http://www.artrepublic.com/ Art news en-us Copyright artrepublic.com artrepublic.com v2.0 info@artrepublic.com info@artrepublic.com 40 artrepublic Brighton, stockists of the rarest and best in today's art scene are seeing savvy investors targeting art prints as other investment opportunities such as property become less attractive. Top of the list at the moment is the grandfather of Pop Art, Sir Peter Blake. His resurgence in popularity in recent times and the small numbers of high quality hand signed prints available has seen prices of his limited edition prints soar from a few hundred pounds into the thousands in a matter of months. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/33-rare-peter-blake-prints-being-snapped-up-at-artrepublic.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/33-rare-peter-blake-prints-being-snapped-up-at-artrepublic.html In association with artrepublic and ink_d the Brighton Fringe arts production will host ‘The Gig Poster Explosion’ an exhibition of screen printed gig posters. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:16:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/30-the-gig-poster-explosion-exhibition.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/30-the-gig-poster-explosion-exhibition.html The highlight of the forthcoming Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be and early masterpiece by Jean-Michel Basquiat entitled Untitled (Pecho/Oreja) which comes from the joint collection of Irish rock band U2. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:49:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/32-u2-to-sell-basquiat-masterpiece-at-sothebys-sale.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/32-u2-to-sell-basquiat-masterpiece-at-sothebys-sale.html artrepublic is excited to announce that one of our favourite female artists, Anna Kyriacou, won first place in the 2008 Brighton Fringe Festival Visual Arts Prize for ‘A Thin Line Between Love and Hate’. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/31-anna-kyriacou-wins-visual-arts-prize.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/31-anna-kyriacou-wins-visual-arts-prize.html Dreweatts is holding its inaugural Urban Art Sale on Tuesday 17 June offering the broadest spectrum of street artists ever available at a single auction. It is the first mainstream auctioneer outside London to hold a dedicated sale of Urban Art. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:46:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/29-urban-art-sale---dreweatts.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/29-urban-art-sale---dreweatts.html We’ve managed to get hold of an amazing piece by the D’n’B DJ turned Bond Villain and massively popular urban artist Goldie! “Pump Doll” is an edition of just 40 and is screenprinted onto aluminium then hand-finished meaning no two are the same. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:49:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/28-pump-doll-on-aluminium.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/28-pump-doll-on-aluminium.html Anyone who knows their stuff about street art will hold the Parisian graffiti artist, Blek le Rat in the highest regard. Born in 1951 in Paris, he is considered by many to be the grandmaster, the creator ‘absolu’ of stencil graffiti as we know it today. Thu, 29 May 2008 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/26-blek-le-rat-loved-by-banksy-and-featured-at-artrepublic.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/26-blek-le-rat-loved-by-banksy-and-featured-at-artrepublic.html The iconic river façade of Tate Modern has been transformed by the work of six internationally acclaimed artists, whose work is intricately linked to the urban environment. Tue, 20 May 2008 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/25-street-art-at-tate-modern.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/25-street-art-at-tate-modern.html Robert Rauschenberg Pop Art pioneer, whose wide-ranging work time and again reshaped art in the 20th century, sadly died on 12th May, aged 82, at his home in Captiva Island, Florida. artrepublic reflects on the life of this innovative artist. Wed, 14 May 2008 10:14:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/24-robert-rauschenberg-obituary.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/24-robert-rauschenberg-obituary.html Currently enjoying being part of the Urban Art show in Chiswick until May 15th, Ben Allen is designing wallpaper for an upmarket restaurant in the O2 stadium. The artist's work is often found in the VIP areas of London and Brighton’s hippest hotels and bars, as well as adorning the walls of various celebrities – Sir Richard Branson kitted out his latest venture in Verbier with artwork from Ben - and he recently painted a massive mural for British actress Patsy Palmer in her Brighton home. Fri, 02 May 2008 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/27-the-unstoppable-ben-allen.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/27-the-unstoppable-ben-allen.html If you were in London over the Bank Holiday weekend (3rd – 5th May) you may have caught a glimpse of the Cans Festival. A disused road tunnel in south London was turned into a giant exhibition space, for some of the worlds top graffiti artists. Fri, 02 May 2008 11:50:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/23-the-cans-festival-london.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/23-the-cans-festival-london.html Graham Carter has given artrepublic two new and utterly delectable prints, Poladroid and Waterfall (with bear). Brand new in for spring, Graham’s pieces transport you into the innocence of pure imagination. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/22-two-brand-new-graham-carter-prints.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/22-two-brand-new-graham-carter-prints.html May will be a very busy month for Blek le Rat with the publication of ‘Getting Through The Walls’ and a major retrospective exhibition at the Black Rat Press in London. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/21-blek-le-rat-getting-through-the-walls.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/21-blek-le-rat-getting-through-the-walls.html We will be celebrating our first birthday at artrepublic at tomtom in July with a huge party to mark this momentous occasion and we would love to see you there! For those of you who were at the launch party for our London gallery last year, you will remember what a great night it was. This one promises to be even bigger and better. We will have exclusive new print releases and original canvases for sale by our most popular artists and our staff will be on hand to ensure you have a good time Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:44:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/20-1st-anniversary-party.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/20-1st-anniversary-party.html We have one copy of the massively popular Lourdes Way prints by Lidia de Pedro (edition of just 25) available for sale! Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:33:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/19-one-vintage-de-pedro-available.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/19-one-vintage-de-pedro-available.html You may not be aware of Dr D’s name, but you will probably have seen her hard-hitting print campaigns around London’s streets, billboards and Tubes. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/18-dr-d-limited-edition-prints.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/18-dr-d-limited-edition-prints.html Not only is our Soho gallery the place to find rare and cutting- edge prints, it is now also the location of some brilliant graffiti by up and coming French artist C215. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:31:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/17-c215-hits-tomtom.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/17-c215-hits-tomtom.html Sir Peter Blake, the Godfather of Pop Art, is set to release a box set containing 12 of his most recent print releases. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:22:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/16-peter-blake-box-set-to-be-released.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/16-peter-blake-box-set-to-be-released.html We’d like to take this opportunity to introduce 3 new members of staff at our Brighton Gallery. They have all joined us this year and each one brings something different to our experienced and knowledgeable team. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:41:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/14-new-staff-at-our-brighton-gallery.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/14-new-staff-at-our-brighton-gallery.html If you are a Brighton resident you may have seen some paste-ups of a rather saucy looking Snow White or rather ‘Not So White” Snow White. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/11-one-to-watch---imbue.html http://www.artrepublic.com/articles/11-one-to-watch---imbue.html