VNA Presents a video with The London Police

Filmed in Amsterdam when VNA went over to interview the duo. This is only crème de la crème of the full chat which can be found in issue 17 of VNA magazine. Enjoy!

Credit to Pete for his hard work on this.

And thanks to Outlier Recordings for the tune.

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Reka, Ghostpatrol & TwoOne get busy

Melbourne street artists Reka, Ghostpatrol & TwoOne joined forces to paint a massive two-storey wall around the phrase ‘idle hands are the devils playthings’.

All the artists decided represent this theme by portraying their main vice. TwoOne chose to paint a hand holding a whiskey bottle, Reka, a hand holding a spray can and Ghostpatrol playing an old school gameboy!

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FAILE on Space Shuttle

Meet Patrick and Patrick, NY based artists working under the name Faile. In this short video they talk about their beginnings and 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle catastrophe.

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Mags and zines…

Over the past few months travels I have managed to pic up quite a few nice magazines and zines. Check out the inside pages below…

First up is one of my all time favourite art magazines, Kingbrown.
This latest issue features some killa artists including Kidzoom, Beastman, Aryz and loads more…

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Toasters competition time…

Ahead of the screenings of the Toasters “Everywhere” film next week in London, Wolverhampton and Helsinki, we bring you a competition to win an original had painted Toasters piece of art! Check it…

There are 30 of these available for the first 30 people at the London screening on Tuesday the 24th at Village Underground…. But we have one of these to give away to one lucky VNA reader.

All you have to do is comment on this blog post below and you are in with a chance.

The winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator on Tuesday the 24th at mid day.

Only one entry per person please!

Good luck!

(Please bear in mind that our comments need to be approved to stop those spamming arseholes! So they might not pop up straight away!)

**THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED**

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INSERT COIN(S) presents: THE DARKNESS II

Back on the attack like a rabid raccoon, the Insert Coin(s) team are bringing Insert Coin(s) presents: The Darkness II at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney.

The new event series pays tribute to old school arcades, uniting geeks through games, music and art. This time, thanks to 2K Games Australia, The Darkness II will be fully playable on 10 screens ahead of release on February 10.

Graffiti artists Sprinkles and Creon, handpicked by Shannon McKinnon from Aisle6ix Industries (the man behind Secret Wars Australia) will be throwing pen and ink onto giant canvases, creating live art inspired by video games.

At just $10 for a whole night of retro and future gaming, this is pretty much the only spot to be this Thursday. DJs will spin a blend of 80s, 90s bangers, a custom 80s-style milk bar will serve alcoholic milkshakes alongside a New York-style hot dog vendor, and there will be free candy and surprises all night.

Tonnes of new and retro games on the night include pinball machines, classic arcade games – Street Fighter 2, Metal Slug X, Simpsons, King of Fighters, Wonderboy, Shinobi, Double Dragon – and loads more.

Thursday January 19th 2012

6pm-Late

OXFORD ART FACTORY
38-46 OXFORD ST
DARLINGHURST
SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA 2010
Ph: (02) 9332 3711

Oxford Art Factory

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Jimmy.C in action, London 2012….

Got sent though some rather nice action photos of the artist Jimmy.C painting in Shoreditch, London yesterday….

Thanks Matt (Cheffo31 on Instagram)

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Mark Lyken // GP2011 Bit Rot

Here’s a really nice visual and sound summary of our friend Mark‘s show in London last year. The event was organised by Gamma Proforma. The locations were iconic XOYO club and car park outside VIllage Underground.

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YOK. A postcard from Thailand/Burma border

The Yok, Sheryo, DRPYNZ, Angry Woebots, Meghan Geliza and a bunch of other artists were recently invited by the Little Lotus Project to Thailand/Burma border to paint a few schools with some local kids. The

SpinningTop ‘Little Lotus Project’ is a collaborative art project, linking 14 self funded international artists with refugee and migrant children on the Thai/Burma border. Through a bunch of art based workshops the children experience the joys of creativity while also being part of a huge multi-media project which brings exposure to the children’s cause. Access to education and art supplies is a luxury for these kids and all funds raised from Little Lotus will go towards their ongoing welfare and education.

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More from TILT…

I love TILT’s style. There is just something about the simple bubbly stlye that works for me.
TILT has teamed up with Big Addict and Montana Cans again to make a little video called ‘Endless Obsession’
Check it out…

TILT ‘ENDLESS OBSESSION’ from Montana Colors on Vimeo.

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