Love & Hate' - Diptych

Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit, and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the dried film. Oil paints have been used in Europe since the 12th century for simple decoration, but were not widely adopted as an artistic medium until the early 15th century. Common modern applications of oil paint are in finishing and protection of wood in buildings and exposed metal structures such as ships and bridges. Its hard-wearing properties and luminous colors make it desirable for both interior and exterior use on wood and metal. Due to its slow-drying properties, it has recently been used in paint-on-glass animation. Thickness of coat has considerable bearing on time required for drying: thin coats of oil paint dry relatively quickly. StolenSpace gallery exhibits a genre of work that has been variously labeled as 'Underground Art', 'Street Art' or 'Urban Art'. None of these terms satisfactorily represent our artists' work and so we prefer not to pigeonhole it. Some of our artists have a background in graffiti and street art, but not exclusively - all however, are influenced by society's prevailing subculture where there are few rules and anything is possible. StolenSpace lets in the life-giving vitality of this environment that has long been overlooked by galleries and museums. SELLING ORIGINAL ARTWORK & PRINTS BY: Arth Daniels, Brad Downey,Charles Krafft, Chloe Early, Chris Levine, D*face, David Bray, Evan Hecox, Gerald Laing, Jeff Soto, Kai & Sunny, Kirsty Whiten, Meryl Donoghue, Miss Van, Mysterious Al, Pete Fowler, ROA, Ronzo, San, Seen, Shepard Fairey, Sylvia Ji, The London Police, Usugrow, Von, Will Barras, Word To Mother For our very first show of 2012 we will be celebrating...and mourning... Valentines Day with an exhibition entitled 'Love & Hate' This will be a group show with mixed media pieces from various artists, as well as a few brand new screen print releases.