The Martin Jones Archives – Part 10
Filed in Uncategorized, August 26, 2010, 2:56 pm by bozbozSwatch Watches skateboard ramp commission/Wildstyle T shirts. Photo: Martin Jones.
In 1989 I was asked to organise a celebration of street culture (including the International Street Art Competition) on the sea front at the Humberside resort of Bridlington. One of the attractions was Neil Danns’ Swatch Watches skateboard team who performed on massive portable half-pipe [...]
Live Ammunition Billboard
Filed in Graffiti Art, Urban Art, August 20, 2010, 6:22 pm by bozbozCheck out this piece that Goldie made to promote Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Spraying paint, then bullets was the order of the day for this one. Goldies unique piece is now hanging outside the Truman Brewery in East London.
Goldie backs B&Q and Greenpeace’s Forest Friendly campaign
Filed in Goldie interviews, Graffiti Art, August 18, 2010, 12:16 pm by bozbozCheck this video from the Vintage Festival at Goodwood. Goldie was there lending his support to the Forest Friendly campaign. B&Q had donated materials for a skateramp, built using 100% sustainable FSC certified wood. Goldie spent some time at the ramp & donated the skateboard he painted in the video to the campaign.
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The Martin Jones Archives – Part 9
Filed in Graffiti Art, Urban Art, August 12, 2010, 5:43 pm by bozbozGoldie sprays a West Midlands Travel double decker bus for Bass M&B’s new cocktail drink, Pink Lady, West Midlands Travel Walsall spray booth, 1989. Image – Martin Jones
The Pink Lady bus was one of several commercial commissions and trade shows I obtained for Goldie between 1987 and 1989. Others included Swatch Watches skateboard ramps and [...]
Goldie Announces New TV Show
Filed in Television, August 11, 2010, 4:46 pm by bozbozDescribed as “The X Factor with talent”, Goldie’s new 3-part BBC show will unearth talent that’s gone under the radar.
Goldie told The Sun: “It’s not the sort of show where we’ll say, ‘I’ll tell you what, love, lose 10 pounds, whiten your teeth and lose your fat sister and then you can come on [...]
