{"id":31509,"date":"2018-02-14T13:35:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T13:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-458273-1435032.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=31509"},"modified":"2023-05-28T18:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T18:25:35","slug":"mark-pritchard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nocomplynetwork.com\/mark-pritchard\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Pritchard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark is a skater and painter based in Bristol<\/h1>\n

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I moved back to Bristol after being in Sheffield for 8 years, I help out at Fifty Fity Store but I\u2019m pursuing a career in Motion Graphics, Post Production and Editing. I\u2019ve been painting for 9 years. It\u2019s a medium for me to mess around with form and lines that never-ever seem to end.<\/p>\n

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When you’re younger, skateboarding introduces you to colour, type, composition and imagery. Even now, when we\u2019re all submerged in such a vast visual world, popular culture is fixated on skateboarding.<\/p>\n

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Skating and making art can mix well together but I like to separate both interests. As a process, skating\u2019 can contribute to your art. I try to make at the start of the day, because if I have a shit skate I can always look back and say “Aye, at least you made that piece earlier…Fuck yeah\u201c.<\/p>\n

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Alexis Jemet and Flexi Alexi inspire me. Awesome colours and form, like a modern impressionist and he makes great animations.<\/p>\n

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Darryn Daggers tattoos are sick and my brother Stephen doesn\u2019t skate but has great drawings and technique. I got some doodles of Richard Chung, Gordo & Gary I can\u2019t wait to put up in my new place!<\/p>\n

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I was introduced to Seb Braun via Elliot and Rich Smith , his work is so fucking rad, the dark on light colours makes me want to get a print!<\/p>\n

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Fuck, Mike O’Shea’s illustration are on point and hilarious. I fell in love with Ray Barbee’s<\/a> \u2018Moment by Moment\u2019 – the simple Xylophone tones…perfecto!<\/p>\n

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Closer to home, I\u2019d say this band \u2018Best Friends\u2019, they play some heavy tunes, Ed from the group also runs a fucking radical DIY space the Delicious Clam Records so, if your ever in Sheffield \u2018Go Support!\u2019.<\/p>\n

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I also back Bry, Dave, Joe who play in Sievehead who always put on a sick show. Tucans, Riders; Gordo\u2019s Freestyle just need to stop being \u2018The Whitey Knighty\u2019 at gigs?<\/p>\n

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Film-wise, 5050 vids – Mike Pearson ‘s filming and George Nevin and Gainers – Bristol In Bloom \/Worriors vids if you know, chu kno!!<\/p>\n

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I enjoyed the old Skateboard Cafe days and jamming with Jason Lewer, Smiths, Tom Gibbs, Carter, JackTumTum and my G Ashton (RIP).<\/p>\n

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Ciaran O’ Connor and I have chatted for hours. Ciaran is a foundation of information and motivation about making art without a doubt!<\/p>\n

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The No Comply Network is a good mixture of different creatives talents, from big to small; great creative integration. There are so many amazing skilled people out there and it\u2019s a good platform to find out about them No Comply and Vague Mag and a few others out there are doing exactly what should be done.<\/p>\n

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I have an exhibition in London of my most recent work at Forest Gate Brewery. Opening night is on the 31st of March and will be up for a month. There will be a Raffle, beats hosted by 30stax and beer<\/p>\n

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30 STAX *-* (Big John, Lefty Josh & Myself) play in Sheffield every Third weekend of the month, our next night will be the 17th of February where we play some big jams and put on skate videos.<\/p>\n

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I go up to Sheffield once a month to work on editing with my producer Ann-Marie, which is helpful because we work well as a team alongside having a lot of work to do. This means I can be productive and get some downtime with the crew\u2019dem.<\/p>\n

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I’m also planning on finishing my latest full skate video,\u2018Pizzblaze: Da Movie\u2019. featuring Chung, Gordo, Gary, John, Alexie, Josh\/Ghost, Matlok Bennett-Jones Shaun Currie, Elis\/Johnny 5, and more from Bristol, Sheffield and London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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