Starting at the  8th of may Pretty Portal shows an exhibition from ecb - Hendrik Beikirch which is called: "A Summer"

ecb - Hendrik Beikirch
"A Summer"
Exhibition: 8.5. - 5.6.2009
Vernissage: 8.5. ab 19h
mit DJ Lee Bass

Graffiti as aesthetics between art and act of willful damage, sign language for the speed and mobility of modern urban Indians - these characterisations of wall art from the spray can are widely known. With his work on canvas, Hendrik “ecb“ Beikirch now shows that rather than following the pathway from the underground into the respectability of art galleries, graffiti is an art of space and its representation.

He does not transfer the sign language itself from walls onto canvas, but rather captures the topographical scenarios in which this language takes place. Stairways, bridges and arcades are the topics of his canvasses, with a wide sky spanning above as a symbol of anarchy and the open space for which the art of graffiti was originally designed. In these imaginary visions, anonymity and secrecy metamorphose to near photographic perfection. A deliberately minimised colour palette and a blending and running of colours evoke the melancholy of a bygone era, reminiscent of images from the early age of photography. Here, graffiti has been transformed into an art of ephemeral beauty.

The silkscreen "Madatoro" from case (ma´claim) is now available at the pretty portal online shop.

The stunning print shows a matador in the body of a minotaur killing himself.  The handpulled screenprint comes on archival paper in a limited edition of 50.

Get yourself a phantastic screenprint for a very reasonable price.

 Photos: Hannes Domdey

Stefan Strumbels exhibition at Pretty Portal Gallery was sold out two hours after the gates were opened. Last Weekend the artist from Offenburg was the highlight of the art fair Berliner Liste.

From today two handpulled screenprints from Stefan Strumbel on heavy archival paper are available at our online shop.

Stefan Strumbel: Who killed Bambi (Auflage 150)

Stefan Strumbel: Kuckucksuhr (Auflage 50)

Heimat loves you and Düsseldorf loves  Heimat. This is the conclusion after the opening show of Stefan Strumbels exhibition: What the fuck is Heimat?.

Pictures from the opening show

and from the exhibition.

The exhibition can be seen until the  21st of november. ( Monday to friday from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. )

Stefan Strumbel is one of the  young shooting stars in the international art market.
He is playing with clichés and stereotypes, which he accelerates into absurdism. »Who killed Bambi?« oder »What the fuck is  Heimat?« are characteristic titles of his work.
Karl Lagerfeld is thrilled, and portayed himself with his Strumbel cuckoo clock for the magazine “Stern”

On the 18th and 20th of october Stefan Strumbel will show his artwork in Munich and Berlin, togeter with Dare, Toast and Blek le Rat.
Blek le Rat is worldwide called »Godfather of Stencil«. The 56 year old French is like  Banksy one of the most outstanding representatives of Stencilgrafiti.

On the 24th of October Stefan Strumbel is opening his solo show at pretty portal.

Stefan Strumbel
"What the fuck is heimat"
Exhibition  24.10. - 21.11. (monday - friday, 3 -7 p.m.)
Vernissage 24.10. 7- 11 p.m.
DJ Orson (Version)

For the exhibition dust RAS customized series, dust has produced a screenprint in a strictly limited edition of 20.

Hand pulled three-color screenprint on heavy paper.

The screenprint is a available in our Online-Shop.

Last friday the exhibition of dust RAS customized opened
and can be seen until the 17th of octobre at Pretty Portal
Business hours:
Monday to friday 15-18h

Here are some pictures from the gallery and the art.

The streetartist dust is visiting Pretty Portal in september/october for the second time. At his first Show in febraury this year he showed acrylic paintings on canvas with the title "Enter the funky world“ These paintings gave an insight into a fragile and organic microcosme.  Substance and surreal are mixing in front of the viewer to one image, to be desintegrated in the next moment.

Besieds his work on canvas dust is creating sculptures and designtoys. His Designtoy collection, „RAS“ (Radical Action Suite)was released in 2006 and could only be seen on some paintings in the beginning. The figurine RAS was released in spring 2007 in a limited edition and was sold out quick.

The great interest in the RAS motivated dust to produce another small edition( 12 pieces) of the designtoy,  to be customized by 12 international artists. These are case(ma´claim/Schmalkalden), Eliot(Berlin), Joey Potts(Chicago), Knix(stuttgart), Magic(D´dorf, Luzern), Miss Nuki(Freiburg), Mr. Slurg(Hamburg), Nychos(Wien), Tasso(ma´claim, Meerane) Tombrane(Freiburg), and Tricky(Paris).

Everyone of these artist created a painting on canvas, that is working together with the customized RAS. Pretty Portal Gallery is happy to present works of so many different artists from the international urban art and streetart scene in one exhibition.

Vernissage: 19.09. 19h - 23h
DJ Penelope (Royal Beat Club)

Exhibition: 19th of september – 17th of  october 2008 (monday – friday 15 - 19h)