Dale Grimshaw on the streets of Shoreditch

Posted: November 10th, 2009 | Author: | Category: Photos, Random | Tags: , , | 4 Comments »

Dale Grimshaw

This piece, The Fool by Dale Grimshaw, appeared recently in Shoreditch. First of all, it’s a cool piece. But it is part of a larger point I’d like to make/question I’d like to ask. It seems like woodblock and lino-blocks are pretty popular in the USA, particularly NYC, but almost unheard of here in the UK. On the other hand, stencils seem much more popular in London than elsewhere. Why is this?

I think it has to do with Banksy and Swoon. Swoon is an American artist and she’s probably more popular in New York than London. She’s been wheatpasting for a long time now, and a lot of artists have been influenced by her. And in the UK, Banksy is a household name, and a lot of street artists picked up stencils after seeing Banksy’s work. But that’s just my take.

Any other thoughts?

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  • http://gaiastreetart.com Gaia

    it also has a lot to do with Pratt and the printmaking department. Cannonball press and dennis mcnett all know eachother. They taught swoon, swoon know imminent disaster, other people follow them on the internet. there is a crazy web of connections in new york revolving around woodblocks

  • http://www.vandalog.com RJ

    Thanks for the insight. I forgot that Dennis McNett teaches there.

  • http://www.gaiastreetart.com/ Gaia

    yeah and he went to grad school with garrison and ray from ad hoc. also i think went to school with bill fick http://www.printeresting.org/2009/10/07/bill-fick-t-shirt-extravaganza/.

  • http://www.gaiastreetart.com/ Gaia

    and darius and downey apparently provided a lot of guidance for the toyshop collective