NEXT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: KOREAN CINEMA TALK, CUSTARD FACTORY, SATURDAY 28TH JUNE

I'll be on a panel discussing the movies shown during the Korean Film Festival at The Custard Factory. Join us!! For more of my pontifications on pop culture, go here.

SURFACE TENSIONS...my paintings, in detail

I've copied this over from my other blog. These extreme close-ups of my art's surface textures and patterns have influenced the next phase of my work.

Below: Hyperion & Astyanax, Acrylic on Canvas, 76cm x 101cm

Alexi K: HYPERION - Acrylic on canvas, 2012

Close-ups, below:

Alexi K: QUARTERLY PROJECTION - Acrylic on canvas, 2014

Below: Finished Painting, 76cm x 101cm 

Close-ups, below:

Alexi K: SUPERHIGHWAY - Acrylic on canvas, 2014

Below: Finished painting, Superhighway, 76cm x 101cm

Close-ups, below:

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FUTURE-ROCKER GETS A BRAZILIAN! ( - er, makeover )

Doing a favicon and front cover re-do today, to coincide with the upcoming new edition of my design and pop-culture mag FUTURE-ROCKER. It will be out in time for the World Cup, which starts next weekend!

All designs, copyright Alexi K, 2014

MY NEXT PUBLIC APPEARANCE: THE COBALT BLUE PRESENTS...

Mine and Zarina's art collective The Cobalt Blue are hosting the following event at our studios:

...and we may even have the following unit for the hospitality:

BACK IN BLACK...

FOR FANS FROM 'THE CORNER' MAGAZINE AND BEAUTIFUL AGONY WEBSITE...

I don't think you've seen this one. Enjoy - and thanks for the support.

I will be doing more of these soon. X

Polygraph Nude, Inverted: pen on acrylic paper

A KIND OF BLUE: Birmingham Photo Diary

Art seems to be imitating life, lately...or maybe the other way around. My photo diary from around Birmingham over the last few weeks, with some 'detail' shots of my current abstract painting.

Work-in-progress, acrylic paint on canvas, 101cm x 76cm

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Empty pool below my studio at Custard Factory, Digbeth

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Birmingham Scooterists meeting, Custard Factory, Digbeth

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Bluebells on the Clent Hills, Halesowen

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Graffiti wall next to BOXXED, Floodgate Street, Digbeth

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Closeup of current work-in-progress ( acrylic paint on canvas )

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Wall of engineering company, Floodgate Street, Digbeth

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Graffiti next to BOXXED, Floodgate Street, Digbeth

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The ubiquitous Selfridges Building, Birmingham centre

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Closeup of current work-in-progress ( acrylic paint on canvas )

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Graffiti, Little Anne Street, Digbeth

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'Yeti' watching over his neighbourhood, Little Anne Street, Digbeth

CNN'S CROSSFIRE PROGRAM ASKS: 'ARE THE REPUBLICANS STRONGER OR WEAKER WITH THE TEA PARTY?'

Here's your answer, Newt:

The above is Google's genuine response.

SCALE IT UP

If you scroll back down a bit, you'll see some closeups of my last abstract ( March ). Well, those closeups actually look better than the thing itself, so from now on, all the stripes on my abstract pieces will be scaled up times three.

Here's a start - the white lines show the new scale, and the previous, thinner, lines will become background texture:

DON'T ASK: CURRENT WORK IN PROGRESS

This one will be the first of a new series of three abstracts. Disclaimer: There may be enough changes for this to be unrecognisable in a few months' time.

Below: The studio, this weekend. 

Note: Small dark pictures [ centre ], and the oblong orange pic with chevrons [ top right ], are the work of Rob Walsh and Jeannie Brown.

RETWEETED: 'SEISMIC NUDE'

One of my 'Seismic Nudes' was retweeted by web magazine publisher ISSUU yesterday.

Fans of this style: I'll be doing more of these soon, I promise! X

THE COBALT BLUE'S INAUGURAL 'DIGBETH FIRST FRIDAY' EXHIBITION

From this month, and hopefully on every First Friday of the month until October 3rd, The Cobalt Blue ( the art group that I co-founded with Zarina Keyani ), will host either an exhibition or networking event. Here's some pics from the May 2nd inaugural event at The Custard Factory.

The next event will be at 6pm on Friday, June 6th. See The Cobalt Blue website nearer the time, for details.

'RIOTING FOR SNEAKERS' WILL BE ON VIEW AT THIS WEEK'S FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW!

It's been delayed in its trip abroad, so my acrylic painting depicting a 'Futurist Interpretation' of a massive punch-up in a sportshop, will be on show on DIGBETH FIRST FRIDAY. For details of the event, see below this post!

'Rioting for Sneakers', Acrylic on Canvas, 111.6cm x 142.3cm