Showing posts with label Exhibition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exhibition. Show all posts

14 Jul 2013

"Stayin' Alive!" Chris Bracey and Christian Furr seductive neon exhibition!

Stayin' Alive!
On until the end of August 2013. First floor bar, 45 Park Lane Hotel, London
Kitsch, Happy, Over flowing with attitude, Gorgeous!
Good to be here - A nod to Keith Richards - Laser cut black metal, Swarovski crystal words, Murano crystal neon glass
 
Essex Girls - Wayne Hemingway drinks coasters,  Murano crystal neon glass, black metal background 
All you need is love! A colour changing homage to The Beatles
 
American Pie!
Enjoy a cocktail and be seduced by beautiful artworks! 

11 May 2013

Chris Bracey; "Neon is only happy when it's on, when it's alive!"

I just adored this exhibition by Chris Bracey, light artist extraordinaire, entitled
"I've looked up to heaven and been down to hell" at the Scream gallery, London
The lyrics on this sculpture were written by Martin Gore from Depeche Mode.
Acrylic paint on reclaimed wood and neon.
Pop culture - lyrics from a song by The Smiths
This vibrant neon installation is reminiscent of the streets of Soho

Iconic imagery from Vegas...

 
...to tattoo culture
Salvaged carnival light bulbs on reclaimed wood conjuring up images of old fairgrounds
Jesus as you've never seen him before....
More seedy....yet seductive imagery!
 
  I would love to have a big, bold, kitsch Chris Bracey neon installation in my home!

26 Apr 2013

Kaffee Fassett - A Life in Colour

I love sewing, knitting and needle point, but unfortunately my enthusiasm far outweighs my skills! If only I was as talented as the knitwear and textile designer Kaffe Fassett…!
He is currently exhibiting his mesmerising creations at the Fashion Textile museum,Bermondsey.
 
The rooms are an explosion of colour with installations displaying vibrant quilts, paintings, throws, sumptuous needlepoint cushions and chairs, bold knitwear and an eclectic collection of beautifully designed items. I've been inspired to start making a patchwork quilt…
 

26 Jan 2013

The Art of The Brick - Nathan Sawaya

The Art of The Brick is a wonderful exhibition
currently showing at the ArtScience Museum in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
The exhibtion features colourful LEGO sculptures
 created by former attorney, turned brick artist, Nathan Sawaya
The creations range from an amazing, life size T-Rex dinosaur skeleton to....
..an athletic swimmer with rippling muscles!
This was one of my favourite pieces.

 

What muscles! What sadness at losing his greatest tool, his hands..
and the despair all portrayed by LEGO!
Even though thousands of tiny oblong LEGO bricks have been used to build this couple,
 they still seems life-like and curvaceous!
Showing until April 2013 and well worth a visit....if you live locally!

 

3 Sept 2012

Mr Brainwash! "Life is Beautiful" 2012

Mr Brainwash, AKA Los Angeles film-maker and pop artist Thierry Guetta, held a free exhibition this month in The Old Post Office Sorting Office in Londons West-End.
The cavernous space lent itself perfectly to the artwork....it was fantastic!
MBW has spent the past decade following and filming the most renowned street artists of the century. He then hit the streets from Los Angeles to different parts of the world with spray painted stencils and posters of pop art inspired images.
Here are a selection of my favourite pieces from the exhibition....