TEMWA PRESENTS ART FOR AFRICA:
THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY CONTEMPORARY URBAN ART AUCTION TH
SAT 12 MAY 2018
FEATURING INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS, AS WELL AS NEW TALENT, RAISING MONEY FOR TEMWA’S WORK WITH REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN MALAWI, AFRICA.
ATTIC BAR
STOKES CROFT // BRISTOL VIEWING FROM 6PM. AUCTION STARTS AT 8PM PROMPT.
ART FOR AFRICA 2018 Art for Africa is Bristol’s annual art auction in aid of Temwa. Temwa is a Bristol-based charity working in hard-to-reach areas of northern Malawi to help people become self-reliant and transform their own communities. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world and the remoteness of the communities that we work with makes the daily challenges they face to survive even harder. Over the last 15 years, artwork has been generously contributed to Art for Africa by some of the UK’s finest urban and contemporary artists, alongside budding African artists from 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. We cannot thank the talented artists enough for their support and the time they invest into the event. To celebrate our 15th birthday, we’re bringing you kids art workshops led by the amazing team from Paintsmiths - book online now at temwa.org; street food including wood-fired pizzas and noodles, and live painting from the likes of MauMau, 3DOM and Lokey. The auction includes live art pieces and starts at 8pm, so come and grab a pint and a statement piece for your home. Finally, enjoy the after party till late with DJs Mr Woodnote and Lil Rhys, also ft. DJs in Flat Caps. Since 2003, Art for Africa Bristol has raised raised £95,000. We have also held Art for Africa events in London and Paris, which have raised a combined total of £60,000. We are excited about seeing the impact Art for Africa will continue to have in the future. A big thank you for coming and supporting Temwa by bidding, soaking up the atmosphere and bringing friends; we hope you enjoy it. Special thanks go to our Art for Africa team - all the artists, DJs, sponsors and volunteers who work hard to make this event possible; we could not be more appreciative of the effort and dedication that all involved have put in to ensure its success.
BIDDING? IF YOU’VE NEVER BID IN AN ART AUCTION BEFORE, HERE’S HOW TO DO IT - IT’S SO SIMPLE! THERE ARE FOUR WAYS THAT YOU CAN BID AT THIS AUCTION: 1. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING - AT WWW.PROXIBID.COM/TEMWA 2. IN PERSON. TURN UP ON THE NIGHT AND REGISTER AT THE VENUE. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARRIVE AND REGISTER BEFORE 7PM. 3. TELEPHONE BIDDING. PLEASE CONTACT BECKY@TEMWA.ORG TO ARRANGE THIS. 4. RESERVE BIDS. THE ART FOR AFRICA TEAM CAN EXECUTE BIDS ON YOUR BEHALF; PLEASE CONTACT BECKY@TEMWA.ORG TO ARRANGE THIS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON HOW TO BUY ARTWORK CONTACT BECKY BOUCHERAT ON BECKY@TEMWA.ORG OR 0117 403 1426.
TEMWA Temwa has been working in a remote rural area of northern Malawi – Nkhata Bay North – since 2003. The isolated communities are only accessible by one dirt road that is often impassable due to the rain. This means that they receive little government support and face regular food shortages and floods; they have no electricity, high rates of HIV and AIDs, limited education or employment opportunities, and poor healthcare. Temwa has grown organically from the needs identified by the communities we serve. We work in partnership with local people to run holistic and interlinked projects in Sustainable Forestry, Agriculture, Health and Education. Community members are trained to implement the projects with oversight and support from the team in Malawi, giving the communities ownership and making it more likely for the projects to continue beyond Temwa’s support. Our work gives households the resources and skills they need to support themselves long-term. Essentially, we want to work ourselves out of a job.
WATER IS LIFE: GOODSON’S STORY
In 2017, Temwa introduced a water, sanitation and health (WASH) programme to stop people dying from preventable waterborne diseases. Training and water filters equip households to access safe water. Every year, the trial village of Bweteka had cholera outbreaks, but since receiving water filters there have been no cases of cholera and an 85% reduction in waterborne diseases. Goodson, a resident of Bweteka, whose own baby died of Diarrhoea before the water filters were introduced to his village said..
“WITH THIS PROJECT, TEMWA IS SAVING THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AND OF THE PEOPLE IN MY VILLAGE.” TO FIND OUT MORE: WWW.TEMWA.ORG
15 YEARS OF TEMWA Through your support and the generosity of the wider Temwa network, you have enabled us to:
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PLANT OVER 1 MILLION TREES TEST OVER 30,000 PEOPLE FOR HIV, AND SUPPORT HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE INCREASE FOOD SECURITY FOR OVER 30,000 PEOPLE THROUGH TRAINING 5,000 FARMERS IMPROVE LITERACY RATES THROUGH READING CAMPS, USE OF THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL BURSARIES SUPPORT OVER 1,200 ENTREPRENEURS INCLUDING OUR NEW BAKERY PROJECT PROVIDE SAFE WATER TO MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE
The last 15 years have seen immense transformation in Nkhata Bay North; the impact of Temwa’s work has gone beyond the statistics above. Housing has improved with tin roofs, more innovative solutions are being produced, and the communities have become more resilient to food shortages and the emerging challenges of climate change. However, there is so much more that needs to be done: improvement in girls’ education, agricultural irrigation, reforesting river banks, accessing markets and expanding the water programme are all immediate challenges for the communities to overcome.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT TEMWA’S WORK We could not do what we do without you. Our team partners with brilliant people in the UK - from bands to restaurants, marathon-runners to artists - to enable our work in Malawi. Through Temwa, local communities in Bristol and beyond are supporting local communities in Malawi. If you’re inspired to join us in our mission to develop self-sufficient communities in Northern Malawi, then we’d love to have you on board!
TAKE ON A CHALLENGE:
‘Together we can go far’ ... Check out our 2018 challenges for you to get involved in:
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Cardigan Castle Abseil, Wales - 18th August Lands End to Bristol Cycle - 13th-16th Sept; pedal against poverty with an amazing team. Bristol Half Marathon - 23rd September Royal Parks Marathon, London - 14th October The Ultimate Autumn Trek - Late September (tbc) - join us on an intrepid journey on a long weekend this autumn for the ultimate test in endurance. Interested? Get in touch. Rock N Rumble - Autumn enrolment - the spring crew are already training; get tickets to the big night on 2nd June. Sign up is open for October enrolment at rockandrumblewrestling.com.
Head to temwa.org to sign up or contact becky@temwa.org
FUNDRAISE:
Create and run your own challenge with our support - from swimarathons to pub quizzes, climbing mountains to cake sales, we’d love to hear your ideas. Contact becky@temwa.org
VOLUNTEER:
At our fundraising challenges, music and art events, as well as festival volunteers and administrative support in the office. Please email info@temwa.org
DONATE:
Stretched for time? Give a one-off donation or join our family of regular givers. For just £5 a month over one year, you could provide 12 people with safe water for 3 years. Head to Temwa.org/donate or contact becky@temwa.org for more info.
CORPORATE PARTNERS:
From group challenges to funding projects, your business can make a huge impact to the lives of people in Nkhata Bay North. If you would like to hear more about how your organisation could get involved, please get in touch with stephen@temwa.org
*SAVE THE DATE: TEMWA’S CHRISTMAS PARTY*:
12th and 13th December. Book your work Christmas party with Temwa this year or get a group of friends together for a spectacular night at Circomedia.
TEMWA AT THE SUMMER FESTIVALS Volunteer with Temwa at some of the UK’s top festivals this summer. Enjoy a free ticket as you do daily shifts on our info points, lost and found, and phone charging stations. Festival volunteers will need to volunteer at a minimum of two festivals listed and must be available for set-up and pack down surrounding the event dates. Temwa will provide training before the festivals at our Bristol offices. Make a difference while you get to see some of your favourite bands and soak in that festival atmosphere. Sign up at temwa.org/news/events/ Get in touch with festivals.temwa@gmail.com with any questions.
JOIN US AT… DOWNLOAD, 8TH-10TH JUNE, DONNINGTON PARK, DERBY
Download is a mammoth, five-day rock event, based at the spiritual home of rock - Donington Park. Featuring Guns N Roses, Ozzy Osborne, You Me at Six, The Hives and many more, it’s not one to miss.
ST PAUL’S CARNIVAL, BRISTOL, 7TH JULY, BRISTOL
Celebrating 50 years since the first carnival in 1968, this iconic Bristol event is back - representing the best of African Caribbean culture, as well as the diversity, creativity and vibrancy of its home city.
PORT ELIOT, 26TH-29TH JULY, ST GERMANS, CORNWALL
Port Eliot Estate is your playground for one magical weekend; enjoy estuary swimming, rocking out at the Park Stage, watching a cooking demo in the Big Kitchen and dancing till the wee hours in the Boogie Round.
BOOMTOWN, 9TH-12TH AUGUST, MATTERLEY BOWL, HAMPSHIRE
‘Enter a world of unity, creativity and freedom’ - Boomtown fuses a diverse line-up of underground and global music with boundary pushing immersive art, theatre and performance coming together as a living, breathing, fictitious city.
SHAMBALA, 23RD-26TH AUGUST, SECRET COUNTRY ESTATE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Shambala is pioneering, intimate and truly innovative, with over 200 diverse musical acts, jaw dropping circus and acrobatics, interactive theatre and nationally acclaimed poetry, all housed in beautifully decorated venues.
AUCTION INFORMATION THE ATTIC BAR, STOKES CROFT, BRISTOL SATURDAY 12TH MAY 2018 FREE ADMISSION VIEWING STARTS AT 6PM. AUCTION STARTS AT 8PM PROMPT. The available auction lots are on the following pages. For general enquiries, please contact Kirsty Henderson at kirsty@temwa.org, or +44 (0) 7786 531 674 or Becky Bouchereat at becky@temwa.org or 07526 546 001.
BUYING AT ART FOR AFRICA
There are four ways that you can bid at this auction: in person, online, by phone, or by leaving a reserve/ absentee bid. See page 4 for full details.
PAYMENT
If you are the successful bidder, payment will be accepted by cash, card, cheque or a post event invoice for a bank transfer. A 5% fee will be added to all final sale prices.
COLLECTION OR DELIVERY
Before being able to collect your purchases you are required to pay the hammer price. If you are not able to collect artwork on the night, you will be given a receipt to acknowledge payment. Collection of purchased lots can be arranged from the Temwa Office, 34 Portland Square, BS2 8RG.
LIVE PAINTING
Live painting will take place from 4-8pm and this artwork will be available in the auction. Artists taking part include MauMau, LOKEY, 3DOM and more TBC.
FURTHER INFORMATION
The colours printed in this catalogue are not necessarily a true reflection of the actual item.
KIDS ART WORKSHOPS BY PAINTSMITHS
Bristol’s amazing Paintsmiths team will be hosting a series of art workshops for kids! Workshops will run for 30 minutes in slots between 3pm-6pm, tickets cost £3 per child or 2 for £5. Children under 8 must be supervised by parents or guardian. Book tickets online at temwa.org/events/art-for-africa-2018/
LOT NUMBER: 1 ARTIST: ASPIRE GRAFFITI TITLE: MID SEASON FINALE DIMENSIONS: 25CMX25CM MEDIUM: ACRYLIC AND MIXED MEDIA ON BOARD ESTIMATED VALUE: £120 - £150 Aspire is a UK-based artist who specialises in painting the natural world. He takes his inspiration from the real and appropriates the digital world, combining the two in his distinctive pixelated paintings. Drawing from both traditional painting and graffiti, Aspire continues to pursue both his street and gallery work, frequently creating murals, canvases and everything else in between.
LOT NUMBER: 2 ARTIST: MARY COLLETT TITLE: FOX AND BALLOONS DIMENSIONS: 21X29.5CM (PAPER SIZE 35 X 43CM) MEDIUM: LINO PRINT WITH ACRYLIC INK, FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £130 - £140 Mary Collett lives in Bristol and has been a printmaker for about 15 years, specialising in lino prints of animals and birds. Her work has been exhibited in various galleries around Bristol including Centrespace, Spike Island and the Royal West of England Academy. Her work has been shortlisted twice for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and has been featured in several books about printmakers. Mary’s work was exhibited at the University of Bristol 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 – some prints are made using up to four different plates for different colours. The plates are then rolled with ink and printed 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 different materials such as old book pages, wallpaper (as in ‘Boxer Style’), antique maps, banknotes and gold leaf into the print.
LOT NUMBER: 3 ARTIST: BEX GLOVER TITLE: ROUGE FOX 01 DIMENSIONS: 21 CM X 29.7CM MEDIUM: SPRAY PAINT AND ACRYLIC ON BOARD ESTIMATED VALUE: £175 Bex Glover is a Bristol-based artist, working in digital and physical mediums, creating contemporary, nature inspired artwork. Instagram: @bexgloverart
LOT NUMBER: 4 ARTIST: BEX GLOVER TITLE: BUTTERFLY DANCE 02 DIMENSIONS: 53CM X 43CM MEDIUM: SPRAY PAINT ACRYLIC AND WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER - FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £150
LOT 5: TITLE: COFFIN END DIMENSIONS: 30 CM X 21 CM MEDIUM: PENCIL DRAWING ESTIMATED VALUE: £30 - £45 Scott Buchanan Barden creates expressionist oil paintings using thick, bright colours as well as drawings of architectural places.Many of his images depict scenes from Bristol, Southwest England and Bradford, West Yorkshire. These city-scapes, town or village-scapes are often from a bird’s eye perspective, looking down upon the buildings from above. Other images depict East Anglia, where Scott grew up, and northern Spain where Scott has travelled.
LOT NUMBER: 6 ARTIST: SCOTT BARDEN TITLE: BRADFORD STREETS DIMENSIONS: 21 CM X 30 CM MEDIUM: PENCIL DRAWING ESTIMATED VALUE: £30 - £45
LOT 7: TITLE: WIVENHOW VIEW DIMENSIONS: 20.7CM X 14.5CM MEDIUM: PENCIL DRAWING ESTIMATED VALUE: £30 - £45
LOT NUMBER: 8 ARTIST: SCOTT BARDEN TITLE: MANDERSTON HOUSE DIMENSIONS: 21CM X 30CM MEDIUM: PENCIL DRAWING ESTIMATED VALUE: £30 - £45
LOT NUMBER: 9 ARTIST: DIGGS TITLE: ABANDONED TRACKS DIMENSIONS: 46CM X 31CM MEDIUM: MOUNTED ALUMINIUM PRINT ESTIMATED VALUE: £200 Diggs Lecomber is a freelance photographer based in Bristol, shooting a mixture of urban landscapes, cool and interesting people and lively happy weddings. “Give me an abandoned space and a camera and I’m a happy boy. My work mainly consists of urban landscape images based around hidden and forgotten areas of the cities and towns that are important to me.”
LOT NUMBER: 10 ARTIST: DIGGS TITLE: KNOCKING THROUGH DIMENSIONS: 40.6CM X 50.8CM MEDIUM: MOUNTED ALUMINIUM PRINT ESTIMATED VALUE: £225
LOT NUMBER: 11 ARTIST: ADAM DICKENS TITLE: ORPHAN IN IRINGA, TANZANIA DIMENSIONS: 73CM X 53 CM MEDIUM: PHOTOGRAPH ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ250 Adam is a British photographer and designer based in St Albans, working in the UK, East Africa and Asia. Over the last seven years, Adam has photographed and filmed for 12 charities in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia, Ghana, India and Sri Lanka, as well as the UK. His trips have been mostly self-funded, but in the last three years he has raised nearly ÂŁ40,000 through successful crowdfunding campaigns to continue his development photography work. These trips provide small charities working in Africa and Asia with thousands of images and video content that transform the way they get attention, raise awareness and increase their funding. They also give opportunities to other photographers, writers and filmmakers based in the UK, Africa and Asia to accompany Adam on these trips so even more inspiring stories can be told and more lives changed.
LOT NUMBER: 12 ARTIST: BEN COSTIGAN TITLE: BRISTOL HIGH TIDE DIMENSIONS: 30.5CM X 61.5CM MEDIUM: PHOTOGRAPH ESTIMATED VALUE: £300 “Photography is all about light, emotion and finding a story. If you can capture the light, you capture the moment; if you can capture the emotion, you can tell a story.” // In 2014, Ben Costigan handed in his notice as IT Manager for a national architecture practice, in order to pursue his true passion: photography. Since then, he has created a rich body of work that truly affects his ability to be able to find beauty in everyone, and everything. // Believing that his role as a photographer is to get the best of his subject matter, Ben’s work demonstrates his ability to do this. Whether a newborn child and mother, a fantastic building with amazing architecture, or a stunning tree in autumn, Ben coaxes beauty to the surface in order to capture a moment, capture the emotion, and tell a story.
LOT NUMBER: 13 ARTIST: MATT WHITELEY TITLE: SOUTHSOUTHWEST DIMENSIONS: 40 CM X 20.03 CM MEDIUM: PHOTOGRAPH VALUE: £60-70 Matt (@blackandwhiteley) is a Bristol-based photographer and videographer. In addition to his live event work, Matt enjoys the challenges and adventure of capturing nature and landscape images.
LOT NUMBER: 14 ARTIST: SHELBY MANSEL TITLE: UNTITLED DIMENSIONS: 20.32CM X 20.32CM MEDIUM: C-41 PHOTOGRAPHIC COLOUR PRINT ESTIMATED VALUE: £50
LOT NUMBER: 15 ARTIST: JO PEEL TITLE: TRELLICK TOWER, ORANGE DIMENSIONS: 70CM X 50 CM MEDIUM: SCREEN PRINT ON 250GSM SOMERSET VELVET NEWSPRINT, TORN AND DECKLED EDGES ESTIMATED VALUE: £130-£140 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: 16 ARTIST: SARAH JEFFS TITLE: THE STARS AT MIDNIGHT DIMENSIONS: 20CM X 20CM MEDIUM: GICLE PRINT ON FINE ART PAPER 330GSM ESTIMATED VALUE: £25 Sarah Jeffs is a photographer and digital artist working in Bristol. She co-founded the not-for-profit POSITIVE IMAGE ART. Her work entertains the cosmic and mythical, creating spaces where crystals become entire galaxies and birds are re-imagined as glorious versions of their former selves. Carefully planned photographic images using long exposure and time-lapse techniques in controlled studio conditions formulate new meaning from the original artefacts. She exhibits and sells her work all over the world.
LOT NUMBER: 17 ARTIST: MINTO TITLE: SCRATCH N’ SNIFF 1 DIMENSIONS: 25.5CM X 25.5CM MEDIUM: CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £250 Minto began life in Edinburgh before moving to central Bristol during the early 80’s and started painting in the late eighties. His artistic influences come from the early pioneers of global graffiti, Anime, Retro Synthwave and abstracted artforms. ‘MINTO’ has developed a personal painting style combining elements of abstract and impressionist theory with freestlye graffiti, that employs imagination and instinct without the use of preliminary sketches. “To freestyle is to learn at speed and not to worry about over or underworking a piece” he says. “I instinctively make marks of varying speed well into the piece, leading to a more considered, deliberate approach towards the end. Understanding the relationship between neighbouring tones and exploiting the frequent accidents that occur help me to steer the piece. People often come up with many different interpretations of my work when they examine it - and I hope each piece inspires playful, energetic discussion between them all. Enjoyment of the intrigue that this style offers, I think, is the key to its longevity.”
LOT NUMBER: 18 ARTIST: MINTO TITLE: SCRATCH N’ SNIFF 2 DIMENSIONS: 25.5CM X 25.5CM MEDIUM: CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £250
LOT NUMBER: 19 ARTIST: MR JAGO TITLE: NKHATA HEAD DIMENSIONS: 40CM X 40CM MEDIUM: OIL ON CANVAS BOARD ESTIMATED VALUE: £650 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: 20 ARTIST: EPOK TITLE: ALPHABET PRINT DIMENSIONS: 48 X 80 CM MEDIUM: 4 COLOUR SCREEN PRINT WITH TRANSPARENT INK. HAND PRINTED BY THE ARTIST ON 300GSM SOMERSET PAPER, FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £70 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: 21 ARTIST: ROB WASS TITLE: MINI MOUNTAINSCAPE 1 DIMENSIONS: 40CM X 20CM MEDIUM: WATERCOLOUR AND INK ON PAPER, FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £200-£220 Rob Wass draws inspiration from nature and the natural patterns found within it, fusing geometry with organic forms to make vibrant contemporary works. www.robwass.co.uk / @robwassart
LOT NUMBER: 22 ARTIST: AMY V TITLE: BECALMED DIMENSIONS: 60CM X 90CM MEDIUM: ACRYLIC ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £280 Amy’s vibrant acrylic paintings are evocative of the countries where she has lived and her experiences along the way. Notably the vivacious art scene in Barcelona and the intensity of India have fuelled her passion for colour. In Australia, and later Barcelona, she was mentored by emerging artist Mirabela Varga, with whom she shares a delight in the brilliance and plastic qualities of acrylic paint. Her work has been influenced by the light and bustle of Spain with a passing nod to Gaudi’s multi-coloured mosaics, by city lights in London and Bristol, and by the waters of the Solent. She works spontaneously and experiments with different techniques and processes, resulting in a richly textured and interesting paint surface to enhance an arresting image. Only occasionally does her work verge on the representational.
LOT NUMBER: 23 ARTIST: CLAIRE MARIE DIAZ TITLE: UNTITLED DARK DIMENSIONS: 61 X 90CM MEDIUM: OIL ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £130-£150 “My focus over the last few years has centered on painting and psychoanalysis, and the interaction between these two activities.” Donald Winnicott, a founder member of the Independent Tradition in psychoanalysis says: “It is in playing, and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self. My painting has allowed me to recover a capacity for play, lost since childhood, and allowed my creativity an expression in my paintings. “I painted for many years exclusively in oils, until recently when I started playing with inks and discovered that the vibrancy and subtlety of the colours and the fluidity of the materials allow evocative yet abstract images to emerge onto the canvas that are exciting and satisfying. “I prefer to leave my paintings open to the understanding and interpretation of each individual person who looks at them. It is the creativity of the other, the viewer, I want to provoke rather than offer something finished and complete in itself.”
LOT NUMBER: 24 ARTIST: CLAIRE MARIE DIAZ TITLE: UNTITLED DIMENSIONS: 80CMX30CM MEDIUM: ACRYLIC ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £130-£150
LOT NUMBER: 25 ARTIST: GILES BARWICK TITLE: FRUSTRATION DIMENSIONS: 50CM X 50CM MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £300 Giles is a Bristol (UK) based fine artist. He first studied Graphic Design, and following a short course at St Ives School of Art he applied to the University of West of England (UWE) to study Fine Art. It was here he was awarded the “Innes Wilken Art in Architecture” prize. Since gaining his BA, Giles has continued to develop his innovative techniques and shrewd use of colours within his work. Painting and drawing have been integral to Giles’ life. Heavily influenced by the early 80s, Giles been painting and doodling his entire life. As an artist, he currently produces 2D abstract work. His art is a means of selfexpression and therapy, yet the resulting angst-ridden canvases are bright and lively in nature. The techniques are varied and now adopt an illustrative style in favour of the linear markings of his earlier works. The rough brush strokes, dribbles and smears are achieved with the use of acrylics, pens and the odd spray paint.
LOT NUMBER: 26 ARTIST: KELLIE SCHOFIELD TITLE: ODE DIMENSIONS: 61CM X 122CM MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIUM ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ300 Recently I have had artwork exhibited at Saatchi gallery in London and New York. Born in England, on the Isle of Wight, I have had no formal training but have instead taken the opportunity to attend classes whenever I got the chance. I have always enjoyed creating art in various forms and have experimented with ceramics, textiles and glass fusing in the past, alongside painting with watercolours and soft pastels before settling on acrylic paints. Here in Brittany where I have lived now for over ten years, I bought my first canvases, and started to concentrate purely on painting. Now I paint for hours at a time, and I feel I am becoming an artist, evolving into one without ever having made a conscious decision to make this my career. Mostly I paint in an abstract style, organic abstracts, and abstract landscapes. I paint freely, with no fixed idea, and no aim other than to create something beautiful. I am drawn to colours and the paint itself and love to explore and experiment with various media and techniques. On the internet, I sell mostly here on Artfinder, and my artwork has sold to many different countries worldwide, but locally, I exhibit at art markets, and sometimes in restaurants. I am always on the lookout for new opportunities and fresh ideas. I find I am inspired by everything and everybody, and am lucky enough to be supported and encouraged by artist friends both locally in Brittany, and globally via the internet.
LOT NUMBER: 27 ARTIST: MAU MAU TITLE: THE UPSIDE DIMENSIONS: 50CM X 50CM MEDIUM: ACRYLIC AND SPRAY PAINT ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: ÂŁ500 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 canvases have been auctioned at Sothebys and Bonhams and his print releases sell out within minutes. Mau Mau has had recent solo shows in Chicago in 2017 and Thailand in 2018.
LOT NUMBER: 28 ARTIST: INKIE TITLE: INKTROOPER DIMENSIONS: 59CM X 42CM MEDIUM: 3 COLOUR SCREEN PRINT, FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £150-£160 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. 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 Worlds, 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.
LOT NUMBER: 29 ARTIST: CHEO TITLE: CHEO 1 DIMENSIONS: 21 X 30 CM MEDIUM: PAINT MARKERS ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £150 Cheo is one of Bristol’s best known street artists who began drawing and painting graffiti characters in the mid 1980s. With a very recognisable cartoon style that has been inspired by the comic book characters of Vaughn Bode, his trademark is a cute bumblebee character that can be seen on most of Cheo’s pieces – from sketches, colour marker illustrations and wall art.
LOT NUMBER: 30 ARTIST: CHEO TITLE: CHEO 2 DIMENSIONS: 25CM X 30CM MEDIUM: PAINT MARKERS ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £150
LOT NUMBER: 31 ARTIST: 3DOM TITLE: RED SMOKE DIMENSIONS: 80 CM X 60.5 CM MEDIUM: SPRAY PAINT ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £175-£200
LOT NUMBER: 32 ARTIST: 45RPM TITLE: TIED UP IN KNOTS DIMENSIONS: 60 CM X 80 CM MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £250-£300 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: 33 ARTIST: SEPR TITLE: SEX MUSIC #1 LADY WITH SAX DIMENSIONS: 36X56CM MEDIUM: SILK SCREEN PRINT, FRAMED 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: 34 ARTIST: SEPR TITLE: SEX MUSIC #2 MAN WITH FLUTE DIMENSIONS: 36CM X 56CM MEDIUM: SILK SCREEN PRINT, FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £80
LOT NUMBER: 35 ARTIST: SEPR TITLE: THE HORRORS OF THE DEEP DIMENSIONS: 37X53CM MEDIUM: 4 COLOUR SCREEN PRINT. PRINTED, SIGNED & NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST. LIMITED EDITION RUN OF 50, FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £50-£60
LOT NUMBER: 36 ARTIST: THE AGENT TITLE: WHO’S BAD DIMENSIONS: 44CM X 37CM MEDIUM: 5 LAYER REVERSE STENCIL ON GLASS ( SPRAY PAINT ) ESTIMATED VALUE: £100-120
LOT NUMBER: 37 ARTIST: ROSE POPAY TITLE: JOAN ‘SAVING FOR BOTOX ADDITION’ DIMENSIONS: 91CM X 92.5CM MEDIUM: SPRAY PAINT ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £150 Once upon a time in 1974, Rose Popay was born to a couple of ground-breaking artists who founded the internationally renowned comic-visual street theatre performers The Natural Theatre Company of Bath. This English Rose has led a sweetly surreal and mildly eccentric life and can often be found performing (alongside mum, dad and step-dad) at street theatre events, festivals and parties across the globe. She trained in fine art and now draws and paints live at events ... sometimes even getting the public to join in!
LOT NUMBER: 38 ARTIST: ROSE POPAY TITLE: DRIFTING WOOD DIMENSIONS: 88CM X 53CM MEDIUM: CHARCOAL ON WOOD ESTIMATED VALUE: £275
LOT NUMBER: 39 ARTIST: ANGUS TITLE: GERT LUSH SOUP DIMENSIONS: 59CM X 49CM MEDIUM: GICLEE PRINT, FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £100-£120
LOT NUMBER: 40 ARTIST: TOASTER TITLE: TOASTER LOVE (GOLD) DIMENSIONS: 30CM X 30CM MEDIUM: SPRAY PAINT ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £200 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 conic 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. Now the Toaster project is pushed forward by one of the original three people. He continues to stencil and paste the Toaster across the world in its original form but also pushing it into abstracted and broken down shapes.
LOT NUMBER: 41 ARTIST: WILL BARRAS TITLE: ON THE MOVE DIMENSIONS: 24CM X 32CM MEDIUM: INK ON WATERCOLOUR PAPER ESTIMATED VALUE: £80-100 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 the book Scrawl, 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: 42 ARTIST: WILL BARRAS TITLE: IN THE FAST LANE DIMENSIONS: 24CM X 32CM MEDIUM: INK ON WATERCOLOUR PAPER ESTIMATED VALUE: £80-100
LOT NUMBER: 43 ARTIST: WILL BARRAS TITLE: THOUGHTS IN COLOUR DIMENSIONS: 24CM X 32CM MEDIUM: INK ON WATERCOLOUR PAPER ESTIMATED VALUE £80-100
LOT NUMBER: 44 ARTIST: WILL BARRAS TITLE: NATURAL EXPANSION DIMENSIONS: 24CM X 32CM MEDIUM: INK ON WATERCOLOUR PAPER ESTIMATED VALUE: £80-100
LOT NUMBER: 45 ARTIST: WILL BARRAS TITLE: BOX CAR DIMENSIONS: 56CM X 76CM MEDIUM: INK AND ACRYLIC ON HOT PRESS WATERCOLOR PAPER ESTIMATED VALUE: £150 - 180
LOT NUMBER: 46 ARTIST: WILL BARRAS TITLE: MEDUSA DIMENSIONS: 56CM X 76CM MEDIUM: INK AND ACRYLIC ON HOT PRESS WATERCOLOR PAPER ESTIMATED VALUE: £150 - 180
LOT NUMBER: 47 ARTIST: WILL BARRAS TITLE: WARRIOR DIMENSIONS: 56CM X 76CM MEDIUM: INK AND ACRYLIC ON HOT PRESS WATERCOLOR PAPER ESTIMATED VALUE: £150 - 180
LOT NUMBER: 48 ARTIST: CAI BURTON TITLE: SHIPSHAPE AND BRISTOL FASHION DIMENSIONS: 43 CM X 30 CM MEDIUM: DIGITAL PRINT ONTO HIGH QUALITY RECYCLED BOARD, FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £30-£40 Cai Burton is an artist from Bristol who works with patterns. By sharing and creating art in every part of our lives, he believes that we can build a happier and healthier society. www.caiburton.co.uk
LOT NUMBER: 49 ARTIST: KEITH TITLE: CELESTINE DIMENSIONS: 76CM X 61CM MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £125 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: 50 ARTIST: BEN SIMS TITLE: IBIZA SUNSET DIMENSIONS: 60.5CM X 46.5CM MEDIUM: MEDIUMS OILS AND ACRYLIC ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £160 “I am trying with my Art to get what’s in my head on to the canvas. I mean the dreams and mind’s eye” Ben Sims has been painting for seven years, and has sold around 100 paintings. His logo design – Angry Robin – has been printed onto hoodies and shirts, and sold widely. “I started painting to try and get a message out. That’s got lost somewhere along the path. But I hope now that I seem to be getting somewhere that I can start getting that message out there.”
LOT NUMBER: 51 ARTIST: BEN SIMS TITLE: BEFORE THE STORM DIMENSIONS: 30CM X 25CM MEDIUM: MEDIUMS OILS AND ACRYLIC ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £180
LOT NUMBER: 52 ARTIST: SHIKHA KUEN AND SARAH JEFFS TITLE: SYMMETRY DIMENSIONS: 29 X 29 CM MEDIUM: DOUBLE EXPOSURE, PRINTED IN FINE ART PAPER 300GSM ESTIMATED VALUE: £200 Shikha Kuehn is a local international who gravitated to Bristol for its inspiring people and creativity. Specialising in the medium of photography she has been capturing all things odd and beautiful for over a decade. This love for image backed by a strong work ethic has lead her down a very productive path over the last few years. Brainchild of Odd and Eden studio, collaborator of Positive Image Art and lecturer at City of Bristol College, Shikha seeks not only to do good with art, but also to pass on her knowledge to the next generation of photographers. Shikha is committed to creativity and beauty in all its forms.
LOT NUMBER: 53 ARTIST: THOM TAFIKA ARTS TITLE: VILLAGE LIFE DIMENSIONS: 36.5CM X 55CM MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, FRAMED ESTIMATED VALUE: £40-£50 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 (built by Temwa). 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: 54 ARTIST: ALEX TITLE: LAKE MALAWI SUNSET DIMENSIONS: 59.5CM X 36.5CM MEDIUM: ACRYLIC ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £40-£50
LOT NUMBER: 55 ARTIST: NEIL ROBERTS TITLE: IVORY TOWERS REFLECTIONS DIMENSIONS: 49 X 34 CM MEDIUM: GILCEE PRINT (OF AN OIL PAINTING DONE BY NEIL) ONTO STUDIO EXPRESSION SMOOTH FINE ART 300GSM PAPER HAND FINISHED WITH RED SPRAY PAINT THEN FRAMED. ESTIMATED VALUE: £65 South African-born Neil Thomas Roberts is now a Bristol-based visual artist that mainly specialises in oils. His key themes generally revolve around the surreal directly influenced by the arcane, resonating with symbolic energy. Neil has been commonly described as an idea factory always twisting concepts into pictorial harmonies.
LOT NUMBER: 56 ARTIST: ANDREW COLWILL TITLE: A BOWL OF RICE DIMENSIONS: 180CM X 60CM MEDIUM: ACRYLIC ON BOARD ESTIMATED VALUE: £1,500 Andrew is one of the original Bristol street artists (he was painting on walls when you could only buy spray paint in garages). He is both the alpha and the omega of street art - his work having recently been described as ‘the next wave in street art - a movement of using fine art techniques portraying a powerful environmental or political message’. This can be seen in his recent Arctic Scream at last year’s Upfest, which received acclaim from art bloggers and critics alike. His previous piece for Upfest was named in the top 70 street art pieces in the UK from Getty Images. For him, the street art scene stands for a new revolution like the impressionists did at the turn of the twentieth century - “when ordinary people could at last express themselves and art wasn’t solely for the landowners and the church.” Whether on walls or on canvas, his work is fine art with a twist, and is simply stunning.
LOT NUMBER: 57 ARTIST: MASAI TITLE: PRAIRE MBWA-ALITNGA HAISI (WANTED ALIVE NOT DEAD) DIMENSIONS: 29 X 34 CM MEDIUM: ACRYLIC & BITUMEN ON RECLAIMED WOOD ESTIMATED VALUE: £300 I grew up living above my parents’ restaurant, which meant that I didn’t get a lot of time to hang out with my Dad but when he finished service I would join him in the studio to do my art homework. When he wasn’t being a chef, his other passion for painting took over. I guess it was then that my love for painting really started to flourish. I can’t say that I enjoyed education too much, so when I realised that I could study art at university I pursued that and acquired a degree in Falmouth, Cornwall. I have been living in London since 2010 and fulfilling this idea of making an income from my creativity. I maintain a fairly balanced combination of painting in the studio and painting murals in the public domain. I get huge enjoyment from both and embrace the influences that both practices have on each other.
LOT NUMBER: 58 ARTIST: JIM STARR TITLE: KNOCK OUT WHISKY DIMENSIONS: 80 CM X 60 CM MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIA ON WOOD ESTIMATED VALUE: £400 Jim Starr’s work spans Painting, Illustration and Print Making. He completed a foundation at Chelsea College of Art and a degree at Kingston University. He has exhibited In London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Palm Beach, Venice, Rome, Singapore and Tokyo. His work can be found in private collections world wide. He lives and works on Exmoor in North Devon. www.screenprintjim.com
LOT NUMBER: 59 ARTIST: JIM STARR TITLE: HARPY EAGLE DIMENSIONS: 54.5CM X 45CM MEDIUM: SCREEN PRINT ESTIMATED VALUE: £75 - £125
LOT NUMBER: 60 ARTIST: SEDO TITLE: SEARCHING DIMENSIONS: 89CM X 70CM MEDIUM: SPRAY PAINT ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £175
LOT NUMBER: 61 ARTIST: 0RRIBLE TITLE: I SEE YOU DIMENSIONS: 64X64CM MEDIUM: 1/1 UNIQUE ONE OFF. 3 LAYERS SPRAY PAINTED EYES FINISHED IN DIAMOND DUST ESTIMATED VALUE: £400 0rrible, real name Jon Horrell, is an artist based in the rolling countryside of Devon. 0rrible has been making his mark since an early age growing up in Plymouth, exploring areas of urban decay whilst being heavily immersed in the skateboarding and drum n bass counter-culture of the late nineties into the 21st century – all heavy influences on his work today. Living and working just outside Salcombe, it is here where he feels most at home and how his signature style of stencil art has emerged. 0rrible has a deep-rooted love for nature and animals and this is portrayed beautifully throughout his collection of works, which can be in the form of a street paste up, canvas, or studio screen print. Operating from a 500-year-old farmhouse in his pigsty studio with nesting owls, swallows and bats overhead, he bases his art on his local natural surroundings but with the element and execution of street art and graffiti of the city, a far cry from the busy sprawling streets of London or Amsterdam where his street art can be found. 0rrible is currently showcasing his work with Jealous Gallery in Shoreditch, London and Rise Gallery in Croydon, London, as well as The Drang Gallery in Salcombe, Devon.
LOT NUMBER: 62 ARTIST: MKWF TITLE: GOLD DIGGER DIMENSIONS: 22.8CM X 17.7CM X 6.3CM MEDIUM: SPRAY PAINT, 24 CARAT GOLD LEAF ON CAST IRON UTILITY COVER ESTIMATED VALUE: £180 MKWF moved to Bristol in 2006 from the depths of Somerset, where he continued to paint with stencils and mixed media, working on reclaimed wood and found materials. Now living in Gloucestershire working for a highprofile artist. @mkwfone_
LOT NUMBER: 63 ARTIST: LEMAK TITLE: GANESH DIMENSIONS: 58CMX42CM MEDIUM: STENCIL ON BOARD ESTIMATED VALUE: £250 Lemak is a self-taught urban street and gallery artist. Born in 1980, he is currently based in Bristol but originates from Fleetwood, UK. He was inspired to pick up a spray paint can by stencil artists such as Snik and Tank Petrol and started creating art in 2011. He is developing a signature style of his own, merging the skills of his previous trade as a joiner with his artistic talents, and now specialises in reverse stencilling on glass. The lighting elements of the art bring out different features of the work, such as the intricate patterns of tattoos, in a distinct and unique way. Much of Lemak’s art explores and captures the natural beauty caught in the eyes and expressions of the female form, while as a big sci-fi fan he uses modern technology and lighting distinctively combined to give his work a whole new perspective for the viewer. He is continually developing new techniques and is now creating artenhanced furniture under the brand name FunArtUre.
LOT NUMBER: 64 ARTIST: LOKEY TITLE: PALETTE DIMENSIONS: 30CM X 40CM MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £150-200 Lokey was born and raised in Bristol. His passion for graffiti started in the mid 1980s through a chance meeting in a local park, breakdancing with some kids 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. After playing about with a few other tags 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 and The Emporium to name a few, and he has also exhibited as far afield as Abu Dhabi. His main love is painting on walls – the more the merrier and the bigger the better.
LOT NUMBER: 65 ARTIST: PARIS TITLE: PARIS ELECTRO ROCK 1, 2018 DIMENSIONS: 76CM X 101CM X 2CM MEDIUM: SPRAYPAINT ON CANVAS ESTIMATED VALUE: £700 Paris rose to global fame in 2011 when he worked alongside the British rock band Coldplay creating a massive piece of spray can art for the cover of their fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto (and subsequent world tours). He regularly participates in British music events, most recently creating work for the public and private areas at Glastonbury Festival 2016. His work can easily be identified by its unique combination of atmospheric colours, detailed and highly stylised line work and space-age effects.
LOT NUMBER: 66 ARTIST: PAUL MCGOWAN TITLE: GLAMOROUS GUN CLUB DIMENSIONS: 46CM X 46CM MEDIUM: HAND PRINT ESTIMATED VALUE: £500 - £700 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, including in The Guardian, The Times, The Evening Standard, Creative Review and Arena magazine, as well as on 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 West Bank 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: 67 ARTIST: PAUL MCGOWAN TITLE: TEENAGE SEX SHOOTER DIMENSIONS: 53CM X 53CM MEDIUM: HAND PRINT ESTIMATED VALUE: £500 - £700
LOT NUMBER: 68 ARTIST: PRSC TITLE: SPECIAL DAVID ATTENBOROUGH TEASET BY BEV MILWARD FOR STOKES CROFT CHINA. DIMENSIONS: TEAPOT H 20CM MUG H 8 CM MEDIUM: FINE BONE CHINA, VINTAGE AND NEWS TRANSFERS ESTIMATED VALUE: £125 Since 2007, the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft - PRSC - has worked to promote civil liberty with a particular focus on public space. Sweeping, painting and speaking out are part of their resistance to zealous regulation of independent initiative. Their lead has encouraged others to do the same and, as a result, Stokes Croft has become a hub of confident and creative dissent. Working to finance the activities of PRSC, Stokes Croft China decorates English fine bone china using original transfers salvaged from Staffordshire’s decimated ceramic industry. Our small team of local artists apply these beautiful original lithographs by hand, combining them with modern print with a social or political message. These highly collectable pieces of ware are unique, often very funny and a powerful tool for social change. www.PRSC.org.uk
LOT NUMBER: 69 ARTIST: PRSC TITLE: ‘DON’T BOMB SYRIA’ BOWL DIMENSIONS: 19CM X 4CM MEDIUM: FINE ENGLISH BONE CHINA ESTIMATED VALUE: £20
LOT NUMBER: 70 ARTIST: INKIE TITLE: INDIGO INK DIMENSIONS: 59.4CM X 42CM MEDIUM: 7 COLOUR SCREENPRINT WITH ADDED POWDER GOLD FRAME ON 220GM FINE ART PAPER ESTIMATED VALUE: £150
RAFFLE Temwa will be drawing a raffle on the evening of the Art for Africa event. Tickets will cost ÂŁ1 each. Prizes are:
1ST PRIZE
Artist: Inkie Title: Firefly Dimensions: 59.4 cm x 42 cm Medium: High definition indigo art print on tinteretto textured paper
2ND PRIZE
Artist: Will Barrass Title: Untitled Dimensions: 29.7 cm x 21 cm Medium: Pencil Sketch
3RD PRIZE
Artist: Diggs Title: Under The Basin Dimensions: 40.6 cm x 61 cm Medium: Mounted Aluminium Print
4TH PRIZE
Artist: Will Barrass Title: Wind Up Doll Dimensions: 74 cm x 54 cm Medium: Print mixed media
THANK YOU Art for Africa is an important event for Temwa; not only does it bring the community together in Bristol, creating a fun atmosphere and combining this with our love for art, it also provides much needed funds to support Temwa’s projects. For everyone who has made this possible this year, and for the last 15 years, I am so grateful. I would love to mention everyone by name but here a few below I would like to specially thank. First and foremost this event would not happen without the generosity and talent of the artists who have kindly donated artwork for free - on behalf of Temwa, thank you! Secondly, all the different volunteers who work tirelessly to put on Art for Africa; they are hugely appreciated - the DJs, sponsors, designers, photographers, Temwa interns and trustees - all your hard work, energy and time is greatly appreciated. A special thank you to Sam Crossley for being an incredible and long-standing runner for Temwa. 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! To the team at the Attic Bar, we are so grateful for this space. Your generosity and support is highly appreciated and the event would not be the same without this magical setting. A huge thank you goes to Jake Davies for designing this catalogue and the associated marketing materials free of charge, and for your ongoing support. Jake is an incredibly talented designer; you can see more of his work at www.jakedavisdesign.co.uk. Special thanks goes to Matt Whiteley for his incredible photography and videography skills, photographing all of the artwork and capturing the heart of this event, and so many other events. Matt is a Bristol-based professional photographer and videographer. Discover more of his work here: www.blackandwhiteley.com Last but not least, a big thank you goes to Kirsty Henderson who organised this event; Kat Lewis, who managed it on the day; and Saraphina Finch-Dean for volunteering your time to help curate and collect the art for the catalogue. Our whole team of staff in the UK and Malawi, and the community members that we work with in Malawi, are incredible people who make Temwa’s projects happen. A special mention must go to Sheena Wynne and China Mike who are celebrating their six-year anniversary on 12th May! Huge thanks to all our wonderful volunteers old and new; thanks to Dan Yeo and Rich Brady for returning to support AFA over the years. You are all legends! 2018 is a year of hope in Nkhata Bay North. After the food crises in the last few years, communities are rebuilding their lives. There is so much to do in helping them build sustainable futures, we need and value your ongoing support. Thank you for supporting Temwa and the people of Nkhata Bay North in Malawi. Jo Hook – Co-Founder & Managing Director
THE FULL MOON AND ATTIC BAR 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 Guardians ‘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. Emerging and established artists were 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
JAKE DAVIS DESIGN Jake is a legendary designer and director of Upfest, who has been supporting Temwa tirelessly for many years! He designs all marketing collateral for Temwa, including the annual Art for Africa catalogue, as well as promotional material for their fundraising and challenge events. Jo Hook, Temwa’s founder says, “I cannot thank Jake enough for his unwavering support over the years. We are hugely grateful for all the time he has spent making our Art For Africa catalogue look amazing again this year. He handles all our design requests, is always professional and more than happy to help! His support really is invaluable to the success of the charity as we could not begin to afford the usual hourly charges for a freelancer or design agency. As a small charity, we rely hugely on the generosity of skilled people such as Jake who take time out of their busy days to help us. Jake is a gifted and versatile designer, able to work in a huge variety of styles, magically turning our design requests around at the drop of a hat. We cannot thank Jake enough for producing another truly beautiful catalogue for our auction this year!” www.jakedavisdesign.co.uk
PRSC Since 2007, the Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft - PRSC - has worked to promote civil liberty with a particular focus on public space. Sweeping, painting and speaking out are part of their resistance to zealous regulation of independent initiative. Their lead has encouraged others to do the same and, as a result, Stokes Croft has become a hub of confident and creative dissent. Working to finance the activities of PRSC, Stokes Croft China decorates English fine bone china using original transfers salvaged from Staffordshire’s decimated ceramic industry. Our small team of local artists apply these beautiful original lithographs by hand, combining them with modern print with a social or political message. These highly collectable pieces of ware are unique, often very funny and a powerful tool for social change. www.PRSC.org.uk
THE PAINTSMITHS
The Paintsmiths are a tight-knit team of diverse and highly skilled artists, creating some of the finest murals the UK has to offer. They chose the name because of their use of modern techniques combined with a traditional approach that lies in the art of skill and craft. Beginning life in Bristol, the home of Banksy and graffiti in the UK, they formed through a shared love of all things graffiti and street art. Educating Future Paintsmiths As some of the foremost graffiti artists in the UK, The Paintsmiths are keen to encourage a new generation of young artists. As well as sprucing up offices, shaking up public spaces and spicing up festivals, they also want to inspire a new generation of artists to keep The Paintsmiths spirit alive in Bristol long after they hang up their brushes and cans. Meet The Smiths Formal training in painting, fine art and graphic design, combined with years of ‘hands on’ professional experience give The Paintsmiths a diverse skill set, carrying out visual tasks to the highest of standards, for clients in both commercial and community settings. Between them they’ve taught the next generation their craft, had sell-out exhibitions and received worldwide recognition, recently going viral with their ‘kiss of death’ commission for We Are Europe and ‘Purple Rain’ wall for the British film institute. They’ve created visual solutions for dozens of independent businesses, organisations and schools, as well as painting hundreds of private commissions on every imaginable surface! www.paintsmiths.org
ITS 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 at 11-13 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, Bedminster – 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 500 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 400 artists and 50,000 visitors; this year will be it’s 10th anniversary and is sure to be visually spectacular. 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 – Europe’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 28rd – 30th 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.
SOUK KITCHEN
PIEMINISTER
SOUK KITCHEN TAKE AWAY LUNCH BOXES We love good food, who doesn’t?! Food is central to277 Temwa’s projects,SOUTHVILLE, and one of our key NORTH STREET, BRISTOL BS3Bristol 1JP partnerships is with the much loved Soukitchen.
TELEPHONE: 0117 966 6880 www.SOUkITcHEN.cO.Uk
Temwa has been partnering with ‘Bristol’s Best Mediterranean Restaurant’ for over a year now. Head down there and try their amazing dishes - they are supporting Temwa by donating £1 from every sale of their best selling dishes - the Chicken Skewers at Soukitchen Clifton and the Ghalieh Mahi (fish curry) at their Southville restaurant. Winner of the Bristol Good Food Awards 2016 for Best Mediterranean, find them at: Soukitchen Southville 277 North Street, Southville Bristol, BS3 1JP Telephone: 0117 966 6880 Email: us@soukitchen.co.uk Soukitchen Clifton 59 Apsley Road, Clifton Bristol, BS8 2SW Telephone: 0117 906 7690 Email: us@soukitchen.co.uk
Fan of the great British pie? You’ll love Pieminister who take our home-cooked favourites to the next level with incredible flavours and delectable sides all in the amazing atmosphere of their uniquely designed restaurants. Award winning pies using responsibly TAKE AWAY LUNCH BOXES sourced ingredients, the menu ranges from classic British to Mexican inspired fillings, and with gluten free or their new vegan options, there is something for everyone.
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Pieminister have been loyal supporters of Temwa AWAY LUNCH BOXES with differentTAKE fundraisers, and provide crew catering for many Temwa events including Art for Africa 2018. Their first restaurant opened in Stokes Croft in 2003, just like Temwa, and is just a short walk from the Attic Bar. Since then, Pieminister have expanded into London, Birmingham and beyond. Go to their original spot in Stokes Croft, enjoy a pie by the waterfront at Broad Quay, or test out their cafe at St Nicholas Market. Head to pieminister.co.uk for more details.
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