OK, So its 2009, its gonna be a good year,
First up is my London solo show titled 'Noir'
I'm the newest addition to the extraordinary and wonderful family of artists at Stella Dore Gallery and am busy working on my show 'Noir' which opens the evening of February 26th, so put that in your diary now....
The work in the show is an exploration of the cinematic imagery of Film Noir. More sophisticated and richer than the horror series, where as the women in the 'fear' work always seemed beautiful but scared, and were basically 'beautiful bait'..... victims....
Times have changed, and America has changed, I'm no longer looking at US as a country run by a loon, no Obama is now in control and I hope the biggest of hopes that he can sort out the can of worms he has inherited, I think he has an incredible job ahead, no one is perfect, and it will take time .. Now our attention is drawn to economy, the money system, banks, corruption and how very fragile our systems are. Corruption, crime, deviousness and winter have led me to watch a lot of Film noir. For it is the movie genre which is set in the darkest of underworlds, dens, gambling joints, seedy clubs, court rooms, its 1940-50s America in the post war era, yet Noir is a seductively delicious feast for the senses.
In quite a reversal, the women in Noir are bad girls; femme fatales, murderesses, adulturers, criminals, hussys.... you get the idea. Dark.
Brocade, flags, and some other surprises will comprise the show.. no more secrets
Check out the '
noir quote of the day' on the homepage:
My current favourite:
"I know you like a book, ya little tramp. You’d sell your own mother for a piece of fudge. But you’re smart with it. Smart enough to know when to sell and when to sit tight. You’ve got a great big dollar sign there where most women have a heart."
The Killing (1956)
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I'm doing an artist talk at my solo show at Stella Dore, London.
* ONLINE STORE (including screenprints from £80 and the new bags for £15)
Hidden, Fable and Key; book stencils on vintage book covers have been added to the online shop, made with tea stain, ink and spray paint on vintage book covers, each in a black glass fronted box frame. Click on the images above for more info.
.... rough brick walls, rivington street, a little boudoir-like front room/ shop downstairs- its really quite special, so im looking forward to it already, ... still lots to make and do though before the opening night
I received these postcard packs, which I have added on my Etsy shop... so you can now buy them as a slick lickle pack, or individually to send to someone you like enough! they are pics of Decadence, From Within, Night Mare, Night Shade, Glory, Apparition & Fable
The brand spanking, new, spangly and rather sexy Stella Dore gallery space is opening on Thursday 27th (open 6-9pm), its a group show including:
I'm now on Stella Dore, exciting things planned for 2009 with Stella Dore..... and they are opening a new gallery soon.....
