Bricks & Sticks & Mortar















“Bricks & Sticks & Mortar” opens at Recoat on the 2nd of November, 7-10pm, a joint show from internationally exhibited artists, Eko and Erms. With more than 20 years’ experience within the UK graffiti scene, this exhibition will be their first show together. Their shared history, respect for each other’s work and the similar themes that run through their pieces, brings them together for this important exhibition.

With deep roots in the classical graffiti tradition, the pair explore new graphical possibilit
ies beyond the constraints of lettering alone. Drawing inspiration from their environments, their pieces have a dream-like feel, each exploring a unique graphic universe, with fairytale landscapes and unfamiliar constructions that hint at their internal worlds.

The show is a collection of brand new originals. The pair will be creating murals at Recoat, aswell as producing a collaborative limited edition risograph print and a limited edition zine that will be available for sale throughout the show.

Departures Picture






We just opened Departures Picture by Chris MacFarlane at The Roxy 171. The work is very special and you should deffinately be popping along to see it! The work is for sale through Recoat so get in touch if anything takes your fancy....

Mac Premo Studio Visit by Chris MacFarlane










One of current exhibitors, Chris Macfarlane, recently paid a visit to fellow American collage artist Mac Premo's Brooklyn studio. Chris summed up the visit for us. Looks amazing! Chris' most recent collection 'Departures Picture' is on display at The Roxy 171, Glasgow. "Last summer on a trip to NYC, collage artist and reformed professional hoarder Mac Premo took a few hours out to let me visit his studio, have lunch and speak his mind on how the British have no idea of how to cook a burger. Mac talked me through a few projects new and old - Self Destructing Machines (work in prog) ; a curious yet poetic series of home-brew contraptions, designed to smash a filament light bulb as soon as it's lit. The Dumpster Project; The Mother of all collage work, an ambitious and possibly even cathartic vehicle for Mac's own vast collection of objects, ephemera and ability for story telling. With the sun beating down high over Brooklyn, we walked back from the lock-up that housed The Dumpster, swapped tales of folk who'd become trapped by the volume of stuff they'd collected and joked that could easily be us. We then sat down for a very decent burger. " 

Castle Repaint









We've just discovered Castle Repaint, what an amazing company, they just donated loads of paint to various Community projects we are working on! They take unwanted paint and recycle it into new paint, they recycle paint they can't remix into fuel for cement mixers and for composting and the cans are recycled too. You can buy the new paint from them which is cheaper than your other brands and if you're a community project they will help you by gifting or giving you paint at discount rates. Go visit their site and Facebook to see and read more, or better yet go visit them, buy your paint from them, donate your old paint and support a really worthy organisation that is saving the planet while saving yourself a buck or two aswell.

Futurism 2.0


Gutted we weren't able to attend Gamma Proforma's Futurism 2.0 show in London, featuring a whole bunch of good friends from the Rudimentary Perfection show we held last year including of course, one of our closest friends and Team Recoater, Mark Lyken. Today is your last chance to see it so get yourself along to the Blackall Studio in London before 8pm. If you can't then Daniel Feral has done a great roundup on 12oz Prophet so you don't miss out!

Ride Temporarily Closed


At present we are closed. We'll re-open for our next show on the 2nd of November. Sorry for any inconvenience. If you need us, paint or art just call us at 07968252454, PM us on Facebook or email us at info@recoatdesign.com.

Departures Picture


We've partnered up with The Roxy 171 this year, they've supported a bunch of our shows, and we've started heading round there after openings. The staff are lovely, the food is great and the atmosphere is just right for Recoaters.
They asked us if we could curate a wee show for them, and as soon as they did, we knew we had to ask Chris MacFarlane, one of our regular exhibiting artists. We felt his well crafted, sensitive and often nostalgic work would sit really well with the bars vibe.
Come down on Thurs 4th Oct from 7pm till late, for drinks, nibbles and to check out MacFarlane's latest creations. The show will run till 10th Jan 2013.

Last chance!


Today is your last chance to see Illustrated Love Affair, it's a duo show from Lucy MacLeod and Dwayne Bell. The work is beautiful, there are prints and originals by both, and it's all very affordable, you just can't miss it. Open today 12-6pm.

Mark Lyken Sublime Residency Exhibition



Mark Lyken has been working away in his Lighthouse in Cromarty (among a few other small things like preparing for Futurism 2.0 and painting at See No Evil!) creating new work for this beautiful show. It opens tomorrow night, you just have to be there!

Illustrated Love Affair




We're delighted to announce our next show, the first duo show from Lucy MacLeod and Dwayne Bell, two of Scotland's leading Illustrators. The opening is 7-10pm on the 17th Aug and the show runs till the 16th Sep. The Roxy 171 are kindly sponsoring it and we'll be heading there after the opening.

The duo have put their mutual obsessions of mid-20th century life style illustration, pulp fiction covers, vintage comic books and photography to good use; they’ve combined visual forces, spawning a new collection o
f individual and collaborative works.

The exhibition marks their renewed love affair with commercial illustration and celebrates “real honest to goodness mark-making”.

It's going to be a good one! FB event is here.

Ruins Closing Party and Zine







Al White's solo show with us ends Sunday 8th July. We are holding a closing party from 3-5pm, pop on down to see the work for the last time, have a drink and you'll have the chance to buy his handmade limited edition zine for only £3. From 5.30pm till close we'll be round at The Roxy 171, Great Western Road where there'll be drinking, eating and dancing till the wee hours. The FB event is here and the Itison event is here.

Unlucky For Some



As you all know, we opened on Friday 13th July 2007. To celebrate hitting the 5 year mark we are showing 13 artists work in an eclectic group show on the same date this year. The exhibition is called "Unlucky For Some", opens 7-10pm and runs till 12th Aug.
We've selected some artists we've enjoyed working with over the years and some new artists who we hope to work with more, a nod to the past and a look to the future!
Artists include :
Andrew Wightman
Anna King
Bernie Reid
FiST
Jamie Johnson
Kirsty Whiten
Konx-om-Pax
Moneyless
Nom Kinnear King
Rekor
Remi Rough
She One
Syrkus

Amazingly it's Number's birthday too, they are throwing a big party at Chambre 69 also on the 13th. So they're coming down to do a pre-club set at our opening as a special treat! Not only that, we're doing a colab, limited edition screen-printed bag full of goodies, 10 will be up for grabs at each venue, first come first served. Make sure to get your tickets for their club night after so we can all go have a boogie.
As ever, a massive thanks to Red Bull for their ongoing support and making this all possible.

Ruins Closing Party


This Sunday is your last chance to see the beautiful and intricate works of Al White in the exhibition, Ruins. From 3-5pm we'll be at the gallery, you can see the work, drink a beer and grab yourself a limited edition zine. After that we'll head round to The Roxy 171 where Al White and Grampian Mountains will hit the decks till close. You can pick up a discount at Recoat and a glass of bubbly at The Roxy 171 if you sign up to Itison. See more artwork here.

Oddisco



Bad Cop Bad Cop have invited us to create some designs for their live tee printing this Sat at Oddisco, going to be tunes and beat boxing too, should be fun night. Above are hints at the screens we've made, if you like what you see make sure to get down and grab a bargain and a totally limited edition tee!