Seize is Off the Rails
Street artist Andy Seize has ditched the street for his first gallery show at Londonewcastle Project Space. The show features a range of work from the hard-working artist and genuine nice guy. Crucially it shows the artist’s first forays into 3-dimensional art in the form of custom car models and a huge reproduction of an underground train carriage crash landed in gallery 3.

The tube car is great idea, but leaves one wishing that he’d gone the whole hog and dressed up the space to replicate a platform with mock tube posters and Transport for London signage. With seats inside and some piped in sounds the experience could’ve been truly immersive, but perhaps a bit cheesy too. Whatever, it’s a great way to use the space and get people to walk through the art to experience it in the round.
Regardless, my favourite pieces are the car models (which took the artist 5 weeks each to make by hand and are available to buy for a cool £5,000 each), which really add something to the show - though they are cartoon-like in form, they don’t feature the usual Seize-style artwork in colourful splendour. May they mark a turning point for the artist in the future?

Who knows? What I do know is the show is on now and the bright white walls contrasted with the vibrant artworks makes a change for recent shows which have tended to take themselves quite seriously. So if you want some light relief from looking cool and Shoreditch, head here for some light relief.

The show runs daily until 22nd August. Click here for full details and opening times.