ART FOR AFRICA TEMWA PRESENTS
CONTEMPORARY URBAN ART AUCTION
Saturday 7th May 2016 FEATURING WORK BY WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISTS AS WELL AS LOCAL UP & COMING TALENT, RAISING MONEY FOR TEMWA’S SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS IN MALAWI, AFRICA.
ATTIC BAR
STOKES CROFT // BRISTOL . VIEWING FROM 6PM AUCTION STARTS AT 8PM PROMPT
ART FOR AFRICA 2016 Art for Africa is an annual auction held in Bristol in aid of Temwa - an organisation working to support the rural communities of northern Malawi. The auction provides vital funds to enable us to continue our work. The first art auction in aid of Temwa was held at the Tobacco Factory in August 2003, and since then the auctions have gone from strength to strength, with artwork contributed from some of the UK’s finest contemporary and urban artists, alongside some budding artists from Malawi. The Art for Africa auctions are important for many reasons. Not only do the events raise much needed funds, they also help to raise awareness of the essential life-saving work that Temwa undertakes. At the 2015 event, Giles Forster came and bought artwork and was so impressed with what he learnt about the work carried out by the charity that he has gone on to show huge support for Temwa in many ways. In March 2016, he went to visit Temwas projects in Malawi for himself. He says: “I can honestly say that seeing the projects first hand, and meeting the people whose lives you are clearly impacting, has humbled and inspired me. The work you guys are doing out there is no less than fantastic and absolutely vital. I could also see just how highly the Temwa team are respected by the communities in which you operate.” Currently, Temwa’s work is more vital than ever. Malawi, now the world’s poorest country, has been hit by the worst food crisis we have ever seen, and we have had to refocus our work in this area. Temwa has thus launched a food distribution intervention, and in the coming months will need to put in to place projects that will prevent our communities suffering from a serious food shortage next year. Temwa and the people of Nkhata Bay North in Malawi are incredibly grateful to all the kind, generous and talented artists who donated their time, talent and skill to this year’s Art for Africa event. We are all hugely grateful to all of the generous artists, the sponsors and volunteers for making this event possible. We truly could not be more appreciative of the hard work and dedication that all involved have put in to ensure its success. Giles in Malawi collecting artwork with Thom from Tafika arts and Temwa MD Jo Hook
If you don’t go to art auctions, this is how to bid on artwork, it’s so simple! There are four ways you can bid at this auction: 1. Live Internet bidding at www.proxibid.com/temwa 2. In person You do not need to register in advance; just turn up on the night and register at the venue. Please ensure you arrive and register before 7pm 3. Telephone bidding Please contact katie@temwa.org to arrange this 4. Reserve bids The Art for Africa team will execute bids on your behalf; please contact katie@temwa.org to arrange this For further details on how to buy artwork please see the information page at the back of the catalogue or contact Katie Ryan on katie@temwa.org or 07732 879 359
There is some outstanding artwork in this year’s collection. All the artwork is donated by incredibly kind and generous artists. By buying artwork at the auction, you are helping Temwa to dramatically change people’s lives for the better in Malawi, the poorest country in the world.
TEMWA
Founded in 2003, Temwa works in a remote area of rural northern Malawi - Nkhata Bay North - which consists of a network of 145 villages and has a population of 40,000. These isolated communities have limited electricity, no running water and high levels of HIV and 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. Temwa aims 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 and AIDS, female- or child-headed households, and 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. We train villagers to grow a variety of vegetables and fruit to improve the nutrition in their diet. We plant trees to combat the devastating effects of deforestation. We run HIV testing clinics and work to combat the stigma surrounding those who test positive. We build school blocks and fund students through their secondary school education and provide micro-finance loans to support the expansion of businesses. At Temwa we recognise that lasting change takes time and can only be achieved through empowering the people of Nkhata Bay North with the skills and capacity to lead their own destiny. Our projects offer long-term solutions: we have a long-term commitment to the communities we serve, offering programmes that last much longer than the three-to-five year projects commonly adopted by development agencies. Crucially, our projects are driven by the communities we serve. We believe that they must remain at the centre of all that we do. All decisions and project developments are led by the communities themselves. We aim to provide the resources to enable these people to lift themselves out of poverty and create lasting change for their own future. To find out how you can get involved with the charity please visit www.temwa.org
Update on the Food Crisis in Malawi
Malawi is currently experiencing a severe food shortage. The country’s President has declared a ‘state of national disaster’ for 2016 and, at least, the first half of 2017. Currently, the country does not have any grain reserves left to distribute. Every year, Malawi has what is known as a hunger season. This is when farmers are waiting for crops to grow during the first rains and they have hardly any food to eat. Many of the people that Temwa serves are subsistence farmers; they grow just enough food for their families to eat. Unfortunately, due to erratic rainfall during the last rainy season (2014-15), many households were not able to grow enough food, or indeed any extra crops to earn a small income. The knock-on effect of this for the 2015-16 rainy season has been an acute food crisis. To further exacerbate this, the rains did not come on time this year, crops failed and households have further suffered. In April, the rains eventually came but in such volumes that our communities have experienced flash flooding, ruining any crops that they were growing. Reports have indicated that there has been an increase in cases of malnutrition and even death. Fears over this dire situation prompted the President of Malawi to declare a ‘sate of national disaster’. In his statement, Peter Mutharika warned that people will need aid for the rest of the year and even into 2017. This drought and recent flooding has resulted in a significant drop in maize production; the country’s grain reserves will be empty for a second year running. Here at Temwa, we are preparing to support our communities through this crisis and predict that we will need to implement emergency projects for the coming year, with food shortages becoming a more regular occurrence in Malawi. We need to ensure that we are able to support the immediate needs of our community, to ensure their survival. We believe that the worst is still to come. To date, we have instigated an emergency food distribution intervention and are now looking to work on developing interventions that will focus on using farming methods that will support farmers’ knowledge on how to grow food within their changing climate. Tonight’s Art for Africa auction is raising money to support Temwa’s response to the food crisis. At Temwa, we are and will continue to do everything we can to support the communities through this difficult time. However, we can only do this with support from people like you. So, tonight if you can dig that little bit deeper, buy an extra raffle ticket or just drop some extra pocket change into the donation tin, it will truly go towards saving the lives of people in one of the most remote and rural communities in the world’s poorest country.
How you can support Temwa’s work Get involved Temwa relies on the incredible generosity of so many people. Without them, we truly would not be where we are today. However, there are now more people to support and larger projects to run in Malawi. In order to do this, the charity needs to grow, and to do this we need you! There are so many ways that you can support our work. Below are just some examples: Take part We have an array of different fundraising activities that you can get involved in. From entering your first 10k to walking 73km in 24 hours across 10 peaks, we have something for everyone. All funds raised through our events go directly to supporting the continuation of Temwa’s work in Malawi. To find out what we have on offer, check out our website: http://temwa.org/events/ If you are really keen, why not head over to the Temwa shop (back of the Attic Bar) tonight and sign-up to our mailing list. That way, we can provide you with information on ways you can get involved! Volunteer As we run such a large number of fundraising challenges, music and art events, we rely on a dedicated network of volunteers to help us. From popping into the office to help us with administration tasks, to cheering on half marathon runners, Temwa has a voluntary opportunity to fit in with your schedule. If you want to find out more, please email katie@temwa.org Already heard enough and just want to sign-up straight away?! We have some sign-up sheets at the Temwa shop (back of the Attic Bar), where you can just leave your name and email address, and we will be in contact to talk to you about how you can help. Donate Too busy to train or volunteer? No worries. We love donations. Whether you want to give a one-off donation for the whole year or set-up a monthly direct debit, these funds will go a huge way to supporting our communities. If you need some time to think about it, and check your funds, then please do. We are only an email away. If you decide to give a donation, please drop katie@temwa.org an email and she can help you arrange this. Decided that you want to donate here and now? Head to the Tewma shop at the back of the Attic Bar and there are some donation forms waiting. We are also always looking for new corporate partners. If you think your company might want to help, or might want to hear about how partnering with Temwa can benefit them, please email jo@temwa.org.
Lot number: 1 Artist: Cheo Title: Gorrilla Wallfare Dimensions: 30cm x42cm Medium: 1/1 Hand finished print, framed Estimated value: £100 - £150 Cheo is one of Bristol’s most well known street artists who began drawing and painting graffiti characters in the mid 1980’s. With a very recognisable cartoon style that has been inspired by the comic book characters of Vaughn Bode. His trademark is a cute bumble bee character which can be seen on most of Cheo’s pieces, from sketches, colour marker illustrations and wall art
Lot number: 2 Artist: Bex Glover Title: Butterfly Dance #02 Dimensions: 37cm x 28cm Medium: Spray paint, acrylic and ink on watercolour paper Estimated value: ÂŁ80 - ÂŁ120 Bex Glover is a contemporary artist and illustrator working in physical and digital mediums. Her abstract, nature inspired artwork deconstructs the organic world, exploring shape, geometry, intersecting lines and the fusion of foreground and background elements, in vibrant colour palettes and atmospheric layers. Bex is currently based in Bristol where she runs her freelance illustration and graphic design practice Severn Studios.
Lot number: 3 Artist: Andy Council Title: Braptor Dimensions: 20cm x 80cm Medium: Acrylic, paint pen and lacquer on skate deck Estimated value: £400 Andy Council is a Bristol-based artist who creates composite beasts made up of architectural landmarks and other recognisable elements. His work takes the form of illustration, painting, sculpture and huge murals which can be seen across the UK and internationally. Andy has pieces in Bristol City Museum’s permanent collection, a landmark painting ‘The West Street Horse’ in South Bristol, and two large-scale works in Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. He has also exhibited work in the US, including his ‘Parallel Evolutions’ show at the Corey Helford Gallery LA. He has been featured in publications such as ‘The Guardian’, ‘Marie Claire’, ‘Blueprint’ and ‘Time Out’.
Lot number: 4 Artist: 45RPM Title: Cut in Half Dimensions: 71.10cm x 15.2cm Medium: Vintage wooden handled saw, painted with One Shot Gloss Signwriting Enamel Estimated value: £150 45RPM is a multi-disciplinary artist with fingers in lots of creative pies. He specialises in graphic design and illustration, but dabbles in anything creative that is thrown his way. He spends his days between his studio in the heart of Bristol and working in a million different towns, especially if there is travelling involved. He has worked around the globe and collaborated with global brands including Lacoste, Penguin, Beck’s, and Adidas, and has been published in numerous books including Thames & Hudson’s best-selling ‘Street Sketchbooks’. From billboards to planes, there’s not much he hasn’t painted!
Lot number: 5 Artist: Epok Title: Tea-Time Travel Dimensions: 76cm x 57cm Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Estimated value: ÂŁ400 Epok is an artist living in bristol. He paints large-scale graffiti pieces and also has a passion for screen print. Influences are drawn from modern architecture, nature, constructivism and retro science fiction.
Lot number: 6 Artist: Mr Klue Wone Title: Freestyle Dimensions: 76cm x 62cm Medium: Spray paint and posca paint pens on canvas Estimated value: £100 Klue is a Bristol boy who has been painting graffiti art for over a decade and isn’t going to stop any time soon. His work is recognisable yet experimental, his style keeps flowing into different forms and probably won’t stop till he is dead.
Lot number: 7 Artist: Mr Jago Title: Untitled Red Dimensions: 42cm x 59.4cm Medium: Spray paint and acrylic on 230 g/m acrylic paper Estimated value: £400 - £600 Living and working in Bristol, Mr Jago (Duncan Jago) is often described as a veteran of urban art. Growing up in the small village of Eye, Suffolk, Mr Jago had an intense interest in graffiti and comic books, which led him to study illustration at the University of the West of England. It was there that Mr Jago would meet the other members of what would become the now renowned Scrawl Collective. Following immediate commercial success, which led to collaborations with some of the world’s biggest international brands, Mr Jago’s early, doodle-derived mark making evolved, taking the idioms of spray painting to a level of sophistication rarely seen in the medium. Indeed, there is maturity and depth in Mr Jago’s use of colour that hints at the mineral traces left by geological time, or the complex nebulae of Deep Space revealed by Hubble’s keen eye. Most recently, Mr Jago’s work has further evolved through the introduction of oil and impasto techniques, confounding Mr Jago’s classification as either an urban or a fine artist. Mr Jago’s work has been exhibited extensively worldwide and is held in both public and private collections.
Lot number: 8 Artist: Mr Jago Title: Untitled Pink Dimensions: 42cm X 59.4cm Medium: Spray paint and acrylic on 230 g/m acrylic paper Estimated value: ÂŁ400 - ÂŁ600
Lot number: 9 Artist: Hemper Title: Hems Dimensions: 26cm x 30cm Medium: Acrylic and paint pen on wood Estimated value: £150 Hemper has been painting since the early 90’s, mostly writing his name over and over. He has lived in Bristol since 2012 and always tries to support Temwa every year.
Lot number: 10 Artist: Deams and Georgina Anton Title: Paradise Phantom Dimensions: 92cm x 46cm Medium: Household emulsion, spraypaint, acrylic & ink on canvas Estimated value: £100 Tom Deams is a U.K based Graffiti Artist. Since first experimenting with spray paint in 1988 he has created pieces around England, Europe, Australia and Dubai. Eventually Re-located to Bristol in 2009 to become involved in the lively art movement and to produce more large scale work. The past few years Mr Deams has been actively searching for the ‘Ultimate’ Graffiti piece from within. Over 1,500 murals later the search still continues. ‘Accidental robotic patterning to create letterforms is the ongoing project alongside traditional graffiti techniques’ As well as creating pieces regularly around the U.K Deams produces canvas work and prints from his studio in central Bristol. Plans for the future include painting something somewhere else one day. It could be said that Georgina Anton, whose love of graffiti inadvertently led her to failing the 11+ exam, owes it all to a dedicated art teacher and the monetary gift of encouragement they left upon their passing, so as to nurture her obvious talents. Today, Anton’s audience remains appreciative of both her line and brush work, which thrives on the freedom she grants herself when working. Anton’s atmospheric creations continue to reflect her love of nature, aesthetics, simplicity and style, with loose, crisp edges currently guiding her long-serving curiosity with all things strangely beautiful.
Lot number: 11 Artist: Thom Tafika Arts Title: Untitled Dimensions: 47cm x 60cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas, framed Estimated value: £30 - £40 Thom is based in Usisya, one of the communities where Temwa works, and comes from a family of artists. Over the last few years, Thom – along with his family – has worked with Temwa on a number of community art projects. In 2011, Bristol artist Felix ‘FLX’ Braun undertook a community art project in Malawi, which saw Thom, FLX and a group of artists from the community complete several murals in and around the Usisya Community Centre. Thom donates artwork to Temwa every year, he gives us one piece of artwork to sell for Temwa and one piece of artwork to raise money for his family.
Lot number: 12 Artist: Jim Mainja Art Title: Untitled Dimensions: 34cm x 68cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ30 - ÂŁ40 Jim Mainja is an artist from Chintechi in northern Malawi. He also works as a farmer to support and help feed his family. Jim was paid for his artwork, which has gone towards school fees for his children.
Lot number: 13 Artist: Thom Tafika Arts Title: M.V. Ilala at Usisya Dimensions: 35cm x 44cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ30 - ÂŁ40
Lot number: 14 Artist: Chikanga Title: Untitled Dimensions: 33.5cm x 64cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ30 - ÂŁ40 Chikanga is an artist from Chintechi in northern Malawi, who also works as a farmer to help support and feed his family. Chikanga was paid for his artwork, which went towards buying food for his family. Unfortunately, their harvest this year was not as good as previous years due to climate change.
Lot number: 15 Artist: Thom Tafika Arts Title: Untitled Dimensions: 46cm x 63.5cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ30 - ÂŁ40
Lot number: 16 Artist: Barbie Lowenberg Title: Sovereign Dimensions: 20cm x 80cm Medium: Posca paint pens on skate deck Estimated value: ÂŁ80 Barbie Lowenberg is a Bristol-based illustrator and one half of Long Fox with her partner Iain Sellar. Her illustrations are inspired by a mix of folk art, traditional tattoos, wood etching, Victorian, medieval, anatomical and occult illustration. Her artwork as part of Long Fox can be found in the form of murals around Bristol, hand poked tattoos, embroidery and screenprinted tshirts and art prints available at their online shop www.longfox.co.uk.
Lot number: 17 Artist: Mary Collett Title: Bella’s Leap Dimensions: 70cm x 55cm Medium: Etched lino print over spray paint Estimated value: £150 Mary Collett is a Bristol-based printmaker who specialises in lino prints of animals and birds. She is particularly fond of dogs and has a labrador/staffie cross called Bella. Her work has been exhibited in various galleries around Bristol including Centrespace, Spike Island, Room 212 and the Royal West of England Academy. Her work has been shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and has been featured in several books about printmakers. Mary’s work was exhibited in the University of Bristol’s ‘Tinsel Prints’ exhibition and one of her prints is now part of the Theatre Department’s permanent collection. She is also a regular exhibitor with the North Bristol Artists on their trail each year. Mary uses special cutting tools to carve her designs into lino plates – some prints are made using up to four different plates for different colours. On larger pieces she etches the lino using caustic soda (as in ‘Bella’s Leap’), which gives a more painterly effect. She then rolls the ink onto the plates and prints them onto locally-made Somerset paper using an etching press. Mary hand prints all her work in her own studio and where possible likes to make each print unique by incorporating original background material such as old book pages, antique maps, banknotes and gold leaf into the print.
Lot number: 18 Artist: Scott Barden Title: Cute Dog Jab’r Dimensions: 30cm x 38cm Medium: Pencil on paper Estimated value: £35 Scott Buchanan Barden creates a diverse range of artwork, from drawings and small-scale paintings to large murals and multi-media projects. His themes range from war, slavery, protest and environmental concerns to architectural portraits, human and other animals.
Lot number: 19 Artist: Cheba Title: Star Dome Dimensions: 76.2cm x 76.2cm Medium: Spray paint, oil, ink and layered resin on on wood Estimated value: £900 Cheba began painting the streets of Bristol in the early 2000’s. Shortly after picking up a spray can, Cheba quickly became addicted to painting the city’s landscape and has been a long-standing figure in his hometown of Bristol’s thriving street art culture. Cheba has gone on to showcase his work at over 40 exhibitions across the world (5 solo) alongside illustrious figures from the world of street art including the ‘Crimes of Passion’ show at the Royal West of England Academy and more recently the House of Commons. His work has featured in a plethora of publications including ‘Graffiti World’, ‘The Art of Rebellion’, ‘Children of the Can’ and ‘Banksy’s Bristol’ to name a few. Cheba’s style, filled with movement, can be described as free-flowing, tactile and futuristic spray can expressionism. His recent body of work is heavily inspired by Space, specifically Hubble Telescope images, but also an ongoing interest in the contrast of nature and the urban environment. On canvas, he combines the graffiti staple of spray paint with more traditional medias such as oil, acrylic and inks. His recent abstract nebula-like paintings are made from layer after layer of various mediums and poured resin, sometimes freestyle and sometimes based on real nebulae. Using a number of experimental techniques, to create thick paintings that appear almost sculptural. It’s difficult to capture the depth of each piece which can be seen differently depending on the angle the work is viewed.
Lot number: 20 Artist: DNT Title: Silent Cupid (Rainbow edition) Dimensions: 96cm x 61cm Medium: Spray paint stencil Estimated value: ÂŁ100 DNT is a Bristol based street artist whose influences range from, but not only, animation and graphic novels to art deco and mysticism. his art deals with notions of beauty and the twisting of these perspectives.
Lot number: 21 Artist: Adam Dickens Title: Orphan in Iringa, Tanzania Dimensions: 42cm x 59.4cm Medium: Photograph Estimated value: ÂŁ150 - ÂŁ250 Over the last six years, Adam has made 25 trips to East Africa and Asia, flown the equivalent of nine times round the world, spent more than eight months abroad documenting the work of 10 small charities, and gifted over 40,000 photos to those charities. These charities are helping whole communities out of poverty, restoring dignity and lost hope. He has photographed and filmed in Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, India and Sri Lanka, as well as the UK.
Lot number: 22 Artist: Keith Title: Beth Rowley Dimensions: 100cm x 70cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas Estimated value: £175 Keith moved to Bristol in 2005 and found himself in a city full of great music, art and culture. In 2011, whilst on a career break, and influenced by the art that surrounded him, he decided to teach himself to paint. He chose the “Bristol Style” that is using the medium of spray paint. Keith mostly paints scenes from the streets that inspired him in the first place – distinctive buildings, important moments in time and the individuals that make up what is the essence of the city of Bristol.
Lot number: 23 Artist: Keith Title: Celestine Dimensions: 76cm x 61cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas Estimated value: ÂŁ125
Lot number: 24 Artist: Kineta Hill Title: Gnarly Tree Dimensions: 28cm x 23cm Medium: Hand printed Cyanotype (with mount and frame Estimated value: ÂŁ80 Kineta Hill is a Fine Art and Documentary Photographer, based in Bristol, who enjoys working with alternative printing processes and other non-digital formats. Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print, developed by Sir John Herschel, who discovered the procedure in 1842. For Kineta, this process can be unpredictable as you expose the image using sunlight, making each print unique.
Lot number: 25 Artist: Kineta Hill Title: Cobble Stones Dimensions: 28cm x 23cm Medium: Hand printed Cyanotype Estimated value: ÂŁ80
Lot number: 26 Artist: Scot Burgoyne Title: Untitled Dimensions: Various Medium: Original, one-off designed china teapot, cups, saucers, milk jug, sugar pot and two side plates Estimated value: £200 - £300 Scot is an artist living and working in Bristol. His work is exhibited all over Bristol, including in the PRSC gallery. “I take my inspiration from music, film and the powerful imagery in propaganda posters and sculpture, such as those from the Soviet era. The Pop Artists have also influenced my painting, particularly Peter Blake, Roy Lichtenstein and Jasper Johns.” This unique piece of fine china has been created by Scot and kindly donated to Temwa by Stokes Croft China, part of the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft.
Lot number: 27 Artist: Khali Ackford Title: Midnight Clowns 1 & 2 Dimensions: 100cm x 50cm Medium: Framed set of photograph prints Estimated value: £200 Khali Ackford is a freelance photographer based in Bristol who loves creating theatrical images. Khali is a Bristol based professional photographer that specialises in portrait and promotional photography. He has recently been working with local musicians/DJ’s and performers to create some exciting and standout work that has been featured on BBC iPlayer, Fabric Live website and online and published in Bristol 247 magazine. Midnight Clowns was a series of photographs from 2012 that looked at the surreal idea of what happens when the circus leaves town. Khali looked into the idea that clowns do not simply return to normal life but carried on with their dark circus antics. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the clown. More of his work can be seen here: www.khaliphotography.com
Lot number: 28 Artist: Sepr Title: ‘Bird In Hand’ #1&2 Dimensions: 46cm x 35cm Medium: Framed set of prints. 2-colour silk screen prints. Hand printed, signed and numbered by the artist Estimated value: £80 Sepr is a prolific Bristol-based character artist. He has painted and exhibited all over the world. He paints as part of the ASK and KTF crews and is part of the Jacknife Collective.
Lot number: 29 Artist: Hoax and Akarat Title: War Child Dimensions: 76cm x 64cm Medium: Medium: Spray painted stencil on paper, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ100 Hoax and Akarat are Bristol artist whose background is based around hip hop and reggae culture, whose work highlights issues in and of society. Over time, more complex ideas have developed that have forced the work into the gallery environment. Their practice is still heavily centred around graffiti, and their large stencil works seen around Bristol. The techniques and tools used are simple and low tech. Stencil, spray paint, free hand, collage, rollers, painting and decorating tools are the weapons of choice; imagery is culled from life or printed cult newspapers, comics, leaflets.
Lot number: 30 Artist: Mr Cenz Title: Reflections Dimensions: 122cm x 153cm Medium: Spray paint on canvas Estimated value: ÂŁ1,200 - ÂŁ1,400 Mr Cenz has been scribbling on surfaces since 1988 when he first discovered hip-hop culture and graffiti art. He soon became obsessed with this new and exciting art form and after a few brushes with the law he decided to find ways of developing his skills legally. Since his first commissioned mural at 11yrs old he has continued progressing and experimenting with his art and set up his own company Positive Arts. This has led to a career as a professional graffiti artist, several solo shows in London and high profile commissions internationally. His distinctive work can currently be seen all over streets of London. It features layers of intricate and flowing letterforms, shapes and line work, which are abstracted in a unique and aesthetically pleasing way. His style is full of funk and movement and fuses different skills together such as photorealism, illustration and graffiti letterforms. His work is open to individual interpretation and has been described as surrealist graffiti art for the soul. He works hard to make sure each piece he creates is very individual and distinctive in its quality. His influences range from the old school graffiti artists that inspired him as a kid such as Dondi and Mode 2 to abstract expressionist painters like Paul Klee and Roger Hilton.
Lot number: 31 Artist: Keith Baugh & Paul McGowan Title: Time Slide from old school New York Graffiti to the contemporary urban era Dimensions: 83cm x 83cm Medium: Mixed media print, framed Estimated value: £2,600 to £3,000. Paul McGowan studied art at Falmouth, Winchester and Bath school of Art. His work has often created controversy and has been regularly featured in the press all around the world, such as The Guardian, The Times, The Evening Standard, Creative Review, Arena Magazine, the BBC, Sky News and many more. He established himself as a fashion designer at a young age; when he was 20 he became the youngest designer to ever sell a collection to fashion house Browns, and went on to work for a variety of well-known fashion industry names, including Gianni Versace. During his formative years at Art School, he had his first exhibition in St Ives, and won the Tate Magazine Award. Since this time he has continued to develop a strong career for his distinctive - and often political artworks, recognised locally in 2008 when he was appointed as artist in residence at the Eden Project. His work is collected across the world and he is a serial collaborator, often producing works released under different identities. In December 2013 and 2014 McGowan was included in London West Bank Gallery’s charity event ‘Smile Britannia’, which is staged in the Houses of Parliament and has become an annual event. The event raises vital funds for three organisations; the Smile Britannia Project, which benefits disadvantaged communities in London, The Last Night a DJ Saved My Life Foundation, and Temwa. In 2014 McGowan also participated in London Westbank Gallery’s annual ‘Urban in Ibiza’ exhibition that features artworks from the gallery’s international network of street, graffiti and contemporary artists. Addressing emotive issues, McGowan’s works often provoke strong reactions. Perhaps the most unexpected was when in June 2010 police in riot gear were sent to raid a central London gallery after one of the artworks - a fake bomb in the window - caused reports of a ‘suspicious’ device. His current work has been exhibited extensively in the UK as well as abroad.
Lot number: 32 Artist: Mau Mau Title: Untitled Dimensions: 60cm x 60cm Medium: Hand spray painted, stencil on gloss photographic print Estimated Value - ÂŁ400 to ÂŁ600 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 recognisable. 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.
Lot number: 33 Artist: Inkie Title: Hiawatha Dimensions: 30cm x 40cm Medium: Spray paint, acrylic and liquid leaf on canvas Estimated value: £250 Inkie is one of the most notorious and prolific graffiti writers in UK history to emerge out of the 80’s Bristol scene. Painting alongside 3D, Nick Walker and Banksy, in 1989 the ‘Kingpin’ was arrested as the head of 72 other writers in the UK’s largest ever Graffiti bust, Operation Anderson. Inkie has since worked as head of design for SEGA, Xbox, and currently works as Jade Jagger’s in-house designer as well as running a West London design studio creating prints, illustrations, clothing and with his trademark beauty on large-scale pieces, the globally respected artist, whose diverse inspirations collect Mayan architecture, William Morris, Mouse & Kelly, Alphons Mucha, The Arts & Crafts movement and Islamic geometry, has exhibited worldwide, been denounced as Banksy’s right hand man by The Daily Mail and simultaneously lauded by The Times, his art published in the books Banksy’s Bristol, Children of the Can, Graffiti World, Street Fonts and magazines GQ, Rolling Stone, Computer Arts, Huck, Graphotism and Dazed & Confused.
Lot number: 34 Artist: Paul McGowan Title: Gangbanger Dimensions: 82cm x 82cm Medium: Mixed media on paper, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ1,850 - ÂŁ2,500
Lot number: 35 Artist: Alex Walton Title: Punkasso Dimensions: 73cm x 57cm Medium: Spray paint on wooden panels, by SR47 Estimated value: £150 - £250 “At school, the only class I really enjoyed was art, and this is where my obsession and fascination with the media, advertising, logos and pop art started.” Moving on to study fine art and sculpture, Alex began to experiment with a variety of materials, but consistently returned to use readily available household materials like emulsion, gloss, varnishes and stains, often on reclaimed wooden panels, stretched canvas and glass. In later years, he found the spray can and a new chapter began...
Lot number: 36 Artist: Diggs Lecomber Title: The Flower District Dimensions: 76cm x 101cm Medium: Inkjet print mounted on to aluminium Estimated value: ÂŁ200 Diggs is a freelance photographer from Bristol who feels most at home in an abandoned building or an area of architectural decay. The majority of his work focuses on the more transient areas of urban environments and tries to convey a sense of beauty in areas often overlooked or thought of in a negative manner.
Lot number: 37 Artist: Toasters Title: Toaster Energy Clash Dimensions: 100cm x 50cm Medium: Spray paint and acrylic on canvas Estimated value: £600 - £900 For 15 years, three 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.
Lot number: 38 Artist: Mason Storm Title: Old School Hustler Dimensions: 50cm x 40cm Medium: High quality print of original oil by artist, onto a wooden panel Estimated value: £500 I am probably best known for my mask, and it’s become a trademark, hiding my identity whilst creating a mystique which helps with promotion and publicity. I began wearing it when in 2010 I said I was going to reveal the face of the artist Banksy in an oil painting. The whole campaign was nothing more than a big marketing ploy and it worked. The supposed unveiling of Banksy courted a lot of negative publicity and the occasional death threat - nothing I haven’t encountered many times in my previous life - but I knew the fact that I was remaining anonymous would annoy his followers even more. Secondly, in my previous careers I have met and dealt with some extremely dangerous and intense people. I still do occasional consulting work and for that reason I try to stay anonymous; I would rather the two worlds remained completely separate.
Lot number: 39 Artist: Leigh Hammett Title: Jimi Dimensions: 50cm x 60cm Medium: Oil on cotton Estimated value: £2,500 - £3,000 Leigh (OilyBloke) Hammett is a self-trained artist. He lives and works in the heart of East Anglia, an area known as Constable Country, but the vivid imagery and colours used in his works are far removed from Constable’s gentle, restrained landscapes. As a painter of bespoke portraits, usually of his own design, he has a clear and uncomplicated vision of his subjects, using fresh and vibrant colours and often giving a meaningful twist to well-known images. His styles include themed, formal, informal, highly rendered, or loose oil sketches. His use of media and materials includes charcoal, pencil, ink, and gold leaf; but his first love is oil paint and his precise knowledge and recreation of the past masters use of materials enhances and complements his contemporary style of portraiture.
Lot number: 40 Artist: Mr SleVen Title: Soul Rebel Dimensions: 76cm x 61cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas Estimated value: £100 Mr Sleven is a sentient being, helming from the never realms of middle earth (known to outlanders as the East Midlands). From an early age he’s been scrawling images on any form of canvas he can get his grubby paint-stained paws on. His canvasses and street work are heavily influenced by a long list of introverted musings too extensively long to mention. He processes his musings, inspirations and influences through his bizarre and skewed but enlightened little mind to produce works of art that are drenched in the most visceral of cosmic rainbows and stylized with the archetype precision of a seven-handed, aerosol alchemist mad man. Each piece is produced with the thought and intention of giving the viewer an insight into his world and a piece of his soul. At recent, he’s mainly found dwelling around the colourful underbelly of Stokes Croft blaming up hip-hop hieroglyphs or locked away in his lab, meditatively painting his way back to the primordial Om.
Lot number: 41 Artist: Paul McGowan Title: Untitled Dimensions: 30cm x 35cm Medium: A study for a larger work using ink pen and paint on vintage paper, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ400 - ÂŁ600
Lot number: 42 Artist: Paul McGowan Title: Untitled Dimensions: 33cm x35cm Medium: A study for a larger work using ink pen and paint on vintage paper, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ400 - ÂŁ600
Lot number: 43 Artist: Paul McGowan Title: Dimensions: 27cm x 31cm Medium: A study for a larger work using ink pen and paint on vintage paper, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ400 - ÂŁ600
Lot number: 44 Artist: James Mylne Title: Corporatorcracy Dimensions: 73cm x 57cm Medium: Hand finished (acrylic, spray paint, Krink ink and marker) over Giclee print on stretched canvas Estimated Value: £500 - £700 James Mylne is a British contemporary artist known for his drawings in ballpoint pen. His technical abilities with the unorthodox art medium have earned Mylne recognition in Europe and the UK, where he is considered among the leaders of the genre and emulated by art students. ‘The Ballpointer’ online journal called Mylne ‘Britain’s premier ballpoint pen artist’ in a 2015 feature article. The artist’s photorealist likenesses of iconic celebrities attracted early media attention and continues to be one aspect of his output. Mylne also creates mixed-media works adding spray paint, magic markers and more to his ballpoint originals.
Lot number: 45 Artist: K•Guy Title: Coke Moss (quad edition) Dimensions: 75cm x 75cm (without frame) Medium: 1 Layer hand cut stencil with spray paint and 2-colour silkscreen Estimated value: £400 - £600 London based visual artist, K•GUY has been a key member of the street and urban art scene for over decade with his pointed provoking art and his incisive observations and visual comments about life in 21st century. Politicians, religious leaders, fast food outlets, celebrity and entire economic systems have all come under his perceptive cross-hairs, often too much discomfort. One of his most spectacular street installations was his memorial shrine to the boom economy when the markets crashed in 2008 - a traffic stopper for nearly three days outside The Bank Of England in the heart of London’s City that made international news. K•Guy’s hallmark is a questioning intelligence, meticulous execution and a willingness to take risks. Not everyone gets it, for those who do his appeal is apparent and enduring. K•Guy is a very popular and established name within the street art world. He has acquired a large fan-base as well as an enduring appreciation by collectors worldwide. He will typically work using discarded trash and obsolescent objects as the basis or medium for his work, along with a good measure of mischief, which is usually found in his subversive missions on the streets.
Lot number: 46 Artist: Mr Riks Title: Untitled Dimensions: 42cm x 523cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas Estimated value: £100 RAW and KTK crews’ Mr Riks brings a diverse flow, with a strong depth of colour and style that is indicative of his long established pedigree as a writer in the South West.
Lot number: 47 Artist: Stiffado Dante Williams Title: Zsuzanna Dimensions: 80cm x 60cm Medium: Acrylic on canvas Estimated value: £1,200 Stiffado / Dante is an Somerset artist based in London, using inspiration from life experiences and 80’s children cartoons to create crude Basquiat style paintings by drawing with paint.
Lot number: 48 Artist: Jon Horrell aka ‘Orrible Title: Pandas Are A Girl’s Best Friend Dimensions: 63cm x 58cm Medium: Hot pink/aqua fresh edition original AP, hand cut two-layer stencil, hand spray painted on Chinese newsprint from 2015, framed Estimated value: £180 Jon Horrell aka ‘Orrible is a stencil artist based in South Devon, UK.
Lot number: 49 Artist: Lokey Title: X Marks the Spot Dimensions: 70cm x 50cm Medium: Mixed media on Canvas Estimated value: £160 Lokey was born and raised in Bristol. His passion for Graffiti started in the mid 1980’s through a chance meeting in a local park, with some kid’s break-dancing who had returned from their holiday in America with hip-hop mix tapes and photographs of Graffiti. They told him he had to have a street name, a tag, and from that point on he was hooked and after playing about with a few other tag’s he became Lokey. He is the youngest veteran of the Bristol Graffiti Phenomenon, with over 20 years of experience in the once underground scene, which is now very much a part of the day to day lives of Bristolian people. His writing style has progressed, over the years, from simple Bubble letters in the early days, through to Wildstyle and now the 3D lettering, that he is most known for. Lokey has exhibited at numerous galleries across Bristol including at The RWA, Weapon of Choice Gallery, Upfest Gallery, King of Paint, The Farm & The Emporium to name a few... and he has also exhibited as far a field as Abu Dhabi. His main love is painting on walls... the more the merrier and the bigger the better.
Lot number: 50 Artist: Toasters Title: Leaning On Neon Dimensions: 100cm x 50cm Medium: Spray paint and acrylic on canvas Estimated value: ÂŁ400
Lot number: 51 Artist: Soker Title: Special K Dimensions: 101cm x 70cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas Estimated value: ÂŁ200
Lot number: 53 Artist: Soker Title: Organic “S” Dimensions: 100cm x 100cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas Estimated value: £250
Lot number: 54 Artist: Will Barras Title: Untitled Dimensions: 30cm x 28.2cm Medium: Pencil on paper, framed Estimated value: £100 - £150 Will became one of a new crop of young artists working within Bristol’s world renowned street art scene. This led to Will appearing in ‘Scrawl’ the book, and becoming a founding member of the Scrawl collective. ‘Scrawl’, originally published in 1999, was a seminal book documenting a new movement in street art, graphics and illustration. “There is a fluidity and energy in Will’s work that, although constantly changing, has always existed in a world entirely of his own making. His figures appear to be in a state of perpetual metamorphosis - caught for a brief moment between one manifestation and the next, always at the mercy of the swirling forces that surround them. From his early scanned and reworked doodles through to his recent rich, mixed media work, Will has mastered every medium with a dynamism constant in all his work.” Felix Braun, author of ‘Children of the Can’
Lot number: 55 Artist: Will Barras Title: Untitled Dimensions: 30cm x 28cm Medium: Pencil on paper, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ100 - ÂŁ150
Lot number: 56 Artist: Will Barras Title: Untitled Dimensions: 30cm x 21cm Medium: Pencil on paper, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ100 - ÂŁ150
Lot number: 57 Artist: Will Barras Title: Untitled Dimensions: 30cm x 21cm Medium: Pencil on paper, framed Estimated value: ÂŁ100 - ÂŁ150
Lot number: 58 Artist: Jo Peel Title: Trellick Tower Dimensions: 50cm x 70cm Medium: Handprinted on 270gsm harvest paper Estimated value: ÂŁ95 Jo Peel spends her time documenting in great detail her fascination with everyday scenes and scenarios. From abandoned east London construction sites to the streets of Tokyo and Pittsburgh, all are captured in her well observed and uniquely executed style. By drawing, Peel offers her view that it is these cityscapes that are as important to the topographic psyche as the natural beauty of the nature that surrounds it. This is not finding beauty in the dust; this is offering a new language to understand what is beautiful.
Lot number: 59 Artist: Sickboy Title: Hippies (artist proof) black and white test press Dimensions: 67cm x 112cm Medium: Screen print in Fabriano, framed Estimated value: £200 - £250 The multi-disciplinary artist has built one of the largest bodies of street art works to date, being tipped by the leading financial press as one of the movement’s most bankable artists. Formally trained at art school, the artist’s current practice includes interactive installation, abstract narrative painting, film and light sculpture, audience participation and public intervention, with appearances in Banksy’s Oscar-nominated ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’ and 2008’s ‘Stay Free’ public installation staged outside the Tate Modern earning him undisputed global recognition. Since 2008, Sickboy has boasted over four solo exhibitions in the UK and internationally including his most recent showcase ‘Make It Last Forever’ at The Outsiders London. Sickboy is currently based between his London and Barcelona studios, exhibiting and curating across emerging international art fairs and self-funded projects worldwide.
Lot number: 60 Artist: Russell Marshall Title: Photo Opportunity – Shocking Pink Dimensions: 56cm x 76cm Medium: 2-colour screen print on Somerset Satin 300gsm paper Estimated value: £275 Russell Marshall is an award winning newspaper designer and journalist living and working in London. His work reflects 25 years in the tabloid industry. Use of colour, production techniques and choice of images stem from the golden days of the red top press... when stars were really stars, when news was really news and when the best pictures and the best stories made the best front pages. Iconic images that deserve to be seen again, bold CMYK colours that leap off the page plus the odd cheeky one liner to make you smile.
Lot number: 61 Artist: James Starr Title: Blue Harpy Eagle Dimensions: 30cm x 42cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas Estimated value: £275 - £375 There is something super seductive about Jim Starr’s work that defies capricious trends and ‘now’ art vogues. Like the ‘fixes’ I get from Rothko’s pulsing colour fields or the mesmeric haunt of Hopper’s ‘Nighthawks’ diner, this ‘Starr’ shines within that same galaxy. His visual grammar in earlier work with Americana pop culture branded in ‘Desert Trip’ or ‘Doris Day & Mercedes’ is as slick as an ad montage from ‘Mad Men’. His later exhibits visit the dark matter in his ‘Sci-fi Expressionist’ space where masked Medusas prowl with undecided sensuality.
Lot number: 62 Artist: Jon Horrell aka ‘Orrible Title: I See You Too Dimensions: 90cm x 90cm Medium: Hand cut 3-layer stencil on deep edge box canvas. True black/ice white/chrome edition Estimated value: £1,000 Jonathan Horrell is an urban artist based in South Devon. Jonathan has been completing unique pieces of art for a number of years. Jonathan, a self-taught natural artist, seeks fulfillment in his artwork utilising everything around him to influence his work. Customers from all around the world including Switzerland, California and London have purchased Jonathan’s work. His work has a very ‘pop’ feel to it, incorporating stencil art, free hand and spray painting. Popular pieces of work include those that utilise diamond dust including the ‘Pandas are a Girl’s Best Friend’ and ‘Death by Diamonds’.
Lot number: 63 Artist: James Starr Title: Red and Pink Humming Birds Dimensions: 61cm x 76cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas with gloss black Estimated value: ÂŁ600
Lot number: 64 Artist: Xenz Title: Rosy-Faced Lovebirds Dimensions: 30cm x 30cm Medium: Mixed media on canvas board Estimated value: ÂŁ300 Xenz is also known as Graeme Brusby. His artistic roots are in graffiti, which he first took up in his home town of Hull in 1987. He lived in Bristol for a decade through the late 90s and early 2000s, which was an intensely creative and influential period in his career as a painter. Today, he is based in London where he makes his living as an studio-based artist and muralist. His work is in private collections all over the world.
Lot number: 65 Artist: Keith Baugh Title: John 150 / Blade ‘Eye’ Masterpiece - New York 1975 Dimensions: 105cm x 70cm Medium: Photograph, framed Estimated value: £250 Established painter and photographer Keith Baugh stepped almost unwittingly into the graffiti scene about 10 years ago when his collection of 35mm colour transparency photographs of 1970’s New York subway graffiti, safely stashed away for three decades, were ‘discovered’ after meeting up with graffiti artist legend Tizer. Contact was made with Sami Montague, editor-in-chief at Graphotism, who encouraged Keith to publish these rare images from the golden era of New York subway art in what was to become the worldwide bestselling book ‘Early New York Subway Graffiti 1973-1975’.
RAFFLE Temwa will be drawing a raffle on the evening of the event. Tickets will cost £1 each. Prizes are: 1st Prize 2nd Prize Will Barras Diggs Lecomber ‘Untitled’ ‘No Old Soul’ Medium: Pen on paper Medium: Printed on Bamboo Block
3rd Prize 4th Prize Diggs Lecomber, Temwa goodie bag which comprises of ‘Stanley 1’ a Templates CD, Temwa t-shirt with Medium: Photograph, framed size and design of your choice (limited edition t-shirts with designs by Paris, Epok & 45RPM) all given to you in a handmade Temwa tote bag. The tote bag is made with Malawian chitengi material.
Thank you
An incredibly big thank you must go first and foremost to the artists who have kindly donated artwork for free - without them the Art for Africa auction simply wouldn’t happen! There are so many people who make this event possible, though; too many to mention everyone by name, but you know who you are! Art for Africa is an incredibly important event for Temwa - it provides much needed funds to support our projects. There are so many volunteers who work so hard to make the event happen, and they are hugely appreciated - the DJs, sponsors, designers, photographers, Temwa interns and trustees - everyone’s time and effort is greatly appreciated. A very big thank you must also go to all the supporters who come and buy artwork - without the artists and the art buyers the event would not be the success that it is! I would like to sincerely thank Jake Davis for designing the Art for Africa free of charge and for being a continuing supporter of Temwa. Jake is an incredibly talented designer, you can see more of his work at www.jakedavisdesign.co.uk Special thanks to Khali Ackford for taking photos of all the artwork in this catalogue and as well for kindly donating two of his pieces, Midnight Clowns 1 & 2, towards Temwa’s art auction. Khali is a Bristol based professional photographer that specialises in portrait and promotional photography. More of his work can be seen at www.khaliphotography.com Last but not least, a huge thank you goes to Katie Ryan who organised the event and Sheena Wynne who also works for Temwa; they both work tirelessly. Our team of staff in Malawi and the community members that we work with in Malawi also deserve a thank you - they are incredible people who make Temwa’s projects happen. I returned from Malawi at the end of April and the situation in the country is just devastating; not just in the communities that we serve, but nationwide there have been food shortages due to droughts and now flooding. A state of emergency has been declared by the President. Our communities need our help more than ever. Thank you for supporting Temwa and the people of Nkhata Bay North in Malawi.
Jo Hook Co-Founder & UK Director
Bristol Food Connections Food and art go hand in hand. Be it Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans or Chris Palmers’ Skoda advert where he recreated a car out of cake. Or even you. Taking a photo for Instagram of your mouth watering lunch - food has always played an integral part in the art world. This year, we are excited to announce that Art for Africa is part of the Bristol Food Connections Fringe Festival. Food Connections is a new kind of food festival, one that delivers more than just the opportunity to watch others cook and instead offers up experiences, inspiration and learning that transform the way we think about food. The festival takes place from Friday 29th April to Saturday 7th May, embracing Bristol’s independent spirit and supporting the farmers, chefs, food projects and businesses that work tirelessly to put good food on our plates. As part of its 2016 programme, there will be delicious dishes served at the Art for Africa auction, to help enlighten your senses as you browse the brilliant artwork on display. From celebratory feasts and banquets to brain-food discussions and debates, cooking demos and community events, there is something for everyone at Food Connections! Please check out their exciting programme at www. bristolfoodconnections.com
It’s All 2 Much It’s All 2 Much art gallery was conceived by founder Chris Logan in 2011. As an avid collector of art, he had spotted an artwork by Bristol artist Jim Starr and in the course of buying the piece he learned from the artist that he was looking for a commercial tenant for his ground floor shop on Cheltenham Road in Bristol – as a result, It’s All 2 Much art gallery opened its doors for the first time in December 2011. Bristol has been at the forefront of art for the past thirty years, primarily due to the graffiti works of Banksy ably supported by the likes of Nick Walker, 3D, Inkie, FLX and Mr Jago. A second generation including Dicy, 3Dom, SPZero76, Cheba, SPQR and Andy Council have taken up the baton and continue to transform drab urban areas into colourful murals. But as this street art is increasingly adopted into popular culture, many of these artists have transferred their creativity from concrete to canvas, a medium that is far more gallery-friendly and collectable. Residing in Stokes Croft, it is no surprise that we talk with, and exhibit the works of, many of the street artists that Bristol is now so well-known for, but we are also able to offer our visitors examples of figurative, illustrative and abstract art. WWW.ITSALL2MUCH.CO.UK
UPFEST The Upfest Gallery, Bedminister – Bristol’s most diverse range of original and printed contemporary art, street art and graffiti inspired artwork, also offering framing, t-shirts, POSCA markers and over 350 colours of spray paint. The gallery doubles up as Upfest HQ whilst we host The Urban Paint Festival, Europe’s largest urban arts festival attracting over 300 artists and 20,000 visitors. Bristol enjoys the combination of a vibrant community of free-spirited street artists, many legal painting walls, and a very compliant local authority. This has helped Bristol to become recognised as the capital city of street art in the UK and the natural home for Upfest – Euope’s premier live street art festival. The likes of Bristol-born artists such as Banksy, Inkie and Cheo have demonstrated how urban and contemporary art can engage vast members of the general public. Upfest is now an integral part of this movement and is helping to support a new generation of urban and contemporary artists. This year’s festival will take place across the weekend of the 23rd – 25th July. The Upfest Gallery, 198 North Street, is open Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am until 5.30pm and Sunday 10am until 3pm – or visit our website at www.upfest. co.uk. The Upfest crew is very pleased to be supporting Temwa’s Art for Africa event, an amazing group of artists getting together for such a great cause. Best of luck to all involved. WWW.UPFEST.CO.UK
PRSC Since 2007, the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft – PRSC – has worked to promote civil liberty with particular focus on public space. Sweeping, painting and speaking out are all a part of their resistance to zealous regulation of independent initiative. Their lead has encouraged others to do the same and, as a result, the area has become a hub of confident creative dissent. Stokes Croft China is PRSC’s principal income generator. Whilst money remains tight, complete autonomy is maintained without funding. All workers are volunteers and all money from the sale of china goes towards running, among other things, a well equipped painters’ yard which facilitates much of the extraordinary street art unique to the area. WWW.PRSC.ORG.UK
WEAPON OF CHOICE Weapon of Choice started out as a monthly live graffiti and hip hop night, inviting some of Bristol’s finest artists to paint in front of a live audience. This soon led on to the opening of Bristol’s first dedicated graffiti and street art gallery, showcasing both solo and group exhibitions from Bristol’s upcoming and most sought after graffiti and street artists. Over the years, WoC has gone on to work and collaborate with various other companies including Europe’s biggest outdoor graffiti event ‘See No Evil’, as well as programming the second stage and organising the artists for decor at Brisfest, amongst many other events. WoC acts not just as a gallery but as an artist/design agency, clothing label, gallery curation, amongst whatever else we can get our teeth sunk into. After running successfully as a gallery for the last five years, WOC now has a number of pop-up exhibitions and collaborative projects such as Edition Fifty planned for the near future. To be kept updated on all their future endeavours, join their mailing list at WWW.WEAPONOFCHOICEGALLERY. CO.UK.
Pieminister
Temwa would like to thank Pieminister for donating lots of delicious pies to feed the artists and volunteers at the Art for Africa event. Pieminister has supported Temwa since both entities located to Stokes Croft in 2003, and in the summer of 2015 Pieminister launched its ‘Buy One Get One Tree’ campaign to raise funds to plant a Pieminister forest in Malawi through sales of two special pies. They set themselves a target of 50,000 trees for Temwa’s forestry project but by the end of the summer had smashed this target, giving Temwa a total of 57,176 trees. It is through our partners such as Pieminister that Temwa is able to develop and expand its work, reaching communities with vital support in health, education, agriculture, microfinance and forestry. WWW.PIEMINISTER.CO.UK
THE FULL MOON, ATTIC BAR AND BACKPACKER HOTEL
The Full Moon, Attic Bar and Backpacker Hotel is situated in the heart of Bristol’s famous cultural district Stokes Croft, recently featured in The Guardian’s ‘10 of the Best UK Clubs’. Not only a great base for travellers wishing to explore our much loved city, it’s also something of a favourite spot for Bristolians. Housed in a Grade II* Listed Building with a rich history, the pub and its enormous courtyard provide a great space to have a drink and enjoy quality DJs with an eclectic crowd. Meanwhile, the Attic Bar is one of the city’s long-standing and most popular gig venues, with bands and DJ nights of all styles of music every single weekend. On the accommodation front, with over 70 beds and a range of room-types, travellers come from all over the world for a taste of Bristol culture, which is why you can always bet on meeting some like-minded people from a huge variety of backgrounds. Over the last year at The Full Moon, emerging and established artists have been drawn in from Bristol and around the world to decorate the interior and exterior of the building and the many different rooms within the Backpackers in different themes and styles, giving each area a unique feel in line with Bristol’s rich artistic and cultural scene. Just check out the ‘cosmic’ exterior to understand why The Full Moon is such a popular gateway to Stokes Croft and Bristol city centre! WWW.FMBRISTOL.CO.UK
INFORMATION The Attic Bar, Stokes Croft, Bristol Saturday 7th May 2016 Viewing starts 6pm. Auction starts 7.45pm prompt For general enquiries, please contact Katie Ryan – katie@temwa.org – 07732 879359 BUYING AT ART FOR AFRICA There are four ways you can bid at this auction: in person, online, by phone, or by leaving a reserve/ absentee bid. BIDDING IN PERSON You do not need to register in advance to bid on the night. However, please arrive by 7pm and register in order to bid. If you place a successful bid, you will be expected to pay for the artwork when you collect it or once it has been delivered after the event. Only cash, cheque or bank transfer payments are acceptable. Alternatively, you can pay by cash or cheque on the night and take your purchases home with you. RESERVE BIDS The Art For Africa team will execute bids on your behalf if you are unable to attend the sale. Reserve (or absentee) bids are accepted either in person, by telephone, or via email to katie@temwa.org. Neither the Art For Africa team nor Temwa accepts liability for failing to execute reserve bids, or for any errors or omissions. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING Online bidding will be available at this year’s event. Bid, watch and listen online with Proxibid: www. proxibid/temwa TELEPHONE BIDDING Telephone bids take place live on the night. Please contact katie@temwa.org to arrange this. PAYMENT If you are a successful bidder, payment will be accepted by cash, cheque or bank transfer. COLLECTION OR DELIVERY Before being able to collect your purchases you are required to pay the hammer price. If you are not collecting art on the night, you will be given a receipt to acknowledge payment. Collection of purchased lots can be arranged for the following day at the venue. Artwork can also be posted, but full postage and packing costs will be charged to the successful bidder. FURTHER INFORMATION The colours printed in this catalogue are not necessarily a true reflection of the actual item. Entry to the event is free. LIVE PAINTING Live painting will take place on the night. Artists taking part include Paris, Will Barras, The Toasters, Inkie, Mau Mau, Epok, Will Barras, Andy Council, Lokey, Dicy, 3DOM, 45RPM and SEPR. Artwork created on the night will be sold at the end of the auction.
A special thanks to Adam Dickens Photography. Adam has traveled to Malawi to capture our work and we love his work. This picture is of our Usisya team outside the Temwa’s Community Centre. You can see behind them is the work that the amazing FLX did, when he came to visit Temwa’s work too.
ART FOR AFRICA
Cover Image - Keith Baugh & Paul McGowan Design - Jake Davis