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Surface Tension
Date: 27 – 29 May 2005
Venue: White Street Car Park
Project Description:
Surface Tension was an Urban Art Fest which transformed a city car park into a vibrant outdoor urban gallery.
Curated by Dee Hurley, ‘Surface Tension’ was an explosive weekend of street-based artwork by renowned national and international artists including Mr.Who, TDA, Klan, Cool C and TML (Ireland); Insa, Third-Decade, Kelso, (UK); Pez, Zosen, OO+ (Spain); Tiws, Crema (Denmark); Scream 1 (NZ) and Sonik (USA).
With a diverse range of styles, from the elaborate signatures of hip-hop graffiti to character pieces, this open air event allowed spectators to witness the creative process while turning a neglected quarter of Cork city into an alfresco gallery. ‘Surface Tension’ aimed to bring diverse elements of street art to public attention and stimulate dialogue and creativity amongst the artistic community in Cork.
The event was launched on Friday 27 May in advance of an action-packed weekend of painting on 28 and 29 May. The social culmination of the event took place at Club One late on Sunday 29 May with a night of music DJs, breakdancers, mcs and time-lapse projections of the work created over the weekend.
Artists Contacts
Mister Who (Conor Harrington) 00447821678984
www.misterwho.com
Formally trained figurative street artist from Cork now based in London. He has already had a sell out show at the Cork Street Gallery London.
TDA Klan, Drogheda
www.tdaklan.8k.com
Rask (Darin) 041 9845285
One of the top writers in Ireland, he has organised the Bridge Jam for the past 12 years. He now has a book published about Graffiti Art in Ireland.
The Laboratory of Living Arts (Laurie) 0034 635031353
Based in Barcelona, Laurie has worked extensively around Europe as a street artist bringing performance elements to her work. She will be doing a talk and presenting her work at the Cork Caucus Forum on Friday 27th May.
Graffiti art websites
Totem, USA www.mr-totem.com
Third Decade Crew, UK www.third-decade.co.uk
Kelzo, UK www.urbandamage.com (Kelzo)
Insa and Ethel, UK www.insaland.com
Pez, Spain www.lawebdelpez.com
Ong Crew, Spain www.ongcrew.org
