London Graffiti Artists Design 160mph Artwork For Community Charity Fundraiser
10 April 2024 | adminleveridge
Graffiti artists Solo One, OG Mear and D_a_n_e_ism will live artwork a DW Racing-prepared Radical SR3 XXR sportscar before it is raced by London’s Oscar Joyce in the 2024 Hagerty Radical Cup UK.
The super-competitive sports prototype series will open at Donington Park (27-28 April) in support of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), which perennially attracts 40,000 trackside spectators and is beamed live to millions of households on ITV4 and ITV4HD.
The objective is to create the most photographed car in UK motorsport as Apex Doodles launches into its second season in what is one of the country’s most competitive categories.
The car will be spraypainted at Stockwell Hall of Fame on Monday 15 April and then raced by 20-year-old “professional doodler” Joyce at world-famous British tracks, including Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Snetterton, as well as Circuit Paul Ricard in the South of France.
The graffiti artists are also combining with Apex Doodles to create a unique selection of Arai race helmets, which will be displayed and raffled at the DW Racing awning in each of the race paddocks and online throughout the season, to raise money for local charities associated with the painters.
These include Stockwell Hall of Fame and Dwaynamics ABC, which are described below.
Oscar Joyce said: “We are really looking forward to creating a new synergy between street art and motorsport across the 2024 season. We have some great art talent working with us on and off the track to create a new and inspiring way of bringing something different to the paddock and elevating our presence.”
Solo One (Boyd Hill), said: “This project is unique and I am looking forward to seeing how our art moves on a different surface to what we usually paint. Taking the street art into the racing market while supporting our local community is an exciting prospect.”
EDITORS’ NOTES
Apex Doodles
Apex Doodles will be working with a selection of graffiti artists from the Stockwell Hall of Fame over the course of the 2024 Hagerty Radical Cup UK.
Many of the artists from the Stockwell project have had great careers in the art world and the plan is to support the grassroots with the potential to mix in some special guests.
As part of the project, we will be working with local charities and schools in Stockwell and Brixton to inspire and give opportunities to those who live in the inner-city areas.
Alongside this, we plan to work with artists on a series of race helmets. Our aim will be to produce a helmet for each round of the Radical Cup UK.
Oscar will race the helmet, which will be on display in DW Racing’s awning, in full view of the BTCC’s huge trackside audiences, and a prize draw will follow each event. Raffle entries will be taken online and at the track during each race weekend, and a new prize helmet will then be launched during the run up to the next round of the championship.
The intention is to host a live stream on the Friday evening of each race meeting, presenting the helmet and the car while Oscar and the graffiti artist responsible for the design take questions. The broadcast will last approximately 30 minutes and include the creation of another live art project.
Stockwell Hall of Fame
The Stockwell Hall of Fame began life in the 1950s as a brutalist sunken ball court for residents of the wider Stockwell Park Estate.
The smooth, expansive concrete walls proved popular among street artists, and the area became renowned and respected within the street art scene, with artists travelling from around the world to paint.
The ‘Hall of Fame’ was one of several projects to benefit from Network Homes’ commitment to the estate, when funds were ring-fenced for reinvestment back into the community.
Rock Townsend (RT) were appointed to explore ways in which the space could be improved and made more suitable for everyone.
Local graffiti artist and educator, Boyd Hill, now acts as guardian of the Hall of Fame, which serves as a huge canvas for large artworks, as well as a stage for cinema and other types of performance.
Boyd works with local schools and community groups, runs classes on graffiti art and after school clubs at the new space, linking traditional education with alternative outlets, with the view of increasing young people’s engagement in learning, as well as their investment in their local community.
Dwaynamics ABC / Dwayne Simpson Foundation CIC
In 2013, Dwayne Simpson was given the funding to start a community boxing club in Angell Town, Brixton.
Over 50 kids attended each week, getting them off the streets, out of gangs and away from knife crime.
Tragically, Dwyane didn’t reach his 21st birthday, but his legacy lives on in the Dwaynamics youth thanks to his mother, pastor, community leader and knife crime activist, Lorraine Jones.
The services offered by Dwaynamics ABC are designed to steer at-risk young people away from gang-culture, knife crime and gun violence, and help them see that they have a future.
The boxing skills passed on by Dwaynamics’ coaches encourage children to commit to something outside of school from a young age, ensuring they remain dedicated to their studies and avoid the temptations of gang culture.
Dwaynamics is regarded as a beacon of light for young people, families and the community.For more information on Oscar Joyce and Apex Doodles, please visit apexdoodles.com/, ‘like’ the Facebook page or follow @oscarjoyceracing on Instagram.
