The van and outdoor work looked awesome in person. However, not particularly blown away by the works on display at Levine. Hope to stop by the opening on Thursday and snap a few pictures.

The show will sell out, but taking a pass on this one.

awesome !!! where's the van parked...

Well considering that he's of Chinese origin if he takes off there his prices will go through the roof. I say the same thing about Banksy though (obviously not about his origin). I thought that some of the studies were great, the others poor. I would say that the best studies were, in approximate order: 12, 7, 13, 20, and 2. To be honest I was pretty pissed off to see that 12 had already sold by the time I saw the email. I think that in terms of his progression as an artist XI and XIII are the stand out pieces from the show although I personally would never hang XI in my home. I think VIII, XV,XIX and IX are all poor although I'll attribute my opinion on VIII to the poor quality, small picture that can't be zoomed in on properly. 

I think that a lot of peoples opinions would change if they saw the work in the flesh instead of a single jpeg on the intenret.

Assuming I can get out of work early enough, I'll be there.

If anyone bought a sketch and is having regrets then let me know.

I picked up drawing no3 can't wait to hang it, I've been after his work for ages,after the mad Newcastle dash, I'm just glad I had a chance this time to grab a sketch

anyone going to the show tomorrow and can pick me up a print? I'd owe you!

Do you mind sharing how much they were? I hate that JLG takes away the prices once they are sold

a print buddy, after everyone above is sorted... Will pay for your time. Message me please.
Cheers

$800 for a sketch seems pretty reasonable to me!

I was lucky enough to get a DALeast original canvas from this show. I will also soon be posting my framed pics of my BAST trash and royale i purchased last year. I have only been art collecting for a year and the BAST purchase got me hooked.

I have a question for you if you would not mind offering a noob some advice as this is my first original canvas i will own i am wondering what my options are for framing due to having two young kids i do not want to put it into an open frame ideally i would like to put the canvas in a frame with glass to protect the canvas is this something that you would recommend? I have been reading online that you do not normally put a canvas in a frame with a glass front.

Would really appreciate your thoughts on this dillema this picture will be in my family for years to come so i want to do my utmost to preserve it and stop my kids sticking a crayola colouring pen through the canvas.

Congrats on the Daleast canvas! I would recommend using an acrylic glazing and not glass if it is going to be hung in reach of your kids - as it won't shatter and risk damaging your canvas. Float the canvas in a white or black box frame, as I personally think a simple frame compliments Daleast's work best. UV or Low-reflective acrylic glazing is recommended, but not essential. It really depends on the interplay of natural and artificial light sources in the room it will be hung. 

A lot of art lovers and artists like to hang their canvases unframed - just stretched. It is a matter of personal taste. If you want to frame the canvas AND if you can find a spot for it away from direct sunlight and your kids reach, then I would definitely recommend not using glazing - as it does detract from your viewing pleasure.

I personally have canvases hung with and without glazing, with and without frames - and prefer the appearance of those without glazing but framed. The environment and fragility of the piece dictates whether I have used glazing or not.

posterbob, anbesivam1, and kultur

Thanks very much for the advice is appreciated i think your right that the canvas would look better without any glazing whatsoever its purely out of preservation that i would like to do this. Based on your advice i will definately go for plexi over glass just in case the kids do knock it off the wall. The canvas i managed to pick up was the DALeast XIV which has a dark background so i think the white box would suit this well.

Another question in regards to putting the canvas in a boxed glazed frame would the front of the canvas be flush and inline with the back border or would the canvas stick out in the boxed frame so it shows the side of the canvas and has more of a visual impact ?