Mode 2

Biography

The thinking man of the British graffiti movement has recently returned from self-exile in Paris. Like seminal comic 2000AD if it had ever managed to get laid, Mode's work is immediately refreshing due to its lack of posturing and antagonism, concentrating instead on very different themes (friendship! Love! Dancing! The latter stages of pregnancy!) Mode was recently made artist-in-residence at Coco de Mer, the peerless erotic emporium masterminded by Sam Roddick, daughter of Body Shop founder Anita, where he has developed an offshoot style mixing his graffiti-based art with more traditional portraiture. He paints customers from his vantage point of a cubby-hole in the changing rooms (with their prior request, of course). He is available for private commission.

Available Art

Thumbnail of Paradise GateThumbnail of Master and ServantThumbnail of Au Sous SolThumbnail of A Bird In The HandThumbnail of The Rose GardenThumbnail of Size Does Not MatterThumbnail of Chubby StockingsThumbnail of Stolen KissesThumbnail of Vue Sur CourThumbnail of Extreme Teen 36Thumbnail of Summer SiestaThumbnail of Virgo TwinsThumbnail of Park BenchThumbnail of StrapsThumbnail of Lazarides BathroomThumbnail of Black Top

Archive

Thumbnail of KneelThumbnail of BathroomThumbnail of NYC BathroomThumbnail of TouchThumbnail of Stockings (Sketch)Thumbnail of Stockings (And Light)Thumbnail of Stockings (Wireframe)Thumbnail of From AboveThumbnail of A Cat in the ParkThumbnail of Reading in the GardenThumbnail of Hold Her TightThumbnail of Lost ShoeThumbnail of PointThumbnail of Touch And FeelThumbnail of Panty Tuck - orangeThumbnail of NeckingThumbnail of Exploring Her TasteThumbnail of ArmchairThumbnail of FeastThumbnail of Hinter OfThumbnail of Park BenchThumbnail of The ToyThumbnail of The Rose GardenThumbnail of Some Bedtime ThoughtsThumbnail of On S'InstalleThumbnail of Montres MoiThumbnail of Life Giving watersThumbnail of L'offrandreThumbnail of Golden BrownThumbnail of Boots And SkirtThumbnail of Service with Extra Smiles

News

MODE 2 at Wenlock Rd!

20th May 2010
Mode 2 has been in town and getting busy...Check out these photos of his latest street piece located in the east end of London.

Go see it in person, it's well worth it.

Amazing photographs taken by Ian Cox.

Location courtesy of Londonewcastle - www.londonewcastle.co.uk

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Mode 2 at Galerie Issue

1st April 2010
A Superlative Conspiracy by Mode 2 opens tonight, the 1st of April at Galerie Issue in Paris.

Besides the different items of clothing and accessories on view, Mode will have drawings for sale as well as some new original paintings done, as usual, just before the opening.

To round things off he has selected a few shots from his photo archive of Paris social life from '87 to '91...

Alongside these, Mode will be exhibiting L'Offrandre (The Offering) which is more of an original work than it is a print. The image originates from a series of drawings taken from Modes most prized possession, his sketch book. Each and every copy in the edition has been meticulously hand painted by Mode.

L'Offrandre is available to buy exclusively from Lazarides on shopatlazarides.com
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New T's from Mode 2

15th February 2010
With only 364 days until Valentines day, Mode 2 comes to the retail rescue of perplexed partners everywhere with a couple of new shirts available now from SHOP at Lazarides, 8 Greek Street, Soho, London.

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Location, location, location...

5th December 2009
For those of you in London wishing to see our 'Grifters' artists street work first hand, here's where you'll find the finished outdoor pieces...

David Choe and DVS - Wenlock Road, N1, Great Western Studios, W9, and Perry's Place, W1

Charlie Isoe - Kean Street, WC2 and Prestwood Street, N1

Vhils - Oval Road, NW1, and Truman Brewery, E1

Paul Insect - Broadwick Street, W1, and Southwick Mews, W2

Mode 2 - Rathbone Place, W1

Teach - Great Western Studios, W9, and Shelton Street, WC2

Invader - Truman Brewery, E1, and balloons tied to practically every lamp post in W1

Lucy McLauchlan - St John's Hill, SW11

Conor Harrington - Mercer Street, WC2

Many thanks, as always, to Ian Cox for the superb photography and dedication to comprehensively documenting the project, and to all of the artists involved in the event, many of whom proved without doubt that painting in the rain is both stupid and clever at the same time.

Search and enjoy.

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Location, location, location...

30th November 2009
For those of you in London wishing to see the street work first hand, here's where you'll find the finished outdoor pieces...

David Choe and DVS - Wenlock Road, N1, Shoreditch House, E1, Great Western Studios, W9, and Perry's Place, W1

Charlie Isoe - Kean Street, WC2, Prestwood Street, N1, and Wenlock Road, N1

Vhils - Oval Road, NW1, and Truman Brewery, E1

Paul Insect - Broadwick Street, W1, and Southwick Mews, W2

Mode 2 - Rathbone Place, W1

Teach - Great Western Studios, W9, and Shelton Street, WC2

Invader - Truman Brewery, E1, and balloons tied to practically every lamp post in W1

Lucy McLauchlan - St John's Hill, SW11

Conor Harrington - Mercer Street, WC2


Search and enjoy.

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