The Lowry and Tate Liverpool

This week I went up north, out of the London area. I visited the Lowry Gallery in Manchester & the Tate Liverpool. At the Lowry gallery I went to the Art and Advertsising exhibition. Asda canvas shopping bags used as material to create a trench coat. I thought it was a really invoative piece, as it was a piece of recycled clothing that actually is wearable. Designed by Fiona Oakes and Richard Thorner from Salford University.

I also visited the Tate Liverpool, situated in the developed docks. The current This is Sculpture exhibition, was really intresting. Some of the pieces I had already seen in the pernament collections in the Tate Modern. Two pieces really stood out to me, the first is the Condition of Woman by Arman. A mixed media piece consisting of tampax, smashed mirrors. Fragaments of a woman's life, it gave the impression of a female without actually showing a person.

The other piece I enjoyed was the Beverly Edmier by Keith Edmier. Looked like the figure was made out of wax. A pink woman, exposing her foetus, with the skin transparent. It really spoke out to me, the maternal instinct. It was a Sensory experience, as that room had headphones to wear whilst walking round. The music was from Alextronic the hive collective dingle 2am.

Art & Advertising A Creative Fusion
The Lowry
Manchester
23rd Jan - 11th April

Dla Piper Series: This is Sculpture
Tate Liverpool
1st May 09 - 1st April 11

Valentines Windows

The current windows at the French Connection store next to Selfridges have a Valentines theme. With men made to be bunnies, with automaton ears. Oatmeal colour thick fluffy ears. In the other windows are women mannequins in flowery dresses, with trench coats. The females turned away from the male figures. Connotations of males chasing the females. Obviously the brand wants to portray that if you wear French Connection garments you will attract the opposite sex. Quite good display for Valentines.

Mulberry Carousel

The current Mulberry windows, in Knightsbridge are carousel themed. With vintage horses, given a fresh coat of glossy paint. An aesthtically pleasing display, which ran through the windows, and foyer.

Upcoming displays

I am quite busy at the moment, getting ready for London Fashion Week. I have a few upcoming displays:

For February

- Currently I have an Instore display in Harvey Nichols Birmingham Mailbox store.

- Future Form exhibition at The Trafalgar, opening night of London Fashion Week, Thursday 18th.

- Window display at the Hospital club, Covent Garden. For London Fashion Week Friday 19th - Wednesday 23rd February.

For March

- I am taking part in the exhibition Arae at the 10 Gales gallery, Bethnal Green.

Post on Leona Clarke's blog

On Leona Clarke's blog, she has posted about my work, titled 'Raggy dolls'. She is a fellow lover of fashion, illustration, art, dolls and london. I like her illustrations, particularly the Luella influenced ones. I also found on her blog this ice cream pencil drawn image. I have a fondness for art work that has a handmade quality to it.