gemma. She is fascinated by the adaptation of nature within urban landscapes, especially ornithology...and believes if we focus on ideals of beauty, money and power we can easily forget our coexistence with the rest of the planet. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 19 ARTIST: Dan Kitchener TITLE OF WORK: Rushhour DIMENSIONS: 110 x 140 MEDIUM: Acrylic and spray on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: £2,000 – £3,000 Passionate about his ‘Urban Impressionism’ technique, Dan Kitchener explores light, and its effects on everyday scenes and landscapes. With his electric palette, his ‘spontaneous’ reactions create an intuitive often evocative ‘mood’ of a scene, rather than an attempt to replicate its actual 'appearance' in life. Having proudly worked with Sir Paul McCartney, Kylie, Calvin Harris, Lenny Kravitz, The Prodigy and a host of other artists and stars, Dan’s work spans across all media and is followed and collected all over the world, from America, Australia, Japan and Europe. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 20 ARTIST: Snik TITLE OF WORK: John Hurt DIMENSIONS: 70 x 130 MEDIUM: Spray paint on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ1,300 Initially inspired by the Graffiti scene, Snik has been working with stencil and spray can for 10 years now. Constantly pushing the boundaries, this artist duo has developed a unique style which is equally captivating on walls as it in on canvas. Staying true to their form, Snik hand cuts up to nine layers at a time, working with different mediums, techniques, paints and varnishes. Regardless of size, the level of detail is insane, and use of colours and forms, inspirational. Showing in Galleries, shows and forums across the globe, they had their inaugural solo show in 2011, and now has a serious following of admirers and collectors worldwide. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 21 ARTIST: Inkie TITLE OF WORK: Smile Britannia DIMENSIONS: 150 x 150 MEDIUM: Spray paint, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: £1,500 - £2,000 Inkie is one of the most prolific graffiti writers to emerge from the 80’s Bristol scene. Inkie has worked as head of design for SEGA, Xbox and Jade Jagger’s in-house designer. He also runs a West London design studio creating prints, illustrations and clothing. Dubbed 'Banksy’s right hand man' by the Daily Mail, Inkie's work has been published in the books Banksy’s Bristol, Children of the Can, Graffiti World, Street Fonts and magazines GQ and Dazed & Confused. His work is coveted by celebrity collectors including: Robbie Williams, Jade Jagger, Massive Attack, Sean Pertwee, Jude Law, Roni Size and Stephen Dorff. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 22 ARTIST: Shephard Fairey TITLE OF WORK: Alva DIMENSIONS: 45.72 x 60.96 MEDIUM: Screen print onto aluminium. Original work ESTIMATED VALUE: £1,800 – £2,500 Shepard Fairey, the man behind OBEY GIANT. What started with an absurd sticker created in 1989 has since evolved into a worldwide street art campaign, as well as an acclaimed body of fine art. The Obey Giant campaign takes cues from popular culture, commercial marketing and political messaging. The ideology and iconography of Fairey’s work focuses the self-empowerment of those who refuse to be manipulated by the machine of manufactured consent. With biting sarcasm verging on reverse psychology, he goads viewers, using the imperative ‘OBEY’ to take head of the propagandists out to bend the world to their agenda's. Fairey’s art reached a new height of prominence in 2008 when his ‘hope’ portrait of Barack Obama became the iconic image of the presidential campaign and helped inspire an unprecedented political movement. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 23 ARTIST: Ryan Callanan AKA RYCA TITLE OF WORK: Mega Power Pill DIMENSIONS: 130 Diameter MEDIUM: Resin and glass in steel frame ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ10,000 Ryan Callanan is an artist working in contemporary printmaking, graphics, industrial model making and 3-D design. From the starting point of the emblematic visual sign, Ryan began a series of works using the smiley face synonymous with acid house rave culture in the 1980s. Working in bas-relief, this iconic motif was recontextualised by rendering it in material and style usually associated with traditional pub signs - gold inlay and black lacquered background. Ryan chose symbols for their accessibility, this is art that everyone can enjoy and understand. Ryan draws on contemporary popular culture in an often refreshingly comic and accessible way. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 24 ARTIST: Nick Walker TITLE OF WORK: London Vandal DIMENSIONS: 89 x 125 MEDIUM: Spray and Acrylic on Canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: £10,000 Nick Walker is one of the world’s best known street artists. Born in 1969, he emerged from the infamous and ground-breaking Bristol graffiti scene of the early 1980s. As a forerunner of the British graffiti phenomenon, Nick’s work has become a blueprint for hundreds of emerging artists. His work is constantly evolving and remains innovative, modern and thought-provoking. Nick Walker’s instantly recognisable style and humour has gained him a worldwide following with numerous sell out shows. In 2008, his iconic Moona Lisa sold over ten times its estimated value at auction at Bonhams. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 25 ARTIST: Banksy TITLE OF WORK: Untitled DIMENSIONS: 117 x 85 x 25 MEDIUM: Spray paint on wall section – professionally removed by owner & preserved on wooden pallet ESTIMATED VALUE: £25,000 This piece was painted on the Full Moon and Attic Bar at the heart of Stoke’s Croft, a street at the heart of Bristol’s street art movement. The piece was removed in 2006 following a Sky News report about the rising value of Banksy work was filmed in front of the piece, unsurprisingly resulted in several theft attempts. The piece has now been donated to the Smile Britannia auction with half of the proceeds going to the charities and half to restoring the building where the piece was originally drawn, the Full Moon & Attic Bar. The piece features in the book Home Sweet Home by Steve Wright, 2012 (Tangent Books); a celebration of Banksy's street art in his home city of Bristol. The piece is shown early in the book as one of Banksy’s earliest pieces. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
SECOND AUCTION The original Smile Britannia auction consisted of 25 pieces. This number was chosen to recognise the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the acid house movement. Due to the overwhelming generosity of the artistic community, we have received more than the original 25 pieces of artwork. The pieces on the following pages can be viewed online, however they will be viewed on-screen only during the auction at the House of Commons.
LOT NO: 26 ARTIST: FLX TITLE OF WORK: Waterloo Sunset DIMENSIONS: 70 x 50 MEDIUM: Giclee on 320 gsm archival paper. Handfinished with spraypaint. ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ200 A pioneer and long-time influential figure on the Bristol graffiti scene, Felix started painting thirty years ago, alongside Inkie, Nick Walker and Jinx in the infamous Crime Inc Crew. These days he paints with Jack Dones, as The Paintsmiths Of Bristol. He has also written two books on the art form, Children Of The Can: 25 Years Of Bristol Graffiti [Tangent Books, 2008] and Children Of The Can: Bristol Graffiti And Street Art [Tangent Books, 2012]. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 27 ARTIST: Bex Glover TITLE OF WORK: Autumn Gold DIMENSIONS: 50 x 70 MEDIUM: Spraypaint, acrylic and acrylic markers on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ400 - ÂŁ700 Bex Glover is a Bristol based artist, creating abstract, nature inspired artwork with an urban edge. Combining atmospheric, spray painted layers, with flat deconstructed shapes in acrylic and marker, her work explores the geometry of intersecting lines and negative space, fusing foreground and background elements with a vibrant and organic fluidity. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 28 ARTIST: Mau Mau TITLE OF WORK: Riot Pig DIMENSIONS: 15 x 10 MEDIUM: Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ200 UK artist, Mau Mau, has been painting street pieces for the past 15 years. Combining stencils and free hand, his languid style and distinctive characters make his work instantly recognizable. Constantly painting, all over the world, Mau Mau art brightens up spots from Bangkok klongs to Hackney canals, Glastonbury festival to the Trenchtown frontier and Devon barns to the Berlin Wall. One of the street art talents to gain recognition in the wake of the Banksy frenzy, Mau Mau has never been one to shy away from big issues. His designs document the times and come wrapped in dark humour. His canvasses have been auctioned at Sothebys and Bonhams and his print releases sell out within minutes. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 29 ARTIST: The Thomas Brothers TITLE OF WORK: Shoot for the Stars DIMENSIONS: 60 diameter MEDIUM: Acrylic on wood ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ400 - ÂŁ600 Growing up with 80's cartoons, Japanese toys and constantly trying to out do each other, The Thomas Brothers are now working together! The Brothers are producing contemporary art with pop themes from their childhood with a twist, this original piece is inspired by the RAF emblem and motto. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 30 ARTIST: Dicy TITLE OF WORK: Science of the Sky DIMENSIONS: 60 x 60 MEDIUM: Spray paint, acrylic and emulsion ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ400 - ÂŁ600 Starting in the early days of the UK graffiti scene back in the eighties, artist Justin MacCarthy AKA 'Dicy', first got a name for himself in Wolverhampton where he grew up - inspired by the whole midlands scene. Moving to Bristol in 1998 to further his art education, Dicy soon became an important cog in the wheel of one of the most influential and progressive graffiti scenes in the UK. Over a period of the last twenty years, Dicy has developed his art in a way that it very much tears away from the shackles of the graffiti label and enters into a more contemporary and futuristic era of abstract art.
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LOT NO: 31 ARTIST: Lucy Sparrow TITLE OF WORK: Little Big Ben DIMENSIONS: 15 x 40 x 15 MEDIUM: Felt and polyester ESTIMATED VALUE: £300 - £400 As a textiles artist, Lucy Sparrow works mainly with felt and wool to create over-sized soft versions of existing objects and major art works. The aim of this ‘feltism’ is to question, playfully, both the politics of artistic production (e.g. re-creating major art works of 1990s in felt) and to tackle some of sharp realities of contemporary social life (often collaboratively), dealing with issues around politics of consumerism, social exclusion, gender and neurological diversity. In the last year, she has attracted major paid commissions, including Urban Take-Over at Hannah’s, Seale-Hayne (Devon) in conjunction with the Victoria and Albert Museum’s travelling Street Art exhibition. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 32 ARTIST: Cheba TITLE OF WORK: The Cloud Nebula DIMENSIONS: 130 x 100 MEDIUM: Spraypaint and acrylic ESTIMATED VALUE: £800 to £1,200 Cheba has been producing what most label today as 'Street Art' since the early 2000’s. A young pioneer of the modern poster and sticker culture, Cheba began plastering the streets with his striking yet simple characters using every media he could get his hands on. He has appeared in such publications as 'Graffiti World', 'The Art of Rebellion', 'Children of the Can' and 'Banksy's Bristol' to name a few, all of which received worldwide distribution. Cheba has gone on to showcase his work at numerous exhibitions over the world both solo and jointly with illustrious figures from the world of street art including the ‘Crimes of Passion’ show at the Royal west Academy of Arts.
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LOT NO: 33 ARTIST: Capter TITLE OF WORK: Smile DIMENSIONS: 100 x 1000 MEDIUM: Framed high-quality Somerset velvet print with silver finish printed by VGL ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ1,400 Chapter, originally from London followed his destiny to live in Ibiza. It was the magical tranquility of the Ibizan winter that inspired him to draw. Recent highlights include designing a hotel room at the art hotel, Urban Spaces Ibiza; exhibiting in the annual "Urban In Ibiza" event "Sons of Warhol" and contributing a piece to the Pacha magazine to help celebrate 40 years in Ibiza. Along with numerous commissions and art prints, Chapter also produces a successful clothing line. His high impact graphic style has been described as "pop gothic" featuring skulls, guns, insects and lots of paisley. He finds inspiration in varied forms including comic books, nature and mexican wrestling. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 34 ARTIST: Mr Jago TITLE OF WORK: Untitled DIMENSIONS: 121 x 152 MEDIUM: Spraypaint on dining table ESTIMATED VALUE: £3,000 Since graduating from the University Of The West of England in Bristol in 1998, Duncan Jago’s work has undergone a prolonged and continuous process of abstraction. Duncan’s early – doodle derived – mark making evolved deliberately into his current way of working; the droid-like figues of his formative, commercial illustration slowly enveloped in ever-deepening layers of colour and shade. Most recently, Duncan has taken the idioms of spray painting to a level of sophistication rarely seen in the medium, completely uninhibited by any notions of what spray painting is, or should be. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
LOT NO: 35 ARTIST: Inkie TITLE OF WORK: Delevigne DIMENSIONS: 50 x 70 MEDIUM: Silkscreen print finished in gold leaf ESTIMATED VALUE: £2,000 - £2,500 Inkie is one of the most prolific graffiti writers to emerge from the 80’s Bristol scene Inkie has worked as head of design for SEGA, Xbox and Jade Jagger’s in-house designer. He also runs a West London design studio creating prints, illustrations and clothing. Dubbed 'Banksy’s right hand man' by the Daily Mail, Inkie's work has been published in the books Banksy’s Bristol, Children of the Can, Graffiti World, Street Fonts and magazines GQ and Dazed & Confused. His work is coveted by celebrity collectors including: Robbie Williams, Jade Jagger, Massive Attack, Sean Pertwee, Jude Law, Roni Size and Stephen Dorff. You can bid on this piece in person, by phone or by placing a reserve bid. To arrange this email charlotte@londonwestbank.com
AFTER-PARTY
Following the art auction, we invite you to join us at Hudson’s House who are kindly sponsoring the after party. Hudson's House is a vibrant London Restaurant and Lounge Bar offering fabulous drinks and cocktails and delectable food late into the night. Hudson’s House is located at the St Giles Hotel, Bedford Avenue, London, WC1B 3GH, a 2 minute walk from Tottenham Court Road Station.
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