“No Crime”2019 aerosol painting on Oriented strand board 27 x 17 cm – by Chu 

Description

Chu – No Crime(2019)

born in Blakenall, Walsall, April 10th 1971. ACTIVE DUTY since 1973

original aerosol painting on OSB (Oriented strand board)

dimensions: 27 x 17 cm

signed at the rear of the artwork in hand by Chu – see photos

 

Handpainted on wood with four rivets on the face and a fixing point and signed by artist in verso. As featured in the video for “Who’s been having you over?” by Peter Doherty & the Puta Madres

 

Chu explores (literally) new perspectives and embracing computer-aided technologies, Chu’s work has continued to push back the boundaries of graffiti since he first began experimenting with aerosol paint & home computers in the late 1980’s describing his creations as gently reminding us of the everyday conflict between digital and analogue devices.

 

During his 30 years of experience he has successfully gained a reputation working with some of the most culturally influential artists of our time. Projects with Banksy and Jamie Hewlett, collaborating at the Swiss Embassy in London and for the groundbreaking opera ‘Monkey Journey to the west.’ being a few of the highlights he is humbly proud to mention. An ardent defender in the use of aerosol paint since 1988, starting out in the midlands Walsall and now living in London pursuing a studio career Chu has contributed cutting edge creations on public works, various galleries and group shows around the UK.

 

https://www.artrepublic.com/biographies/308-chu.html

 

Graffiti artist Chu has been painting in the streets since the early 1980 s. He is probably best known as the world s first 3D graffiti artist. Most recently he has been to Afghanistan running a workshop on graffiti in Kabul with an Afghan art collective called Roshd, or growth . Wayne Chu Edwards was born in Blakenall Walsall in 1971. He went to college in Walsall to study Graphic Design but dropped out before finishing the course. He then spent several years working with Walsall Borough Council running aerosol workshops. This lead to him setting up one of the Country s flagship legal graffiti locations, the Paddock and becoming Part-time Temporary Aerosol Art co-ordinator . Chu then worked for a computer games developer on games such as Aladdin for the Gameboy. Since 1996 he has worked freelance which has included working as a print/design and events consultant for Banksy and collaborating with Jamie Hewlett on a massive 434m mural on a Virgin Pendolino Train promoting the opera Monkey Journey to the West.

 

http://www.shangrilaglastonbury.co.uk/news/chus-art-shangri-la-takeover/

 

CHU’S ART SHANGRI-LA TAKEOVER

Post By: shangri-la Date: June 23, 2015 Category: News Tags: art, Contemporary Art, Glastonbury Festival, Graffiti, Politics, Shangri-La

 

Chu is a cunning linguist, and he has created lots of work playing on words and their combination and structure to create poignant and witty comments, such as Sodtherich replacing ‘Shoreditch’ on a tube sign. He’s created LOTS of artwork for the festival dwellers of Shangri-La, appropriate to the Occupation of Hell and its rally.

 

Chu is many things – an artist overall, but a politically minded, social commenting one at that. He helped Banksy become the svengali we know him as today, he singlehandedly created the world’s largest aerosol mural, the Hole In The Wall, he also pioneered graffiti as a youth art within local authorities, he has taught in Afghanistan and also paints in 3D. And he’s all ours!

 

We could go on forever about how great Chu is but let’s get down to the artwork for this year. Leading up to the festival we’ll be posting a teaser of his huge mosiac piece, which will be revealed at exclusively at Glastonbury. Chu has also created some animated ‘word ladders’ which will take over our stage backdrops in the Shangri-Hell area and working on a special Shangri-la #CAMPAIN series around the site.

 

Here’s how Chu started out, “I started painting in aersol in 1983, inspired by the lettering on a school friend’s electro mix tape. I became involved with a community arts project and in 1988 we secured a legal spot called The Paddock. The local authority employed me as one of only two practicing graffiti writers in the country, to take care of ‘street art provisions’ in the borough. Through travelling, painting and exchanging photos I would form links with other artists nationwide and before long I was invited to join Ikonoklast, the UK’s first ‘Super Crew’. Painting became a family affair with firends painting alongside one another, Desire, Goldie, Disc, Kel & Size from Walsall, Part2 from York, System from Llandudno, Juice, Cryse & Fuze from Birmingham, Rough from London, Temper from Wolverhampton, SnugOne from London, Solo One from Hinckley and Inkie from Bristol”.

 

 

http://www.schudio.co.uk/blog/about/biog/

 

EDUCATION

1. Began using home computers in Junior school 1979, as part of select team of ‘whiz-kids’.
2. Secondary Education from 1982. Left after getting 6 O Levels without revising, including two Maths.
3. September 1983, picked up an aerosol can to paint with in Streetly, Walsall.
4. College education on Graphic Design course being ‘guinea-pigged’ in Walsall. Failed to enter the second year of study again after trying for a full-time position. The course leader at the time: “I admire your healthy irreverence towards authority, but there is no place here for your work”.
5. 5 years voluntary work, running aerosol workshops in conjunction with Walsall Borough Council Departments Leisure and Education. Developed projects to get free paint and look after one of the Country’s flagship ‘legal’ graffiti sites, the Paddock.
6. Employment training scheme for an extra tenner a week, teaching other ‘n’er-do-wells’ how to use a photocopier a sa design aid. Mother also attended the clerical section of the work camp.
7. Gainful employment as Walsall Councils own: ‘Part-time Temporary Aerosol Art co-ordinator’, for 15 hours a week at least.
8. Enjoyable payroll work with Walsall’s leading Computer-Game developers for over 6 years, moving from bitmap sprite animations for Aladdin on the Gameboy, through to 3D visualisations for Interface, menu, FMV’s and Character/Vehicle design.
9. Freelance since 1996
10. Set up the GRAFFITI BASTARDS collective, now due its fourth event..
11. Moved to London in June 2000.
12. Moved back home, to Birmingham, in March 2002.
13. Became print/design & events consultant for Banksy.
14. Set up artworking department at Mission Print specialist screenprinters, Birmingham.
15. Painted 36m x 5m mural ‘Born in Walsall’ single-handedly over 4 days, local brewery releases BIW beer.
16. Created 5 minute animated short & soundtrack installation for hometown festival of light 2006.
17. Returned to London in 2005.
18. Created artwork in collaboration with Jamie Hewlett covering a massive 434m of Virgin Pendolino Train.
19. Painted 42m x 14m mural ‘Hole in the Wall’ single-handedly over 42 days, setting a new world record.
20. Created largescale 200m installation ‘EYE Fidelity’ for hometown festival of light 2007.
21. Designed and built experimental 11 foot cubic interior for solo show in Birmingham.
22. Left London in 2012 for Amsterdam & Barcelona.
23. Used aerosol paint to ‘distort the plane’ with large anamorphic projections.
24. Reached over 27,00 views in one day during protests against cuts in 2012 (Sodtherich sticker photograph on Flickr)
25. Google Cultural Institute invited me to participate in the Artist in Residency program to develop Tilt Brush virtual reality painting software

SHOWS

2019 – Landlauds part 1&2, Margate

2018 – HOOKEDLINEANDSINKER – HKAYSXCHU, Margate

2017 – Chutopia solo show, Margate

2016 – Glastonbury Festival, UK

2016 – ASK group show at Hang Fire, Bristol

2015 – Glastonbury Festival, UK

2015 – Danad Gallery, Hertford

2015 – Transformator, Belgium

2014 – Moniker Art Fair, London

2014 – Meeting of Styles, London

2014 – No Thyself, Birmingham Music Event

2014 – City of Colours, Birmingham

2013 – Transformator, Zwevegem, Belgium

2013 – Glastonbury Festival, UK

2012 – Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival, Birmingham

2012 – See No Evil – Bristol

2012 – Standon Calling Festival, UK

2011 – Pride in Bournemouth

2010 – 3D cube – Mutate @ Cordy House

2010 – Ninja Tune XX birthday

2010 – Monobrow – Corvoisier Futures Gallery, London

2010 – Glastonbury Festival, UK

2010 – Secret Wars Euroleague Finalists

2010 – Tiger Lucky 8 – Birmingham

2009 – Flying Eyeball – Mayfair London

2009 – Pic n Mix – 55DSL Store, London

2009 – Mutate Britain, London

2009 – Urban Myths, Creasoli Gallery LA

2009 – Urban in Ibiza

2009 – Glastonbury Festival, UK

2009 – Line Steppers, Jibbering Art, Birmingham

2009 – 51 Degrees, Jibbering Art, Birmingham

2009 – Dreweatts Urban Art / ArtCore auction, London

2008 – 12 Days, Bristol

2007 – Alternativity, Truman Brewery, London

2007 – Stella Dore opening night

2007 – Non-Permanent, Birmingham

2006 – Walsall Illuminations

2004 – BBC White City art installation

2004 – Santa’s Ghetto, London

2004 – ‘Born in Walsall’, Walsall Town Hall

2003 – Santa’s Ghetto, London

2003 – They made me do it 3, Kingsland Road, East London

2003 – They made me do it 2, Brick Lane, East London

2002 – They made me do it 1, Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, East London (read review / see video on BBC Collective)

2002 – 95mm2, Birmingham

2002 – Unafied Family Exhibition, Birmingham

2001 – Swiss Embassy, London

2001 – Carhartt’s Overboard Show, London

2001 – Graffiti Bastards 3, Birmingham

1999 – Graffiti Bastards 2, Birmingham

1996 – Graffiti Bastards, Birmingham

1992 – Carlisle City Festival

1992 – ICONS – Fairfield Halls, Croydon

1988 – Walsall Paddock sunken playground

1988 – Crucial Creators, Walsall Art Gallery

 

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