In the  middle of the summer we are happy to announce a little interlude with  Cole Blaq. The Lego-Graffiti pioneer Lego Graffiti Pioneer Cole Blaq was one of the first who build three dimensional styles out of Lego bricks.

Cole Blaq´s work is surprisingly fresh, almost provoking sometimes, and the objects are of high refinement, very well thought to the last detail.

Cole Blaq was represented by the company Lego with an exhibition and a book "Constructed Styles -  Lego Bricks in Urban Art" 

Cole Blaqs Lego sculptures  can be seen in the gallery until 6th of august.

Starting on the 18th of june, Pretty Portal shows new works by ecb - Hendrik Beikirch. Large sized Portraits are in the focus of the presentation, which already impressed the visitors of stroke02 artfair in munich two weeks ago.

On his travels Hendrik Beikirch drafted charismatic people, who caught his eye because of a special expression of hope and struggle. Such as a pizza baker out of Brooklyn/ new York and a factory work out of the Ukraine.
 
The portraits are reduced on the person and shows them frontal. In form and content there is an approximation to the biometrical exposure used in up-to-date passport photography. This is contrasted by the draft like painting method that Hendirk Beikirch developed in the last years. In this procedure he mixes spraypaint, acrylic paint and water to create the impression of an oversized watercolour paiting on the canvas.

ecb - Hendrik Beikirch
Faces of Hope and struggle
18.6. - 16.7.
Vernissage 18.6. 19-23h

Grand City Canyon
Oil on canvas
140 x 240 cm

Luftschloss (Castle in the air)
Oil on canvas
140 x 190 cm

ecb - Hendrik Beikirch

SAM3

Pascal Schwendener

Pretty Portal will represent  SAM3, ecb - Henbdrik Beikirch and Pascal Schwenener on stroke 02, artfair for urban and contemporary art in Munich.

27.05. - 30.05.2010
stroke02 - room 03.02
Sederanger 3 (Tucherpark) / 80538 München

mehr infos zur stroke02

Some impressions from SAM3´s exhibition "Nice to meet you"

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If you want to receive the pricelist please send an email to rosskothen@prettyportal.de .

SAM3: Security

3 Colour  Screenprint on heavy paper
50x70cm
Edition of 90
150,-€

The print will be released on friday at the opening of the show "Nice to meet you" and will be available in our Onlineshop on monday, 10th of may.

For Preorders please contact us at shop@prettyportal.de.

We are proud to announce a solo show with  the international known Streetartist SAM3 in may.

The artwork of SAM3 is ironical, poetic and inspiring. SAM3 is well known for his large scale black and white paintings that remind of shilouttes or shadows.

His paintings focus through the reduction of colours and clear shapes and theirintense presence is like a magnet to the observer.

His works are dominated by figurative elements, which are in the state of metamorphosis. His protagonists are growing from the wall and stick stick to their surrounding by large roots that  develop out of them.

SAM3 is born in spain, lives in Madrid, but his artworks can be seen around the world. Besides his paintings he produces experimental stop motion shortmovies.

Exhibition: 07.05. - 04.06.
Vernissage: 07.05. 19-23h

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„Schwarz auf weiss“ (Black and white) is based on the idea to focus on the essential by relinquishing on color.

Following this concept fourty international Graffiti and Urban Artistswill show selected works at the Pretty portal Gallary. The artists will show characters, styles und illustrations that altercate with the  „style needs no color“ philosophy.

„Schwarz auf weiss (Balck and white)/
Style needs no color“

Vernissage: 09.04.2010 ab 19h
Exhibition: 09.04. - 30.04.2010

Artists:

Abe, Acse, Aro, Arsek (BG), Bark in the Yard (UK), Biser, Blaze, Bobsmade, Boris, Caktus&Maria, Cybe, Dennis Seide (DK), Deko, Desan21 (CH), Dome, Dosek (CH), Dust, Duster132 (FR), Eitel, Erase (BG), Erik Hancock (US), Ezra (CH), Formfieber, Hombre, Honsar, Karltoon, Hari D, Karöe, Keos 1, Kornel (CH), Lasse, Magic, Mike Hyp (US), Miedo12 (ES), Monsta (FR), Morten Anderson (US), Mr.Moes (CH), Note (CH), Nychos (AT), Pheks (CH), Pixeljuice23, Pixelpancho, Pndk (FR), Push (CH), Rips (CH), Rusl, Semor, Sir21, Shame, Schwarzmaler (CH), Story, Tomsta (AT),View (CH), WALEE (FR), Zone56, Zonenkinder