Concrete & Colour: Reimagining Urban Spaces Through Art

Spring/Summer Exhibition 2025 | Graffitistreet Gallery, Chichester: As spring unfurls and the world around us awakens, Concrete & Colour invites reflection on transformation. Featuring world renowned street artists, this exhibition draws on the visual language of the urban landscape to explore renewal, change, and the emergence of beauty in unexpected places.

Concrete & Colour – GraffitiStreet Gallery

Creative Defiance in the Cityscape

Our Spring/Summer exhibition is a tribute to creative defiance, to those who see blank concrete not as limitation, but as invitation. As cities evolve, so too does the art that defines them. Concrete & Colour explores the dynamic intersection of urban environments and creative expression, revealing the powerful ways art can breathe new life into overlooked corners of our world.

This exhibition is about resilience. It’s about artists who claim space, who create beauty in resistance, and who remind us that life is bold, colourful, unapologetic and thrives. Whether monumental or intimate, their work speaks through colour: urgent, generous, and defiantly alive.

Concrete & Colour – Bordalo II – Neutral Panda FX

Reclaiming Urban Spaces

In the face of towering urban structures, Concrete & Colour highlights the transformative power of art to reclaim and revitalise. The artists featured in this exhibition don’t simply respond to the built environment – they transform it. Their works inject meaning into the concrete landscape of our cities, turning spaces into places to experience, reflect on, and reimagine. At its heart, the exhibition embraces the idea that creativity thrives even in the most unlikely places. Like flowers breaking through cracks in the pavement, these artists challenge the static nature of urban life, with each spray can and brushstroke pushing back against the grey and bringing new life to the city.

Concrete & Colour – Sophie Mess

Featured Artists

Concrete & Colour brings together a bold and diverse collective of urban artists who redefine public and studio space alike. Each contributes a distinct voice to a shared message of resilience and transformation.

• Bordalo II – Known for large-scale animal sculptures created from waste materials, confronting consumerism and environmental neglect.
• My Dog Sighs – Emotional, introspective eyes and works that humanise forgotten objects and spaces.
• PichiAvo – Spanish duo blending classical and graffiti art in vibrant, mythological murals.
• Helen Bur – Poetic figurative painting exploring intimacy, memory, and vulnerability.
• Sophie Mess – Bursting floral compositions that bloom across concrete in celebration of natural resilience.
• Sonny Sundancer – Moody, smoky abstracts that pulse with quiet energy and elemental depth.
• Spidertag – Master of geometric neon artworks that bring dynamic structure to blank walls.
• Bisser – Sculptural clay works that evoke playful, surreal commentary on the urban form.
• Snik, Nean Kingdom, Ruben Sanchez, Joachim and more round out a line-up that represents the full spectrum of urban artistry—from abstraction and form to identity and rebellion.

Special Guests: We’re thrilled to announce that My Dog Sighs, SNIK, and Hunto will be joining us in person for the Private View. Come meet the artists and hear first-hand about their creative process.

Concrete & Colour – SNIK

Exhibition Details

Concrete & Colour opens this May at Graffitistreet Gallery, located in the heart of Chichester. Join us for a vibrant, thought-provoking experience that challenges the boundaries between the street and the gallery, between function and expression.

🎉 Private View
🗓 Friday, 23 May
🕕 6:00–8:30 PM
📩 RSVP essential: rsvp@graffitistreet.com
🥂 Enjoy a welcome glass of sparkling English wine from our friends at Tinwood Estate

🖼 Public Opening
🗓 Saturday, 24 May
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
🎟 Free entry, all welcome

📍 Graffitistreet Gallery
25a West Street, Chichester

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