Popular Bristol bar and live music venue Start the Bus is branching into the art events world tonight as they celebrate the opening of a new gallery.
The Start gallery opens on Friday 19 March at 6.30pm, and first exhibition ‘Tease Made’ will showcase the work of graphic artists Peskimo and Chris Dickason. It runs until 11 April, and is expected to draw art lovers from around the South West.
The exhibition will celebrate the social rituals, history, and iconography of enjoying cups of tea. Prints, paintings, doodles and vinyl toys will be on display and for sale. The artwork will draw influence from the vintage graphic design, cartoons and comics as well as ‘the oddities and absurdities of everyday life’.
Peskimo’s art is ‘teeming with monsters and bunnies, pattern and texture, fun and frolics’, as well as a ‘generous pinch of nostalgia to create art that has won admirers far and wide’. Dickason’s work is ‘populated with rambunctious and irreverent characters, the design of which is a cleverly crafted mix of an uncomplicated drawing style and conspicuous colour choices’.
Live music will be performed afterwards at Start the Bus with the Detectives of the Perspective.
