MONTANA COLOUR GETS RECOGNIZED!

You all know that Shelflife is the only certified distributor of Montana Colours in Southern Africa and you also know that Montana Colours is the best paint in town. Well, this year Montana Colours has been recognized for their consistent love and care for the Environment. Throughout the years they have recognized the importance of being Environmentally conscious and their daily efforts to improve the air we breathe and the earth we walk on have finally been noticed. Montana Colours has been ISO 14001 certified, an internationally recognized guide for establishing an Environmental Management System in a company. Basically, in laymen terms they have become environmentally certified for caring and making sure their product has a very small impact on our environment.

So, congratulations to Montana Colours, a great achievement. Thank you for making our days on this earth cleaner and making it better for the generations to come.

Hi Kilmany-Jo Exhibition

Street art being one of the most throw around terms today, some struggle to differentiate the Banksy's from anything else. No surprise then that super talented artist Kilmany-Jo Liversage aka Orda has taken her outstanding portfolio a step further with street art as the key influence. An interesting portfolio and display of works featuring portraits from notorious vandals such as Toe007 and Slate.
Worldart Gallery, 54 Church Street, Cape Town cbd Launching Saturday 7 May 9am - 2pm and continuing until the 29 May 2011

HAEZER EP LAUNCH

Tonight at Cape Town City Hall. Huge line up of supporting artists namely BTEAM, HYPHEN, TOBY 2 SHOES and MR SAKITUMI

THE FABRIC OF TIME: 6 MAY 11

Not to be missed!!!
Shelflife & Fiction present: "The Fabric of Time"
With International DJ ALI B & custom G-SHOCK art exhibition



Check out the FB event page for more info!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194846397225971

DJs:
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Remy Gold
ALI B (UK)
Ak47
Richard The III

Artists:

Dr.ZVLV
Toe
Slate
Fers*yndicate
Daniel Ting Chong

ENSEMBLE EXHIBITION AT 34FINEART

34FineArt's next group exhibition launching Tuesday 26 April at 18h34. Entitled ENSEMBLE it will include major works by Norman Catherine, William Kentridge, Roger Ballen, Asha Zero, Lionel Smit, Jop Kunneke as well as new work by Esther Mahlangu and international artists Damien Hirst and Takashi Murakami. 34FineArt will also introduce the work of Cape Town Urban Contemporary artist Jade Waller to our clients and regular patrons of the Gallery.

The exhibition will be on view until 12 May

MOCA LA: ART IN THE STREETS EXHIBITION

Downtown Los Angeles contemporary art gallery, MOCA, has put together a 4 month long exhibition showcasing only graffiti and street art. Curated by MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch and Associate Curators Roger Gastman and Aaron Rose, the exhibition will trace the development of graffiti and street art from the 1970s to the global movement it has become today, concentrating on key cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, and Sao Paulo, where a unique visual language or attitude has evolved.

With 50 of the most influential and dynamic artists involved the exhibition is set to be one of the most remembered graffiti and street art exhibits. The amazing list of artists include Banksy (London), Fab 5 Freddy (New York), Lee Quiñones (New York), Futura (New York), Margaret Kilgallen (San Francisco), Swoon (New York), Shepard Fairey (Los Angeles), Os Gemeos (São Paulo), and JR (Paris). MOCA’s exhibition will emphasize Los Angeles’s role in the evolution of graffiti and street art, with special sections dedicated to cholo graffiti and Dogtown skateboard culture. The exhibition will feature works by influential local artists such as Craig R. Stecyk III, Chaz Bojórquez, Mister Cartoon, Robbie Conal, RETNA, SABER, REVOK, and RISK.

A special emphasis will be placed on photographers and filmmakers who documented graffiti and street art culture including Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant, James Prigoff, Steve Grody, Gusmano Cesaretti, Estevan Oriol, Ed Templeton, Larry Clark, Terry Richardson, and Spike Jonze. A comprehensive timeline illustrated with artwork, photography, video, and ephemera will provide further historical context for the exhibition. Art in the Streets will feature several shows within the show. There will be a special section dedicated to the Fun Gallery, which connected New York graffiti artists with the downtown art community in the early 1980s. Co- curated by gallery founder Patti Astor, the Fun Gallery installation will feature the work of Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and the graffiti artists who shaped the gallery’s history. A section dedicated to the seminal film Wild Style (1983), co-curated by the film’s director Charlie Ahearn, will document its influence on the global dissemination of graffiti and hip-hop culture. The exhibition will also feature a memorial presentation of Battle Station, a rarely seen work by legendary artist and theorist RAMMELLZEE, and a display of graffiti black books and other historic works from the Martin Wong Collection presented in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York. A highlight of the exhibition will be a Los Angeles version of Street Market, a re-creation of an urban street complete with overturned trucks by Todd James, Barry McGee, and Steve Powers.

ONE THOUSAND IDEAS!

1000 Ideas for Graffiti and Street Art: Graffiti and street art used to be a sure sign of a neighborhood’s neglect. Even though it is still a countercultural art form, its role has grown: it enlivens public space, provides social commentary, and adds humor and color to the urban and suburban landscape.
1,000 Ideas for Graffiti and Street Art is a showcase of urban art suitable for artists of any medium, designers, and other creative artists looking for urban-style inspiration for their visual work. A visual catalog, it is both a practical, inspirational handbook and a coffee-table conversation piece. Graffiti and street artists—rebellious and non-rebellious alike—will relish the opportunity to have so many ideas for color play, illustration, and wild expressions at their fingertips.

We Just got this dope book, a great addition to your coffee table or book shelf. There is only one in store so be quick...don't sleep.

2 YEARS LATER - A SKATE BOARD EXHIBITION UPDATE!

On Friday Yours Truly Deli hosted a Skate Board Exhibition, free food and free drinks. The masses flocked to the Deli, checking out the art while eating the freshest sandwiches in town.

We took some photo's of the little gathering, check them out..

ARTLIFTMENT UPDATE!

This weekend was a great success thanks to all the artists that came through to paint and everybody else who was there to support this non-profit event. We battled the howling wind and have almost finished the Searle Street wall, with just a few touch ups left you will soon be able to come check out the completed 'product'.

Video of the event will be posted up soon, but for now check out some photo's...

For more pics visit ARTLIFTMENT and here thanks to Kent Lingeveldt.

We'd just like to say thank you to Redbull for supplying us with some dope beats, refreshing Redbull, as well as sShadoworkSs for organising the DJ's....And of course to MONTANA Paint for supplying and sponsoring us with paint, making this all possible.

DONT SLEEP...ARTLIFTMENT 16TH APRIL!

This is just a little reminder for everyone about the ARTLIFTMENT Park Jam this coming Saturday, 16th April, presented by Shelflife and PaintingTheTown.

The event will be taking place at Searle Street, a spot with a long history in the Cape Town graffiti scene. With 30 already chosen graffiti artists, representing the biggest and most active graffiti crews in Cape Town, the ARTLIFTMENT event will help rejunvenate the street by doing one of the biggest murals in years.

For your entertainment the Redbull truck will be jamming with us, banging out the sickest beats in town. So come show support, even if you not painting it is going to be a jol.

In collaboration with sSHadoworkSs, the DJ line up looks something like this:

Oltak
Big Space
Blotchy
Magnum Hi-Fi
White nite

This weekend a bunch of people went out to go roll the walls, to prep them for Saturday. Check out the progress so far...

For more up-to-date information check out the event and invite your friends! This is a non-profit event, and there is no entry free...so you have no excuse not to come check it out!

2 YEARS LATER - SKATEBOARD EXHIBITION

A huge line-up of artists for one of the biggest board exhitions in the past few years, swing by on Friday after work to Yourstruly deli and join the 2 YEARS LATER facebook group HERE

NEW BALANCE FLAGSHIP STORE

NEW BALANCE SA has opened a flagship store in Canal Walk...featuring some pretty impressive interior design work & archive displays, rare product and friendly staff!...definitely worth stepping inside when your girlfriend drags you off to the mall!

TKID170 AND COPE2

COPE2 SPORTING THE NEW BLUE COLOURWAY DROPPING IN SHELFLIFE IN ONE WEEK

I ART EXHIBITION BRAAI AND PARTY

MTN COLOURS: SINCE 1994

Check out this video filmed by Werehaus, all about the history of Montana Colours in Spain.

Montana started in 1994, their sole purpose? to supply artists with the best paint possible. Shelflife is the only distributor in the whole of Africa...so come on down to the store and get your hands on a whole range of colours.

"The target is clearly to produce a spray can, strictly designed for every Graffiti writers’ needs. Basically top quality paint, a good range of colors and a low price for the final customer.
Mixing up Jordi & Miquel's chemist knowledge and all the experience offered by Kapi & Moockie, Montana Colors rises with the first spray can for Graffiti Writers, a 200ml can in 60 colors. The characteristics were the ones which every writer dreamed about, clean lines, good pressure, excellent coverage and a very affordable price."

MTN COLORS: The Original Since 1994 from The WereHaus™ on Vimeo.

Take a look at previous posts about Montana paint here.

DC SNEAKER CONVENTION

We hate blogs that churn out old content but WE ARE LOVING THIS EVENT.

We've always wanted to go to the DC sneaker convention, let's hope one year it will be possible.

This years convention had the biggest turn out to date. Around 2000 people rocking the illest kicks ranging from Nike to Reebook. Check out more info via Sneaker News.