The 2011 Children’s Community Mural in Gdansk, Poland was commissioned by Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art and financed by The British Council and Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland and the City of Gdansk as part of the Brit-Cult Festival and was contracted for educational purposes only and not for commercial exploitation. The mural was painted by Stik in collaboration with children from the local area. In 2014 the mural was removed from its original location by a third party without the knowledge of Stik or Laznia and is now in the hands of a fourth party. Stik and Laznia are attempting to negotiate with the fourth party for the return of the mural to its original location. The Polish Authorities have been informed of the situation and are in the early stages of an investigation.
http://www.laznia.pl/mainart,258,statement.html
Stik Community Mural Destroyed for Commercial Exploitation
Stik does not approve the destruction and commercial exploitation of the Gdansk Community Mural. This non-commercial piece was created in 2011 through local funding in collaboration with young people from the community of Gdansk, Poland. The remains of this artwork will not be authenticated by the artist.
Stik NHS Hospital Fundraiser Print Edition
STIK 'Sleeping Baby' Print Release
Thursday 24th September 2015, 5-8PM.
The Education Centre, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Homerton Row, London E9 6SR
Closest Station: Homerton
Closest Tube: Bethnal Green
Bus: 26, 30, 308, 242, W15, 488, 425, 276, 394 and 236.
Disabled Access is available.
Print Name: 'Sleeping Baby'
Dimensions: 112cm X 65cm
Hand-Pulled Silkscreen Print on Somerset Card.
Cost: £500 unframed
NHS Blue Edition of 25
Red Edition of 25
Yellow Edition of 25
Silver Edition of 25
Total number of prints 100
Prints sold on a strictly 'First Come First Served' basis.
All proceeds go to the Homerton Hospital Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU) Creative Media Room. The Trust offers long stay patients with acquired and traumatic brain injuries the chance to explore interactive art workshops as part of their rehabilitation and recovery. Funds will actively enable the Trust to develop and expand an arts workshop service for the ECU (Elderly Care Unit) specially formulated for people with dementia.
Links:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34118088
www.homerton.nhs.uk/news/2015/september/world-famous-street-artist-stik-at-homerton/
Media Enquiries:
mark.purcell@homerton.nhs.uk
Stik: Exclusive London Book Signing.
Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DT
Thursday 13th August 2015 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Stik will be signing copies of his new book at Foyles flagship store in London's West End. The book features a selection of large format photographs of Stik's unofficial street murals spanning over a decade, across three continents and reveals for the first time the stories and motivations behind them.
The first edition hardback has over 200 heavy gloss pages and is bound in lush red canvas with two colour foil details. Each copy contains an exclusive, limited edition lithograph print available in one of three colours.
The book is published by Century Penguin/Random House and is printed ethically in an ICTI accredited factory.
'Big Mother' | November 2014.
Charles Hocking House, Bollo Bridge Road, South Acton, W3 8DA, London, England. 10 minutes from Acton Town tube station and is visible from the Piccadilly line and London flight paths. It is 125ft (38.2 metres) high!
South Acton, London.
The world's remotest street art | August 2014.
Two North Sea wind turbines painted by UK street artist Stik to highlight importance of renewable energy.
UK Street artist Stik ventured to the remote island of Utsira to paint artworks on the twin wind turbines that provide power to the entire population of the island. The two giant stick figures represent all 200 inhabitiants of the island who use the clean energy provided these two turbines.
Utsira, an independent Norwegan municipality 15km from the nearest land and is best known for it's place in Radio 4's Shipping Forecast and red-list endangered bird species the Corn Crake. Residents of the island lead traditional lives but are using street art as a modern means of communication to the world.
'I want to highlight the importance of renewable energy, Utsira is effectively living off-grid which is inspiring to the rest of us.' says Stik
This was part of the event Utsirart which involved five international street artists, curated by Tor-Stolle Moen and facilitated by islander Tove Grimsby. The island hosts regular cultural events and is an hour's ferry trip from Haugersun which has an international airport. They welcome day trippers and have a very good restaurant and pub.
Links:
www.facebook.com/events/354371751382579/
www.utsira.kommune.no/events
