To be honest, Paul Insect and Christmas baubles aren’t words we ever thought we’d be putting together but, on Thursday 17th November at 14.00hr via avantarte.com, the street art legend will be releasing a limited edition box set of 10 hand blown glass Christmas tree baubles. Now obviously, these aren’t just any old baubles and at £448 a set they shouldn’t be either! As the description on the website explains: Ten hand-blown glass ornaments fulfil an idea in the works for over a decade. Christmas baubles hold specific appeal for Paul Insect. Eclectic objects, each with their own story – collect ..read more

When we think of Vic Reeves, we are immediately taken back to classic comedy shows such as Vic & Bob’s Big Night Out or Shooting Stars. We, like many, didn’t realise that Jim Moir aka Vic Reeves is actually a very talented painter. We only found this out when watching a celebrity version of Sky Arts’s Portrait Artist of the Year (which he went on to win). Well, we’ve just received news that Moir is about to have his first solo exhibition titled ‘Yorkshire Rocks & Dinghy Fights’ in his native Yorkshire from 22nd Sept- 8th October at RedHouse Originals Gallery in Harrogate ..read more

Yep you read that headline right. The world famous pop star Ed Sheeran, adored by millions all over the world is joining the latest, and final Background Bob art project, much to the excitement of everyone involved. The news was announced on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter a couple of days ago via a short video from Ed Sheeran himself. Seen holding the previous two Background Bob books he thanks Background Bob and announces he’ll paint on the background he received as soon as he can. He finishes the video with the short statement ‘I love what you’re doing’. Before we go into the how and why of ..read more

Last week we wrote about an amazing art auction taking place on Facebook to help raise funds for those affected by the war in Ukraine. Well this week we have another exciting creative event called ‘Kiss My Art’ hoping to raise much needed funds for the Ukrainian crisis… London’s live painting competition Kiss My Art, a collaboration with London Drawing, returns to Basing House, Shoreditch on 31st March for their almighty “Make Art Not War” instalment – in aid of the Ukraine crisis. Paintings will be auctioned at the end of night with proceeds going to the Red Cross emergency fund. The unique e ..read more

We have all been horrified and deeply saddened by the devasting invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin. In support and solidarity of the Ukrainian people, many are doing what they can to help raise money, and one such event called ‘Artists for Ukraine Art Auction’ takes place on Friday 18th March. The event has been organised by the talented artist Raffaella Bertolini (who also happens to be a part of the CreativeFolk family) and will see over 80 artworks go up for auction via Facebook in the hope to raise much needed funds for Ukrainian people affected by the war. We chatted ..read more

We love art that makes a statement. Something that gets the brain ticking and makes you think. Recently we stumbled across a work of art on social media that did exactly that. And we weren’t alone in our opinion… in fact the image has been shared over 2,200 times. The artwork in question was created by 22 year old art student Chloe Burns, who is currently in her final year at Nottingham Trent University. It consists of 48 A4 sheets of her own medical notes with the words ‘You don’t look sick’ written across them, which is also the title of the piece. When we first saw the images on social medi ..read more

It’s almost that time again when 250 lovely works of art go on auction for Background Bob 2. The first Background Bob raised a whopping £100,000 for charity and fingers crossed Background Bob 2 will be just as successful or even better! We spoke to Background Bob’s dad, Nathan, to find out how things are going and to get some more details about the upcoming auction… So let’s get to it and ask the all important question… when is the Background Bob 2 auction taking place? It’ll start on Sunday 20th March with all the pieces going live about 6pm and will follow the same way we did it last time. S ..read more

Last year My Dog Sighs’ most ambitious project to date “INSIDE:We Shelter Here Sometimes”, transformed a derelict ballroom into an immersive world inhabited by the artist’s own sculptural creatures, dubbed his ‘Quiet Little Voices’ and welcomed 10,000 people through the door over the 16 days of opening. He followed the project with the release of an art book based on his highly acclaimed installation/exhibition. The captivating, beautifully produced photo book reveals all the artwork from INSIDE:We Shelter Here Sometimes, as well as a comprehensive and candid documentation of the 18 month jou ..read more

AK47 is one of those artists who doesn’t shy away from controversy. In fact we’d say he relishes it. Head of ‘Art Kieda’, a self-proclaimed art terrorist group, Andy Link aka AK47 has announced his first show in two years titled ‘I AM NOT’ which opens on 3rd February at the Graffik Gallery in London. Now, after that introduction, we’d love to go into lots of detail of what to expect from this new exhibition but, when we spoke to the man himself, we were informed it’s all a bit hush hush and he wants to have that element of surprise on opening night. Now although that makes it a little tricky t ..read more

Edelman UK and Xbox recently teamed up with acclaimed Brighton based artist Iva Troj and Creative Giants to create an epic renaissance-style oil-on-canvas painting to celebrate the launch of Halo Infinite. The finished works are currently on show at two of the most famous galleries in the world; the Saatchi Gallery in London and Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, highlighting that gaming is an art form in itself. In the coming weeks, the campaign will evolve to generate further reach, as the original artwork will be taken down and split into hundreds of pieces to be shared amongst gaming ..read more