Dot London is engaging Londonâs vibrant arts community and launching Dot to Dot, a street and online art initiative that will showcase 20 of Londonâs leading contemporary artists, on display at Borough Market.
The 20 âdotâ art works go on display from Tuesday 12 January to Sunday 28 February at multiple locations across London throughout January and February, including Covent Garden, St Christopherâs Place W1, One New Change, The Trunk at The Artworks in Elephant & Castle, BOX PARK Shoreditch and Borough Marketâs Market Hall which will feature an exclusive show of large hanging dots.
The city-wide exhibitions will feature an eclectic mix of still and digital art works from established and up-and-coming artists. Showcased talent includes renowned conceptual artist Duggie Fields; influential and uncompromising duo, The DNA Factory; and urban art collective, Greyworld.
The art pieces will additionally be displayed within posters across London as large circular, or âdotâ, stills. The artistâs fully digital pieces can also be viewed on their new, corresponding Dot London websites or visit makeyours.london to see the full collection.
Dan Hill, Head of Dot London, said: âLondon is a melting pot for creativity and technology, and Dot to Dot is where they intersect. Our art initiative will showcase the capitalâs diverse range of artistic talent using contrasting modes â pop-up satellite exhibitions, street art and Dot London websites to help reach a wider online audience.â
The digital artworks created for the project include, âOn Targetâ, a swinging Sixties inspired dot, by graphic designer and illustrator Rian Hughes; âDotted Foxâ, a seemingly randomly arrangement of smaller dots to creates the image of a walking fox, by Yoni Alter; and âHappy Dotâ, a bright yellow smile evoking the phrase âTurn that frown upside downâ by contemporary artist, Stuart Semple.
London art icon, Duggie Fields, said: âI was excited to animate âSo Coolâ and bring it to life for Dot to Dot. I feel that the computer takes me into areas of creativity I never expected to find myself, so it felt right to align my identity and my work with the London I love, interactively, by displaying my piece using a Dot London web address.â
Dot to Dot is the first in a series of activities arranged by Dot London to take place over the next three months across the capital. For more information about Dot London visit makeyours.london and follow @dotLondon