Building a modern day community of collective creativity StreetFest is a new breed of festival where the onus is on promoting and merging creative talents.
StreetFest, is the first live art street festival in UK. StreetFest performers are drawn from a across the artistic spectrum ranging from creative painters, architects, designers, illustrators, skaters and writers who will be expressing themselves during the day through live demos, screenings and shows. This festival pulls together design styles and crews from all over the world.
Every Friday at 9am we will be posting up something for the weekend, our top pick of what’s going on between now and Monday. You can also check out the events page for other ideas.
This week we think you should seriously consider heading down to Streetfeet ’09. The event on Sunday is described as a “new breed of festival… promoting and merging creative talents”. On the day you’ll see live painting, skaters (they’ve built a halfpipe), fashion shows and cinema screenings. Music being provided by the people at Real Hip Hop in London and if you get hungry they’ll be food from Japan to Jamaica.
The Secret Wars UK Final took place 21 March 2009. The favourite to win Reeps took on Hicks in a Secret Wars battle which kicked off around 10:30pm. The crowd stood in awe as the two artists battled it out on the large white walls. Watch the video to see who took home the £1000 cheque and crowned UK champ.
Secret Wars has taken live art global. The competition places two artists infront of a 20ft white wall. Arming them with only creativity and black paint (no pencils or sketches allowed) the artists have 90 minutes to apply their inventive flair onto the wall. No themes or directions are given but artists are encouraged to woo the crowds and intimidate their opponents. Like in any MC, DJ or dance battle, key criteria are originality, style, context and improvisation. Boasting their talent contestants must win over two judges with a decisive decibel reading from the supporting crowd to seal the deal.
Check over the jump for more images of the London semi-finals held in Shoreditch, plus details on where to see the London finals.
Art, Film, Music, Style | nerdbanite.com | 
May 25, 2010 9:17 PM | 
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