Posted by The G on December 14, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy, GNN, Street Art, The G Spot | 
Art by Olek.
- A scene from “Knitting is For Pussies” by Olek.
Art lovers, I am afraid I have some bad news! I received an email from our favorite crochet artist, Olek and she’s been detained in London. She forwarded the following statement issued by her legal counsel in the UK:
Olek recently arrived in London in order to fulfill a variety of professional engagements; the first of which was to donate a piece of art work to a charitable organization. On October 6th after donating a piece of her art to the charity at a show in London, Olek was involved in an incident with a drunk and aggressive male who behaved reprehensibly.The incident happened extremely quickly and not knowing anyone in London or able to access her cell phone for numbers she was swept up into the legal system and treated very poorly. This has resulted in very serious charges being leveled against her which she strenuously denies. She has not even had the chance to state her case before a Court and she must await a statutory timetable before she can present her case properly.
She has now been fortunate enough to be referred on to an appropriate lawyer to defend her against these entirely false allegations, but effective legal representation in cases like this comes at a cost. Today, she needs your help to assist her to get through this terrible and unfair ordeal. At the moment she is facing serious charges with a risk of custody if she is not represented properly and able to expose the untruths and falsehoods in the allegations made against her.
Can you help?
What can you do to help? Olek has set up the website www.olekappeal.com to accept any charitable donations. If only every person who has ever enjoyed her art donates $1, Olek will be able to pay for these legal fees that she is faced with. To sweeten the pot, by donating money, you can get some limited edition art from Olek. Please spread the word and donate whatever you can, no matter how small.
We’re rooting for you Olek and we wish you a fast and speedy return to New York!
Watch this space for updates as they are available.
TEAM OLEK!
Tags: 2011, Art, Crochet, Crochet Artist Olek Detained in London - She Needs Your Help!, Detained, Legal Trouble, london, News, Olek, OlekAppeal, Photo, Street Art
Posted by The G on August 15, 2011 under Street Art |
Photos by G. Art by Olek.
Olek!
On my way to see Olek’s latest exhibit “The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal,” at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York, I ran across a shopping cart by the goddess of crochet. As I went to take the above photo, the below photo sequence inadvertently reinforced my beliefs about the current state of our robotic society.
"What on earth is this?" says the lady on the right.
"Let's take a closer look"
Back to texting.
Posted by The G on August 11, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photos by G. Art by Olek.
"The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal" By Olek. Now showing at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC through August 27, 2011
The goddess of crochet is back! When we last wrote about Olek, she had just completed an exhibit where she crocheted over the contents of an entire studio apartment. The exhibit was such a success that it’ll be featured at the Smithsonian next year in a travelling show! Olek’s latest exhibit “The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal” at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery finds Olek exploring new territory. As you walk up 20th street in Manhattan towards the LeVine Gallery, you’ll find street art that Olek has left for art aficionados to admire and for tourists, objects such as a crocheted shopping cart and crocheted cherry picker make for great photo ops!
Crocheted Cherry Picker by Olek
In the top photo, Olek crocheted the contents of a living room as an installation tribute to Keith Haring, where Haring famously camouflaged himself in a black and white room. You’re going to have to see the exhibit in person to experience the full magic that Olek has created. She also pays tribute (or steals from – per the quote that titles the exhibit) to artists such as Louise Bourgeois and Banksy, who once carved the Pablo Picasso quote “The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal” into stone and then crossed out Picasso’s name and put his own in its place.
You should not miss this exhibit under any circumstances! “The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal” by Olek is showing at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery (located at 529 West 20th Street #9E) in Manhattan. The exhibit runs through August 27, 2011.
See another photo of an artist Olek “steals” from after the break as well as Olek herself looking radiant at the opening night reception. Read more of this article »
Tags: "The Bad Artists Imitate, 2011, Art Show, Artist, Banksy, Crochet, Exhibit, Gallery, Jonathan LeVine, Keith Haring, Madonna, New York, Olek, Photos, Street Art, The Great Artists Steal"
Posted by The G on August 4, 2011 under Street Art |
Photos by G. Art by Dickchicken and Olek (you’ll figure out who is who).
Dickchicken and Olek
What a day I am having! Earlier today, I got to interview a musical icon from the 1980s (stay tuned for that post – it’s going to be GREAT). A few hours later, and a month to the day after street artist Dickchicken gave away cans of Dickchicken Noodle Soup on the streets of New York, he was back again giving away free art. Dickchicken will be participating in Summer Invitational from the Jonathan LeVine Gallery (running August 10 – 27th, 2011) alongside another one of the According2g.com all-stars, the goddess of crochet, Olek!
Dickchicken announced via Twitter that he’d be doing a series of #artdrops throughout the Chelsea area, and for the faithful, such as myself, I was able to snag a very limited edition box of “Dickchicken McNuglets.” If you are in the New York area and you missed this, you are obviously not following @dickchicken on Twitter. You are also obviously not following @according2g on Twitter either because I took a picture and sent it to my followers - live on the scene. Last but not least, you are also not following @hereandnow3 on Twitter because he also mentioned #artdrops. Remedy that situation now and follow us. Do you really want to miss my tweets where I share stories of meeting the biggest movie star in the world? That’s certainly more interesting than people who retweet the same old shit and try and take credit for the idea, according2g.
Thanks again Dickchicken for making (and giving away) great art (twice in a month, no less!) and for giving great tweet! Dickchicken will also be releasing a limited edition print on 1xRun later this month, so don’t miss it – it’s going to sell out fast. Don’t worry, I’ll post a reminder because I am ninja like that.
Tags: #artdrops, 2011, August 4, Crochet, DickChicken, Dickchicken Leaves Free Art In NYC, Dickchicken McNuglets, New York, Olek, Photo, Street Art
Posted by The G on July 24, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photos by G. Various Artists.
Video Projection (left), Curtis Kulig's "Love Me" (right)
New York! If you love skating and art, combine these two disciplines at the I-20 Gallery. Their pop-up art show/skate shop “Make Skateboards” feature boards that are usable, but also artistic in nature.
Artists participating in the show include: Michael Alan, Michael Anderson, Hawkins Bolden, Tony Bones, Slater Bradley, Carlton DeWoody, Chris Dorland, David Ellis, Orly Genger, Debra Hampton, Drew Heitzler, Horse Cycles, Grant Huang, Andrew Huston, Timothy Hutchings, Junk Prints, Jacob Kassay, Marina Kappos, KCDC, Sarah Kurz, Curtis Kulig, Wes Lang, L.A.N.D., Robert Lazzarini, Cameron Martin, Moris (Israel Meza Moreno), Scott Ogden, Olek, Erik Parker, Parts + Labor Workshop, Joyce Pensato, Portia & Manny, RePOP, Prophet Royal Robertson, Jenn Ruff, Tom Sanford, Eduardo Sarabia, Peter Saul, Bill Saylor, Kenny Scharf, Ivory Serra, Shelter Serra, MiYoung Sohn, Vincent Szarek, WHIT Clothing, Wood & Faulk and Michael Zahn.
Crocheted Skateboard by Olek.
Make Skateboards will be on display through September 17, 2011 at I-20 Gallery, located at 557 West 23rd Street, New York City. The show was conceived by artist and filmmaker Scott Ogden and organized in conjunction with Gallery Director, Jonathan Lavoie.
Tags: 2011, Andrew Huston, Artists participating in the show include: Michael Alan, Bill Saylor, Cameron Martin, Carlton DeWoody, Chris Dorland, Curtis Kulig, David Ellis, Debra Hampton, Drew Heitzler, Eduardo Sarabia, Erik Parker, Exhibit, Grant Huang, Hawkins Bolden, Horse Cycles, I-20 Gallery, Ivory Serra, Jacob Kassay, Jenn Ruff, Joyce Pensato, Junk Prints, KCDC, Kenny Scharf, L.A.N.D., Love Me, Make Skateboards, Marina Kappos, Michael Anderson, Michael Zahn, MiYoung Sohn, Moris (Israel Meza Moreno), Olek, Orly Genger, Parts + Labor Workshop, Peter Saul, Photos, Pop Up Skate Shop, Portia & Manny, Prophet Royal Robertson, RePOP, Robert Lazzarini, Sarah Kurz, Scott Ogden, Shelter Serra, Slater Bradley, Timothy Hutchings, Tom Sanford, Tony Bones, Vincent Szarek, Wes Lang, WHIT Clothing, Wood & Faulk
