Art For Advent at Recoat

Show Runs: Saturday 15th December until 23rd December 2012
Opening Party: Friday 14th December 2012 7pm-10pm

More info here.

Recoat Gallery
323 North Woodside Road
Glasgow
G20 6ND
0141 341 00 69

Festival Of The Rea Exhibition

Show runs throughout the Supersonic Festival: Friday 19th - Sunday 21st October.

“Four years ago the Outcrowd Collective stumbled upon some curious and bizarre old traditions based around the area of Birmingham’s birth place, the crossing of the River Rea, now known as Digbeth. Intrigued we delved further, eventually leading us to discover the lost Festival of the Rea, with roots in Pagan and traditional religions, echoed in similar festivals still celebrated throughout Europe.
For Supersonic we will re-create elements from the Festival of the Rea and build a shrine known as the “house of Beorn”, the first to be built in the area for over a century. A selection of artists with mythical potential will be invited to create offerings to this shrine and members of the public will also be invited to contribute their own offering to this ramshackle, weathered and sacred cabin during the festivities. As the sun goes down on the last night of the festival, past and present will come together in a climax of channeled energy and sound where the magic of the event and the natural powers of the river will awaken and release the long lost spirits of the city we call home.”

Artists involved are: Marcus Oakley, Jake Blanchard, Rob Flowers, Holly Wales, Stewart Easton, Steven Smith, Rue Five, Adam Higton, French, Arran Gregory, Simon Peplow, Lawrence Roper, Stef Grindley, Tsz Ludford, Lucy McLauchlan and Ben Javens.

Supersonic Festival
Custard Factory
Gibb Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B9 4AA

Drawing Daggers, Residency & Exhibition

Show Runs: Saturday 12th May till 3rd June 2012
Opening Party: Friday 11th May 2012 7pm-10pm

“Drawing Daggers” is a solo show from Team Recoat member, Rue Five. The show, a site-specific installation will include a series of drawings, paintings, photographs, sculpture, video and sound work.

His work explores themes including alternate pasts and futures and frequently incorporates archaic imagery, styles, or techniques to evoke uncertainty, mystery, inexpressible fears, and unsatisfied longing. His work is beautiful and well crafted.

Rue Five uses foraged materials, from slates from his grandmother’s cottage, a childhood retreat, to antique paper and pencils hoarded by his deceased grandfather, re-valuing and validating these forgotten, often lost items, creating intimate pieces with connections to his personal history.

The exhibition includes a series of weapons, some adorned, some made by others, and a few built by him. His intrigue lies in their necessity, he encourages us to imagine a culture or time when they were made; was it now, are they ancient relics or is he suggesting we may need these for the future he imagines and wants for us?

Recoat Gallery
323 North Woodside Road
Glasgow
G20 6ND
0141 341 00 69

Drawing Daggers

Double Dip At Recoat

Patria O Muerte

My buddy Ross Fraser McLean (who I managed to snap rocking this sweet crab on the dancefloor last year)is exhibiting a selection of his photographs from Cuba at Such and Such in Edinburgh, opening at 7pm tonight.
After party at The Third Door with DJ Tsatsu (Soulsville) and Ricardo El Skintos (Rough Cut).

The Dark of Heartness

Bernie Reid has an exhibition opening at Superclub in Edinburgh this coming Saturday.

Ids Club

Look out for Dj Tsatsu at Soulsville tonight.

Four Four Two

'Four Four Two' opens this Friday night at Recoat in Glasgow as well as marking four years and forty two exhibitions since they opened their doors it will also be the official launch of 'Team Recoat'.

It's All Happening

It's the final week of my exhibition 'Deathlust' at Barnton St. Music in Stirling.
Were going to be having a little closing party/zine and E.P. launch from 6pm on Saturday 4th June and you're all invited.

This is also happening...


More info soon.

Deathlust Exhibition

"Deathlust" my new solo show opens in my home town of Stirling in a few weeks. I'm quite looking forward to it, even if I do find the whole "home town" aspect slightly daunting. Come by and show your support if you can and in return I'll give you drinks, smiles and some kind words. My friend Peter James will be playing a short acoustic set at some point during the night, he rarely plays his solo material live and it's well worth seeing.

Read more info here.

Opening Party: Friday 13th May 2011 7pm-10pm
Show Runs: Saturday 14th May 2011 till 5th June 2011

Downstairs in Barnton Street Music
32 Barnton Street
Stirling
FK8 1NA
01786 479 888

Coming Soon

Bonus Aisle At Recoat

Thirty Hand Made Badges

If you fancy a set of these badges which are each hand drawn and painted on vintage paper. You could make your way to the awesomeness that is Analogue Books in Edinburgh, or if you can't get to them (though you should definitely try) there are also a few for sale in my online shop.

The Joyful Bewilderment Exhibition

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Curated by The Outcrowd Collective (Simon Peplow, Lawrence Roper, Marcus Oakley and Holly Wales), The Joyful Bewilderment is an international group exhibition showcasing the outpourings of over 100 like-minded image-makers.

Read more info here.

Show Runs: Wednesday 8th July - Saturday 8th August 2009

Private View: Tuesday 7th July, 7.00 - 9.00pm

HERE Gallery
108 Stokes Croft
Bristol
BS1 3RU

C.O.T.B.

Tomorrow

Opening tomorrow night at Recoat in Glasgow is my new exhibition with Will Barris, 'Crystal Is The New Wolf'. You can view images of the works in progress here.

Read more info here.

Show Runs: Saturday 16th May 2009 till 7th June 2009
Opening Party: Friday 15th May 2009 7pm-10pm

Recoat Gallery
323 North Woodside Road
Glasgow
G20 6ND
0141 341 00 69

Crystal Is The New Wolf

"Crystal Is The New Wolf" is a joint Exhibition by me and my friend Will Barras opening at Recoat in Glasgow on Friday the 15th of May.
If you can, pop through to Glasgow for the opening. Have drink and say hello.

Read more info here.

Show Runs: Saturday 16th May 2009 till 7th June 2009
Opening Party: Friday 15th May 2009 7pm-10pm

Recoat Gallery
323 North Woodside Road
Glasgow
G20 6ND
0141 341 00 69

How Children Learn: Part I

Killycode is the initial part of a collaborative Exhibition between Myself and David Galletly opening this coming Thursday at The Changing Room in Stirling.
Part one of How Children Learn will be shown in parallel with Julian House's Ghost Box exhibition The New Spirit Happening.
Read more info here.

Come along on Thursday the 30th for the opening party. See the work, have a drink, say hello. All welcome.

Show runs: 1st May - 6th June
Private view: Thursday 30th April, 6-8pm

The Changing Room
Tolbooth
Stirling
FK8 1 DE
01786 274005

Cause & Effect

I havn't posted anything in while as I've had quite a bad case of tendonitis, too many fiddley little patterns. During my period of recovery (which mostly consisted of me drinking too much and feeling sorry for myself) the nice folks over at Design Sponge and Man Make Home posted a nice little blog on the Best of British Illustration which included yours truly which was nice, along side some other really nice folk. Nigel Peake, Lizzy Stewart, Nous Vous and David Shrigley.

I also have some work in a little group exhibition in Urban Outfitters on Buchanan St. in Glasgow.