ARTWORK from BRANDED

All the artwork from BRANDED right here

BRANDED - FRIDAY 19th NOVEMBER - UPFEST GALLERY

Prepare to challenge what is beautifal....

'BRANDED' Opens this friday at Upfest Gallery, Bristol, 6.30pm
198 NORTH STREET, BRISTOL

UPFEST @ FREEZE FESTIVAL!

Upfest @ FREEZE Festival, come visit us next weekend at Freeze... Upfest Artists performing live SNUB23, DanK, Ian Phenna, SPQR, Id-iom, Blam, DON, Asone & Pahnl - Music from Roni Size, Mark Ronson, Pendulum - 29th, 30th & 31st Oct... Need a ticket, click below for a great price and support Upfest going to Freeze :-)

Click here for tickets

Upfest Gallery Launch! 01/10/10

Upfest are very excited to announce the launch of the Upfest Gallery
198, North Street, Bristol, BS3 1JF
Launch Night 01/10/10 - 6pm!



To find out how to win a Stickee Original - Click Here

Thanks!

Upfest would like to thank all the artists and volunteers that have contributed so far this summer... Artwork has been out of this world, friends made, priceless... :-)

Ladies & Gents....

It's with great pleasure to announce details of the Nacoa (National Association for Children of Alcoholics) Closed Bid Auction...

Upfest have been donated two amazing canvases which are being auctioned in aid of Nacoa, massive thanks to the 13 artists involved and their generosity.

Firstly we have the Banksy Forum Colab Canvas organised by the Id-iom guys, artists that contributed to this canvas were;

Id-iom
European Bob
Schlomo
Pete Street
L2
Mish Mash
Optiknerve
Pointblank
Baroness and Mr Spunky
Eyesaw
Meexed

So here it is...



Original 1/1
24 by 24inches
Mixed Media on Canvas

Next in line and following his hughly successful duo show with Guy Denning in New York, a real beauty from David Walker



Original 1/1
24 by 30inches
Acrylic and Spraypaint on Canvas

How to bid; A closed email account has been created by Upfest and will not be accessed until 23.59 on Saturday 31st of July

Email - Bid@Upfest.co.uk with either David Walker or Forum Colab in the subject field. Include your bid amount, contact name and telephone number.

It's simple, highest bid wins! All money raised will go to Nacoa (www.nacoa.org.uk) and support service such as their confidential telephone line for children effect by alcoholism within the family.

Once again Upfest and Nacoa would like to thank all the artists involved and all of you that put in a bid :-)

Discounted Relentless Nass Tickets Available from Upfest

Support Upfest and our artists at this years Extream Sports Festival...

Upfest, Established in 2008 has fast become the largest 'live' street art festival across Europe. We now work with over 200 Urban & Contemporary artists from across the globe promoting street work, design and 'live' art. With the help of other festival like Relentless Nass and Boardmaster we have been given the opportunity to take the 'live' element of our work on tour, promoting the work and the ethos that great original artwork isn't just for the select few.

Just over 200 artist were at our festival in June including 45 from outside the UK, artists this year were asked to collaborate with mashUP's so over half the artists were working together in crews or pairs creating proper big and mixed up work. Part of the philosophy of Upfest has been to keep the festival open to artists with varying levels of experience and each year even the newest guys and girls are really stepping up to the challenge and stress of painting in front of thousands of visitors, the comments we have had through emails and our Facebook fan page definitely agree that we have stumbled across the right approach.

The intrinsic link between skating, hip hop, the world of graffiti and urban art has been with us from day dot and is why we are pleased to bring the 'live' environment to Relentless Nass so your festival goers can really appreciate the skillz these artists have with a can.

Nass Festival Webiste

Photo's from Upfest'10

After an awesome weekend at Upfest'10, your soon be able to see all our photo's in our online gallery... In the mean time, loads of photo's have now been added to our facebook fan page...

http://www.facebook.com/#!/upfest?ref=ts

Sweeeet Canvas Competition with Kiss101

One week to go and we have a sweeet pair of canvases for you in this weeks Kiss101 competition...

SPQR
'Revenue Collectors'
2 x 20cm by 50cm
Edition of 5 (each pair different)



SPQR – Consuming and digesting images from contemporary sources, historical relics and from the endless mass constantly being pumped into the populations minds by the media. To rework, montage and collage, using stencils and spray techniques, images that attempt to dis empower and subvert the intent of the original.

Silently promoting a quiet revolution…. PSSSHHHHHH… See SPQR’s awesome talent with a can at Upfest’10, find other work by the SPQR here or keep your eyes out for his forthcoming solo show at the Signal Gallery (London) later this year and not to be missed.

For a chance of winning go to Kiss101

Urban View - Group Show

RSVP essential for opening night - email Sarah@viewartgallery.co.uk



To view in a browser click here

This weeks stunning competition canvas comes from DOC, to win it please visit kiss101 and answer a simple question...

Danny O’Connor aka DOC is a Graphic Arts Graduate from Liverpool’s John Moores Art School. There is a strong graphic element visible in his paintings. With influences from Character Design, Comics, Illustration and Graffiti Art, all pulled together to create his stylised portraitures.

He uses a wide range of media to create his work from acrylics, spraypaint, ink and paint markers, to household paints such as gloss and emulsion. The result is visually striking paintings full of energy, often with expressive brush strokes and splashes of paint with an almost hypnotic appearance. The strong urban influences are reflected in the work he places on the street for passers by to view and take with them if they wish. The street application of the work adds fresh dimension to the paintings, bringing the characters in them to life and sharing his passion for his work with everyone.

Danny will be painting live at Upfest’10 or other examples of his work can be found here or at the Wilder Gallery in St Pauls, Bristol.

Adam Mclevey Competition Camvas!

This weeks comp canvas from Kiss101 and Upfest.co.uk comes curtesy of Mr Adam Mclevey... vistit Kiss101 to win this original little beauty...



Adam's new site is now live at www.mclevey.com and he will also feature in Upfest's forthcoming group show, 'Urban View' at the View Art Gallery. www.viewartgallery.co.uk preview night 4th of June 2010.

DON - Hung Government

Upfest are very pleased to announce the immediate release of Hung Government by legendary London Graff Artist 'DON'

All hand sprayed on art card, Ed of 25, £90 + P&P

Buy Now

What ya think guys... Nice Yeah?

This Weeks Competition Canvas - Faunagraphic

Faunagraphic

visit Kiss101 to win



Faunagraphic, is one of the few British female graffiti artists, skilled in graphic design, illustration and photography the young Yorkshire lady has grazed the walls of abandoned apartments and disused factories and also stamped her mark on canvas, clothing, snowboards and exhibitions.

Her artwork creations boast a mixture of nature, fantasy, surrealism and caricatures using fauna, flora, and characters influenced by nature and the world around us. Faunagraphic will be involved in the Urban View group show her in Bristol at The View Art Gallery or visit her website for more of her artwork.

Win a Snik original!

Go to Kiss101 to Win a Snik Original Canvas!

Jimi by Ian Phenna
Layered Scratched Canvas
1 of 1


This weeks competition canvaswith Upfest.co.uk and Kiss101 is from Bristol based artist Ian Phenna who's work is going from strength to strength...

Born in Liverpool but now painting out of the street art capital of the UK, Bristol. Ian, has always had skillz with his hands and able to migrate between different mediums is one of his many talents. From the early days of painting garage doors, he’s been a lover of street art all his life, now hugely experienced he has progressed dramatically to unique style of portrait interpretation.

Known mostly for his figurative work, Ian brings significant elements of his street style to his contemporary based approach to canvas work. He has exhibited on streets and galleries across the UK and has work in private collections worldwide. He’ll be mashing UP with a legend from his home town at this years Upfest, so pop down and see the gang at work.

To enter go to Kiss

This weeks competiton canvas with Kiss101 and Upfest.co.uk

K74 - G-D Loves Monkeys



Respect to Mr K74 for making the trip to Upfest for the third year in a row! And there's a rumour he'll be colaberating with some wicked artists ;-)

K74 is one of the best known street artist and stencil cutter coming out of Los Angeles. K74 is a self-taught artist whose work is sometimes political, sometimes funny but always witty. K74 sees himself as a realist and gets his inspiration from the ever-changing canvas that is Los Angeles.

In the past few years K74 has exploded into the urban art scene and is exhibiting his works in several shows and galleries across the globe. With his work now owned by music artists such as Snoop Dogg he’s one crazy artist breaking out of America and painting the streets of our cities. More artwork and photo’s of street pieces from K74 can be found at www.K74art.com else come and see him paint live at Upfest’10.

Visit totalkiss.com to enter the comp.

Upfest Prep and Competition!

Upfest preparation is well underway... All artists have been confirmed and will be released over the next four weeks...

Lots of amazing colaberations this yeah due to the Upfest mashUP... And over 50 artists travelling from all over the globe....

WIN - Artwork weekly from Upfest artists courtesy of Kiss101 and Upfest.co.uk

Register once to be in with a shout of winning artwork from from a string of wicked artists....

This weeks canvas from Rocket01

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My name is Rocket01 and i am an artist from Sheffield. I have been painting graffiti now for 16 years with no breaks or holidays. I have painted my work in many countries all over the world and i just cant get enough of painting. I enjoy working on large walls and collaborating with other artists to produce murals of different styles! I am interested in pushing the spray can to its limits and i have have an obsession with painting light.

Most of my work is painted in places of decay and neglect and out of sight from the public, I enjoy painting old buildings and abandoned factories as they leave behind great surfaces on which to work. More recently my work has been focused on organic styles in particular plants and animals. More images and further profile on Rocket01 can be found at www.rocket01.com .

Visit http://www.totalkiss.com/2010/03/upfest-2010/ to enter with this weeks simple question...

Guest the band...
Which virtual band was co created by artist Jamie Hewlett?

Easy yeah!

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Bristol on the 5th and 6th of June!

The Upfest Team

WIN - Artwork with Upfest & Kiss101

Win Artwork weekly until the 4th of June with Upfest & Kiss101

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Artwork competition Upfest & Kiss101

Win artwork from Upfest artists weekly until the festival with Upfest & Kiss101

http://www.totalkiss.com/2010/03/upfest-2010/

Upfest'10 Registration

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR 2010, Thanks to all those that registered, you will be contacted shortly with confirmations if you have been successful. Line up is looking massive :-)

Registration closes at midnight - 19th March (GMT)

One and all,

We are nearing that time of year when all the votes are in and it's time to annouce a winner... (Ah shit wrong job)...

Ladies and Gents, we require anyone interested in being involved in this years festival to have registered by midnight on Friday the 19th of March (GMT)...

We've had record numbers apply this year so far and,look forward to the last wave of entries.

Peace

The Upfest Team....

www.upfest.co.uk

Artists Registration Closes in Four Days

Upfest'10 - Artists Registration closes in four days... So many artists so little time :-)

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Upfest'10

Artists Registration closes in 7 days...

Upfest'10 Artists Registration

Open until 19th of March... Got to be in it to win it :-)

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