ARTISTS OF INTEREST

Before term began, and all I had was time and no purpose, I spent a fair bit of my time having a look into what’s happening around Nottingham, Derby and The Lace Market.

Last years accommodation brought the luxuries of ASDA, Hyson Green, pickled cocktail gherkins, The Toad & Onion, and seedin scum bags in overly low cars, this year brings Montana, pop up window illustrations by Mr The Beef, Jam Café, Switch Studios and Nash. Gone good.

Just at the end of the road, on Goose Gate, is a shop rarely open and nearly always caged up, terribly curious. Montana. I was reading one of the mag’s I’d done a bit of work  for, and came across an article detailing the shop’s 10^th birthday (Coverage 2002 progressing to Montana 2008).

FD2D details the whole thing.

DILK, the guy who owns the shop, working together with Shrunken Heads (well worth checking out) put on a month long event. A load of graffiti, art and temporary paints galore leading to some real incredible art.  Pretty much developed from there, but a good few hours were spent staring at the giant that is my imac discovering new artists, collaborations, illustrators, events and happenings to look into, learn from, attend and experience.

The list is A4 long, but contains some ridiculously interesting collaborations, from people across Great Britain (some who have never met, just share mutual respect for art styles and each others work ) some of who have grown into collab’s from the same area background and networking (yes networking context 2 )

Mr Millerchip, Mr Penfold, Lielow & Sketch, Phlegm, Arteest, Mr Jones AKA Lunartik, Malarky D. More local guys such as Dilk, Mr The Beef, Kid30 (Small Kid) and Philth.

There’s come incredible collaborations such as Lielow & Sketch, The Cloud Commission, Brothers of the stripe, and locally…Shrunken Heads.

Local Studios such as Switch Studios, just up the road, Leicester HQ, a newly opened creative hub in Leicester, aswell as bigger, wider known studios like Kitch-en gallery and The Pure Gallery equally worth an investigative gander.

Just a brief one, but a positive indication, this years gonna go incred. Bring on DILK’s number in Derby this Friday.