{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Urban Art Sculptures: Boy Soldiers","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show-l.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-09-06T15:46:13Z","description":"The “Boy Soldiers” urban art sculptures exhibition by Schoony is a very interesting art show which shows, how successful contemporary fine art could work together with urban-inspired art...","html":"\u003cp\u003eEarlier this month, the \u003ca href=\"/urban-art-war-london/\"\u003eurban art sculptures exhibition\u003c/a\u003e “Boy Soldiers” by fine artist \u003cstrong\u003eSchoony\u003c/strong\u003e and the Graffik London gallery opened it’s doors for the public. With a lot of better known street and graffiti artists on the guest list, the opening at the Blackall Studios was really successful!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the 25 participating urban artists (\u003cem\u003e“the UK’s top artists of the current UK and European art scene”\u003c/em\u003e, as \u003ca href=\"http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2010/08/boy-soldiers-group-exhibition.html\"\u003eHooked\u003c/a\u003e wrote) designed one of the fantastic Boy Soldier fibreglass sculptures by Schoony and created in that way some really good and especially unusual urban artworks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who had no time yet to visit the art show, \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157624891470248/\"\u003eI took some photos\u003c/a\u003e\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_26119e313c33e829.avif 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_cbe06d0560587586.avif 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_ba58a3a1fe652797.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_fea639763146518f.webp 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_f76f2c61e3c0df66.webp 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_222a3f6e4a2d852c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_7f22bddf71a811a9.jpg\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_605d398e7c1f6bac.jpg 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_ff6019f1094fce0d.jpg 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show_hu_7f22bddf71a811a9.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"boy soldiers art show\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eboy soldiers art show\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_d3f992625620323.avif 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_33884351cab6e779.avif 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_2d05bb37803f6186.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_c44bbb0075f1850e.webp 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_30fbced68dff2ce2.webp 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_501cb9b27ec3f69.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_53ed842a5eb0e372.jpg\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_a691b70898345f0f.jpg 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_9545ec81e5724e25.jpg 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail_hu_53ed842a5eb0e372.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"boy soldiers detail\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eboy soldiers detail\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1700\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1700\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1700\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_9293d6130e0da18d.avif 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_31c048ea359b46df.avif 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_e9a327b48b9146a1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_1a4b139537bbe798.webp 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_227b134bf6f7dd24.webp 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_b4024f38c155257a.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_388473679c124b9b.jpg\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_d31f199532c181e1.jpg 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_1d2e2fcd726732c.jpg 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures_hu_388473679c124b9b.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"942\" alt=\"boy soldiers sculptures\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eboy soldiers sculptures\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_acf2431613aa2d9.avif 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_610d5e39cfc7654e.avif 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_d246a6239c127b1b.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_fd3b2098b0260780.webp 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_689b9d2171edb001.webp 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_cbc0855ab327569b.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_7d2d36f77f98688e.jpg\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_130e70f79b4e9ab2.jpg 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_96bde7a330ec97cb.jpg 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint_hu_7d2d36f77f98688e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"boy soldiers spray paint\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eboy soldiers spray paint\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_f48a606c44dec99a.avif 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_e7731dd9adb7b1f1.avif 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_59705bff600c058f.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_147d54c929c308ce.webp 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_209baeee9f4b6566.webp 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_f03c67918e28daf0.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_8ea132b4f3f21b7d.jpg\" srcset=\"/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_ee4653deb7023e9f.jpg 480w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_a5530476d82551be.jpg 960w, /urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art_hu_8ea132b4f3f21b7d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"boy soldiers urban art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eboy soldiers urban art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nEarlier this month, the [urban art sculptures exhibition](/urban-art-war-london/) “Boy Soldiers” by fine artist **Schoony** and the Graffik London gallery opened it’s doors for the public. With a lot of better known street and graffiti artists on the guest list, the opening at the Blackall Studios was really successful!\n\nEach of the 25 participating urban artists (*“the UK’s top artists of the current UK and European art scene”*, as [Hooked](http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2010/08/boy-soldiers-group-exhibition.html) wrote) designed one of the fantastic Boy Soldier fibreglass sculptures by Schoony and created in that way some really good and especially unusual urban artworks.\n\nFor those who had no time yet to visit the art show, [I took some photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157624891470248/)...\n\n![boy soldiers art show](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-art-show.jpg\u003e)\n\nboy soldiers art show ![boy soldiers detail](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-detail.jpg\u003e)\n\nboy soldiers detail ![boy soldiers sculptures](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-sculptures.jpg\u003e)\n\nboy soldiers sculptures ![boy soldiers spray paint](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-spray-paint.jpg\u003e)\n\nboy soldiers spray paint ![boy soldiers urban art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/boy-soldiers-urban-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nboy soldiers urban art ","tags":["Gallery","Sculpture","Street Art London"],"title":"Urban Art Sculptures: Boy Soldiers","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-art-sculptures-boy-soldiers/"}