~4 GEEZERS: LONDON POLICE/FLYING FORTRESS/PEZ & EINE

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. . . the back of the card – was – PRETTY – GREAT, TOO !!!

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4 GEEZERS: THE LONDON POLICE, FLYING FORTRESS, PEZ & EINE – LAST WEEK !!!
to see these . . . . “world famous guerrilla street artists !!”
SEPT 12 – thru – SUNDAY, OCT 12, 2008
AD HOC ART – 49 BOGART STREET – UNIT 1G, BUZZER 22 – BUSHWICK – BROOKLYN – NY
HOURS: WED-SUN 1-8PM

see: AD HOC ART

PHOTOS FROM THE PRESS PREVIEW OPENING – THURSDAY, SEPT 11, 2008

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PEZ means FISH in SPANISH !!

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P is for PEZ

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P-E-Z

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PEZ – from SPAIN !!

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a young writer – AEON – a big fan of the 4 GEEZERS – wants some face (not !!) time, too,
and shows us his (paste) work.

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FLYING FORTRESS, of Hamburg, Germany signs ‘tag’ books.

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FLYING FORTRESS signs a ‘tag’ book !!

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FLYING FORTRESS

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left: ‘We liked your style #1’, 30 x 40 ins., spray paint, acrylic & marker on canvas. ($3,553)
collaboration – THE LONDON POLICE & FLYING FORTRESS
center: ‘Who cares’, 30 x 40 ins., spray paint, acrylic and marker on canvas. ($3,883)
collaboration – THE LONDON POLICE, FLYING FORTRESS & PEZ
right: ‘We liked your style #2’. 30 x 40 ins., spray paint, acrylic and marker on canvas. ($3,553)
collaboration – THE LONDON POLICE & FLYING FORTRESS

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‘Who cares’ – collaboration – THE LONDON POLICE, FLYING FORTRESS & PEZ !!

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THE LONDON POLICE/Chaz TLP & BOB TLP

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THE LONDON POLICE/Chaz TLP & BOB TLP,
‘No sleep til Bushwick’, 50cm x 70cm, ink on canvas. ($2,888.88)

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detail, ‘no sleep…’/THE LONDON POLICE
graphic cartoon work by Chaz TLP

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detail, ‘No sleep…’/THE LONDON POLICE
graphic cartoon work by Chaz TLP

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THE LONDON POLICE/collaboration between Chaz TLP & BOB TLP
ink & acrylic on canvas

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THE LONDON POLICE – Chaz TLP does the buoyant, broader stroke cartoon work, (at left),
BOB TLP does the more detailed illustration-like work, (at right).

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THE LONDON POLICE/Chaz TLP & BOB TLP

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detail, previous image, THE LONDON POLICE.
BOB GIBSON (BOB TLP) does the detailed, realist?/surrealist?/future fantastic?/historical? graphic elements.

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detail, BOB TLP work, THE LONDON POLICE

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detail, BOB TLP work, THE LONDON POLICE

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THE LONDON POLICE – collaboration – between Chaz TLP & BOB TLP – makes for one hell of a visual statement !!
right on !! past, present, future & surreal.

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what an amazing contrast !! the futuristic graphic ‘curve’ of Chaz TLP just caught at the left,
and the detailed focus of BOB TLC – on the Library – ‘backwards-time-travel’ stroll !!

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Chaz of THE LONDON POLICE. BOB couldn’t make the opening.
both are BRITS, who relocated to Amsterdam, about 10 years ago.

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(BEN) EINE – a BRIT !! from the good ole UK !! in front of his masterly lettering.

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EINE – he hand-stenciled the wall, around his paintings – for the show.

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EINE. the paintings are 32 x 40 ins., acrylic and spray paint on canvas. ($3,000 ea.)

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EINE.
. . . does this remind anybody else, of that day-glo colorful, but very graphic, EMPIRE QUILT GUILD RAFFLE QUILT – ‘Broadway Jane’ posted recently.
see: COLONIAL REVIVAL/CONTEMPORARY QUILTS/AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM

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PEZ

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work by PEZ – very graphic – way – ahead of the curve.

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PEZ

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FLYING FORTRESS, hailing from Hamburg, GERMANY – in front of his wall.

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FLYING FORTRESS – a lucky little girl – can say her dad brought her to see FLYING FORTRESS – when she was just a baby.

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FLYING FORTRESS.

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FLYING FORTRESS. like them all, LONDON POLICE, EINE, & PEZ – very graphic and, way ahead of the curve.

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FLYING FORTRESS
this work brings to mind . . . PATRICK GRIFFIN/Count Thy Buttons !!
& more pix: FROM THE OPENING/Count Thy Buttons

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THE LONDON POLICE didn’t paint the wall around their works – as the other 3 artists did – but Chaz TLP – (BOB TLP didn’t make the opening) did this small paint job on the wall – next to a big composite of photos he took – ‘EVERY 20 MINUTES !!’ – while here in the USA. EINE did the days of the week – lettering.

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THE LONDON POLICE – AD HOC GALLERY DIRECTOR – ANDREW MICHAEL FORD !!

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THE LONDON POLICE – not in town very long – Chas TLP – still managed to catch McCARREN PARK – the hot spot of the summer of 2008.

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THE LONDON POLICE – FLYING FORTRESS & EINE – installing the show.

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THE LONDON POLICE – EINE – ‘star’ stenciling his wall.

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back to the show – EINE at the right. and another little girl with her dad – who can grow up & say she was there – where it was really happening – when she was just a baby.

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ANDREW MICHAEL FORD – AD HOC’S DIRECTOR (& CURATOR OF THIS SHOW), and RAY CROSS, AD HOC CO-FOUNDER. EINE designed the t-shirt. (obviously.)

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RAY CROSS and AIKO.

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local talent – WIL PAGAN, at the 4 GEEZERS OPENING
check out: his myspace page

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another local talent – JESUS SAVES !!

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before leaving, can’t resist, one look back, at EINE !!

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likewise – PEZ & FLYING FORTRESS.

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outside, in the street – PASTE ART . . . . . on BOGART STREET.

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one tree says to another . . . . “I think I’m dying..”

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and the other one answers: “me too…”
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH

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