{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Boy Soldiers: Urban Art War in London?","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-art-war-london/urban-art-war.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-08-26T15:06:13Z","description":"Next week, a maybe controversial urban art exhibition will take place in London - the “Boy Soldiers” group-show by Schoony, presenting 30 fantastic urban art sculptures made of fibreglass...","html":"\u003cp\u003eSome of you will may know fine artist \u003cstrong\u003eSchoony\u003c/strong\u003e, who is a pro in creating humans out of fibreglass. His latest creation, the “Boy Soldier” is now the main part of an unusual urban art group-exhibition in London!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty, well-known graffiti and street artists, including \u003ca href=\"/dface-ridiculous-skate-create/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD*Face\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eInsa\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFin DAC\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePart2ism\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/london-graffiti-styles-photos/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiliwenn\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSnub23\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLeeks\u003c/strong\u003e, repainted the thirty pure white boy soldier sculptures, which will be shown in two different venues, in their own styles.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchoony, in partnership with Graffik London gallery, is proud to present an exclusive exhibition of his Boy Soldier, the wall-panel version of his debut fibreglass statue presented at last year’s Mutate Britain’s One Foot in the Grove. A young boy holds a grenade in one hand and the grenade’s pin in the other and reveals a breathtaking detail close to microscopic perfection. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.artrabbit.com/events/event/20444/graffik_london_presents_boy_soldiers_a_group_show_by_schoony\"\u003eartrabbit.com\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"urban-art-preventing-homelessness\"\u003eUrban Art Preventing Homelessness\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe show seems to become a controversial street art event in this time of political war. I guess the plastic boy soldier sculptures in their urban styles will maybe appeal to the emotions of the audience\u0026hellip;By the way, the show will raise money for \u003ca href=\"http://www.shp.org.uk/\"\u003eSHP\u003c/a\u003e a charity for London’s homeless people!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo if you’re interested in this very extraordinary urban art war exhibition, make sure to save the dates and the two venues:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocation 1:\nBlackall Studios, 73 Leonard Street London\nfrom 2nd to 4th September 2010, 6pm\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocation 2:\nGraffik London Gallery, 284 Portobello Rd, London\nfrom 6th to 12th September 2010, 6pm\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info and the complete line-up, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.tristanschoonraad.com/\"\u003etristanschoonraad.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nSome of you will may know fine artist **Schoony**, who is a pro in creating humans out of fibreglass. His latest creation, the “Boy Soldier” is now the main part of an unusual urban art group-exhibition in London!\n\nThirty, well-known graffiti and street artists, including [**D*Face**](/dface-ridiculous-skate-create/), **Insa**, **Fin DAC**, **Part2ism**, [**Liliwenn**](/london-graffiti-styles-photos/), **Snub23** and **Leeks**, repainted the thirty pure white boy soldier sculptures, which will be shown in two different venues, in their own styles.\n\n\u003e Schoony, in partnership with Graffik London gallery, is proud to present an exclusive exhibition of his Boy Soldier, the wall-panel version of his debut fibreglass statue presented at last year’s Mutate Britain’s One Foot in the Grove. A young boy holds a grenade in one hand and the grenade’s pin in the other and reveals a breathtaking detail close to microscopic perfection. ([artrabbit.com](http://www.artrabbit.com/events/event/20444/graffik_london_presents_boy_soldiers_a_group_show_by_schoony))\n\n\n## Urban Art Preventing Homelessness\n\n\nThe show seems to become a controversial street art event in this time of political war. I guess the plastic boy soldier sculptures in their urban styles will maybe appeal to the emotions of the audience...By the way, the show will raise money for [SHP](http://www.shp.org.uk/) a charity for London’s homeless people!\n\nSo if you’re interested in this very extraordinary urban art war exhibition, make sure to save the dates and the two venues:\n\nLocation 1:\nBlackall Studios, 73 Leonard Street London\nfrom 2nd to 4th September 2010, 6pm\n\nLocation 2:\nGraffik London Gallery, 284 Portobello Rd, London\nfrom 6th to 12th September 2010, 6pm\n\nFor more info and the complete line-up, visit [tristanschoonraad.com](http://www.tristanschoonraad.com/).\n","tags":["Gallery","Sculpture","Street Art London"],"title":"Boy Soldiers: Urban Art War in London?","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-art-war-london/"}