Dan Kitchener / 'DANK'

Joined Artfinder: Jan. 2015

Artworks for sale: 33

(11)

United Kingdom

Updates from Dan Kitchener / 'DANK''s studio

  • Street work - Tuffnell Park / Junction Road

    Street work - Tuffnell Park / Junction Road

    Here's my latest street art / mural - this time painted on Junction Road, near Tuffnell Park tube. It's a tokyo scene, shinjuku, from my trip last February, and painted in my Urban impressionistic style of painting, using modern medium, freehand spray paint! The versatility of the spray can is often overlooked, it's an incredible medium, that allows som many beautiful marks to be made, drips, blends, blurs, hard lines, a real physical and energetic way to paint, throwing your whole body into the wall, a spray paint workout!

    06 February 2016
    'Autumn in New York City' - freehand painting

    'Autumn in New York City' - freehand painting

    Autumn in New York City' - I love the way that each season of the year and each city around the world has it's own very distinct colour palette. It's almost a visual language, a key, that once understood allows the mood and atmosphere of a city to be conveyed with only subtle use of colours...I wanted to revisit my New York images to explore the muted, natural, earthy palette that some cities have, feel free to share!

    03 February 2016
    Trespass 'Snowcase' - Charity Art Auction

    Trespass 'Snowcase' - Charity Art Auction

    Trespass Clothing ' Snowcase' - Customised Ski Helmet's Charity Art auction! Really proud to finally reveal my two hand painted, customised Ski Helmets created for Trepass Charity Art Project. 13 artists were given one or two helmets to attack with paints or whatever medium they liked, and the final results are to be auctioned for various charities, each artists helmets will raise money for a different charity. My chosen charity is Shelter, a superb charity helping the UK homeless! It's a fantastic project, so get bidding! More details can be found here http://www.trespass.com/snowcase

    01 February 2016
    'Morning Run'

    'Morning Run'

    'Morning Run' - today's speed painting! My early morning runs, watching the seasons change, the days getting lighter, something beautiful about dawn and dusk landscapes...

    01 February 2016
    'Guardian' - illustration

    'Guardian' - illustration

    'Guardian' - My latest 'Future Tokyo / Hong Kong' illustration - huge robot protector, accompanying an assassin on the rain soaked streets of Future Tokyo. STrange shadowy figures, push through the crowds, rain beating down, steam hissing, neon lights crackling in the humid air

    28 January 2016
    East Street / Bristol - my largest overall mural yet!

    East Street / Bristol - my largest overall mural yet!

    Here's a superb photograph from up high, of my East Street mural in Bristol. The Geisha peeping over the roof tops, such a great photograph!

    27 January 2016
    Hong Kong - 'Rainy Streets'

    Hong Kong - 'Rainy Streets'

    So here's my first Hong Kong inspired painting! It takes a while to get to grips with the mood, atmosphere, colouring and palette of a new city. Even though this is a day scene and not my more regular night scenes ( which will come, don't worry! ) theres something very beautiful about the streets around Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Bustling, busy, signs, neon, people, umbrellas, cables and chaos, it had a real intensity and complex architecture, that to me is unique and something i wanted to capture!

    24 January 2016
    Mong Kok - Hong Kong / Roof top mural!

    Mong Kok - Hong Kong / Roof top mural!

    I have just returned from a superb trip to Hong Kong, where I managed to paint a superb roof top spot in Mong Kok, and also a small commissioned wall in STanley Village! What a fantastic and inspirational place to be, oh i also ran the Hong Kong 2016 marathon for my 12 marathons in 12 months challenge, this was marathon number 10, for my OVAID charity fundraising. A super trip all round :)

    20 January 2016
    First wall of 2016!

    First wall of 2016!

    First of all, Happy New Year to everyone on the forum Today I had an early start, 5am up, and then heading into town to paint this 12ft x 30ft wall on Jerome Street, spot organised by Global Street Art! This piece came together so quickly, uninterrupted and weather was perfect, 5 hours star to finish, quite impressed with myself! :)

    01 January 2016
    'The Queen Of Neon' - Brick Lane

    'The Queen Of Neon' - Brick Lane

    Full wall shot, 'The Queen Of Neon' - 23 Heneage Street / Brick Lane - at 5th Base Gallery! An epic two days painting this huge, 30ft x 20ft wall for 5th Base Gallery. I really wanted to paint one of my new Geishas in London, I have the companion wall on East Street in Bristol for Upfest this year and felt London would be great for a large scale geisha! She's the spirit of Tokyo, generating all the neon from her hair, cables and wires spread out like tendrils from her, all over the city, giving her the life energy, the pulse of the city, she gazes down on her people on the rain soaked streets below. ( Geishas is based on my collaboration and photographs with Ayumi LaNoire )

    02 November 2015
    'Camden Lock' - Arlington / Camden

    'Camden Lock' - Arlington / Camden

    'Camden Lock' - Here's the full finished picture of my latest wall mural commission. It's at Arlington ( Housing association ) in Camden, London and forms part of their overall improvements to the building, this mural being the focus of the dining area, Hopefully it will bring a positive and vibrant atmosphere for the residents whilst they have their food! smile emoticon It's a really amazing place which helps the homeless and provides such a invaluable service, with incredible friendly staff. I met some lovely people and super friendly residents who all seemed very positive and enthusiastic about my art.

    24 October 2015
    Brick Lane - Latest mural

    Brick Lane - Latest mural

    5th Base Gallery - gates - my latest street piece, quite a small mural this time!

    14 October 2015