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Street Art – What exactly is it?

April 19th, 2012

Street art is visual art, developed in public spaces unsanctioned art, as opposed to council sponsored initiatives, vandalism, or violent graffiti…’Street’ artists are questioning the existing environment within their own language. They attempt to use their work to engage and communicate with everyday people about socially relevant themes, in ways that are informed by aesthetic values without being imprisoned by them.   We are very lucky to have on our panel of judges Cedar Lewisohn whose acclaimed book Abstract Graffiti deals with the question, “What is street art?, What is graffiti? In general street art seems to be regarded as graffiti-lite with the awkward illegal bits removed!” says Cedar.

The best known street artist in the UK is Bristol born Banksy with his challenging often controversial street dialogue, and infamous anonymity.

Banksy 

The London Original Print Fair

April 10th, 2012

Come and visit The National Open Art Competition at the London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy 19-22 April 2012, sponsored by Towry the Wealth Adviser.  www.towry.com

Pallant House Gallery

April 5th, 2012

We are delighted to add to our list of exhibition venues for later this year, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, where once again we will be showcasing the winning works from The National Open Art Competition in this prestigious venue from November 5th-18th 2012.

 

 

NOAC’s Media Partnerships for 2012 Competition

March 16th, 2012

NOAC are developing several media partnerships this year here are the first ones:

British Journal of Photography

Established in 1854, BJP is the world’s longest running and influential photography magazine, defining the future of photographic journalism. British Journal of Photography’s acclaimed mix of stunning imagery, stylish design and thought provoking articles is now available as an app, created by their in-house designers to make the most out of the iPad’s uniquely interactive environment and truly bring their features to life. The Spring edition of BJP for the iPad is out now on iTunes.

Visit www.bjpapp.com for more details. www.bjp-online.com

ArtLyst

ArtLyst is the most comprehensive resource website for Contemporary Art in London. The directory was designed to help keep you up to date with Art Events, Exhibitions, Fairs and Auctions. All Galleries are Curated, Vetted and FREE. The ArtLyst Publishing platform facilitates News, Reviews, Resources and Articles. Publish yourself, contribute and reach a wide audience.

www.artlyst.com

John Jones

John Jones are committed to finding the best bespoke solutions for our clients, offering a creative approach to the presentation and protection of art.

http://johnjones.co.uk

 

Computer Generated Art – a new category for 2012 competition

March 4th, 2012

Computer art is a broad term describing work made using the computer as a tool or medium, used from around the late 1950s, and created using pixel mapping software. The simplest is 2D computer graphics which reflects how you might draw using a pencil and a piece of paper. Here is an example of a Computer Generated Image.

 

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