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Saturday 27th February: artrepublic Street Art Competition Big Reveal



Brighton struggling artist Grant Dejonge, winner of the artrepublic Street Art Competition will be scaling the wall behind London Graphic Centre in Covent Garden to remind the public of the homeless situation.

Dejonge has recreated his image entitled 'Lost' on to a 7 x 3 metre canvas to hang on the 4-storey wall behind London Graphic Centre. The big reveal will take place in front of street artists Pure Evil and Inkie on Saturday 27th Feb @ 2pm.

'Lost' limited edition prints are available to order NOW from artrepublic.

ALL proceeds will be donated to the homeless charity StreetSmart.

The artrepublic Street Art Competition launched in November 2009 and searched the nation for an artist to create an original ‘Street Art’ image that makes a positive contribution to the urban environment and raises awareness of the homeless situation in the UK by benefiting UK charity StreetSmart. The campaign ended up receiving over 250 entries pieces of work.


Glen Pougnet, Director StreetSmart comments: "I think that the shortlist was truly magnificent but the winning piece is really powerful work. Congratulations to the artist and very many thanks to artrepublic. Every single penny donated will be used to fund vital projects to help the homeless in both London and Brighton."

DeJonge is a self-taught artist from London, but for the past 14 years has lived and worked around Brighton. He is ecstatic about winning the competition: "I had just finished a building job so had no more work on, when I heard about the artrepublic Street Art competition. Whilst creating the image using oils on canvas, it made me realise that I want to concentrate on my art again. Never for a minute did I think about winning, especially as my work is not strictly 'street'." Dejonge was unaware that established street art judges - Inkie, Eine, Static and Pure Evil were unanimous in choosing his image due to its originality, use of colour and for the fact it conveyed the right, thought-provoking message. DeJonge concludes "I wanted to include subtle details to my piece such as having no shadow under the bench and the use of a vivid "fairy tale" red for her coat. I am delighted to win this competition and look forward to working with artrepublic. I hope my image serves as a reminder of the homeless situation and that it helps to highlight the excellent work that charities like StreetSmart are doing."

Lawrence Alkin, CEO artrepublic, has agreed to donate £1 from every single transaction taken during the months of Jan, Feb & March 2010 to StreetSmart. This is in addition to all proceeds being contributed to StreetSmart from the winning image entitled 'Lost'. To date artrepublic have donated £1,500 to the charity.

Click here for more information on the artrepublic Street Art Competition