Art 4 Peace | International Alert
Talented artists have launched International Alert's street art campaign (#art4peace) with live painting sessions in East London.
The campaign officially launched on Monday 8 September with Charley Uzzell Edwards (aka Pure Evil) spray-painting a graffiti stencil of South African anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela, followed by artist Dan Kitchener (DANK), who created a vibrant ‘Still Life’ piece.
The campaign officially launched on Monday 8 September with Charley Uzzell Edwards (aka Pure Evil) spray-painting a graffiti stencil of South African anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela, followed by artist Dan Kitchener (DANK), who created a vibrant ‘Still Life’ piece.
The campaign - which is part of Alert’s Talking Peace Festival running through September – will see more than 20 UK and international artists paint what ‘peace’ means to them. Inspired by world events, as well as their own backgrounds, the artists will use all their creativity to present their idea of peace in a fresh and challenging way.The artwork will be displayed at Hoxton Gallery from 23 September, with an auction on 3 October to raise money for Alert’s work in more than 25 countries around the world.Ilaria Bianchi of International Alert said: "We are delighted that so many talented and diverse artists have agreed to take part in this campaign. Peace means different things to different people, so each artist will interpret the message in their own way. It will be fascinating to compare their contributions, while at the same time celebrating peace and raising support for the invaluable work of International Alert."https://youtu.be/wIgZapZXXrU