Saturday, August 21st, from 6pm – Midnight
Sketching Session with live model 7-9pm
Musical Performance starts at 9pm
Complimentary Snacks and Special Show Cocktail
Brought to you by our friends at Mie N Yu Restaurant
Location: Art Whino Gallery
173 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745
Show end date: September 15th
German-based stencilist, LECKOmio debuts his US first solo show, Its Not a Trick. His exhibition looks at the relationship of street art within its subcultural milieu. With all its complexities and shrouds of mystery, LECKOmio composes a new series; tying in the culture of people who align themselves with the lifestyle, in juxtaposition with the urban icons consistently associated with the studio, and the street. The title he has chosen for this series addresses the mechanization of his technique; LECKOmio states that when an audience typically sees stencil work they usually have some difficulty understanding its execution, but with Its Not a Trick, he wants to present that stencil work is simply a technique, and like everything else requires “creativity, preparation, patience, and accuracy” to master. His latest backyard and graffiti paintings, aptly titled Graffparcs, are inspired by finding beauty in the decay of urban structures. He states that graffiti, “both good and bad quality, helps keep those ruins alive, that they still have charm and sense, and when you can read the work they become guestbooks of the individual city where local writers have left their signatures.” The other facet of his series, LECKOmio’s monuments, signify his need to reconnect graffiti and stencil art, while tying in the essential spray cap iconography--the main tool of urban artists at large, with improvements spanning “30 different ventiles.” Multiple caps with multitudes of purposes, but for single-use only and are typically tossed away upon completion of a work, an aspect that LECKOmio states points to the thought of “watching things closely before you throw them away.”
The sketching session begins at 7pm and ends at 9pm and is free. We will have 15 special edition blank sketchbooks for sale at the show as well but you are welcome to bring your own sketchbook.
The event is FREE and open to the public.