STUDIO4 GALLERY

the Internet

2011-01-19T14:47:00.003Z

Just been Updating the Framers web sight, lots more info and stuff on there and will be trying to keep up with regular news, we also now have a facebook page too.

New Prints!

2011-01-19T14:40:00.006Z

New year, new VAT! We’ve been busy framing lots of new stock for the gallery, we’ve started to invest in some nice classic and vintage prints to compliment the illustration we’ve been promoting over the years. These are all a little more affordable than some of the limited prints we regularly stock so you can still get some great pieces on your wall for your budget in this present economy. We’ve got some vintage adverts, B-movie posters, propaganda posters, music/rock prints as well as a few classic pop art and japanese woodblock illustration prints to name a few.

Chris setting up show

2010-04-25T21:27:00.005Z

Just finished setting up Chris Bourkes Storm in a Teacup Exhibition with Chris and his lovely wife Jo. Opening Thursday 29th April and on for a month, lots of very nice new lino prints from the blistered hands of Mr. Bourke, come join us for a beer from 6.30pm.

vice

2010-03-31T20:01:00.002Z

Most folks seem to know this already but we stock Vice magazine and best of all it's free!

viceland

Also I enjoy spending evenings being amused, informed and offended on there tv site

VBSTV

storm in a tea cup

2010-03-29T23:28:00.008Z

Well it's been a long time but we have a new show coming to the gallery. We have stocked a few of Chris's prints for a while and he's been busy so we're having a little show of all his latest handy work. Starting Monday 26th April until Saturday 29th May. The opening reception is Thursday 29th from 6.30 to 9pm. Come and join us if you can!

new and coming soon

2009-04-19T23:50:00.001Z

I have a stack of products to get on here as it's been a while so do check back for new art coming in! Also planning a few shows this summer so watch this space...

Beat 13/Lucy Mclauchlan

2009-04-19T23:43:00.002Z

Although we're not so directly involved with Beat 13 so much these days we still have a good stock of Lucy's prints and can often get them when sold out elsewhere as we always keep back a few. Do drop us a line if you're trying to track down her work.

The Framers

2009-04-19T23:35:00.006Z

The gallery is a side project from The Framers, our picture framing business. The workshop and gallery are all under one roof at the Custard Factory, I've been sorting out The Framers web site so do check it out

www.theframers.net

Joyful Bewilderment coming soon...

2009-04-19T23:30:00.005Z

This is partly the reason I've not posted on here for a while, been busy with the Outcrowd touring this show, which will be coming home here to Brum later in the year, in the mean time check out the J.B.blog for dates, links, pics etc.

The Joyful Bewilderment

rock poster show

2009-04-19T23:22:00.002Z

wow it's been a while since i updated this, here's a few pics of the last show i never got round to posting....

UK ROCK EXPLOSION TOUR 19th June

2008-06-14T11:49:00.003Z

It's official...

UK ROCK
POSTER EXPLOSION TOUR
June/July 2008

FIREHOUSE KUSTOM ROCKART COMPANY - the prolific rock poster
creators (Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan) from San Francisco,
California - will be blazing through the UK during the month of
June for an incendiary rock art poster tour. The UK has been
experiencing an explosion of rock poster art hitting the streets
from screen printing studios that seem to be springing up in all
sorts of various garages, warehouses and basements. England is
currently witnessing a new pedigree of artist -- clearly there
is something cool happening.

"I came to England, explains Chuck Sperry, in May of 2006 to
teach a workshop at the Brighton Fringe Festival. My British
students were so talented and excited about making rock posters,
that it really fired me up, and made me want to come to England
to see all the great art and music that's going on here. That's
when we began planning this tour."

We are extremely pleased and excited to be returning to England
to soak up this exciting, creative environment and embark on our
first UK rock art poster tour! It is our hope to be able to
share our silkscreen artistry while (naturally) hoisting a few
with the new breed of English rock poster artists -- and of
course catching a gig or two.

"During the summer (of 2007), four members of the British Rock
Artist Group (BRAG) were invited by Chuck Sperry and Ron
Donovan, the globally renowned American poster artists, to
undertake a two week workshop at their studio, the Firehouse
Kustom Rock Art Company. Rhys Wootton, Jamie McGregor, Matt
Douthwaite and Adrian Day jumped on a plane to San Francisco
and, as Wootton reports, were to learn much about the traditions
and history of a classic US artform: the screenprinted music
poster."

Below is an NBC-TV news clip about BRAG's San Francisco experience:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pjAhVULyMQ

"Sperry is really the catalyst behind BRAG writes BRAG’s Rhys
Wootton. In May 2006 together with Mike King they taught two
separate master classes in conjunction with the SubScreen Sonic
exhibition that showcased a vast array of screen printed gig
posters (organised by BFAP). The aim of the workshops was to
enlighten the participants in the art of silkscreen printing and
the poster industry. We all got fired up and so inspired that we
decided to form a collective that would start making waves in
the British scene. It seemed natural to act on the energy and
buzz created from the workshop."

Taken from an article in Creative Review (UK):
www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/british-rock-artists-invade-america-a-journey/

The Firehouse has received an enormous amount of positive
response from the UK thus far and it would please us greatly if
you would join us and be a part of exposing other artists and
music fans alike to this unique and rare art form.

We will be exhibiting in the following cities:

London (June 11-13)
Manchester (June 14-15)
Sheffield (June 17-18)*
Birmingham (June 19-20)#
Brighton (June 21-22)*
London (June 23-25)
Bristol (July 3-4)

* = workshop/silk screening discussion

www.myspace.com/ukrockposterexplosiontour

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CHUCK SPERRY:

Sperry's career as an illustrator began circa 1985 amid the
squats on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NYC. It was there he
and fellow squatters Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper worked on the
biting political comic World War 3 Illustrated. These
malcontents tackled topics and issues that haunted the squatters
on the Lower East Side (mainly gentrification), at a time and
place that served as a diarama representing the struggle between
classes world-wide.

After moving to San Francisco in 1988, Chuck's experience as an
illustrator, combined with his political fervor, drove him even
deeper into the art of "creative disobedience". While in San
Francisco, he has been awarded two grants, one from the NEA and
Pew Charitable Trust to subsidize a series of shows at the ATA
Gallery, titled "Who's the Landlord?," which also included a
retrospective on WW3. The other grant was from San Francisco's
Haas Foundation for a mural which he painted at the Labor Temple
commemorating the legendary leader of the Longshoreman's Union,
Harry Bridges, the Labor Council of San Francisco and the 1934
general strike which forever changed the course of labor
relations in this U.S.

Over the past ten years, Chuck has contributed stories to Last
Gasp Comics & Stories, and was the art director for Filth
Magazine (circulation 10,000).

In 2002 Chuck created a controversial album design for Jello
Biafra's Spoken Word Album #7, entitled Machine Gun in the
Clown's Hand released on Alternative Tentacles in 2002. And in
2004 Sperry's art graces the cover of the Detroit Cobras' hit
single "Cha Cha Twist."

And currently his beautiful Joe Strummer tribute poster has been
adapted for the cover of the official Joe Strummer biography -
"Redemption Song" by Chris Salewicz released by HarperCollins in
May 2005.

Also look for his killer sticker designs for Poster Pop at
www.posterpop.com.

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RON DONOVAN:

Donovan's first footprint on the art world also came in 1985,
when he co-founded We Are Not Gentlemen (WANG), a cadre of
infamous art saboteurs, headquartered at the California College
of Arts and Crafts. They staged their first poster show in the
campus men's bathroom, when in a covert operation, WANG members
screened full color prints directly onto the bathroom walls. At
a lunch time opening, art students and faculty were invited to
mingle and admire the prints (much like a normal art opening?)
except that the sinks were used for beer coolers and the trash
bins for chips'n'dip.

Ron and his fellow WANGsters also screened a popular poster and
T-shirt collection called Reaganwear, which boasted such slogans
as, "I Can't Remember," "I'm Not a President (But I Play One on
TV)," "CIA Vacation" and the ever-popular "More Arms, More
Hostages." The collection was available at Pipe Dreams on
Haight, the Reprint Mint on Telegraph as well as direct through
WANG during their frequent class-ditching excursions to Sproul
Plaza.

Prior to co-founding the Psychic Sparkplug in late 1994, Ron had
become known endearingly as the "Duke of Haight Street", where
he'd set up office at Copy Central, tirelessly knocking out 8
1/2 x 11 flyer copy for the venues "Kennel Club" and "I Beam" as
well as for many local bands. He also designed a much sought
after collection of over 60 posters for San Francisco surf music
legends, "The Mermen" as well as covers and layouts for two of
their CDs.

Ron is currently working on an awesome album design for
Turbonegro's next rock release entitled, "Small Feces" due in
stores any minute. Considering that Turbonegro's last two
records were created by Frank Kozik and Klaus Voorman (famed for
his Beatles Revolver album design) - and you can understand how
respected Ron Donovan's work is.

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FIREHOUSE BIOG:

"Firehouse, based in San Francisco, is a supremely renegade
printshop, a partnership of two master screen printers, Chuck
Sperry and Ron Donovan. Sperry is a hot-button cartoonist from
the political 'zine and post-Zap Comix tradition, while Donovan
does wheelies on their computer."
- King and Grushkin, The Art of Modern Rock

After nine years of prolific poster creation - The Firehouse has
finally released their rock poster art for the world to see in a
beautifully illustrated 96 page book published by Last Gasp of
San Francisco - "Eyesore: Recent Litter From The Firehouse
Kustom Rockart Company."

This impressive book is introduced by New York art critic and
Juxtapoz associate editor Carlo McCormick (in addition to
introductions in French, German and Italian) and has an
extensive interview by V. Vale, publisher of Search and Destroy
and RE/Search magazines.

Add this monograph to the growing shelf of books adorned with
Firehouse posters and you can see that these boys have been
busy. Among these titles are:

- The Art of Modern Rock (Chronicle Books)
- Electric Frankenstein - High: Energy Punk Rock & Roll Poster
Art (Dark Horse)
- Peace Signs - The Anti-War Movement Illustrated (Edition Olms)
- Tiki Art Now! (Last Gasp)

Fine craftsmen of subversive propaganda, Ron Donovan and Chuck
Sperry have stuffed their rock art portfolios with many of the
biggest names in rock and roll. And they have worked for many of
the biggest clients in the entertainment industry. Sperry and
Donovan have created a much sought-after series of posters for
Virgin Megastore (including Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling
Stones, The Beatles, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, U2, and Hole).

They have also created over 25 posters for San Francisco's own
Mexican wrestling xxx-travaganza, "Incredibly Strange
Wrestling," which was recruited for the Vans Warped Tour 2001.

Other posters have been produced for such legendary performing
artists as Queens of the Stone Age, Dirtbombs, Eric Clapton,
Madness, Jane's Addiction, Supersuckers, Garbage, Bad Religion,
Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, Lee Perry, Cheap Trick, X, among
many others. In 1999 they created a magnificent four piece
circle poster for the Tibetan Freedom Concert, and even the
Tibetan monks could be counted as their fans.

Ron and Chuck's works are easily recognizable by their unique
style of color theory, characterized by the use of metallics
over striking colors. Their unique printing technique has won
them the attention of the experts in the printing profession and
they were included in Print's Regional Design Annual 2002.

Poster giants Victor Moscoso, Gary Grimshaw, Stanley Mouse and
Alton Kelley have all colaborated on poster projects printed by
Firehouse - in addition they have colaborated with well-known
peers Frank Kozik and Alan Forbes.

Peplow!

2008-05-03T16:14:00.002Z

Finally got Si on the blog!! He's been with us from the word go, sorry about the crap pictures, more coming soon. Just had a new set of prints from Peplow, always got his stuff in stock, what can i say, co-founder of the outcrowd, good friend, doodling genius!
http://www.citydreamer.co.uk/
http://www.simonpeplow.blogspot.com/
http://www.outcrowdcollective.blogspot.com/

Early Griffin

2008-05-03T16:10:00.002Z

Just got these in and up on the wall, fantastic set of prints from Early Griffin, great selection of artists too, hope to be stocking there work on an on going basis. Check out Analogue too, ace book shop run by the same folks.

http://www.earlygriffin.com/

http://www.analoguebooks.co.uk/

waste

2008-05-03T16:07:00.001Z

Got some new prints from the waste boys, they popped in recently and sounds like they've been busy so watch this space, expect to see some new great stuff from these fellas.

http://www.wasteyourself.com/

Mike Graham

2008-05-03T16:00:00.003Z

Sorry about the rubbish photo, i'll try to do some more, the prints are of a much higher quality i assure you, Stock a nice set of prints from this young fella, got a few framed up on the wall now so come and have a look.
http://www.myspace.com/artmikegraham

bunny/conquistador

2008-05-03T15:52:00.002Z

Well where to start, this young lady has a lot of stuff, i've had her zine conquistador in for a while and got some of her brilliant hair metal posters in more recently, i keep hastling her to give me more of her wares to sell but you'll have to mooch through her variouse web sites for now.

http://www.wonderleague.co.uk/

http://wonderleague.blogspot.com/

http://www.bunnybissoux.blogspot.com/

four down

2008-05-03T15:41:00.001Z

Very nice hand made badges, t-shirts and a couple of limited prints from this young man, i actually purchased some of the t-shirts i like them that much. Check out his site, very nice illustrations.
http://www.fourdown.co.uk

Penfold

2008-05-03T15:37:00.001Z

The talented Mr. penfold has a couple of new prints available, the quality of these are spot on, talented young man.

http://www.mrpenfold.blogspot.com/

Sarah Coulston

2008-05-03T15:34:00.000Z

Had Sarah's work in for a while, got a few new prints in a little while ago and she gave me one which was very nice of her.

Lee Basford

2008-05-03T15:27:00.001Z

Got this little book Lee made for his last show in Japan. Lee is a member of the Outcrowd collective and designer by day, but in his spare time he loves a bit of whittling.
http://www.meisai.ne.nu/
http://www.outcrowdcollective.blogspot.com/

Katie Mallon

2008-05-03T15:06:00.000Z

Katie is anouther member of Them Lot collective and makes some very nice cards, i also have some of her intricate origonals which i will be framing up for the gallery soon.

http://www.themlot.co.uk/

Emma Duggan

2008-05-03T15:00:00.001Z

Got some new prints, Paintings, badges and postcards from Emma, nice.
http://www.bitsnbobs.info/eduggan/

Valerie Philips

2008-05-03T14:18:00.002Z

We met Valerie through her and Jason's excelent Cherryvale project, great photographer and lovley lady, she has a few books out and I managed to grab a few of this one, Monika Monster, a sort of social visual documentry of one girls journey through life.
http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/projects/valeriephillips/
http://www.cherryvale.blogspot.com/

Yee Ting Kuit

2008-05-03T14:12:00.002Z

Managed to got this nice set of prints off Yee before she did one to Hong Kong, she seems to be doing well out there, it's a shame we met her just before she buggered off, great work though.

http://www.yeellustration.co.uk/

Ouch!

2008-05-03T14:01:00.001Z

Ouch! aka Glen Anderson does these endless sketchbook collage creations that are amazing. He's produced a print of a pencil version of one of these that we're now stocking, i wish he'd do some more cause his Biro origonals are amazing.

Outcrowd

2008-05-03T13:51:00.002Z

Got some new work by variouse members of the Outcrowd, Log, Ben and Stevie, we are always getting bits and pieces from these reprobates so keep em peeled.

http://www.logulogu.blogspot.com/

http://www.newtasty.com/

http://www.benjavens.blogspot.com/

http://www.outcrowdcollective.blogspot.com/

Fever Zine

2008-05-03T13:46:00.000Z

Started stocking the excelent Feverzine, with all sorts of music fashion and art, get it!
http://www.myspace.com/feverzine

monsters

2008-05-03T12:51:00.004Z

Got some new creature creations from Monstersmonsters, who also has his website all up and running.

http://www.monstersmonsters.co.uk/

Joe Rogers/WSA collective

2008-05-03T12:51:00.001Z

Got some new prints and T-shirts from WSA's Joe Rogers, nice little book there collective got together too.

http://www.myspace.com/wsa_collective

Lewis Herriot

2008-05-03T12:47:00.001Z

Got some new prints in from a local artist, Lewis Herriot, don't know much about this young chap, think he's doing things with them lot collective, check out his blog for more info
http://www.thedarkinventory.blogspot.com/

If you could..book2

2008-05-03T12:41:00.003Z

We have A few copies left of the second "If you Could" book left, nice little book with loads of great illustratores responding to the question, if you could do anything tommorow what would it be?

http://www.ifyoucould.co.uk/issue2/

CAROUSEL opening night

2008-02-15T23:14:00.004Z

Here's some pics of Rich's work taken on the opening night of Carousel. Was a pleasant evening, thanks to those that mooched along, if you didn't make it do come check out the show, should be on till early March. We'll also be stocking a selection of prints, t-shirts and such paraphernalia by Seymor and co in the gallery for the foreseeable future.

CAROUSEL

2008-01-29T23:42:00.001Z

Studio4 Gallery and Semour&co are proud to present Carousel; an Exhibition of recent works by the very talented Mr. Richard Coldicott.

Private view is on the 13th February from 6.30pm, all are welcome.

The show will be running for about a month and we will be stocking new Ltd silkscreen prints By Mr. Coldicott.

Semour&Co

new year, new things...

2008-01-29T23:26:00.000Z

Well i have not updated this for a little while so here's some news. We have a few new artists in, prints, badges, books and t-shirts and some new work from some of our regulars, more info, pics etc coming soon!

STOP PRESS we have a few of Beat 13's Lucy Mclauchlan's prints in, the very last few of "Hate is a strong word" and "Warrior Bird" Available in two colour ways. This really is the last of them now so hurry!

We're also about to launch a new range of prints that we'll be stocking from the lovely folks at click for art, Exhibition coming soon, watch this space!

clickforart

THIS IS FOR YOU

2007-09-01T13:27:00.000Z

THIS IS FOR YOU

is a show made up of collaborations with Paul Roberts' Monsters Monsters.

The Idea for the project is devilishly simple, drawing up a hit list of artists Paul Admires, he sent them doodles, paintings, patterns for plush toys and toys themselves with instructions for them to let there imaginations run riot.

'Basically i said they they could do what they wanted, there was no theme' Paul says, ' and the biggest shock was that i started getting stuff back!'
Among the Artists are names like Jon Burgerman, Micheal Sieban, Ian Stevenson, The Outcrowd Collective, Travis Millard as well as some up and coming hot new talent, resulting in over 50 pieces from all over the world.
After a successful opening in conjunction with "them lot collective" the exhibition will be extended till mid September.
Pictured are a selection of pieces in the show and some happy moochers on the opening night, for more information go to;
monstersmonsters
Big thanks to Paul for getting the whole thing together. Thanks to all the sponsors, everyone who turned up, Dave Freak for the words and of coarse all the artists involved.

Small Talk

2007-08-11T12:12:00.000Z

Nice little book designed by Andy Rouse, you get a badge with it too!
http://www.thegraphicaware.com

Joe Rogers

2007-08-11T12:11:00.000Z

Recently arrived rather nice set of screen prints, lovingly hand printed by the artist himself. Joe heads up the "We're Still Alive" Collective who are always up to many interesting things, check them out.
http://www.myspace.com/wsa_collective

Chris Bourke

2007-08-11T12:10:00.000Z

Chris takes the old Lino print technique you used to do at school and makes these fantastic prints. Chris is a prolific member of our very own outcrowd collective as well as running his own shop/gallery in Worcester. Recently been nabbed up by that Scrawl lot too, check out his treats.
http://www.thisisours.co.uk/
http://www.spineskateboarding.co.uk/

Sarah Coulston new prints

2007-08-11T12:08:00.000Z

Fresh in, off the back of her recent expeditions to Barcelona and London, some new screen prints by the lovely Sarah Coulston, part of the We're Still Alive Collective, we have quite a range of Sarah's prints in stock now, ltd Edition Screen prints and Etchings, all hand made by the Artist.

http://www.sarahcoulston.co.uk/

http://www.myspace.com/wsa_collective

new originals

2007-08-11T12:05:00.000Z

We currently have some original paintings by Log Roper, Ben Javens and Drawn to Play, normally we deal with prints but we do get the odd original piece in if you're looking for something a bit special.

toys!

2007-08-04T10:34:00.000Z

I'm dabbling into the scary world of toys and collectables, we have the rather splendid cup of tea fella by Matt Jones and some origonal Qee's by Posh, as well as the plush toys by Monstersmonsters and Tsz that we've had in for a while.

http://www.lunartic.com/

Lizz Lunney

2007-07-31T16:14:00.000Z

We've had Lizz's Waiting for Sushi comic in for a while now and very good it is too, recently she's been busy and showed up with a whole pile of new treats; postcards, badges, patches, mini comics etc. Check out her work, i find it rather amusing...
http://www.lizzlizz.com

Concrete Hermit

2007-07-30T18:59:00.000Z

We stock a range great little postcard books of various well known artists published by the concrete hermit folks. Since 2004 Concrete Hermit has worked with selected artists, building its reputation by producing a range of graphically lead products including books, T-shirts and badges.

http://www.concretehermit.com/

If you could 2

2007-07-30T18:49:00.001Z

Just in, if you could do anything tommorow what would it be book 2! If You Could Issue 2 is the result of an open call for entries in response to the established question, 'If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?'. After an overwhelming response, 112 artists' submissions are included in a full colour, perfect bound publication.

http://www.ifyoucould.co.uk

James Bourne

2007-07-30T18:36:00.001Z

New prints and hand made books by James, also part of the 'them lot' collective. James Bournes work is inspired by everyday journies, conversations and thoughts. The work is humorous, but often has dark undertones. A recent piece of work explored the possibility of what lied in an unopened envelope that has been sealed since February 1970. One idea was that the letter was from a School Headmaster, informing a Mother that her son's head had got caught in a giant pencil sharpener. Another, was an invitation to the launch party of Norman Greenbaum's single, Spirit in the Sky. Having recently become an A level Art tutor, James is now focusing on how traditional methods of Art can inform his work.
http://www.nowherenorth.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/them_lot

http://www.drawer.me.uk

Emma Duggan

2007-07-30T18:28:00.000Z

New Brooches, cards, cushions, prints and bags by Emma Duggan. Emma is a textile based artist and designer living in Birmingham. She produces fashion accessories, illustrative/art pieces, greetings cards and jewellery. The work spans across the disciplines of illustration and textile design.
http://www.bitsnbobs.info/eduggan/

This is For You..

2007-07-30T14:52:00.000Z

"This is for you" is an exhibition in association with Fly 53 clothing to be held at the Studio 4 Gallery in Birmingham's Custard Factory between August 13th and 24th, the opening night is on the 15th. It is a show full of collaborations with Paul Roberts' Monsters Monsters, with over 50 international artists taking part.This show is going to be in conjunction with the first exhibition from the Birmingham based collective Them Lot including live music from The Outdoor Types and Andre Aristotle.It will be a great night to come down to and meet artists and friends alike!!http://www.myspace.com/monstersmonsters

FLYIN' THE FLANNEL

2007-07-04T18:03:00.000Z

Check it out, Spine Skate Shop & Gallery present 'Flyin' The Flannel' an exhibition of some new scribbles and tings by yours truly.

"My work is increasingly becoming about reminiscing, of late my subject matter has been my Grandad and other elderly relatives, as well as the established imagined, distorted lonely old souls I've been scribbling for a while. I prefer to use pen and ink using found materials to work on, the pen is from the pen Museum in the Jewelry Quarter and the fabric from the rag market, as a kind of assimilation/nod of respect to my adopted Birmingham heritage.

The wood, fabric etc I use are also important, they are metaphors for my childhood, the woodshed on the farm where I grew up, or the chintz of my grandparents house in suburban London.

I also obsessively photograph places I visit, trying to capture my experience through images, building my own personal collection of memories, a visual diary of parts of the world I've been lucky enough to explore.

Having grown up in and around Worcester the exhibition itself is a sort of homecoming, the title is to do with the time I was at college in Worcester, and how skateboarding and it's surrounding culture have influenced me to this day.

'Flyin' the flanne'l brings together a collection of these ideas, images and objects to create a visual museum of my interpretation of some dusty old memories."

spine
juxtapoz
logulogu

come visit us

2007-06-02T13:59:00.000Z

Here's a few nice pics of the gallery, and news of some of the new artists we have in. Firstly we have some new prints from WSA, James Bourne, Stevie Copter, Glen Anderson and and Emma Duggan. Emma also makes bags and brooches, more info coming soon, on the Bags front we just had a delivery of tote bags from tsz on toast too, hand made one offs, very nice.

The Outcrowd will be selling there wares at Sonar festival, Barcelona in two weeks so if your planning on going or live there come visit us in the market area, what doesn't sell there will be stocking the shelves of the gallery soon after so watch out for some new prints, stickers, badges etc from the crowd.

Waste Yourself

2007-05-19T16:18:00.000Z

We met these dudes last year at the Inkthis show in Leicester, where they're based. Talented gents, nice screen prints at rather good prices i must say. Bumped into them at the Fused Ltd Edition event and they've been making some amazing t-shirts and sweatshirts using some new fangled printing technique, check them out! Been trying to get them to come and do a show in the gallery, one of these days we'll get it together, watch this space...
http://www.wasteyourself.com/

Tsz on Toast

2007-05-12T14:03:00.001Z

This is hard to write as Tsz (pronounced chee) is one of the founding members of the Outcrowd and I'm obviously completely biased. I could write an S.A. on how great she is with her hand knitted creatures, t-shirts, bags, books and brooches, let alone her fantastic illustrations and unique style, but I'll let her work talk for itself. She creates a visual diary on her website which is great, i highly recommend wasting time at work mooching through these delightful observations and ideas. She's back in Hong Kong at the moment and we all miss her loads.

http://www.tszontoast.com/

SCRAWL COLLECTIVE

2007-05-12T13:34:00.000Z

October 2006 we celebrated the release of a new set of Limited prints with an exhibition by the scrawl collective, the granddaddies and pioneers of scratchy, doodley street art who also have recently launched their new website as well as the collection of limited edition screen prints. Following up the Scrawl Collectives first major group show in 2 years which Launched the re-vamped website and the recently issued Ltd edition screen prints by 9 of the agencies most celebrated artists, we brought the Scrawl Collectives biggest talents to Birmingham, The show included work by Will Barras, Mr. Jago, Steff Plaetz, Phlash and Danny Sangra. Scrawl Collective have been at the centre of the urban art explosion since 1999 and continue to set the highest standards in the field of art, design and illustration. We continue working closely with the Scrawl Collective, stocking the entire range of prints including work by new artists such as our very own Chris Bourke.

http://www.scrawlcollective.co.uk/

Sarah Ray

2007-05-12T12:57:00.000Z

Sarah was brought up in’t country where she loved to jump in cow pats (with wellies on) and fish for newts. I'd like to just leave it with that, really need i say more, but she does also make some great, funny, quirky illustrations. We have a set of screen prints, hand made books and badges available, and if you do need more information visit her site yea.
http://www.sarahray.co.uk/

House of Poodle, Needles and Hooks, Concrete Lawn

2007-05-05T14:29:00.000Z

We have a range of nice handmade purses, bags, brooches and things by needles and hooks, tszontoast, concrete lawn and house of poodle, who all happen to be nice ladies, though we do know boys who sew.

Penfold

2007-05-05T14:23:00.000Z

Penfold makes some very nice screen prints, he's got some new prints i need to get in so watch this space, kind of reminds me of Kinsey, super nice chap too, check him out.
http://www.mrpenfold.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/gresh

nous vous collective

2007-04-21T12:23:00.000Z

The nous vous, nice chaps, nice prints, what more can i say, some more DIYers lots of colour ways and different versions and pretty darn affordable.
http://www.myspace.com/thenousvouscollective

"New Rave" Nick

2007-04-14T12:57:00.000Z

Nick makes his own screen prints all by himself, they are actually some of my current favorite prints in the gallery and apparently one of them glows in the dark! He is also involved with the happy happy poster club who seem to be doing some interesting things. Check out his fun and filth.

http://www.myspace.com/superfunhappysmiles

Miss Led

2007-04-14T12:46:00.000Z

Returning to the art of drawing and painting after a huge 8 year gap joanna henly’s alter ego, ‘miss led’ was conceived in may 2006 as a tentative platform and springboard to a more playful and whimsical style of expression. Awarded a business scholarship for ‘miss led’ in October 2006 joanna’s aim was to develop the role of artist/illustrator into a multi-disciplinary, legitimate, full-time profession. creating work either in the studio or on her dining room table, listening mostly to jazz, 70’s garage rock and film scores and drinking copious amounts of tea; ‘miss led’ is going from strength to strength and feeling pretty happy about her future.

http://www.myspace.com/miss_jo_jo_jump

Lucy Mclauchlan/ Beat 13

2007-04-14T12:32:00.001Z

Well what can i say, we set the gallery up with these lovely folks so of coarse we stock all there products, prints, stickers, comics, planes, badges, T-shirts, bags, wrapping paper..
We also try to stock all of Lucy's prints but they do sell out pretty quick! On occasion , when all is quiet, the artist herself can be found lurking around the gallery. Do check us out as we get the occasional pre-release and sometimes have stock when there sold out online , plus ours are available in lovely frames.
http://www.beat13.co.uk/

Matt Robinson/Jinpow

2007-04-14T12:04:00.000Z

Matt makes pictures that remind me of the bit in Akira when he grows massive tentacles and it all goes a bit mad, you can stare at them for hours. He's recently been making sculptures too, we have a few limited prints in the gallery and he's a busy boy so try to catch him at an exhibition near you.

http://www.jinpow.co.uk/

If You Could...

2007-04-14T11:49:00.000Z

We have a number of books, magazines and zines in, including the " If you could do anything tomorrow what would it be?" Postcard project featuring all your favorite artists and illustrators, issue 2 going to print as we speak.
http://www.ifyoucould.co.uk/

Hong Kong

2007-04-10T17:57:00.000Z

On a recent trip to Hong Kong i picked up these great chinese posters, some of the origonal chinese propaganda artwork which inspired the likes of Sheppard Fiarey of Obey/Giant fame, who's prints we also stock. I couldn't resist a pile of old Chinese Advert posters while i was there too, Limited stock as i could only bring back what would fit in my suitcase!

GOOOooo Productions

2007-04-07T14:37:00.000Z

GOOOooo Productions is a Skateboarding Graphic artist called Rick from Nottingham with a good D.I.Y. ethic. He makes nice big Black and White posters and a photocopie handmade zines.

http://www.ricbellnthat.co.uk/

Drawn to Play

2007-04-07T14:27:00.000Z

Drawn to Play or Chris as we know him is a charming young man from staffordshire, he has a mix of styles from graphic prints of strange sexy ladies and there cats to more character based paintings. Chris is one of our featured artists with a wide range of prints, original canvases and some rather nice doodles on floorboards currently available. He's busy designing some snowboard graphics, which I've seen and there rather nice, so look out for them on a mountain near you soon.

http://www.drawntoplay.com/

Sarah Coulston

2007-04-07T14:06:00.000Z

Originally from Teesside, Sarah Coulston describes her work as being weirdly beautiful much like the north where she comes from. Now based in Birmingham she specialises in print-making, mostly silk-screening and photo-etching.In September she won the 'New Talent, New Voices' award for her piece, 'Artemis, The Fashion Icon' exhibited in The Coningsby Gallery in London. She also had her work selected for publication in 'Images 30-The Best of British Illustration' and for a feature in Digit magazine entitled 'the 10 Illustrators to watch in 2007'. She recently joined Debut Art in order to get more commercial work though she loves exhibiting and is a member of the 'WSA' collective. Her main inspirations are the north with its heart-warming ugliness and the people she knows though having just completed a trip to Finland, having loved the country so much she is currently producing a series of work based on the trip.

http://www.sarahcoulston.co.uk/

Comic Art

2007-04-07T14:00:00.000Z

We recently have given a wall of the gallery over to all things Manga, anime and comic book, with original artwork, Ltd prints, and some rather nice original anime cells including Akira. Basically all manner of collectible geek treats.

Monster Squad

2007-04-07T13:29:00.000Z

Paul Roberts a.k.a. Monsters Monsters makes monsters, from little secret monsters in a bag to massive 5ft beasts, a few of which are currently lurking in the gallery. Paul is working on an interesting collaborative exhibition with some pretty cool artists, should be happening this summer so watch this space.

http://www.myspace.com/monstersmonsters

Meester Ben

2007-04-07T13:12:00.000Z

Ben is a long time outcrowd member and master craftsmen, he produces prints, books, t-shirts, stickers, goodie bags, paintings, all carefully handmade. We stock a range of his products with new creations coming in all thew time, check him out.

http://www.myspace.com/meesterben
http://www.benjavens.blogspot.com/

New Art Birmingham

2007-03-13T00:32:00.000Z

We' where involved with the New Art Birmingham event, hope you had time to check out the Curzon Street Art Market and the Ltd Edition event at the Bond, if not don't worry as we have all the art now available at the gallery. We had a busy yet fun weekend and it was nice to see a lot of the artists we stock in the gallery all hanging out and i believe a new little collective was formed so keep your eyes out for them lot...

Welcome

2007-02-24T16:40:00.000Z

Well finally got a studio4 blog together, we'll be posting new work, news, exhibtions and all kinds of nonsence on here, watch this space...