Yield Gallery | 'Urban Spring' April 2024

YIELD GALLERY URBAN SPRING

Exhibition Booklet

April 2024

15 Bateman Street Soho, W1D 3AQ

WELCOME TO YIELD GALLERY

Founded in 2019, Yield Gallery has organically grown and established itself internationally as a reputable and respected gallery within the world of Contemporary and Modern art Best known for specialising in the contemporary and street art sector, our ambition is to provide a welcoming and enjoyable environment for artists, collectors and enthusiasts to be able to experience collections from world renowned, emerging, and established artists

Yield Gallery has been located in the beautiful and affluent area of Blackheath, London since 2019. Yield Gallery will be opening a flagship gallery in 2024 on East Castle Street, London with a 2500sqm space. 2024 will also see Yield Gallery claim international status by opening a space in Dubai The 2000sqm gallery located in Central One, the financial district of Dubai, has proven to be a monumental achievement becoming the first gallery to open in the area.

Showcasing and exhibiting works of emerging artists such as Fern, James McQueen, Mr Brainwash and Matthew Marquis. Alongside blue- chip works by artists including Richard Hambleton, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Banksy and Damien Hirst.

ABOUT URBAN SPRING

We are delighted to introduce our latest exhibition, ‘Urban Spring,’ a five-day exhibition inspired by the success of our previous showcase, ‘Urban Impressions,’ in 2023.

Nestled in the heart of Soho, this event will radiate the freshness and vitality of springtime. Featuring an eclectic mix of fine art pieces, sourced from both established ‘blue chip’ artists and rising stars in the art world.

David Izzard, Director, said “Urban Spring promises a delightful fusion of color, creativity, and innovation predominately through urban artistry and we are excited to host this exhibition ahead of our Flagship opening in Q2 this year. We have some very exciting pieces to show and Yield Gallery look forward to welcoming you to Urban Spring”.

RICHARD HAMBLETON

Yield Gallery specialise in Richard Hambleton Original Pieces.

Richard Hambleton was Considered by many to be the Godfather of street art (a title the artist rejected) Hambleton first appeared on the scene in 1976 with his Mass Murder series.

He created 600 across 15 cities, the American-Canadian would anonymously chalk the outline of bodies, creating a vivid impression of murder scenes. But it was the dark, life-sized, black-silhouetted figure of his early eighties character, the Shadowman, that propelled him to famehe painted 450 of them on the walls of New York City.

As Hambleton became more established the artist started to paint on canvas in which Galleries quickly embraced him . As did Europe, when he toured the continent in the early eighties, painting his Shadowmen on the walls of London, Paris, Berlin and Rome.

But money and fame didn't satisfy Hambleton, and by the nineties, with an aggressive and ever-worsening drug habit, he had fallen out of view.

The exhibition then travelled to Milan, Moscow, Cannes and Paris, before returning to New York in 2011 By now Hambleton's name was once more being held in the same high esteem it had garnered in the 1980s, when he was more famous than his contemporaries JeanMichel Basquiat and Keith Haring, and had twice appeared on the cover of Life magazine

Richard Hambleton Shadow Man, 1987 87.5 x 48.35 cm Acrylic on Paperboard

Richard Hambleton Untitled Stop Sign

76.2 x 76.2 cm

Acrylic on Aluminum Stop Sign

DAVID HOCKNEY

David Hockney, born 9 July 1937 is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.

On 15 November 2018, Hockney's 1972 work Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) sold at Christie's auction house in New York City for $90 million (£70 million), becoming the most expensive artwork by a living artist sold at auction. It broke the previous record which was set by the 2013 sale of Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog (Orange) for $58.4 million. Hockney held the record until 15 May 2019 when Koons reclaimed the honour by selling his Rabbit for more than $91 million at Christie's in New York.

Hockney has experimented with painting, drawing, printmaking, watercolours, photography, and many other media including a fax machine, paper pulp, computer applications and iPad drawing programs. The subject matter of interest ranges from still life’s to landscapes, portraits of friends, his dogs, and stage designs for the Royal Court Theatre, Glyndebourne, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

David Hockney Flower In The Pot, iPad

BANKSY

Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation.

Banksy Flower Thrower Triptych

DAMIEN HIRST

Damien Steven Hirst is an English artist and art collector. He is one of the Young British Artists who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest living artist, with his wealth estimated at US$384 million in the 2020 Sunday Times Rich

Damien Hirst Red Set 2/5

Damien Hirst Blossom Flowers 1/3, Blue

JOE LYCETT

One of Britain’s most popular comedians JoveLycett has created Slags (2020) in support of the UK’s leading HIV charity the Terrance Higgins Trust. Slags (2020) will go under the hammer at The Auction at Christie’s, a night that changes the lives of people living with and affected by HIV Since it started over 20 years ago, it has raised over £5.2 million for the THT. Over the last four decades, the charity has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV – and today, they’re working towards the life-changing goal of ending new HIV cases in the UK by 2030

We thought we’d let Joe describe this work himself: “This piece of art, which I have personally created with my own fists, stands out as a particularly remarkable painting that skillfully captures the essence of flowers. However, this is no ordinary floral representation like you might get from Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe or Bob Ross Each flower depicted in this artwork carries an unconventional twist, because over each one I’ve written the word ‘slag.’ This term, often used colloquially, here playfully contrasts with the traditional beauty and delicacy associated with flowers, introducing a layer of irony and critique Through this unique juxtaposition, the painting invites viewers to reconsider their perceptions of beauty and value,and of slags.”

Joe’s piece and more than 70 artworks, experiences and trips will be auctioned to fundraise for the THT life-changing work. The donated items are spread across two auctions the Timed Auction, which is live now and the Live Auction at Christie’s By bidding on these lots, you can help end a global epidemic that has killed 38 million people and ensure that Terrence Higgins Trust can be there for people living with HIV.

Buy tickets and bid on the Timed Auction by clicking the link in @thtorguk’s bio on Instagram.

Joe Lycett Slags, 2020

76 x 51 cm

Acrylic on Canvas

Matthew Marquis

Matthew Marquis 42 is an American contemporary artist that inspires his oil paintings on canvas with a wide range of grotesque figures with bulging eyes, bulbous cheeks, proliferating limbs, and fractured faces evoke the allure and abjection of a carnival.

Marquis has been painting for over 20 years in his hometown of Telford, Pennsylvania of the United States.

The talented Marquis takes inspiration from artists including Pablo Picasso and George Condo integrating tenets of abstraction into a practice that ranges from macabre portraiture to more geometrical, less representational compositions.

Marquis has referred to his surrealistic style as a unique humoured twist on cubism which attempts to capture a subject’s multiplicity, and “artificial realism” that offers a simulated, distinctly American take on European art.

Matthew Marquis Totem Pole Butler, 2024 124 x 94 cm Oil on canvas

Matthew Marquis Droopy Dog with Extra Tongues , 2024 1235 x 1235 cm Oil on canvas

HARLAND MILLER

Harland Miller is an artist and writer whose peripatetic career has included time spent in both Europe and America. After living and exhibiting in New York, Berlin and New Orleans during the ’80s and ’90s, Miller achieved critical acclaim with his debut novel, Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty (2000), the story of a kid who travels around northern England with a David Bowie impersonator.

As a writer, Miller’s novels and short stories often take his autobiography as the point of departure. A love of books themselves, not only as the carriers of stories but as objects in their own right, equally pervades his artistic practice. In his paintings and works on paper Miller regularly sets up the potential for narratives, characterised by their humanity and tragi-comedy, using titles, phrases or single words to echo or allow for multiple readings

In 2001 Miller began a series of paintings based on the dust jackets of Penguin books. By appropriating the iconic Penguin logo, Miller found a way to marry painting with his writer’s love of words Influenced by Pop art and abstraction from mid-century America, his works draw attention to the inherent possibilities of language within the visual field, employing humour, irony and emotion to explore not only the formal qualities of painting but also the complexities of the spoken and written word

Harland Miller

Hate Is Out Of Date, Blue, 2022

100 x 70 cm

Screenprint

Harland Miller

Hate Is Out Of Date, Yellow, 2022

100 x 70 cm

Screenprint

FERN

Born in 1996, Fern is a London-based British painter whose artistic style reflects the influence of various contemporary artists, such as Harland Miller and The Connor Brothers. Drawing inspiration from mid-century posters, Fern’s work features a juxtaposition of pin-up style portraits of women against blocks of solid colour, accompanied by deadpan snippets of text.

Her distinctive aesthetic, characterised by a blend of dry wit and playful intelligence, results in captivating paintings that satirise both modern and contemporary culture. As a female artist, Fern frequently celebrates self-assured femininity and explores themes of female sexuality while simultaneously offering overt or implicit critiques of the male-dominated world in which she navigates.

Fern has created a new series of pieces exclusively for ‘Urban Impressions’ all on display.

Fern

Live Laugh, Block Him, 2024

150 x 100 cm

Acrylic on canvas

Fern

I Cannot Stress This Enough, WTF, 2024

150 x 100 cm

Acrylic on canvas

Fern

I Want Magic, 2024

150 x 100 cm

Acrylic on canvas

Fern

You Were Born An Original, 2024

150 x 100 cm

Acrylic on canvas

Fern

I’m Yours, No Refunds, 2024

150 x 100 cm

Acrylic on canvas

Fern

What’s The Best Thing, 2024

150 x 100 cm

Acrylic on canvas

Fern

Kindly, F**k Off, 2024

150 x 100 cm

Acrylic on canvas

Fern

Even At My Worst, 2024

150 x 100 cm

Acrylic on canvas

Fern Life’s A Party, 2024

150 x 100 cm Acrylic on canvas

MR CALLABY

Matthew Callaby, known as MrCallaby, is a British artist, currently based in Bristol. He uses acrylic on canvas to create cute, chubby characters in a strange, vivid world. His work often features anthropomorphic characters painted in his unique, illustrative style. Despite see-sawing between adorable and disturbing, Callaby’s main goal is to create a sense of fun within his work.

Following on from his first solo exhibition show, ‘Sad Flower Season’, Yield Gallery are delighted to exclusively have 4 of his pieces on display at ‘Urban Spring’.

LongMiserableBouqet,2024

190x100cm

Acryliconcanvas

120x150cm

Acryliconcanvas

MrCallaby

MrCallaby

ABunchofSadFlowers,2024

Opening Times

Wednesday 10th 12pm - 6pm

Thursday 11th 10am - 6pm

Friday 12th 10am - 6pm

Saturday 13th 10am - 6pm

Sunday 14th 12pm - 4pm