Sunil Pawar (Slingshot London)
In the late Eighties, at the age of fifteen, Sunil skipped school one afternoon, and walked into the North London offices of music legends, Soul II Soul with a bag full of paintings, he sold everyone of them. Present day and painting/illustrating and music are still a very big part of his life, with commissions ranging from local pirate radio stations to international fashion houses.
Notable fans of his work include US rapper Kanye West and legendary designer Junya Watanabe.
Commissions/Collections include:
Microsoft X-Box. Junya Watanabe/Comme Des Garcons. Harvey Nichols. XLR8R. Atari. BBC. UCLA. Converse. Ecko Unltd. Woolrich Clothing. Levis. BMP DDB New York. BALS Tokyo. Sunday Times Magazine. Design Week. Le Coq Sportif. Action Aid International. One Bling. Itch FM. The Guardian. Big Issue. Atmospheriques Records. Nyeeve records. Future Laboratories. Time Out Magazine. Royal Mail. Bravo Zulu Films. Die Gestalter AG. CMP. Wad Magazine. Mac User. Gas Jeans. New Scientist Magazine. Redwood Publishing. Stylus Entertainment NYC. Patricia Murphy Films. Bikini Films. Bod Films Canada. Libération Next. Freewheelin' Media
Exhibitions include:
Helium solo show at Number Eight Club. 'SUPERSONIC' solo show at the Reebok Lounge. Hoover 'Soho Lofts' show, Las Vegas. No Borders Art, Hong Kong. Les Trois Baudets, Paris. Stark Berlin Fashion Week show. 'Helium West' duo show with Nick Walker at Flawless & Co, New Bond Street, London. 'Love will Bring Us Apart' show @ Scion Installation Space, Los Angeles.
'FULL FORCE' solo show @ The Brick Lane Gallery. Ap-art Gallery/Bals show Ginza Tokyo. 'SUPASTAR' solo show @ AKA/The End London. 'BODYROCK' solo show @ Phonica, Soho. Graphicalogistics (Perth) Enzimi Festival (Rome) Studio 14 group show(Rome) Goodwood Festival of speed/Ap-art show. 'Inspired' skateboard show/Clown Skateboards.
Coverage includes:
Dazed and Confused Magazine. Stencil Graffiti by Tristan Manco (Thames & Hudson). IDN magazine. CreativeBase Magazine. Creative Review. Digital Arts Magazine. HR magazine. TNT Magazine. Cooler Magazine. Anglomania. FACT magazine. New Order Magazine. DJ Magazine. Love and Money (Laurence King) CIB awards winner for best magazine front cover. HypeBeast. Slamxhype. Highsnobiety.