You've got to admit that compositionally this shot has a lot going for it. The complimentary blues of the slate piece and id-iom Jr's shirt for starters. The winking face where the real face should be just fits nicely too. And the disembodied heads gazing on forlornly are a nice touch. You'd almost think we'd done it on purpose...
Anyway, what we have here is a piece of slate with a slightly wild eyed lady winking at you like you should be in on the joke. It is available to a good home so drop us a line if you need it in your life. Until then she will be sitting by my fridge giving me a knowing wink every time I glance at the pile of washing up to be done...
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id-iom
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Here we have the third installment of our ’Back to the Future’ mixtape project which sees us combine two of our loves – music and street art.
Our plan is simple. Get some new mixes together, burn them on CD and then put them out on the street with some exclusive slate cover art to see what happened. The piece is the size of a standard roofing slate (about 40 x 28 cm) and has the CD securely taped to the back so she should last a reasonable amount of time out in the open. It has been completed using the magic of paint pens, spraypaint and stencils. They are signed on reverse with our trademark id-iom stencil and logo.
With sunshine the prevailing weather condition for once we can finally get round to the idea that summer - and the always amusing festival season - is on the way. I’ve been to Glastonbury every available year since 1999 and thoroughly enjoyed myself every time – come rain or shine. I’m sure this year will be no exception. The poor lady in this piece however is not having such a great time as she’s gone to a festival and someone has callously broken her heart. My best advice to her would be to head to the bar...
We are also now open to submissions - so if you dj at all and fancy taking part just get in touch and if we like your mix then you’re in! You can find more information on our facebook page here:
www.facebook.com/BackToTheFutureMixtapeProject
Happy hunting!
Cheers
id-iom
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You might be wondering if today's piece has something to do with Mickey Mouse’s preferences when Minnie is out of town and he has the house to himself - but you'd be wrong.
What's actually going on is Mickey is organising a treasure hunt for Donald Duck’s nephews. The trouble is Mickey has already been at the drinks cabinet and had the better part of a whole bottle of whisky to himself. He now only has one job left, that of the treasure hunt. The trouble is he’s already hidden the prize but can’t remember where…
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id-iom
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So I had to pop over to the East End for some paint for a big piece currently being painted at the Electric Social in Brixton and I thought to myself 'What a perfect opportunity to do a little street drop!' So before setting off from Brixton I packed a bag full of goodies to leave on the street for our 'Back to the Future' mixtape & art project. Foolishly I only got one slate out as I somehow forgot to do the rest whilst I was enjoying the sun in a beer garden. That said one is better than none. Oh, what a C unit i am! Just wait til the other half of idiom finds out...
Anyway, the mix on the back of this piece of slate is by a good friend of id-iom's who dj's under the name of Rogue Fader. Even if you don't have the chance to find the slate you can still enjoy the C Unit mix here. It should be enough to keep you amused on a Friday morning (or indeed afternoon or evening).
Cheers
id-iom
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With Glastonbury coming up in just a couple of days we thought it about time to release a new instalment of our 'Back To The Future' mixtape project which sees us combine our two of our loves – music and street art. Our plan is to get some new mixes together, burn them on CD and then put them out on the street with some exclusive slate cover art.
Here we have a sea-side drop with some sexy looking eyes giving you a cheeky little wink. A brief promise of something that’ll probably never come to pass. Oh well, c’est la vie...
There’s some contact details on the back so if you see one of these suckers on the street feel free to take it home and then lambast us via email on our shoddy skills and poor tune selection.
We are also now open to submissions - so if you dj at all and fancy taking part just get in touch and if we like your mix then you’re in! You can find more information on our facebook page here.
Cheers
id-iom
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