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Controversial graffiti returns to Tyneside

After featuring in last year’s ‘G Word’ exhibition at The Baltic, New Line Graffiti have launched their latest work at The Art Works Galleries, Ouseburn, Newcastle as part of the gallery’s Urban Art exhibition. The Urban Art exhibition will run until February 28, exhibiting artwork from a both graffiti artist and graphic designers who have used urban influences within their work.

Graffiti artists from last year’s exhibition decided to return to the gallery in 2007 after the positive reaction received from the gallery’s graffiti exhibition in October. This time around the gallery will be exhibiting work by artists from both the North East and the Bristol street scene; they have joined forces to be the main attraction of the Urban Art exhibition.

Matt Forster, co-director of The Art Works Galleries and resident artist, said: “A new year brings new artists with new ideas. “Being able to display the graffiti in both the courtyard and inside the gallery is great as it means the work can be seen in both its authentic roots and under the bright lights of the gallery, giving people the opportunity to study the two different elements of this controversial art form.”

A wide range of both original canvases and framed artwork from the graffiti artists and urban artists are available for purchase. For more information visit www.theartworksgalleries.com.

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