【来源:视觉同盟】 【作者:WZL】
The London
Police(伦敦警察,TLP)阿姆斯特丹非常活跃的一个街头艺术团体。荷兰有着秀丽的景色,一年中需要庆祝的节日比工作日还多,是一个以闲适和宽容着称的国度。
Chaz和他的两个朋友,三个在阿姆斯特丹的外国人,组成了The London
Police,并创作了他们的第一个人物“Lad”。从此以后,TLP就正式进入了当代涂鸦和街头艺术的舞台,并占据了非常重要的位置。
与街头艺术人才辈出的纽约、伦敦相比,阿姆斯特丹就显得相对冷清,就是在这样的一个环境中,TLP一步一步成为为数不多的作品遍及全球的街头艺术家。
Lad的造型非常简单,乍一看好象一个蘑菇人;它的线条非常流畅柔和,以曲线居多;颜色也是追求朴实,黑色勾勒轮廓,白色填充,偶尔也会用红色,但仅此而已。应为这种朴实的风格和在路边频繁的出现率,Lad被看作是街头艺术中是偏重于涂鸦风格的一类。其实,从创作初期开始,TLP就一直秉承着涂鸦的传统,用Chaz的话来说,就是:To
get up wherever and whenever possible. 无论何时,无论何地,城市就是我的画室,一切皆可以是画布。
在过去的5年里,Lad出现在很多不可能和想不到会出现的地方:公路旁的大广告牌,高耸的交通信号灯柱,住宅楼的外墙顶部,某个街角,广场,以及几乎所有的街头艺术汇集的场所。每一次的出现,它都会带着招牌式的笑容,好象在告诉你:看,我在这里!哈哈,没有想到吧!自从去纽约看到了那里的涂鸦艺术之后,绘制超大幅的海报有成了他们新的爱好。虽然TLP很少更新自己的作品展示,但是世界各地的涂鸦爱好者们总是端着自己的照相机,在自己生活的城市拍下Lad的踪影,与网上的朋友一起讶异和猜测着TLP到底是如何将作品完成的。
的确,“走上街头”和“将Lad放在不可能放到的地方”都是TLP的艺术创作的重要元素。对于街头的热爱,甚至表现在TLP的画布作品中。我们常常看到Chaz在画布的某个位置画些什么,然后用另一层画覆盖掉它,接着有再上面画另外一些图案,如此往复,直到层层相叠的图案布满整个画布,这么多的工作,只是为整幅创作做一个背景!
如果说Lad的简单的造型和让全世界的人们知道了TLP,那么使得他们广受欢迎的是Lad多变的组合和由此带来的无穷乐趣。Lad们常常会请愿或不情愿地相互粘在一起,成为长长的一串。他们有的开心,有的则惊慌,还有些好像完全没有弄明白是怎么回事就被粘了起来。无论是什么表情,无论在什么地方,每每看到它们,都会给路人带来快乐。街头艺术的魅力就尽在不言之中。
TLP在很多国家做过展览,主办展览的有IdN, Triple Five Souls, 55DSL, Levis, Upper Playground and
Wooster Collective。他们的产品包括各种各样的T恤,于Upper Playgound合作的帆布运动鞋。The London
Police现在在和艺术品牌adFunture一起合作,推出他的第一个设计师玩具、潮流饰品和一系列的新款T-恤。
今年4月,The London Police还会第一次来到亚洲。DA Space
Gallary承办他们在亚洲的第一次展览。展览将于4月27日开幕,为期一个月。届时,你可要留意你的周围,说不定你会看到Lad就出现在你常走的那条路上哦!
“To Get Up Wherever & Whenever Possible”
The bold, graphic line quality and limited colored Lad is the trademark of,
the Amsterdam-based graffiti master, The London Police. Originally, The
London Police was a team of 3 artists; Two British members and one
American. They have been working together for over 5 years. Two
members have now moved on to other fields, while the original creator “Lad”
still remains strong in his beliefs. The London Police’s message is quite
simple: To get up wherever and whenever possible. It is one of the most
basic practices of the art of graffiti. And they did that very
well. Throughout Europe, “Lads” are everywhere. London,
Barcelona, France, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, and so forth were all cities
that the London Police has left their footprints. Since their visit to New
York, they also fell in love with doing giant Lads on the sides of buildings,
and large murals.
The Lad is a simple character, but leaves a heavy impression. This is
what makes it so special. The different combinations of the Lads make it fun,
and offer countless transformations.
TLP exhibited in various countries, and with organizations such as IdN,
Triple Five Souls, 55DSL, Levis, Upper Playground and Wooster Collective.
Products include various t-shirts, and slip-on sneakers by Upper Playground. The
London Police has also been working together with designer label adFunture to
produce his first designer figure, lifestyle accessories and a new range of
t-shirts.
This coming April, The London Police will make his first visit to Asia. DA
Space Gallery, in Shanghai, will make host of his first Asia exhibition. The
exhibition will open on April 27th and will run for one month. Pay
attention to your surroundings, you might find a Lad near you!
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