Urban Art Association

Here is a video of Logan hicks using his laser cutter

theleveller... you need a new hobby... couldnt find anything in your last 20 posts that wasnt trying to start problems... isnt the one already on here enough?

I was just trying to get the point across that neither penny or hicks use machines, just hand cut

this vid shows a piece being put together..

Thanks Des - wathched that.
It could really do with some music - unless my speakers arent working.
That said, agree - proper skills.
But I have never been particularly enthused by LH's work - great skills no doubt, but not that keen on his subject matter - personal taste of course.

I agree and although technically great I also sometimes wonder if a stencil really needs to be that photorealistic ?. I mean, why not just have a actual photo ?

Seems you were right, fair play. Thats a shame though as ive always appreciated the technical side of the Hicks type work even if the content was lacking

Not sure how ive given you a hard time. Out of interest what have you been doing in the scene all these years?

Someones in a bad mood....

All of Hicks stencil's were hand cut until 2006/7..until he developed serious eye problems. He was advised to stop. Rather than abandon the form, he developed a new even more interesting style using the laser cutter. I think his laser cut pieces are better art.

i highly doubt penny uses laser cut stencils there is enough evidence in my opinion to prove he does'nt, apart from enything else it would be very damaging to his reputation if, after saying he cut out all his own stencils, it was found he did'nt

everyone needs to stop bickering and appreciate penny's amazing talent without trying to pick holes in it

Yes I agree, leave the holes to Penny which he does rather well with a scalpel

I can't prove this, just the same way I can't prove Banksy paints all of his street pieces himself/ or doesn't.

I just know Penny painstakingly cuts every hole by hand because he always complains how long his stencils take to produce! Recently he was asked to create a huge billboard piece for a big UK festival, but due to time constrains had to pull out; when I suggested he could create it with a lazercutter he flatly refused (and sneered a little at me). Lazercutting is also very expensive I think.

As I said before, the stencils are created in sections of paper and joined together, hence the joins.

Penny is due to have his first solo UK show with us in our new space later this year, and as with our last show, I'm sure he will be hanging a few big stencils up so you can come along and see for yourself.
They are quite mind-bogling, I agree.

Rook & Raven. Soho. Date TBC ...

And Mr. Wizbong, for sure, if Caravaggio was alive today he would most certainly be using a spraycan (and have an ASBO).

You're obviously an expert at creating large-scale stencils so I'll pass your suggestions along to Penny. I'm sure he wouldn't have thought about buying a ten foot printer. We'll post the 400+ hours of footage of him cutting the next stencil he does as well, YouTube permitting, of course.

Hope that suits you?

Of course not Wizzy, that was meant with utmost sincerity;)

Thanks and congrats to everyone who got one, btw.